El Loro Menu (2025 Update)
Welcome to El Loro, a hidden gem in Clear Lake, Iowa, offering a vibrant menu that captures the essence of authentic Mexican cuisine. Located at 1205 N 25th St, this bustling eatery is known for its generous portions and bold flavors, making it a favorite among locals and visitors alike.
The menu features delightful a la carte options, like the Mushroom Quesadilla and Chicken Tacos, both priced affordably. For those seeking specialties, don't miss the Camarones Yucatan—a stunning dish of shrimp mingling with red and yellow peppers, or the Steak A La Tampiquena, bringing together ribeye steak cooked to perfection.
Reviews highlight the exceptional service and vibrant atmosphere, with many praising their famously refreshing margaritas. Whether you're diving into the Fajitas Tropical or savoring the Fish Tacos, El Loro promises a memorable dining experience filled with flavor and warmth.
A La Carte - Side orders.
Small Bag Of Chips With Salsas
standard bag of chips with small salsas that come with to go order
Chalupa
Mexican food glossary: chalupa: flat tortilla with beans sprinkled with cheese, topped with guacamole salad.
Jalapenos
Rice And Beans
Top seller
Sour Cream
3 Corn Or Flour Tortillas
Fresh tortilla
Rice
Chile Relleno
Mexican food glossary: chile relleno: poblano peppers stuffed with cheese, dipped in egg batters and deep fried.
Shredded Cheese
Large Bag Of Chips
Beans
Re fried or black
Small Bag Of Chips
Tamal
Mexican food glossary: tamales: cornmeal dough with chicken, wrapped in corn husks, and steamed.
Chicken Tacos
Choose size.
Beef Tacos
Choose size.
A La Carte- Tacos
A La Carte- Tostaguacs
With Chicken And Beans Tostaguac
Mixed With Beef And Beans Tostaguac
Flat, corn tortilla with meal lettuce cheese and tomatoes guacamole
Beef Tostaguac
Beef Tostaguacs
Choose size.
With Chicken And Beans Tostaguacs
Choose size.
Mixed With Beef And Beans Tostaguacs
Flat, corn tortilla with meal lettuce cheese and tomatoes guacamole
Chile Colorado Or Verde
Grilled steak with spicy tomato or green tomatillo sauce. Served with rice and beans.
Camarones A La Diabla
Marinated shrimp in hot spicy sauce. With carrots and mushrooms. Served with rice and salad.
El Gavilan
Steak, chicken and chorizo with grilled onions, bell peppers, poblano pepper, topped with cheese dip, rice and beans.
Camarones Yucatan
Shrimp with red and yellow peppers. Mushrooms and zucchini. Served with rice and salad.
Steak And Shrimp
Steak and shrimp with onion, tomatoes and peppers. Served with rice, beans and pico de gallo.
Steak A La Tampiquena
Rib eye steak cooked with onions, with rice, beans, and salad.
Grilled Jalisco
Rib-eye steak, chicken breast and shrimp, rice and beans, topped with cheese, tomatillo and ranchero sauce.
Mojarra Frita
Deep fried tilapia served with rice and salad.
Specialties
Grill
Pollo Tropical
Served with cheese and rice. Chicken breast with smoked pork chop, bacon, red and yellow bell peppers and pineapple.
Loro Lindo
Chicken, steak and shrimp, served on a bed of rice, red and yellow peppers, topped with cheese dip sauce.
Pollo Ranchero
Chicken breast topped with onions, peppers, tomatoes and pork. Served with rice and beans.
Steak Ranchero
Steak with ranchero sauce, served with rice and beans.
Pollo Margarita
Grilled chicken breast. Served with rice and beans.
Carnitas Dinner
Fried pork with rice, beans, guacamole salad.
Chicken Mole
Chicken breast smothered in mole sauce. Served with rice and beans.
Carne Asada
Tender rib eye steak with rice, beans, avocado, jalapeno toreado, onions, and lettuce.
Loro Loco
Chicken breast with shrimp, tomatoes, onions, peppers, zucchini, topped with cheese dip. Served with rice and beans.
Pollo Asado
Chicken breast topped with onions. Served with rice and beans.
Chori Pollo
Grilled chicken breast topped with Mexican sausage and cheese dip. Served with rice and beans.
Pollo De La Casa
Chicken breast with ranchero sauce. Served with rice and beans.
Pollo Veracruzano
Chicken breast topped with cheese dip. Served with rice and beans.
Pollo Con Arroz
Grilled chicken with onions, mushrooms, topped with cheese dip, rice and pico de gallo and salad.
Nachos Fajita
Grilled steak or chicken with veggies.
Nachos Supreme
Beef or chicken, lettuce. guacamole and sour cream.
Beef Nachos
Beef with your choice of preparation
Chicken And Beef Nachos
Must try
Chori Nachos
Mexican Sausage.
Quesadilla Suprema
10" grilled chicken quesadilla, served with pico de gallo, sour cream and salsa.
Cheese Nachos
Best seller
Texas Nachos
Grilled steak, chicken and shrimp with veggies.
Beans Nachos
Beefilicious nachos
Chicken Nachos
Corn tortilla chips covered with melted cheese and chicken.
Shrimp Nachos
Grilled shrimp and veggies.
Beef And Beans Nachos
Best seller
Fiesta Sampler
A little taste of everything. (Chimi, quesadilla, 2 taquitos mexicanos, beef nachos supreme, 2 jalapeno poppers with cheese.
Chicken And Beans Nachos
All-time favorite
Nachos Super
Beef or chicken and beans. tomatoes, guacamole and sour cream.
Bean Dip
Top choice.
Queso Fundido
Mexican sausage and cheese dip.
Guacamole
Avocado-base
Queso Fundido Supreme
Steak, chorizo, cheese, bell peppers & onions.
Pico De Gallo & Cheese Dip
Chopped tomatoes, onions, cilantro, and jalapenos top with cheese dip
Cheese Dip
Top choice.
Appetizers
A La Carte-Enchiladas
Cheese Enchilada
Corn tortilla rolled around a filling and topped with red enchilada sauce and cheese
Beef Enchilada
Corn tortilla rolled around a filling and topped with red enchilada sauce and cheese.
Chicken Enchilada
Corn tortilla rolled around a filling and topped with red enchilada sauce and cheese.
Beef Enchiladas
Choose size.
Cheese Enchiladas
Choose size.
Chicken Enchiladas
Choose size.
Nacho Tostada
Beef and cheese only.
Beef Tostada
Lettuce and cheese.
Beef Tostadas
Lettuce and cheese.
Nacho Tostadas
Beef and cheese only.
A La Carte- Tostadas
Dips
Bean Dip
Top choice.
Queso Fundido Supreme
Grill steak and chorizo and grilled onions and bell pepper in a traditional bowl of chihuahua cheese, served with flour tortillas.
Guacamole
Avocado-base
Queso Fundido
Chorizo (mexican sausage) served with cheese dip and choice of 3 corn or flour tortillas.
Cheese Dip
Top choice.
Pico De Gallo And Cheese Dip
Large Salsa
delicious red or white salsa
Medium Salsa
delicious red or white salsa
Small Salsa
delicious red or white salsa
Enchiladas Supreme
Supreme combination consisting of one chicken enchilada, one beef enchilada, one cheese enchilada and one bean enchilada. topped with red mild salsa, lettuce, tomatoes and sour cream.
Seafood Enchiladas
Three enchiladas with shrimp, imitation crab, scallops, rice and guacamole salad.
Enchiladas Poblanas
Three chicken enchiladas topped with poblano sauce and grated cheese. served with rice and salad,
Enchiladas Rancheras
Two cheese enchiladas with onions, tomatoes and bell choice of rice or beans.
Yolandas
Three chicken enchiladas, topped with mild red sauce. Served with rice and salad.
Enchiladas Verdes Or Rojas
Three shredded beef enchiladas smothered in green or red scuce. topped with lettuce, guacamole, cheese, tomatoes and rice.
Spinach Enchiladas
Three enchiladas with spinach, mushrooms, grilled chicken, cheese dip on top-served with rice and guacamole salad.
Enchiladas
Try Out
Chimichanga Trio
Steak, grilled chicken and carnitas with onions, bell peppers, and tomatoes, topped with cheese dip, rice and salad.
Vallarta Chimichanga
Grilled chicken, steak and Mexican sausage, onions. Bell peppers and tomatoes. Served with rice, beans, lettuce, and sour cream.
Combo Special
One taquito, one chimichanga, with cheese dip. Rice and beans.
Shrimp Cocktail
Shrimp cocktail served in a cocktail sauce with lime juice, tomatoes, cilantro, onions, jalapenos, and avocado.
Carnitas Chimichanga
Carnitas (pork), onions, bell peppers and tomatoes. Served with beans, lettuce and sour cream,
Shrimp Chimichanga
Grilled shrimp, onions, bell peppers and tomatoes. Served with rice, lettuce and sour cream.
Chimichanga
Two four tortillas deep fried and filled with choice of beef tips or chicken, rice or beans. Topped with cheese dip. garnished with guacamole salad.
Chilaquiles Mexicanos
Com tortillas cooked with chicken and our own special sauce. Topped with cheese dip, rice or beans, garnished with guacamole salad.
Fajita Chimichanga
Choice of chicken or steak, onions, bell peppers and tomatoes. Served with beans, rice, lettuce and sour cream.
Seafood Chimichanga
Four tortilla filled with shrimp, imitation crab meat, scallops, rice and guacamole salad.
La Favorita
One burrito with beef tips, one chicken enchilada and one special tostaguac.
Burritos Deluxe
Two burritos, one chicken and one ground beef. Topped with burrito sauce, lettuce, tomatoes and sour cream. Served with rice and beans.
Burrito San Jose
Grilled chicken, rice, beans, chorizo, and pico de gallo on the side.
Burrito Chipotle
One burrito filled with grilled chicken or steak, sweet corn, sour cream, lettuce, rice, beans and pico de gallo. With cheese dip and chipotle sauce on top.
Burrito Loco
A burrito filled with steak, chicken, chorizo and shrimp. topped with cheese dip. served with pico de gallo.
Burritos Rancheros
Shredded beef burritos. topped with cheese dip, lettuce, tomatoes, and sour cream. served with rice and beans.
Fiesta Burrito
Filled with steak, chicken and shrimp, sauteed with bell peppers, onions and tomatoes, topped with cheese. Served with guacamole salad.
Grande Burrito
One steak or grilled chicken burrito, with rice and beans, pico de gallo on the side.
Burritos Mexicanos
Burritos filled with choice of steak or chicken fajita style, with cheese dip, lettuce, sour cream and tomatoes.
Burrito Carnitas
One burrito filled with fried pork, rice, and beans, topped with cheese dip. served with lettuce, tomatoes and sour cream.
Burrito Ruleta
Burrito filled with chicken, green peppers, onions, tomatoes and topped with cheese dip. served with rice and pico de gallo.
Burritos Tipicos
Two burritos with Mexican sausage and refried beans. Topped with cheese dip. Served with rice.
Baja California Burrito
Filled with grilled chicken, beef, carnitas, shrimp and onions. Topped with cheese dip, green sauce and mole sauce. Served with pico de gallo.
Shrimp Burrito
Burrito filled with shrimp, bell peppers, onions and tomatoes. topped with cheese dip. served with rice, and pico de gallo.
Burritos
Quesadillas
Quesadilla Rellena
Two flour tortillas, grilled and stuffed with cheese, beef tips or chicken. Served with guacamole salad and sour cream.
Quesadilla Ranchera
Fajita style with green peppers, onion and tomatoes, choice of chicken or steak, cheese. Served with sour cream and guacamole salad.
Seafood Quesadilla
Filled with shrimp, imitation crab, scallops and salad.
Quesadilla Veracruzana
Two quesadillas with shredded beef and cheese. Served with guacamole salad and rice.
Shrimp Quesadilla
Shrimp, cheese, with green peppers, onion and tomatoes. Served with sour cream and guac salad.
Spinach Quesadilla
Spinach, cheese, choice of chicken or beef. Served with guacamole salad.
Mushroom Quesadilla
Two quesadillas with mushrooms. Served with lettuce, guacamole, sour cream and tomatoes.
Alambre
Grilled meat topped with chopped bacon, bell peppers, onions and cheese.
Alambre
Tacos
Fish Tacos
Three soft flour tacos made with breaded mahi-mahi topped with ranch dressing and pico de gallo. Served with rice and beans.
Tilapia Tacos
Three soft flour tacos made with tilapia topped with lettuce, cheese and pico de gallo. Served with rice.
Shrimp Tacos
Three soft flour tacos made with shrimp topped with lettuce, cheese and pico de gallo. Served with rice.
Street Tacos
Three folded corn tortillas filled with your meat choice. served with spicy tomatillo sauce, cilantro, onions, and beans.
Taquitos Mexicanos
Four deep fried rolled corn tortillas, two beef, two chicken, served with guacamole salad.
Fish Tacos (3)
Three soft flour tacos made with breaded mahi-mahi topped with ranch dressing and pico de gallo. Served with rice and beans.
Street Tacos ( 3)
Three folded corn tortillas filled with your meat choice. served with spicy tomatillo sauce, cilantro, onions, and beans.
Shrimp Tacos 3
Three soft flour tacos made with shrimp topped with lettuce, cheese and pico de gallo. Served with rice.
I. Chimichanga
Filled with vegetarian fajita, black beans, cheese dip on top, served with guacamole salad and rice
G. One Chalupa, One Chile Relleno, One Enchilada.
Must try
C. One Bean Burrito, One Quesadilla And One Chalupa.
Best seller
A. One Burrito, One Cheese Enchilada, One Chalupa. With Beans And Cheese Dip.
F. Vegetarian Fajitas
Bell peppers, onions, tomatoes, potatoes, mushrooms and zucchini. Served with rice and beans, salad and flour tortillas.
D. One Bean Tostaguac, One Enchilada And Rice.
Must try
E. One Bean Burrito With Cheese Dip, One Cheese Enchilada And One Quesadilla.
3 all time favorite
B. One Chalupa, One Cheese Enchilada And Beans.
Great veggie combo
H. Burrito
Filled With Vegetarian Fajita, Corn and mushrooms, black beans, topped with cheese dip, served with and guacamole salad.
Vegetarian
Fajitas
Menudo
"caldo", or soup, that includes as a main component beef tripe, onions, and oregano are used to season the broth.
Beef Fajitas
Strips of steak.
Fajitas Del Mar
Seafood.
Molcajete Mar Y Tierra
2 tilapia, scallops, shrimp, imitation crab, chicken breast, steak, chorizo, caritas, cheese, chiles toreados, bell peppers, onions, tomatoes. Served in our hot lava stone (molcajete), with 2 sides of rice, beans and guacamole salad.
Pozole
Made with hominy, pork. The stew is seasoned with a combination of spices.
Parrillada
Chicken, steak, chorizo, shrimp and pork tips, mixed with onions, bell peppers and tomatoes, nopal (tender cactus)served with rice, beans, sour cream, 2 cheese quesadillas and guacamole salad.
Mixed Fajitas
Chicken and steak.
Texas Fajitas
Strips of steak, chicken and shrimp.
Fajita Tropical
A pineapple half filled with grilled steak, chicken, shrimp and bacon with onions, red and yellow bell peppers, tomatoes, our special sauce with cheese dip on top. Served with rice and guacamole salad.
Caldo De Res
Beef soup made with beef chunks and vegetables, carrots, celery, potatoes, zucchini, and tomatoes.
Special Fajitas For Two
Consists of steak, chicken breast, pork and shrimp, served with guacamole salad, rice and beans.
Hawaiian Fajita
Pastor (marinated pork), ham, bacon, pineapple, topped with cheese. Served with, rice, beans and salad.
Chicken Fajitas
Strips of chicken.
Seafood Molcajete
Tilapia, scallops, shrimp, imitation crab, cheese chiles toreados, bell peppers, onions, tomatoes. Served in our hot lava stone (molcajete), with 2 sides of rice, beans and guac salad.
Shrimp Fajitas
Grilled shrimp.
Molcajete
Chicken breast, steak, chorizo, carnitas, cheese. Chiles toreados, bell peppers, onions, tomatoes, served in our hot lava stone (molcajete), with 2 sides of rice, beans and guacamole salad.
7 Mares
Fish, shrimp and crab soup with veggies. Served with rice on the side.
Fajitas Vallarta
Chorizo (Mexican sausage), steak and chicken.
Beef Burrito
One beef burrito
Deluxe Burritos
With beef or chicken.
Fried Chicken Burrito
Choose size.
Bean Burrito
Choose size.
Special Burritos
With lettuce and guacamole.
Beef And Bean Burrito
Choose size.
Chicken Burrito
Choose size.
Beef And Nacho Cheese Burrito
Choose size.
Deluxe Burrito
With beef or chicken.
Special Burrito
With lettuce and guacamole.
A La Carte- Burritos
Salads/ Soups
Grilled Chicken Salad
Grilled chicken breast on a bed of lettuce, carrots, cucumber, onions, tomatoes and shredded cheese.
Guacamole Salad
Lettuce, tomatoes, guacamole and cheese.
Chicken Tortilla Soup
Bowl
Taco Salad
Crispy flour tortilla bowl beef or chicken, beans, lettuce, tomatoes, cheese and sour cream.
Fajita Taco Salad
Shrimp.
Mushroom Quesadilla
Two quesadillas with mushrooms. served with lettuce, guacamole, sour cream and tomatoes.
Beef And Cheese Quesadilla
Choose size.
Chicken And Cheese Quesadilla
Choose size.
Cheese Quesadilla
Choose size.
A La Carte- Quesadillas
Combos
Combo #5
One Beef And One Cheese Enchilada, Rice And Beans.
Combo #23
One Chalupa, One Taco, One Tamal.
Combo #12
One Chalupa, One Chile Relleno And Beans.
Combo #6
One Taco, One Enchilada, Rice And Beans.
Combo #11
One Burrito, One Enchilada, One Taco.
Combo #28
One Tostaguac, One Burrito And Beans.
Combo #10
Two Beef Tacos, Rice And Beans.
Combo #24
Two Chicken Enchiladas, Topped With Lettuce, Tomatoes And Sour Cream, Rice And Beans.
Combo #25
One Burrito, One Enchilada, Rice And Beans.
Combo #29
One Chalupa, One Tamal, One Chile Relleno.
Combo #20
One Taco, One Chile Relleno, One Burrito.
Combo #27
One Chalupa, One Taco, Rice And Beans.
Combo #15
One Chalupa, One Taco, One Beef Tostada.
Combo #8
One Enchilada, One Tamal, Rice And Beans.
Combo #2
One Taco, One Enchilada And One Chalupa.
Combo #4
One Taco, One Enchilada And One Tostada With Cheese And Beef.
Combo #21
One Chalupa, One Burrito, One Taco.
Combo #7
One Enchilada, One Chile Relleno, Rice And Beans.
Combo #16
One Chalupa, One Chile Relleno, One Enchilada.
Combo #18
One Burrito, One Taco, Rice And Beans.
Combo #26
One Burrito, One Enchilada, One Chile Relleno.
Combo #14
One Burrito, One Enchilada, One Tamal.
Combo #3
One Taco, One Enchilada And One Chile Relleno.
Combo #19
One Tostaguac, One Enchilada And Beans.
Combo #30
One Burrito, One Chalupa, One Enchilada.
Combo #1
One Taco, Two Enchiladas, Rice Or Beans.
Combo #22
One Tostaguac, One Chile Relleno, One Taco.
Combo #13
One Burrito, One Chile Relleno And Beans.
Combo #17
One Chile Relleno, One Taco, One Chalupa.
Combo #9
One Chalupa, One Burrito And Beans.
Huevos Rancheros
Two ranch style eggs with ranch sauce. served with rice, and choice of com or flour tortillas.
Choripollo
Grilled chicken, topped with chorizo and melted cheese mixed with jalapenos, served with rice, beans and
Burrito San Jose
Grilled chicken, rice, beans, chorizo (mexican sausage) cheese sauce on top, pico de gallo on the side.
Mixed Fajitas
Chicken and Beef
Chimichanga
Choice of chicken or beef with lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream, guacamole and choice of rice or beans.
Chilaquiles Mexicanos
Fried tortilla chips blended with our special ranchero sauce. topped with chicken or beef tips and cheese. served with your choice of rice or beans and guacamole salad.
Lunch Special No. 11
One burrito topped with cheese dip, lettuce. sour cream and tomatoes, rice and beans.
Lunch Special No. 5
One burrito, one taco and rice.
Lunch Special No. 10
One enchilada, one chalupa and one quesadilla
Huevos Con Chorizo
Mexican sausage mixed with eggs. served with rice and choice of com or flour tortillas.
Enchiladas Poblanas
Two chicken enchiladas served with rice and mole sauce.
Huevos A La Mexicana
Two scrambled eggs, with chopped onion, tomatoes served with rice and beans.
Lunch Special No. 3
One enchilada, rice and beans.
Lunch Special No. 1
One chile relleno, one taco, beans and guacamole salad.
Lunch Special No. 9
One burrito, one enchilada and rice or beans.
Quesadilla Rellena
Chicken or beef with guacamole salad and choice of rice or beans.
Quesadilla Fajita
Choice of fajita style, chicken or beef, rice with guacamole salad.
Lunch Special No. 2
One beef burito, rice and beans.
Speedy Gonzalez
One taco, one enchilada and choice of rice or beans.
Lunch Grande Burro
One steak or grilled chicken burrito stuffed beans, and pico de gallo on the side with cheese dip.
Lunch Special No. 7
One chalupa, ane chile relleno and rice.
Lunch Special No. 4
One chile relleno, one taco, rice and beans.
Lunch Special No. 12
One burrito, one quesadilla and rice.
Chicken Taquitos
Two chicken taquitos with nacho cheese on top. served with rice.
Lunch Special No. 6
Two chicken enchiladas served with rice. tomatoes, lettuce and sour cream.
Lunch Fajitas
A lunch sized portion of sice sizzling fajitas with your choice of beef or chicken with bell peppers, onions, tomatoes, guacamole, beans and cheese, flour or corn tortillas.
Lunch Special No. 8
One burrito, one tamal and choice of rice or beans.