El Familiar Menu
Welcome to El Familiar, a delightful Mexican eatery nestled in Toms River, NJ. Ideal for family gatherings and casual dinners, this restaurant offers a vibrant atmosphere complemented by an array of flavorful dishes. The menu boasts signature items like the Mountain Platter, a feast of grilled steak and fried pork accompanied by rice, beans, and sweet plantains, and the crowd-favorite Country Platter, combining grilled steak, Spanish sausage, and more.
For taco enthusiasts, the selection includes mouthwatering options such as Chicken Mole and Pork Tinga, perfect for a quick bite. The kids' menu caters to young diners with classics like chicken fingers and quesadillas, ensuring there’s something for everyone.
- Takes reservations
- Offers delivery and takeout
- Wheelchair accessible
- Outdoor seating available
With its inviting atmosphere and delicious fare, El Familiar is a must-visit for anyone craving authentic Mexican cuisine.
Antojitos
Chicharron con Arepa
Fried pork ring with cornmeal pancake.
Beef Empanada
Chicken Empanada
Orden de Maduros
Tostones con Guacamole
Orden de Tostones
Chorizo con Arepa
Spanish sausage with cornmeal pancake.
Salchichon con Tostones
Salami with toasted plantains.
Arepa con Carne y Hogado
Arepa con Queso
Cornmeal with cheese.
Arepa de Chocolo
Arepa con Camarones
Arepa con Huevo y Hogado
Tamal colombiano
Fried Calamari
Arepa con pollo y queso
Chicken Poblano
Chicken breast cooked with poblano peppers, onions, and garlic, in a creamy sauce. Served with 1 cheese enchilada, yellow rice, beans, lettuce, pico de gallo, and sour cream.
Three Ground Beef Tacos
3 soft or hard shell tortillas filled with ground beef and cheese served with rice, beans, lettuce, pico de gallo, and sour cream.
Chicken Burrito
Extra large soft flour tortilla stuffed with chicken, rice beans, and cheese, topped with Mexican sauce and Monterey Jack cheese served with lettuce and guacamole.
Grande Chicken Quesadilla
Extra large soft flour tortilla stuffed with melted Monterey Jack cheese, and chicken. Served with Mexican rice, beans, lettuce, pico de gallo, and sour cream.
Vegetarian Enchiladas
3 per order. 3 soft com tortillas filled with mix vegetables, topped with red sauce and cheese. Served with rice, beans, lettuce, pico de gallo, and sour cream.
Chimichangas
Chicken, steak, or vegetable chimichanga served with Mexican rice, lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, and beans.
Chicken Mi Ranchito
Breaded chicken breast cooked with tomatoes, jalapenos, and onions topped with melted cheese, served with beans, rice, lettuce, and pico de gallo.
Fiesta Chicken Breast
Cooked with lime and tequila sauce, topped with melted cheese. Served with rice, beans, lettuce, and pice de gallo.
Mexican Chicken Breast
Cooked with garlic, peppers, onions, tomatoes, jalapenos. Served with rice, beans, lettuce, pico de gallo, and tortillas on the side.
Spinach Enfrijoladas
3 per order. Enfrijoladas con espinacas. Soft corn tortillas filled with spinach in a bean sauce, topped with cheese, served with Mexican rice, beans, lettuce, sour cream and pico de gallo on the side.
Flautas
3 per order. Chicken rolled up in a fried corn tortilla topped with cheese and sour cream. Served with rice, beans, and guacamole.
Enchiladas de Mole
3 per order. Soft corn tortillas filled with grilled chicken, topped with mole sauce, and cheese, served with rice, beans, and salad.
Enchiladas Verdes
3 per order. Soft corn tortillas filled with grilled chicken, topped with green tomato sauce, cheese, and sour cream, served with rice, beans, and salad.
Enchiladas Rancheras
3 per order. Soft corn tortillas filled with grilled chicken, topped with Chile ancho sauce, cheese, and sour cream, served with rice, beans, and salad.
Chicken or Steak Fajitas
Chicken or Steak sauteed with garlic, onion, peppers. Served with lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, beans, rice and tortellini.
Combo Fajitas
Chicken, beef, and shrimp, sauteed with garlic, onion, and peppers. Served with lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, beans, rice, and tortillas.
Red Snapper Veracruz
Pescado a la veracruzana fresh red snapper filet cooked with onions, garlic, tomatoes, peppers, olives, and capers, served with rice, spinach, and tortillas.
Shrimp a la Diabla
Camarones a la diabla. Shrimp sauted in a chipotle sauce with onions and tomatoes, served with rice, guacamole, tortillas and steamed vegetables.
Garlic Shrimp
Camarones al mojo de ajo. Shrimp sauteed with garlic and white wine, served with rice, guacamole, steamed vegetables and tortillas.
Mexican Shrimp Cocktail
Coctel de camarones. Shrimp in a tomato sauce with chopped onions, cilantro and avocado, served with crackers.
Mexican Fish
Pescado a la mexicana. Grouper fillet cooked with Mexican sauce. Served with rice, beans, lettuce, pico de gallo, and tortillas.
Mexican Steak
Mexican-style steak sauteed with onions, garlic, tomatoes and jalapenos. Served with rice, beans, pico de gallo, sour cream and tortillas.
Steak and Onions
Bistec encebollado. Steak sauteed with garlic and onions, served with rice, beans, lettuce, pico de gallo, and tortilla.
Steak Poblano
Bistec a la tampiquena. Sirloin steak cooked with poblano pepper, and onions in a creamy sauce, served with 1 enchilada, rice, beans, guacamole, and tortillas.
Steak Aztec
Bistec Azteca. Grilled sirloin steak served with cactus, jalapenos scallions, rice, beans, lettuce, and sour cream on the side.
Dinner
Typical House Dishes
Mountain Platter
Bandeja montanera. Grilled steak and fried pork ring, served with rice, salad, beans, cornmeal, egg, and sweet plantain. Carne asada, chicharron, arroz, ensalada frijoles, arepa, huevo y platano maduro.
Country Platter
Bandeja paisa. Ground beef or grilled steak, fried pork rind, Spanish sausage served with rice, beans, salad, egg, cornmeal sweet plantain and avocado. Carne molida, ampa, chicharron, chorizo arroz, huevo, platano maduro, frijoles y ensalada con aguacate.
Grilled Pork Loin
Lomo de cerdo. Grilled pork loin, served with rice, beans, salad, and sweet plantain.
Chuleta Calena
Breaded pork loin. Served with rice, beans, salad, and sweet plantain.
Carne Asada
Grilled sirloin steak. Served with rice, beans, cabbage salad, sweet plantains and cornmeal.
Liver with Onions
Liver with onions, served with rice, salad and beans. Higado encebollado con arroz, ensalada y frijoles.
Breaded Chicken Breast
Served with rice, french fries, and cabbage salad. Pechuga de pollo empanizada con arroz.
Cattleman's Steak
Grilled steak sauteed with scallion and tomato sauce, served with rice, beans, eggs, salad and sweet plantain. Bistec a caballo con arroz, ensalada, frijoles, huevo, pltano maduro y higado.
Two Grilled Pork Chops
Served with rice, beans, salad, and sweet plantain. Chuletas a la parrilla.
Tropical Chicken Breast
Cooked with tomatoes and scallions served with rice, beans, salad, and sweet plantains.
Chicken Breast with Mushrooms Chicken
Chicken breast with mushrooms served with rice, salad, and french fries. Pechuga de pollo con champinones.
Home Fried Dish
Picada paisa. Chicken, fried pork, steak, sausage, salami and plantains with french fries, salad and cornmeal. Chicharrones, chorizo, carne salchichon, pollo, platanos, papas fritas, ensalada, tostones y arepa.
Chicken and Steak Combo
Chicken breast and steak combination served with rice, salad and french fries. Combinacion de pechuga de pollo y carne asada. Con arroz, ensalada y papas fritas.
Chicken Breast
Pechuga de pollo. Grilled chicken breast served with rice, beans, and salad, sweet plantain. Pechuga asada con arroz, ensalada, frijoles y maduros.
Fried Porgie
Mojarra frita. Served with rice, salad and fried plantain. Servido con arroz, ensalada y tostones.
Fried Rainbow Trout
Trucha frita. Served with rice, salad and fried plantain. Servido con arroz, ensalada y tostones.
Grilled Tilapia Filet
Filete de tilapia asado. Served with rice, french fries and salad. Servido con arroz, papas fritas and ensalada.
Seafood Combination
Mariscada al ajillo. Shrimp, scallops, calamari, clams, and mussels, sauteed with garlic sauce and served with rice, mixed vegetables and sweet plantains.
Seafood Combination with Rice
Mariscada con arroz. Shrimp, scallops, mussels, clams, and calamari with rice, salad, and fried plantain.
Grilled NY Sirloin Steak with Shrimp
Served with rice, beans, cabbage salad and sweet plantains.
Grilled Ribeye Steak
Served with rice, beans, cabbage salad, and sweet plantains.
Fried Seafood Combo
Fried flounder, shrimp, and calamari served with rice and fried plantains.
Penne Pasta
Penne pasta with shrimp.
Stuffed Flounder with Stuffed Shrimp
Served with rice, fried plantains, and mixed vegetables.
Grouper
Served with rice, vegetables, and sweet plantains.
Chicken Mole Taco
Pork Tinga Taco
Grilled Chicken Taco
Chorizo Taco
Vegetarian Taco
Grilled Onion Steak Taco
Picadillo Taco
Ground beef.
Shrimp Taco
Tacos
Salads
Chicken Taco Salad
Taco filling mixed with chicken salad.
Cabbage Salad
Savory salad with a leafy cruciferous vegetable base.
Grilled Chicken Salad
House Salad
Oxtail and Beef Soup with Rice
Sancocho de cola y carne de res con arroz.
Mexican Tortilla Soup
Sopa de tortilla Mexicana.
Black Bean Soup
Chicken Vegetable Soup
Seafood Soup
Sopa de Mariscos.
Soups
Side Orders
Guacamole
A creamy dip made from avocado.
Mexican Rice
Pinto Beans
Black Beans
Colombian Beans
Colombian Rice
Burrito Reg
Extra large soft flour tortilla stuffed with Mexican rice, beans, cheese, pico de gallo, lettuce, and sour cream on the side, and a choice of protein.
Chips and 8 oz. Salsa
Quesadilla
2 per order. 2 corn or flour tortillas folded in 1/2 filled with Monterey Jack cheese, served with lettuce and pico de gallo on the side. Choice of: chicken, vegetables, picadillo, chicken mole, chorizo, potato and jalapenos, spinach, guacamole, or pork tinga.
Nachos
Our homemade chips are topped with ground beef, beans, cheese, pico de gallo, lettuce, sour cream, and jalapeno on the side.
Guacamole & Chips
Chicken Wings
Hot and spicy.
Grande Quesadilla
Mexican Quesadilla. Extra large soft flour tortilla with melted Monterey Jack cheese, lettuce, pico de gallo, rice and beans on the side. Additional items at an additional charge each: chicken, vegetables, picadillo, chicken mole, chorizo, potato and jalapenos, spinach, guacamole, or pork tinga.
Tostada
A flat hard shell corn tortilla, choice of chicken, picadillo, pork tinga, or guacamole, topped with beans, lettuce, cheese, tomato and sour cream.
Chips and Salsa
Kids Menu
Kids Chicken Fingers with French Fries
Kids Chicken Quesadilla with French Fries
Kids Choripapas
Colombian sausage with french fries.
Kids Hamburger with French Fries
Kids Cheeseburger with French Fries
Kids Salchipapas
Frankfurter with French fries.
Kids Hot Dog with French Fries
Tres Leches
Mexican Fried Ice Cream
Bread Pudding
Ice Cream
Comes with a choice of flavor.
Carrot Cake
Sweet Chips with Ice Cream
Queso con Brevas
Flan
Spanish pudding.
Rice Pudding
Desserts
Juices
Agua de Horchata
Papaya Juice
Mango Juice
Pina Colada
Maracuya Juice
Parcha.
Jugo de Zanahoria y Naranja
Carrot and orange.
Guayaba Juice
Mora Juice
Jugo de Naranja
Orange juice.
Guanabana Juice
Lulo Juice
Naranjillo.
