
Mexican
El Fogon - West Glen
1250 8th St
West Des Moines, IA 50265
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Main Menu
Appetizer
Shrimp Rose Delicious
Jumbo breaded shrimp served with delicious chipotle sauce$9.00
Nachos
Ground beef or shredded chicken. Would you like to make them supreme for $3 more? (Lettuce, sour cream and pico de gallo)$12.00Nachos Plain
Only cheese$7.50Black Bean Nachos
Topped with yummy jalapeño peppers and generous helping of cheese blends$10.00Nachos Supreme
Topped with bacon$15.008th Street Appetizer
8 bite size deep fried to a golden brown chimichangas covered with house cheese sauce. Served with lettuce, sour cream, cheese and tomatoes. Chicken or beef$16.00Guacamole on Stone
Diced and chunky avocados perfectly seasoned with lemon juice for taste. Served on a volcanic molcajete stone$13.00Fogon Dip
Delicious blend of perfectly seasoned grilled chicken, steak, shrimp and mushrooms in our savory house cheese sauce and diced pickled jalapeños$14.00
Ceviche
The dish is typically made from fresh fish cured in citrus juices, such as lime, and perfectly spiced with our chef's recipe. Served with avocado and mango$13.00Guacamole Dip
$6.50Street Corn
$8.00Cheese Dip
$6.50Large Cheese Dip
$13.00Bean Dip
$8.00Chori-Queso Fundido
$13.50Cheese Fries
$8.00Nachos Grilled Chicken
$14.00Nachos Carne Asada
$15.00
Fajitas
Piña Fajita
Fresh grilled pineapple stuffed with shrimp, fish, grilled veggies, imitation crab meat and scallops. Topped with melted cheese$26.00Cowboy Fajita
Steak, chorizo, carnitas and beef ribs$23.00Texas Fajita
Chicken, steak, shrimp and pineapple$22.00Fajita Fogon
Steak, shrimp, chicken, chorizo sausage, mushrooms and colored peppers. Topped with melted cheese$24.00Fajitas
Chicken, steak, mixed or shrimp$18.00Pork Fajita
Like "Good old days" perfect combination of pork tips, grilled pineapple and irresistible juicy veggies$18.00
Salads
Lemon Pepper Chicken Salad
Classic bed of greens with onions, tomato, bell pepper, grilled pineapple and cheese with deliciously lime pepper seasoned grilled chicken$15.00Mexican Salad
Bed of romaine lettuce mixed with spinach, tomato, black beans, corn, cheese and avocado slices. Choice of charbroiled chicken breast, salmon, or shrimp$16.00Taco Salad
Crispy flour shell served with your choice of ground beef or shredded chicken. Served with lettuce, tomato, cheese and sour cream$13.00Fajita Taco Salad
Crispy flour shell served with your choice of grilled chicken or steak, bell peppers, onions, and cheese sauce. Served with lettuce, sour cream, guacamole, and pico de gallo$15.00Guacamole Power Bowl
$15.00
Soups
Sopa Azteca
It's shredded chicken in a rich and spicy tomato broth with house corn salsa, balanced with avocado, cheese and sour cream with tortilla strips added for crunch$15.00Caldo Michi
(From the náhuatl, word michi, meaning fish) this savory soup is cooked on the seafood's own juices blending the flavors of fresh shrimp, tilapia fish, octopus, clams, crab legs, mixed with potato and carrots$29.00
Burritos
Burrito California
The beast of a thing for hungry ones! Carne asada, grilled chicken or both mixed, rice, beans, lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, and guacamole. Topped with 3 salsas: white cheese, green and red$18.50Shrimp Burrito
Large tortilla filled with grilled shrimp, onions, mushrooms and white rice, topped with flavorsome blend of green salsa and cheese sauce. Served with coleslaw and corn salsa$17.00Super Burrito
Amazing flavor fusion! This grilled ground beef and chorizo mixed with rice, beans, cheese, lettuce and pico de gallo$14.50Burritos Deluxe
One beef and one chicken, covered with house burrito sauce, topped with lettuce, tomato and sour cream$12.00Cheese Steak Burritos
House favorite! Two steak and lettuce burritos topped with a bunch of cheese sauce. Served with rice and beans$15.00Dinner Burrito Verde
Marinated carnitas (pork) burrito topped with a blend of green salsa and cheese sauce. Served with rice, lettuce, and pico de gallo$14.50Mole Burrito
This yummy breakfast of cooked crumbled chorizo sausage with onions, and scrambled eggs mixed throughout with cheese and black beans. Topped with our house red burrito sauce$16.50Steak burrito
$7.50Grilled chicken burrito
$7.50Street Burrito Birria With Consommé
$16.50
Enchiladas
La Martina Enchiladas
4 house special enchiladas filled with beef, chicken, cheese, or beans. Topped with fresh lettuce, tomato, and sour cream$14.50Shrimp Enchiladas
Two tasty enchiladas filled with grilled shrimp, colored peppers, mushrooms, and onions topped with cheese sauce. Served with white rice, corn salsa, sour cream and coleslaw$16.00Seafood Enchiladas
Two enchiladas with grilled shrimp, imitation crabmeat, colored peppers, onion, and spinach topped with house blend cheese sauce. Served with white rice, coleslaw, corn salsa, sour cream, and avocado slices$16.50Enchiladas Verdes
Three melted cheese enchiladas topped with house-marinated pork meat and distinctive green sauce. Served with a side of beans, lettuce, tomato, and sour cream$15.00Enchiladas Blancas
Two chicken enchiladas topped with creamy delicious cheese sauce. Served with white rice, coleslaw, corn salsa and sour cream$14.00
Tacos
Tacos Del Sol
Delightful mix of fish and fresh shrimp grilled with mango-pico de gallo savory salsa served on our fresh handmade corn tortillas. Topped with coleslaw, corn salsa, and avocado slices, with a side of white rice and chipotle sauce$18.00Tacos De Barbacoa Estilo Guadalajara
A traditional Mexican way of eating barbacoa is having it served on handmade corn tortilla "Doraditas" (toasted), served with a side of beans, fresh cilantro and onion. Can't get it wrong, this is the way to go!$16.00Tacos Tropicales
Pork and pineapple are the perfect food fusion cooked with grilled colored peppers and onions. Served with a side of beans, house-special coleslaw, corn salsa, and avocado slices$16.00Tacos De Pescado
Three tilapia fillet grilled tacos on our fresh handmade corn tortillas topped with coleslaw, corn salsa, and avocado slices. Served with a side of white rice and chipotle sauce$16.00Shrimp Tacos
Three grilled shrimp tacos on our fresh handmade corn tortillas topped with coleslaw, corn salsa and avocado slices. Served with a side of white rice and chipotle sauce$18.00Tacos Locos
Two tacos filled with grilled poblano and colored peppers, mushrooms, onions, and chicken topped with delicious cheese sauce and lettuce. Served on soft flour shells and a side of rice$14.00Street Quesadillas
Two savory grilled corn tortillas filled with cheese and steak. Served with beans, spicy salsa, and sour cream (on the side)$13.00Quesataco Birria
3 cheese and birria tacos made with our handmade corn tortillas "Doraditas" (toasted), served with a side of birria consome broth, fresh cilantro, and onion. Deliciously trending$16.00Street Tacos
Steak, chorizo, carnitas, grilled chicken, or lengua 4.75. Served on a handmade corn tortilla, with fresh chopped cilantro and onion$4.25New Baja fish Tacos
$17.00New Baja shrimp Tacos
$18.00Tacos Gio's
$15.00
Quesadillas
Fajita Quesadilla
The most popular quesadilla, filled with quality melted cheese, choice of steak, grilled chicken or both. Mixed with grilled onions and bell peppers, served with rice, lettuce, tomato, and sour cream$15.00Mexican-Italian Quesadilla
Choice of grilled chicken and cheese or steak and cheese quesadilla topped with cheese sauce. Served with rice and beans$15.00Shrimp Quesadilla
Warm folded tortilla filled with grilled onion, bell pepper, and shrimp. Served with white rice, coleslaw, and corn salsa$16.00Seafood Quesadilla
Cheese melted quesadilla filled with ocean goods: shrimp, imitation crab meat, scallops, perfectly grilled peppers, and onion. Served with white rice, coleslaw, and corn salsa$17.00Chori-Quesadilla
10-Inch tortilla filled with grilled chicken and chorizo with melted cheese and cheese sauce on top. Served with a side of Mexican rice$15.50
Vegetarian
Potato Burrito
Filled with potatoes, topped with house salsa and melted cheese. Served with rice and beans$13.50Mushroom Quesadilla
Golden brown cheese melted quesadilla is filled with grilled mushrooms, onions and bell pepper. Served with lettuce, guacamole, sour cream and tomato$14.50Veggie Zucchini Boats
Roasted zucchini stuffed with grilled colored peppers, mushrooms, onions, broccoli and black beans topped with melted cheese and avocado. Served with lettuce and sour cream$13.50En Frijoladas
Four enchiladas filled with cheese. Topped with house bean salsa, queso fresco, lettuce, sour cream and corn salsa$13.00Veggie Sizzling Fajitas
Perfectly grilled onions, colored peppers, zucchini, broccoli, mushrooms and spinach. Served with rice, beans coleslaw, guacamole, pico de gallo and fresh handmade corn tortillas$16.00Spinach Enchiladas
Three cheese enchiladas filled with grilled mushrooms, spinach and onions topped with cheese sauce. Served with white rice, coleslaw and corn salsa$14.50
Healthy Choices
Trainers Approved
Seasoned to perfection salmon, tilapia, or charbroiled chicken cooked with broccoli, mushrooms, zucchini, colored bell peppers, and onions. Served with lettuce, tomatoes, and avocado slices$16.00Fit Fajitas
Perfectly grilled mushrooms, zucchini, broccoli, colored peppers with choice of steak or grilled chicken. Served with lettuce, tomatoes and avocado slices$19.50The Hungry Coach
Tender juicy ribeye and grilled shrimp with colored bell peppers and onions. Served with lettuce, tomatoes and avocado slices$24.00Green Leaf Taco Twist
$15.00
Kids Menu
Sides
Beans
$3.50Beef Quesadillas
$4.99Burritos
$5.00Cheese Quesadillas
$3.75Chicken Quesadillas
$4.99Chile Relleno
$5.50Chiles Toreados
$3.99Side Cilantro
$1.00Coleslaw
$2.50Corn Salsa
$2.00Enchiladas
$3.99Pico de Gallo
$2.00Fries
$4.50Grilled Chicken Burrito
Topped with cheese sauce$7.50Grilled Chicken Quesadilla
$6.75Hard Shell Tacos
$3.75Jalapeños en vinagre
$1.50Mango Salsa
$4.50Rice
$4.50Rice & Beans
$6.99Shredded Cheese
$2.00Soft Shell Tacos
$3.75Sour Cream
$2.00Steak Burrito
Topped with cheese sauce$7.50Steak Quesadilla
$6.75Super Taco
$4.75Tamales
$5.00Corn Tortillas echas a mano
$2.99Tostada
$4.75Cebollitas
$2.002 Nopal
$3.00side shrimp 12
$12.00Side Chicken Breast
$11.00Side Chorizo
$3.00Side Mole Sauce
$2.00Side Avocado Slices
$1.75Side Fish Fillet
$10.00Side Queso Fresco
$3.001 Chile Toreado
$1.00Flour Tortillas
$2.00Side of Lettuce
$2.00Side of Mushrooms
$2.00Side of Broccoli
$3.00Side of Zucchini
$3.00Side Fajita Salad
$6.50Side White Rice
$4.50Side Whole Beans
$3.50Side Black Beans
$3.50Side Carne Asada
$12.00CHIMICHANGA A LA CARTA
$8.00Side Onions
$1.00Side tomatoes
$1.004 paquetes galleta
$1.503 tostadas
$2.00telera
$3.004 rebanadas de queso frescos
$2.00Side piña
$2.00Side Grilled Chicken (Fajita)
$6.00Side Carne Faja (Stk)
$7.001 nopal
$1.50jalapeño fresco
$1.50Side Consome
$3.75
Served Anytime
Chilaquiles Whi Ribeye Steak
Tender seasoned ribeye steak served with red chilaquiles and two sunny side up eggs, with beans and queso fresco$19.75Enchiladas De Mole
Two chicken enchiladas covered with our exquisite mole poblano sauce, topped with two sunny side up eggs. Served with white rice and house corn salsa, sour cream and coleslaw$14.50New Chilaquiles verde
Divorced eggs" featuring two over-easy eggs, separated by rice, beans, and queso fresco. One egg is covered in salsa roja, while the other is covered in salsa Verde, giving them distinct and complimentary flavors. Served with a side of fresh handmade corn$14.00Huevos Rancheros
Ranch over easy eggs smothered in cooked tomato salsa. When you cut into them, the egg yolks mix in with everything. Served with rice, beans, queso fresco, and with a side of fresh handmade tortillas$14.50Huevos Con Chorizo
It's made by mixing chorizo with scrambled eggs, and served with rice, beans, and queso fresco. Accompanied by a side of fresh handmade corn tortillas$14.50
Especialidad De La Casa
Carne Al Fogon
Tender juicy broiled ribeye steak, served with grilled nopal (cactus), onions, whole pinto beans, rice, coleslaw, queso fresco, and a side of handmade tortillas$23.99Tamal en Hoja
A traditional mesoamerican dish made of masa or corn dough steamed in a corn husk the wrapping is discarded before eating. Topped one with green salsa and one with red salsa$12.00Mole Poblano
Tender chicken breast topped with house specialty mole sauce and sesame seeds, served with white rice, coleslaw, corn salsa, and a side of handmade corn tortillas. Consumption of mole is strongly associated with celebrations$18.75Molcajete
Combines classic flavors of carne asada ribeye, broiled chicken breast, grilled shrimp, chorizo sausage, nopal (cactus), cambray (green) onion, jalapeño toreado, queso fresco, and avocados served on top of house salsa in a molcajete stone with a side of ri$32.00Los Tr3s Chivos
Tender grilled ribeye steak, broiled chicken breast and grilled shrimp, served on a bed of fresh grilled veggies: peppers, onion and mushrooms, with a side of rice, beans and handmade corn tortillas$23.99Pollo a La Crema
This perfectly cooked sliced grilled chicken breast with mushrooms, broccoli, and pickled jalapeño topped with creamy sauce is served with rice, romaine lettuce, avocado slices, and corn salsa$22.00Camarones Chipotle
Grilled shrimp and mushrooms, topped with creamy chipotle sauce. Served with white rice, romaine lettuce, pico de gallo and avocado slices$22.75Lengua en Salsa Verde
Covered with our house green sauce and served with rice, beans and a side of handmade corn tortillas$20.00Camarones Al Mango
Fresh sautéed shrimp topped with a delicious mango, honey spicy salsa. Served with white rice, romaine lettuce, pico de gallo and avocado slices$22.75Sopes
Corn dough small thick tortilla with your favorite topping, a little bit of beans, lettuce, queso fresco, pico de gallo and sour cream$6.00Shrimp sopes
$8.00Chicken Chipotle
$22.00
The Classics
Chimichanga
Prepared by filling a flour tortilla with choice of shredded chicken or shredded beef, perfectly golden deep fried, topped with house-special cheese sauce. Served with rice, beans, lettuce, sour cream and tomato$14.00Chile Poblano
Consists of a cheese-stuffed roasted poblano pepper covered in egg battering deep fried, topped with a choice of steak or grilled chicken and cheese sauce. Served with rice and beans$15.00Taquitos Dorados
Four rolled-up tortillas filled with a choice of crispy deep-fried shredded chicken or potato. Served with fresh lettuce, sour cream, and queso fresco$12.00Torta
Mexican sandwich bread spread with mayo, refried beans, lettuce, tomato, avocado slices, pickled jalapeños, queso fresco and is served with a side of fries. Choice of steak, grilled chicken, pork carnitas or chorizo$15.50Nachos Fajita
Grilled bell pepper, onion, with steak, or grilled chicken with cheese sauce. Topped with lettuce, sour cream, pico de gallo and guacamole$16.00Hungry Iowan
This is a mexican-style meal, made up of a selection of various dishes, for a hungry one who wants to try a little of everything: potato taquito, Tamal, chile relleno, cheese quesadilla, and sope de chorizo sausage$21.75
Pork
Chile Verde
Traditional fresh grilled pork tips are covered with our house green sauce. Served with rice, beans, and a side of handmade corn tortillas$18.00Carnitas
Tender chunks of crisp roast pork meat topped with grilled onions and pickled jalapeños. Served with rice, beans, lettuce, tomato, guacamole, corn salsa, and a side of handmade corn tortillas$19.99
Steak
Tampiqueño Steak
Tender ribeye steak with juicy broiled chicken breast and chorizo sausage topped with cheese sauce. Served with rice, beans, and a side of handmade corn tortillas$22.75Charbroiled Ribeye Steak
Served with house salad and French fries$23.75Steak Jalisco
Tender grilled steak strips with caramelized onion, pineapple, and chorizo topped with cheese sauce. Served with rice, beans, and a side of handmade corn tortillas$20.99Chile Colorado
Juicy steak strips with our special blend of red sauces. Served with rice, beans, and a side of handmade corn tortillas$19.99Steak Acapulco
T-bone steak topped with grilled jumbo shrimp, onion and mushroom served with rice, beans and a side of handmade corn tortillas$25.99Steak a La Mexicana
T-bone steak topped with fresh grilled jalapeño, onion and tomato. Served with rice, beans and a side of handmade corn tortillas$22.99Steak Ranchero
T-bone topped with a house blend of cheese fundido and salsa ranchera. Served with rice, beans, and a side of handmade corn tortillas$22.99
Chicken Dinner
Pollo Loco
Tender broiled chicken breast topped with grilled onions and house cheese sauce. Served with rice, lettuce, sour cream, pico de gallo, and a side of handmade corn tortillas$19.99Chori-pollo
Seasoned grilled chicken topped with chorizo sausage, caramelized onions, and smothered with melted cheese. Served with white rice, lettuce, sour cream, pico de gallo, and a side of handmade corn tortillas$20.99Blanca's Favorite Chicken
Mole marinated chicken breast with perfectly grilled zucchini, onion, mushrooms, colored bell peppers and broccoli. Served with white rice, coleslaw, corn salsa, sour cream and a side of handmade corn tortillas$20.99Popeye's Chicken
Tender broiled chicken breast topped with grilled mushrooms and our creamy spinach cheese sauce. Served with rice, coleslaw, corn salsa, and a side of handmade corn tortillas$19.99Pollo Tropical
Grilled marinated chicken breast topped with golden grilled pineapple slices, shrimp and cheese sauce. Served with white rice, coleslaw, corn salsa, and a side of handmade corn tortillas$21.99Pollo Con Arroz
Grilled chicken on a bed of rice topped with cheese sauce$15.99Arroz Con Camaron 12
$17.99Arroz con steak
$17.00
Available to Go
Seafood
Tequila Lime Shrimp Jalapeño
Perfect combination of fresh grilled shrimp with jalapeño and colored peppers to create unique flavor!$18.00Salmon with Mango Salsa
Deliciously grilled salmon topped with a delicious mango, honey spicy salsa. Salmon adds omega 3 fatty acids to your diet$22.50Camarones a La Diabla
Delicious fresh sautéed shrimp in a hot spicy sauce, served with fresh handmade corn tortillas and a big glass of water!$20.00Camarones Al Angel
This is the opposite of diabla spicy (see dish above), fresh sautéed shrimp and pineapple topped with cheese sauce$20.00Tilapia Garden
Grilled tilapia fish fillet with sautéed zucchini, onion, mushrooms, colored peppers and shrimp on a bed of grilled poblano pepper and topped with cheese sauce$21.00Shrimp Cocktail
We prepare this refreshing shrimp cocktail with ketchup and tomato clamato juice, topped with additional hot sauce, avocado slices and pico de gallo. Served with saltine crackers on the side$20.00Shrimp Chimichanga
Filled with grilled onions, shrimp, bell peppers, topped with cheese sauce. Served with rice, beans, lettuce, sour cream, tomato, and cheese$19.00Huachinango Frito
Deliciously fresh red snapper fried fish served with white rice, lettuce, pico de gallo and avocado slices$25.00Mojarra Molcajete
Served in a traditional blazing hot stone molcajete bowl, a whole fried mojarra, fresh grilled tail on shrimp topped with house signature diabla sauce. Served with a side of white coconut rice, lettuce, pico de gallo, avocado slices, and a side of our deli$28.00Mojarra Frita
Whole deep-fried mojarra fish, served with white coconut rice, lettuce, pico de gallo, avocado slices and a side of handmade corn tortillas$20.00
Desserts
Design your Combo
Specials
Special Street Corn
$4.99Special Nachos
$7.50Sp. Chicken & Rice Dinner
$10.50Sp. Taco Salad
$9.99Sp. Enchiladas Blancas
$9.99TacoTuesday 2 Tacos carnitas rice & beans
$9.99Trio dip
$10.99TacoTuesday 2 tacos grilled ck rice & beans
$9.99Forever Alone
Grilled Ck Nachos + House margarita pitcher + 2 house tequila shots + 1 Chocolate lava cake with Ice cream$46.99Love & Tequila Special
Escoge 2 platillos: Pollo Tropical Salmon with Mango salsa 2 "better in pink" Margaritas 1 orden de churros (4 mitades) sin nieveGuac Love Experience
Table Side Guacamole + Escoge 2 platillos: Mango Shrimp Trainers Approved + 2 "better in pink" margaritas + 1 orden de churros (4 mitades) sin nieve$64.99
Lunch
Lunch Menu
Lunch Pick Your Own
Pick any one, served with rice and beans$7.50Lunch Burrito Verde
Marinated carnitas (pork) burrito topped with blend of green salsa and cheese sauce, served with rice, lettuce & pico de gallo$9.00Cantinflas Lunch
Four small chimichangas, 2 chicken and 2 beef, topped with cheese dip and enchilada sauce$8.50Chimichanga Lunch
You know this one, with choice of chicken or beef, served with rice and beans, lettuce, tomato and sour cream$8.50Lunch Mole Poblano
Grilled marinated chicken breast covered with a mild mole poblano sauce and topped with sesame seeds. Served with white rice, coleslaw, corn salsa, and tortillas$11.50Lunch Quesadilla Del Mar
Flour tortilla stuffed with grilled shrimp, onions and mushrooms, served with white rice, coleslaw & corn salsa$10.00Lunch Arroz Con Pollo
Grilled marinated chicken strips over a bed of rice topped with our delicious cheese sauce$9.00Lunch Marco's Burrito
Grilled steak cooked with onions and bell peppers, wrapped in a flour tortilla, topped with our creamy house recipe cheese sauce, served with rice$10.00Lunch Fajita Quesadilla
Our grilled cheese, onions and colored bell peppers inside the quesadilla, served with rice, lettuce, sour cream and tomato. Choice of chicken, steak or mushroom$10.00Fast Rapido Lunch
Enchilada, taco and choice of rice or beans$7.50Lunch Fajitas
Classic mix of colored peppers, onions, grilled steak, chicken, or mixed. Served with rice, beans, lettuce, tomato, sour cream and fresh handmade corn tortillas$12.00Special 2 Chilaquiles Verdes -2 Horchata Iced coffee
$25.00Fast Rapido Lunch rice and bean
$8.50
All hours
| Sunday | 11:00 am - 8:45 pm |
| Monday | 11:00 am - 9:00 pm |
| Tuesday | 11:00 am - 9:00 pm |
| Wednesday | 11:00 am - 9:00 pm |
| Thursday | 11:00 am - 9:00 pm |
| Friday | 11:00 am - 9:30 pm |
| Saturday | 11:00 am - 9:00 pm |
Restaurant info
The best gift for your love ones is the gift of getting together, at El Fogon, we are one big family ready to serve you, from our kitchen with love!
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