Inside the Menu

At Cafe Del Rio, the menu blends traditional Tex-Mex flavors with fresh, satisfying ingredients, all priced reasonably between $10 and $20. You’ll find a good balance between lighter options like salads and soups, and heartier dishes such as chimichangas and brisket tacos. Many guests start with something simple, like a fresh guacamole salad or tortilla soup, before moving on to the bigger plates. The menu offers plenty of variety whether you want something quick and light or a filling, flavorful meal. Don’t forget to check out the beverage selection, which includes refreshing sweet tea and classic Mexican sodas to complement your food. Overall, the menu invites you to explore different tastes and textures at a comfortable pace, making it easy to find just what you’re in the mood for.

Menu Sections (84)

  1. Costillas (Pork Ribs) – Slow hickory smoked baby back ribs smothered in barbeque sauce. – $21.79

  2. Pechuga De Pollo – Our original grilled marinated chicken breast topped with grilled onions, bell peppers, and melted monterey jack cheese. – $18.39

  3. Tacos Al Carbon – We start with a large our tortilla, and stuff it full with your choice of beef or chicken fajita meat, grilled onions, bell peppers, monterey jack and cheddar cheeses. Served with a side of chili con queso. – $18.39

  1. Tres Leches – It’s sure to hit the spot! – $4.59

  2. Sopapilla Cheesecake – Topped with a strawberry glaze. Garnished with whipped cream. – $4.59

  3. Sopapillas – Our most popular dessert !! – $4.59

  4. Flan – Gemma’s traditional Mexican custard. – $3.99

  1. Chicken Fried Steak – Authentic Texas-style chicken fried steak cooked to order. Served with cream gravy. – $12.59

  2. Fried Chicken Strips – Tender, battered chicken strips fried crisp and golden. Served with cream gravy. – $12.59

  3. Fresh Squeezed Lemonade – $2.50

  1. Ensalada Frita – A flat tostada chip topped with refried beans, lettuce, tomatoes, mixed cheeses and country fried chicken strips. – $7.99

  2. Tortilla Soup – A perfect blend of fresh vegetables, seasoned chicken, Mexican spices and monterey jack cheese. – $6.99

  3. Guacamole Salad – Generous portion of guacamole topped on a bed of lettuce. Served with tomatoes, monterey jack and cheddar cheese. – $6.99

  4. Taco Salad – A homemade tortilla shell layered with refried beans, shredded lettuce, tomatoes, spicy beef, and Monterey Jack and cheddar cheeses. Topped with guacamole and sour cream. – $14.95

  5. Fajita Salad – A homemade tortilla shell layered with refried beans, a bed of lettuce with tomatoes, and monterey jack and cheddar cheeses. Topped off with guacamole and sour cream. Your choice of beef or chicken fajita meat. – $18.39

  1. Chimichanga – You had better be hungry! Your choice of beef or chicken fajita with cheddar cheese, pico de gallo and Tijuana cream sauce, rolled in a large flour tortilla and deep fried to a golden brown. Covered with our famous del rio queso. Muy bueno! – $18.39

  2. Brisket Tacos – Two soft tortillas filled with mouth-watering slow smoked brisket, seasoned to perfection and served with pico de gallo and panama sauce. – $16.29

  3. Chile RelIeno – Hot & spicy. A fresh hand-breaded poblano pepper stuffed with our spicy taco meat and cheese blend. Topped with tijuana cream sauce. – $9.99

  4. Tamales – Hot & spicy. Freshly steamed tamales smothered with your choice of tex-mex chili or tijuana cream sauce. – $16.29

  5. Crawfish Enchiladas – Two giant corn tortillas stuffed with seasoned crawfish, pepper jack cheese, and topped with tijuana cream sauce. – $12.99

  6. Three Amigos – One beef, one cheese and one chicken enchilada. Topped with tex-mex chili, queso, and tijuana cream sauce. – $18.39

  7. Burrito – The largest burrito north of the border! This giant is stuffed with beans, cheese and your choice of meat then smothered in queso. – $14.95

  8. Flautas – Three beef or chicken flautas and a beef and bean chalupa. Served with habanero ranch sauce. – $18.39

  9. Enchiladas Con Carne – Two hand-rolled seasoned beef enchiladas covered with tex-mex chili. – $16.29

  10. Spinach Enchiladas – Fresh spinach, blended cheeses, tomatoes and mushrooms hand-rolled in two corn tortillas. Smothered with tijuana cream sauce. – $15.99

  11. Enchiladas De PolIo – Two hand-rolled chicken enchiladas topped with tijuana cream sauce or acapulco sauce. – $16.29

  12. Tacos – Three crispy or soft tacos filled with your choice of spicy beef or chicken. Topped with shredded lettuce, tomatoes and cheddar cheese. – $12.59

  13. Enchiladas Dos – Two grande cheese enchiladas covered with queso. – $14.99

  14. Fajita Enchiladas – Your choice of beef or chicken fajita meat, rolled in a corn tortilla and stuffed with blended cheeses. Smothered with your choice of queso, tex-mex chili or tijuana cream sauce. – $18.39

  1. Shrimp Alambres – Hot & spicy. Large gulf shrimp grilled with Mexican spices. Served with fresh vegetables, pineapple mango salsa and spicy fajita butter. – $20.69

  2. Shrimp Brochette – Jumbo gulf shrimp stuffed with Monterey Jack cheese, a sliver of jalapeño, wrapped in bacon, and fried to perfection. – $19.49

  3. Fish Or Shrimp Tacos – Two soft tacos stuffed with grilled shrimp or fish, pico de gallo, and panama sauce. – $10.99

  4. Tijuana Shrimp Enchiladas – Two cheese enchiladas topped with grilled shrimp and covered with our tijuana cream sauce. – $19.49

  5. White Fish (Pescado) – A grilled fillet topped with creamy tijuana shrimp sauce and served with four shrimp brochette. – $20.69

  6. Crawfish Enchiladas – Two giant corn tortillas stuffed with seasoned crawfish, pepper jack cheese, and topped with tijuana cream sauce. – $19.49

  1. Botana Platter – The best of the best! A huge plate filled with chicken fajita nachos, beef quesadillas, stuffed jalapeños, and beef taquitos served with a side of sour cream, guacamole, pico and habanero ranch dressing. – $19.59

  2. Flameado – This traditional tex-mex dish has melted cheeses, your choice of meat and a side of sour cream. Garnished with lettuce and pico de gallo. – $7.99

  3. Nachos Al Carbon – Definitely a town favorite! We start with a mountain of tostada chips and top them with refried beans, monterey jack and cheddar cheeses, diced beef or chicken fajita meat, tomatoes, jalapeños, sour cream and guacamole. – $18.39

  4. Nachos Del Rancho – Fresh tostada chips covered with our special zesty chicken fajita meat, habanero ranch dressing and blended cheeses. Topped with sliced jalapeños. – $10.99

  5. Del Rio Shrimp Cocktail – Sweet gulf shrimp marinated in fresh lime juice. Served with guacamole and mixed with a tangy mango salsa. – $10.99

  6. Del Rio Queso – $6.99

  7. Dos Molcajetes – A guaranteed table pleaser! Start your meal off with our duo appetizer-creamy acapulco sauce, or habanero ranch, and our delicious del rio queso. – $10.39

  8. Queso Diablo – Crazy hot. Extra spicy queso. – $4.59

  9. Nachos – Crispy tostada chips covered with refried beans, melted monterey jack and cheddar cheeses. Topped with sliced jalapeños. – $8.99

  10. Guacamole Grande – A generous portion of our house made guacamole – $11.49

  11. Stuffed Jalapenos – Large jalapeños stuffed with cheddar cheese, lightly breaded and deep-fried to a golden brown. Served with habanero ranch dressing for dipping. – $10.39

  12. Nachos Del Rio – A mountain of crispy tostada chips covered with refried beans, spicy beef, queso, shredded lettuce, tomatoes and sliced jalapeños. Topped with guacamole and sour cream. – $17.29

  13. Fish Ceviche – Delicate white fish marinated in fresh lime juice with onions and tomatoes. – $8.99

  14. Acapulco Sauce (Green Sauce) (Cup) – Creamy avocado dipping sauce. – $4.59

  15. Seafood Nachos – Fresh tostado chips topped with pepper jack and cheddar cheeses, sauteéd shrimp and crawfish, sour cream, guacamole, jalapeños, and pico de gallo. – $18.39

  16. Queso Picoso – Hot & spicy. Queso, taco meat and Pico de gallo. – $7.99

  17. Quesadillas – Two large our tortillas grilled to perfection and stuffed with green chillies, tomatoes, green onions, pepper jack and cheddar cheeses. – $12.59

  18. 1/2 DZ Tortillas – 6 Corn or Home made Flour Tortillas – $2.29

  19. Shrimp Brochette – Jumbo gulf shrimp stuffed with monterey jack cheese, a sliver of fresh jalapeño, wrapped in bacon and fried to perfection! – $14.95

  20. Spicy Tijuana Shrimp Dip – Hot & spicy. A combination of blended cheeses, spices and shrimp. – $6.99

  21. Tamales – Hot & spicy. Fresh steamed tamales smothered with your choice of homemade tex-mex chili or tijuana cream sauce. – $10.39

  1. Rio Grande – A stuffed chile relleno, a spicy beef enchilada and a crispy beef taco. – $19.59

  2. El Paso – A grilled beef fajita taco, a cheese enchilada and a tamale topped with Tex-Mex chili. – $18.39

  3. Del Rio Duo – Your choice of quesadilla (beef or chicken), complimented with two enchiladas (cheese, beef or chicken). Garnished with pico de gallo and sour cream. – $18.39

  4. Cancun – A tijuan cream sauce chicken enchilada, a soft chicken taco and a tamale topped with tex-mex chili. – $17.29

  5. Juarez – One grilled chicken fajita taco, a large cheese enchilada and a crispy beef & bean chalupa. – $17.29

  6. Laredo – A cheese enchilada, a crispy beef taco and a beef & bean chalupa. – $17.29

  1. Sweet Tea – Our fresh Brewed Sweet tea – $3.49

  2. Gallon Of Sweet Tea – $9.19

  3. Un-Sweet Tea – Fresh Brewed Un-sweet Tea – $3.49

  4. Grape Crush – $3.59

  5. Strawberry Crush – $3.59

  6. Mexican Coke (1Lt) – The same great taste made with only pure cane sugar and served in a bottle. – $4.59

  7. Gallon Un-Sweet Tea – $9.19

  8. Orange Crush – $3.59

  9. IBC Rootbeer – $3.59

  1. Fajitas Beef – Our beef fajita meat is hand-trimmed and marinated daily. Every order is charbroiled and served sizzling with grilled onions, bell peppers and Mexican butter. Served up with homemade tortillas, guacamole, sour cream, cheese and pico de gallo, rice, and refried or charro beans. – $25.29

  2. Fajita Del Rio For Two – The best of the best! Half a rack of slow-roasted pork ribs, four shrimp brochette, beef and chicken fajitas, guacamole, cheese, sour cream, and pico de gallo. Served with rice and refried or charro beans. – $50.69

  3. Fajitas Chicken – Our chicken fajita meat is hand-trimmed and marinated daily. Every order is charbroiled and served sizzling with grilled onions, bell peppers and Mexican butter. Served up with homemade tortillas, guacamole, sour cream, cheese and pico de gallo, rice, and refried or charro beans. – $22.99

  4. Fajitas Shrimp – Our beef and chicken fajita meat is hand-trimmed and marinated daily. Every order is charbroiled and served sizzling with grilled onions, bell peppers and Mexican butter. Served up with homemade tortillas, guacamole, sour cream, cheese and pico de gallo, rice, and refried or charro beans. – $15.99

  5. Fajitas Picosas – These fajitas are not for the faint at heart! First, we finely dice your choice of our famous beef or chicken fajita meat, grilled with chopped onions, tomatoes, jalapeños, cilantro, and fresh lime. – $14.99

  6. Fajitas Beef And Chicken Combo – Our beef and chicken fajita meat is hand-trimmed and marinated daily. Every order is charbroiled and served sizzling with grilled onions, bell peppers and Mexican butter. Served up with homemade tortillas, guacamole, sour cream, cheese and pico de gallo, rice, and refried or charro beans. – $26.49

  1. Platinum Margarita – Rocks Margarita made with Patron' Silver, Cointreau and blend of sweet and sour mix. – $12.19

  2. Gallon Margarita (Frozen) – Having a Party? How about 1 gallon of our frozen house margarita? – $57.49

  3. Georgia Peach – Frozen Margarita Made with Tequila, Peach Schnapps, Triple sec – $10.29

  4. Del Rio Swirl – Our most popular Frozen Margarita, we swirl our frozen Sangria mix with our Blue Margarita – $9.19

  5. Lime Margarita – Our Frozen House Blend Margarita – $9.19

  6. Gallon Peach Margarita – 1 Gallon of our Frozen Georgia Peach Margarita mix – $57.49

  7. 3G's Margarita – Rocks Margarita made with Tres Generaciones premium Tequila, Grand Marnier lime juice and sugar. – $12.19

How This Menu Feels

Dining at Cafe Del Rio feels comfortably unhurried yet lively, perfectly suited for both quick bites and relaxed meals with friends or family. The menu encourages sharing small plates and generous portions, inviting conversation and connection over satisfying, familiar flavors. Whether you're here for a casual solo lunch or a group dinner, the balanced mix of hearty comfort food and vibrant Tex-Mex classics creates a warm, welcoming mood. It’s the kind of place where you can linger over happy-hour drinks or enjoy a reliable, filling meal that feels like a comforting pause in a busy day.

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Where This Food Place Lives

1530 N Peachtree Rd, Mesquite, TX 75149, United States

+1 972-329-9560