El Alteño Mexican Grill

A family-owned Mexican grill on Main Street in downtown Grandview, where the owner cooks the line himself — authentic Mexican plates served open to close, seven days a week.

• Name: El Alteño Mexican Grill
• Type: Mexican restaurant
• Owner: Family-owned; owner (identified as Augustine) cooks on the line ¹
• Established: Not yet documented
• Address: 1521 Main St, Grandview, MO 64030 ²
• Signature: Burrito Altano, Mexican Tacos, Queso Dip (official ordering page “Popular Items”); Molcajete Alteno ³
• Status: Operating ⁴
• Tier: Tier 1## Description

El Alteño Mexican Grill sits on Main Street in downtown Grandview. It is a family-owned and -run kitchen where the owner works the line himself, cooking the dishes he sends out. ¹ The name “El Alteño” points to Los Altos de Jalisco, the highland region of Jalisco, Mexico. The restaurant keeps long daily hours — roughly 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. on weekdays and 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. on weekends. ²

Ownership and history

El Alteño is family-owned; the owner (identified in restaurant listings as Augustine) is the cook and takes personal pride in the plates. ¹ Founding year and the fuller family history are not yet documented.

Menu

Last verified: 2026-07-24 · Source: official own-domain online-ordering menu (full capture, all sections and prices) · URL(s): https://elaltenomexicangrillmo.com/el-alteno-mexican-grill/menu/1521-Main-St · Confidence: High

Full menu, 22 sections. Item names as published by the restaurant (typos on the source menu lightly normalized); descriptions condensed from the official listing.³

Appetizers

• Asada Fries — fries topped with queso blanco, tomatoes, sour cream, jalapenos, and cilantro — $13.95³
• Nachos Chicken — chicken, queso, tomatoes, sour cream, jalapenos, and cilantro — $9.95³
• Nachos Beef — $9.95³
• Steak Nachos — $13.95³
• Chori Queso — $7.95³
• Spinach Queso — $7.95³
• Guacamole Dip — $6.95³
• Queso Dip — $6.95³
• Botana Shrimp — $19.95³

Soups

• Chicken Tortilla — $9.95³
• Shrimp Soup — $15.95³
• Fish Soup — $15.95³
• 7 Mares — $15.95³
• Menudo — $12.95³
• Shrimp & Fish Soup — $18.95³

Salads

• Chicken Fajita Salad — grilled chicken with grilled onions, bell peppers, cheese, topped with red sauce, guacamole, and sour cream — $12.95³
• Taco Salad — fried flour-tortilla bowl with ground beef or chicken, lettuce, pico de gallo, cheese, sour cream, rice, and beans — $11.95³
• Chicken Quesadilla Salad — grilled chicken, lettuce, cheese, tomatoes, ranch on the side — $11.95³

Combination Plates (all served with lettuce, tomatoes, and sour cream; nine two- and three-item combinations of tacos, enchiladas, tostadas, burritos, chiles rellenos, and tamales with rice and beans) — $10.95 each³

A la Carta (does not include chips)

• Tacos: asada, carnitas, chorizo, pollo, grilled chicken, or pastor — $3.15 each; ground beef — $2.63; fish or shrimp — $4.15³
• Enchiladas: chicken, beef, cheese, or guacamole — $4.15 each³
• Tostadas: beans — $3.15; beef — $4.15³
• Burritos: steak, chicken, chorizo, or al pastor — $11.50; beef or pork — $10.45; beans or cheese — $9.40³
• Quesadillas: steak, chicken, or beef — $11.50; mushroom — $10.45; cheese — $9.40³
• Chile Relleno — $5.20 · Tamal — $4.15³

Burritos (specialty)

• Burrito Ahogado — chicken burrito topped with chipotle sauce, with sour cream, lettuce, tomatoes, rice, and beans — $12.95³
• Burrito Ranchero — beef burrito smothered in red sauce, topped with melted cheese — $11.95³
• Burrito Jalisco — pork burrito smothered half red sauce, half queso blanco — $12.95³
• Burrito Altano — steak burrito covered in queso blanco — $13.95³

Enchiladas (plates)

• Jalapeno Enchiladas — three chicken enchiladas topped with jalapeno sauce and jalapenos — $12.95³
• Chipotle Enchiladas — three chicken enchiladas topped with chipotle sauce — $12.95³
• Enchiladas Rojas — three ground-beef enchiladas topped with red sauce and shredded cheese — $11.95³
• Enchiladas del Mar — two shrimp enchiladas in flour tortillas topped with queso blanco — $11.95³
• Cheese Enchiladas — three cheese enchiladas with red sauce, shredded cheese, and onions — $10.95³
• Trio Enchiladas — one beef, one shredded chicken, one cheese — $12.95³
• Steak Enchiladas — three steak enchiladas — $13.95³
• Spinach Enchiladas — three spinach enchiladas topped with green sauce — $11.95³
• Enchiladas Blancas — three chicken or beef enchiladas topped with queso blanco — $14.95³

Quesadillas (plates) (served with rice, beans, lettuce, tomatoes, and sour cream)

• Cheese, chicken, beef, or mushroom — $11.95; steak — $12.95; shrimp, steak fajita, chicken fajita, or al pastor — $14.95³

Especialidades

• Molcajete Alteno — grilled chicken, steak, shrimp, and chorizo with onions, cilantro, queso fresco, avocado, tomatoes, and special sauce, with rice and tortillas — $21.95³
• Chiles Rellenos — two, topped with red sauce and shredded cheese — $13.95³
• Chilaquiles Verdes/Rojos — fried tortillas in green or red sauce with choice of meat, two eggs, sour cream, and queso fresco — $12.95³
• Tamales — two pork tamales topped with sauce — $11.95³
• Chicken Flautas — four corn flautas with shredded cheese and sour cream — $12.95³

Tortas (with onions, tomatoes, shredded cheese, mayonnaise, lettuce, and jalapenos; served with fries)

• Torta Asada, Torta Carnitas, Torta Chicken, or Torta Pastor — $12.95 each³

Tacos (plates)

• Mexican Tacos — three steak tacos in corn tortillas with cilantro and onions, rice, and beans — $13.95³
• Shrimp Tacos — two, in flour tortillas with pico de gallo, cabbage, and shredded cheese — $12.95³
• Fish Tacos — two, in flour tortillas with pico de gallo, cabbage, and shredded cheese — $12.95³
• Pastor Tacos — three, in corn tortillas with cilantro and onions — $13.95³
• Birria Tacos — three birria-and-cheese tacos with cilantro and onions, served with rice, beans, and consome — $13.95³
• Quesabirria Tacos — three, birria and cheese, with consome — $15.95³

Alambres (bacon, onions, jalapenos, and bell peppers, topped with shredded cheese)

• Pastor or chicken — $16.95; steak — $17.95; shrimp — $18.95; mix — $20.95³

Carnitas

• Carnitas — pork carnitas topped with jalapenos, with lettuce, pico de gallo, rice, and beans — $12.95³
• Pork Verde — pork in green sauce — $13.95³

Seafood

• Shrimp al Mojo de Ajo — garlic herb butter, onions, bell peppers, mushrooms — $15.95³
• Shrimp a la Diabla (spicy) — $15.95³
• Shrimp Chipotle — with broccoli and cauliflower — $15.95³
• Shrimp a la Plancha — $15.95³
• Shrimp Rancheros — $15.95³
• Aguachiles — raw shrimp cured in lime juice with cucumbers, tomatoes, and avocado — $20.95³
• Shrimp Ceviche — $19.95 · Ceviche Mix — $20.95³
• Shrimp Cocktail — $14.95 · Cocktail Mix — $20.95³
• Tilapia — with onions and mushrooms, topped with red sauce — $13.95³
• Mojarra Frita — fried whole fish with lettuce, pico de gallo, and rice — $15.95³
• Tilapia al Mojo de Ajo — $15.95³
• Ostiones — $19.95³

Pollo

• Chicken Cancun — grilled chicken over rice, topped with queso blanco — $14.95³
• Chicken Chipotle — $14.95³
• Pollo al Mojo de Ajo — $14.95³
• Chori Pollo — grilled chicken with chorizo, onions, mushrooms, and cheese — $14.95³
• Chicken a la Diabla (spicy) — $14.95³
• Chicken Jalisco — chicken in green sauce with bell peppers and onions — $14.95³

Steaks

• Carne Asada — grilled steak with onions, lettuce, guacamole, rice, and beans — $14.95³
• Steak Alteno — steak in red sauce with fresh jalapenos, onions, and tomatoes — $14.95³
• Steak Jalisco — steak in green sauce with bell peppers and onions — $14.95³
• Steak a la Mexicana — $14.95³
• Carne Asada and Shrimp — with onions and mushrooms, topped with shredded cheese — $18.95³

Fajitas (choice of meat with bell peppers and onions, topped with red sauce)

• Chicken — $15.95; steak — $16.95; shrimp — $17.95; mix — $19.95³

Chimichangas (fried flour tortilla with choice of meat, topped with queso blanco)

• Ground beef, chicken, or pork — $11.95; chorizo — $12.95; steak — $13.95; shrimp — $14.95³

Kids Menu (includes a fountain drink) — cheese quesadilla, beef taco, or bean-and-cheese burrito with rice and beans; cheeseburger, mac & cheese, or chicken fingers with fries — $8.35 each³

Side Orders — jalapenos, tortillas, sour cream, or shredded cheese $1.50; chiles toreados $2.50; avocado $3.50; chips and sauce $3.95; Mexican rice, pinto beans, pico de gallo, or french fries $2.95; shrimp $7.95³

Drinks

• Aguas frescas: Horchata, Jamaica, or Tamarindo — $4.20 each³
• Mineral Preparada — $5.20 · Iced Tea — $3.15 · Soft Drinks — $3.68³

Desserts

• Fried Ice Cream, Sopapillas, or Flan — $6.25 each³

Links

• Website: https://elaltenomexicangrillmo.com/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/El-Alte%C3%B1o-Mexican-Restaurant-100054287659723/
• Yelp: https://www.yelp.com/biz/el-alteno-grandview

Sources

Footnotes

1. El Alteño restaurant listing (res-menu). https://el-alteno.res-menu.net/ — asserts: family-owned and -run, owner Augustine cooks the dishes. ↩ ↩² ↩³

2. El Alteño Mexican Grill official site. https://elaltenomexicangrillmo.com/ — asserts: address 1521 Main St, Grandview, MO 64030; phone (816) 966-2290; daily hours. ↩ ↩²

3. El Alteño Mexican Grill — official own-domain online-ordering menu, 1521 Main St, Grandview (accessed 2026-07-24). https://elaltenomexicangrillmo.com/el-alteno-mexican-grill/menu/1521-Main-St — asserts: all menu sections, items, descriptions, and prices listed in the Menu section above (22 sections, ~163 items, ordering live). ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸ ↩⁹ ↩¹⁰ ↩¹¹ ↩¹² ↩¹³ ↩¹⁴ ↩¹⁵ ↩¹⁶ ↩¹⁷ ↩¹⁸ ↩¹⁹ ↩²⁰ ↩²¹ ↩²² ↩²³ ↩²⁴ ↩²⁵ ↩²⁶ ↩²⁷ ↩²⁸ ↩²⁹ ↩³⁰ ↩³¹ ↩³² ↩³³ ↩³⁴ ↩³⁵ ↩³⁶ ↩³⁷ ↩³⁸ ↩³⁹ ↩⁴⁰ ↩⁴¹ ↩⁴² ↩⁴³ ↩⁴⁴ ↩⁴⁵ ↩⁴⁶ ↩⁴⁷ ↩⁴⁸ ↩⁴⁹ ↩⁵⁰ ↩⁵¹ ↩⁵² ↩⁵³ ↩⁵⁴ ↩⁵⁵ ↩⁵⁶ ↩⁵⁷ ↩⁵⁸ ↩⁵⁹ ↩⁶⁰ ↩⁶¹ ↩⁶² ↩⁶³ ↩⁶⁴ ↩⁶⁵ ↩⁶⁶ ↩⁶⁷ ↩⁶⁸ ↩⁶⁹ ↩⁷⁰ ↩⁷¹ ↩⁷² ↩⁷³ ↩⁷⁴ ↩⁷⁵ ↩⁷⁶ ↩⁷⁷ ↩⁷⁸ ↩⁷⁹ ↩⁸⁰ ↩⁸¹ ↩⁸² ↩⁸³ ↩⁸⁴ ↩⁸⁵ ↩⁸⁶

4. Yelp — El Alteño, Grandview. https://www.yelp.com/biz/el-alteno-grandview — asserts: operating status, recent reviews and photos. ↩