El Cantaro

Monterey, CA

El Cantaro is a 100% vegan Mexican restaurant offering delicious options like the Burrito & Salad Combo, Torta, and Vegan Strawberry Cheesecake.

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Vegan Strawberry Cheesecake

Contains vegan cheesecake, strawberry sauce, and strawberry.

Combo #3

Contains sour cream, salsa fresca, lettuce, enchilada, crispy potato taco, and chicken rolled taquito.

Tamal Rajas

Contains monterey jack cheese, jalapeño, and corn masa.

Tofu Veggie Burrito

Contains vegetables, tofu, rice, pico de gallo, green salsa, flour tortilla, cheese, and black beans.

Empanadas

Contains sour cream, pure beans, mushrooms, lettuce, guacamole, empanada dough, and cheese.

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Full Menu

Desserts

Cheese Cake

Contains vegan cheesecake, strawberry sauce, and strawberry.

Fried Plantain

Contains vanilla ice cream, strawberry sauce, fried plantain, and chocolate sauce.

Chocolate Brownie Ice Cream

Contains vegan sour cream, strawberries, chocolate ice cream, and brownie.

Sorbet

Contains strawberry sorbet, mango sorbet, and ice cream.

Strawberry Cheesecake

Contains strawberries, strawberry sauce, and cheesecake.

Flan

Contains vanilla, sugar, milk, eggs, and caramel.

Vanilla Soy Ice Cream

Contains vanilla, soy ice cream, and chocolate chunks.

Chamoyada

Contains mango sorbet, mango chunks, chili powder, and chamoy sauce.

Sides

Tamal Rajas

Contains monterey jack cheese, jalapeño, and corn masa.

Tamal Mole

Contains tamal, and mole.

Chips & Guacamole

Contains tortilla chips, and guacamole.

Tortillas

Contains tortilla.

Guacamole (4 oz.)

Contains tomato, salt, onion, lime, and avocado.

Guacamole (2 oz.)

Contains tomato, salt, onion, lime, and avocado.

Home Made Seasoned Fries

Contains seasoning, and french fries.

Chips & Salsa

Contains tortilla chips, and salsa.

Beans (8 oz.)

Contains beans.

Sour Cream (2 oz.)

Contains sour cream.

Cheese

Contains cheese.

Brown Rice (8 oz.)

Contains brown rice.

Rice (8 oz.)

Contains rice.

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Empanadas

Contains sour cream, pure beans, mushrooms, lettuce, guacamole, empanada dough, and cheese.

Mega Quesadilla

Contains tahini salsa, lettuce, flour tortilla, cheese, and avocado.

Crispy Potato Tacos

Contains sour cream, salsa fresca, mashed potatoes, lettuce, crispy corn tortilla, and cheese.

Taquitos

Contains salsa fresca, guacamole, corn tortillas, chicken, and cheese.

Huarache

Contains tahini mild sauce, corn tortilla, cheese, cactus*, beans, and avocado.

Sope

Contains pinto beans, lettuce, corn tortilla, and cheese.

Traditional Plates

Famous Chile en Nogada

Contains sweet creamy walnut sauce, poblano chile pepper, pea protein ground beef, pecans, and dried fruits.

Tlayudas Oaxaqueñas

Contains tlayuda, salsa fresca, green sauce, cheese, cabbage, avocado, and a choice of black beans, or pinto beans.

Authentic Molé Negro

Contains molé negro sauce, and chicken.

Chilaquiles

Contains sour cream, mushrooms, corn tortillas, cheese, avocado, and a choice of red sauce, or tomatillo sauce.

A Large Chile Relleno

Contains tomato sauce, chile poblano, and cheese.

Combination Plates

Combo #3

Contains sour cream, salsa fresca, lettuce, enchilada, crispy potato taco, and chicken rolled taquito.

Combo #4

Contains fish taco, and chile relleno.

Combo #2

Contains taco tortilla, spinach, a choice of chicken, or steak, and a choice of green sauce, or red sauce.

Mix and Match

Mix and match to craft yourself a classic combo.

No vegan options.

Tacos

Fish Baja Style Taco

Contains vegan tuna fish, taco shell, cabbage, and a choice of mango salsa, or pineapple salsa.

Crispy Potato Taco

Contains potato, and corn tortilla.

Mushroom Taco

Contains taco shell, salsa, onions, mushrooms, and cilantro.

Taco de Nopales

Contains tortilla, salsa, onions, cilantro, and cactus.

Asada Tacos

Contains onions, green salsa, corn tortillas, cilantro, and asada.

Ranchero Taco

Contains taco shell, tomatoes, meatless soy-free grounds, lettuce, cheese, and a choice of mild salsa, or hot salsa.

Chicken Taco

Contains onions, corn tortilla, cilantro, chicken, and a choice of hot salsa, or mild salsa.

Sautéed Vegetable Taco

Contains sautéed vegetables, salsa, homemade tortilla, cheese, and beans.

Burritos

Tofu Veggie Burrito

Contains vegetables, tofu, rice, pico de gallo, green salsa, flour tortilla, cheese, and black beans.

Grilled Pineapple Veggie

Contains zucchini squash, rice, green salsa, fresh pineapple salsa, flour tortilla, carrots, and black beans.

El Cantaro Burrito

Contains spanish rice, salsa fresca, flour tortilla, cheese, a choice of black beans, or pinto beans, and a choice of grilled chicken, or grilled steak.

Bean & Cheese Burrito

Contains flour tortilla, cheese, and a choice of black beans, or pinto beans.

BBQ Chicken Burrito

Contains sand-roasted sesame seeds, rice, pineapple salsa, cilantro, burrito tortilla, and bbq chicken.

Nopal Burrito

Contains rice, pico de gallo, chipotle sauce, cheese, cactus, burro tortilla, and beans.

Dos Amigos Burrito

Contains rice, flour tortilla, and a choice of black beans, or pinto beans.

Veggie Supreme

Contains sour cream, salsa fresca, rice, lettuce, guacamole, grilled vegetables, flour tortilla, cheese, and beans.

Fish Tuna Burrito

Contains tuna, rice, flour tortilla, chipotle sauce, cheese, cabbage, and black beans.

Torta

Torta

Contains torta bread, tomato, sauteed onion, roasted jalapeño, mayo, lettuce, and avocado.

Nachos

Contains tortilla chips, sour cream, salsa fresca, roasted jalapeños, guacamole, cheese, and beans.

Enchiladas

Enchiladas

Contains tortilla, sour cream, onions, cilantro, cheese, and a choice of enchilada sauce, red sauce, or tomatillo sauce.

Vegetable Enchiladas

Contains vegetables, tomatillo sauce, tortilla, sour cream, onions, enchilada sauce, cilantro, and cheese.

Enmoladas

Contains parsley, corn tortillas, coloradito mole, chicken, and cheese.

Spinach Enchiladas

Contains tomato, tortilla, spinach, sour cream, onions, mushrooms, enchilada sauce, cilantro, and cheese.

Soups

Tortilla Soup

Contains tortilla strips, spicy vegetable broth, roasted corn, marinated chicken, cheese, and avocado.

Pozole

Contains spiced broth, radishes, lime wedge, hominy corn stew, chicken, and cabbage.

Tostadas

Tostadas

Contains tostada shell, onion, lettuce, cream, cilantro, chicken, cheese, and avocado.

Tostadas de Nopales

Contains tostada shell, green salsa, cactus salad, cheese, black pureed beans, and avocado.

Appetizers

Taquitos

Contains spices, lettuce, guacamole, corn tortillas, and chicken.

Memelitas

Contains tahini salsa, homemade tortillas, cheese, cabbage, and black bean purée.

Juice and Smoothies

Your choice of organic soy milk or almond milk.

Antioxidant Blend Smoothie

Contains antioxidant blend, and a choice of almond milk, or organic soy milk.

Strawberry Banana Smoothie

Contains strawberry, banana, and a choice of almond milk, or organic soy milk.

Strawberry Smoothie

Contains strawberry, and a choice of almond milk, or organic soy milk.

Orange Juice

Contains orange juice.

Salads

Kale's Salad

Contains walnuts, raw beets, onions, kale, carrots, and amino acid vinaigrette.

Spinach Salad

Contains strawberries, spinach, pumpkin seeds, jicama, carrots, and agave lemon vinaigrette.

Tortilla Jalapeño Salad

Contains tortilla chips, tomatoes, spring mixed lettuce, ranch jalapeño dressing, corn, cilantro, cheese, and avocado.

Kids Menu

Memelitas

Contains tortilla, cheese, and beans.

Jelly Wrap

Contains flour tortillas, and a choice of peanut butter, or strawberry jelly.

Bean & Cheese Burrito

Contains cheese, burrito tortilla, and bean.

Enfrijoladas

Contains corn tortillas, cheese, and black bean puree.

Cheese Quesadilla

Contains flour tortilla, and cheese.

Grilled Cheese Sandwich

Contains cheese, and bread.