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📍 4001 W. Green Oaks Blvd #121, Arlington, TX 76016
📞 (817) 483-4171
🕗 Hours: Mon–Sat 8:00 AM – Midnight · Sun 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM
SIZZLING
★ DFW'S HANDMADE COMIC KITCHEN ★
HOLY
Tex-Mex thunder, Salvadorian soul, and a pit smoker working overtime — every plate lands at your table SCREAMING hot.
"Every plate's a party, amigo — pull up a perch!" — Mango , house macaw & head of hospitality
📸 Photos are styled for the menu — your actual plate may vary a little.
★ SIGNATURE ★
WATCH IT MADE
EL COLOSO!
KA-POW! Our two-foot answer to game day — carried to your table on a wooden board like a trophy. Bring a crowd, or don't. We won't judge.
Inside the 20-inch tortilla
Smoked brisket · al pastor · fajita peppers · rice · beans · Jack cheese · queso · guacamole
$26 · FEEDS 2–3
Sizzle-o-meter 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
WATCH IT MADE
THE FAJITACHANGA!
Our house legend. A big flour tortilla stuffed, lightly fried golden, and smothered — the sound alone should be a comic sound effect: KRRRUNCH.
Stuffed with
Monterey Jack cheese · choice of beef, chicken, brisket, or shrimp · fried golden · smothered & topped
$17
Sizzle-o-meter 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
Antojitos
TO START & TO SHARE
Perfect for the "we're just here for chips" lie you tell yourself every single time.
Chips & Salsa Roja
House-fried corn chips, fire-roasted salsa, refilled all day long.
Ingredients Corn tortilla chips · fire-roasted tomato salsa roja
Bottomless Wow rating 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
Queso Acapulco
Smooth yellow queso, warm and pourable. Add chorizo +2, add smoked brisket +3.
Ingredients Melted yellow queso blend · optional chorizo or smoked brisket
Guacamole Hecho a Mano
Hand-smashed avocado with a serious kick.
Ingredients Avocado · lime · cilantro · serrano pepper · diced tomato
Smoked Elote en Vaso
Charred street corn off the cob, dusted with brisket burnt ends.
Ingredients Charred corn · crema · cotija cheese · chile-lime seasoning · brisket burnt ends
Brisket Nachos Grandes
A mountain. An actual mountain of chips.
Ingredients Tortilla chips · smoked brisket · queso · refried beans · pico de gallo · pickled jalapeño · crema
WATCH IT MADE
Yuca Frita con Chicharrón
Crispy yuca, fried pork, tangy curtido — crunch on crunch.
Ingredients Fried yuca · fried pork chicharrón · curtido slaw · salsa roja
De El Salvador
SALVADORIAN SPECIALTIES
The reason we've been here since '84 — all handmade to order, no shortcuts, no apologies.
WATCH IT MADE
Pupusas
Thick handmade corn cakes griddled to order, served with curtido and salsa.
Flavors Cheese · pork chicharrón · cheese & loroco · bean & cheese · smoked brisket
$4 ea / 3 for $11 Wow rating 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
Plato Típico
The whole spread on one plate — for when you can't choose just one.
Ingredients Two pupusas · Salvadorian rice · black beans · sweet fried plantains · crema
Tamales
Steamed to order in banana leaf — the recipe our regulars ask for by name.
Flavors Pork · chicken · cheese & jalapeño
$4 ea / 3 for $11 Wow rating 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
Yuca con Chicharrón
Tender boiled yuca, crispy fried pork, curtido, salsa.
Ingredients Boiled yuca · fried pork · curtido · salsa
Pollo Encebollado
Slow-stewed chicken and sweet onions — pure comfort.
Ingredients Slow-stewed chicken · sweet onions · Salvadorian rice · beans · hot tortillas
De la Calle
STREET TACOS
Three to an order, on warm corn tortillas, onion & cilantro. No forks required.
WATCH IT MADE
Al Pastor de Trompo
Spit-roasted marinated pork shaved right off the trompo.
Ingredients Marinated pork · grilled pineapple · onion · cilantro · corn tortilla
Smoked Brisket Taco
Chopped pit brisket, salsa verde — the smoker's finest.
Ingredients Pit-smoked chopped brisket · salsa verde · onion · cilantro
WATCH IT MADE
Carne Asada
Grilled steak, a spoon of guac, onion, cilantro.
Ingredients Grilled steak · guacamole · onion · cilantro
Catfish Frito
Cornmeal-fried catfish, curtido slaw, chipotle crema.
Ingredients Cornmeal-fried catfish · curtido slaw · chipotle crema
De la Casa
HOUSE SPECIALTIES
WATCH IT MADE
Frybread Tacos
Fry-crisp dough piled high with smoked brisket or seasoned beef — an Indian Taco done our way.
Ingredients Fried dough · smoked brisket or seasoned beef · charro beans · lettuce · tomato · queso fresco · salsa roja
Pollo Enchiladas de Crema
Tender chicken enchiladas under a roasted-poblano cream.
Ingredients Chicken · roasted poblano cream sauce · rice · beans
Fajita Enchiladas
Steak or chicken with peppers, rolled and smothered in chile gravy.
Ingredients Steak or chicken · bell peppers · chile gravy
Chile Relleno
Roasted poblano stuffed with cheese, ranchero sauce.
Ingredients Roasted poblano · melted cheese · ranchero sauce · rice · beans
Burrito Mojado
Beef or chicken burrito, drowned — and we mean drowned — in chile gravy and queso.
Ingredients Beef or chicken · chile gravy · queso
Piñata Combo
A crispy taco, cheese enchilada, and a chicken or ground-beef chalupa.
Ingredients Crispy taco · cheese enchilada · chalupa · rice · beans
A la Plancha
SIZZLING FAJITAS
Served screaming hot on the iron skillet — you'll hear it before you see it.
WATCH IT MADE
Classic — Chicken or Steak
Marinated and grilled with peppers and onions.
Ingredients Chicken or steak · peppers · onions · tortillas · rice · beans · pico · guac · crema
$18 / $34 Wow rating 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
Acapulco Mixed
Steak, chicken & shrimp piled high — built for two.
Ingredients Steak · chicken · shrimp · peppers · onions
WATCH IT MADE
Smoked Brisket Fajitas
Pit-smoked brisket with charred peppers and onions.
Ingredients Pit-smoked brisket · charred peppers · onions
$21 / $40 Wow rating 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
The New Chapter
FROM THE SMOKER
Low, slow, and unapologetically Texan.
Straight From The Pit
Hours on the smoker before it ever hits your plate.
WATCH THE BRISKET SMOKE
WATCH THE RIBS GLAZE
Sundays Only
Cerveza & Half Chicken
A cold Mexican beer alongside our citrus-chile smoked half chicken — every Sunday, 11am–8pm.
$18 (confirm price)
Brisket Tostadas
Crisp tostadas, smoked brisket, queso fresco.
Ingredients Crisp tostada · smoked brisket · refried beans · queso fresco · salsa · crema
WATCH IT MADE
Smoked Half Chicken
Citrus-chile rubbed, low and slow.
Ingredients Citrus-chile rubbed chicken · charro beans · smoked elote · tortillas
Brisket-Loaded Baked Potato
Stadium-style spud buried in pit brisket.
Ingredients Baked potato · pit brisket · queso · crema · butter · scallion
Pit Brisket Plate
A half-pound of smoked brisket, two sides.
Ingredients Half-pound smoked brisket · two sides · tortillas · salsa · pickles
Texas Comfort × Sábado & Domingo
SOUTHERN PLATES & WEEKEND BRUNCH
Brunch served Saturday & Sunday until 2pm.
Chicken-Fried Steak
Hand-battered and crisp, chile cream gravy.
Ingredients Hand-battered steak · chile cream gravy · mashed potatoes · smoked elote
Fried Catfish Plate
Cornmeal catfish, curtido slaw, salsa.
Ingredients Cornmeal-fried catfish · curtido slaw · fries or yuca · salsa
Huevos con Chorizo
Eggs scrambled with Mexican sausage.
Ingredients Scrambled eggs · Mexican chorizo · beans · tortillas
Desayuno Salvadoreño
Eggs, sweet fried plantains, crema, queso.
Ingredients Eggs · sweet fried plantains · beans · crema · queso · tortillas
Brisket & Eggs
Smoked brisket, two eggs any style.
Ingredients Smoked brisket · two eggs · breakfast potatoes · tortillas
Omelette / Pancakes
Build-your-own omelette, or a buttermilk stack.
Ingredients Eggs, choice of fillings — or buttermilk pancake stack
$12 / $10 Wow rating 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
★ NEW HOURS: 8AM – MIDNIGHT ★
EARLY BIRD SPECIAL!
Rise and shine, amigo — get in before the rush and load up on a steak or chicken breakfast burrito for a screaming fair price. Every day, sunrise 'til the special ends.
Early Bird Burrito
Choice of steak or chicken, scrambled eggs, breakfast potatoes, cheese, and salsa — wrapped hot and ready.
Ingredients Steak or chicken · scrambled eggs · breakfast potatoes · cheese · salsa · flour tortilla
Early Bird Only
How it works
Doors open at 8am. Order the Early Bird Burrito any time before the kitchen switches over to the full menu — ask your server for the daily cutoff time.
Good to know Dine-in or to-go · add avocado or extra meat for a small upcharge · pairs great with an horchata or coffee
La Cantina
MARGARITAS & DRINKS
Acapulco House Margarita
On the rocks or frozen, salt or no salt.
Ingredients Tequila · lime · triple sec · house mix
Cadillac Margarita
Premium tequila floated with Grand Marnier.
Ingredients Premium tequila · Grand Marnier float · lime
Mango · Tamarindo · Spicy Piña
Our rotating fruit margaritas.
Ingredients Tequila · rotating fruit purée · lime
Margarita Pitcher
House margarita for the whole table.
Ingredients House margarita mix, pitcher-sized
Also pouring: Micheladas · Palomas · Mexican beers · Aguas frescas (horchata, jamaica, tamarindo)
Acompañantes
SIDES & SWEETS
Flan de la Casa
Silky caramel custard.
Ingredients Egg custard · caramel
Churros
Hot cinnamon sugar with chocolate and cajeta for dipping.
Ingredients Fried dough · cinnamon sugar · chocolate & cajeta dip
WATCH IT MADE
Kids' Plate
Cheese pupusa, quesadilla, taco, or tenders. 12 & under.
Ingredients Choice of item · rice or fries
Sides à la carte
Salvadorian rice · charro beans · refried beans · sweet plantains · curtido · smoked elote · fries · yuca · tortillas
★ LOYALTY, ACAPULCO STYLE ★
JOIN THE MACAW CLUB!
No card. No app. No fuss. Mango remembers his regulars — here's how you earn your spot in the flock.
Fly In 10 Times
Eat with us 10 times — that's it. No punch card, no phone number, no sign-up. Our staff keeps an eye out for our regulars.
You earn A member discount on any single meal over $20, good any time after your 10th visit
Rock the Merch
Grab any Café Acapulco shirt, hat, or other merchandise. Wear it in, or just bring it to the table.
You earn The same member discount on any single meal over $20 — every visit you show it
🌶️ The deal: however you qualify, flash it to your server for a discount off any single check over $20. Ask your server for today's discount amount — it's Mango's little secret.
Regalos
MACAW CARDS
Our gift cards — perfect for the friend who's always asking where to eat.
$25 Macaw Card
A great starter gift — covers a solid lunch for one.
$50 Macaw Card
Dinner for two, margaritas included.
$100 Macaw Card
The whole table, the whole spread.
Custom Amount
Name your own amount — physical card at the register or ask about digital delivery.
Any $ Wow rating 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
Macaw Cards never expire and can be combined with your Macaw Club discount.
🌮 CAFÉ ACAPULCO
Mexican & Salvadoran food in Arlington, TX — family owned, full cantina, patio, and a smoker working overtime.
4001 W. Green Oaks Blvd #121, Arlington, TX 76016(817) 483-4171 · info@cafeacapulcotx.com Mon–Sat 8:00 AM – Midnight · Sun 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Some photos on this site are styled or enhanced for the menu — your actual plate may vary a little from the picture (but we'll still make it good).
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