Monterrey Mexican Restaurant West Des Moines Menu
Welcome to Monterrey Mexican Restaurant in West Des Moines, where the vibrant spirit of Mexico meets delicious flavors! Nestled conveniently at 6630 Mills Civic Pkwy, this restaurant is a beloved gem among locals and visitors alike.
Patrons rave about their experience, praising the fantastic service and fresh, flavorful dishes. Signature items like the Texas Dip and skillfully crafted margaritas leave a lasting impression. Each visit feels like a warm reunion, as the attentive staff remembers both faces and favorites, creating a welcoming atmosphere that enhances the dining experience.
Whether you’re enjoying a casual meal or celebrating with friends, Monterrey’s generous servings and lively ambiance make it the ideal spot for authentic Mexican cuisine. Don’t miss out on this culinary delight next time you’re near Jordan Creek Mall!
Appetizers
Texas Dip
A bowl of chopped steak, chicken & shrimp. Topped with cheese sauce and pico de gallo
Nachos Supreme
Crispy tortilla chips topped with shredded cheese, ground beef, lettuce, guacamole, & sour cream. Topped with cheese dip!
Cheese Nachos
Add Beans for 0.99.
Meat Nachos
( Shredded Chicken or Gound Beef )
Chile Con Carne
Our famous cheese dip topped with seasoned ground beef!
Guacamole Mexicano
Made fresh to order, mixed with tomato, onion and cilantro. Topped with a whole fried pepper!
Chori-Fries
Mexican sausage, crispy bacon, fries, & cheese dip.
Chori-Queso
Our homemade pork chorizo topped with cheese dip!
Bean Dip
A plate of our refried beans drizzled with our signature cheese dip, to make a perfect dip!
Cheese dip
Famous for its flavor and creamy texture! Using our original recipe for over 20 years!
Guacamole
Made with fresh green avocados!
Elote Bowl
sweet corn mixed with mayo and cheese...topped with tajin.
Ceviche Bowl
Shrimp cooked in lime juice, mixed with diced onion, tomato and cilantro. Served with tostadas!
Classic Fajitas
Your choice of chicken, steak or mixed.
Monterrey Fajitas
(for two) A special combination of shrimp, steak, chorizo and chicken!
Shrimp fajitas
Delicious shrimp grilled with perfection!
Fajitas Texanas
A great combination of shrimp, chicken and steak.
Seafood Fajitas
Shrimp, imitation crab meat and tilapia!
Hawaiian Fajitas
Shrimp, chicken, beef and pineapple... topped with shredded cheese.
Fajita Bowl
Your choice of chicken or beef fajitas mixed with grilled onions, tomato, & bell-pepper on a bed of rice, topped with cheese sauce. No sides included. (add 2 for shrimp)
Carnitas Fajitas
Seasoned pork tips now in our fajita version! Mixed with grilled vegetables.
Fiesta Fajitas
A fiesta of flavor! Shrimp, chicken, beef and bacon... topped with shredded cheese!
Fajitas Volcan
For meat lovers, no vegetables! Steak, chicken, shrimp and mushrooms all grilled... topped with shredded cheese and cheese dip!
Fajitas
Anytime Dishes
Huevos Rancheros
Fried eggs topped with ranchero sauce served with rice & beans.
Huevos Con Chorizo
Fried eggs mixed with Mexican sausage, served with rice & beans.
Huevos con Jamon
Fried eggs mixed with diced ham. served with rice & beans.
Chicken Soup
Hot and delicious! shredded chicken, rice & pico de gallo. served with tortillas.
Pollo Mexicano
Grilled Chicken breast served with grilled onions, bell peppers & tomatoes; topped with green tomatillo sauce... served with rice, beans, & tortillas.
Pollo Fundido
Two flour tortillas deep fried and filled with chicken... served with sour cream, rice, lettuce, & cheese.
Pollo Loco
Grilled chicken breast specially marinated... topped with grilled onions & cheese sauce... served with rice, beans, lettuce, guacamole, pico de gallo, & tortillas
Pollo Monterrey
Grilled chicken topped with mushrooms, our special sauce, along with cheese sauce... served with rice, beans, & tortillas.
Chori-Pollo
Grilled chicken breast with chorizo (Mexican sausage) topped with cheese sauce... served with rice, beans, & tortillas.
San Jose special
Grilled chicken breast topped with creamy green sauce, served with rice, broccoli, & zucchini.
Hawaiian Chicken
Grilled chicken breast topped with grilled onions, pineapple, & cheese sauce, served with rice & beans.
Chicken & Rice
Grilled chicken served over rice; topped with cheese dip and tortillas on the side.
Pollo Chipotle
Grilled chicken cooked with our homemade chipotle sauce, mushrooms, & onions... served with rice & beans.
Pollo Texano
Grilled chicken cooked topped with grilled shrimp, grilled onions, and chile toreado. served with rice, beans, guacamole, tortillas, lettuce, and pico de gallo.
Chicken
Steaks
Steak Texano
T-Bone steak stopped with shrimp, mushrooms, & shredded cheese... served with french fries on the side!
Steak Jalisco
Grilled steak served with rice & beans... topped with grilled onions, cheese sauce, & mushrooms.
Steak Ranchero
Grilled T-Bone steak topped with "ranchero" sauce... served with rice, beans, tortillas, & guacamole salad.
Carne Asada
Tender sliced sirloin steak served with rice, beans, guacamole, tortillas, lettuce, & pico de gallo.
Steak Mexicano
T-Bone steak topped with grilled onions, tomatoes, & bell peppers... served with rice, beans, tortillas, & guacamole salad.
Steak & Rice
Grilled steak striped over a bed of rice... topped with cheese sauce. served with tortillas.
Carne Asada Texana
Tender sliced sirloin steak topped with grilled shrimp, grilled onions, and chile toreado. served with rice, beans, guacamole, tortillas, lettuce & pico de gallo.
Grilled Shrimp Platter
Shrimp cooked with "ranchero" sauce... served with rice, lettuce, tomato, guacamole & tortillas.
Shrimp coctel
A must try! prepared with shrimp, onions, cilantro in a specifically prepared tomato sauce.
Seafood Nachos
Crispy tortilla chips topped with imitation crab meat, shrimp, mushrooms, pico de gallo, & cheese sauce.
Shrimp chimichangas
Two deep fried flour tortillas stuffed with shrimp. topped with cheese sauce, enchilada brown sauce, guacamole, sour cream, lettuce & tomato. served with rice & beans.
Camarones a La Diabla
Grilled shrimp served with special hot sauce, served with rice & beans.
Seafood bowl
A great combination of grilled shrimp, imitation crab meat, and tilapia mixed with vegetables on a bed of rice. topped with cheese dip!
Camarones Al Chipotle
Grilled shrimp cooked with our homemade chipotle sauce & onions... served with rice and salad.
Shrimp & Rice
Grilled shrimp on a bed of rice... topped with cheese dip! served with tortillas.
Seafood
House Specials
Guadalajara Special
Grilled chicken & shrimp with onions, tomatoes and bell peppers. served over rice, topped with cheese sauce!
Flautas
Four deep fried corn tortillas: two beef & two chicken, served with lettuce, guacamole, tomatoes, & sour cream.
Monterrey Special
Tender sliced sirloin steak with onions, bell peppers and one enchilada... served with tomatoes, pico de gallo, beans, & tortillas.
Carnitas
Pork tips specially seasoned, topped with grilled onions. served with rice, beans, tortillas, pico de gallo & guacamole salad.
Chile Colorado
steak chunks with special house seasoning, topped with red chili sauce... served with rice, beans, and tortillas
Chimichangas
Two flour tortillas deep fried, filled with your choice of chicken or beef. topped with lettuce tomatoes, enchilada brown sauce, cheese sauce and guacamole... served with beans on the side. (half order for 12.50)
Fajita Nachos
chicken or beef fajitas mixed with green peppers, onion, and tomato. topped with cheese sauce. (add 2 for shrimp)
Chile Verde
Pork chunks with special house seasoning, topped with green tomatillo sauce... served with rice, beans and tortillas.
carne en su jugo
a bowl of diced tender steak mixed with bacon and cooked in a special sauce topped with boiled pot beans, cilantro, onions... served with tortillas.
Sopes San Jose
Three fried masa bowls topped with refried beans and your choice of meat. garnished with lettuce, tomato, cheese and sour cream.
Burritos Deluxe
Two burritos, one chicken, one beef, topped with lettuce, tomato, & sour cream
Fajita Burrito
Flour tortilla filled with grilled chicken or steak, onion, tomatoes, & bell peppers. topped with cheese sauce... served with rice, lettuce. tomatoes, & sour cream
Burrito California
Large steak burrito filled with rice, beans, lettuce, cheese, & sour cream... topped with cheese dip
Burrito Verde
Choice of one burrito: chicken, ground beef, or shredded beef... topped with cheese sauce, tomatillo sauce, & pico de gallo... served with rice & beans
Cheese-steak
Two steak burritos stuffed with grilled tomato, topped with cheese sauce... served with rice
Burrito pastor
Large burrito filled with pastor (pork) meat, rice, lettuce, tomato, & sour cream
Burrito chipotle
large grilled chicken burrito stuffed with grilled onions, lettuce, tomato, mushrooms, & rice... topped with our homemade chipotle sauce
Burrito Monterrey
Large grilled chicken or steak burrito filled with lettuce, pico de gallo, & sour cream... topped with three sauces: red, green, & cheese dip
Burritos
Enchiladas
Enchiladas Supreme
Four enchiladas, one chicken, one beef, one cheese, & one bean... topped with our "ranchero" sauce, lettuce, tomato, & sour cream
Enchiladas Deluxe
3 chicken or beef enchiladas topped with cheese, lettuce, sour cream, tomato & served with rice
Enchiladas verdes
three enchiladas stuffed with shredded chicken... topped with cheese sauce, green tomatillo sauce, and pico de gallo... served with rice on the side
Enchiladas Blancas
Three enchiladas stuffed with your choice of ground beef or chicken, topped with cheese sauce... served with rice and beans
Yolandas
Three chicken enchiladas, served with rice, lettuce, tomato, and guacamole salad on the side
Enchiladas Mexicanas
Three enchiladas stuffed with your choice of ground beef or chicken, topped with green sauce, red sauce, and cheese sauce... served with rice, lettuce, sour cream, and tomato
Enchiladas chipotle
Three chicken enchiladas topped with our homemade chipotle sauce. served with rice and salad
Enchiladas seafood
three enchiladas stuffed with shrimp and imitation crab, topped with cheese dip... served with rice, lettuce, tomato, and sour cream
choose any 2
choose any 2 of a tostada, taco, enchilada, burrito, quesadilla, tamale, chile relleno. with your choice of shredded beef, shredded chicken, or ground beef. served with rice and beans
Combinations
Quesadillas
Quesadillas Rellenas
two flour tortillas filled with your choice of chicken or ground beef, served with lettuce, and sour cream. (1/2) order for 7.50
Fajita quesadilla
Big Quesadilla filled with your choice of steak or grilled chicken... stopped with lettuce, tomatoes, onions, bell peppers, sour cream, & pico de gallo. served with rice & beans
Quesadilla grande
large 12" quesadilla stuffed with steak, chorizo, & chicken topped with cheese dip. served with lettuce, tomato, and sour cream
Quesadilla Hawaiian
large 12" quesadilla stuffed with grilled chicken, pineapple, and mushrooms. served with lettuce, tomato, tomato and sour cream
Quesadilla pastor
Filled with pastor meat... served with lettuce, tomato, sour cream, rice and beans
Quesadilla Texana
Grilled shrimp, chicken, steak, & grilled vegetables... served with lettuce, tomato, sour cream, rice and beans
3 Taco Platter
Choose from steak, chicken, carnitas, pastor, or chicken chipotle (fish or shrimp 15.99) your choice of flour or corn tortillas... served with fresh onions, cilantro, green tomatillo sauce and beans
Taquitos Mexicanos
Four deep fried corn tortillas: two filled with chicken & two with beef topped with lettuce, guacamole, tomato & sour cream... served with rice and beans (half order for 12.50)
Tacos Supreme (3)
Your choice of chicken or ground beef on a soft flour tortilla, hard shell, or crispy flour tortilla... topped with sour cream, lettuce, cheese, & pico de gallo
Tacos
Side Orders
Rice & Beans
Rice
Beans
Tortillas (3)
corn or flour
Jalapenos
Pico De Gallo
Sour Cream
Chiles Toreados
Deep fried chiles with onions
Tamale
Chile Relleno
stuffed with cheese
Tacos (3)
beef or chicken (1 for 3.50)
Burritos (2)
beef, chicken, beans, or cheese (1 for 5.50)
Quesadilla
beef, chicken, or ham (steak or grilled chicken for 6.50) (cheese for 4.50)
Tostada
beef, chicken or beans
Enchiladas (3)
beef, chicken, beans, or cheese (1 for 4)
A
1 bean burrito, 1 cheese enchilada, & 1 tostada
B
1 bean burrito, 1 cheese enchilada, & 1 cheese quesadilla
C
Chile poblano & 1 cheese enchilada... served with rice & beans
D
2 mushroom quesadillas with grilled vegetables
E. Veggie Fajitas
onion, tomato, bell pepper, mushrooms, zucchini, broccoli... served with rice, beans, sour cream, guacamole, & lettuce!
Vegetarian
Salads
Grilled Chicken Salad
grilled chicken on top of a bed of lettuce, tomatoes, onions, bell pepper, and shredded cheese
Fajita Taco Salad
crispy tortilla bowl with your choice of "fajita style" beef or chicken along with grilled onions, tomato, bell peppers, lettuce, tomato, guacamole, cheese, & sour cream
Taco Salad
crispy tortilla bowl filled with lettuce, tomato, cheese, sour cream, guacamole, and your choice of ground beef, chicken, or shredded beef
Shrimp salad
Grilled shrimp on top of a bed of lettuce, tomatoes, onions, bell peppers, & shredded cheese
Hamburger & Fries
for children 12 and under only, drink is not included.
Cheeseburger & Fries
for children 12 and under only, drink is not included.
3 mini chimis & Fries
for children 12 and under only, drink is not included.
Chicken nuggets & Fries
for children 12 and under only, drink is not included.
Burrito & taco
for children 12 and under only, drink is not included.
Quesadilla & Rice
for children 12 and under only, drink is not included.
Quesadilla & Fries
for children 12 and under only, drink is not included.
Kid's menu
Lunch Combinations
1. Chile relleno, taco, beans, & guacamole
monday - saturday (11 a.m. - 2 p.m.)
2. beef burrito, rice & Beans
monday - saturday (11 a.m. - 2 p.m.)
3. enchilada, Rice and Beans
monday - saturday (11 a.m. - 2 p.m.)
4. burrito, taco & Rice
monday - saturday (11 a.m. - 2 p.m.)
5. two tacos & Rice
monday - saturday (11 a.m. - 2 p.m.)
6. two enchiladas & Rice
monday - saturday (11 a.m. - 2 p.m.)
8. burrito, tamale, & Rice
monday - saturday (11 a.m. - 2 p.m.)
9. quesadilla (chicken or beef) rice & beans
monday - saturday (11 a.m. - 2 p.m.)
10. burrito and two tacos
monday - saturday (11 a.m. - 2 p.m.)
11. two flour crispy tacos and rice
monday - saturday (11 a.m. - 2 p.m.)
Fajita Burrito
choose from chicken or steak, cooked with onions, bell pepper, and tomato. served with rice, lettuce, sour cream and tomato
Burrito Deluxe
one chicken or beef burrito topped with lettuce, tomato, & sour cream
Burrito verde
one burrito, chicken or beef topped with cheese sauce, tomatillo sauce and pico de gallo... served with rice & beans
Burrito loco
one chicken or beef deep fried burrito topped with cheese sauce and served with rice and beans
Speedy gonzales
taco and enchilada with choice of rice or beans
Guadalajara special
grilled chicken and shrimp on a bed of rice with grilled tomato, onion, & bell pepper
steak and rice
grilled steak on a bed of rice, topped with cheese sauce, served with tortillas
Chimichanga
deep fried flour tortilla stuffed with your choice of chicken or shredded beef, topped with lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream, cheese sauce, enchilada brown sauce and guacamole, served with beans
Enchiladas Seafood
2 shrimp & crabmeat enchiladas... served with rice, lettuce, tomato and sour cream
Enchiladas blancas
2 chicken or beef enchiladas topped with cheese sauce... served with rice and beans
Enchiladas Verdes
2 chicken enchiladas topped with green tomatillo sauce, served with rice
Enchiladas deluxe
2 chicken or beef enchiladas. topped with lettuce, cheese, sour cream, tomato and served with rice
Enchiladas Mexicanas
2 chicken or beef enchiladas topped with green sauce, red sauce, and cheese sauce... served with rice, lettuce, sour cream, and tomato
Hawaiian Chicken
grilled chicken breast topped with onions, pineapple and cheese sauce. served with rice and beans
Pollo loco
grilled chicken breast topped with grilled onions and cheese sauce... served with rice and beans
Pollo monterrey
grilled chicken topped with mushrooms, our special sauce, along with cheese sauce... served with rice, beans and tortillas
Chicken and Rice
grilled chicken served over rice. topped with cheese dip and tortillas on the side
Hawaiian Fajitas
steak, chicken, shrimp, cheese and pineapple cooked with grilled onions, tomatoes, and bell peppers... served with rice and beans, lettuce, sour cream, and tortillas
Fiesta Fajitas
steak, chicken, shrimp, bacon and cheese cooked with grilled onions, tomatoes, and bell peppers... served with rice and beans, lettuce, sour cream and tortillas
Classic Fajitas
choose from steak, chicken or mixed... cooked with grilled onions, tomatoes, and bell peppers. served with rice and beans, lettuce, sour cream, and tortillas
Fajitas volcan
steak, chicken, shrimp, mushrooms and cheese dip ( no other veggies ). served with rice and beans, lettuce, sour cream, and tortillas
Fajita Quesadilla
choose from chicken or steak served with rice, lettuce, tomato and sour cream
Fajita bowl
chicken or steak cooked with onion, tomato, and bell pepper on a bred of rice. topped with cheese sauce
Taquitos Mexicanos
two deep fried taquitos topped with lettuce, guacamole, tomato, and sour cream... served with rice and beans
Taco Salad
crispy tortilla bowl filled with lettuce, tomato, cheese, sour cream, guacamole and your choice of ground beef, chicken or shredded beef
Lunch Specials, monday - saturday (11 a.m. - 2 p.m.)
Beverages
Pepsi products
Pepsi, diet pepsi, cherry pepsi, starry, dr. pepper, orange crush, mountain dew, diet mountain dew. (free refills)
Lemonade
free refill
Iced tea
free refill
Raspberry Iced Tea
free refill
Horchata
no refills
Jamaica
no refills
Jarritos
no refills
Juice
orange, cranberry, pineapple (free refills)
Coffee
Milk
no refills
Chocolate Milk
no refills
Fried ice cream
Sopapillas
Cheesecake chimis
Churros with Ice Cream
Desserts
Cantina
12 oz. margarita
lime, strawberry, mango, raspberry, guava, peach, watermelon, banana
20 oz. margarita
lime, strawberry, mango, raspberry, guava, peach, watermelon, banana
48 oz. margarita
lime, strawberry, mango, raspberry, guava, peach, watermelon, banana
Pitcher of margarita
lime, strawberry, mango, raspberry, guava, peach, watermelon, banana
Margarita tower
lime, strawberry, mango, raspberry, guava, peach, watermelon, banana