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Authentic Mexican Food
From South Of The Border!
Dine In Or Take Out
Banquet & Catering Services

 

1541 East Grand
Des Moines
515.265.3219

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N.W. 94th Street
South of Hickman
515.278.2800

 

 


Raul's Dinner Menu
(please click on category below)

All items on our menu available for carry-out.

Antojitos
(Appetizers)

Rancho Grande Nachos
Chips topped with spicy beef and chile con queso served with sides of guacamole, sour cream and jalapeņos
............$7.35
Seafood......$9.75
Raul's Mexican Potato Skins
Potato wedges topped with spicy beef and chile con queso served with sides of guacamole, sour cream, and jalapeņos
...........$7.50
Half Order............$6.50
Raul's Sampler
Spicy chicken drummies, jalapeņo poppers, onion rings, a mini pork flour taco and a mini pancho villa flour taco
..........$7.65
Chile Con Queso
Raul's homemade blend of cheese, spices and peppers served with tortilla
chips.......$3.99
Large.........$6.99
Quesadilla
Flour tortilla baked with melted cheese and hot sauce ...... $4.85
Beef, chicken, pork, bean or
veggie...........$6.35
Fajita chicken or fajita beef....$7.85
Seafood.........$8.85
Nacho Pizzas
Beef, melted cheese and hot sauce on 3 crispy corn or 2 flour shells
....................$7.50
Hot Wings
Spicy bread chicken drummines
.............$6.75
Jalapeņo Poppers
Breaded jalapeņos filled with cream cheese............$4.59

Guacamole & Chips
Raul's homemade guacamole served
with tortilla chips.........$3.79
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Comidas Especiales
Try these new deliciously different fillings - - Seafood, Chorizo,
Fajita Beef, or Fajita Chicken.  Available in Tacos, Enchiladas,
and Burritos!
(Additional charge per item)

#1 Raul's Sizzling Fajitas  $11.50
A legend in taste! Delicious marinated strips of beef, chicken or combination cooked with sauteed onions, bell peppers, sour cream, guacamole, pico de gallo, chunky salsa, flour tortillas and refried beans (South-of-the-border spicy hot upon request.)
Half order available in beef or chicken only.........$7.50
#14   Huevos con Chorizo   $6.95
Raul serves these breakfast favorites anytime!  Two fresh scrambled eggs mixed with Mexican sausage.  Served with Spanish rice, refried beans and warm flour tortillas.
             - - or - -
Huevos Rancheros    $6.95
Two eggs over-easy fried in HOT ranchera sauce.  Served with a side of spicy beef, Spanish rice, refried beans and warm flour tortillas.
   Seafood Fajitas   $13.85
Featuring Halibut marinated in a special blend of jalapenos, cilantro and lime.  Definitely delicious!
#2  Mexican Plate Large   $9.95 
Raul's classic plate for the hearty appetite!  An original flour taco, beef enchilada, bean tostada.  Spanish rice and refried beans.
             - - or - -
Mexican Plate Small  $7.95
Mom's favorite!  A crispy corn taco, beef enchilada, Spanish rice and refried beans. 
#15   Quesadilla
The grandkids call these gooey & yummy!  Your choice of:
Cheese....... $4.85
Bean, beef, chicken,
pork or veggie ......... $6.35
Fajita chicken or
fajita beef .......... $7.85
Seafood..........$8.85
#3   Enchilada Dinner      $8.50
Raul's famous sauce make these enchiladas like no others!  Choice of two flour or three corn enchiladas filled with your choice of cheese, beef, chicken or pork.
With Rice and beans         $9.25
#16  Grandpa Margarita Chicken  $10.35 
Raul uses his own margarita mix with a touch of tequilla to marinate two chicken breasts for a dynamite flavor!  Served on a bed of Spanish rice with refried beans and warm flour tortillas.
#4   Tamales        $9.75
You bet they're homemade!  Two pork-filled tamales wrapped in corn husks, served with tamale sauce, Spanish rice and refried beans.
#17  Tres Amigos    $11.25
Raul puts together three of his all-time favorites on this one!  One grande pork burrito, one chile relleno, one original flour taco.  Served with Spanish rice, refried beans and warm flour tortillas
#5   Muchos Tacos
2 Taco Dinner        $7.50
       Seafood         $9.70
3 Taco Dinner      $9.00
       Seafood       $10.75
What Raul built his business with!  Your choice of shells:
Original fried flour

California flour
crispy corn
soft corn
Your choice of fillings:
Beef, bean, pancho villa beef, chicken or pork.  Served with Spanish rice and refried beans.

#6    Taco Salad    $10.95
Raul made these before they were cool.   A flour tortilla shell fried fresh, filled with lettuce, cheese, tomatoes and special sauce. 
Your choice:
Large: Beef or Chicken   $7.35
  Fajita Beef or Chicken  $9.45
             Seafood    $10.95
Small: Beef or Chicken   $6.35
  Fajita Beef or Chicken  $7.75
             Seafood    $8.75 

#18  Plato Ranchero  $6.75
Mom's original Mexican casserole.   A beef and rice casserole topped with chile con queso.  Served with ranch-style beans and warm flour tortillas.
         Seafood   $8.75 
#19 Fajita Sandwich  $8.25
Fajita on a bun!  Raul grills his delicious marinated steak or chicken and adds all the fajita fixins for a deliciously different sandwich.  Choice of rice and beans or French fries.
#20  El Favorito   $10.95
A tried-and-true favorite at Raul's.   Two original deep fried flour tacos and two cornmeal beef enchiladas.
#7   Steak-A-Taco   $10.95
For steak taco lovers!  Raul's special steak with sauteed onions, chunky salsa, guacamole, Spanish rice and refried beans.  Choice of three shells:  Original fried flour, flour or soft corn.

#8   Tostados     $6.50
Classic Mexican fare!  Two corn tortillas fried crisp with lettuce, cheese, tomatoes and mild sauce.  Your choice of:   Bean, beef, combination, chicken or guacamole.
         Seafood   $8.75 

#21  Bistec de Nueva York              $11.95
Raul's select cut of an 8-ounce New York strip steak served with a baked potato or fries, dinner salad and bread.
#22 El Combination Popular $8.65
Raul's most popular combination!   One original flour taco, one cornmeal beef enchilada, and an original nacho pizza.
#9   Burritos     $8.95    
A favorite filled with tradition.   Two burritos filled with your choice of beef, bean, pork, chicken, chorizo con frijoles, or chorizo con papas.  Served with Spanish rice and refried beans.
Smothered in melted cheese add .98
     
Seafood   $10.95
#23  Vegetarian Meal  $7.25
Raul loses the meat but not the flavor!  One guacamole tostada, one veggie quesadilla, and Ranch beans.
#10   Burritos Deluxe  $8.95
Raul's burritos with Tex-Mex flair.   Two burritos made with delicious Pancho Villa beef, melted cheese, topped with Raul's special sauce and sour cream, garnished with lettuce and tomato.  To die for!
      With rice and beans   $9.95
#25  Flautas     $8.25
Raul stuffs 3 crisp corn or 2 flour tortillas with chicken filling.  Topped with sour cream, with side of guacamole.   Served with Spanish rice and refried beans.
#11   Enchilada Dinner $8.50  
Raul's famous sauce made these enchiladas like no others!  Choice of two flour or three corn enchiladas filled with your choice of cheese, beef, chicken or pork.
      With rice and beans   $9.25
#26  Chile Relleno 
Rated muy bueno!  A choice of pablano pepper stuffed with cheese and your choice of beef or seafood, battered, lightly fried and topped with Raul's relleno sauce.  Served with Spanish rice, refried beans and flour tortillas.
Cheese, Veggie or Beef    $9.85
Seafood                         $9.85
A la carte                      $7.99
 

#12   Nacho Pizzas    $7.50
Raul's original nachos date back to 1962!  Three cornmeal tortillas fried crisp, baked with beef, melted cheese and hot sauce.
                     - - or - -
Two original deep fried flour shells lightly baked with beef, melted cheese and topped (surprise!) with enchilada sauce.
    

#27  Chile Colorado    $8.95
Raul's personal favorite.  Top Sirloin steak diced and simmered in Raul's secret red pepper sauce.  Served with Spanish rice, refried beans and warm flour tortillas.
 

#13   Chile Verde   $8.25
According to Raul's sons, this is one of the four food groups!  Raul takes diced pork and simmers it in green chile gravy for hours for a one-of-a-kind taste!  Served with Spanish rice, refried beans and warm flour tortillas.

 

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#28  Chimichanga  $8.95
Like no other in town!  Raul takes his own flour shell, your choice of beef or chicken, lightly baked with cheese, then tops with guacamole, sour cream, lettuce and tomato.  Served open-faced with Spanish rice and refried beans.
Fajita chicken or fajita beef $10.35
Seafood                                 $11.45
#29 Mexican Potato Skins
$7.50
Raul's spuds rule!  Potato wedges topped with spicy beef and chile con queso, served with sides of guacamole, sour cream, and jalapenos.
Half order      $6.50

A La Carte
(Raul recommends ordering by dinner.
A la carte prices subject to change.)

Taco $2.99 Corn flauta $3.49 Cup of Chile Verde $2.99
Burrito $3.49 Flour flauta $4.49 Dinner Salad $3.15
Deluxe burrito $4.49 Tamale $3.75 Side of Guacamole $1.55
Tostada $3.29 Hamburger/fries $6.50 French fries $1.50
Corn nacho $3.29 Cheeseburger/fries $6.50 Rice or beans $1.29
Flour nacho $4.29 Chili Soup (Bowl) $3.50 Tortillas (2) $.58
Corn enchilada $3.49 Chile Soup (Cup) $2.45 Side of sour cream
small
large

$.39
$.69
Flour enchilada $4.49 Bowl Chile Verde $5.99

Postres
(Desserts)

Sopapilla        $1.50
Raul takes fresh pastry dough and lightly fries it to make a hand-held delight.  Served with honey.
Bunueolos        $1.50
Raul's original deep fried flour chips sprinkled with cinnamon and sugar make these too good to share!
Fried Ice Cream        $3.00
Vanilla ice cream with a crunchy cinamon sugar crust topped with whipped cream and a cherry!  Choose plain, honey, chocolate or strawberry.
For Two.......$4.75

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Raul's Weekly Specials

TUESDAY

Raul's Sizzlin' Fajitas  $10.25 Key Largo Margaritas   $3.99
Children (12 & under) Eat For $1 From Raul's Children's Menu (One Children's Meal With Each Adult Entree Purchased)

WEDNESDAY

#28 Chimichanga     $7.95 El Jefe Grandpa Margarita (On-the-Rox)   $8.00
17 oz. Strawberry Margaritas & Daiquiris    $3.50

THURSDAY

Raul's Famous 17 oz. Grandpa Margaritas On-The-Rox     $4.25

EVERY DAY

2 Taco Special (Corn or Flour)  $4.00
Taco Trio - 1 Pancho Villa, 1 Pork and 1 Original Flour Taco
$5.99

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