El Cortez Mexican Restaurant C.C Hills Menu (Update 2025)
Welcome to El Cortez Mexican Restaurant C.C Hills, where culinary passion collides with authentic Mexican flavors. Nestled in Country Club Hills, Illinois, this vibrant restaurant showcases a menu designed to excite the senses. Start your day with their scrumptious Desayunos, featuring options like the zesty Huevos A La Mexicana or hearty Chorizo Breakfast Burrito. For a shareable delight, the Combo Cortez invites you to indulge in a variety of appetizers. The Botanas section shines with dishes like Quesadilla Pacifico, laden with cheese and shrimp, perfect for all seafood lovers. Savor traditional comforts like the Menudo, served with hominy upon request, a true nod to Mexican heritage. Customers rave about the generous portions and rich flavors, making each visit memorable. With attentive service and a warm atmosphere, El Cortez is a must-experience for anyone craving genuine Mexican cuisine.
Desayunos
Huevos Con Chorizo
Scrambled eggs with Mexican sausage served with beans.
Huevos A La Mexicana
Spicy. Scrambled eggs with onions, tomatoes, and peppers served with beans.
Breakfast Tacos
Two flour or corn tortillas filled with eggs and chorizo served with lettuce, tomatoes, cheese and a side order of rice and beans.
Huevos Rancheros
Eggs over easy, covered with ranchero sauce and served with beans.
Huevos Paula
Mexican cheese omelette covered with green sauce served with beans.
Huevos Paula Con Chorizo
Served with Mexican sausage.
Chorizo Breakfast Burrito
Stuffed with eggs and chorizo.
Mexican Breakfast Burrito
Stuffed with eggs a la Mexican.
1 Scrambled Egg
Chilaquiles
Eggs scrambled with corn tortillas, tomatoes, onions and peppers, served with beans.
Nachos
Beans, cheese, guacamole, and jalapeños loaded onto flat fried tortillas.
Chicken Fingers
Always a popular choice. Tender battered chicken strips served golden brown with a hot BBQ sauce and french fries.
Quesadilla Pacifico
Flour tortillas filled with Mexican cheese, chiles poblanos, and grilled shrimp, served with sour cream and avocado slices.
Alas
Hot and spicy BBQ chicken wings served with celery and blue cheese.
Queso Fundido
Melted cheese blended with fried Mexican sausage, served with your choice of flour or corn tortillas.
Combo Cortez
A big combo platter of popular appetizers: chicken fingers, two tamales, 2 quesadillas, and 2 chicken flautas with sour cream, guacamole, pico de gallo, and cheese sprinkled on top. Great for sharing or as a meal.
Guacamole
Elote
corn in the cup with mayo, Chile powder and cheese
Sm Queso
6oz Cheese Dip served with chips
Large Queso
12oz Cheese Dip served with chips
Chicken Botana Suprema
Chicken pounded out round, between two flour tortillas, cut in pieces. Served with lettuce tomato sour cream and guacamole
Steak Botana Suprema
Steak pounded out round between two flour tortillas, cut in pieces. Served with lettuce tomato sour cream and guacamole
Botanas
Caldos
Caldo De Res
Hearty beef soup with chunks of tender beef and fresh vegetables in a savory beef broth.
Caldo Xochitl
Chicken soup in a spicy green sauce with a little rice.
Menudo
Our slow-simmered tripe soup is a true Mexican tradition. We’ll add hominy to the soup upon request.
Grilled Chicken Salad
Crisp lettuce, tomatoes, and cucumbers with tender chunks of chicken grilled with onions and green peppers, served over rice, sprinkled with cheese.
Taco Salad
A flour tortilla fried and filled with your choice of seasoned beef or chicken, lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream, guacamole, and cheddar cheese.
Garden Salad
Ensaladas
Vegetarianas
Veggie Fajitas
A sizzling mix of carrots, bell peppers, tomatoes, onions, and mushrooms served with rice, lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, and guacamole.
Veggie Burrito Supremo Dinner
9 inch burrito stuffed with grilled bell pepper, tomatoes, onions, and mushrooms with guacamole, sour cream, pico de gallo, lettuce, and cheese. Served with rice and bola beans.
Chiles Rellenos
2 cheese-stuffed peppers served with Mexican rice and bola beans.
Guacamole Tostada Dinner
3 flat tortillas topped with guacamole, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese. Includes rice and bola beans.
Veggie Quesadillas
3 tortillas filled with cheese, grilled tomato, onion, bell pepper, and mushrooms. Served with Mexican rice and bola beans.
Molletes
2 pieces of bread topped with grilled onions, peppers (mild or hot), refried beans tomatoes and melted cheese.
Pollo Carbon
Strips of chicken breast marinated in 2 types of sauce, grilled and served over rice with sour cream, guacamole, and a small dinner salad.
Whisky Chicken
Tender pieces of chicken grilled with bacon, chiles poblano, onions, and tomatoes, served with rice, beans, slices of avocado, and cheese sprinkled on top.
Pollo Estrella
Chicken breast pounded out and topped with melted cheese, covered with molcajete sauce, served with rice.
Milanesa De Pollo
Breaded chicken breast served with rice, beans, and fries.
Chicken Fajita Dinner
Chicken breast chunks seasoned and sizzled up with onions and green peppers, served with refried beans, pico de gallo, sour cream, and guacamole.
Pollo Rojo
Pieces of tender chicken breast sautéed in a red sauce and mixed with cubed potatoes and onions, served with a side of rice, pico de gallo, and avocado slices.
Pollo En Mole
Chicken thigh served in mole sauce with rice and beans.
Platillos de Pollo
Mariscos
Camarones Vallarta
Shrimp lightly breaded, seasoned with wine, served on a bed of white rice with your choice of Mexican bread or tortillas.
Camarones Diablos
Spicy. Shrimp simmered in our spicy pico de gallo sauce with bacon, served on a bed of white rice with onions and avocado slices on the side, with your choice of Mexican bread or tortillas.
Shrimp Fajita
Grilled shrimp with onions and bell peppers sizzled on a skillet, served with rice, sour cream, guacamole, and pico de gallo on the side.
Camarones Ajillo
Shrimp sauteed in garlic and wine, served with white rice and choice of Mexican bread or tortillas.
Camarones Empanizados
Breaded shrimp served with rice, lettuce, pico de gallo, and barbeque sauce.
Tostada De Ceviche
Shrimp finely chopped on a hard shell tortilla topped with pico de gallo, sour cream, and diced avocados. Makes a great starter or add-on!
Cocktel De Camaron
Succulent shrimp in your choice of a cocktail sauce or our pico de gallo sauce.
Chimichangas Marinera
A blend of shrimp and crab meat in a flour tortilla, fried and served with a side order of rice and avocado slices.
Tilapia A La Vizcaina
Flaky fillet of tilapia lightly breaded and fried, served with white rice and corn medley with Vizcaina sauce on the side.
Parrillada Especial
Tender skirt steak served with zesty chorizo, grilled jalapeños, and onions.
Cook’s Especial
Chunks of steak with slices of poblano peppers, covered with melted cheese, pico de gallo, guacamole, and sour cream on the side. Served with beans and rice.
Manny Especial
Grilled chicken breast smothered in poblano peppers, onions, and tomato sauce served on a bed of rice with 3 slices of avocado.
Enchilada Aguascalientes Especial
A tender bone-in chicken dipped in red sauce, 3 Mexican cheese enchiladas and red cubed potato sprinkled with cheese.
Chimichangas Especial
Spicy. Your choice of seasoned shredded beef or chicken rolled in flour tortillas, fried, covered with tomatoes, lettuce, sour cream, and guacamole. Served with a side order of rice.
Tamal Dinner
2 tamales in the husk, served with rice and beans.
Tamales Cortez Especial
2 tamales without the husk, topped with sour cream and hot sauce, smothered with melted cheese and served with a side of rice.
Especialidades de la Casa
Combinaciones
Fajita Mix Combo Of Any 2
Choose your own combination of steak, chicken, and/or shrimp. Served with lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, and guacamole.
Fajita Mix Combo Of Any 3
A combination of steak, chicken, and shrimp. Served with lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, and guacamole.
Plato Cortez Combinacion
A flour taco, enchilada suiza, and tostada suiza, all made with your choice of beef, chicken or pork. Served with rice and beans.
Plato Cortez With Steak Combinacion
A flour taco, enchilada suiza and tostada suiza. Served with rice and beans.
Combinacion Nortena
Tender 4 oz. filet mignon served with a cheese-stuffed pepper, rice, beans, and a touch of guacamole.
Plato Mexicano Combinacion
1 corn beef taco, 1 cheese Mexican enchilada, and 1 bean tostada, served with rice and beans.
Vallarta Especial
Hot. Surf and turf the Mexican way. Garlic beef tenderloin with shrimp served with papas ajillo and white rice.
Steak Tampiquena Combinacion
A flavorful tradition! Tender skirt steak, a cheese Mexican enchilada, and a cheese quesadilla served with fries and a touch of guacamole.
Ricky’s Especial
Incredibly tender 8 oz. filet mignon cut into delicious chunks and topped with bacon, delivered to your table on a sizzling skillet with grilled onions and refried chorizo beans with melted cheese.
Puntillas
Spicy. Choice of skirt steak or chicken or shrimp with onions, mushrooms, tomatoes, hot banana peppers, poblano peppers, bell peppers, and chorizo. Served with rice and beans.
Filete Estrella
Thin pounded tenderloin topped with melted cheese and covered in green salsa, served with refried beans.
Steak Fajita Dinner
Chunks of tender steak seasoned and sizzled up with onions and green peppers. Served with beans, pico de gallo, sour cream, and guacamole.
Carne Asada
Skirt steak served with rice, beans, and french fries.
Carne Asada Suizo
Melted cheese. Skirt steak served with rice, beans, and french fries.
Milanesa De Res
Breaded steak served with rice, beans, and french fries.
Milanesa De Res Suizo
Melted cheese. Breaded steak served with rice, beans, and french fries.
Bistec A La Mexicana
Succulent chunks of skirt steak simmered in a Mexican sauce, served with rice and beans.
Bistec A La Mexicana Suizo
Melted cheese. Succulent chunks of skirt steak simmered in a Mexican sauce, served with rice and beans.
Carnes
Tostadas
Tostada Dinner
3 of a kind flat tortillas layered with beans, then covered with your choice of beef, chicken, or pork. Topped with lettuce, tomatoes, and a sprinkle of cheese. Served with rice and beans.
Tostada Dinner With Steak
3 of a kind flat tortillas layered with beans, then covered with steak. Topped with lettuce, tomatoes, and a sprinkle of cheese. Served with rice and beans.
Specialty Tostadas
3 of a kinds crispy flat tortillas covered with your choice of beef, chicken, or pork, topped with your choice of sauce and melted cheese. Served with rice and bean.
Specialty Tostadas With Steak
3 of a kinds crispy flat tortillas covered with steak, topped with your choice of sauce and melted cheese. Served with rice and bean.
Flauta Dinner
3 of a kind corn tortillas (hard or soft) rolled up and filled with choice of beef, chicken or pork. Includes guacamole and sour cream on the side.
Flauta Dinner With Steak
3 of a kind corn tortillas (hard or soft) rolled up and filled with steak. Includes guacamole and sour cream on the side.
San Marcos Dinner
3 of a kind corn tortillas rolled up and fried, filled with your choice of beef, chicken or potato and covered with cabbage, cheese, sour cream, and red sauce. Add steak for an additional charge.
San Marcos Dinner With Steak
3 of a kind corn tortillas rolled up and fried, filled with steak and covered with cabbage, cheese, sour cream, and red sauce.
Flautas
Tacos
Taco Dinner
3 of a kind corn or flour tortillas filled with your choice of beef, chicken, or pork, served with rice and beans.
Steak Taco Dinner
3 corn or flour tortillas filled with tender steak and served with lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
Tilapia Taco Dinner
2 corn or flour tortillas filled with grilled or breaded tilapia, garnished with lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese. Served with rice and beans.
Pastor Taco
Marinated pork taco served with cilantro, onions, and green sauce.
Cortez Taco
Chicken, sour cream, guacamole, and green sauce mixed together and rolled in 2 corn tortillas.
Shrimp Taco
Grilled shrimp with lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese on a corn or flour shell.
Norteno Taco
Breaded steak served on a flour tortilla with sour cream and avocado slice.
Ranchero Taco
Marinated steak taco with cilantro, onions, and green sauce.
Sombrero Taco
Spicy. Tender pieces of sauteed steak with chorizo, onions, jalapenos, cilantro, bacon, and 3 different types of sauce, all piled on a corn tortilla.
Picudo Taco
Spicy. Tender chicken breast chunks grilled with tomato, onion, jalapeño peppers, and topped with a slice of avocado.
Taco
corn or flour tortilla filled with your choice of beef, chicken, or pork
Steak Taco
corn or flour tortilla filled with steak
Tostada
Flat corn tortilla layered with beans, then covered with your choice of beef, chicken, or pork. Topped with lettuce, tomatoes, and a sprinkle of cheese.
Steak Tostada
Flat corn tortilla layered with beans, then covered with steak. Topped with lettuce, tomatoes, and a sprinkle of cheese.
Burrito Supreme
burrito filled with sour cream, guacamole lettuce, pico de Gallo and cheese
Steak Burrito Supreme
Steak burrito filled with sour cream, guacamole lettuce, pico de Gallo and cheese
Mini Burrito
burrito filled with steak, bacon, cheese and hot sauce
1 Chile Relleno
1 stuffed pepper served with sauce on top
Enchilada
A corn tortilla rolled and filled with your choice of: cheese, ground beef, chicken or pork, topped with your choice of sauce.
Steak Enchilada
A corn tortilla rolled and filled with steak topped with your choice of sauce.
Quesadilla
corn or flour tortilla filled with your choice of cheese, beef, chicken or pork. served with sour cream, lettuce, and tomato on the side
Steak Quesadilla
corn or flour tortilla filled with your choice of steak, shrimp or pastor. served with sour cream, lettuce, and tomato on the side
Special Tostada
crispy flat corn tortilla covered with your choice of beef, chicken, or pork, topped with your choice of sauce and melted cheese
Special Steak Tostada
crispy flat corn tortilla covered with steak topped with your choice of sauce and melted cheese
Flauta
a corn tortilla (hard or soft) rolled up and filled with your choice beef, chicken, or pork.
Steak Flauta
a corn tortilla (hard or soft) rolled up and filled with steak
Tamal
Your choice or chicken or pork
A La Carta
Enchiladas
Enchiladas Dinner
3 corn tortillas rolled and filled with your choice of 1 of the following: cheese, ground beef, chicken or pork, topped with your choice of sauce and served with rice beans.
Enchiladas Dinner With Steak
3 corn tortillas rolled and filled with steak, topped with your choice of sauce and served with rice beans.
Cortez Enchiladas Dinner
3 red enchiladas filled with cheese, Mexican sausage, and potato, sprinkled with more cheese and served with sour cream, rice, and beans on the side.
Regular Burrito Dinner
Flour tortilla rolled and filled with lettuce, tomatoes, and your choice of beef, chicken, or pork. Served with rice and beans.
Regular Burrito Dinner Suizo
Flour tortilla rolled and filled with lettuce, tomatoes, and your choice of beef, chicken, or pork. Served with rice and beans. Served with red sauce and melted cheese.
Regular Burrito Dinner With Steak
Flour tortilla rolled and filled with lettuce, tomatoes, and steak. Served with rice and beans.
Reg Burrito Dinner Steak Suizo
Flour tortilla rolled and filled with lettuce, tomatoes, and steak. Served with rice and beans. With red sauce and melted cheese.
Burrito Supremo Dinner
Choice of beef, chicken, or pork with lettuce, tomatoes, onions, cilantro, cheese, sour cream, and guacamole in a 9-inch flour tortilla. Served with rice and beans.
Mini-Burrito
Choice of steak or chicken cooked with bacon and rolled up with sour cream, hot sauce, and cheese in a flour tortilla.
Burrito Supremo Dinner Suizo
Choice of beef, chicken, or pork with lettuce, tomatoes, onions, cilantro, cheese, sour cream, and guacamole in a 9-inch flour tortilla. Served with rice and beans. Includes red sauce and melted cheese.
Supremo Dinner With Steak
Steak with lettuce, tomatoes, onions, cilantro, cheese, sour cream, and guacamole in a 9-inch flour tortilla. Served with rice and beans.
Supreme Dinner Steak Suizo
Steak served with lettuce, tomatoes, onions, cilantro, cheese, sour cream, and guacamole in a 9" flour tortilla. Served with rice and beans. Includes red sauce and melted cheese.
Burritos
Quesadillas
Quesadilla Dinner
Three of a kind tortillas (flour or corn) filled with your choice of beef, chicken or pork and plenty of cheese served with sour cream, rice, and beans.
Quesadilla Dinner With Cheese Only
Three of a kind tortillas (flour or corn) filled with plenty of cheese served with sour cream, rice, and beans.
Quesadilla Dinner With Steak
Three of a kind tortillas (flour or corn) filled with steak & plenty of cheese served with sour cream, rice, and beans.
Molletes Con Carne
Grilled onions, tomatoes, peppers (mild or hot), refried beans and melted cheese over bread with choice of beef, chicken or pork.
Pollo Tortas
Grilled, shredded or breaded chicken.
Pastor Tortas
Seasoned pork
Carne Asada Tortas
Steak.
Milanesa Tortas
Breaded steak.
Carnitas Tortas
Pork.
Chorizo Tortas
Jamon Tortas
Ham.
Torta Club
Stacked with ham, bacon, lettuce, tomatoes, onions, avocado, cheese, and sour cream. Served with fries.
Tortas
Especially for Kids
Kid's Nachos
Bean and cheese nachos.
Kid's Chicken Fingers
Served with fries.
Kid's Grilled Steak
Chunks of grilled steak served with salad and Mexican rice.
Kid's Grilled Chicken
Chunks of grilled chicken breast with salad and Mexican rice.
Chicken Quesadillas Lunch
2 flour tortillas stuffed with chicken and cheese. Includes lettuce, tomato, sour cream, rice, and beans.
Beef Burrito Suizo And Beef Taco Lunch
Burrito stuffed with beef, lettuce, and tomato, topped with red sauce and cheese. Soft flour taco with beef, lettuce, tomato, and cheese. Served with rice and beans
Two Tacos Lunch
Both filled with beef, chicken or pork, both made with flour or corn tortillas, served with rice and beans.
Enchiladas Suiza Lunch
2 enchiladas, both beef, chicken or pork served with rice and beans.
Chicken Fajita Tacos Lunch
2 soft tacos (flour tortillas) served with lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole, rice, and beans.
Enchilada Suiza & Tostada Lunch
Both made with beef, chicken, or pork. Tostada also has beans, lettuce, tomato, and cheese. Includes rice and beans.
Steak Fajita Tacos Lunch
2 soft flour tacos, lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole, rice, and beans.
Cheese Chile Relleno Tacos Lunch
2 flour or corn tacos tortillas served with rice and beans.
Lunch Deals
Side Orders
Side Of Limes
Individual Tortillas
4 flour or corn tortillas.
Papas
French fries.
Rice
Beans
Rice & Beans
Sour Cream
6 Oz
Beans With Chorizo
Frijoles Borrachos
Drunken beans.
Jalapenos
Spicy Carrots
Papas Mexicanas
Cubed potatoes in sauce sprinkled with cheese, served with avocado.
Papas Ajillos
Garlic potatoes.
Papas Ags
Cubed potatoes in traditional Mexican red sauce and cheese.
Pan Ajillo
Garlic bread.
Pico De Gallo
12oz
Cebollitas
Salsa
Suiza, verde, queretana, poblano, or ranchero.
Jalapeños Torreados
4 grilled jalapeños
Chips
Bag of Chips
Chips & Salsa
Bag of Chips with 12 once cup of Salsa
Guacamole
Sm Cheese Dip
Large Cheese Dip
Corn In The Cup
Bunuelos
Golden crispy sweet strips of pastry served with chocolate syrup and strawberry dipping sauce.
Mexi-Chango
Fried tortilla stuffed with cream cheese. Served with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and sprinkled with choice of strawberry or chocolate syrup.
Flan
Creme caramel custard.
Churros
A sweet savory snack consisting of rolled fried dough topped with sugar and cinnamon. Choice of chocolate syrup or strawberry syrup on the side
Fried Ice Cream
Choice of chocolate, strawberry, or honey topping sauce
Desserts
Beverages
Pepsi
The bold, refreshing, robust cola, click to add to your meal.
Diet Pepsi
A crisp tasting, refreshing pop of sweet, fizzy bubbles without calories. Click to add to your meal.
Starry/ Sierra Mist
A caffeine-free soda that provides a crisp, clear burst of lemon lime flavor. 20 once bottle
Aquafina Water
Pure water for a perfect taste. Add a refreshing water to your meal. 20 oz
Orange Crush
The original orange soda, click to add to your meal. 20 once bottle
Apple Juice
Horchata
Rice water.
Pinnapple Jarrito
Fruit Punch Jarrito
Lime Jarrito
Tammarin Jarrito
Mandarin Jarrito
Chicken Quesadillas
2 flour tortillas stuffed with chicken and cheese. Includes lettuce, tomato, sour cream, rice, and beans.
Beef Burrito Suizo And Beef Taco
Burrito stuffed with beef, lettuce, and tomato, topped with red sauce and cheese. Soft flour taco with beef, lettuce, tomato, and cheese. Served with rice and beans
Two Tacos
Both filled with beef, chicken or pork, both made with flour or corn tortillas, served with rice and beans.
Enchiladas Suiza
2 enchiladas, both beef, chicken or pork served with rice and beans.
Chicken Fajita Tacos
2 soft tacos (flour tortillas) served with lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole, rice, and beans.
Enchilada Suiza & Tostada
Both made with beef, chicken, or pork. Tostada also has beans, lettuce, tomato, and cheese. Includes rice and beans.
Steak Fajita Tacos
2 soft flour tacos, lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole, rice, and beans.
Cheese Chile Relleno Tacos
2 flour or corn tacos tortillas served with rice and beans.