El Maguey

Tacos

Taco Arriedo

Corn tortilla with your choice of meat, grilled onions, grilled hot peppers and melted cheese.
$3.49
Taco Loco

Corn tortilla with grilled steak, grilled onions, grilled hot peppers and grilled Mexican cactus.
$4.00
Taco de Camaron

Shrimp taco cooked with pico de gallo and corn tortilla. Topped with onion and cilantro.
$4.00
Taco Maguey

Big flour tortilla with cheese and your choice of meat and mix of lettuce, chipotle sauce and pico de gallo. Served with rice beans, salad, chipotle sauce and sour cream on top.
$12.00
Taco de Pescado

3 corn tortillas with fish cooked with pico de gallo. Served with rice, beans and salad.
$13.00
Taco Dinner

3 tacos with your choice of meat and tortilla with onions and cilantro or lettuce, tomato and cheese. Served with rice, beans and salad.
$12.00
Taco Arriedo Dinner

3 tacos with corn tortilla, grilled onion, hot pepper, melted cheese with your choice of meat. Served with rice, beans and salad.
$13.00

Huarache

Huarache

Big fried tortilla with beans and your choice of meat, lettuce, tomato, fresh cheese and sour cream.
$11.00
Huarache de Cesina

Big fried corn tortilla with steak, beans, grilled onions, your choice of sauce and fresh cheese.
$12.00

Vegetarian Dishes

Chimichanga Vegetariana

Rice, cheese, tomato, lettuce, sour cream, green pepper, red pepper, red onion, mushrooms, potato and carrot. Served with chipotle sauce on top.
$12.00
Enchilada Vegetariana

Green pepper, red pepper, purple onion, mushrooms, potato and carrot. Served with green or red sauce and cheese on top.
$12.00
Taco Dinner Vegetariano

Tortilla, green pepper, red pepper, purple onion, mushrooms, potato, carrot, lettuce, tomato and cheese.
$12.00
Burrito Vegetariano

Rice, lettuce, cheese, tomato, sour cream, green pepper, red pepper, purple onion, mushrooms, potato and carrot.
$12.00
Fajita Vegetariano

Green and red pepper, purple onion, mushrooms, potato and carrots.
$12.00

Botanas

Docena de Ostiones

Dozen oysters.
$23.49
Media Docena de Ostiones

1/2 a dozen oysters.
$13.00
Ostiones Preparados

12 prepared oysters with guacamole.
$26.49
Media Docena de Ostiones Preparados

1/2 prepared oysters.
$15.00
Botana Marinera

Served with red pepper, green pepper, onions, cucumber, pineapple, shrimp, oysters, octopus, crab meat, mussels, clams, guacamole and hot salsa.
$30.49
Cevichazo

Shrimp, ceviche, fish ceviche, crab meat ceviche, and octopus ceviche. Served with tostadas or crackers.
$30.49
Aguachile

Onions, cucumber, shrimp, avocado, and marinated in hot sauce.
$20.49
Tostada de Camaron

Shrimp tostada served with pico de gallo and avocado.
$6.00
Tostada de Ceviche

Fish tostada served with pico de gallo and avocado.
$4.00
Tostada de Pulpo

Octopus tostada served with pico de gallo and avocado.
$7.50
Botana de Camaron y Pulpo

Served with red peppers, green peppers, onions, jalapenos, pineapple, orange, cucumber, hot sauce and avocado.
$23.40
Botana Maguey

4 modelos de lata, 12 shrimp, fish ceviche, crab, orange, cucumber and pico de gallo.
$35.49
Botana de Camaron

Shrimp with hot sauce, pineapple, cucumber, green peppers, red peppers, red onion and orange.
$21.00
Botana Mexicana

8 breaded shrimp, 8 grilled shrimp, 2 fish fillet, orange, cucumber, and chipotle sauce.
$28.49
Buffalo Wings

8 spicy pieces.
$11.49

Breakfast

Huevos con Chorizo

Scrambled eggs with Mexican sauce. Served with rice, beans, and salad.
$11.00
Chilaquiles con Huevo

Chilaquiles with eggs. Fried corn tortilla with grilled onions, fresh cheese, sour cream and your choice of sauce. Served with rice, beans, and salad.
$11.00
Huevos Rancheros

3 fried eggs over corn tortilla with green sauce on top. Served with rice, beans, and salad.
$11.00
Huevos a la Mexicana

Scrambled eggs with pico de gallo. Served with rice and beans.
$11.00

Caldos

Caldo de Camaron

Shrimp soup, carrots and potatoes.
$16.00
Caldo de Res

Beef, corn, carrots, squash, zucchini.
$15.00
Menudo

Beef tripe.
$15.00
Pozole

Red soup with pork, corn kernels, lettuce, cilantro, onions, radishes and oregano.
$15.00
Siete Mares

Fish, shrimp, crab, mussels, octopus, clam, carrots, and potatoes.
$18.00
Caldo de Pescado

Fish soup, tilapia filet, carrots and potatoes.
$15.49

Salads

Ensalada de Pollo

Grilled chicken, lettuce, tomato, avocado, cucumber, red onion, green pepper, red pepper, shredded cheese and ranch.
$12.00
Taco Salad

Your choice of meat. Fried big flour tortilla with beans, rice, lettuce, pico de gallo, jalapeno peppers, green and red pepper, avocado, fresh cheese and sour cream.
$12.00
Ensalada de Camaron

Shrimp salad. Grilled shrimp, lettuce, tomato, avocado, cucumber, red onion, green pepper, red peppers, shredded cheese and ranch.
$15.00

Seafood Mariscos

Vuelve a la Vida

Shrimp, oyster, crabmeat, fish octopus, mussel, tomatoes, onions, cilantro, cucumber, cocktail sauce and avocado.
$23.49
Cocktail de Pulpo

Octopus cocktail with cilantro, onions, tomatoes, hot peppers and cocktail sauce.
$21.00
Cocktail de Camaron

Shrimp cocktail with pico de gallo, cucumber, avocado and an orange on top.
$16.00
Coctel Campechano

Shrimp, octopus, cilantro, onion, tomatoes, hot peppers, and cocktail sauce.
$19.00
Cocktail de Ostion

Oyster cocktail with cilantro, tomatoes, hot peppers, and cocktail sauce.
$23.49
Cocktail Trio

Shrimp, oyster, octopus, cilantro, onions, tomatoes, hot peppers and cocktail sauce.
$23.49
Mexican Tilapia

Mojarra Mexicana. Served with clams, mussels, shrimp, octopus, crabmeat, vegetables, garlic, chipotle sauce and rice.
$29.00
Quesadilla de Camaron

Shrimp quesadilla served with rice, beans and salad.
$16.00
Quesadilla Maguey

Pico de gallo, hot peppers, octopus, shrimp, crabmeat, mussels, cheese and chipotle sauce. Served with rice, beans and salad.
$17.49
Camarones Rancheros

Shrimp with onions, mushrooms, tomatoes, hot peppers, and red sauce. Served with rice, beans and salad.
$16.00
Camarones a la Plancha

Shrimp with grilled onions, hot peppers, and tomatoes. Served with rice, beans and salad.
$18.49
Camarones Empanizados

Breaded shrimp served with rice, salad and chipotle sauce.
$18.49
Camarones a la Diabla

Shrimp with hot sauce, grilled onions, served with rice, beans and salad.
$16.00
Campechano a la Diabla

Shrimp and octopus with spicy sauce, grilled onions and hot sauce. Served with rice and salad.
$20.49
Camarones a la Mexicana

Shrimp with onions, tomatoes, cilantro, hot peppers, and red sauce. Served with rice, beans and salad.
$16.00
Camarones a la Chipotle

Shrimp with chipotle sauce. Served with rice, beans and salad.
$16.00
Camarones al Mojo de Ajo

Shrimp with butter and garlic served with rice, beans and salad.
$16.00
Campechano a la Plancha

Grilled shrimp and octopus, grilled onions, hot peppers, and tomatoes. Served with rice, beans and salad.
$20.49
Camarones a la Parrilla

Grilled shrimp served with rice, salad, and chipotle sauce.
$16.00
Plancha Jarocha

Octopus, shrimp, crabmeat, mussels, clams, garlic, red and green bell peppers, onions, pico de gallo, red sauce, potatoes and carrots, served with rice, beans and salad.
$22.00
Chilaquiles de Camaron

Fried corn tortilla with your choice of red or green salsa, grilled onions, sour cream and fresh cheese. Topped with grilled shrimp. Served with rice and beans.
$17.00

Molcajetes

Molcajete de Carne

Grilled steak and grilled chicken, Mexican sausage, Mexican cactus, 2 small quesadillas with Oaxaca cheese, grilled onions and grilled peppers.
$24.49
Mariscos Molcajete

Shrimp, crab, mussels, octopus, clam, and 1 tilapia cooked with red sauce.
$28.49
Molcajete Trio

Grilled steak, grilled chicken and shrimp, Mexican sausage, Mexican cactus and 2 small quesadillas with Oaxaca cheese, grilled onions, and grilled peppers.
$28.49

Enchiladas

Enchilada

3 corn tortillas with your choice of meat and sauce with melted cheese.
$12.00
Enchilada Chipotle

3 corn tortillas with your choice of meat and chipotle sauce with melted cheese.
$12.00
Enchilada Mole Poblano

3 corn tortillas with your choice of meat and mole sauce with melted cheese. Mole sauce prepared with almonds and peanuts.
$12.00

Steak Dinner

Cesina Maguey

Grilled steak served with beans, guacamole, and 2 Oaxaca quesadillas.
$14.49
Chilaquile de Asada

Steak chilaquiles, fried corn tortilla with your choice of sauce, grilled onions, sour cream and fresh cheese. Served with rice, beans and salad.
$14.49
Chilaquiles Cascabel

Fried corn tortilla with grilled onions, spicy sauce, fresh cheese, sour cream, grilled steak and 3 eggs on top. Served with rice, beans and salad.
$15.49
Milanesa de Res

Breaded steak served with rice, beans and salad.
$14.49
Asada Encebollada

Grilled steak with grilled onions, hot peppers and Mexican cactus. Served with rice, beans and salad.
$14.49
Asada Mexicana

Grilled steak with grilled onions, tomato and spicy pepper. Served with rice, and 2 sopes with beans and fresh cheese.
$14.49
Tampiquena

Grilled steak served with 2 chicken enchiladas, 1 green, 1 red with rice, beans and salad.
$14.49
Birria de Res

Beef with red sauce, onions, and cilantro on top. Served with rice, beans, salad, and small soup.
$17.00

Parrilladas Dinner

Parrillada de Carnes

Grilled steak, grilled chicken, Mexican sauce, grilled onions and Mexican cactus, 2 hot peppers, 2 small quesadillas Oaxaca cheese, and 3 flautas with lettuce, tomato, sour cream and fresh cheese on top. Served with rice and beans.
$28.49
Parrillada de Mariscos

Shrimp, crab, mussels, octopus, clam cooked with onion, hot peppers, and tomato. 2 small quesadillas Oaxaca cheese, guacamole, and rice.
$26.49
Parrilladas Trio

Grilled steak, grilled chicken, Mexican sauce, grilled onions and Mexican cactus, 2 hot peppers, 2 small quesadillas Oaxaca cheese, shrimp, crab, mussels, octopus, clam cooked with onion, hot peppers, and tomato. Served with rice and beans.
$35.49

Chicken Dinner

Milanesa de Pollo

Fried breaded chicken served with rice, bean and salad.
$13.00
Pollo a la Plancha

Grilled chicken served with rice and salad.
$12.00
Pollo Chipotle

Chicken with chipotle sauce served with rice, beans and salad.
$12.00
Mole de Pollo

Chicken with mole sauce served with rice, beans and salad.
$12.49
Chilaquile de Pollo

Chicken chilaquiles, fried corn tortilla with your choice of sauce, grilled onions, sour cream and fresh cheese. Served with rice, beans and salad.
$13.00
Flauta

3 flautas with lettuce, tomato, sour cream and fresh cheese on top. Served with rice and beans.
$12.00

Fajitas Dinner

Fajita de Pollo

Chicken fajita with grilled onion, red and green bell pepper and pico de gallo on top. Served with rice, beans and salad.
$13.00
Fajita de Res

Steak fajita with grilled onion, red and green bell pepper and pico de gallo on top. Served with rice, beans and salad.
$15.00
Fajita de Pollo y Res

Chicken and steak fajita with grilled onion, red and green bell pepper and pico de gallo on top. Served with rice, beans and salad.
$15.49
Fajita Trio

Chicken, steak and shrimp with grilled onion, red and green bell pepper with pico de gallo on top. Served with rice and salad.
$17.00

Pork Dinner

Orden de Carnitas

Fried pork served with rice, beans, pico de gallo and salad.
$13.49
Carnitas Cascabel

Fried pork with hot sauce, grilled onions served with rice, beans, salad and cilantro on top.
$13.49
Carnitas en Salsa Verde

Fried pork with green sauce, onions, rice, beans, and salad cilantro on top.
$13.49

Kids Menu

Kids Chicken Tenders

3 pieces with french fries.
$9.00
Kids Chicken Nuggets

8 pieces with french fries.
$9.00
Kids Quesadilla

Served with french fries with your choice of meat.
$9.00
Kids Quesadilla de Camaron

Shrimp quesadilla served with french fries.
$11.49
Kids Quesadilla Oaxaca

Small corn cheese quesadilla.
$3.00
Kids Small Burrito

Beans, cheese and your choice of meat.
$3.50
Kids Combo

1 small quesadilla, 1 small burrito with your choice of meat. Served with rice and beans.
$9.00

Choice of

Tostadas de Carne

Crispy corn tortilla with your choice of meat, beans, lettuce, tomato, fresh cheese, sour cream, avocado and onions.
$4.00
Orden de Quesa-Birria

3 tacos with cheese, onion, cilantro, and a small soup.
$12.50
Chimichanga

Chipotle sauce on top. Fried big flour tortilla with your choice of meat, beans, lettuce, tomato, sour cream and cheese. Served with rice, beans, and salad.
$12.00
Quesadilla Dinner

Big flour tortilla with your choice of meat and cheese. Served with rice, beans, and salad.
$12.00
Lengua en Salsa Verde

Tongue with green sauce and onions. Served with rice, beans, and salad.
$15.00

Sides

Rice and Beans

Arroz y frijoles.
$3.49
Fries

Papas a la francesa.
$3.75
Bread

Pan.
$2.00
Guacamole
$4.49
Avocado

Aguacate.
$4.49
Spicy Sauce

Salsa a la diabla.
$2.75
Hot Pepper

Chiles toreados.
$2.50
Tortillas
$2.00
Sour Cream

Crema.
$1.35
Mexican Cactus

Nopales.
$4.00
Jalapenos
$2.25
Ranch
$1.35

Nathan S.

★★☆☆☆

Aug 20, 2023

Bad food. Good service and environment.My mom and I stopped by after seeing Blue Beetle the other day. Were in the mood for some Mexican food and our usual Azteca in Madison Heights was closed at the time. As soon as we stepped in we felt like we were transported back to Mexico. Authentic music, vibe and we were the only non latinos. Sadly that's where the good experience ended. My mom got the trio fajita, I ordered nachos and 2 red Birria tacos. The tacos were plain and had no flavour. The nachos were stale, barely had any meat and the cheese they use tastes like Kraft as opposed to Azteca and most of southwest Detroit's Oaxaca cheese. It shows too. The nachos lack any real sense of taste and desperately needed something to spice them up. The birria tacos looked fresh, but just had no real taste to them. We ended up spending almost 60 bucks in there and needless to say my mom was very upset with having to pay for that quality of food at that price. Last time I'll be cheating on my usual Mexican spot lol.

Patrick R.

★★★★★

Jan 9, 2024

Moved to the area last year, and this has become our go to Mexican spot. Authentic flavors and atmosphere. Great drink specials. Tasty margs. The required Mexican beers. Plus 3 salsas put the gates!Homemade sopas and gorditas are awesome. My kids even love it.It may not look the greatest on the outside, but it's def worth it.

Amy B.

★★★★☆

May 19, 2019

Why do all the Mexican Restaurants have to be in Pontiac? Anyways, I was hungry for Mexican food and wanted to try this place out. I was starving, and thought I would give it a try.Walking in, the place is colorful with plenty of seating. They have a spacious bar area, along with a dining room and some kind of party room in the back. I was seated and the server brought out chips and three different kinds of salsa. BUT, there was no plates provided for the chips, just the basket. (I'm okay with eating chips out of the basket, but what if I had company?) Also, only one small dipping cup was provided for the salsas. I ended up trying all three, and liked the spicy one the best!Eventually, the server came over and took my order. I noticed that the menu offers lots of options, but were pretty beat up. Also, I wanted a lunch plate and not a dinner plate of tacos. She said that the taco dinner plate is all that they have. Fine. I ordered it and waited.I watched TV on mute and eventually the food came out. HUGE portions considering the dinner plate was under $10. I was thrilled! The tacos were fabulous, and the rice and beans were excellent as well. I also ordered water and a sprite, both of which came out in huge glasses. Good thing, because I never got a refill! Ok then.Overall, I really liked it here. Food was really good, service was all right, but I docked a star for the lack of the A) container to try the 3 different salsas, B) no plates for chips (optional really) and C) not a single refill on my sprite. Overall, I liked it here and was satisfied with my food.

Aaron G.

★★☆☆☆

Jan 15, 2023

It's like dive bar meets tacos. If you're tired, hungry, and not terribly particular about having good food, it'll do. There are better Mexican places in a 7-minute radius.

Bradley G.

★★★☆☆

Oct 24, 2022

Can't recommend enough. Perfect 3.5 star. The food was some of the best I ever had, we were the only people in the dining room, it was dirty, kids were running around, the waitress didn't speak English. Again the food was out of this world

Brian M.

★★★★★

Nov 16, 2020

A good quality Restaurant serving authentic mexican food!I had the fajita trio and the chicken enchilada. Very delish!The owner Santiago, has been open for 2 years but will remain open because of his quality and passion

Warren P.

★★★★★

Nov 20, 2024

Affordable doesn't mean subpar quality. Don't miss your chance to enjoy some of the best authentic Mexican dishes you're going to find in the area. Definitely a treasure trove of deliciousness.

Jenn L.

★★★★☆

Jul 31, 2023

Located in a tired strip mall, this place doesn't look like much. The front door had a broken glass pane, and was missing the handles to push the door the door to exit. No matter. You're going here for the food. Friday night, about 7:00, we observed the sign to seat ourselves. The server was quick to bring chips and three different salsas. She got us our drinks, and then we perused the menu. It's extensive! Like, it's pages and pages long, with offerings beyond the typical white washed Mexican restaurant. It was hard to decide. Thank goodness our server was patient with us. I got a Jarrito tamarind pop, a glass of water, and pollo chipotle. My husband got two strong margaritas and the fajitas with steak, chicken, and shrimp. Bill came to $43. That is a great price for all that. The pollo was delicious. The sauce was so fantastic that I ate more than I should have. We both got a generous portion of tortillas that were blazing hot; corn for me, flour for my husband. The fajitas order was so big that my husband could only eat half. It was the biggest fajitas serving that I've ever seen, anywhere. And it was great. So much beef, chicken, and huge shrimp!We will go back. No, this is not a fancy place. It's a bit drab inside (and outside, the strip mall is a bit neglected), and it's not the cleanest place. But the food? Fantastic. Go for the food! And the prices are great.

Henny V.

★☆☆☆☆

Feb 3, 2024

Bad food, dirty, and they still have flies in the middle of winter. Food comes out fast but the restaurant as a whole is very low effort.

Tony P.

★★★★★

Sep 26, 2023

I've been here several times for lunch during the week. The food is delicious and well-priced. I especially enjoy the molé sauce on the chicken enchiladas. Great for lunch and some friends have gone for dinner and they were happy.

El Maguey

Menu

Tacos

Taco Arriedo

Taco Loco

Taco de Camaron

Taco Maguey

Taco de Pescado

Taco Dinner

Taco Arriedo Dinner

Huarache

Huarache

Huarache de Cesina

Sopes

Sope

Sope Loco

Gorditas

Gordita

Vegetarian Dishes

Chimichanga Vegetariana

Enchilada Vegetariana

Taco Dinner Vegetariano

Burrito Vegetariano

Fajita Vegetariano

Botanas

Docena de Ostiones

Media Docena de Ostiones

Ostiones Preparados

Media Docena de Ostiones Preparados

Botana Marinera

Cevichazo

Aguachile

Tostada de Camaron

Tostada de Ceviche

Tostada de Pulpo

Botana de Camaron y Pulpo

Botana Maguey

Botana de Camaron

Botana Mexicana

Buffalo Wings

Breakfast

Huevos con Chorizo

Chilaquiles con Huevo

Huevos Rancheros

Huevos a la Mexicana

Caldos

Caldo de Camaron

Caldo de Res

Menudo

Pozole

Siete Mares

Caldo de Pescado

Salads

Ensalada de Pollo

Taco Salad

Ensalada de Camaron

Nachos

Nacho

Supreme Nacho

Seafood Mariscos

Vuelve a la Vida

Cocktail de Pulpo

Cocktail de Camaron

Coctel Campechano

Cocktail de Ostion

Cocktail Trio

Mexican Tilapia

Quesadilla de Camaron

Quesadilla Maguey

Camarones Rancheros

Camarones a la Plancha

Camarones Empanizados

Camarones a la Diabla

Campechano a la Diabla

Camarones a la Mexicana

Camarones a la Chipotle

Camarones al Mojo de Ajo

Campechano a la Plancha

Camarones a la Parrilla

Plancha Jarocha