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El Merendero is a casual dining spot in Pomona, CA, offering Mexican cuisine with a focus on Tortas, Hamburgers, and Soups. Customers rave about the fresh and authentic food, excellent service, and overall cozy atmosphere. With options like Carne Asada, Pork, and Barbacoa Tortas, as well as hearty Beef Soup and Meat Balls, El Merendero caters to a wide range of tastes. The welcoming staff and reasonable prices make it a favorite among locals and visitors alike. The bakery section adds a delightful touch, offering a variety of pan dulce and desserts. Whether you're in the mood for a satisfying meal or just want to enjoy some tasty Mexican flavors, El Merendero is a must-visit destination.

Tortas

Tortas

Mexican Roll Sandwiches

Lettuce, tomato, mayonnaise & guacamole. Choice of Carne Asada, Pork, Barbacoa, Ham, Eggs / Chorizo, Chicharrón, Milanesa Steak or Machaca

$10.49

Hamburger

$4.99

Cheeseburger

$5.49

Double Burger

$6.99

Bacon Cheeseburger

$7.49

Double Cheeseburger

$7.99

Double Bacon Cheeseburger

$8.49

Hamburgers

Hamburgers

Soups

Soups

Beef Soup

$10.99

Meat Balls (Albondigas)

$10.99

Tostadas

Crisp corn tortilla, topped with beans, lettuce, tomato, cheese and guacamole. Your choice of Carne Asada, Shredded Beef, Chicken, Pork or Carne Asada

$9.49

Menudo & Pozole

Friday, Saturday, & Sunday. Sell by the Quart - Tortillas not included

$1.99

Featured Items

Featured Items

Breakfast

Breakfast

(2) Eggs with Bacon or Ham or Sausage

Served with potatoes & toasted bread, wheat or white

$10.49

Veggie Omelette

Onions, Bell peppers, spinach & tomato. Served with potatoes & toasted bread, wheat or white

$10.99

Meat & Cheese Omelette

Monterrey cheese with bacon, ham or sausage. Served with potatoes & toasted bread, wheat or white

$11.49

(3) Hot Cakes

$5.49

(2) Hot Cakes, (2) Eggs & Bacon or Ham or Sausage

$9.99

Chilaquiles

Red or chile verde sauce. Served with rice, refried beans, frijoles de la olla or Potatoes

$11.49

Huevos Rancheros

Two eggs in chile verde sauce, cheese and tortillas. Served with rice, refried beans, frijoles de la olla or Potatoes

$11.49

Huevos a la Mexicana

Two eggs, tomato, onion, jalapeño, cilantro, chile verde, cheese and tortillas. Served with rice, refried beans, frijoles de la olla or Potatoes

$11.49

Huevos con Chorizo

Served with tortillas. Served with rice, refried beans, frijoles de la olla or Potatoes

$11.49

Machaca

Shredded beef, or chicken, bell pepper, onions, tomato & egg. Served with rice, refried beans, frijoles de la olla or Potatoes

$11.49

Beans and Cheese

$5.79

Beans, Rice & Cheese

$7.25

Meat & Beans or Rice

$8.99

All Meat of Your Choice

$12.49

Meat, Cheese, Rice or Beans

$10.49

Combination Rice, Beans & Meat

$9.99

Combination Enchilada Style

Rice, beans & meat, topped with chile verde sauce & melted cheese

$12.49

Super Combo Burrito

Rice, beans, meat, cheese & guacamole

$11.99

Super Combo Enchilada Style

Rice, beans, meat, cheese & guacamole, topped with chile verde or red sauce & melted cheese

$13.49

Merendero Special Burrito

Big enough to feed 5 people, comes with beans, rice, shredded beef, red sauce, topped with chile verde sauce, lettuce, tomatoes, cheese & guacamole or sour cream

$39.99

Chile Relleno, Beans & Cheese

$9.99

Potatoes with Meat

$9.99

Potatoes, Meat, Rice or Beans

$9.99

Potatoes, Meat, Cheese or Guacamole

$10.49

Chorizo with Eggs

$9.99

Machaca Burrito

$9.99

Eggs w/ Bacon or Ham or Sausage

$9.99

California Burrito

Meat, fries, cheese, sour cream

$13.99

Fish Burrito with Rice, Mayo, Lettuce & Avocado

$13.99

Shrimp Burrito la Diabla or Ranchero

With rice, beans, sour cream & avocado

$13.99

Veggie Fajita Burrito

Rice, beans, potato, cheese, bell peppers & onions

$10.49

Chimichanga Beef or Chicken

$12.99

Burritos

Burritos

Combination Plates

Combination Plates

Barbacoa & Enchilada & Chalupa

$17.49

(1) Chile Relleno & (2) Enchiladas

$15.99

(1) Chile Relleno & (2) Soft Tacos

$15.99

Carne Asada & Chile Relleno

$17.49

(2) Chalupas & Enchilada & Hard Taco & Taquito

$17.49

(2) Enchiladas & Hard Taco & Taquito

$15.99

Chile Relleno & Enchilada

$14.99

Chile Colorado

Beef chunks with red sauce

$15.99

Chile Verde

Hot! Pork chunks with chile verde sauce

$15.99

Barbacoa

Shredded beef El Merendero Style

$15.99

Carnitas

Shredded or Chunks

$15.99

Chicharrón Salsa Roja

$13.99

Carne Asada

Chopped Grilled beef steak

$15.99

Steak Picado

Chunks of beef steak cooked with, onions, tomatoes & bell peppers

$17.99

Steak Asado

Grilled beef steak with french fries or salad

$17.99

Milanesa

Breaded beef steak with french fries or salad

$17.99

Beef Fajitas

Onions, Bell peppers & tomatoes

$17.99

Chicken Fajitas

Onions, Bell peppers & tomatoes

$17.99

Mixed Fajitas

Beef, chicken, shrimp. Onions, Bell peppers & tomatoes

$20.99

Grilled Chicken Breast

With fresh salad and rice or beans

$13.99

Dinner

Dinner

Seafood

Seafood

Coctel de Camarón

$13.49

Camarones Costa Azul

Shrimp wrapped in bacon, served with rice, salad and beans

$17.99

Tacos de Pescado

$4.49

Camarones Ranchero

Served with rice and beans

$17.99

Camarones a la Diabla

Served with rice and beans

$17.99

Mojarra Frita

Served with rice, salad & french fries

$17.99

Tostada de Ceviche

$9.99

Grilled Fish Fillet

With fresh salad & rice or beans

$14.99

Enchiladas de Camarón

Served with rice & beans & salad

$17.99

Fish Burrito

With rice, mayo, lettuce, avocado

$13.49

Shrimp Burrito la Diabla

$13.49

Shrimp Burrito Ranchero

with rice, beans, sour cream, avocado

$13.49

(2) Enchiladas

$12.99

(1) Enchilada

$9.99

(1) Enchilada & (2) Taquitos

$12.99

(2) Chalupas

$12.99

(2) Tamales

$12.99

Hard Taco & Quesadilla

$12.99

Chile Relleno

$12.99

Tostada

$13.99

Sope

$12.99

Burrito All Meat

$16.99

Chicharrón

$12.99

(2) Hard Tacos

Beef or chicken

$12.99

(3) Taquitos

Beef or chicken

$12.99

(2) Soft Tacos

your choice

$12.99

Plate of Meat

$12.99

Enchilada & Hard Taco

Beef or chicken

$12.99

Small Orders

Small Orders

Salads

Salads

Fiesta Chicken Salad

Fresh greens topped with grilled chicken breast & shredded cheese

$11.99

Green Salad

Lettuce, tomato, guacamole & cheese

$6.49

Green Salad with Meat

$8.49

Taco Salad

Tortilla shell topped with beans, lettuce, tomato, cheese, sour cream, guacamole & choice of Carne Asada, Shredded Beef, Chicken or Pork

$9.49

Taco Salad

Taco Salad

Nachos

Nachos

Nachos Chips

Beans, chile verde sauce & cheese

$7.49

Nachos with Meat

$9.99

Super Fries

Fries, beans, chile verde sauce and cheese

$9.49

Super Fries w/ Meat

Fries, meat, beans, chile verde sauce and cheese

$12.49

Gordita

$8.99

(3) Flautas

Shredded beef or chicken

$9.49

Quesadilla

$3.49

Quesadilla Meat

$7.99

Super Quesadilla

Choice of meat, chile verde sauce, lettuce & tomato

$14.99

Chicharrón en Salsa Roja

$9.50

Soft Taco

$3.25

Hard Taco

$3.25

(2) Taquitos

$4.25

Fresh Fruit Salad

$3.99

Fresh Green Salad

$6.49

Enchiladas

$3.25

Chalupas

$3.25

Tamal

$3.25

Chips & Salsa

$5.25

French Fries

$3.75

Tortillas

(3) corn or (2) flour

$0.99

Homemade Potatoes

$3.25

Rice

$3.25

Beans

$3.25

Guacamole

$3.25

Extra Cheese

$1.99

Sour Cream

$1.99

Chile Verde Sauce

$1.99

Red Sauce

$1.99

Homemade Tamales

Try Our Specialty. Available in Single Tamal, 1/2 Dozen, One Dozen

Beans / Rice / Salsa

$3.25

Pico de Gallo

$1.50

Side Orders

Side Orders

Soft Drinks

Soft Drinks

Barq's Root Beer

$2.99

Sprite

$2.99

Fanta

$2.99

Dr Pepper

$2.99

Coca-Cola Classic

$2.99

Diet Coke

$2.99

Aguas Frescas

Horchata - Tamarindo - Jamaica Iced Tea -Lemonade - Pineapple - Orange Bang

$3.50

Coffee

$3.25

Milk

$3.50

Nesquick

$4.99

Orange Juice

$3.50

Apple Juice

$3.50

Cranberry Juice

$3.50

Mexican Drinks

Jarritos, Coca-Cola, Sangria, Sidral

$3.50

Jell-O-Cheesecake

Caramel Cream Flan

Slice & Whole Flan

Three Milk Cake

Tres leches

Rice Pudding

Arroz con Leche

Fruit Cocktail

Ensalada de Frutas

Carrot Cake

Pastel de Zanahoria

Desserts

Desserts

Imported

Imported

Bohemia

Carta Blanca

Corona

Heineken

Modelo Especial

Montejo

Negra Modelo

Pacifico

Sol

Tecate

Victoria

XX (Dos Equis)

Bud Lite

Budweiser

Bud Light

Coors

Coors Light

Michelob

Miller

Miller Lite

Domestic

Domestic

Wine

Wine

Merlot

Chardonnay

White Zinfandel

Michelada

$9.99

Margaritas

Lemon Lime, Strawberry, Mango

$6.99

Piña Colada

$6.99

Featured Drinks

Featured Drinks

Happy Hour

Happy Hour

Buy Any Margarita or Piña Colada

First two Margaritas per person only

$5.49

Choice of Meat

Pollo, chile verde / colorado, al pastor, carne asada, carnitas

$95.00

Ceviche

With chips or tostadas

$110.00

Rice or Beans

$35.00

Bag of Chips

$10.49

By the Tray

By the Tray

Extras

Extras

Cheese

$1.99

1lb of Your Choice of 24oz Rice

24oz Beans, 8oz Salsa, 8oz Pico de Gallo

8 Tortillas & Bag of Tortilla Chips

Family Pack

Family Pack

Meat by the Pound

Meat by the Pound

Asada

Pastor

Pollo

Res