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El Moderno Menu

  • Takeout Available

appetizers - aperitivos
1. Guacamole       6.50
2. Chicken Wings       4.50
3. Quesadilla choice of chicken or mushroom       4.50
4. Nachos choice of beef, chicken or vegetarian crispy corn tortillas, broiled with beans, cheese, onions, jalapenos & sour cream       6.50
5. Chalupas crispy corn tortillas layered with beans, cheese, sour cream & jalapenos       3.50
6. Tostones fried green plantains       2.50
7. Maduros fried sweet plantains       2
8. Empanadas beef or chicken       2.50
salads - ensaladas
9. House Salad - Ensalada de la Casa house mix salad with lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers & radish       3.75
10. Avocado Salad - Ensalada de Aguacate avocado salad, served on a bed of lettuce & tomatoes       5.95
11. Chicken Salad - Ensalada de Pollo grilled chicken breast on a bed of lettuce tomatoes & onions       6.50
12. Moderno Salad - Ensalada "el moderno" lettuce, tomatoes, avocado, peppers, cheese, onions, radish, olives, eggs & cucumbers       7.75
13. Taco Salad - Ensalada de Taco mixed greens, spanish olives, diced tomatoes, chili meat, cheddar cheese, scallions, taco chips, sour cream & our house salsa       6.95
14. Caesar Salad - Ensalada Cesar With Gilled Shrimps - con Camarones a la Parrilla romaine lettuce, parmesan cheese & croutons       9
mexican entrees - platos mexicanos
15. Enchiladas Suizas chicken & cheese enchiladas covered with salsa verde & topped with sour cream       9.95
16. Enchiladas choice of beef, chicken, cheese or vegetable a soft corn tortillas rolled & topped with our mild homemade red sauce & chopped lettuce on top       7.95
17. Bocados Especiales sliced steak with fried beans, cheese & onions, wrapped in a flour tortilla covered with sour cream       10.50
18. Tacos choice of beef, chicken, or vegetable, a crispy corn tortilla stuffed with cheese, onions, lettuce & tomatoes       7.95
19. Burritos choice of beef, chicken, beans or vegetable a soft flour tortilla rolled & stuffed with beans, cheese, & onions       7.95
20. Fajitas choice of beef, chicken or shrimp sautéed onions, green & red peppers, spices, guacamole & sour cream       13.95
21. Mixed Fajitas beef, chicken,& shrimp sautéed sweet onions, green and red peppers, spices, guacamole & sour cream       15.95
22. Pollo en Salsa Verde sautéed chicken breast in our mild green house salsa       9.95
23. Pollo al Mole Poblano sautéed chicken breast in our mole poblano sauce       9.95
house special - especiales de la casa & beef - carne de res
24. Churrasco "el moderno" grilled top sirloin covered with our mild homemade sauce fried eggs &sweet plantains       11.95
25. Bandeja Paisa fried pork chop & grilled steak topped with fried eggs & sweet plantains       11.95
26. Shell Steak broiled & served with sautéed onions & choice of french fries or rice & beans       14.95
27. Carne Asada tender top sirloin steak grilled & served with our house salad       10.95
28. Carne Salteada tender top sirloin steak strips sautéed with tomato, onion & peppers       10.95
29. Chuleta Frita pork chops seasoned & fried, topped with sautéed onions and green peppers       9.95
30. Chuleta Apanada breaded pork chops served with our house salad       10.95
chicken - pollo $9.95
31. Pollo a la Plancha grilled chicken breast served with our house salad      
32. Pollo Salteado chicken strips sautéed with tomato, onion & pepper      
33. Pollo a la Francesa chicken breast sautéed in white wine & lemon      
34. Pollo Apanado breaded chicken breast served with our house salad      
seafood - mariscos
35. Ceviche de Camarones steamed shrimp with red onions & lemon in a fresh tomato sauce       10.95
36. Camarones al Ajillo jumbo shrimp broiled with fresh garlic, a dash of white wine & lemon       13.95
37. Camarones en Salsa Verde broiled shrimps in our house green sauce       13.95
38. Arroz con Camarones sautéed fresh shrimp mixed with green peas, carrots & yellow rice       11.95
39. Flaunder a la Parrilla lightly seasoned filet of flounder broiled & served with sautéed vegetables of the day       12.95
40. Trucha Frita o al Horno whole brook trout broiled or fried served with our house green salad       12.95
41. Pargo Rojo Frito o al Horno red snapper broiled or fried served with our house green salad       14.95
42. Salmon Delicioso delicious salmon sautéed in a white wine with mushrooms & capers       13.95
43. Salmon en Salsa Verde broiled filet of salmon covered in our mild green house salsa       13.95
broiled beef burgers deluxe hamburguesas
44. Cheese Burger american cheese       5.50
45. El Moderno Burger fried onions, fresh mushroom, bacon & muenster cheese       6
46. Mexican Burger jalapeno, onions, peppers and cheddar cheese       6
special dishes
47. Arroz con Cangrejo sauteed real crabmeat with rice       13.95
48. Portobello Mushroom Fajitas grilled portobello with peppers, spices, guacamole & sour cream       13.95
49. Shrimp Burrito shrimps on a soft flour tortilla rolled & stuffed with beans, rice cheese, onions & topped with sour cream & lettuce       9
50. Picada serving for 4 people, fried green plantains, french fries, strips of steak, chicken, pork & sausage       25
brunch $10
Eggs Florentine poached eggs, creamed spinach on an english muffin and hollandaise sauce      
Eggs Benedict poached eggs and canadian bacon on an english muffin with hollandaise sauce      
Huevos Rancheros eggs over easy on a corn tortilla with pico de gallo and cotija cheese with rice and beans      
Free Style Eggs three eggs, any style, served with home fries, toast and your choice of canadian bacon or chorizo      
Mexican Omelette tasty jalapeños, onions, cheese and tomatoes served with home fries and toast      
Western Omelette a mixture of green peppers, onions, ham and cheese. served with home fries and toast      
Moderno Omelette your choice of three fillings cheese, tomatoes, onions, mushrooms, peppers, bacon, spinach, ham. served with home fries and toast      
fruit shakes & batidos
Fruit Shakes & Batidos       3
Sodas: Jarritos     can 1.50   btl 2
Coffee & Tea       1.50
specialty of the house
Regular or Flavored Margarita      
Pina Colada      
Sangria      
Wine (red & white)      
beers
Corona      
Negra modelo, Special      
2Xx      
Pacifico      
Heineken      
Budweiser      
Light Beers      
cocktails
Cosmopolitan      
Long Island Ice Tea      
Martini      
Mojito      
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