Sonora Cantina Menu!

Next To Old Country Inn
"The Best Mexican Food In Big Bear"
41144 Big Bear Blvd., Big Bear Lake, CA -

~~ Appetizers ~~

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Baja Shrimp Cocktail - 8.50
Served with our world famous homamade Sonoran cocktail sauce and lime.
Cancun Chicken Wings - 5.50
Created and made famous by the Anchor Bar in
Buffalo, New York in the '70s. The Cantina's Wings have a
south of the border flare and served in caliente sauce.
Tequila Lime Poppers - 5.50
Specially grown Jalapeño peppers stuffed with cream cheese
and coated with a special tequila lime batter. We deep fry and
serve them with guacamole and Sonoran secret sauce.
Fiesta Nachos - Small 5.75 / Large 7.95
Made with ground or shredded beef or chicken, cheese, green
onions, Jalapeños, diced tomatoes, bacon, cheese, guacamole
and sour cream on a bed of tortilla chips and Ranchera beans.
Baja Style Calamari - 5.95
Battered and deep fried, then served in basket with
homemade Sonoran cocktail sauce and lime.
Tijuana Taquitos - (3) 3.50 / (6) 6.00 / (12) 9.00
Made from scratch in the traditional way in the Cantina's kitchen
and served with guacamole and sour cream.
Choose either shredded beef or chicken.
Sonoran Quesadillas - 4.50
Fresh flour tortillas filled with the stuff you like
and then grilled to perfection.
Create your own masterpiece by choosing any three of the following:
Jalapeños, Chicken, Green Chilies, Cheese, Toamtoes, Shredded Beef,
Olives, Green Onions, Pork, Red & Yellow Bell Peppers.
If your creation requires more than 3 fillings, they're only .50 each.
We supply the accompanying guacamole and sour cream.
Baja Style Shrimp Quesadilla - 6.50
Fresh tortillas stuffed with grilled shrimp, cheese, green onion
and tomatoes. Add more if you like for .50 per item.
Flautas - 6.50
Flour tortillas filled with your choice of Chicken or Shredded Beef.
Rolled up and deep fried. Served with guacamole and sour cream.
Side Orders
Guacamole - 2.25 / Guacamole & Chips - 2.95
Tortillas (3 flour or corn) - 1.75 / Sour Cream - 1.00
Rice (Small) - 1.50 / Rice (Quart) - 2.75
Beans & Cheese - 1.75 / Chips - 1.00 / Cheese - 1.25
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~~ Specialties de La Casa ~~

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Grilled Shrimp ala Cantina - 13.95
Fresh grilled shrimp served atop our homemade tomatillo sauce,
accompanied by delicious Sonoran style rice,
Ranchera beans and a cheese enchilada.
Fabulous Fajitas - (For One) 12.95 / (For Two) 19.95
Created in Houston at Ninta's famous Tex-Mex Restaurant in 1973.
We grill fresh Beef or Chicken with onions and red, green & yellow
bell peppers, secret seasonings, and serve on a sizzling platter
accompanied by rice, beans, guacamole, lettuce, cheese,
pico de gallo and your choice of corn or flour tortillas.
Sizzling Shrimp Fajitas - (For One) 12.95 / (For Two) 23.95
Grilled with red, green & yellow bell peppers and onions,
seasoned to perfection.
Steak ala Mexicana - 12.95
Tender Top Sirloin Steak, seasoned and grilled to perfection and
sliced onto your plate accompanied with grilled green onions
and garnished with guacamole and sour cream.
Steak ala Mexicana & Grilled Shrimp ala Cantina
Combo - 15.95
A generous portion of Top Sirloin Steak and juicy Shrimp
grilled to perfection and served with a cheese Enchilada,
Sonoran style rice and Ranchera beans.
Grilled Chicken Breast ala Cantina - 10.95
Delicious Marinated Chicken Breast grilled with lime and Mexican
seasonings and served with homemade Ranchera sauce and Chili Relleno.
Arroz con Pollo - 9.95
A traditional Mexican dish made with seasoned chicken breast
and smothered with green tomatillo sauce and melted cheese.
Carnitas - 9.95
Fresh Pork, deep fried crispy on the outside and tender inside.
Served with our famous Ranchera beans, rice and
garnished with guacamole and sour cream.
Chili Verde - 9.95
Seasoned pieces of Pork, marinated and cooked in green
tomatillo sauce and served with a cheese enchilada.
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~~ Homemade Soups ~~
Served with Corn or Flour Tortillas

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Albondagas - (Bowl) 3.50 / (Quart) 6.75
Mexico's famous meatball and vegetable soup.
Ours is authentic and delicious.
Menudo - (Bowl) 3.95 / (Quart) 6.50
Perhaps the national soup of Mexico. Made with beef tripe and hominy.
Widely believed to be the best hangover remedy - especially after a
night of shooting Tequila. Most people however love it for the taste.
Our salsa bar as a full compliment of menudo garnishes.
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~~ Traditional Mexican Combinations ~~
Served with Sonoran style Rice and Ranchera Beans

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Cheese Enchiladas - (1) 5.95 / (2) 7.50
Beef, Pork or Chicken Enchiladas - (1) 6.50 / (2) 8.95
Shrimp Enchiladas Rancheras - (1) 7.50 / (2) 8.95
Juicy tasty Shrimp, grilled with fresh tomatoes, green onions. Served
inside corn tortillas topped with tomatillo sauce and melted cheese.
Chili Rellanos - (1) 5.95 / (2) 7.50
A mild green chili, roasted and stuffed with cheese and coated with
egg white and fried authentically. Delicious and filling.
Tamales (Pork or Chicken) - (1) 5.59 / (2) 7.50
Taco Combo (3 of any kind) - 7.95
Ranchero Burrito - 7.95
Choose any kind except shrimp, served enchilada style
and with red or green sauce and melted cheese.
Shrimp Ranchero Burrrito - 9.95
Made with plenty of juicy grilled shrimp and topped
with green tomatillo sauce & melted cheese.
Chimichanga (Beef, Chicken or Pork) - 7.95
A regular burrito deep fried in the Mexican tradition.
Fajita Burrito Combo - 8.95
Choose chicken or beef, grilled with red, green & yellow
bell peppers & onions.
Shrimp Fajita Burrito Combo - 9.95
With plenty of juicy, tasty shrimp grilled with
red, green & yellow bell peppers & onions.
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~~ Gringo Burgers ~~

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1/2-Lb. choice for you gringos with the "Big Juan" appetite.
Served with a generous helping of Big Juan's papas fritas,
lettuce, onion and tomatoes.
Add a Sombrero Salad to your order for just 1.25.
Add Grilled Onions for 35 cents.
Bacon, Guacamole and Cheeseburger - 5.95
Double Bacon Guacamole and Cheeseburger - 6.95
Ortega Chili and Cheeseburger - 5.75
Guacamole and Cheeseburger - 5.50
Bacon Cheeseburger - 5.75
Single Cheeseburger - 4.75
Double Cheeseburger - 6.50
Single Hamburger - 4.50
Double Hamburger - 5.95
All burgers cooked to medium-well unless you would prefer otherwise.
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~~ "Big Juan Burrito" - 10.95 ~~
Not for the faint of heart

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Probably the biggest burrito in the world . . .
and if you can finish it in 45 minutes or less you become
an instant celebrity and win* a tee shirt
proclaiming your victory over "Big Juan."
The "Big Juan" contains 4 meats, cheese, beans, lettuce,
rice, sliced olives, cabbage & tomatoes.
Bon Appetite, Gringo!!
* Ask your server for details.
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Machahcha - 7.50
A traditional Mexican dish that's great served anytime.
Made with beef or chicken grilled with bell peppers, onions, tomatoes
and chilies. Served with flour or corn tortillas, beans and rice.
Chorizo and Eggs - 6.50
The national sausage of Mexico grilled with three fresh eggs
and served with rice, beans, and corn or flour tortillas.
Huevos Rancheros - 6.50
Three eggs sunny side up, served on a corn tortilla
with grilled bell peppers and onions, Ranchera sauce, bacon,
and topped with corn or flour tortillas.

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Tostadas - 6.50
Take a flour tortilla, fill it with refried beans, the filling of your choice,
a whole lot of lettuce, tomato, cheese, green onion, olives,
fresh guacamole, sour cream - and there you have it.
Choices include: Chicken / Carnitas (Pork)
Ground Beef / Shredded Beef / Veggies
Carne Asada (Steak) - 7.95
Grilled Shrimp - 8.95
Flat Tostadas on a Corn Tortilla - 2.25
Choose Beef, Chicken or Pork
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Tacos Al Carison
Shrimp - 2.50 / Calamari - 2.25 / Ground Beef - 1.50
Shredded Beef - 1.95 / Carne Asada (Steak) - 2.25
Carnitas (Pork) - 1.95 / Chicken - 1.95
Grilled Chicken - 2.25 / Fish - 1.95 / Vegi-Taco - 1.95
Enchiladas
Shrimp - 2.95 / Cheese - 2.50
Beef, Pork or Chicken - 2.75
Chili Rellanos - 2.95
Tamales - Pork or Chicken - 2.95
Chimichangas - 5.75
Deep fried burritos. Beef, Pork or Chicken.
Burritos
Wrapped in a warm flour tortilla with Ranchera Beans,
Cheese, Lettuce & Tomato.
Enchilada Style (wet) - add 1.00
All Meat Burrito - add 2.00
All Shrimp Burrito - add 3.00
Grilled Shrimp - 6.50 / Bean & Cheese - 3.25
Ground Beef, Bean & Cheese - 3.95 / Chicken - 4.50
Shredded Beef - 4.50 / Carnitas (Pork) - 4.50
Vegi-Burrito - 4.50
Beans, cheese, tomatoes, olives, green onion,
rice, guacamole & sour cream.
Chili Relleno - 4.50 / Grilled Fish - 4.50
Chorizo, Egg & Cheese - 4.50
Machaca (Beef, Pork or Chicken) - 4.50
Chili Verde (Pork in Green Sauce) - 4.50
Carne Asada (Steak) - 5.50 / Grilled Chicken - 5.95
Fajita Burrito (Steak or Chicken) - 5.95
Fajita Burrito (Shrimp) - 6.50
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~~ Delicious Salads ~~

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Served with our famous Ranchera Dressing or your choice of
salsa and flour or corn tortillas.
Fiesta Chicken Salad - 7.95
Grilled Chicken Breast on a bed of fresh lettuce, topped with tomatoes,
olives, green onion, medium hot jalapeños, avocado and cheese.
Fried Calamari Salad - 8.50
Deep Fried Calimari Steak cut into bite size nuggets and
served atop a bed of fresh cut lettuce and topped with tomato,
avocado, olives, chilies and green onion.
Ensalada de Carne Asada (Steak) - 8.95
Fresh Steak grilled Mexican style and served atop a bed of lettuce
and garnished with tomatoes, olives, green onion and avocado.
Ensalada de Camarones (Shrimp) - 8.95
Freshly Grilled Shrimp on a bed of fresh lettuce topped
with tomatoes, olives, avocado and green onion.
Sombrero Salad - 2.25
A bed of lettuce topped with tomatoes, green onion, olives and cheese.
Sombrero Salad Served with an Entree - 1.25
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~~ Delicious Desserts ~~

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Flan - 2.75
Mexico's famous caramel custard, topped with whipped cream.
Sopapillas - 3.25
Vanilla ice cream on crisp flour tortilla chips that have been
coated with sugar and cinnamon, then drizzled with honey
and topped with whipped cream.
Fried Ice Cream - 3.50
A scoop of vanilla ice cream covered with crispy coating and
deep fried, served atop a bed of fried corn tortilla chips dredged with
cinnamon sugar and topped with whipped cream.
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Soft Drinks / Lemonade / Raspberry Iced Tea / Coffee
Milk / Fresh Squeezed Orange Juice / Mexican Juice Drinks
Specialty Drinks / Wines / Imported & Domestic Beers
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Sales tax will be added to all food and beverage items.
We reserve the right to refuse service to anyone.
We are not responsible for lost or stolen articles.
Prices are subject to change without notice.