El Fortin 2 Menu (Update 2025)
El Fortin 2 is a Mexican restaurant located in Stanton, CA, offering a wide range of traditional dishes with a touch of authenticity. The menu features breakfast options like Salsa de Huevos and Huevos Rancheros, flavorful appetizers like Guacamole Oaxaqueno and Chapulines, and hearty soups and salads such as Consome de Pollo and Ensalada de Nopalitos. Customers rave about the tlayuda, a must-try dish that stands out for its delicious toppings and crispy tortilla. The ambiance is warm and inviting, adding to the overall dining experience. Despite the tricky parking situation, the quality and quantity of food make it worth the effort. El Fortin 2 is praised for its outstanding service and reasonable pricing, making it a culinary haven for taco lovers and Oaxacan food enthusiasts alike. Don't miss out on this hidden gem for an authentic dining experience.
Breakfast
Breakfast Salsa de Huevos
2 fried eggs dipped in tomato sauce with rice and black beans. De huevos fritos en salsa de jitomate con arroz y frijoles negros.
Breakfast Salsa de Queso
Fried cheese dipped in tomato sauce with rice and black beans. De queso frito en salsa de jitomate con arroz y frijoles negros.
Breakfast Salsa de Chorizo
Fried chorizo dipped in tomato sauce with rice and black beans. De chorizo frito frito en salsa de jitomate con arroz y frijoles negros.
Breakfast Salsa de Chicharron
Fried pork skin dipped in tomato sauce with rice and black beans. De chicharron frito frito en salsa de jitomate con arroz y frijoles negros.
Breakfast Huevos Revueltos Con Jamon
Scrambled eggs with ham. Served with rice and black beans.
Breakfast Huevos Revueltos Con Chorizo
Scrambled eggs with chorizo. Served with rice and black beans.
Breakfast Huevos Revueltos Con Nopalitos
Scrambled eggs with cactus. Served with rice and black beans.
Breakfast Huevos Revueltos Con Ejotes
Scrambled eggs with green beans. Served with rice and black beans.
Breakfast Huevos a la Mexicana
Scrambled eggs with chopped tomatoes, onions, and jalapenos. Served with rice and black beans.
Breakfast Huevos Rancheros
2 fried eggs on fried tortillas, covered with spicy tomato sauce. Served with rice and black beans.
Breakfast Gorditas Con Aciento, Queso, Cebolla Frita Y Salsa Roja
Thick hand-made corn tortilla spread with special pork-fat flavoring, fresh cheese, fried onions, and red hot sauce.
Chorizo Con Quesillo Fundido
Chorizo and melted cheese.
Guacamole Oaxaqueno
Avocado, tomato, jalapenos, onions, and cilantro.
Chapulines
Roasted grasshoppers with lime, garlic, and salt.
Taquitos Dorados
3 fried chicken taquitos, covered with guacamole, lettuce and cheese.
Quesadillas Fritas
3 fried cheese quesadillas covered with guacamole and salsa.
Molotes
3 fried chorizo with potatoes molts covered with guacamole and cheese.
Botanas de Quesillo Y Chicharron
Botanas de la Casa
4 people (personas). Includes (incluye): 4 gorditas, 4 quesadillas fritas, 2 taquitos dorados, 2 piernitas de pollo asado, tasajo encebollado con rajas, guacamole oaxaqueno, 1 nopal asado, chapulines, chorizo, cecina enchilada, mole negro y rojo.
Botanas Oaxaquenos
4 people (personas). Includes (incluye): 8 memelitas, 1/2 lb. de tasajo, 1/2 lb. de quesillo, 1/2 lb. de chorizo, 1/2 lb. de cecina enchilada, 1 tamal oaxaqueo, 1 chile relleno, chapulines, 1 chile de agua, guacamole oaxaqueno y mole negro.
Tlayuda Con Mole Y Queso Fresco
Tlayuda dorada con mole negro o coloradito con queso.
Quesadilla de Chapulines
Hand made quesadilla stuffed with oaxacan cheese and grasshoppers.
Appetizers
Soups & Salads
Chile de Agua Asado Con Limon Y Cebolla
Roasted fresh Oaxacan chile (extremely hot) with raw onion slices, dipped in line juice.
Ensalada de Nopalitos
Cactus paddle salad.
Ensalada Verde
Mixed green salad with ranch.
Consome de Pollo
Small bowl of chicken breast soup, served with rice.
Sopa de Fideo Con Pollo
Bowl of chicken soup with noodles.
Sopa de Frijol Con Tortilla
1 small hand-made tortilla dipped in bean soup and sprinkled with cheese.
Tortillas a Mano
Tres tortillas hechas al instante que usted las ordena, pidalas calientitas.
Mole Negro Con Pollo
Oaxacan home-made black, with chicken. Served with rice.
Mole Coloradito Con Pollo
Oaxacan home-made red, with chicken. Served with rice.
Mole Negro Con Puerco
Oaxacan home-made black, with pork. Served with rice.
Mole Coloradito Con Puerco
Oaxacan home-made red, with pork. Served with rice.
Estofado de Pollo
Oaxacan mole made with sesame, tomatillos, chiles, raisins, olives and other spices. Served with rice.
Estofado de Puerco
Oaxacan mole made with sesame, tomatillos, chiles, raisins, olives and other spices. Served with rice.
Amarillo de Res
Oaxacan yellow mole made with chiles, corn dough and flavored with spices. Served rice.
Amarillo de Pollo
Oaxacan yellow mole made with chiles, corn dough and flavored with spices. Served rice.
Tlayuda Sencilla
Prepared with pork fat flavoring, bean paste, cabbage and cheese. Your choice of tasajo, cecina enchilada, chorizo or quesillo. Preparada con aciento, pasta de frijol, repollo y queso. Su eleccion de tasajo, quesillo, chorizo, o cecina.
Tlayuda Especial
Prepared with pork fat flavoring, bean paste, cabbage, cheese, quesillo, tasajo, cecina, chorizo, avocado and tomato. Con aciento, pasta de frijol, repollo queso fresco, aguacate y tomate. Incluye todas las carnes; tasajo, chorizo, cecina enchilada y quesillo.
Memelitas
Thick hand-made corn tortilla, spread with pork fat flavoring, bean paste, cabbage and cheese. Choice of one ingredient; tasajo, chorizo, cecina enchilada, or quesillo. Preparada con aciento, pasta de frijol, repollo y queso fresco. Incluye un ingrediente; tasajo, chorizo, cecina enchilada, o quesillo.
Enchilada de Mole Negro
3 black mole enchiladas stuffed with chicken breast and served with rice. Enchiladas de mole negro rellenas de pechuga de pollo y servido con arroz.
Enchilada de Mole Rojo
3 red mole enchiladas stuffed with chicken breast and served with rice. Enchiladas de mole rojo rellenas de pechuga de pollo y servido con arroz.
Enchiladas de la Casa
3 chicken enchiladas dipped in our special guajillo-chile sauce. Served with tasajo and rice. Tres enchiladas de pollo elaboradas con nuestra salsa especial de chile guajillo. Servido con tasajo y arro
Enfrijoladas
2 hand-made tortillas dipped in bean paste and sprinkled with cabbage and cheese. Your choice of tasajo, cecina enchilada, chorizo or quesillo. Dos tortillas hechas de mano con pasta de frijol, repollo y queso. Su eleccion de tasajo, cecina enchilada, chorizo o quesillo.
Entomatadas
2 hand-made tortillas dipped in tomato sauce and sprinkled with cheese. Your choice of tasajo, cecina enchilada, chorizo or quesillo. Served with black beans. Dos tortillas hechas de mano con salsa de tomate y queso. Su eleccion de tasajo, chorizo, cecina enchilada o quesillo. Servido con frijoles negros.
Chilaquiles
Fried tortillas covered with tomato sauce and sprinkled with cabbage and cheese. Your choice of tasajo, chorizo, cecina enchilada or quesillo. Served with rice and black beans. Tortillas fritas con salsa de tomate, repollo y queso. Su eleccin de tasajo, chorizo, cecina enchilada o quesillo. Servido con arroz y frijoles negros.
Pollo Asado Con Oregano
Chicken drumsticks marinated with special herbs, garlic and lime. Served with black beans, guacamole and a salad. Muslos de pollo marinado con hierbas especiales, ajo y lima. Servido con frijoles negros, guacamole y una ensalada.
Taco Oaxaqueno
Tasajo, quesillo, frijoles, guacamole, lechuga y pico de gallo.
Taco de Rellena Moronga
Rellena frita con rajas y cebolla frijoles, pico de gallo y repollo.
Chiles Rellenos de Queso
Servido cob salsa de tomate, arroz y frijoles negros. Choice of mild or extremely hot chile, stuffed with chopped cheese. Served with tomato sauce, rich and black beans.
Chiles Rellenos de Picadillo
Servido cob salsa de tomate, arroz y frijoles negros. Choice of mild or extremely hot chile, stuffed with chopped pork. Served with tomato sauce, rich and black beans.
Caldo de Pollo
Chicken soup with vegetables.
Caldo de Res
Beef soup with vegetables.
Empanada de Amarillo de Pollo
Huge hand-made tortilla folded and stuffed with yellow mole and your choice of chicken, mushrooms or pork.
Empanada de Amarillo de Hongos
Huge hand-made tortilla folded and stuffed with yellow mole and your choice of chicken, mushrooms or pork.
Empanada de Amarillo de Puerco
Huge hand-made tortilla folded and stuffed with yellow mole and your choice of chicken, mushrooms or pork.
Quesadillas
Huge hand-made tortilla folded and stuffed with Oaxacan string cheese, and your choice of chorizo, mushrooms, squash blossoms or chicharron. Price includes 1 ingredient. Extra ingredients are extra charge per ingredient. Hechas de huitlacoche, flor de calabaza, hongos, tinga, chorizo, chicharro o asada. Precio incluye un ingrediente. Un por cada ingrediente extra.
Tamal Oaxaqueno de Mole Negro Con Pollo
Wrapped with banana leaf.
Tamal Oaxaqueno de Mole Negro Con Puerco
Wrapped with banana leaf.
Tamales de Chepil
Tamales de Amarillo de Pollo
Tamales de Rajas
Tamales de Frijol
Tamales de Dulce
Oaxacan Cuisine
Special Plates
Plato Especial
One of the most popular plates at El Fortin. Includes chile relleno, tasajo, cecina fried cheese, black beans, guacamole and fried plantains. Una de los platillos mas favoritos en El Fortin. Incluye chile relleno, tasajo, cecina, queso frito, frijoles negros, guacamole y pltanos fritos.
Enchiladas Campesinas
3 chicken enchiladas dipped in spicy green-tomatillo sauce. Served with a side of tasajo, rice and black beans. Tres enchiladas de pollo en salsa de tomatillo. Servido con tasajo, arroz y frijoles negros.
Plato San Felipe
Grilled cactus, tasajo, green salad, oaxacan roasted chile de agua, avocado slices and black beans. Nopal asado, tasajo, ensalada verde, chile de agua, aguacate y frijoles negros.
Tasajo Con Nopalitos
Cooked tasajo with fresh cactus. Served with rice and black beans. Servido con arroz y frijoles negros.
Tasajo Encebollado
Fried tasajo with onions. Served with slices of avocado, tomato, rice and black beans. Servido con aguacate, tomate, arroz y frijoles negros.
Tasajo Con Hongos
Fried tasajo with mushrooms. Served with rice and black beans. Servido con arroz y frijoles negros.
Nopalitos Con Chorizo
Fried chorizo with cactus. Served with rice and black beans. Servido con arroz y frijoles negros.
Tasajo en Salsa Verde
Fried tasajo in spicy green tomatillo sauce. Served with rice and black beans. Servido con arroz y frijoles negros.
Tortas Special Plate
Choice of (su eleccion): Milanesa, chorizo con huevo, asada, quesillo, tasajo, cecina enchilada, o chile relleno.
Kids Memelitas de Ninos
2 small memelitas with tasajo and cecina enchilada with a side of fresh fruit. Dos memelitas pequenas con tasajo, cecina enchilada y fruta fresca.
Kids Quesadillita Y Fruta
1 small quesadilla and a side of fresh fruit. Una quesadilla pequea con fruta fresca.
Kids Huevos Reveueltos Con Fruta
2 eggs, scrambled, with a side of fresh fruit.
Kids Huevos Estrellados Con Fruta
2 eggs, fried, with a side of fresh fruit.
Kids Menu
Desserts
Fresas Con Crema
Sliced strawberries with sweet cream.
Platanos Fritos
Sliced and fried plantains, topped with sweet cream, nuts and sugar.
Nicuatole
Gelatin-like made from corn flour, cinnamon and red sugar.
Flan
Gelatina de Mosaico
Assorted flavors of gelatin sliced in a cup of milk based gelatin.
Gelatinas
Gelatin in choice of orange, lemon, grape, strawberry or pineapple flavor. Su eleccion de sabor a naranja, limon, uva, fresa o pina.
Arroz Con Leche
Rice pudding with cinnamon or raisins.
Nieves Oaxaquenas
Oaxacan ice cream in choice of lemon, burnt milk, prickly pear (cactus pear), strawberry, coco or melon. Su eleccion de sabor a limon, leche quemada, tuna, pina, fresa, coco, o meln.
Chilacayota
Sweet drink made from a special fresh pumpkin with cinnamon and brown sugar.
Horchata Oaxaquena
Sweet rice drink with chopped nuts, melon and cactus fruit puree.
Tepache
Aguas Frescas
Choice of tamarind, pineapple, melon or watermelon. Su eleccion de tamarindo, pina, melon o sandia.
Refrescos Mexicanos
A variety of Mexican soft drinks.
Oaxacan Drinks
Hot Drinks
Atole Blanco
Hot drink made from corn dough.
Champurrado
Hot drink made from corn dough and Oaxacan chocolate.
Chocolate de Leche
Chocolate de Agua
Cafe Con Canela
Oaxacan coffee flavored with cinnamon.