Sometimes the greatest wrapped reward is a burrito.
So treat yourself right and go try some of the most delicious dishes around at these Mexican restaurants and taquerias in El Dorado Hills.
La Cascada Restaurante & Cantina
Get quality and traditional Mexican food at La Cascada.
The restaurant’s family recipes are passed from generations and include a wide variety of seafood, steak and chicken dishes.
All combination plates come with refried, black or rancho beans and Mexican or cilantro rice. Combination plate options feature enchiladas, chalupas, tacos, tamales, tostadas, chimichangas, burritos, chile rellenos, quesadillas and more.
One of La Cascada Restaurante & Cantina’s signature burritos is the burrito de mar stuffed with sauteed shrimp, scallops, fish, salsa de Mazatlán, rice and beans inside a grande flour tortilla.
If you go for dinner, try the family favorites for a can’t-miss Mexican cuisine experience. Choose from the molcajete, pork carnitas, Mexico City tacos or the tres amigos, a plate with chile Colorado, chile verde, chile relleno, Mexican rice and refried beans.
Welcome to taco heaven. Whether you like a classic carne asada taco dish or something a little more adventurous like chorizo (Mexican sausage) nachos, you’ll find it here.
For salsa lovers, the salsa bar is well stocked with your go-to green, red, pico de gallo or mild salsas. So don’t forget to bring some home for your order of carnitas or chicken enchiladas.
The authentic flavors are well represented on this taqueria’s menu, which includes sopes, flautas, chile relleno, tamales, fajitas and so much more.
New at Chando’s is the brunch menu. Try the chilaquiles, crunchy tortilla chips tossed in salsa with eggs, refried beans, lime crema, queso fresco, pickled red onions and cilantro. Or, you might go for the huevos rancheros, which is another favorite that comes with corn tortillas, Monterey jack, avocado, fried egg, fresh pico de gallo and black beans.
Have your tacos any way at Chando’s, which serves a large inventory of protein, such as asada, pollo, carnitas, buche, fish, birria, chorizo, cabeza, tripa, lengua and more. Each order of three tacos comes with fresh cilantro, onions, creamy guacamole and tangy salsa.
The Chando’s nachos are made with house-made chips, choice of meat, nacho cheese, cilantro, onion, guacamole, salsa, sour cream and pico de gallo. Another customer choice is the enchiladas poblanas with fried corn tortillas, sweet and spicy mole sauce filled with queso fresco, crema, pickled onion and queso cotija on top.