Ernie's Mexican Restaurant Menu
Ernie's Mexican Restaurant, located in North Hollywood, CA, offers a casual dining experience with a wide range of amenities, including vegan options, wheelchair accessibility, and a full bar. Customers rave about the attentive service from staff like bartender Emilio, who is knowledgeable about the menu and serves up delicious margaritas. The menu features flavorful dishes like La Tampiqueña and cheese enchiladas, with generous portions that satisfy both adults and kids. The salsa packs a spicy punch, and the drinks are a hit with patrons. Whether you're looking for a fun night out with the family or a solo dining experience, Ernie's delivers on good food, great service, and a welcoming atmosphere. Don't miss out on the opportunity to try this Latinx-owned gem in the heart of North Hollywood.
Ensaladas (Salads)
#61Ensalada Compuesta
Crispy iceberg lettuce topped with shredded cheese, black olives, tomatoes, and your choice of dressing.
#64Taco Salad
Mixed green salad, topped with your choice of protein, shredded cheese, tomato, black olives, Mexican rice, and refried beans, all served in a crispy shell. Includes choice of sour cream or guacamole. (For Take Out, rice and beans placed in a separate container to keep shell crispy.)
#68 Beef Albondiga Soup
Our specially seasoned meatballs, served in a hot broth, with cabbage, celery, carrots, cilantro, tomatoes, and onions. Large size served with a side of rice.
#68 Chicken Albondigas Soup
#68V Veggie Soup
Our vegetable soup, with cabbage, celery, carrots, cilantro, tomatoes, and onions. Large size served with a side of rice.
#69 Chicken Soup
Tender pieces of chicken, served in a hot broth, with cabbage, celery, carrots, cilantro, green beans, tomatoes, and onions. Large size served with a side of rice.
#69T Tortilla Soup
Shredded chicken in our delicious chile guajillo and tomato based broth, topped with tortilla strips, Monterey Jack cheese, and avocado chunks. (Toppings served in a separate container for Take Out orders.)
#69P Pozole
A Mexican tradition! Chicken, hominy, cabbage, onion, oregano, all served in a delicious broth.
Sopas (Soups)
Appetizers
#57Nachos
Crisp tostaditas topped with melted Monterey Jack cheese.
#58Panchos
Corn chips, topped with melted cheese and refried beans, covered with your choice of protein, and heated with bits of green onions, tomato, jalapeno, and sour cream.
#59Guacamole
Delicious avocado dip with bits of onion, diced tomato, a dash of cilantro, salt and lime. (Does not come in shell for take out.)
#60Quesadilla
Two flour tortillas, filled with melted Monterey Jack cheese, and finished with a scoop of sour cream, tomato, and chile jalapeo.
#66Botana
(1) Chicken flauta, (1) potato flauta, (2) beef taquitos, (1) mini cheese quesadilla, (4) beef albondigas, all served with a scoop of guacamole and a portion of refried beans.
#50Steak and Eggs
Rib-eye steak cooked to order, served with two eggs, refried beans and Mexican rice or French fries. Choice of flour or corn tortillas.
#51Spanish Omelette
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.
#52Huevos Rancheros
Two fried eggs (sunny-side up) served on a corn tortilla, and topped with our mild Spanish sauce, tomato, and green onion, all served with refried beans and Mexican rice.
#53Chorizo Con Huevo
Mild Mexican sausage combined with scrambled egg, served with refried beans, Mexican rice, and tortillas.
#54Huevos a la Gringo
Papas compuestas (potatoes) mixed with Chile Ortega, tomato, onion, and a pinch of oregano, scrambled with eggs, served with refried beans, Mexican rice, and tortillas.
#55Machaca con Huevo
Eggs, shredded beef, onions, and bell peppers, scrambled and served with refried beans, Mexican rice, and your choice of tortillas.
#56 Carnitas con Huevo
Pork carnitas and two eggs served sunny side up, with refried beans, Mexican rice, and tortillas.
Chilaquiles Con Eggs
Breakfast/Desayunos 11AM-2PM
Lunch Specials
#1 Taco and Enchilada
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.
#2Enchiladas Rancheras
Two cheese enchiladas, smothered with our ranchera sauce, topped with diced tomato, green onions, and sour cream. Comes with refried beans and Mexican rice.
#3 Oven Red Burrito
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.
#4 Oven Green Burrito
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.
#5 Carne Asada Burrito
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.
#6 Taquitos
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.
#7 Two Hard Shell Tacos
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.
#12Platillo Mexicano
A one-item combination, served with Mexican rice and refried beans.
#70Fajitas
Chicken, beef, or veggie fajitas, grilled with bell peppers, onions, squash, tomatoes, and served with Mexican rice, refried beans, and your choice of corn or flour tortillas.
#75Mini Skylab
A large flour tortilla, filled with your choice of protein, 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.
#80Chicken Tostada
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)
#81Taco Salad
Iceberg lettuce, topped with grilled chicken or carne asada, tomatoes, olives, and Monterey Jack cheese.
#85Taco de Pescado
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.
#27Gringo Special
Two krabmeat or shrimp enchiladas, topped with sliced avocado, tomato, and chopped green onion, served with Mexican rice, refried beans and a scoop of sour cream.
#28Deluxe Shrimp
Breaded shrimp, served with avocado slices, cocktail sauce, Mexican rice, and refried beans.
#29Filete de Pescado a la Plancha
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.
#30Filete de Pescado al Mojo de Ajo
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.
#32Coctel de Camaron
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.
#33Camarones al Mojo de Ajo
Delicious garlic sauteed shrimp, garnished with cilantro, served with Mexican rice, refried beans, and your choice of flour or corn tortillas.
#40Fish Tacos (2)
Deep fried breaded OR grilled fish wrapped in warm corn tortillas, and layered with lettuce, Monterey Jack cheese, and pico de gallo. Grilled fish tacos include sauted chopped green squash and special seasoning. Served with Mexican rice and refried beans.
#40B Tacos de Camaron (Shrimp Tacos, 2)
Shrimp sauted with tomato, onion and cilantro, wrapped in warm corn tortillas, and topped with shredded lettuce, pico de gallo, all served with Mexican rice and refried beans.
Mariscos
Fajitas
#36Fajitas
Tender strips of marinated beef or chicken, grilled with bell pepper, onion, squash, tomato, and served with Mexican rice, refried beans, your choice of tortillas, and a scoop of guacamole.
#37Veggie Fajitas
Vegetable fajitas made with onion, red and green bell pepper, squash, and tomato, and served with rice, beans, your choice of tortillas, and a scoop of guacamole.
#38Shrimp Fajitas
Shrimp sauted with onion, red and green bell pepper, squash, tomato, and served with rice, beans, your choice of tortillas, and a scoop of guacamole.
#39Mar y Tierra
Your choice of beef and shrimp, or chicken and shrimp, sauted with green and red bell pepper, onion, tomato, and squash. Comes with your choice of tortillas, rice and beans, and a scoop of guacamole.
#34Parillada
Garlic shrimp, strips of chicken, and rib-eye steak, served over sauted red and green bell pepper, onion, squash and tomato, topped with pickled red onions and oregano. Served with Mexican rice, refried beans, guacamole, and corn or flour tortillas.
#8 One Item Combo
Served with your choice of sides.
#9 Two Item Combo
Served with your choice of sides.
#10Three Item Combo
Served with your choice of sides.
Ernie's Combinations
Ernie's Burritos
#3DRed Burrito
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.
#4D Green Burrito
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.
#5DCarne Asada Burrito
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.
#35Skylab Burrito
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.
#41Pechuga de Pollo
A grilled chicken breast filet, topped with salsa ranchera, a grilled jalapeo pepper, and served with your choice of flour or corn tortillas. Comes with Mexican rice and refried beans.
#42Flautas or Chimichangas
Shredded chicken or beef, mixed with bits of tomato, onion, and bell pepper, rolled into flour tortillas and fried. Comes with a scoop of sour cream and guacamole sauce. Your choice of 2 flautas, 2 chimichangas, or 1 flauta and 1 chimichanga.
#43Enchiladas Rancheras
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.
#44Tacos de Papa
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.
#45Soft Tacos
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.
#47A La Tampiquena
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.
#47B La Tampiquena Special
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.
Ernie's Dinner Suggestions
Carne (Meat)
#22Carne Asada
Rib-eye steak, charbroiled to your desire, served with our house guacamole, grilled scallion onions and tortillas. Comes with Mexican rice and refried beans.
#25Carnitas de Puerco (Pork)
Fried chunks of marinated pork, served with pico de gallo, our house guacamole and warm tortillas. Served with Mexican rice and refried beans.
#A Enchilada
Your choice of protein, wrapped in a corn tortilla, smothered in our red enchilada sauce (beef) or ranchera sauce (chicken), topped with melted cheese, chopped green onion, and tomato.
#B Taco
Your choice of filling, 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.
#C Cheese Enchilada
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.
#D Taquitos
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.
#E Tamale
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.
#F Tostada de Ceviche
A crispy, flat tortilla shell, topped with a mix of shrimp, white fish, krab meat, onions, tomato, cilantro, a splash of lime juice, and garnished with a side of lettuce and sliced avocado.
#GChile Relleno
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.
#H Burrito
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.
#I Soft Taco
Your choice of meat, wrapped in two corn tortillas, and topped with shredded lettuce, Monterey Jack cheese, and pico de gallo.
#J Tostada
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.
#LBurrito
A large flour tortilla, filled with your choice of meat and Monterey Jack cheese, smothered with our red sauce (beef) or ranchera sauce (chicken, pork), and topped with melted cheese, diced tomato and green onion.
#M Burger & Fries
An American favorite! Comes with lettuce, tomato, and thousand island dressing.
#N Flauta
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)
#O Carne Asada Burrito
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.
Bean & Cheese Burrito
A large flour tortilla filled with refried beans and melted Monterey Jack cheese, smothered in our red enchilada sauce, and topped with cheese, tomato, and green onion.
A La Carte
Chips and Salsa
Small Chips and Salsa (8oz)
Medium Chips and Salsa (16oz)
Large Chips and Salsa (32oz)
Corn Tortillas (3)
Flour Tortillas (3)
Mixed Tortillas (2 Corn, 1 Flour)
Tortillas
Rice, Beans, and Fries
Mexican Rice
Refried Beans
Pinto Beans (16oz)
Black Beans (16oz)
French Fries
Red Chip Salsa
Green Chip Salsa
Mild Salsa
Pico de Gallo
Habanero Salsa
Red Enchilada Sauce
Ranchera Enchilada Sauce
Guacamole Sauce
Salsa/Sauces
Dairy
Side Sour Cream
Side Monterey Jack Cheese
Side Cotija Cheese
Blue Cheese
Caesar
Italian
Italian Vinaigrette
Oil and Vinegar
Ranch
Thousand Island
Dressing
Miscellaneous Sides
1 Fried Jalapeno
1 Grilled Jalapeno
Side Chopped Fresh Jalapeo
Side Chopped Tomato
Side Cilantro
Side Green Onion
Side Lettuce
Side Lime
Side Sliced Jalapeno in Vinegar
Side White Onion
Horchata
Tamarindo
Jamaica
Aguas Frescas
Soft Drinks
Coke
Diet Coke
Sprite
Dr. Pepper
Fruit Punch
Lemonade
Arnold Palmer
Iced Tea
Roy Rogers
Shirley Temple
Ginger Ale
Club Soda
Tonic Water
San Pellegrino
Perrier
Sparkling Water
Juices/Milk
Cranberry
Grapefruit Juice
Milk
Chocolate Milk
Orange Juice
Pineapple Juice
Tomato
Flan
An egg custard topped with whipped cream and caramel sauce.
Flan w/ Kahlua
An egg custard topped with whipped cream, caramel sauce, and Kahlua liqueur.
Fried Ice Cream
Topped with whipped cream, caramel and chocolate sauces, and finished off with a Maraschino cherry.
Apple Chimichanga w/Ice Cream
Topped with whipped cream, caramel and chocolate sauces, and finished off with a Maraschino cherry.
Apple Chimichanga
Topped with whipped cream, caramel and chocolate sauces, and finished off with a Maraschino cherry.
Churro
Topped with whipped cream, caramel and chocolate sauces, and finished off with a Maraschino cherry.
Churro w/ Ice Cream
Topped with whipped cream, caramel and chocolate sauces, and finished off with a Maraschino cherry.