Juan's Mexican Cafe and Cantina Menu (2025 Update)

Juan's Mexican Cafe and Cantina is a vibrant Mexican restaurant offering a wide range of beverages, appetizers, soups, and salads. Located in Newport News, VA, this Latinx-owned establishment provides a casual and inclusive dining experience. From refreshing Aguas Frescas to flavorful Empanadas de Birria and Crazy Elotes, the menu is filled with authentic Mexican dishes that cater to a variety of dietary preferences, including vegan and vegetarian options. Customers have praised the prompt service, clean environment, and generous portions at Juan's. Whether you're in the mood for a hearty Birria Ramen or a crisp Taco Salad, Juan's Mexican Cafe and Cantina is sure to satisfy your cravings for delicious Mexican cuisine. Experience the vibrant flavors and hospitality of this restaurant for a dining experience that is both memorable and enjoyable.

Beverages

Soda

$4.00

Milk

$5.50

Iced Tea

$4.50

Water

$0.50

Apple Juice

$5.50

Cranberry Juice

$5.50

Grapefruit Juice

$5.50

Orange Juice

$5.50

Pineapple Juice

$5.50

Bottle Root Beer

$5.50

Coffee

$4.50

Hot Chocolate

$4.50

Hot Tea

$4.50

Smoothie

$7.50

Bottle Sodas

$5.00

Jaritos

$5.00

Aguas Fresca

$9.00

Red Bull

$5.00

Tonic Water

$3.50

Regular Queso Dip

$7.00

Grande Queso Dip

$12.00

Guacamole Mexicano

$14.50

Crazy Elotes

Roasted farm-fresh corn on the cob with queso, chili lime and spices.

$12.00

Dip Trio

Cheese dip, pico de gallo and guacamole.

$22.50

Ceviche

Fresh chilled shrimp cooked in lime juice and tossed with pico de gallo and avocado.

$15.50

Empanadas de Birria

Three birria empanadas served with consume (aju) and hot sauce on the side.

$15.00

Carne Asada Fries

Crispy French fries covered in queso and carne asada. Topped with sour cream, pico de gallo and green onions.

$17.00

Pancho Wings

Crispy, juicy chicken wings with your choice of sauce.

$12.50

Chori Queso

$12.50

Beandip

$12.50

Grand Beef Dip

$11.00

Appetizer

Soups & Salads

Birria Ramen

Beef broth with birria and ramen. Served with cilantro and onions and a side of rice.

$17.00

Sopa de Pollo

House made chicken and rice soup.

$8.50

Sonora Chicken Salad

Grilled chicken with onions, peppers, tomatoes and tortilla strips on a bed of lettuce. Served with ranch dressing.

$15.00

Taco Salad

Crisp flash-fried flour tortilla filled with ground beef, beans, lettuce, tomato, grated cheese and sour cream.

$13.00

Fajita Taco Salad

Crisp flash-fried flour tortilla filled with grilled chicken or steak, lettuce, tomato, onions and peppers. Served with ranch dressing.

$15.00

Nachos Supremo

Cheese nachos with assorted toppings of ground beef, chopped chicken and fried beans covered with lettuce, sour cream and tomato.

$14.00

Fajita Nachos

Grilled fajita steak or chicken with peppers and onions on a bed of nachos covered in our queso cheese.

$17.00

Cheese Nachos

$8.50

Beef Nachos

$10.50

Chicken Nachos

$10.50

Bean Nachos

$9.50

Nachos

Quesadillas

Texas Quesadilla

A large tortilla filled with grilled chicken, apple smoked bacon, green onions, tomatoes and tangy BBQ sauce. Served with lettuce, pico de gallo and sour cream.

$17.00

Quesadilla de Birria

12 in flour tortilla filled with beef birria, cilantro, onions and cheese. Served with a side of consume.

$20.00

Quesadilla Parmesan

10 in flour tortilla grilled and stuffed with chicken or steak topped with parmesan cheese sauce, spinach, onions and mushrooms.

$17.00

Quesadilla Rellena

A large flour tortilla grilled and stuffed with cheese and choice of chicken or beef. Served with lettuce, sour cream and rice.

$15.00

Quesadilla Ranchera

12 in flour tortilla grilled and stuffed with steak. Served with pico de gallo and sour cream.

$17.00

Hot Honey Chicken Quesadilla

$19.00

Burrito Pastor

Burrtio filled with grilled pork, pineapple, rice, pico de gallo and refried beans. Topped with cheese dip, salsa verde, jalapeno and avocado.

$16.00

Philly Steak Burrito

One 12 in tortilla with thinly sliced steak, peppers, onions and cheese dip.

$16.00

Fajita Burrito

Grilled chicken or beef with grilled onions, rice, beans, peppers, sour cream, lettuce, pico de gallo and cheese.

$16.00

Mike's Burritos

Two steak burritos topped with nacho cheese, lettuce, sour cream and chopped tomato. Served with rice.

$18.00

Burritos Deluxe

Two burritos, one chicken with beans and one beef with beans, both topped with lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream with a side of rice and beans.

$16.00

Burrito San Jose

One big burrito stuffed with our homemade chorizo, grilled chicken, beans and rice. Topped with queso and pico de gallo.

$17.00

Big JUAN Burrito

Five-pound burrito with beans, rice, grilled chicken, pork and steak. Topped with pico de gallo, cheese, lettuce and sour cream.

$45.00

Burritos

Mexican Dishes

Tio Pancho's Carnitas

Fried pork served with beans, rice, lettuce, tomatoes and 3 flour or corn tortillas.

$20.00

Taquitos Mexicanos

4 Taquitos, chicken or beef topped with lettuce, sour cream and pico de gallo. Served with a side of rice.

$16.00

Tamales

3 Tamales with a choice of red or green sauce stuffed with pork. Served with rice and beans.

$16.00

Molcajete

Grilled hanger steak, chorizo sausage, chicken and shrimp served in red salsa, topped with cheese. Garnished with avocado and cilantro.

$34.00

Burrito Bowl

Choice of steak, chicken or pork carnitas with rice, pico de gallo, pinto beans, lettuce, cheese, avocado and slaw.

$18.00

Plato Mediano

Choice of two items. Served with rice and beans.

$18.00

Plato Grande

Choice of three items. Served with rice and beans.

$20.00

Huevos Chorizo

$12.50

Fish Tacos

Blackened, served with lettuce, cheese and a side of jalapeno coleslaw and tomatoes.

$19.00

Shrimp Tacos

3 grilled shrimp tacos served with lettuce, tomato, sour cream and jalapeno coleslaw.

$19.00

Juan's Cheese Tacos

$17.50

Tacos de Carne Asada

3 corn or flour tortillas filled with marinated, chopped beef, onions and cilantro. Served with beans and red hot sauce on the side.

$17.00

Tacos de Carnitas

2 soft corn tortillas stuffed with carnitas topped with cilantro and onions. Served with a side of beans

$16.00

Tacos al Pastor

Tender grilled pork with tangy pineapple served with cilantro, onions and a side of salsa.

$16.00

Street Tacos

Four slider tacos with chopped steak, cilantro, diced onion, lime and hot sauce.

$16.00

Beef Brisket Tacos

Three flour tortilla tacos with smoked brisket topped with slaw and cilantro.

$17.50

Tacos de Birria

3 Beef birria tacos in corn tortillas, melted cheese, cilantro, onions served with consume (aju).

$18.00

Tacos Gobernador

$18.50

Philly Steak Tacos

3 flour tortillas stuffed with thinly sliced steak, grilled peppers and onions. Topped with cheese dip.

$17.00

1 Taco

$3.00

3 Tacos

$8.00

Tacos Supreme

$5.50

Tacos

Enchiladas

Enchiladas Suprema

Supreme combo with chicken enchilada, bean enchilada, cheese enchilada and beef enchilada topped with cheese, lettuce, sour cream and tomato.

$16.00

Enchiladas Rancheras

Three cheese enchiladas topped with pork carnitas, sauteed peppers and onions. Served with lettuce, sour cream and your choice of rice or beans.

$20.00

Yolanda's

Three chicken enchiladas topped with lettuce, tomato and sour cream. Served with rice.

$17.00

Enchiladas Banderas

Three chicken enchiladas: one topped with red salsa, one topped with white salsa, and one topped with green salsa. Served with rice and beans.

$18.00

Enchiladas del Mar

Two enchiladas with shrimp topped with housemade cream sauce and served with rice and mixed vegetables.

$25.00

Fajitas Durango

Tender sliced beef, chicken and shrimp with onions and bell peppers. Served with a side of salad, 3 flour tortillas, and sour cream. Choice of rice or beans.

$25.00

Shrimp Fajitas

Grilled shrimp with onions and bell peppers. Served with a side of salad, 3 flour tortillas and sour cream. Choice of rice or beans.

$29.00

Fajitas California

Tender sliced chicken, beef or "mixed" with onions and bell peppers. Served with a side of salad, 3 flour tortillas and sour cream. Choice of rice or beans.

$23.00

Fajitas Durango for Two

Tender beef, chicken and shrimp cooked with onions and bell peppers. Served with sour cream, a side of salad and your choice of rice or beans.

$35.00

Fajitas California for Two

Tender sliced beef, chicken or "mixed" with onions and bell peppers. Served with a side of salad, flour tortillas, and sour cream. Choice of rice or beans.

$33.00

Fajita de Camarones para Dos

Grilled shrimp with onions and bell peppers. Served with a side of salad, flour tortillas, and sour cream. Choice of rice or beans.

$45.50

Fajitas

Steak

Carne Asada

Marinated hanger steak served with one cheese enchilada, beans, rice and tortillas.

$22.50

Steak T Bone

$35.00

Chimichangas

Filled with choice of beef tips or shredded chicken with lettuce, tomatoes, queso cheese and sour cream. Served with rice and beans.

$17.00

Dos Amigos

One fried chicken chimichanga and one beef burrito topped with lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream and queso. Served with rice and beans.

$18.00

Chimichangas

Chicken

Arroz con Pollo

Our special marinated grilled chicken over a bed of rice, topped with our nearly famous cheese sauce.

$17.00

Arroz a la Plancha

Bed of rice, covered with your choice of chicken or steak, bell peppers and onions. Topped with nacho cheese.

$20.00

Pollo Primavera

Tender, grilled chicken breast topped with grilled mushrooms and our special cheese sauce. Served with Mexican rice, black beans, lettuce, pico de gallo and tortillas.

$20.00

Chori-Pollo

Grilled chicken breast and chorizo topped with Juan's special cheese sauce, lettuce and tomatoes. Served with rice, beans and tortillas.

$20.00

Shrimp Quesadilla

One quesadilla with shrimp, cheese and beans. Served with rice and salad.

$16.50

Mojarra Frita

One whole fried Tilapia. Served with rice, lettuce, sour cream, pico de gallo and avocado.

$24.50

Coctel De Camarones

$20.50

Seafood

Vegetarian

Fajita Vegetariana

Grilled onions, green peppers, zucchini, yellow squash, tomatoes and mushrooms. Served with fried beans, sour cream and flour tortillas.

$17.00

Vegetarian Quesadilla

Your choice of black & white quesadilla, spinach quesadilla or mushroom quesadilla. Served with rice, lettuce, sour cream and tomato on the side.

$16.00

Side Flour Tortillas

$3.50

Side Corn Tortillas

$3.50

Side Beans

$5.50

Side Rice

$5.50

Side Tamal

$5.00

Side De Crema

$4.50

Side Burrito

$6.50

Side Fries

$4.50

Toreados

$4.50

Side Chimichanga

$6.50

Side Guacamole

$7.50

Side Black Beans

$5.50

Side Tomato

$4.00

Side Onion

$4.00

Side Chile Relleno

$7.50

Side Pico de gallo

$5.50

Side Lettuce

$4.00

Side Salad

$5.45

Side Mushrooms

$4.00

Side Avocado

$5.50

Side Queso Rallado

$5.50

Side Grilled Vegetables

$6.50

Side Green Pepper

$4.00

Side Jalapenos

$4.50

Side Spinach

$3.50

Side Grilled Chicken

$7.50

Side Grilled Steak

$7.50

Side Pork

$5.50

Side Shrimps

$7.50

Side Chorizo

$6.50

Side Slaw

$5.50

Chalupa

$6.50

Extra Crema

$3.49

Side Enchilada

$5.75

Extra Cheese Dip

$3.75

Side Birria Cup

$2.50

Extra Guacamole

$4.00

Tostada

$5.50

Side Lime

$2.50

Side Egg

$3.00

Side Chiken Breast

$10.00

Celery

$3.00

Extra Pico

$3.49

Side Ground Beef

$5.75

Side De Pollo Desebrado

$3.25

Bacon

$6.50

Salsa Picosa

$1.49

Carne De Birria

$5.50

Side Ranch

$2.25

Side Silantro

$2.00

Extra Jalapeno

$2.50

Blue Cheese

$2.25

Tortilla Taco Salad

$1.75

Fajita Salad

$5.50

Sides

Chips & Salsa

Side Small Red Salsa

$2.50

Side Medium Red Salsa

$6.00

Side Large Red Salsa

$9.50

Side Small White Salsa

$2.50

Side Medium White Salsa

$6.00

Side Large White Salsa

$10.50

Side Hot Salsa

$1.50

Regular Bag Chips

$4.00

Large Bag Chips

$5.00

Side Salsa Verde

$2.50

Kids Burrito & Taco

$7.49

Kids Taco, Rice, & Beans

$7.49

Kids Chicken Nuggets & Fries

$7.49

Kids Quesadilla & Rice

$7.49

Kids Mac & Cheese & Quesadilla

$7.49

Kid's Menu

Dessert

Churros

$4.50

Flan

$4.50

Fried Ice Cream

$6.50

Xangos

$6.50

Scoop Ice Cream

$4.00

Tres Leches

$7.50

Spiced Cake

$8.00

Family Fajita Meal

$69.50

Family Tacos Asadas Meal

$55.50

Family Enchiladas Casserole Meal

$39.50

Family Quesadilla Meal Kit

$25.50

Family Taco Meal Kit

$45.50

Parrillada

$95.50

Family Meals

Appetizers

Chicharron de Ribeye

$22.50

Bean Dip

$12.50

Fajita Monday

$10.00

Food Specials

Quesadilla

Cheese Quesadilla

$4.50

Beef Quesadilla

$7.50

Chicken Quesadilla

$7.50

Beans Quesadilla

$5.00

Grill Quesadilla

$9.50

Huevos Rancheros

$10.50

Mexcian Dishes

Lunch

Lunch Supreme

A chicken enchilada and a cheese enchilada topped with lettuce, vine-ripe tomato and sour cream. Served with Spanish rice.

$13.00

Speedy Gonzales

A taco and an enchilada. Choice of rice or beans.

$12.00

Chipotle Ranch Wrap

10 in wrap with grilled chicken, bacon, lettuce, tomato, cheese and chipotle ranch.

$13.00

Birria Burrito

10 in wrap with beef birria, pinto beans, cilantro, onions and cheese in salsa verde. Topped with cheese dip and red salsa.

$15.00

East L.A. Burrito

12 in burrito filled with a chile relleno, steak, pinto beans, rice, cilantro and onions, covered in grilled cheese.

$17.00

Burrito Special

A beef and bean burrito topped with lettuce, vine-ripe tomato, sour cream and our Mexican cheese blend. Served with a side of rice.

$10.50

Lunch Quesadilla Rellena

A large flour tortilla grilled and stuffed with cheese and a choice of chicken or beef. Served with lettuce, sour cream and rice.

$13.00

Lunch Chori-Pollo

Grilled chicken breast and chorizo topped with Juan's special cheese sauce and served with beans, rice, lettuce, tomatoes and warm tortillas.

$16.00

Lunch Pollo Primavera

Tender grilled chicken breast topped with grilled mushrooms and special cheese sauce. Served with lettuce, pico de gallo, avocado, black beans, Mexican rice and tortillas.

$16.00

Lunch Chimichanga

Flour tortilla, deep fried, filled with beef tips or chicken, topped with lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream. Served with rice and beans.

$13.00

Fajita Express

Our tender slices of beef, chicken or "mixed" grilled with onions, bell peppers and tomatoes. Served in flour tortillas with beans, lettuce and sour cream.

$17.00

Lunch Burrito Bowl

Your choice of steak, chicken or pork, carnitas with rice, pinto beans, lettuce, pico de gallo, cheese, avocado and slaw.

$17.00

Lunch Street Tacos

Two slider tacos with chopped steak, cilantro and diced onion. Served with rice and beans.

$14.00

Combo #1

Chile relleno, rice and beans.

$14.00

Combo #2

2 Enchiladas with green or red salsa. Choice of beef, chicken or cheese. Served with rice and beans.

$14.00

Combo #3

2 pork tamales, rice and beans.

$14.00

Combo #4

2 Tacos, soft or hard, beef or chicken. Served with rice and beans.

$12.00

Combo #5

1 chile, 1 enchilada and 1 tamale. Served with rice and beans.

$15.00