El Amate Restaurant Menu (Update 2025)

Welcome to El Amate Restaurant, where flavor meets authenticity! Nestled in Colesville, MD, this culinary gem offers a vibrant menu that promises a delightful dining experience. Guests rave about the fresh ingredients and generous portions, making every meal a celebration of taste.

  • Must-try dishes: Indulge in the mouthwatering Caldo de Carne, brimming with tender beef ribs and vegetables.
  • Taco selection: Choose between handmade or street-style tortillas paired with a variety of fillings.
  • Signature favorites: Don't miss the Beef Nacho Supreme, renowned for its generous portions and bold seasoning.

The restaurant’s warm atmosphere combined with attentive service ensures that every visit is memorable. With positive testimonials highlighting exceptional customer care and delicious food, it’s clear that El Amate has mastered the art of true hospitality. Make sure to stop by for an unforgettable meal!

Appetizers

Vuelve A La Vida

Mixed ceviche: baby shrimps, calamari and fish. Cooked in lime juice.

US$16.78

Pizza Birria

US$26.23

Cocktail De Camarones

US$17.83

Quesadilla Special

A flour tortilla filled with grilled chicken or beef and melted cheese. Served with guacamole and sour cream.

US$12.58

Quesabirria

US$16.78

Calamari Frito

US$12.58

Buffalo Wings (8 Wings)

US$13.63

Taquitos

Shredded beef rolled in a fried corn tortilla. Served with tomato, sliced jalapeno, guacamole and sour cream.

US$11.53

Nachos Supreme

Corn chips covered with refried beans, enchilada sauce, shredded beef, mozzarella and Cheddar cheese. Served with guacamole, sour cream, tomato and sliced jalapeno.

US$11.53

Crab And Shrimp Quesadilla

US$15.73

Guacamole Dip

US$7.33

Nachos "El Amate"

Corn chips covered with refried beans, mozzarella cheese, grilled chicken or beef. Served with guacamole, Pico de gallo and sour cream.

US$13.63

Alex Special (Appetizer Samples)

Pupusa, taquito, yucca, chicharron y quesadilla.

US$17.83

Mario's Platter

Beef and cheese enchiladas, covered with sauce and Cheddar cheese. Served with a beef taco, rice and beans.

US$15.73

Enchilada Monterey

Corn tortilla stuffed with cheese, covered with ranchera sauce and topped with melted cheese. Served with rice and beans.

US$12.58

Crab And Shrimp Enchilada

Baby shrimps and crabmeat sauteed in garlic butter, rolled in a flour tortilla and covered w/ our ranchera sauce. Served with rice and beans.

US$16.78

Trios Enchiladas

Chicken, cheese and beef enchiladas. Served with rice and beans.

US$14.68

Enchiladas Super De Pollo

Delicious corn tortilla stuffed with a chunk of tender chicken, rolled and topped with enchilada sauce, melted cheese, garnished with sliced avocados and sour cream. Served with rice and beans.

US$14.68

Beef Enchiladas

Corn tortilla stuffed with shredded beef, covered with ranchera sauce and topped with melted cheese. Served with rice and beans.

US$14.68

Enchiladas

Antojitos Salvadorenos

El Tipico

Una pupusa, huevos, platano, frijoles, aguacate y crema.

US$15.73

Pupusas

Mixed, cheese, bean or loroco.

US$3.13

Tamal De Pollo / Chicken Tamale

US$3.13

Platano Frito, Frijoles Y Crema

US$8.38

Edwin Guanaco

Para saborear nuestra comida tipica salvadorena. Huevo con carne, frijoles, tamal de pollo, platano y crema.

US$15.73

Tamal De Elote / (Corn Tamale)

US$4.18

Pupusa De Birria

US$4.20

Yucca Con Chicharron

US$10.48

Flan

US$2.99

Empanada De Platano

US$3.99

Tres Leches

US$6.99

Nuegados Con Chilate

US$7.35

Nuegados

US$6.30

Desserts

Platillos Mixtos Y Tacos

Tacos De Chorizo

US$16.78

Camarones A La Crema

Sauteed jumbo shrimps and vegetables in cream sauce. Served with rice and refried beans.

US$20.98

Tacos De Carnitas De Cerdo / Pork Tacos

US$16.78

Lomo Saltado

Beef strips sauteed with vegetables and french fries. Served with rice and refried beans.

US$18.88

Lengua Guisada

Stew cow tongue; served with rice, refried beans and salad.

US$18.88

Camarones Entomatados

Shrimps sauteed with tomatoes. Served with rice, beans and salad.

US$20.98

Tacos De Birria

US$18.88

Salmon Brochette

Salmon fillet stuffed with crab meat; served with shrimps brochette, rice and vegetables.

US$29.38

Tacos Mexicanos

US$16.78

Tacos De Lengua / Beef Tongue Tacos

US$16.78

Tacos De Camarones

Shrimps Tacos

US$18.88

Pollo A La Crema

Grilled chicken breast and vegetables sauteed in cream sauce. Served with rice and refried beans.

US$18.88

Tacos Al Carbon

US$16.78

Camarones A La Plancha

Grilled jumbo shrimps; served with rice, refried beans and salad.

US$20.98

Sour Cream

US$2.99

Yucca Or French Fries

US$3.99

Platanos

US$3.99

Guacamole

US$3.99

Chips & Guacamole

US$6.28

1. Taco De C Amarones

US$6.28

Extra Eggs

US$2.62

1. Taco De Pollo

US$4.72

Extra Shrimps Brochette

US$4.18

Rice

US$2.08

Chorizo

US$4.18

Shredded Cheese

US$2.08

Fajita De Pollo Extra

US$11.53

1. Taco De Chorizo

US$4.72

Salsa De La Casa

US$2.08

Platano Side

US$4.18

2. Tacos De Lengua

US$9.43

Carne De Fajita Extra

US$13.63

Mixed Vegetables

US$7.33

French Fries

US$4.18

Extra Jalapeno

US$1.03

Consome De Birria

US$6.30

Beans - Charro/Refried

US$2.08

Avocado

US$3.13

1. Taco De Carnitas De Cerdo

US$4.72

Lobster Tail

US$23.08

1. Taco De Carne

US$4.72

Extra Onions

US$3.13

Chips & Salsa

US$5.23

Papas Locas

US$7.33

Yuca

US$4.18

Repollo/Curtido Extra

US$2.08

Pico De Gallo Extra

US$2.08

Tortilla De Maiz

US$0.78

Dressing

US$2.08

Flour Tortilla

US$1.05

Extra Shrimps

US$3.13

Queso Salvadoreno

US$3.13

Cilantro Y Cebolla Picada

US$2.08

Side Orders

Soft Drinks

Fountain Orange Soda

US$3.15

Bottle Water

US$3.15

Raspberry Sweet Tea

US$3.15

Fountain Ginger Ale

US$3.15

Tamarindo

US$3.67

Can Coke

The cold, refreshing, sparkling classic that America loves.

US$3.67

Tamarindo Grande

US$6.82

Can Sprite

The cold, refreshing flavors of lemon and lime, perfectly blended.

US$3.67

Perrier Preparada

US$8.38

Perrier

US$4.72

Red Bull

US$6.28

Fresco De Ensalada Grande

US$8.92

Fountain Lemonade

US$3.15

Fresh Squeezed Lemonade Large

US$8.38

Fountain Diet Coke

A crisp, refreshing taste you know and love with zero calories.

US$3.15

Coffee

US$3.15

Fountain Sprite

The cold, refreshing flavors of lemon and lime, perfectly blended.

US$3.15

Clamato

US$4.72

Horchata Grande

US$6.82

Cranberry Juice

US$3.67

Fresco De Ensalada

US$5.25

Michelada Sin Alcohol

US$9.43

Orange Juice

US$4.18

Apple Juice

US$3.67

Horchata

US$3.67

Fresh Squeezed Lemonada

US$6.28

Clamato Preparado

US$6.30

Maranon Grande

US$6.82

Fountain Coke

The cold, refreshing, sparkling classic that America loves.

US$3.15

Maranon

US$3.67

Ensalada Mixta

US$6.28

Fajita Salad

Grilled chicken or beef; served over iceberg lettuce, tomatoes, onions, avocado, cucumbers and dressing.

US$13.63

House Salad

US$5.23

Salads

Burritos Y Chimichangas

Crab And Shrimps Chimichanga

Served with rice and beans.

US$16.78

Chicken Or Beef Chimichanga

Large flour tortilla filled with a good portion of beef, beans and cheese, rolled and fried. Served with sour cream and guacamole.

US$14.68

Twins Burritos

Two burritos, one filled with chicken and the other one filled with beef; topped with enchilada sauce and melted cheese. Served with rice and beans.

US$14.68

Santa Fe Burrito

Chunk of steak portion rolled in a flour tortilla; topped with home made enchilada sauce and melted cheese. Served with rice and beans.

US$15.73

Birria Burrito

US$16.78

Chicken Or Beef Burrito

Shredded chicken or beef rolled in a flour tortilla; topped with fresh enchilada sauce and melted cheese. Served with rice and beans.

US$14.68

Farms Platter

Chicken tamale and chicken enchilada; covered with melted cheese. Served with a taco al carbon, rice and beans.

US$15.73

Plato Gordo (For Two People)

Beef and chicken fajitas, costillas (pork ribs), camarones (shrimps). Served with rice, beans, pico de gallo, guacamole and our fresh or flour tortillas. Only served for two or four people. (No exceptions) (no excepciones).

US$51.43

Plato Estrella (For Four People)

Chicken, beef, pork ribs, grilled shrimps, shrimps brochette, a whole stuffed lobster, lobster tails, fried fish, fried yucca, rice, beans, pico de gallo, guacamole and fresh or flour tortillas.

US$163.78

Baleadas De Pollo Y Carne

Tortilla filled with refried beans, sour cream, grated cheese, scramble eggs, avocado slices, chicken and steak.

US$15.74

Baleadas Regulares

Tortilla filled with refried beans, sour cream, grated cheese, scramble eggs and avocado slices.

US$10.49

Plato Gordo (For Four People)

US$92.38

Baleadas De Carne

Tortilla filled with refried beans, sour cream, grated cheese, scramble eggs, avocado slices and steak.

US$15.74

Baleadas De Chorizo

Tortilla filled with refried beans, sour cream, grated cheese, scramble eggs, avocado slices and chorizo.

US$14.69

Baleadas De Pollo

Tortilla filled with refried beans, sour cream, grated cheese, scramble eggs, avocado slices and chicken.

US$14.69

Plato Estrella (Four Six People)

Chicken, beef, pork ribs, grilled shrimps, shrimps brochette, a whole stuffed lobster, lobster tails, fried fish, fried yucca, rice, beans, pico de gallo, guacamole and fresh or flour tortillas.

US$221.53

Baleadas Sencillas

Tortilla filled with refried beans, sour cream and grated cheese.

US$8.39

Specialties

Platillos Mixtos a La Parrilla

Carne Con Camarones

Grilled marinated N.Y. Strip, sauteed jumbo shrimps. Served with rice, refried beans and salad.

US$23.08

Steak A La Salvadorena

Grilled N.Y. Strip; served with rice, refried beans and salad.

US$20.98

Bistec Encebollado

N.Y. Steak sauteed with onions, enchilada sauce. Served with rice, refried beans and salad.

US$22.03

Bistec A Caballo

Grilled N.Y. Strip; served with two eggs over the steak, rice, refried beans and salad.

US$23.08

Pollo Encebollado

Chicken breast sauteed with garlic butter, onions, green bell peppers and tomatoes. Served with rice, refried beans and salad.

US$18.88

T.B Steak

T-bone steak marinated and grilled. Served with rice, refried beans and salad.

US$24.13

Plato "El Amate"

Shrimps brochette, mixed fajitas: chicken and beef. Served with Pico de gallo and guacamole.

US$23.08

Plato Morelos

Costillas (pork ribs), chicken and beef fajitas.

US$22.03

Plato Especial Picadera #3

US$89.23

Camarones Brochette

Jumbo shrimps stuffed with jalapeno and Monterey Jack cheese, wrapped with bacon. Served with guacamole and Pico de gallo.

US$23.08

Veggie Fajitas

Sauteed vegetables: broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, tomatoes, green bell peppers and onions. Served with guacamole and pico de gallo.

US$16.78

Costillas De Puerco / Pork Ribs

US$20.98

Fajitas Al Carbon

Chicken, beef or mixed fajitas. Served with Pico de gallo and guacamole.

US$19.93

Plato San Luis

Seasoned, grilled shrimps and fajitas; chicken, beef or mixed.

US$22.03

Plato Especial Picadera #1

US$30.43

Plato Especial Picadera #2

US$49.33

Pollo Asado

Grilled chicken breast; served with Pico de gallo and guacamole.

US$18.88

El Amate Specials

Lunch Special - Monday to Friday

3. Enchilada And Crispy Taco

(Served with rice and beans).

US$9.99

2. Cheese Quesadilla

US$8.99

12. California Burrito

Burrito stuffed with chicken, beef, rice and refried beans. Served with guacamole and Pico de gallo.

US$9.99

1. Tortilla Soup & Taco Al Carbon

Tortilla soup, a beef or chicken taco, Pico de gallo, guacamole, rice and charro beans.

US$9.99

4. Spinach Quesadilla

A flour tortilla filled with melted cheese and chopped spinach. Served with guacamole, sliced jalapenos and sour cream.

US$8.99

11. Grilled Chicken Salad

Served with iceberg lettuce, tomatoes and cucumber.

US$8.99

5. Pollo Primavera

Grilled chicken breast covered with sauteed vegetables and mozzarella cheese. Served with rice and beans.

US$13.99

10. Crispy Taco Platter

Three crispy tacos; served with rice and charro beans.

US$9.99

8. Taco Salad

Tortilla shell filled with shredded beef or chicken, tossed salad, cheese, Pico de gallo, guacamole and house dressing.

US$9.99

6. Veggie Burrito

A flour tortilla stuffed with beans, sauteed vegetables, topped with ranchera sauce and melted cheese. Served with rice and sour cream.

US$8.99

9. Fajitas Fiestas

Shrimps, chicken and beef fajitas, sauteed with ranchera sauce. Served with Pico de gallo guacamole, rice, charro beans and flour tortillas.

US$15.99

7. Baby Shrimps Fajitas

US$13.99

Sopa De Mondongo

Tripe soup, cow feet, yucca, corn cob, plantain and carrots.

US$16.99

Mariscada

Mixed shell seafood clams, mussels, shrimps and lobster tail.

US$27.99

Sopa De Camarones / Shrimps Soup

US$17.99

Sopa De Gallina / Fowl Soup

Served with rice and salad.

US$16.99

Sopa De Res

Beef soup with yucca, carrots, plantain, and cabbage.

US$16.99

Sopa De Mariscos

Seafood soup with shrimps, clams, fish, mussels and crab.

US$21.99

Sopa Del Dia

Plato Gordo Para 2 Y 4 Personas

Beef and chicken fajitas, costillas (pork ribs), camarones (shrimps). Served with rice, beans, pico de gallo, guacamole and our fresh or flour tortillas. Only served for two or four people. (No exceptions) (no excepciones).

US$48.99