Carlos O’Brien’s Mexican Restaurant Menu (Update 2025)
Welcome to Carlos O’Brien’s Mexican Restaurant, a must-visit for Mexican cuisine enthusiasts in Phoenix, AZ. This vibrant eatery presents a menu bursting with flavors, offering a delightful range of options that cater to all palates, including vegan choices. Start your meal with tantalizing appetizers like the Spinach Queso or Guacamole Dip, before diving into heartier lunch specials such as the Cheese Enchilada paired with savory tacos.
For a unique experience, try the Pollo Fundido—crispy chicken chimi covered in creamy jalapeño cheese that aficionados rave about. If you’re seeking something filling, the Burrito Grande packs a punch with feted fajita beef or chicken. The atmosphere is casual and welcoming, perfect for families and groups alike. With convenient reservations, delivery, and takeout options, Carlos O’Brien’s elevates the dining experience while celebrating authentic Mexican flavors in every bite.
Lunch Specials Appetizers
Spinach Queso Lunch
Guacamole Dip Lunch
Fresh Guacamole topped with our pico de gallo.
Small Cheese Crisp Lunch
A. Cheese Enchilada & Beef Taco Lunch
Served with rice and beans.
B. Pollo Fundido Lunch
Chicken chimi covered with jalapeno cream cheese and cheddar served with rice and beans.
C. Chicken or Shredded Beef Chimi Lunch
Covered with green sauce topped with sour cream served with rice and beans.
D. Chicken or Beef Enchilada Lunch
Covered with green sauce, topped with sour cream served with rice and beans.
E. Burro Enchilada Style Lunch
Chicken, beef, red or green chile, or bean served with rice and beans.
F. Chicken or Beef Taco Salad Lunch
Topped with tomato, shredded cheese, sour cream and guacamole.
G. Chicken or Beef Flauta Lunch
Topped with guacamole, tomatoes and cheese served with rice and beans.
H. Burrito Grande Lunch
Fajita beef or chicken, peppers, onions, rice, beans, sour cream, pico de gallo and cheese all wrapped in a giant flour tortilla.
I. Fajitas Lunch
Served with refried beans.
Lunch Specials Meals
Lunch Specials Quick Bites
Two Tacos Lunch
Chicken, shredded beef, ground beef, machaca, or beer battered fish.
Cheese Enchilada Lunch
With red or green sauce.
Chile Relleno Lunch
With green sauce.
Tamale Enchilada Style
Green corn or spicy beef. Topped with red, green or tomatillo sauce and cheese.
No Taco Salad Lunch
Topped with chicken or shredded beef, black beans, corn, pico de gallo, and cheese.
Burrito Lunch
Bean, chicken, beef, carnitas, red chile or green chile.
Mini Chimis - 2 Minis
Chicken or beef.
Mini Chimis - 4 Minis
Chicken or beef.
Botanas
Corn tortilla chips covered with diced green chile and cheese topped with green sauce, guacamole, tomatoes, green onions, and olives.
Chile Con Queso Dip
Gluten-free. A delicious blend of Cheddar, Monterey Jack, and jalapeno cream cheese.
Mexican Pizza
Two crisp flour tortillas covered with ranchero sauce, tomatoes, cheese, topped with green onions and olives, guacamole on the side.
Nachos
Gluten-free. Corn tortilla chips covered with green chile, and cheese.
Quesadillas
Flour tortilla with melted cheese served open or folded with grilled vegetables.
Spinach con Queso Dip
Gluten-free. Jalapenos jack cheese with onions, tomatoes, and spinach.
Mini Flautas - 2 MInis
Chicken or beef.
Mini Flautas - 4 Minis
Chicken or beef.
Mini Tacos - 2 MInis
Chicken or beef.
Mini Tacos - 4 Minis
Chicken or beef.
Guacamole
Gluten-free. Fresh guacamole made daily with avocado, cilantro, jalapeno, and green chile.
All Day Menu Appetizers
All Day Menu Bowls
Albondigas Soup
Gluten-free. Mexican-style meatball soup served with corn tortillas.
Sopa de Tortilla
Gluten-free. Vegetable broth topped with tortilla strips, cheese, and avocado.
Chile con Carne
Bowl of chile topped with cheese, served with a flour tortilla.
Taco Salad
Seasoned shredded beef, ground beef, or chicken served over a tossed salad in a flour tortilla shell sprinkled with cheese, tomatoes, guacamole, and sour cream.
Carlos Chopped Salad
Mix of Iceberg and Romaine lettuce, black beans, roasted corn, tomato, and avocado topped with crunchy tortilla strips and cilantro ranch.
Side Salad
Mixed greens, tomato, cheese and green onions, with your choice of dressing.
All Day Menu Salads
All Day Menu Pub Fare
Mini Sampler
2 Mini beef tacos, 2 mini beef chimis, and 2 mini chicken flautas. Served with jalapeno cream cheese.
Cheeseburger
1/2 lb Sirloin burger topped with American, Cheddar, or Pepper Jack cheese. Served with fries.
Chicken Sandwich
Spiced grilled chicken breast sandwich topped with American, Cheddar or Pepper Jack cheese. Served with fries.
Baja Fish Sandwich
Beer battered fish, cabbage, and sauce. Served on a soft bun with fries.
Chicken Wings
House made spicy wings served with carrots and ranch.
Spicy Bean Dip
Refried beans mixed with jalapeno cream cheese.
Fish & Chips
Beer battered fish and fries.
Chicken, Shredded or Ground Beef, or Carnitas Chimichanga
Chicken breast, shredded or ground beef, or carnitas covered with green sauce. A crisp burro with your favorite filling covered with sauce, topped with sour cream and green onions, served with rice and beans.
Bean Chimichanga
Black or refried beans, covered with red sauce. A crisp burro with your favorite filling covered with sauce, topped with sour cream and green onions, served with rice and beans.
Machaca Beef Chimichanga
Covered with red sauce. A crisp burro with your favorite filling covered with sauce, topped with sour cream and green onions, served with rice and beans.
Red or Green Chile con Carne Chimichanga
Covered with your choice of red or green sauce. A crisp burro with your favorite filling covered with sauce, topped with sour cream and green onions, served with rice and beans.
Three Way Chimichanga
Red chile con carne, green chile con carne, and beans, with your choice of red or green sauce. A crisp burro with your favorite filling covered with sauce, topped with sour cream and green onions, served with rice and beans.
All Day Menu Chimichangas
All Day Menu Fajitas
Chicken or Steak Fajitas
Marinated chicken grilled with onions and bell peppers served with refried beans. All fajitas served with sour cream, guacamole and hot flour tortillas on the side, pico de gallo is available upon request.
Veggie Fajitas
Grilled carrots, zucchini, mushrooms, onions, red peppers, green peppers, potatoes and yellow squash, served with pinto beans. All fajitas served with sour cream, guacamole and hot flour tortillas on the side.
Shrimp Fajitas
Grilled shrimp and veggie fajita served with rice. All fajitas served with sour cream, guacamole and hot flour tortillas on the side.
Pollo Fundido
Chicken chimichanga covered with jalapeno cream cheese and cheddar cheese served with rice and beans.
Favorite Fajita Quesadilla
Marinated beef, chicken or both grilled with onions and peppers served in a flour tortilla quesadilla with sour cream, guacamole and pico de gallo.
Carne Asada
Grilled marinated steak served with rice, beans, chile macho salsa and a flour tortilla.
Carlos Carnitas Dinner
Tender seasoned pork served with pinto beans, rice, pico de gallo, guacamole and a flour tortilla.
Salmon with Mango Salsa
Gluten-free. Filet of salmon topped with mango salsa served with Spanish rice and black beans or grilled vegetables.
Grilled Shrimp with Macho Salsa
Gluten-free. Salt water shrimp lightly marinated served on Spanish rice with black beans and macho salsa.
Papa Fajita
Baked potato topped with grilled chicken fajita, melted cheese, and sour cream on the side.
Grande Burro Enchilada Style
Grilled chicken, bell peppers, onions, rice, beans, sour cream, pico and cheese all wrapped up in a giant flour tortilla covered with red or green sauce and cheese.
Tomatillo Chicken Enchilada
Gluten-free. Chicken enchilada topped with tomatillo sauce and spinach queso served with beans and rice.
Macho Street Tacos
Four mini carne asada tacos topped with white onions and cilantro served with beans, rice and chile macho.
Spinach Enchilada Dinner
Gluten-free. Spinach enchilada covered with ranchero sauce and spinach con queso served with rice and black beans.
Baja Fish Tacos
Two beer battered fish tacos topped with spicy sauce, cabbage and pico de gallo served with refried beans and rice.
Shrimp Enchilada
Gluten-free. Grilled shrimp in an enchilada covered with tomatillo sauce and jalapeno cream cheese, served with rice and beans.
Chorizo & Eggs
Three eggs cooked your way, chorizo, rice and refried beans served with a flour tortilla.
Breakfast Tacos
Two corn tortillas topped with scrambled egg, cheese, and pico de gallo, plus your choice of one, machaca, chorizo, or potato, sour cream on the side, rice and refried beans.
All Day Menu House Favorites
All Day Menu Mexican Combinations & Dinners
Cheese Enchilada a Beef Taco
Served with rice and beans.
Red or Green Chill con Carne (Beef)
Red or green chili con carne (beef), served with rice and beans and a flour tortilla.
Beef Enchilada a Beef Taco
Shredded or ground beef served with beans.
Chicken Taco & Chicken Enchilada
Served with rice and beans.
2 Cheese Enchiladas
Served with rice and beans.
1/2 2 Chicken or Beef Enchiladas
Chicken with green sauce, shredded or ground beef with red sauce. Served with rice and beans
Sour Cream Enchilada with Green Sauce
Served with rice and beans.
2 Flautas
Gluten-free. Chicken or shredded beef flautas topped with guacamole, tomatoes, and cheese, served with rice and beans.
Burro, Beef Taco & Bean Tostada
Your choice of green chile con carne, red chile con carne, shredded or ground beef, or chicken burro.
Cheese Enchilada & Burro
Your choice of green chile con carne, red chile con carne, shredded or ground beef or chicken burro.
Spanish Chicken
Grilled chicken breast covered with ranchero sauce and cheese, served with black beans and rice, flour tortilla on the side.
Huevos Rancheros
Two eggs covered with ranchero sauce and cheese, served with rice, beans, and a flour tortilla.
Green Corn or Beef Tamale
Covered with enchilada sauce and melted cheese, served with rice and beans.
Chimi Con Queso
Chicken chimichanga covered with chile con queso, served with rice and beans.
2 Tacos (Chicken, Beef, or Carnitas)
Served with rice and refried beans or black beans.
A Little Bit of Everything In Miniature
Two beef chimichangas, two chicken flautas, bean tostada, green tamale, rice and beans.
Chile Relleno
Served with rice and black beans.
Enchiladas A La Carte
Flautas A La Carte
Gluten-free. Chicken or beef.
Tacos A La Carte
Tostadas A La Carte
Burros A La Carte
Chile Relleno A La Carte
Served Enchilada style with green sauce
Tamales A La Carte
All Day Menu A La Carte
All Day Menu Children's Corner
Chicken Fingers
12 and under only. Includes rice and beans or fries.
Kid's Cheeseburger
12 and under only. Includes rice and beans or fries.
Mini Tacos
12 and under only. 2 mini shredded chicken or beef tacos, Includes rice and beans or fries.
Chicken or Beef Mini Chimichangas
12 and under only. Includes rice and beans or fries.
Kid's Bean Burrito
12 and under only. Small refried bean and cheese burrito, includes rice and beans or fries.
Kids Quesadilla
12 and under only.Small cheese quesadilla, includes rice and beans or fries.
Enchilada Style
Pico de Gallo
Sauce
Huevo (1)
Cheese
Flour Tortilla (1)
Corn Tortillas (3)
Rice
Beans
Rice & Beans
French Fries
Guacamole & Sour Cream
Salsa To-Go
Pint.
Sour Cream
Jalapeno Cream Cheese
Hot Sauce To-Go
Pint.
All Day Menu Side Orders
All Day Menu Desserts
Galleta Grande - Single
Fresh baked chocolate chip cookie topped with vanilla Ice cream, chocolate, caramel and whipped cream.
Galleta Grande - Double
Fresh baked chocolate chip cookie topped with vanilla Ice cream, chocolate, caramel and whipped cream.
Fried Ice Cream
A scoop of vanilla ice cream rolled in bran flakes and cinnamon sugar, deep fried and topped with strawberries, chocolate, honey, or caramel and whipped cream.
Apple Pie Chimi
A sweet mix of apple and pie filling rolled in a flour tortilla and deep fried until golden brown, topped with cinnamon sugar, caramel, vanilla ice cream and whipped cream.
Sopapilla
Sweet cinnamon pastry served with honey.
Vanilla Ice Cream
Scoop of good old vanilla ice cream, topped with your choice of chocolate or caramel and whipped cream.
Homemade Flan
Gluten-free. Mexican vanilla cinnamon custard topped with whipped cream.
Cheesecake Chimis
Mini chimis filled with sweet cream cheese. served with strawberry dipping sauce or caramel.