Excelencia Mexicana Menu (Update 2025)
Welcome to Excelencia Mexicana, a gem nestled in Mahopac, NY, where authentic Mexican cuisine meets a vibrant atmosphere. From the moment you step in, the beautiful decor and lively Latin music set the stage for an unforgettable dining experience.
The menu is a delightful journey through traditional flavors, offering everything from mouth-watering tacos to rich enchiladas, each dish prepared with fresh, quality ingredients. Patrons rave about the exquisite flavors that capture the essence of Mexico, making every meal feel like a celebration.
The attentive staff enhances the experience, ensuring excellent service that keeps guests returning. The bar, manned by skilled mixologists, serves up refreshing cocktails that complement the culinary offerings perfectly. Customer favorites include the striking presentation of each plate and the welcoming ambiance, making Excelencia Mexicana a must-visit for families and couples alike.
Pollo Excelencia
Full Tray
Half Tray
JALAPENOS POPPERS
Stuffed jalapenos with cheddar cheese. Served with sour cream
ONIONS RINGS
Served with chipotle mayo or honey mustard
GUACAMOLE
Avocado dip prepared to order, served with warm tortilla chips
MINI EMPANADAS
Pastry shell filled with cheese and your choice of meat, potato, chicken or beef. Served with guacamole and sour cream
CHICKEN WINGS
8 Chicken wings, honey mustard, mango chipotle or buffalo served with French fries
TAQUITOS VILLA
Fried mini tacos filled with chicken or beef served with chorizo, guacamole, red sauce and sour cream
PORK BELLY BITES
CEVICHE DE CAMARON
Shrimp marinated with lemon dressing, chopped tomato, red onions, arugula, avocado and cilantro finished with balsamic reduction
BOTANITA EXCELENCIA
Combination of flautas, chicken wings, yucca fries, cheese quesado, chorizo, nachs, jalapenos poppers and guacamole. Serves two
NACHOS EXCELENCIA
Crisp, freshly prepared tortilla chips covered with black beans, melted cheese, pico de gallo, guacamole and sour cream
QUESO FUNDIDO
Cheese fondue, served with flour tortillas and your choice of protein, chorizo or shrimp
Appetizers
Tacos
Half Tray Carnitas 16 Tacos
Full Tray Chicken 32 Tacos
Half Tray Brisket
Full Tray Steak 32 Tacos
Half Tray Steak 16 Tacos
Full Tray Chorizo
Full Tray Carnitas
Full Tray BRISKET
Half Tray Chicken 16 Tacos
Half Tray Chorizo
TACOS PLACEROS
TACOS AL CARBON
Steak and pico de gallo in a soft flour tortilla. served with fresh guacamole.
QUESABIRRIA TACOS
CRISPY TACOS
Crispy corn taco shell filled with your choice of meat, crisp shredded lettuce, pico de gallo , sour cream and cheese
TACOS DE PORTOBELLO
AUTHENTIC TACOS
Three warm soft corn tortilla filled with your choice of meat, topped with cilantro and onions.
Full Tray Guacamole
Hhalf Try Fresh Made Guacamole
Fresh Guacamole (5 To 8)
Fajitas
CARNITAS FAJITA
BRISKET FAJITAS
MIX FAJITA
SHRIMP FAJITA
CHICKEN FAJITA
STEAK FAJITA
Half Tray Chicken
Full Tray Chicken
Full Tray Steak
Half Tray Chorizo
Half Tray Steak
Full Tray Chorizo
Half Tray Carnitas
Half Tray Vegetables
Full Tray Carnitas
Full Tray Shrimp
Full Tray Vegetables
Half Tray Brisket
Full Tray Brisket
Half Tray Shrimp
Half Tray Fried Calamari
Full Tray Fried Calamari
Fried Calamari
Taco Salads
SHRIMP TACO SALAD
Crispy tortilla bowl with black beans, cheese, lettuce, pico de gallo, guacamole, and sour cream.
CARNITAS TACO SALAD
CHICKEN TACO SALAD
Crispy tortilla bowl with black beans, cheese, lettuce, pico de gallo, guacamole, and sour cream.
STEAK TACO SALAD
Crispy tortilla bowl with black beans, cheese, lettuce, pico de gallo, guacamole, and sour cream.
Half Tray Refried Beans
Full Tray Beans
Full Tray Rice & Beans
Half Tray Rice
Full Tray Rice
Half And Tray Rice & Beans
Rice Or Beans
Family Special
Family Special #2
Queasados, empanadas, chicken wings and taquitos villa. guacamole, sour cream, french fries, chips, and salsa.
Family Special #1
3 burritos, 3 chimichangas, 3 cheese quesadillas, 3 cheese enchiladas. guacamole, sour cream, chips, salsa, rice, and beans.
Kid's Soft Taco
Served with french fries.
Kid's Cheese Quesadilla
Kid's Burrito
Kid's Cheese Burger
Kid's Chicken Fingers
Served with french fries.
Kid's Crispy Taco
Served with french fries.
Kids Menu
House Specials
ARROZ TAMPICO
Fried rice mixed with chicken, chorizo and shrimp served with sweet plantains and fresh avocado.
STEAK OR CHICKEN A LA MEXICANA
Marinated slices of steak or chicken sauteed onions, peppers, cilantro in a tomato sauce
CARNE ASADA MAYA
Marinated grilled skirt steak served with pico de gallo, guacamole, and chicken enchilada with mole sauce
SKIRT STEAK PUNTAS
Tips of skirt steak cooked in our signature chipotle sauce. Served with rice and beans
STEAK POBLANO
Grilled 10 Oz NY strip and shrimp, sauteed red onions, poblano peppers, mushroom, fresh avocado and meshed potatoes.
CHURRASCO EXCELENCIA
Marinated grilled skirt steak served with mashed potatoes, fried cheese, rice, beans and avocado sauce on the side
PECHUGA DE POLLO CON CAMARONES EN SALSA CHIPOTLE
Sauteed chicken breast with shrimp, mushrooms, onions in a creamy chipotle sauce.
CHULETAS DE PUERCO
Grilled pork chops marinated in achiote and tequila sauce, topped with sauteed onions, green peppers, red peppers, chorizo and melted cheese.
CARNITAS
Authentic Mexican dish of simmered pork, served with tortillas green and red sauce on the side.
POLLO EXCELENCIA
Breaded chicken cutlet topped with baby arugula, red onions, fresh mozzarella, sliced tomatoes, avocado and balsamic vinaigrette.
POLLO TIJUANA
Breaded chicken cutlet with sauteed chorizo, onions, red and green peppers, with a touch of brown sauce, topped with melted cheese.
ALAMBRE / KABOBS
Grilled kabobs with onions, peppers, mushrooms, chorizo and pineapple, served with honey chipotle sauce, rice and beans.
BISTEC CON CAMARONES IN POBLANO SAUCE
Grilled marinated slices of steak with shrimp and mushrooms in a poblano sauce with melted cheese on top.
STEAK ENCEBOLLADO
Grilled 10 Oz NY strip topped with onions, tomatoes, fresh jalapenos, mashed potatoes and fried cheese.
Full Tray
Half Tray
Chips And Salsa
Desserts
DORADITAS
TRES LECHES
CHURROS
FLAN
FRIED ICE CREAM
FRIED CHEESE CAKE
FRIED BANANA
SPINACH BURRITO
Whole wheat or flour tortilla filled with seasoned spinach, beans and cheese
VEGETARIAN COMBO
Vegatables quesadilla, cheese and beans, burrito, cheese enchilada with red sauce
VEGETABLES BURRITO
Whole wheat or flour tortilla filled with seasoned rice, flavorful black beans, cheese, lettuce and mixed vegetables.
VEGETABLES FAJITA
Sauteed peppers, zucchini, onions, cauliflower, broccoli, carrots, tomato and cheese served with flour or corn tortillas, sour cream, pico de gallo, lettuce and guacamole
Vegetarian
Quesadillas
Half Tray Steak
Full Tray Steak
Full Tray Chicken
Half Tray Chicken
Combo (Pick 3)
Create your own combination (pick three) TACO: soft or crispy, chicken or beef - CHIMICHANGA : chicken or beef - ENCHILADA: chicken, beef or cheese FLAUTA: chicken or beef - QUESADILLA: chicken, steak or cheese - BURRITO: chicken or beef CHILE RELLENO: stuffed chile with cheese - EMPANADA: potato, chicken or beef
Combinations
Mini Empanadas
Full Tray Empanadas Chicken
Half Tray Empanadas Mix
Half Tray Empanadas Beef
Full Tray Empanadas Beef
Half Tray EMPANADAS CHICKEN
Full Tray Empanadas Mix
QUESADILLA EXCELENCIA
Try our special quesadilla, large flour or whole wheat tortilla with cheese sauteed green and red peppers. Served with pico de gallo and guacamole, finished with chipotle mayo
BURRITO BOWL
Special burrito bowl with seasoned rice, flavorful black beans, cheese, lettuce, corn, guacamole and sour cream.
CHILES RELLENOS
Roasted chile poblano coated in light batter. Filled with cheese in tomato sauce
FLAUTAS
(Chicken or Beef) Rolled hard tacos, topped with crisp shredded lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream and cheese.
MOLCAJETE EXCELENCIA
Grilled chicken, steak, chorizo, pork, shrimp and fried cheese in a traditional molcajete. Served with tortillas and scallions
QUESADOS
Flour tortilla stuffed with cheese and your choice of meat topped with sour cream, served with guacamole
ENCHILADAS
Soft corn tortillas with choice of green or red sauce. topped with crisp shredded lettuce, sour cream, red onions, and fresh cheese.
CHIMICHANGAS
Crispy roll flour tortilla, filled with chicken or beef and cheese topped with red sauce and sour cream
BURRITO SUPREME
Whole wheat or flour tortilla filled with seasoned rice, flavorful black beans, cheese, lettuce, roasted peppers and sour cream.
MOLE POBLANO
Traditional Mexican dish, chicken breast topped with mole sauce and finished with sesame seeds.
Platillos Tipicos
Seafood
PESCADO AL AJILLO
Marinated filet of sole in white wine garlic sauce with a touch of lemon served with rice and vegetables
SALMON EXCELENCIA
Grilled salmon with our signature honey chipotle sauce, pico de gallo and onions rings over crispy tortilla strip
CAMARONES EXCELENCIA
Shrimp topped with delicious crabmeat stuffing, bacon and cheese finished with creamy chipotle sauce.
GRILLED CAJUN SALMON
Delicious salmon served over our signature chipotle mango sauce topped with fresh pico de gallo and slices of avocado
TACOS DE PESCADO
Three tacos with broiled or breaded filet of sole, crisp shredded lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream and cheese.
MARISCADA EXCELENCIA
Shrimp, white fish, clams, mussels, scallops, and calamari. Cooked with white wine and garlic sauce or red sauce served with rice
PESCADO ACAPULCO
Sauteed Cajun filet of sole cooked in a white wine sauce with red onions, olives, capers and fresh dice tomatoes. Served over spinach
CAMARONES AL AJILLO
Marinated golden shrimp in white wine garlic sauce with a touch of lemon served with rice and vegetables.
PAELLA EXCELENCIA
Clams, mussels, shrimp, scallops, white fish, calamari, chicken and chorizo. Cooked with special type of rice.
SOPA DE FRIJOL CON CHORIZO
Chorizo and black bean soup topped with sour cream
SOPA DE TORTILLA
Chicken soup with mixed vegetables and Tortilla strips on top
Soups
Lunch Appetizers
LS Nachos Excelencia
Crisp, freshly prepared tortilla chips covered with black beans, melted cheese, pico de gallo, guacamole and sour cream
LS Guacamole
Avocado dip prepared to order, served with warm tortilla chips
LS Pollo Excelencia
Breaded chicken cutlet topped with baby arugula, red onions, fresh mozzarella, sliced tomatoes, avocado and balsamic vinaigrette.
LS Spinach Burrito
Spinach, beans and cheese
LS Tacos Al Carbon
Steak tacos with pico de gallo an a flour tortilla
LS Pollo A La Mexicana
Marinated slices of chicken sauteed onions, peppers, cilantro in a tomato sauce
LS Tacos Al Pastor
Marinated pork with pineapple
LS Vegetarian Combo
Cheese and cheese burrito, and cheese enchilada
LS Crispy Tacos
LS Salmon Excelencia
Grilled salmon with our signature honey chipotle sauce, pico de gallo and onions rings over crispy tortilla strips
LS Chimichangas
LS Fajitas
LS Bistec A La Mexicana
Marinated slices of steak sauteed onions, peppers, cilantro in a tomato sauce
LS Quesadillas
LS Pescado Ajillo
Marinated filet of sole in white wine garlic sauce with a touch of lemon served with rice and vegetables
LS Authentic Tacos
LS Burrito Supreme
Platillos De Lunch
Quesabirria Tacos
Full Tray
Half Tray
Chips & Salsa
Guacamole
Avocado dip prepared to order, served with warm tortilla chips