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Chips and salsa are no longer complimentary and must be ordered separately.

Appetizers

Sample Platter*
$18.00

Nachos with seasoned ground beef, lettuce, pico de gallo, cheese, sour cream, and queso fresco, plus a quesadilla, chicken rolled taquitos, and hand-breaded shrimp, served with avocado dip and sour cream

Queso Fundido
$10.00

Melted Chihuahua cheese, topped with grilled chorizo. Served with tortillas

Carne Asada Fries*
$12.00

Fries topped with steak, cheese, pico de gallo, guacamole, and sour cream

Ceviche*
$14.00

Fresh raw shrimp cured in lime juice, mixed with onions, tomato, cilantro, cucumbers, and avocado (may vary per location)

Nachos Supremos*
$14.00

Tortilla chips, topped with your choice of protein, beans, cheese, lettuce, pico de gallo, guacamole, sour cream, and a side of jalapeño pepper | Steak • Chicken • Pastor

Fajita Nachos

Tortilla chips topped with your choice of fajita-style chicken or steak, bell pepper, tomatoes, onions and Chihuahua cheese | Chicken $12 • Steak $14

Calamari
$16.00

Hand-breaded calamari, served with a spring mix salad, peppers, and chipotle aioli

Corn in a Cup
$8.00

Mexican-style fresh corn with mayonnaise, butter, cotija cheese, and chile

Dips

Queso

Small $6 • Large $10

Guacamole

Small MP • Large MP

Meat Rice
$8.00
Bean Queso
$8.00

Birria

Shredded beef simmered in a rich stew, cilantro & onion, served with rice & consommé

Tacos (3)
$18.00
Quesadillas (3)
$18.00
Torta
$18.00
Flour Tortilla for Pizza
$18.00
Corn Tortillas
$18.00
For Tacos & Quesadillas
$18.00

Salads

Fajita Taco Salad

Crispy flour tortilla shell, filled with beans, your choice of protein, bell pepper, onions, and tomatoes. Topped with lettuce, cheese, and sour cream | Chicken $14 • Steak $15 • Shrimp $17

Taco Salad
$12.00

Crispy flour tortilla shell, filled with beans, your choice of shredded or ground beef. Topped with lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, and sour cream

El Salto Salad
$8.00

Our simple, yet delightful, low-carb salad with spring lettuce, tomatoes, onions, green peppers, cucumbers, shredded Monterey Jack cheese | Add: Chicken $6 • Steak $7 • Shrimp $8

Soups

Caldo De Pollo
$16.00

Chicken soup with vegetables, onion & cilantro, served with rice & tortillas

Caldo De Res
$16.00

Beef soup with vegetables, onion & cilantro, served with rice & tortillas

Pazole
$16.00

Pork & hominy soup, onion, radish & cabbage, served with tortillas

Tortilla Chicken Soup
$10.00

Tomato-chicken broth, shredded chicken, crispy tortilla strips, and queso fresco

Menudo
$16.00

Beef tripe, onion, cilantro, oregano & roasted chile de árbol, served with tortillas | (may vary per location)

Tacos

Tacos Tradicionales

Your choice of three corn or flour tortillas garnished with onion and cilantro or lettuce and cheese. Served with a side of rice and beans | Shrimp or Steak $18 • Chicken or Pastor $17 • Carnitas, Chorizo or Ground Beef $15

Tacos Michoacanos
$18.00

Three tacos with grilled shrimp, chicken, and steak, topped with our house sweet & mildly spicy sauce, lettuce, tomato, and shredded Monterey cheese, served with rice and beans

El Salto Cheese Steak Tacos
$17.00

Three tortillas served flat topped with tender grilled steak strips, grilled onions and cheese sauce. Served with rice and beans

Tacos Jalisco
$18.00

Three tacos, grilled chicken, melted cheese, lime-cilantro marinated peppers & onions, avocado, served with rice and beans

Quesadillas

Garden Quesadilla
$13.00

Flour tortillas, melted cheese & guacamole, topped with sour cream & tomato, served with rice & beans

Veggie Fajita Quesadilla
$13.00

Flour tortilla, cheese, peppers, onions, tomatoes & mushrooms, cheese sauce, served with rice, lettuce, tomato & sour cream

Quesadilla Estilo Fajita

Flour tortilla, cheese, peppers & onions, tomatoes, choice of protein, topped with cheese sauce | Chicken $14 • Steak $15 • Shrimp $17

Quesadilla La Gringa
$14.00

Three flour quesadillas filled with marinated pork and melted cheese, along with a side of sour cream and pico de gallo

Burritos

Make it deep-fried +$2

Burrito Mexicano

Your choice of meat, grilled onions, bell peppers, tomatoes, beans & rice, topped with cheese, green & red sauce | Chicken $14 • Steak $16

Burrito California

Your choice of meat , beans, grilled mushrooms, tomatoes & onions, topped with cheese sauce & green sauce | Chicken $14 • Steak $16

Burrito Deluxe
$15.00

Ground beef or shredded chicken, beans, rice, lettuce, tomato & sour cream, topped with cheese sauce & red sauce

Burrito El Salto
$17.00

Grilled chicken, steak & bacon, beans, guacamole, sour cream & cheese, topped with tomatillo & cheese sauce, lettuce & tomato

Burrito El Charro
$17.00

Grilled steak, chicken & bacon, poblano peppers, onions & black beans, cheese, topped with cheese sauce

Handhelds

Bacon Cheeseburger
$14.00

Beef patty, thick-cut bacon, American cheese, grilled onions, lettuce, tomato & mayonnaise, toasted bun, served with fries

Shrimp Basket
$16.00

Eight fried jumbo shrimp, served with fries

Tortas

Beans, sour cream, guacamole, lettuce & tomato, served with fries | Steak $14 • Chicken, Pastor, Carnitas, or Chorizo $13

Fajitas

Sizzling on a hot comal with grilled tomatoes, onions & bell peppers, served with rice, beans, lettuce, tomato, topped with sour cream & tortillas

Shrimp
$22.00
Steak
$20.00
Chicken & Steak
$20.00
Fajitas Texanas
$21.00

Steak, Chicken & Shrimp

Chicken
$19.00
Veggie
$15.00

Special Dinners

La Parrillada
$56.00

(FOR TWO) Grilled chicken, skirt steak, shrimp & chorizo, asadero cheese, grilled onions, tomatoes & whole jalapeños, served with rice, beans & tortillas

Molcajete
$26.00

Grilled shrimp, steak, chicken & chorizo, onions & melted cheese, served in a traditional stone mortar with rice, beans & tortillas

Chef Platter
$22.00

Grilled chicken & shrimp, bacon, poblano peppers, mushrooms & onions, over rice, topped with cheese, served with flour or corn tortillas

Chiles Poblanos
$18.00

Two egg-battered poblano peppers, melted cheese, red sauce, lettuce, tomato & sour cream, served with rice, beans & tortillas

Carnitas Dinner
$16.00

Marinated pork, rice, beans, lettuce, pico de gallo & jalapeño, served with tortillas

Flautas Deluxe
$15.00

Three fried corn tortillas, shredded chicken, lettuce, tomato & sour cream, served with rice & beans

Chimichanga
$15.00

Two fried flour tortillas, shredded chicken, topped with red & cheese sauce, lettuce, tomato & sour cream, served with rice & beans

Carne en Chile Rojo*
$18.00

Tender beef simmered in a rich, savory red sauce with grilled onions, served with rice, beans, and your choice of tortillas

Enchiladas Yolandas
$15.00

Three enchiladas, shredded chicken or ground beef, topped with cheese & mole sauce, served with lettuce, tomato, rice, & beans

Seafood

Camarones
$22.00

Served with rice, lettuce, and tomatoes
A LA DIABLA: Sautéed shrimp in a mild or spicy sauce
AL MOJO DE AJO: Sautéed shrimp in a light garlic butter sauce

Huachinango
MP

Served with rice, garnished with lettuce and tomatoes
A LA VERACRUZANA: Whole fried red snapper in red salsa ranchera
AL MOJO DE AJO: Whole fried red snapper in a light garlic butter

Fish Tacos
$15.00/(3)

Grilled tilapia, lettuce, tomato & cheese, habanero mango sauce, served with rice

Shrimp Cocktail

Shrimp, onion, tomato, cilantro & avocado, house cocktail sauce | Small $10 · Large $14

Tacos Camaron Chipotle
$17.00/(3)

Grilled shrimp, chipotle sauce, cabbage & pico de gallo, served with rice

From the Grill

Bistek El Salto
$27.00

Skirt steak, green sauce, grilled peppers & tomatoes, raw onion, served on a hot comal with rice, beans, lettuce, sour cream, tomato & tortillas

Carne Asada
$26.00

Skirt steak, cebollitas & avocado, lettuce & tomato, served with rice, beans & tortillas

Alambre
$25.00

Grilled steak, bacon, onions, tomatoes & poblano peppers, melted cheese, served with rice, beans & tortillas

Bistek a La Mexicana
$25.00

Diced skirt steak, grilled onions, tomatoes & jalapeños, served with rice, beans & tortillas

Pollo El Salto
$18.00

Chicken, onions, poblano peppers & corn, guacamole tomatillo sauce, served with rice, beans, sour cream, lettuce, tomato & tortillas

Pollo Santa Fe
$18.00

Grilled chicken, melted cheese, spinach, onions & mushrooms, served with rice, beans, sour cream, lettuce, tomato & tortillas

Pollo Ixtapa
$18.00

Chicken breast, grilled onions & pineapple, house sauce, served with rice, beans, sour cream, lettuce, tomato & tortillas

Pollo Loco
$18.00

Grilled chicken, onions, tomatoes, served with rice, beans, lettuce, tomato & tortillas

Arroz Con Pollo*
$16.00

Grilled chicken over rice, queso dip, sour cream, lettuce & tomato, served with tortillas

Ala Carte

Taco

Corn or flour tortilla garnished with onion and cilantro, or lettuce and cheese with your protein of choice:
Steak, Shrimp, Pastor, or Grilled Chicken $4.25 • Ground Beef, Shredded Chicken, Chorizo, or Carnitas $4.00

Flauta
$4.25

Shredded chicken

Quesadilla

Cheese $3.50 • Chicken $4.25 • Steak $4.50 • Shrimp $5.00

Tamale
$4.50

Marinated pork topped with mole and melted cheese

Chile Poblano
$6.50

One breaded poblano pepper filled with melted cheese and topped with red sauce

Tostada

Beans, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese Protein of choice: Steak, Shrimp, Pastor, Chorizo Ground Beef, Shredded Chicken Grille Chicken $4.75 • Carnitas $4.50

SIDES:

Rice | Beans | Chiles Toreados | Sliced Avocado | Cebollitas | Jalapeños | Fries | Chips | Salsa De La Casa | Salsa De Arbol | Sour Cream | Guacamole | Salsa Verde

Desserts

Ask for The Dessert of The Week!

Flan

Custard complemente by a sweet caramel sauce

Cheesecake Burritos

Tortilla filled with cheesecake, topped with whipped cream, and strawberry and chocolate syrup

Churros

Fried churros, coated in cinnamon sugar, served with ice cream and topped with chocolate and strawberry syrup

Fried Ice Cream

Vanilla ice cream coated in a crispy shell with cinnamon and sugar, drizzled with honey

Warm Fudge Brownie

Brownie served warm, topped with vanilla ice cream, and drizzled with chocolate sauce

A La Carte Items

Each additional item can be added at the per person price below (prices only for catering packages)

Tamales
$2.00
Flautas
$1.75
Quesadillas
$1.75
Mini Burritos
$2.25
Enchiladas
$1.75
Guacamole

16 oz $8.00 | 32 oz $20.00

Queso Dip

16 oz $6.00 | 32 oz $11.00

Catering Packages

*All Packages Include: Rice, Beans, Tortilla, Tortilla Chips, Salsa, Salad (Lettuce, Tomatoes, Shredded Cheese)

FIESTA GRANDE:
$16.00/per person
Choose Any 2

Fajitas Chicken or Steak
Pollo Loco
Chile Colorado
Carnitas

Choose Any 1

Tamales
Quesadillas
Flautas
Mini Burritos

FAJITA FEST
$13.00/per person

Grilled Steak or Chicken
Grilled Green Peppers
Tomatoes and Onions

TACO BAR
$12.00/per person

Ground beef, shredded chicken or both braised with tomatoes and onions

Locations

Munster
9611 Calumet Ave
Munster, IN 46321

Valparasio
3530 N Calumet Ave
Valparaiso, IN 46383

Merrillville
5031 E Lincoln Hwy
Merrillville, IN 46410

Cedar Lake
13019 Wicker Ave STE C
Cedar Lake, IN 46303

Schererville
1090 US-41
Schererville, IN 46375

Hours

Monday: CLOSED
Tuesday: 11:00 am - 10:00 pm
Wednesday: 11:00 am - 10:00 pm
Thursday: 11:00 am - 10:00 pm
Friday: 11:00 am - 10:30 pm
Saturday: 11:00 am - 10:30 pm
Sunday: 11:00 am - 9:00 pm

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Contact us

Munster

Call us at (219)-836-0600


Valparasio

Call us at (219)-462-0100


Merrillville

Call us at (219)-940-9955


Cedar Lake

Call us at (219)-390-7731


Schererville

Call us at (219)-227-8660


Write us at info@elsaltorestaurant.com

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