Monarca's Mexican Food

Breakfast

Huevos con Chorizo

Mexican sausage and eggs. Includes rice and beans.
$14.95
Huevos Rancheros

Fried eggs topped with ranchera sauce. Includes rice and beans.
$14.95
Huevos a La Mexicana

Scrambled eggs with garden fresh vegetables. Includes rice and beans.
$14.95
Huevos con Jamon

Two eggs with ham. Includes rice and beans.
$13.95
Cheese Omelette

Serves with ranchero sauce and cheese. Includes rice and beans.
$14.95
Machaca

Scrambled eggs with shredded beef and vegetable. Includes rice and beans.
$15.95
Chilaquiles

Scrambled eggs, chicken, tortilla, and green sauce. Includes rice and beans.
$15.95
Bacon and Eggs

2 eggs any style with bacon. Includes rice and beans.
$14.95
Breakfast Burrito

Rice, beans, scrambled eggs, potatoes and choice of chorizo, bacon, or ham.
$12.95

Appetizers

Combo Platter

Nachos, a chimichanga, a raquito, and mini quesadilla.
$17.45
Vegetarian Quesadilla

Bell pepper, onion, tomatoes, zucchini, carrots, and cheese.
$14.95
Chicken Quesadilla

Large flour tortilla with fresh guacamole and sour cream.
$15.95
Beef Quesadilla

Large flour tortilla with fresh guacamole and sour cream.
$15.95
Cheese Quesadilla

Large flour tortilla with cheese, guacamole, and sour cream.
$13.95
Nachos

Chips, cheese, refried beans, jalapeno, onion, fresh guacamole, and sour cream.
$14.95
Chicken Nachos

Chips, cheese, refried beans, jalapenos, onion, guacamole, and sour cream.
$15.99
Beef Nachos

Chips, cheese, refried beans, jalapenos, onion, guacamole, and sour cream.
$15.99
Cheese Chips

Chips topped with melted cheese.
$12.45
Chili French Fries

Fries topped with chili Colorado and melted cheese.
$14.95

Soups

Menudo Soup

Beef tripe soup with a red chili pepper base.
$7.00
Albondigas Soup

Meatball soup.
$7.00
Chicken Soup

Savory soup with a poultry base.
$7.00
Pozole Soup

Large.
$17.45
Fish Soup

Savory soup with fish.
$19.45
Shrimp Soup

Seafood soup.
$19.45
Cosido

Beef soup. Large cocido.
$17.45

Burritos

Bean and Cheese Burrito

Inside served with rice and beans.
$10.95
Beef Burrito

Inside served with rice and beans.
$12.95
Chile Verde Burrito

Inside served with rice and beans.
$12.95
Chile Relleno Burrito

Inside served with rice and beans.
$13.45
Carne Asada Burrito

Inside served with rice, beans, onion, cilantro and salsa.
$13.45
Chile Colorado Burrito

Inside served with rice and beans.
$13.45
Al Pastor Burrito

Inside served with rice, beans, onion, cilantro and salsa.
$13.45
Guacamole Burrito

Beef wet burrito with Guacamole on top. Inside served with rice and beans.
$17.95
Verde Guacamole Burrito

Pork wet burrito served with our delicious spanish rice and refried beans covered in our salsa verde with sour cream and guacamole on top.
$17.95
Chicken Burrito

Inside served with rice, beans, onion, cilantro and salsa.
$12.95
Carnitas Burrito

Inside served with rice and beans.
$12.95
Monarch's Burrito

Rice, beans, fresh guacamole, lettuce, tomato, cilantro, and onion.
$12.95
Veggie Burrito

Rice beans, squash, mixes vegetables, onions, bell peppers, and tomatoes.
$12.95
Deep Fried Burrito

Beef. Served with guacamole, sour cream only. Inside served with rice and beans.
$17.95

Soft Tacos

Fish Taco

Served with sour cream and pico de gallo.
$6.50
Carne Asada Taco

Onion, cilantro and salsa.
$5.50
Carnitas Taco

Onion, cilantro and salsa
$5.50
Al Pastor Taco

Onion, cilantro and salsa
$5.50
Chicken Taco

Onion, cilantro and salsa
$5.50
Beef Taco

Onion, cilantro and salsa.
$5.50

Mexican Seafood

Pescado al Mojo de Ajo

Sea bass fillet with sauteed garlic, onion, and bell pepper served with a green salad, fresh guacamole, pico de gallo, rice, and fries.
$20.95
Pescado a La Veracruzana

Sea bass fillet simmered in our special ranchera sauce served with rice and beans.
$20.95
Camarones al Mojo de Ajo

Garlic shrimp with sauteed onion and bell pepper served with rice, green salad, guacamole, pico de gallo, and fries.
$20.95
Camarones a La Diabla

Shrimps and sliced onions sauteed in a our very spicy red sauce served with rice and beans.
$20.95
Camarones Rancheros

Shrimp simmered in special ranchera sauce served with rice and beans.
$20.95
Pescado con Vegetales

Sea bass fillet served with steamed vegetables, rice, and beans.
$20.95

Tortas

Carnitas Torta

Carnitas torta served with bean spread, lettuce, tomato,onion, avocado, cheese and jalapeno with side of fries.
$14.95
Carne Asada Torta

Carne asada torta comes with bean spread, lettuce, tomato, cheese, avocado, onion, jalapeno and a side a fries.
$15.45
Jamon Torta

Jamon torta comes with bean spread, lettuce, tomato, cheese, avocado, onion, jalapeno and a side a fries.
$14.95
Milanesa Torta

Milanesa torta served with bean spread, lettuce, tomato, cheese, onion, avocado, jalapeno and side of fries.
$15.95
Chicken Torta

Chicken torta comes with bean spread, lettuce, tomato, cheese, onion, avocado, jalapeno and side of fries.
$14.95

Fiesta Tostadas

Chicken Fiesta Tostada

Rice, beans, lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, guacamole, and sour cream. Serves in a flour tortilla shell.
$15.95
Beef Fiesta Tostada

Rice, beans, lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, guacamole, and sour cream. Serves in a flour tortilla shell.
$15.95
Carnitas Fiesta Tostada

Rice, beans, lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, guacamole, and sour cream. Serves in a flour tortilla shell.
$15.95
Beans and Rice Fiesta Tostada

Lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, guacamole, and sour cream. Serves in a flour tortilla shell.
$14.95
Chile Verde Fiesta Tostada

Rice, beans, lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, guacamole, and sour cream. Serves in a flour tortilla shell.
$15.95

Original Tostadas

Chicken Original Tostada

Beans, lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, guacamole, and sour cream. Serves on a crispy flat corn tortilla.
$14.95
Beef Original Tostada

Beans, lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, guacamole, and sour cream. Serves on a crispy flat corn tortilla.
$14.95
Carnitas Original Tostada

Rice, beans, lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, guacamole, and sour cream. Serves on a crispy flat corn tortilla.
$14.95
Beans and Rice Original Tostada

Lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, guacamole, and sour cream. Serves on a crispy flat corn tortilla.
$13.95
Chile Verde Original Tostada

Beans, lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, guacamole, and sour cream. Serves on a crispy flat corn tortilla.
$14.95

Monarca's Fajitas

Chicken Fajita

Serves with rice, beans, guacamole, and all the trimming on a sizzling platter.
$18.95
Beef Fajita

Serves with rice, beans, guacamole, and all the trimming on a sizzling platter.
$19.95
Shrimp Fajita

Serves with rice, beans, guacamole, and all the trimming on a sizzling platter.
$22.95
Combo Fajita

Serves with rice, beans, guacamole, and all the trimming on a sizzling platter.
$24.95

Monarca's Specialties

Carne Asada

Timely sliced top sirion and grilled to perfection.
$17.95
Barbacoa

BBQ. Simmered with special spices.
$17.95
Steak Picado

Strips of top sirlion steak, sauteed with fresh vegetables in tomato sauce.
$17.95
Milanesa

Served with fries, rice, green salad, and guacamole.
$17.95
Steak Michoacano

Strips of sirlion steak, potatoes, and diced onions in specialty red spicy sauce.
$17.95
Carnitas

Chunks of pork, deep fried to perfection. Served with garnish.
$17.95
Chile Verde

Chunks of pork in specialty green tomatillo sauce.
$17.95
Enchiladas Rancheras

Topped with traditional ranchera sauce. Served with guacamole and sour cream.
$17.95
Mole Sabrozo

Chicken breast served with tasty dono maria sauce.
$17.95
Liver and Onions

Grilled liver steak in matcha onion and slices of green chili.
$17.95
Pollo a la Plancha

Grilled marinated chicken breast.
$17.95
Chile Colorado

Chunks of beef in special red sauce.
$17.95
Al Pastor Plate

Grilled marinated chop pork. Served with rice, beans, fresh guacamole, and onion.
$17.95
Enchiladas Verdes

Chicken served with a green Tomatillo sauce, guacamole and sour cream.
$17.95

Side Orders

Green Salad

Small green salad.
$6.50
Tamale

Pork tamale.
$7.45
Enchilada Cheese
$6.25
Enchilada Chicken
$7.35
Enchilada Beef
$7.35
Sope

Beef.
$8.95
Chile Relleno
$7.95
Chimichanga
$10.95
Taquitos Rancheros
$6.95
Rice
$4.45
Beans
$4.95
Sour Cream
$1.95
Flour Tortillas

2 pieces.
$1.75
Corn Tortilla

3 pieces.
$1.75
Side Cheese
$1.95
Jalapeno
$1.50
Bag of Tortilla Chips
$2.00
Hot Salsa
$1.00
Guacamole dip
$11.95

Combinations

Tamale Combo

Served with our delicious Spanish rice and refried beans.
$12.95
Chile Relleno Combo

1 Cheese Chile Relleno served with our delicious Spanish rice and refried beans.
$12.95
2 Beef Taco Combo

2 tacos. Served with Spanish rice and our delicious refried beans.
$15.95
2 Chicken Tacos Combo

2 tacos. Served with our delicious Spanish rice and refried beans.
$15.95
Taco Combo

Taco served with our delicious Spanish rice and refried beans.
$12.95
1 Cheese Enchilada Combo

Served with our delicious Spanish rice and refried beans.
$12.95
Sope Combo

Sope served with our delicious Spanish rice and refried beans.
$12.95
Chile Relleno and Taco Combo

1 Cheese Chile Relleno and 1 crispy taco served with our delicious spanish and refried beans
$15.95
Chile Relleno and Tamale Combo
$15.95
Cheese Enchilada and Tamale Combo

Served with our delicious Spanish rice and refried beans.
$15.95
2 Cheese Enchiladas Combo

Two enchiladas served delicious red, spanish rice and refried beans.
$15.95
Cheese Enchilada and Taco Combo

Served with our delicious Spanish rice and refried beans.
$15.95
Taquitos Combo

Two taquitos served with sour cream, guacamole, and our delicious Spanish rice and refried beans.
$15.95
Cheese Enchilada and Chile Relleno Combo

One Cheese enchilada and one cheese chile relleno served with our delicious spanish rice and refried beans.
$15.95
Chimichangas Combo

2 pieces. Served with our delicious Spanish rice and refried beans.
$16.45
2 Chile Rellenos Combo

2 pieces.
$17.95
Burrito Combo

Burrito comes with beans, onion, cilantro and salsa, served with our delicious Spanish rice and refried beans on the side.
$17.95
2 Tamales Combo

2 pieces. Served with our delicious Spanish rice and refried beans.
$17.95
2 Beef Flautas Combo

2 pieces.
$14.95
2 Chicken Flautas Combo

2 pieces. Served with our delicious Spanish rice and refried beans.
$17.95
Taco and Tamale Combo

Taco and Pork Tamale served with our delicious Spanish rice and our refried beans.
$17.95

Beverages

12 oz. Orange Juice

Freshly squeezed.
$8.99
Horchata
$4.95
Jamaica
$4.95
Tamarindo
$4.95
Fresh Lemonade
$6.95
Mexican Hot Chocolate
$5.95
Milk
$4.00
Iced Tea
$4.75
Coffee
$4.75

Fresh Fruit Shakes

Strawberry Shake
$7.45
Banana Shake
$7.45
Papaya Shake
$7.45
Choco Shake
$7.45
Mixed Shake
$7.95

Sherrell T.

★★★★★

Feb 14, 2025

Hands down favorite Mexican restaurant in South Bay Area. I love there asada burritos they taste so authentic. The place isn't fancy but the food and the customer service speaks for itself. A few of my top favorite entrees are asada burritos, hard shell tacos and their chimichangas.

Sheldon T.

★★★☆☆

Sep 21, 2024

If you are quite hungry, and have been visiting a sick relative across the street at Kaiser hospital, this place offers remarkably good food in a remarkably shabby setting. Don't let the chipped paint and old floor and very worn furniture deter you. The offerings are many, and if the makings are available, you'll get pretty much what you want. Prices are on the high side considering the small portion size given. This restaurant uses 8" plates, which are much smaller than is the norm. They're stingy with their table chips as well, which are doled out in a rather meagre way.I had a traditional tostada with chicken, served on a flat tortilla and lots of greens. The chicken and beans were hot. Good taste.The other person I was with had the enchilada and taco combo. Great rice. You could do much worse than this place. Spiff it up a bit, and it will shine!

Rudy M.

★★★★☆

Jan 13, 2024

This was a spot that my girlfriend's dad frequents when he goes to the hospital for appointments. She tried it and told me that it reminded her of homemade food that she grew up with. Monarca's is exactly what you think of when you walk in and see all the Monarch butterfly decor on every wall, including the orange walls. Monarchs are my favorite so I give them props for that. The food is good, I got the crunchy tacos with rice and beans and it was definitely that homemade type of food you found in a Mexican family home. My girlfriend got the Milanesa torta with beef, lettuce and tomato. She got fries with it but didn't have them all. I'm glad we gave it a chance and for the doctors and nurses across the street, its legitimate Mexican food to enjoy. If it fits your love of Mexican food then I am happy that you have this spot near you.

Ashley C.

★★★★★

Oct 11, 2023

Love love love Monarca's !! This has been the best Mexican food I've had in a while ! I eat here weekly as I work nearby . The plaza it's in is a little stand offish but dont let that stop you from coming here ! Parking is always available in the plazasA husband/wife run this spot ... they're from Michoacán and yes they have a big menu & I've literally got random things like sopa de albondigas , tortas, bunuelos, different drinks , enchiladas, Chile relleno (omg obsessed with it) and I've noticed everything is made fresh to order .... They have hot chocolate , Abuelita style YUM ! This is a must , they are super nice here , service is always on point . Super mom/pop vibe in here . A just for Mexican food.

Johnny M.

★★★★★

Jul 3, 2024

Super friendly staff & great food!!!I've been passing by for 25 years & have never stopped in!The place is in what looks like a dying pod mall & is fairly small & modest inside, but don't let that fool you!I had one of the best chile verde burritos I've had in a long time! The meat was tender & the sauce was fairly mild but had a nice, bright citrus to it. Next time you're stuck in traffic on PCH, pull in and treat yourself!

Priscilla L.

★★★★★

Sep 21, 2024

I highly recommend Monarca's it's like eating at my grandma's house. The cooking is authentic Mexican food. I love their enchiladas verdes and no one makes Chile Verde like Monarca's. Their Limonadas are so refreshing and highly recommended!

Robert B.

★★★★★

Apr 5, 2024

We ate dinner there after a flight into Long Beach from Atlanta. What a great place!!! The service was fantastic, my wife's tamale was perfect, and my torta was pretty good. I should have ordered something else, but that is more of a me problem. The torta was huge and messy to eat, but it was definitely good enough for dinner. The woman working there (likely the owner) was such a delight to talk to. Give this place a try.

Jason L.

★★★★☆

Nov 7, 2022

Sign me up for a mom-and-pop hole-in-the-wall Mexican restaurant. Located in a small strip mall, this place is no frills and serves up authentic Mexican dishes. The lady behind the counter was so friendly and welcoming. I just got the Monarch's burrito which comes with rice beans, guacamole, etc.. and it was great. It's a good sized burrito and it's so affordable. You definitely get value and the best bang for your buck here. I'll be back to support!

Michelle P.

★☆☆☆☆

Nov 23, 2024

Was charged $38 for one shrimp cocktail‍I am a regular customer so I know the prices. The lady who is usually there gives me 2 cups for $38 @ $15 a piece. Today there was another gentleman who charged me $38 for one. When I got home I called the restaurant and told him you overcharged me he said no the cup he used was a 34 oz not a 32oz that they usually use, which is crazy cause now your charging me $15 for an extra 2oz cup..horrible. Food is great here, the lady who is usually there is GREAT! whoever the man is, who is over charging people, its disgusting. This happened on Saturday morning 11/23 @9am.

Lena G.

★★★★★

Oct 24, 2024

Food is so delicious I had the pozolito it was so flavorful. The señora who took care of us made us feel at home. Reminds me of a warm Mexican family home on the inside. Their cafecito is also amazing

Monarca's Mexican Food

Menu

Breakfast

Huevos con Chorizo

Huevos Rancheros

Huevos a La Mexicana

Huevos con Jamon

Cheese Omelette

Machaca

Chilaquiles

Bacon and Eggs

Breakfast Burrito

Appetizers

Combo Platter

Vegetarian Quesadilla

Chicken Quesadilla

Beef Quesadilla

Cheese Quesadilla

Nachos

Chicken Nachos

Beef Nachos

Cheese Chips

Chili French Fries

Soups

Menudo Soup

Albondigas Soup

Chicken Soup

Pozole Soup

Fish Soup

Shrimp Soup

Cosido

Salads

Chicken Salad

Burritos

Bean and Cheese Burrito

Beef Burrito

Chile Verde Burrito

Chile Relleno Burrito

Carne Asada Burrito

Chile Colorado Burrito

Al Pastor Burrito

Guacamole Burrito

Verde Guacamole Burrito

Chicken Burrito

Carnitas Burrito

Monarch's Burrito

Veggie Burrito

Deep Fried Burrito

Hard Tacos

Chicken Hard Taco

Carnitas Hard Taco

Beef Hard Taco

Soft Tacos

Fish Taco

Carne Asada Taco

Carnitas Taco

Al Pastor Taco

Chicken Taco

Beef Taco

Mexican Seafood

Pescado al Mojo de Ajo

Pescado a La Veracruzana

Camarones al Mojo de Ajo

Camarones a La Diabla

Camarones Rancheros

Pescado con Vegetales

Mexican Seafood Cocktails

Shrimp Cocktail

Tortas

Carnitas Torta

Carne Asada Torta

Jamon Torta

Milanesa Torta

Chicken Torta

Fiesta Tostadas

Chicken Fiesta Tostada

Beef Fiesta Tostada

Carnitas Fiesta Tostada

Beans and Rice Fiesta Tostada

Chile Verde Fiesta Tostada