Coffee & Cafemexican restaurant
El Charro Café Downtown
El Presidio, Tucson
“Long-standing Mexican cafe with a colorful vibe offering a menu of Sonoran-style fare.”
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El Charro Café Downtown Dietary Guide
Programmatic allergen analysis and menu breakdown
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Important Health & Safety Notice
This dietary guide is generated programmatically by analyzing dish names, descriptions, and common culinary ingredients. If you have severe celiac disease, life-threatening food allergies, or specific medical needs, please confirm with the kitchen staff before ordering. Cross-contamination can occur in shared kitchen environments.
🌾 Gluten-Free Options (44 matches)
Dishes containing no gluten or wheat ingredients.
Aperitivos
The Tasteside Guacamole 17.95 made fresh tableside with hass avocados and choice of presentation ingredients, served with chips 11.95 (2-3 persons)
chicken elegante
✓ Naturally Gluten-Free (Based on general ingredients)
Shrimp Ceviche
avocado & house-made chips
✓ Naturally Gluten-Free (Based on general ingredients)
Charro Nachos
plain, ground beef, or pollo asado, refried beans, queso casero, pico salsa & guacamole
✓ Naturally Gluten-Free (Based on general ingredients)
Ensaladas
dressing recipes: house vinaigrette, margarita lime vinaigrette, ranch, or chipotle ranch
Chimichurri Grilled Chicken
✓ Naturally Gluten-Free (Based on general ingredients)
Ceviche Tostada Salad
marinated shrimp*, crisp romaine, avocado, margarita-lime dressing & pico salsa
✓ Naturally Gluten-Free (Based on general ingredients)
Chopped Margarita Salad
fresh greens, mango, jicama, celery, candied pepitas, & queso casero
✓ Naturally Gluten-Free (Based on general ingredients)
Que Keto Salad
apple, topped with our amazing carne seca, grilled chicken, applewood bacon, queso frida, avocado, pepitas, chipotle ranch, & pickled red onion
✓ Naturally Gluten-Free (Based on general ingredients)
Enchiladas
served 2 per order with choice of red or green chile, served with rice & beans. Rajas Rellenos or Charros* or homemade calabacitas
Grilled Chicken
✓ Naturally Gluten-Free (Based on general ingredients)
Carlotta's Chicken Mole
four tortillas with mole poblano & queso casero
✓ Naturally Gluten-Free (Based on general ingredients)
Seafood Enchiladas
baked in raja crema sauce with fresh corn & avocado salsa
✓ Naturally Gluten-Free (Based on general ingredients)
Grilled Chicken Pesto
pesto cream sauce, roasted poblano & piña, queso casero & crema de raja sauce
✓ Naturally Gluten-Free (Based on general ingredients)
Tucson's Enchiladas Sonorense
four tortillas with choice of ground beef, green masa cakes, red chile sauce, green olive, cebolla & queso - add grilled chicken or carnitas 3.95
✓ Naturally Gluten-Free (Based on general ingredients)
New! Veganchiladas
local corn tortillas, black beans, mushrooms, arroz blanco, green olive, mixed vegetables, peppers, & vegan cheese in a red chile sauce
✓ Naturally Gluten-Free (Based on general ingredients)
Shrimp Poblano Elegante
grilled shrimp, peppers & bacon in corn tortillas, baked with poblano cream sauce, queso casero, avocado salsa, & roasted red onion
✓ Naturally Gluten-Free (Based on general ingredients)
Chile Rellenos
with arroz sonora & frijoles refritos or charros
Original Anahiem Recipe
a hand dipped & grilled anahiem chile stuffed with queso casero & baked in your choice of red or green sauce
✓ Naturally Gluten-Free (Based on general ingredients)
Chile Relleno del Rey
grilled shrimp & au jus stuffed relleno baked in a queso casero & queso casero add a queso casero enchilada +4.95
✓ Naturally Gluten-Free (Based on general ingredients)
Tamales
Tamale Temptation Trio
pork carnitas, chicken tomatillo & fresh corn tamales
✓ Naturally Gluten-Free (Based on general ingredients)
Fresh Corn | Carnitas | Chicken Tomatillo | Red Chile Beef
✓ Naturally Gluten-Free (Based on general ingredients)
Hola Hemp! Plant-Based Tamales
one of a kind tamale filled with hemp seed, organic corn, flax, nopales & quinoa. Featuring arroz blanco, green tamale sauce & frijoles
✓ Naturally Gluten-Free (Based on general ingredients)
Fajitas
your choice of recipe featuring guacamole, pico salsa, crema, arroz sonora & frijoles refritos or charros, with choice of flour or corn tortillas
All-Natural Chicken
✓ Naturally Gluten-Free (Based on general ingredients)
Skirt Steak Asada
✓ Naturally Gluten-Free (Based on general ingredients)
Grilled Shrimp
✓ Naturally Gluten-Free (Based on general ingredients)
Carlotta's Cocina
Reynosa Chicken
all-natural chicken topped with chipotle crema & queso casero over a bed of arroz blanco. served with calabacitas & frijoles charros
✓ Naturally Gluten-Free (Based on general ingredients)
Tropical Pesado!
pan seared cod on a bed of arroz blanco featuring calabacitas & frijoles charros, roasted green chile, mango & avocado salsa with balsamic reduction
✓ Naturally Gluten-Free (Based on general ingredients)
Tamale Stuffed Chicken
all-natural chicken stuffed with queso casero and corn tamal over a bed of arroz blanco. topped with creamy raja sauce & a roasted green chile & avocado-corn salsa. served with calabacitas & frijoles charros
✓ Naturally Gluten-Free (Based on general ingredients)
Sinaloa Shrimp Culichi
grilled tail-on shrimp in a creamy poblano & garlic verde sauce with queso casero served with calabacitas & frijoles charros
✓ Naturally Gluten-Free (Based on general ingredients)
Carlotta's Chicken Mole
natural chicken breast smothered in a bed of arroz blanco & grilled vegetables, featuring calabacitas and frijoles charros
✓ Naturally Gluten-Free (Based on general ingredients)
Taco Recipes
most tacos ordered on corn tortillas are gluten-free
Grilled Shrimp
✓ Naturally Gluten-Free (Based on general ingredients)
Plant-Based Jackfruit Taquito Trio
red & tomatillo sauces, avocado-corn salsa, greens, arroz blanco & frijoles charros
✓ Naturally Gluten-Free (Based on general ingredients)
New! Taquitos Banderas
rolled chicken taquitos in red, white, & green sauces, lettuce, green, pico salsa, queso casero, & guacamole
✓ Naturally Gluten-Free (Based on general ingredients)
Rolled Chicken Tacos (3)
with garnish of lettuce, peas, radish, & mexican cheese
✓ Naturally Gluten-Free (Based on general ingredients)
Chicken Pastor | Carnitas | Calabacitas
sorry, no substitutions 22.95
✓ Naturally Gluten-Free (Based on general ingredients)
Combinations
served with arroz sonora & choice of frijoles refritos or charros queso casero enchilada and choice of: rolled chicken, "charro style" beef taco or add #1 for el charro carne seca substitution
Numero Dos
chicken tamal with grilled chicken enchilada in tomatillo sauce
✓ Naturally Gluten-Free (Based on general ingredients)
Monica's Plate
a sample of recipes featured on our family's menus: el charro beef taco, el charro carne seca enchilada, corn tamal, guacamole, arroz con pollo, & frijoles
✓ Naturally Gluten-Free (Based on general ingredients)
Burritos & Chimichangas
featuring fresh pico salsa and choice of frijoles with arroz sonora or calabacitas
Vegan Burrito
whole hemp tamal, fajita peppers, frijoles charros & avocado
✓ Naturally Gluten-Free (Based on general ingredients)
Grilled Chicken Pesto
arroz blanco slow cooked hand pulled pork roast
✓ Naturally Gluten-Free (Based on general ingredients)
Grilled "Parrilla" Recipes
featuring grilled onion, bacon, bell peppers, chipotle crema, & your choice of: Grilled Chicken | Grilled Shrimp | Steak
Add Mas Sabor!
add any style salsa to your handmade burrito
✓ Naturally Gluten-Free (Based on general ingredients)
Poblano Crema
with poblano-cilantro crema sauce & queso casero on top
✓ Naturally Gluten-Free (Based on general ingredients)
Elegante Style
add guacamole, crema & pico salsa
✓ Naturally Gluten-Free (Based on general ingredients)
The Charro Burger
all-natural ground beef, grilled onion, queso & house-made charro sauce on our own azteca torta bread with choice of french fries or rice & beans
Fried Egg
✓ Naturally Gluten-Free (Based on general ingredients)
Avocado
✓ Naturally Gluten-Free (Based on general ingredients)
Si Charro Tortas!
grilled sandwiches with avocado, queso, & pico salsa on locally made torta bread with choice of french fries, rice or beans & calabacitas
Grilled Chicken Pastor con Piña
✓ Naturally Gluten-Free (Based on general ingredients)
Margaritas, Cervezas, y Más!
margaritas priced by the glass or pitcher (2-4 persons)
Strawberry | Peach | Mango | Watermelon
muddled fruit, silver tequila & fresh citrus
✓ Naturally Gluten-Free (Based on general ingredients)
Vino, Tequila, y Más
Tequila Ocho Plata
Sweetly floral nose with extra ripe agaves and candied fruit joining citrus, cinnamon, dried fruit and almond on the palate with a lingering hint of spearmint on the finish
✓ Naturally Gluten-Free (Based on general ingredients)
Prices and menu items are subject to change. Contact the restaurant for current information.