El Palmar Mexican Restaurant Menu

Welcome to El Palmar Mexican Restaurant, a vibrant eatery nestled in Graham, NC, where authentic Mexican flavors come to life. This beloved spot is famed for its warm atmosphere and exceptional service, drawing loyal locals who rave about their experiences.

Begin your culinary journey with the tantalizing Nachos Al Palmar or dive into their hearty burritos, such as the Burrito Texano Suizo, brimming with chicken, steak, and shrimp. Each dish showcases a harmony of spices and fresh ingredients, ensuring every bite is delightful.

Customers share their praises, noting the “fantastic food” and “friendly servers,” creating a welcoming haven for families and friends alike. Whether indulging in delicious fajitas or quenching your thirst with Aguas Frescas, El Palmar promises an unforgettable dining experience that keeps patrons returning for more.

Seafood and Mariscos

Camarones Fundidos

Queso Fundido Con Camerones (Melted cheese with shrimp) Cooked with peppers , tomatoes , onions , zucchini , pineapples. Served with lettuce , sour cream , guacamole , pico de gallo , rice and tortias.

$17.99

Camarones al Mojo de Ajo

Mexican-style Garlic Jumbo Shrimp marinated in garlic butter then grilled to perfection. Served with lettuce , tomatoes , onions , avocado , rice and tortillas.

$20.99

Camarones a la plancha

Mexican-style Jumbo Shrimp grilled to perfection. Served with lettuce , tomatoes , onions , avocado , rice and tortillas.

$19.99

Camarones en salsa al ajillo

Jumbo Shrimp marinated in garlic butter and sauteed in spicy sauce then grilled to perfection. Served with lettuce , tomatoes , onions , avocado , rice and tortillas.

$20.99

Camarones a la Diabla

Camarones a la Diabla are juicy large shrimp cooked in a flavorful spicy sauce(extra hot). Served with lettuce , pico de gallo , Certainly a favorite for those looking for something spicy.

$17.99

Camarones en Chipotle

Camarones en Chipotle are juicy, large shrimp in a creamy chipotle sauce. Served with lettuce , pico de gallo , sour cream , guacamole , rice , beans and tortillas.

$17.99

ACC

Shrimp over rice covered with cheese sauce. Served with Tortillas ( add vegetable for a 1 each) peppers , onions , Mushrooms.

$13.99

Tilapia Fillet a la Plancha

Fish fillet grilled to perfection. Served with tomatoes , onions , lettuce , avocado , rice and Tortillas.

$15.99

Tilapia fillet a la Diabla

Grilled fish fillet cooked in a flavorful spicy diabla sauce(extra hot) Served with tomatoes , onions , lettuce , avocado , rice and Tortillas

$16.99

Tilapia Fillet with Vegetables

Grilled fish fillet in sauce with zucchini , peppers and onions. Served with tomatoes , onions , lettuce , avocado , rice and Tortillas

$16.99

Tilapia fillet with Broccoli

Fish fillet with broccoli. Served with tomatoes , onions , lettuce , avocado , rice and Tortillas

$16.99

Mojarra Frita

Silver bass lightly breaded and deep fried. Served with lettuce , tomatoes , onions , avocado , rice , beans and Tortillas

$16.99

Mojarra al Mojo de Ajo

Silver bass with fresh Garlic breaded and deep fried to perfection. Served with lettuce , tomatoes , onions , avocado , rice , beans and Tortillas

$17.99

Mojarra a la Diabla

Silver Bass lightly breaded and deep fried to perfection. Then topped with a flavorful spicy diabla sauce(extra hot). Served with lettuce , tomatoes , onions , avocado , rice , beans and Tortillas

$17.99

Tostada de Camaron (each)

A flat crisp tortilla covered with shrimp , onions , tomatoes , cilantro , cucumbers and avocado.

$6.99

Tostada de Pescado (each)

( RAW FISH ) Cooked in lime juice. A flat crisp tortilla covered with Raw fish cooked in lime juice Topped with onions , tomatoes , cilantro , cucumbers and avocado.

$6.99

Tostada de Agualiche (each)

( RAW SHRIMP ) cooked in lime Juice. A flat crisp tortilla covered with ( Raw shrimp ) cooked in lime juice topped with spicy sauce ,onions , cilantro , cucumbers and avocado.

$6.99

Tostada de Pulpo (each)

Served with tomatoes, cucumbers, onion, and avocado.

$9.99

Coctel de Camaron Frio

Cold shrimp cocktail with tomatoes, onions, cilantro an avocado.

$17.99

Coctel de camaron caliente

Warm shrimp cocktail with tomatoes, onions, cilantro, cucumber and avocado.

$17.99

Coctel Campechano

Served cold or warm with shrimp, oyster, octopus, tomatoes, onions, cilantro and avocado.

$22.99

Ostiones en su concha

(RAW OYSTERS) on half shell by the Dozen.

$22.99

Mariscada

Fish, shrimp and octopus cooked in spicy sauce. Served with chips and avocado.

$22.99

Aguachile

(RAW SHRIMP) cooked in lime juice and spicy sauce. Served with cucumbers, onions, Orange slices and avocado.

$21.99

Botana de camaron

Spicy grilled shrimp. Served with tomatoes, onions, cucumbers.

$22.99

Camarones al vapor

Steamed shrimp. Served with cucumbers, onions and tomatoes.

$22.99

Botana estilo Palmar

Fried spicy shrimp. Served with lettuce, tomatoes, onions, cucumbers, and avocado.

$22.99

Ceviche de camaron y pulpo

(RAW SHRIMP) cooked in lime juice and also with cooked octopus. Served with cucumber, tomatoes, onions, cilantro and avocado.

$32.99

Molcajete al Palmar

Crab legs, mussels, scallops, octopus, crab meat, shrimp. All cooked together in a special sauce, Served with avocado.

$26.99

Jaiba

Crab legs steamed in your choice of garlic sauce or a la diabla (EXTRA HOT SAUCE). Served with cucumbers.

$32.99

Ostiones preparaods

fresh oysters in shell topped with pico de gallo, shrimp, and octopus.

$32.99

Molcajete al patron

shrimp ceviche, octopus, and aguachile

$34.99

Camarones con tocino

Jumbo shrimp wrapped in bacon served with rice and salad

$22.99

La jefa

Shrimp and scallops sauteed in our special sauce. Served with guacamole, cucumbers, tomatoes and a butter bread.

$23.99

Siete Mares

Seven seas soup. Served with cilantro, onions, lime, jalapenos and tortillas.

$20.99

Caldo de camarones

Fish, potatoes and carrots. Served with cilantro, onions, lime, jalapenos and tortillas.

$16.99

Sopa de mariscos

Fish, shrimp and snowcrab. Served with cilantro, onions, lime, jalapenos and tortillas.

$19.99

Caldo de pescado

Fish, potatoes and carrots. Served with cilantro, onions, lime, jalapenos and tortillas.

$15.99

Menudo

Honey comb soup. (SERVED ON WEEKENDS ONLY) Served with cilantro, onions, lime, jalapenos and tortillas.

$15.99

Caldo de res

Chunk beef soup and vegetable.(SERVED ONLY WEEKENDS) Served with cilantro, onions, lime, jalapenos and tortillas.

$14.99

Chicken and rice soup

Served with rice, avocado and pico de gallo

$8.99

CALDOS

Steak Dishes

Mar y Tierra

Steak and Jumbo shrimp. Served with lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole rice beans and tortillas.

$17.99

Carne Asada

Grilled steak. Served with lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole rice beans and tortillas.

$15.99

Alambre con queso

Steak, bacon, peppers, onions, tomatoes, jalapenos and cheese. Served with lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole rice beans and tortillas.

$15.99

EL Palmar plate

Steak, Shrimp topped with onions, mushrooms and special sauce. Served with lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole rice beans and tortillas.

$20.99

Bisteck a la mexicana

Strip steak sautted with onions, tomatoes, bell peppers, jalapenos and special sauce. Served with lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole rice beans and tortillas.

$16.99

Bisteck a la encebollado

Rib-eye steak with grilled onions. Served with lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole rice beans and tortillas.

$18.99

Milanesa de res

Breaded steak. Served with lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole rice beans and tortillas.

$15.99

Carnitas Dinner

Tender pork tips fried. Served with pico de gallo, rice, beans and tortillas.

$13.99

Chille relleno ground beef

Two poblano peppers filled with ground beef and covered with ranchero sauce. Served with lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole rice, beans and tortillas.

$12.99

Tres compadres

Grilled chicken, steak, chesse chile relleno, grilled onions. Served with rice, beans and tortillas.

$20.99

Ribeye steak

Steak with grilled onions topped with cheese sauce. Served with rice, beans and tortillas.

$19.99

Dos amigos

Steak and cactus strips with Mexican cheese. Served with beans and tortillas.

$18.99

Pollo al palmar

Grilled chicken breast with grilled onions and mushrooms topped with cheese sauce. Served with lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole rice beans and tortillas.

$14.99

Choripollo

Grilled chicken breast with Mexican sausage covered in mozzarella cheese. Served with lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole rice beans and tortillas.

$14.99

Pollo en crema

Slices of grilled chicken breast sauteed with bell peppers, tomatoes, onions. Served with lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole rice, beans and tortillas.

$14.99

Pollo con camarones

Slices of grill chicken breast with shrimp topped with cheese sauce. Served with lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole, rice, beans and tortillas.

$16.99

Pechuga de pollo a la plancha

Grilled chicken breast. Served with lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole rice, beans and tortillas.

$11.99

Pechuga con vegetales

Grilled chicken breast sauteed with squash, zucchini, onions, bell peppers and tomatoes. Served with lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole rice, beans and tortillas.

$13.99

Pollo suizo

Slices of grilled chicken breast with onions, zucchini, mushrooms with cheese sauce on top. Served with rice, beans, and tortillas.

$15.99

ACP

Slices of grilled chicken breast over rice covered with cheese sauce. Served with tortillas. (ADD VEGETABLES 1 each) mushrooms, bell peppers, or onions

$11.99

ACP Texano

Slices of chicken breast, shrimp, steak, bell peppers, tomatoes, and onions over rice, cheese sauce. Served with tortillas.

$16.99

Pollo en chipotle

Slices of chicken breast, sauteed in chipotle sauce. Served with lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole rice, beans, and tortillas.

$14.99

Milanesa de pollo

Breaded chicken breast. Served with lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole, rice, beans, and tortillas.

$12.99

Chicken Dishes

ESPECIALIDAD DE LA CASA

Molcajete

Chicken, steak, shrimp, Mexican sausage, Mexican cheese, cactus slices. chambray onions, avocado, and special sauce. Served with tortillas.

$21.99

Sopes o Gorditas

Choice of meat: Asada, carnits, lengua, pollo, pastor and chorizo. All gorditas and sopes are served with beans, lettuce, sour cream, tomatoes, and mexican cheese.

$5.99

Flautas

Four lightly fried corn tortillas filled with chicken. Served with lettuce, sour cream, guacamole, beans and Mexican cheese.

$11.99

Huaraches

Choice of meat: Steak or chicken. Served with lettuce, sour cream, guacamole, beans and Mexican cheese.

$6.99

Enchilladas verdes o rojas

Three corn tortillas dipped in a green tomatillo sauce or ranchero sauce, rolled and filled with your choice of chicken or ground beef then covered with melted cheese. Served with lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole, rice, and beans.

$11.99

ANTOJITOS MEXICANOS

TORTAS

TORTAS

Your choice of Asada-Pollo-Chorizo-Carnitas-Jamon-Pastor-Milanesa de (Pollo o Res) All tortas included with beans, mayonnaise, lettuce, tomatoes, avocado, jalapenos and cheese.

$9.99

Cubana Tortas

Mexican sausage, BBQ pork and ham.

$10.99

Authentic Mexican Tacos

Your choice of Asada-Pastor-Lengua-Chorizo-Pollo-Carnitas-Tripa, Ground Beef . All tacos served with cilantro and onions. Avocado extra .35

$3.50

TACOS

SALAD

Taco Salad

crispy flour tortilla with your choice of chicken or ground beef. Topped with beans, lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, sour cream and guacamole.

$8.99

Fajita taco salad

Fajity style grilled chicken or steak. Served with beans, lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, sour cream, and guacamole.

$10.99

Grilled chicken taco salad.

Served with beans, lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, sour cream, and guacamole.

$9.99

Grilled shrimp taco salad

Served with beans, lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, sour cream, and guacamole.

$10.99

Grilled chicken salad

Served with beans, lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, peppers, onions and avocado.

$8.99

Grilled shrimp salad

Served with beans, lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, peppers, onions and avocado.

$10.99

Fajitas steak or chicken

Served with lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole rice, beans, and tortillas.

$9.99

Shrimp Fajitas

Served with lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole rice, beans, and tortillas.

$10.99

Speedy gonzalez

One taco and one enchilada with your choice of ground beef or chicken.Taco comes with lettuce , tomato, sour cream and cheese. Served with rice and beans.

$8.99

Steak or chicken quesadilla

Served with lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole rice, and beans.

$8.99

Shrimp quesadilla

Served with lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole rice, and beans.

$9.99

Sincronizada

Flour tortilla filled with BBQ pork, ham, cheese, tomatoes, and avocado. Served with lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, and rice.

$9.99

Burrito supreme

Flour tortilla filled with chicken or ground beef. Comes with ranchero sauce, cheese sauce, Topped with lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole and served with rice and beans.

$8.99

Burrito Frito

Fried flour tortilla filled with chicken or ground beef topped with cheese sauce and pico de gallo. Served with rice and beans.

$8.99

Chimichanga

Fried Flour tortilla filled with chicken or beef topped with cheese sauce and pico de gallo. Served with lettuce, sour cream, guacamole rice, and beans.

$8.99

Lunch Tacos

Two soft tacos with your choice of ground beef or chicken, Tacos come with lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream, and cheese. Served with rice and beans.

$8.99

Chile relleno

One poblano pepper stuffed with cheese covered with ranchero sauce. Served with lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole rice, beans, and tortillas.

$9.99

Burrito al Pastor

Flour tortilla filled with BBQ pork, topped with green sauce and sour cream. Served with rice and beans.

$8.99

LUNCH/ALMUERZO SERVED between 10am-3pm (Any lunch will be charge 1.00 extra after 3:00pm)

FAJITAS

Steak Fajitas

All Fajitas are delicately spiced and marinated, bell peppers, tomatoes then grilled to perfection. They are brought to you on a hot sizzling skillet. Served with lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole rice, beans, and tortillas.

$15.99

chicken Fajitas

All Fajitas are delicately spic and brought ed and marinated with onions, bell peppers, tomatoes then grilled to perfection and brought to you on a hot sizzling skillet. Served with lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole rice, beans, and tortillas.

$14.99

Shrimp Fajitas

All fajitas are delicately spiced spiced and marinated with onion, bell peppers, tomatoes, then grilled to perfection and brought to you on a hot, sizzling skillet. Served with lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole, rice beans and tortillas.

$16.99

Mixed Fajitas - steak and chicken

All Fajitas are delicately spiced and marinated, bell peppers, tomatoes then grilled to perfection. They are brought to you on a hot sizzling skillet. Served with lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole rice, beans, and tortillas.

$16.99

Fajitas Texanas -Shrimp, Steak, and chicken

All Fajitas are delicately spiced and marinated, bell peppers, tomatoes then grilled to perfection. They are brought to you on a hot sizzling skillet. Served with lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole rice, beans, and tortillas.

$17.99

Fajitas Hawaiina

Shrimp, steak, and chicken cooked with green bell peppers, mushrooms, onions, zucchini, tomatoes, and pineapple covered with mozzarella cheese. Served with lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole rice, beans, and tortillas.

$18.99

Fajita al Palmar

Steak, chicken, shrimp, and Mexican sausage, topped with cheese sauce. All Fajitas are delicately spiced and marinated, bell peppers, tomatoes then grilled to perfection. They are brought to you on a hot sizzling skillet. Served with lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole rice, beans, and tortillas.

$18.99

Fajitas quesadilla

Flour tortilla filled with chicken or steak with cheese, pepper, onions, and tomatoes. Served with lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole rice, beans, and tortillas.

$13.99

Quesadilla rellena

Flour tortilla filled with chicken or steak, filled with cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, avocado, Served with rice and beans

$12.99

Shrimp Fajitas Quesadilla

Flour tortilla filled with shrimp, bell pepper, onions, and cheese. Served with lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole, rice and beans.

$14.99

Quesadilla Texana

Flour tortilla filled with chicken, steak, shrimp, cheese, peppers, and onions. Served with lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole, rice and beans.

$15.99

Chicken or steak quesadilla

Flour tortilla filled with grilled chicken or steak with cheese. Served with lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole, rice and beans.

$12.99

QUESADALLA DINNER

BURRITO DINNER

Burrito Texano suizo

Flour tortilla filled with chicken, steak, and shrimp with onions, tomatoes, bell peppers, topped with ranchero sauce and mozzarella cheese. Served with rice and beans.

$15.99

Burrito Supreme

Two soft burritos. One chicken the other ground beef. Topped with ranchero sauce, cheese sauce, and lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole.Served with rice and beans.

$12.99

Burrito frito

Two fried burritos one chicken and one ground beef. Topped with cheese sauce, and lettuce, pico de gallo. Served with rice and beans.

$12.99

Burrito classico single

Flour tortilla filled with choice of chicken or ground beef with lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, rice, beans, and sour cream.

$9.99

Chimichangas

Two fried Flour tortilla filled with chicken or beef topped with cheese sauce and pico de gallo. Served with lettuce, sour cream, guacamole rice, and beans.

$12.99

Quesadilla vegetarian

Flour tortilla folded and stuffed with cheese,tomatoes, bell peppers, onions, zucchini and mushrooms. Served with lettuce,pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole rice, and beans..

$12.99

Enchilada vegeterian

Three cheese enchilada topped with rachero sauce. Served with lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole rice, beans and tortillas.

$10.99

Chile rellenos

Two poblano pepper stuffed with cheese covered with ranchero sauce. Served with lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole rice, beans, and tortillas.

$12.99

Fajita Vegeterianas

Bell peppers, onions, tomatoes, mushrooms, zucchini. Serve with lettuce, sour cream, guacamole, pico de gallo, rice, beans and tortillas.

$13.99

Burrito vegeterian

Burrito filled with onions, tomatoes , bell peppers, zucchini. Served with lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole rice, beans.

$11.99

Palmar Vegetarian

KIDS MENU (Served to children younger than 10 year old.)

Kids quesadilla

Served with rice and beans

$4.99

Kids taco

Chicken or ground beef. comes with lettuce, tomato, and cheese. Served with rice and beans

$4.99

Kids chicken nuggets

Served with fries.

$4.99

Kids enchilada

Choice of chicken or ground beef. Served with rice and beans

$4.99

Kids corn dog

Served with fries.

$4.99

Kids cheeseburger

Served with fries, lettuce, tomatoes, and fries.

$5.99

2 Entry

Choice from Enchillada-Taco-Tostada-Burrito-Flauta-Chille relleno-Quesadilla-Chimichanga. Served with rice and beans with choice of chicken,cheese or ground beef. Served any time!

$12.99

3 Entry

Choice from Enchillada-Taco-Tostada-Burrito-Flauta-Chille relleno-Quesadilla-Chimichanga. Served with rice and beans with choice of chicken,cheese or ground beef. Served any time!

$13.99

Make your Combination

Botanas Appetizers

Guacamole dip

$6.99

Cheese Dip

$6.99

Chori Dip

$7.99

Gringo Dip

$6.99

Pico De Gallo

$4.99

Wings (6 pieces)

$10.99

Wings with Fries (6 pieces)

$12.99

Shrimp Empanadas

$10.99

Nachos Al Palmar

Cheese nachos with chicken or ground beef topped with cheese sauce, beans, lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream, guacamole, and jalapeno.

$12.99

Fajitas Nachos

Our famous chicken or steak fajitas, sauteed onions, bell peppers, tomatoes on a bed of crisp nachos, topped with cheese sauces and beans.

$13.99

Cheese Nachos

$5.99

Cheese & Beans Nachos

$6.99

Nachos

Breakfast

Huevos con Chorizo

Scrambled eggs mixed with Mexican sausage.

$8.99

Huevos a la Mexicana

Scrambled eggs with tomatoes, onions and jalapenos.

$8.99

Huevos Rancheros

Fried eggs covered with Ranchero sauce

$8.99

Huevos con Jamon

Srambled eggs mixed with ham.

$8.99

Homemade Flan

$5.99

Churros

Mexican pastry sticks

$4.99

Churros with Ice Cream

$5.99

Cheese Cake

$6.99

1 Scoop of Ice Cream

$1.99

2 Scoop of Ice Cream

$2.99

Fried Ice Cream

$4.99

Sopapilla with Ice Cream

$5.99

Desserts

Sides

Cheese

$2.50

Rice

$3.00

Beans

$3.00

Fries

$3.00

Sour Cream

$2.00

Tortillas

$2.00

Cebollitas

$4.99

Aguas Frescas

$4.00

Jarritos Mexicanos

$3.00

Soft Drinks

$3.00

Sweet Tea

$3.00

Cafe

$3.00

Drinks

Beers

Beers

Corona, Corona Familiar, Corona Light, Modelo, Negra Modelo, Heineken, Dos XX, Pacifico, Michalob Ultra, Sol, Tecate, Tecate Light, Budlight, Budwiser, Victoria, O'Douls

$4.50

Michelada

$8.50

Michelada