El Palenque

Cuisines: Mexican

Address: 2518 Harrison St, Batesville, AR 72501, USA

Lunch Menu

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Lunch Specialties

  • Fajitas

    We use our special recipe to cook tender strips of marinated chicken breast or beef skirt steak. served with sauteed onions, bell peppers, tomatoes along with tortillas. Garnished with lettuce, guacamole, sour cream & pico de gallo.
  • Chimichanga

    Flour tortilla stuffed with your choice of ground beef or chicken, then deep fried to a golden brown, then topped with cheese sauce. Served with rice, beans, lettuce, sour cream, guacamole & pico de gallo.
  • Burrito El Palenque

    A large flour tortilla stuffed with your choice of seasoned ground beef or chicken. Topped with lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream and shredded cheese. Served with rice and beans.
  • Taquitos Mexicanos

    Two corn tortillas filled with your choice of beef or chicken, deep fried to a golden brown and topped with our special sauce. Served with rice, beans, lettuce, sour cream, guacamole & pico de gallo.
  • Speedy Gonzales

    One taco, one enchilada, choice of rice or beans.
  • Taco Salad Fajitas

    A crisp flour tortilla shell stuffed with your choice of marinated chicken, beef skirt steak, or a combination of both, along with cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, guacamole and sour cream.
  • Taco Salad

    A crisp flour tortilla shell stuffed with lettuce and topped with your choice of seasoned ground beef or chicken, along with tomatoes, cheese, guacamole and sour cream.
  • Monterrey Ham Flautas

    Two flour tortillas filled with ham, deep fried to a golden brown and topped with cheese sauce. Served with rice, beans & salad.
  • Chile Poblano Relleno

    Whole poblano pepper stuffed with monterrey jack cheese, egg battered and deep fried. Topped with traditional red sauce. Served with rice and beans.
  • Taco Asada

    One soft flour tortilla stuffed with grilled chicken or steak, topped with lettuce and cheese. Served with rice and beans.
  • Quesadilla El Palenque

    Flour tortilla grilled and stuffed with cheese along with your choice of chicken or steak. Served with rice and beans.
  • Quesadilla

    Flour tortilla stuffed with cheese, along with your choice of chicken or ground beef.
  • Pollo Loco Lunch

    Your pollo (chicken) specially the way you like it. Choose from palenque, chihuhua, tampiqueno, ranchero or mexicano. Served along with rice, beans and tortillas. Garnished with lettuce, sour cream, guacamole and pico de gallo.
  • Huevos Rancheros

    Two scrambled eggs topped with "ranchero" sauce. Served with rice, beans and tortillas.
  • Huevos Con Chorizo

    Two scrambled eggs, mixed with chorizo (mexican sausage). Served with rice, beans and tortillas.
  • Special Lunch No. 1

    One chile poblano relleno, one taco, beans & guacamole salad.
  • Special Lunch No. 2

    One burrito, mexican rice & refried beans.
  • Special Lunch No. 3

    One bean burrito, one cheese enchilada & rice.
  • Special Lunch No. 4

    One beef burrito, one beef taco & mexican rice.
  • Special Lunch No. 5

    One chicken quesadilla, one beef enchilada & rice.
  • Special Lunch No. 6

    One beef or chicken burrito topped with cheese, lettuce, tomatoes and sour cream.
  • Extress Lunch

    Served with chips & salsa and rice & beans.

Menu

Appetizers

  • Quesadilla Cheese

  • Homemade Mexican Chili with Beans

  • Nachos with Cheese

  • Nachos with Beans

  • Nachos with Beef & Beans

  • Nachos with Beef

  • Nachos with Chicken

  • Nachos El Palenque

    Cheese nachos with assorted toppings of seasoned ground beef & chopped chicken, along with beans, lettuce, tomatoes and sour cream.
  • Queso Fundido

    Chorizo (mexican sausage) with melted cheese. Served on a skillet with onions, bell peppers & tomatoes.
  • El Palenque Sampler

    One beef taquito, one chicken taquito, one chicken quesadilla, and one beef quesadilla along with lettuce, tomatoes, guacamole and sour cream.
  • Cheesy Fries

    French fries topped with your choice of chicken or steak, bacon bits & cheese sauce.
  • Nachos Mexicanos

    Cheese nachos topped with fajita style chicken, beef, or mix along with bell peppers, onions & tomatoes.
  • Cielo, Mar Y Tierra

    This delicious dish is filled with grilled shrimp, beef & chicken and smothered with cheese sauce.

Dips

  • Guacamole Dip

  • Cheese Dip

  • Bean Dip

Salads

  • Tossed Salad

  • Guacamole Salad

  • Taco Salad

    Crispy flour tortilla shell filled with lettuce, cheese, and your choice of chicken or beef, topped with tomatoes, beans, sour cream and guacamole.
  • Fiesta Salad

    Mixed salad topped with grilled pineapples, cherry tomatoes & grilled chicken breast.
  • Fajita Taco Salad

    Crispy flour tortilla shell filled with lettuce, cheese, and your choice of fajita style chicken, beef or both, topped with tomatoes, beans, sour cream and guacamole.
  • Shrimp Fajita Taco Salad

    Crispy flour tortilla shell filled with lettuce, cheese, grilled shrimp along with tomatoes, beans, sour cream and guacamole.

A La Carte

  • Beef Hard Taco

  • Chicken Hard Taco

  • Beef Soft Taco

  • Chicken Soft Taco

  • Taco (Shredded Beef)

  • Beef Enchiladas

  • Tamale

  • Chicken Enchiladas

  • Taco Asada

  • Cheese Enchiladas

  • Bean Burrito

  • Chile Poblano

  • Beef Burrito

  • Beef Chimichanga

  • Chicken Chimichanga

  • Chicken Burrito

  • Chalupa

  • Tostadas (Beef)

  • Fajita Chimichanga

  • Quesadilla Fajita

  • Shrimp Chimichanga

  • Quesadilla Shrimp

Seafood

  • Seafood Nachos

    Fresh nacho chips, topped with cheese, grilled shrimp, scallops and crab meat. Presented with onions & bell peppers.
  • Shrimp Nachos

    Fresh nacho chips, topped with cheese and grilled shrimp. Presented with onions & bell peppers.
  • Filete Mexicano

    Delicious talapia fish fillet served with rice, guacamole salad, pico de gallo and your choice of flour or corn tortillas.
  • Shrimp Cocktail

    Steamed shrimp sauteed with onions, cilantro and tomatoes. Served in its own juice with sliced avocado along with saltine crackers.
  • Camarones El Palenque

    Shrimp with spinach and mushrooms, covered with our house special cheese sauce, comes with rice & beans. Served with guacamole salad & pico de gallo.
  • Camarones A La Diabla

    Spicy shrimp cooked in our special sauce served with rice, salad, sliced avocado, onions & tomatoes.
  • Camarones El Ajillo

    Garlic sauteed shrimp, served with rice, salad, sliced avocado, onions & tomatoes.
  • Seafood Combo

    Grilled tilapia & shrimp, served with rice and garnished with lettuce, slices of avocado, tomatoes and sliced jalapenos.

Fajitas

  • Fajitas

  • Fajitas Chihuahua

    Beef, chicken, bacon & shrimp.
  • Fajitas Shrimp & Chicken

  • Fajitas Jalisco

    Beef, chicken & shrimp.
  • El Palenque Parrilla

    Strips of marinated chicken, beef ribs, shrimp & mexican sausage.
  • Seafood Fajitas

    Grilled shrimp, scallops & crab meat, cooked with bell peppers and onions. Served with rice and beans. Garnished with lettuce, sour cream, guacamole, pico de gallo & tortillas.
  • Fajitas Shrimp

Chicken

  • Ranchero Special

    Grilled chicken, shrimp or mix. Served on top of a bed of rice, along with sauteed bell peppers, onions and tomatoes along with special cheese sauce.
  • Quail

    Grilled and specially prepared on a skillet, comes with rice, beans & salad on the side.
  • Pollo Mexicano

    Grilled boneless chicken breast topped with onions, tomatoes and bell peppers. Served with rice, beans & tortillas. Garnished with lettuce, guacamole, sour cream & pico de gallo.
  • Pollo El Palenque

    Grilled boneless chicken breast topped with cheese sauce. Served with rice, beans & tortillas. Garnished with lettuce, guacamole, sour cream & pico de gallo.
  • Pollo Tapatio

    Grilled boneless chicken breast topped with bacon, mushrooms & cheese sauce. Served with rice, beans & tortillas. Garnished with lettuce, guacamole, sour cream & pico de gallo.
  • Pollo Ranchero

    Grilled boneless chicken breast topped with ranchero sauce. Served with rice, beans & tortillas. Garnished with lettuce, guacamole, sour cream & pico de gallo.
  • Pollo Chihuahua

    Grilled boneless chicken breast topped with sliced ham and cheese sauce. Served with rice, beans & tortillas. Garnished with lettuce, guacamole, sour cream & pico de gallo.
  • Pollo Adobado

    Slices of prime chicken breast, grilled with special homemade recipe, sour cream, cheese sauce & spinach. Served with rice, beans & tortillas. Garnished with lettuce, guacamole, sour cream & pico de gallo.
  • Pollo Tampiqueno

    Grilled boneless chicken breast. Served with rice, beans & tortillas. Garnished with lettuce, guacamole, sour cream & pico de gallo.
  • Pollo Karely

    Grilled boneless chicken breast cooked with chorizo (mexican sausage), mushrooms, onions & cheese. Served with rice, beans, salad & tortillas.
  • Pollo Hawaiiano

    Grilled chicken topped with cheese sauce, shrimp and diced pineapple. served with rice, beans & tortillas. Garnished with lettuce, guacamole, sour cream & pico de gallo.
  • Pollo Y Camaron

    Grilled boneless chicken breast topped with shrimp, along with onions, tomatoes & bell peppers. Served with rice, beans & tortillas. Garnished with lettuce, guacamole, sour cream & pico de gallo.

Steaks

  • Carne Asada

    Thin beef steak cooked with onions. Served with rice, beans, lettuce, guacamole, sour cream and pico de gallo.
  • Steak El Palenque

    T-bone steak, topped with cheese sauce, served with rice, beans & tortillas. Garnished with lettuce, guacamole, sour cream and pico de gallo.
  • Beef Steak Ranchero

    T-bone steak, topped with special "ranchero" sauce, served with rice, beans & tortillas. Garnished with lettuce, guacamole, sour cream and pico de gallo.
  • Steak Mexicano

    T-bone steak, topped with grilled onions, tomatoes and bell peppers, served with rice, beans & tortillas. Garnished with lettuce, guacamole, sour cream and pico de gallo.
  • Steak Charro

    T-bone steak, topped with bacon, mushrooms and onions, served with rice, beans & tortillas. Garnished with lettuce, guacamole, sour cream and pico de gallo.
  • Steak and Shrimp

    T-bone steak, topped with grilled shrimp, onions, bell peppers and tomatoes, served with rice, beans & tortillas. Garnished with lettuce, guacamole, sour cream and pico de gallo.
  • Beef Steak Tampiquena

    T-bone steak, served with rice, beans & tortillas. Garnished with lettuce, guacamole, sour cream and pico de gallo.

Enchiladas

  • Yolanda's

    Three chicken enchiladas topped with cheese sauce and served with rice.
  • Enchiladas Rancheras

    Three cheese enchiladas topped with shredded beef, along with tomatoes, onions, bell peppers and enchilada sauce. Served with guacamole salad.
  • Enchiladas Mexicanas

    One beef enchilada topped with red sauce, one cheese enchilada topped with cheese sauce & one chicken enchilada topped with green tomatillo sauce. Served with rice & beans.
  • Mel's Enchiladas

    Three beef enchiladas topped with cheese sauce and served with rice.
  • Enchiladas Verdes

    Three enchiladas, one beef, one chicken and one cheese, topped with cheese and green sauce. Served with your choice of rice or beans.
  • Enchiladas Supremas

    Four enchiladas, one beef, one chicken, one cheese and one bean. Topped with enchilada sauce & cheese, served with lettuce, tomatoes & sour cream.
  • Enchiladas Tipicas

    Three cheese enchiladas topped with grilled chicken and cheese sauce. Served along with sour cream, lettuce and tomatoes.

Burritos

  • Burrito Mexicano

    Flour tortilla stuffed with shredded beef, sauteed with tomatoes, onions & bell peppers. Topped with cheese, lettuce, tomatoes and guacamole.
  • Burritos Deluxe

    Two flour tortillas stuffed with chicken & beans and topped with cheese. Served with lettuce, tomatoes, special sauce and sour cream.
  • Burrito El Palenque

    Large flour tortilla filled with seasoned ground beef or chicken. Served with rice & beans. Garnished with lettuce, sour cream & tomatoes.
  • Burrito Grande

    One jumbo flour tortilla filled with your choice of chicken or steak, rice beans, sour cream, guacamole & pico de gallo.
  • Burrito Loco

    One jumbo flour tortilla filled with your choice of steak, chicken or both. Topped with cheese sauce. Served with lettuce, sour cream, guacamole & pico del gallo.
  • Burritos Leon

    Two flour tortillas filled with your choice of sliced grilled chicken or steak. Topped with green and cheese sauce. Served with rice.
  • Guadalajara

    One chicken burrito & one chicken enchilada. Served with lettuce, sour cream, guacamole & pico de gallo.

Specialties El Palenque

  • Quesadilla Rellena

    Flour tortilla stuffed with your choice of beef or chicken along with beans. Served with lettuce, guacamole, sour cream and rice.
  • Taquitos Mexicanos

    Four rolled corn tortillas, stuffed with beef or chicken. Served with lettuce, guacamole, sour cream & tomatoes.
  • Fajitas Quesadilla Rellena

    Flour tortilla stuffed with your choice of fajita style beef or chicken, along with bell peppers & onions. Served with lettuce, guacamole, sour cream and rice.
  • Monterrey Ham Flautas

    Two flour tortillas filled with ham, deep fried, topped with cheese sauce. Served with rice, beans & salad.
  • Chimichanga

    Tortilla stuffed with your choice of chicken or beef, deep fried to a golden brown, topped with cheese sauce. Served with lettuce, sour cream, guacamole, pico de gallo, along with rice & beans.
  • Tamales El Palenque

    Three tamales stuffed with ground beef and covered with cheese sauce. Topped with lettuce, tomatoes & sour cream.
  • Shrimp Chimichanga

    Flour tortilla stuffed with shrimp, onions, bell peppers & tomatoes, deep fried to a golden brown, topped with cheese sauce. Served with lettuce, sour cream, guacamole, pico de gallo, along with rice & beans.
  • Chile Colorado

    Choice of chicken or beef chunks cooked in red chili sauce. Served with rice, beans & tortillas.
  • Chile Verde

    Choice of chicken or beef chunks cooked in green tomatillo sauce. Served with rice, beans & tortillas.
  • Baked Potato

    Baked potato with butter, topped with fajita meat (beef, chicken or mix), bacon & cheese sauce. Garnished with lettuce, diced tomatoes, sour cream & shredded cheese, vegetables & rice.
  • 4 Tacos De Carne Asada

    4 soft tacos stuffed with sliced steak, pico de gallo and special sauce. Served with an order of refried beans.
  • Carnitas

    Pork tips, served with rice, beans, salad & tortillas.
  • Milaneza

    Choice of breaded steak or chicken, served with rice, beans & tortillas. Garnished with lettuce, guacamole, sour cream & pico de gallo.

Vegetarian Combinations

  • Two Bean Burritos with Nacho Cheese

  • Veggie Quesadilla

    Flour tortilla grilled with butter, filled with cheese, mushrooms & spinach. Served with rice.
  • One Chalupa, One Cheese Enchilada and Refried Beans

  • One Poblano Pepper Stuffed with Monterrey Jack Cheese, One Bean Burrito, Rice and Beans

  • One Bean Burrito, One Quesadilla and One Chalupa

  • One Bean Burrito, One Cheese Enchilada, One Bean Tostada and Nacho Cheese

  • Veggie Fajitas

    Sliced mushrooms, bell peppers, onions, tomatoes and zucchini. Served with rice and beans, pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole, lettuce and tortillas.

On the Side

  • 3 Tortillas

  • Green Sauce

  • Sour Cream

  • Pico De Gallo

  • Hot Sauce

  • Pickled Jalapenos

  • Onions

  • Jalapenos

  • Grilled Jalapenos

  • Avocado Slices

  • Grated Cheese

  • Refried Beans

  • Mexican Rice

  • French Fries

  • Chorizo

  • Sopapillas

  • Large Salsa

  • Guacamole

  • Large Cheese Dip

Dinner Menu

Specialties El Palenque - Dinner

  • Chiles Poblanos Rellenos Dinner

    Two whole poblano peppers stuffed with monterrey jack cheese, egg battered and topped with traditional red sauce. Served with rice, beans & tortillas.
  • Special Dinner

    Chalupa, taco, chile relleno, tamale, enchilada all served with mexican rice and refried beans.

Combination Dinner

  • Make Your Own Combination

    Pick any 2 items! Served with rice & beans.

Kids Menu

Kids Menu

  • Burrito

    Served with rice & beans.
  • Enchilada

    Served with rice & beans.
  • Cheeseburger

    Served with french fries.
  • Order of Nachos

    Choice of beef or chicken.
  • Cheese Quesadilla

    Served with rice & beans.
  • Chicken Strips

    Served with french fries.
  • Chicken Nuggets

    Served with french fries.
  • Chimichanga

    Served with rice & beans.
  • Child's Pollo Loco El Palenque

    Boneless chicken breast topped with cheese sauce. Served with rice & beans.