El Loco Mexican Cafe Menu

Introducing the menu at El Loco Mexican Cafe, a vibrant cocktail bar with a Tex-Mex twist in Albany, NY. Known for its extensive vegan and vegetarian options, this casual yet classy spot offers a range of delights, from gourmet margaritas to flavorful aperitivos like the El Dip and Loco Chili Carne. For a taste of authentic Mexican cuisine, try the Sopa de Frijole Negro or Gazpacho. Customers rave about the delicious food and drinks, from the frozen margaritas to the house-made hot sauce. While some mention minor service delays, the overall consensus is positive, with guests praising the fantasticos nachos and combo dishes. With a welcoming atmosphere and attentive service, El Loco Mexican Cafe is a must-visit for a fun and flavorful dining experience.

ALCOHOL (Must be 21 to purchase)

GOURMET MARGARITA

Please choose a flavor if desired! Must be 21 to purchase.

$12.00

FROZEN MARGARITA

Please choose a flavor if desired! Must be 21 to purchase.

$12.00

BOTTLE OF WINE

Please choose a flavor. Must be 21 to purchase.

$30.00

BOTTLED BEER

Must be 21 to purchase.

$5.00

El Dip

A great large party warm up 5 of our delicious dips with unlimited chips.

$16.25

Unlimited Corn Tortilla Chips Fresh Cut, Fried and Unsalted

$2.00

Unlimited Corn Tortilla Chips Fresh Cut, Fried and Unsalted with 1 Dip

$5.50

Unlimited Corn Tortilla Chips Fresh Cut, Fried and Unsalted with 2 Dips

$6.75

Unlimited Corn Tortilla Chips Fresh Cut, Fried and Unsalted with 3 Dip

$9.00

Guacamole

Our avocado dip made fresh daily from only hass variety California.

$6.75

Guacamole with 1 Dip

$9.00

Guacamole with 2 Dips

$11.25

Buenos Nacho

El Locos original nacho platter. A single layer of tortilla chips smothered in Jack and cheddar cheeses, refried beans, onions, jalapenos.

$12.75

Classicos Nacho

Lots of crispy corn tortilla chips topped with melted Jack and cheddar with jalapenos. Served with salsa roja and sour cream.

$11.75

Fantasticos

Layer upon layer of corn tortilla chips with melted Jack and cheddar cheese, black beans, salsa roja, salsa verde, sour cream, tomatoes, onions and jalapenos. Add meat or dipping sauce for an additiona charge.

$16.00

Pavo Flautas

4 corn tortilla flutes filled with our sauteed turkey on a bed of lettuce with salsa roja, salsa verde and sour cream for dipping.

$12.75

Pizza Mexicana

Served on a thin-crusted crispy flour pizza and topped with melted cheeses and jalapeno peppers. Choose from either spinach or our award-winning veggie chili as your sauce.

$11.75

Pizza Mexicana with Chorizo

Served on a thin-crusted crispy flour pizza and topped with melted cheeses and jalapeno peppers. Choose from either spinach or our award-winning veggie chili as your sauce.

$14.25

Mushroom Quesadilla

Our cilantro-parsley and lime garlic chimichurri sauce with portabella mushrooms and melted cheeses folded into a flour tortilla, broiled and cut in wedges.

$11.25

Aperitivos

Aperitivos Sopas

Sopa de Frijole Negro

Vegetarian black bean soup.

$5.50

Loco Chili Carne

Our shredded beef chili.

$5.75

Loco Chili Veggie

Our meatless chili.

$5.50

Gazpacho

Seasonal, chilled vegetable soup.

$5.50

Burrito Espinaca con Champiniones

Spinach burrito with mushrooms, artichoke hearts and shallots, topped with jack and cheddar cheeses.

$15.75

Ancho-Chipotle Chicken Chimichanga

Chunks of white meat chicken breast cooked in ancho-chipotle chiles, rolled in a flour tortilla withcheese and deep fried golden brown.

$16.75

Burrito Verduras

Vegetable and rice burrito - a combination of sauteed fresh vegetables with Mexican rice wrapped in a flour tortilla and covered with melted cheeses.

$15.00

Tamales con Puerco

2 pork tamales. Our unusual spicy-sweet pork rolled in cornmeal masa, wrapped in cornhusks and steamed. Bathed in a veggie chili garnish.

$18.00

Chimichanga Verduras

A combination of sauteed fresh vegetables rolled in a flour tortilla with cheese and deep fried to a golden brown.

$15.00

Chorizo Chimichanga

Spiced chunky Mexican pork sausage, sauteed with onions and peppers, rolled in a flour tortilla with cheese and deep fried to a golden brown.

$17.00

Ancho-Chipotle Chicken and Spinach Enchiladas

2 enchiladas stuffed with chunks of chicken breast cooked in ancho-chipotle chiles, spinach, artichoke hearts, mushrooms and red peppers. Covered in tomatillo salsa and cheeses and broiled.

$19.00

Ancho-Chipotle Chicken Burrito

Chunks of white meat chicken breast cooked in ancho-chipotle chiles, wrapped in a flour tortilla with Mexican rice and topped with melted cheeses.

$16.75

Chorizo and Rice Burrito

Spiced chunky Mexican pork sausage, sauteed with onions and peppers, wrapped in a flour tortilla with Mexican brown rice and topped with melted cheese.

$17.00

Pavo Flauta

3 corn tortillas filled with turkey rolled into flutes, deep fried until crispy and served with a guacamole garnish.

$15.75

Machaca Flauta

3 corn tortillas filled with beef rolled into flutes, deep fried until crispy and served with a guacamole garnish.

$15.75

Especiales Mexicanas

Mole Negro

Chicken Mole Negro

Chunks of chicken breast and sauteed onions in our black mole sauce. Served with Mexican rice, black beans, a green salad and warmed flour tortillas.

$19.75

Tofu and Vegetable Mole Negro

A mixture of tofu, zucchini, mushrooms, potatoes, peppers, onions and more, sauteed in our black mole sauce, Served with Mexican rice, black beans, a green salad and warmed flour tortillas.

$18.00

A Mega Wrap

Served with your choice of 2 fillings. Beef, turkey, black beans or pinto beans and lettuce, tomato, Mexican rice, sour cream, covered with our salsa roja, jack and cheddar cheeses and broiled. Served with blue corn bread.

$18.50

Burrito Grande

Loco Combos

Enchilada and Taco Combo

$15.75

Burrito and Taco Combo

$16.25

3 Tacos Combo

$17.25

Enchilada and Chimichanga Combo

$17.25

2 Enchiladas Combo

$17.00

Enchilada and Burrito Combo

$18.00

Chimichanga and Taco Combo

$16.50

2 Chimichangas Combo

$17.00

Burrito and Chimichanga Combo

$17.75

2 Burritos Combo

$18.00

Chimi, Enchilada and Taco Combo

$20.75

Burrito, Enchilada and Taco Combo

$21.25

Chimichanga, Burrito and Taco Combo

$21.00

Burrito, Chimi and Enchilada Combo

$22.25

Chicken Fajita Salad

Mixed baby greens topped with warm strips of marinated chicken, tomatoes, onions, cucumbers, peppers, jalapenos and shredded cheeses. Served with chipotle ranch dressing.

$14.75

Shrimp Salad

Mixed baby greens topped with jumbo shrimp cooked in our garlic-cilantro-lime chimichurri sauce, with tomatoes,peppers, onions, cucumbers, jalapenos and carrots. Served with chimichurri vinaigrette.

$15.50

Tofu Salad

Mixed baby greens topped with our broiled marinated tofu strips, cheese, tomatoes, peppers, onions, cucumbers, jalapenos and carrots. Served with our house cumin-garlic vinaigrette.

$15.00

Fajita Salads

Taco Salads

The Incredible Edible Bowl

Layered on our refried pinto beans and topped with a salad of fresh lettuce, tomatoes, onions and cilantro, black olives and shredded cheeses.

$10.75

Ensalada

The salad fixings without the beans. Served with fresh grated carrot and our house dressing.

$9.75

Ensalada with Guacamole

The salad fixings without the beans. Served with fresh grated carrot and our house dressing.

$11.75

Ancho-Chipotle Chicken and Black Bean Salad

Chunked breast of chicken sauteed with ancho-chipotle chiles, served over black beans and topped with a salad as above.

$14.50

Loco Chili Carne Salad

For the real chili head. A large helping of our award winning chili, served on a bed of brown rice, blanketed with shredded cheeses.

$12.50

Loco Chili Veggie Salad

For the real chili head. A large helping of our award winning chili, served on a bed of brown rice, blanketed with shredded cheeses.

$11.50

Ancho-Chipotle Chicken and Spinach Quesadilla

Our spinach, artichoke heart and mushroom mix with chicken cooked in ancho-chipotle chiles.

$15.75

Ancho-Chipotle Chicken with Mexican Rice Quesadilla

Our chunked breast of chile spiced chicken with Mexican brown rice cooked in ancho-chipotle chiles.

$15.75

Spinach and Portabella Mushroom Quesadilla

Spinach and artichoke hearts with portabellas.

$14.75

Portabella Mushroom Quesadilla

Strips of portabellas sauteed in garlic and butter.

$14.75

Ancho-Chipotle Chicken and Portabella Mushroom Quesadilla

Strips of portabellas with our chile spiced chicken.

$15.75

Ancho-Chipotle Chicken and Black Bean Quesadilla

Our chunks of spiced breast of chicken layered on black beans cooked in ancho-chipotle chiles.

$15.75

Frijole Quesadilla

Refried pinto beans or black beans, with green chiles and scallions.

$14.75

Ancho-Chipotle Chicken In Green Salsa Quesadilla

Our chunked breast of chicken cooked in ancho-chipotle chiles and covered in tomatillo salsa.

$15.75

Queso Quesadilla

Jack and cheddar cheeses, with green chiles, onions and cilantro.

$12.50

Chorizo Quesadilla

Spiced Mexican pork sausage sauteed in onions and peppers.

$15.75

Quesadillas

Fajitas

Chicken Fajita

Breast of chicken cut in strips, marinated in citrus juices and cilantro and sauteed with onions, chiles and green and red peppers.

$19.00

Shrimp Fajita

Sauteed shrimp with red and green peppers, chiles and onions all bathed in a cilantro-parsley and lime based garlic chimichurri sauce.

$19.00

Tofu Fajita

Locally made tofu cut in strips and marinated in spices and chiles. Sauteed with onions, jalapenos, tomatoes and green and red bell peppers.

$18.00

Bananachanga with Whipped Cream

A hot banana and melted semisweet chocolate deep fried in a flour tortilla.

$7.75

Bananachanga with Ice Cream

A hot banana and melted semisweet chocolate deep fried in a flour tortilla.

$9.25

Bananachanga with Whipped Cream and Ice Cream

A hot banana and melted semisweet chocolate deep fried in a flour tortilla.

$10.00

Fourless Chocolate Tort

10" knock-out chocolate punch made with a blend of four chocolates and finished with a ganache topping.

$7.75

Dessert Nachos

A Loco staff favorite! Homemade corn tortilla chips topped with whipped cream, chocolate sauce, chocolate chips and powdered sugar.

$6.00

Cheesecakechanga

A cheesecake filling wrapped in a flour tortilla and flash fried till warm and crispy on the outside, and cool and creamy on the inside.

$8.50

Flan

Our homemade traditional Mexican coconut caramel egg custard.

$8.00

Buenelos with Sugar and Cinnamon

Fried flour tortilla.

$8.75

Buenelos with Honey and Cinnamon

Fried flour tortilla.

$8.75

Buenelos with Ice Cream

Fried flour tortilla.

$10.00

Key Lime Pie

Made with authentic Florida key limes tartly refreshing. Contains nuts.

$7.50

Churros

$9.00

Postres

Extras

L.A. Mexican

Lettuce, tomato and sour cream.

$0.95

Sour Cream

Regular or fat free.

$0.75

Guacamole Salad

$3.75

Salsa Roja

$1.25

Rice

Mexican brown arroz.

$2.75

Beans

Veggie, pinto or black.

$2.75

Rice and Beans

Arroz y frijoles.

$2.75

Jalapeno Chiles

$0.60

Blue Corn Bread

$2.75

Steamed Tortillas

Corn or flour.

$1.25

Soda

$2.75

Iced Tea

$2.75

Jarritos Orange Soda

$3.00

Jarritos Mango

$3.00

Bebidas

Gluten-Free Corn Tortilla Chips

Gluten Free Green Mountain Gringo Strips

$4.75

Gluten-Free Green Mountain Gringo Strips with 1 Dip

$7.25

Gluten Free Green Mountain Gringo Strips with 2 Dips

$9.50

Gluten Free Green Mountain Gringo Strips with 3 Dips

$11.75

Gluten Free Guacamole

Avocado dip made fresh daily.

$5.75

Gluten-Free Guacamole

Gluten-Free Nachos

Gluten Free Classicos Nacho

Green mountain gringo strips topped with melted Jack and cheddar and jalapenos. Served with salsa roja and salsa verde.

$12.50

Gluten Free Fantasticos Nacho

Layers of green mountain gringo strips topped with melted jack and cheddar cheeses, black beans, salsa roja, salsa Verde, sour cream, tomatoes, onions and jalapenos.

$16.00

Gluten Free Ancho-Chipotle Chicken and Spinach Quesadilla

Our spinach, artichoke heart and mushroom mix with ancho-chipotle chicken.

$15.75

Gluten Free Ancho-Chipotle Chicken with Mexican Rice

Our chunked breast of Chile spiced chicken with Mexican brown rice.

$15.75

Gluten Free Spinach and Portabella Mushroom Quesadilla

Spinach and artichoke hearts with portabellas.

$14.75

Gluten Free Portabella Mushroom Quesadilla

Strips of portabellas sauteed in garlic and butter.

$14.75

Gluten Free Ancho-Chipotle Chicken and Portabella Mushrooms

Strips of portabellas with our chile spiced chicken.

$15.75

Gluten Free Ancho-Chipotle Chicken and Black Bean Quesadilla

Our chunks of spiced breast of chicken layered on black beans.

$15.75

Gluten Free Frijole Quesadilla

Refried pinto beans or black beans, with green chiles, and scallions.

$14.75

Gluten Free Ancho-chipotle Chicken Quesadilla in Green Salsa

Our chunked breast of chicken spiced with ancho-chipotle chiles, and covered in tomatillo salsa.

$15.75

Gluten Free Queso Quesadilla

Jack and cheddar cheese, with green chiles, onions and cilantro.

$12.50

Gluten-Free Quesadillas

Gluten-Free Sopas

Gluten Free Sopa de Frijole Negro

Vegetarian black bean soup.

$5.25

Gluten Free Loco Chili Veggie Soup

Our meatless chili.

$5.25

Gluten Free Ancho-Chipotle Chicken Spinach Enchiladas

Chunked breast of chicken cooked in ancho-chipotle chiles, garlic, spinach, artichoke hearts, mushrooms and red peppers. Wrapped in corn tortillas and broiled with green tomatillo salsa and Jack and cheddar cheeses. Served with Mexican rice and refried black beans.

$19.00

Gluten Free Tamales con Puerco

Our unusual spicy-sweet shredded pork rolled in cornmeal masa, wrapped in cornhusks, steamed and bathed in a veggie chili garnish. Served with Mexican rice and refried black beans.

$18.00

Gluten-Free Especiales

Gluten-Free Fajitas

Gluten Free Vegetarian Fajita

A mixture of green and red peppers, jalapenos, garlic, cilantro, potatoes, celery, zucchini, carrots, mushrooms, and onions, pan sauteed.

$15.75

Gluten Free Chicken Fajita

Breast of chicken cut in strips, marinated in citrus juices and cilantro, and sauteed with onions, chilies, and green and red peppers.

$19.00

Gluten Free Shrimp Fajita

Sauteed shrimp with red and green peppers, chilies, and onions all bathed in a cilantro-parsley and lime based garlic chimichurri sauce.

$19.00

Gluten Free Rice and Bean Salad

Black bean or pinto bean.

$11.50

Gluten Free Veggie Chili Salad

$11.75

Gluten Free Ensalada

The salad fixings without the beans. Served with fresh grated carrot and our house dressing.

$9.75

Gluten Free Ensalada with Guacamole

The salad fixings without the beans. Served with fresh grated carrot and our house dressing.

$11.75

Gluten Free Ancho Chipotle Chicken and Black Beans

Chunked breast of chicken sauteed with ancho chipotle chilies, served over black beans and topped with a salad as above.

$14.50

Gluten-Free Big Salads

Gluten Free Loco Combos

Gluten Free 3 Soft Tacos

Soft corn tortillas with your choice of 1 filling: cheese, Mexican rice, pinto beans or black beans. Topped with lettuce, tomatoes, onions and cilantro.

$17.25

Gluten Free 2 Enchiladas

Rolled soft corn tortillas filled with your choice of filling: cheese, Mexican Rice, pinto beans, or black beans. Then topped with salsa roja or salsa verde and melted cheeses.

$17.00

Gluten Free 1 Soft Taco and 1 Enchilada

1 soft corn tortilla taco and 1 rolled soft corn tortilla with your choice of 1 filling: cheese, Mexican rice, pinto beans, or black beans. Then topped with salsa roja or salsa verde and melted cheeses.

$15.75

Gluten Free Flan

Our homemade traditional Mexican coconut caramel egg custard.

$8.00

Gluten Free Fourless Chocolate Tort

A 10" knock-out chocolate punch made with a blend of four chocolates and finished with a ganache topping.

$7.75

Gluten Free Dessert Nachos

A Loco staff favorite! Our gluten free tortilla chips topped with whipped cream, chocolate sauce, chocolate chips, and powdered sugar.

$7.00

Gluten-Free Dessert