Delicious Mexican Cuisine in North Hollywood
Here at Ernie’s Mexican Restaurant in North Hollywood, our kitchen creates the most delicious and authentic Mexican cuisine. For over 65 years, we have become the go-to spot for mouthwatering Mexican cuisine in the San Fernando Valley and Burbank area. Our extensive menu offers a diverse assortment of delectable Mexican dishes, such as wet burritos, a variation of tacos, fajitas, tamales, tampiqueñas, and much more.
If you’re craving traditional Mexican food, our talented chefs can cook just about anything, including pozole, chilaquiles, albóndigas soup, tacos de papa, and even chiles rellenos. From our excellent customer service, exceptional Mexican food and friendly setting, Ernie’s Mexican Restaurant will exceed all of your expectations.
Scrumptious Tacos, Tamales, Burritos, and Other Traditional Mexican Food
With Ernie’s Mexican Restaurant, each Mexican dish is prepared with the highest quality ingredients and care. There is absolutely no lard in any of our dishes. From homemade tortilla chips, well-seasoned meats, a burrito smothered in melted jack cheese and mild red sauce, to our delicious margaritas, you can always enjoy an authentic Mexican dish at Ernie’s Mexican Restaurant. We only use the freshest components to create the best Mexican meal for our customers’ enjoyment.
Visit Ernie’s Mexican Restaurant during lunch hours or after work, our affordable lunch menu and excellent happy hour menu will keep both your wallet and taste buds happy and satisfied. Along with a fully stocked bar, live music entertainment is available on Friday and Saturday evenings. Dine with Ernie’s Mexican Restaurant and experience the taste of heaven.
Desayunos
Rib-eye steak cooked to order, served with two eggs, any style, refried beans, Mexican rice and your choice of corn or flour tortillas.
A delicious omelette made with cheese and topped with our ranchera sauce, tomato, and green onion, all served with refried beans, Mexican rice, and your choice of tortillas.
Two fried eggs (sunny-side up) served on a corn tortilla, and topped with our mild ranchera sauce, tomato, and green onion, all served with refried beans, Mexican rice, and your choice of tortillas.
Mild Mexican sausage combined with scrambled egg and chopped white onion, served with refried beans, Mexican rice, and tortillas.
Papas compuestas (potatoes) mixed with Chile Ortega, tomatoes, onion, a pinch of oregano and scrambled with eggs, topped with our mild salsa and served alongside refried beans, Mexican rice, and tortillas.
Eggs, shredded beef, onions, and bell peppers, scrambled and served with refried beans and Mexican rice. Served with tortillas upon request.
Pork carnitas and two eggs served sunny side up, with refried beans, Mexican rice, and tortillas.
Fried tortillas combined with scrambled eggs, red salsa, onions, oregano, and cotija cheese, served with refried beans and Mexican rice.
Appetizers
Crisp tostaditas topped with melted Monterey Jack cheese.
Corn chips, topped with melted cheese and refried beans, covered with your choice of chile con carne pork, shredded beef, or shredded chicken, and heated with bits of green onions, tomato, jalapeno, and sour cream.
Delicious avocado dip with bits of onion, diced tomato, a dash of cilantro, lime juice, and a pinch of salt.
Two flour tortillas, filled with melted Monterey Jack cheese, and finished with a scoop of sour cream, tomato, and chile jalapeño.
(1) Chicken flauta, (1) potato flauta, (2) beef taquitos, (1) mini quesadilla, (4) albóndigas, all served with a scoop of guacamole and a portion of refried beans.
Lunch specials
Your choice of one of the following items:
Cheese enchilada, hard shell taco (beef, chicken, or potato), chile relleno, chicken or potato flauta, or a cheese enchilada ranchera. Served with Mexican rice and refried beans.
Chicken, beef, or our veggie fajitas, grilled with bell peppers, onions, squash, tomatoes, and served with Mexican rice, refried beans, and your choice of corn or flour tortillas.
A large flour tortilla, filled with your choice of beef, chicken, or pork, refried beans, Mexican rice, Monterey Jack cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, and topped with our mild red sauce (beef) or ranchera sauce (chicken or pork), chopped green onion, tomato bits, and melted cheese. Comes with a scoop of sour cream.
A giant tostada, layered with shredded chicken, refried beans, lettuce, Monterey Jack cheese, our mild red sauce, tomatoes, green onion, and sour cream. (Tostada is a fried, flat, corn tortilla.)
Iceberg lettuce, topped with grilled chicken or carne asada, tomatoes, olives, and Monterey Jack cheese. (Add beans for 1.00 extra. Salad not served in shell.)
A fresh breaded or grilled fish taco, wrapped in two corn tortillas, topped with lettuce, Monterey Jack cheese, pico de gallo salsa, and served with pinto beans and Mexican rice.
A hard-shell chicken, beef, or potato taco topped with shredded lettuce, Monterey Jack cheese, and a mild salsa, and a cheese enchilada smothered in our mild red sauce, topped with chopped green onion and tomato bits. (Chicken tacos also garnished with tomato.) Served with Mexican rice and refried beans.
Two cheese enchiladas, smothered with our ranchera sauce, topped with diced tomato, green onions, and sour cream. Comes with refried beans and Mexican rice. (Add 1.00 each for chicken, pork, or beef.)
A large flour tortilla, stuffed with chile con carne (beef), cheese and refried beans, and topped with bits of tomato, green onion, melted Monterey Jack cheese and our mild red sauce. Comes with a side of Mexican rice and refried beans.
A large flour tortilla, stuffed with your choice of shredded chicken or chile verde (pork), cheese and refried beans, topped with bits of tomato, green onion, melted Monterey Jack cheese, sour cream, and our mild ranchera sauce. Comes with a side of Mexican rice and refried beans.
A large flour tortilla, filled with strips of carne asada, lettuce, tomato, and Monterey Jack cheese, topped with diced tomato, green onion, melted cheese, and our red and guacamole sauces. Comes with a side of Mexican rice and refried beans.
Two deep fried corn tortillas, rolled and stuffed with shredded chicken or beef, served with guacamole sauce and sour cream. Comes with a side of Mexican rice and refried beans.
Two tacos filled with your choice of chicken, beef, or potato, topped with shredded lettuce, Monterey Jack cheese, and our mild red salsa. (Chicken tacos come garnished with tomato bits.) Comes with a side of Mexican rice and refried beans.
Kids menu
- Cheese Enchilada
- Bean and Cheese Burrito
- Beef Taquito
- Hamburger
Seafood / Mariscos
Two crab meat or shrimp enchiladas, topped with sliced avocado, tomato, and chopped green onion, served with Mexican rice, refried beans and a scoop of sour cream.
Breaded shrimp, served with avocado slices, cocktail sauce, Mexican rice, and refried beans.
A charbroiled halibut steak, topped with sauteed bell peppers, tomatoes, and onions, served alongside Mexican rice, refried beans, and your choice of corn or flour tortillas.
A halibut steak, seasoned with garlic, salt, bits of green onion, and cilantro, all sauteed in butter, and served to you on a steaming platter. Served with Mexican rice, refried beans, and corn or flour tortillas.
Shrimp sautéed with bell peppers, tomatoes, onions, chile pasilla, and cilantro, served with rice, beans, and your choice of corn or flour tortillas.
A sundae glass filled with a hearty serving of shrimp, diced avocado, tomato, onion, and cilantro in a mild red sauce, and finished with a squeeze of lemon. Served with saltine crackers.
Delicious garlic sauteed shrimp, garnished with cilantro, served with Mexican rice, refried beans, and your choice of flour or corn tortillas.
Carne / Meats
Rib-eye steak, charbroiled to your desire, served with our house guacamole, grilled scallion onions and tortillas. Comes with Mexican rice and refried beans.
Fried chunks of marinated pork, served with pico de gallo, our house guacamole and warm tortillas. Served with Mexican rice and refried beans.
Ensaladas y sopas
Crispy iceberg lettuce topped with shredded cheese, black olives, tomatoes, and your choice of dressing.
Mixed green salad, topped with strips of carne asada, shredded cheese, tomato, black olives, Mexican rice, and refried beans, all served in a crispy shell. Includes choice of sour cream or guacamole.
(Beef or Chicken Meatballs) Our specially seasoned meatballs, served in a hot broth, with cabbage, celery, carrots, green beans, corn, tomatoes, onions, and served with a side of rice.
Tender pieces of chicken, served in a hot broth, with cabbage, celery, carrots, tomatoes, onions, and served with a side of rice.
A Mexican tradition! Chicken, hominy, cabbage, onion, oregano and crushed chili flakes, served in a delicious broth.
Shredded chicken in our delicious chile guajillo and tomato based broth, topped with tortilla strips, Monterey Jack cheese, and avocado chunks.
Smaller versions of our albóndigas, chicken, or vegetable soups. Do not include rice.
Fajitas
(Shrimp & Beef or Chicken)
(serving for 2 persons) Sauteed garlic shrimp, strips of chicken and rib eye steak, topped with red onions and oregano, and served on a sizzling skillet.
Lunch and dinner combos
(Choice of any one item below)
(Choice of any two items below)
(Choice of any three items below)
- Hard Shell Taco (Beef,Chicken, or Potato)
- Tamale (Beef or Chicken),
- Chile Relleno
- Enchilada (Cheese, Beef, Chicken, or Pork)
- Taquitos (2, Chicken or Beef)
- Tostada (Beans, Chicken or Beef)
- Chicken Flauta (1)
- Beef Chimichanga (1)
A grilled chicken breast filet, topped with salsa ranchera, a grilled jalapeño pepper, and served with your choice of flour or corn tortillas. Comes with Mexican rice and refried beans.
Shredded chicken or beef, mixed with bits of tomato, onion, and bell pepper, rolled into flour tortillas and deep fried. Comes with a scoop of sour cream and guacamole sauce.
Two cheese enchiladas, smothered in our salsa ranchera, topped diced tomato, green onion, and melted cheese. Comes with a scoop of sour cream and guacamole, Mexican rice and refried beans.
Two specially seasoned hard-shell potato and onion tacos, topped with shredded lettuce, Monterey Jack cheese, and our mild red salsa, all served alongside Mexican rice and refried beans.
Your choice of carne asada, carnitas, or grilled chicken, wrapped in warm corn tortillas, and topped with shredded lettuce, Monterey Jack cheese, and pico de gallo. Comes with a serving of Mexican rice and refried beans.
Grilled chicken enchiladas (topped with ranchera sauce), or carne asada enchiladas (topped with red sauce), garnished with chopped green onion and tomato, served alongside pinto beans and Mexican rice, and a scoop of sour cream.
Rib-eye steak topped with grilled scallion onions, and a cheese enchilada smothered in our red sauce and garnished with tomato and green onion bits, served with a side of guacamole, rice, beans, and your choice of corn or flour tortillas.
Strips of specially marinated flap meat steak served with a cheese enchilada smothered in our red sauce and garnished with tomato and green onion bits. Comes with a side of Mexican rice, refried beans, and your choice of corn or flour tortillas.
A giant sized flour tortilla, filled with your choice of chile con carne (pork or beef) or shredded chicken, and layered with refried beans, Mexican rice, shredded lettuce, tomato, green onion, and topped with our red sauce (beef) or ranchera sauce (pork or chicken), chopped tomato, green onion, and melted cheese. Comes with a side of guacamole and sour cream.
Two breaded or grilled fish tacos, wrapped in warm corn tortillas, and served with lettuce, Monterey Jack cheese, and pico de gallo. (Grilled fish is sauteed with pieces of tomato and squash.) Plate comes with refried beans and Mexican rice.
Sauteed shrimp soft tacos, layered with shredded lettuce and pico de gallo, and served with Mexican rice and refried beans. (Shrimp sauteed with tomato and green onion in a tomato sauce.)
A la carte
Chicken, beef, or pork, wrapped in a corn tortilla, smothered in our red enchilada sauce (beef) or ranchera sauce (chicken, pork), topped with melted cheese, chopped green onion, and tomato.
Your choice of ground beef, shredded beef, shredded chicken, or seasoned potato, stuffed in a crispy fried tortilla, and topped with shredded lettuce, Monterey Jack cheese, and our house salsa. Chicken tacos also come topped with chopped tomato.
A corn tortilla stuffed with Monterey Jack cheese, heated to perfection and smothered in our red enchilada sauce, topped with cheese, chopped green onion and tomato.
Two corn tortillas stuffed with your choice of shredded beef or chicken, and deep fried to crispy perfection. Served with a side of guacamole sauce.
A warm tamale, stuffed with chunks of beef or shredded chicken, and covered in our red sauce (beef) or ranchera sauce (chicken), and sprinkled with cheese, chopped tomato and green onion bits.
A crispy, flat tortilla shell, topped with a mix of shrimp, white fish, crab meat, onions, tomato, cilantro, a splash of lime juice, and garnished with a side of lettuce and sliced avocado.
An Anaheim bell pepper, stuffed with Monterey Jack cheese, egg battered and deep fried, all topped with our salsa ranchera, Monterey Jack cheese, diced tomato and green onion.
A large flour tortilla, stuffed with your choice of meat, cheese and refried beans, topped with our red or ranchera sauces, cheese, and bits of tomato and green onion.
Your choice of carne asada, carnitas, or grilled chicken, wrapped in two corn tortillas, and topped with shredded lettuce, Monterey Jack cheese, and pico de gallo.
A flat corn tostada, topped with beef or chicken, refried beans, lettuce, tomato, green onion, Monterey Jack cheese, and finished off with a drizzle of our mild red sauce.
A large flour tortilla, filled with your choice of meat, Monterey Jack cheese, smothered with our red sauce (beef) or ranchera sauce (chicken, pork), and topped with melted cheese, diced tomato and green onion.
An American favorite! Comes with lettuce, tomato, and thousand island dressing
Shredded chicken or shredded beef, mixed with bits of tomato, onion, and bell pepper, rolled into a flour tortilla and fried. Served with guacamole sauce and sour cream. Also available with potato. (V)
A large flour tortilla, filled with strips of carne asada, lettuce, tomato, and Monterey Jack cheese, topped with diced tomato, green onion, melted cheese, and our red and guacamole sauces.
Side orders
Small (8 oz), Medium (16 oz), Large (32 oz)
Popular drinks
Peach, Mango, Strawberry, Pineapple, Melon or Banana.
Our house-made piña colada, in single or double sizes!
Carta Blanca
Corona
Corona Light
Dos Equis (Amber and Lager)
Modelo
Negra Modelo
Pacifico
Tecate
Victoria
Regular, Strawberry, Raspberry, Peach, Coconut, Mango
Come by and try it out for yourself!
Made with agave nectar and fresh lime juice.
Desserts / Postre
(Mexican Style Egg Custard)
Beverages
Deliciously home-made and not from a packet.
DISCLAIMERS
- We cook our dishes in vegetable oil.
- Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
- Please alert us about any food allergy you may have.
