Ernesto's Mexican Grill Menu (Update 2025)
Welcome to Ernesto's Mexican Grill, a hidden gem located in Ellicott City, MD. This vibrant restaurant serves authentic Mexican cuisine with a flavorful twist. Their menu is a fiesta of choices, featuring popular daily specials like the Carne Asada y Enchilada, tender marinated steak paired with a creamy cheese enchilada, or light lunch options such as the Light Lunch Combo consisting of tortilla soup and your choice of a classic enchilada or taco.
Appetizers steal the show, with dishes like Nachos Tejanos topped with a medley of savory ingredients that promise to delight any palate. Customers rave about the freshness of the guacamole and the excellence of the drinks, especially the customizable margaritas. The atmosphere is lively, making it the perfect spot for indulging in your favorite dishes while enjoying good company.
The attentive service here ensures your experience is as enjoyable as the meals. Come discover why Ernesto's Mexican Grill is becoming a favorite for both locals and visitors alike!
Daily Lunch Specials
Ernestos Pronto Choose Two Items Lunch
Served with rice and beans.
Ernestos Pronto Choose Three Items Lunch
Served with rice and beans.
Light Lunch Combo
A cup of tortilla soup plus your choice of a regular enchilada (cheese, chicken or beef) or a crispy taco or a tamale, served with rice and beans.
Ernestos Lunch Fajitas
Steak or chicken with sauted onions and peppers, served with the fixings and rice and beans.
Carne Asada y Enchilada
Marinated tenderloin grilled to perfection and served with one cheese enchilada, topped with ranchero sauce, served with rice, beans, guacamole and pico de gallo.
Chile Relleno
An egg-battered poblano pepper stuffed with your choice of ground beef or chicken and Monterey Jack cheese topped with ranchero sauce, served with rice and beans.
Burrito Dinner
Two homemade flour tortillas rolled to order and filled with your choice of ground beef or chicken, topped with queso, served with rice and beans
Enchiladas Tejanas
Two cheese enchiladas covered with chili sauce and topped with your choice of chicken or beef fajita meat, served with pico de gallo, rice and beans.
Amalias Plate
Hand-rolled beef or chicken al carbon taco with our famous tortilla soup, served with rice and beans.
Pollo & Crema
Hand-rolled beef or chicken al carbon taco with our famous tortilla soup, served with rice and beans.
Chimichanga
A large flour tortilla filled with cheese, ground beef or cooked pulled chicken, topped with your choice of sauce, served with rice and beans.
Tacos Too
Two flour tortillas filled with your choice of beef or chicken fajita, seasoned bell peppers and onions, served with rice and beans, pico de gallo and guacamole.
Fish Tacos
Three corn tortillas filled with grilled or fried tilapia and shredded cabbage, served with rice and beans.
Brisket Tacos
Slow cooked brisket served in two warm corn tortillas with Monterey Jack cheese and avocado wedges, served with rice and charro beans.
Pollo Belen
Grilled chicken breast topped with mushrooms and melted Monterey Jack cheese, served with rice, charro beans, vegetables and avocado salad.
Quesadillas Lupita
Three handmade flour tortillas stuffed with your choice of chicken or beef, served with guacamole, sour cream and pico de gallo.
Tilapia Filet
Grilled or fried, served with rice, avocado salad and pico de gallo.
New Amys Classic Chicken Wrap
Grilled chicken or crispy chicken with avocado, tomatoes, lettuce and Monterey cheese on a flour tortilla, served with Mexican rice on the side.
Guacamole
Made fresh throughout the day with 100% Hass avocados.
Chili Con Queso
Queso Blanco
Ernestos Fajita Nachos
Specialty nachos layered with beans and your choice of beef or chicken fajita, served with guacamole, jalapeos, pico de gallo and sour cream.
Nachos Locos
Chicken breast marinated in a chili Adobo and served on seven mini tostadas, covered with melted Monterey Jack cheese, served with pico de gallo, fresh guacamole, jalapeos and sour cream.
Flautitas
Seasoned chicken rolled in fresh corn tortilla, served with queso and fresh guacamole.
Regular Nachos
Seasoned ground beef or pulled cooked chicken, served with jalapeos and sour cream.
Stuffed Jalapeos
Six jalapeos with Monterey Jack cheese or pulled chicken, served with guacamole and ranch dressing.
Quesadillas
Large flour tortilla filled with Jack cheese, served with guacamole and sour cream.
Nachos Tejanos
A bowl of warm chips topped with refried beans, chile con queso, seasoned taco meat, sliced pickled jalapeos, shredded lettuce, pico de gallo and sour cream
Queso Mexicano
Hot, creamy chili con queso blended with ground beef, guacamole, sour cream, jalapeos and fresh pico de gallo with homemade flour tortillas.
Queso Shrimp
Hot, creamy chili con queso with sauted shrimp.
Ceviche
Fresh mixed seafood cured in citrus juice.
Canasta Tacos
Five corn tortillas stuffed with seasoned ground beef and cheese, pan fried and served with lettuce, pico de gallo and sour cream.
Lucys Triple Plate
A combination of flautitas, bean and cheese nachos and two ground beef quesadillas, served with guacamole and queso.
Taquitos de Brisket
Slow-cooked brisket and Jack cheese rolled in a fresh flour tortilla served with guacamole and chipotle avocado ranch.
Shrimp & Avocado Cocktail
Shrimp cocktail in a slightly spicy, chilled sauce of fresh pico de gallo with ripe avocado.
Appetizers
Sides
Refried Beans
Charro Beans
Black Beans
Rice
Fresh Avocado
Side Guacamole
Side Pico de Gallo
Side Cheddar Cheese
Queso
Sour Cream
Tortilla
Jalapeos
French Fries
Avocado Salad
Side Veggies
Breaded Avocado
Taco Salad
Layers of lettuce, tomatoes, beans and cheese, served in a unique flour tortilla bowl with your choice of seasoned ground beef or chicken, served with guacamole, sour cream and chili con queso.
Ernestos Salad
Iceberg lettuce, tomatoes, onions, Monterey Jack cheese and cheddar cheese topped with an 8 oz. grilled chicken breast and avocado slices.
Ensalada de la Casa
Iceberg lettuce, tomatoes and queso fresco Mexicano.
Sopa de Tortilla w chicken
A delicious traditional tortilla soup with chicken, avocado, Monterey Jack cheese and pico de gallo.
Soups & Salads
Davids Tacos
Tacos de Carne Asada
Three corn tortillas filled with marinated beef skirt steak, fresh avocado wedges, cilantro and queso fresco, served with rice and beans.
Baja Shrimp Tacos
Three corn tortillas filled with sauted shrimp in a rich chili sauce, topped with fresh avocado wedges, cilantro and queso fresco, served with rice and beans.
Tacos al Carbon
Two of our homemade flour tortillas filled with marinated beef or chicken strips, served with rice, beans, pico de gallo and guacamole.
Tacos mi Pueblo
Three street style soft corn tortillas topped with grilled fajita beef, serrano peppers and onions, served with rice, pico de gallo and guacamole, with beans.
Tacos Locos
Three warm corn tortillas filled with chicken breast and marinated in a chili adobo, served with rice, cilantro, avocado wedges and beans.
Tacos al Pastor
Three corn tortillas filled with marinated pork slowly cooked in an adobo chili, served with rice, beans, guacamole and pico de gallo.
Tacos de Carnitas
Three corn tortillas filled with pork carnitas in a savory tomatillo sauce with Jack cheese and cilantro, served with rice, beans and avocado wedges.
Ernestos Hamburger
Served with fries and avocado salad.
Chicken Fried Steak
Served with fries and avocado salad.
Amys Classic Chicken Wrap
Grilled chicken or crispy chicken with avocado, tomatoes, lettuce and Monterey cheese on a flour tortilla, served with Mexican rice and chipotle avocado ranch.
American Favorites
Platillos Tejanos
Fajitas de Ernestos Steak
Grilled, marinated and seasoned with sauted onions and bell peppers, served with guacamole, sour cream, pico de gallo, rice, refried beans and fresh flour tortillas.
Fajitas de Ernestos Shrimp
Grilled, marinated and seasoned with sauted onions and bell peppers, served with guacamole, sour cream, pico de gallo, rice, refried beans and fresh flour tortillas.
Fajitas de Ernestos Chicken and Steak
Grilled, marinated and seasoned with sauted onions and bell peppers, served with guacamole, sour cream, pico de gallo, rice, refried beans and fresh flour tortillas.
Fajitas de Ernestos Chorizo and Carnitas
Grilled, marinated and seasoned with sauted onions and bell peppers, served with guacamole, sour cream, pico de gallo, rice, refried beans and fresh flour tortillas.
Fajitas de Ernestos Chicken
Grilled, marinated and seasoned with sauted onions and bell peppers, served with guacamole, sour cream, pico de gallo, rice, refried beans and fresh flour tortillas.
Fajitas de Ernestos Veggie
Veggie for One. Grilled, marinated and seasoned with sauted onions and bell peppers, served with guacamole, sour cream, pico de gallo, rice, refried beans and fresh flour tortillas.
Enchiladas Suizas
Three enchiladas filled with slow-cooked pulled chicken, topped with freshly made tomatillo sauce, sour cream and melted Jack cheese, served with rice and beans.
El Jimador Carnitas Burrito
Large flour tortillas stuffed with spiced carnitas (pork), rice, chili con queso and pico de gallo, topped with chipotle sour cream sauce, fresh avocado wedges and queso fresco, served with charro beans.
Flautas
Slow-cooked pulled chicken, lightly fried and topped with ranchero sauce or chili con queso, served with sour cream and guacamole.
Ernestos Especial Parillada
Jumbo brochette shrimp with beef and chicken fajita, served in a hot skillet for one.
Tamales
Delicious beef stuffed tamales covered with chili con carne and topped with cheese.
Platillo Guanajuato
One chile relleno with ranchero sauce, one chicken enchilada, one cheese enchilada and one fajita taco, served with rice and beans.
Burrito Grande
12 flour tortilla filled with rice, beans, cheddar, Monterey Jack cheese and your choice of chicken or beef fajita, topped with queso, sour cream and guacamole.
Spinach Enchiladas
Two corn tortillas filled with sauted spinach and mushrooms, topped with our homemade green tomatillo sauce and sour cream, served with veggies, rice and beans.
Tex Mex Pollo Burrito
Large flour tortilla filled with shredded chicken in spicy ranchero sauce, rice, Jack cheese, and covered in creamy roasted poblano sauce, served with beans.
Choose Two Items
Served with rice and beans.
Choose Three Items
Served with rice and beans.
Pollo en Crema
Tender strips of grilled chicken sauted in a creamy poblano sauce, served with rice, charro beans, avocado and steamed vegetables.
Pollo a la Parrilla
A grilled chicken breast topped with an avocado cream sauce, served with pico de gallo, sour cream and fresh flour tortillas, served with rice and beans.
Pechuga Empanizada
A lightly battered chicken breast, pan fried and served on a bed of rice, topped with a queso cream sauce and served with rice, charro beans, avocado and steamed vegetables.
Pollo David
A chicken breast stuffed with spinach, mushrooms and Monterey Jack cheese, lightly battered and fried, topped with white wine cream sauce, served with rice, charro beans, avocado salad and steamed vegetables.
Chicken Mole y Brisket Taco
Grilled chicken breast topped with our homemade authentic mole sauce with a brisket taco, served with rice, charro beans, avocado salad and steamed vegetables
Platillo Pacifico
Marinated grilled chicken breast topped with sauted pico de gallo and mushrooms, accompanied with three shrimp, covered with melted Jack cheese and served on a bed of rice with charro beans and avocado salad.
Chicken
Seafood
Pescado Alex
Grilled tilapia served on a bed of veggies on a hot skillet and topped with seasoned spinach and mushrooms with a veggie mix, served with rice, charro beans and avocado salad.
Camarones al Mojo de Ajo
Six large shrimp grilled to perfection and smothered with garlic sauce, served with charro beans, rice, avocado salad and steamed vegetables.
Pescado al Mojo de Ajo
Grilled tilapia covered with garlic sauce and lime, served with mixed vegetables, rice, charro beans and avocado salad.
Brochetta Ahumada
Jumbo shrimp wrapped in bacon and skewered with chicken, beef and grilled veggies dusted with a Mexican teriyaki sauce, served with rice, charro beans, veggies and avocado salad.
Enchiladas de Camaron
Homemade flour tortillas filled with grilled shrimp and Monterey Jack cheese, topped with a creamy wine sauce and served with rice, charro beans, veggies and avocado salad.
Camarones Ernestos
Jumbo shrimp stuffed with Monterey Jack cheese and jalapeos then wrapped in bacon, served with rice, charro beans, veggies and avocado salad.
Steak Con Hongos
USDA prime steak grilled to perfection, covered with sauted mushrooms and melted Monterey Jack cheese, accompanied with three grilled jumbo shrimp, served with rice, charro beans and avocado salad.
Guiso de Res
Beef steak tips sauted in a delicious salsa Mexicana, served with flour tortillas, rice, beans and avocado salad.
Steak Terrenal
USDA prime steak accompanied with three jumbo brochette shrimp, served with sauted potatoes, avocado salad and chipotle sauce.
Steak Con Enchiladas
USDA prime steak grilled to perfection, served with seasoned potatoes and ranchero sauce, accompanied by two enchiladas of choice: beef, chicken or cheese.
Steak
Desserts
Fried Ice Cream
Homemade, a delicate caramel custard with a touch of Grand Marnier.
Sopapillas
Mexican pastries sprinkled with cinnamon and sugar and served with honey.
Flan
A delicate caramel custard with a touch of Grand Marnier.
Apple Pie
Served with a sizzling skillet topped with Mexican brandy sauce and served with vanilla ice cream.
Premium Tres Leches Cake
Delicious sponge cake soaked in a three milk mixture.
Chicken Fajita
Steak Fajita
Chorizo Fajita
Veggie Fajita
Carnitas Fajita
Shrimp Fajita
Tilapia Fajita
Fajitas
Enchiladas
Ground Beef Enchilada
Spinach & Mushrooms Enchilada
Pulled Chicken Enchilada
Brisket Enchilada
Cheese Enchilada
Steak Quesadilla
Shrimp Quesadilla
Veggies Quesadilla
Spinach & Mushrooms Quesadilla
Grilled Chicken Quesadilla
Brisket Quesadilla
Breaded Avocado Quesadilla
Cheese Quesadilla
Quesadillas
Tortas
Steak Torta
Carnitas Torta
Veggies Torta
Spinach & Mushrooms Torta
Grilled Chicken Torta
Brisket Torta
Refried Beans Torta
Pulled Chicken Nachos
Carnitas Nachos
Cheese Nachos
Steak Nachos
Ground Beef Nachos
Brisket Nachos
Veggies Nachos
Grilled Chicken Nachos
Nachos
Taco Salad
Pulled Chicken Taco Salad
Breaded Avocado Taco Salad
Chorizo Taco Salad
Steak Taco Salad
Shrimp Taco Salad
Ground Beef Taco Salad
Brisket Taco Salad
Veggies Taco Salad
Grilled Chicken Taco Salad
Burrito
Bowl
Burritos and Bowls
Tamales
Tomatillo Tamale
Ranchero Tamale
Sour Cream Tamale
Chile con Carne Tamale
Steak Salad
Grilled Chicken Salad
Chorizo Salad
Veggies Salad
Shrimp Salad
Pulled Chicken Salad
Brisket Salad
Ground Beef Salad
Salad
Soups
Tortilla Soup
Add chicken for an additional charge.
Coca-Cola
Jarritos
Authentic Mexican flavored drinks