11299 Parkside Drive, Knoxville, Tennessee
865-966-0075
11299 Parkside Drive, Knoxville, Tennessee
865-966-0075
| COST: $$$ | ||
| SERVICE: **** | ||
| FOOD: **** | ||
| ATMOSPHERE: ***** | ||
| STYLE: Upscale/Casual | ||
| BASE: National Chain | ||
| HOURS: Sunday - Thursday, 11AM - 9PM Friday & Saturday, 11AM - 10PM | ||
| RATING: **** | ||
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| HEALTH INSPECTION RATING: 86 (11/03/2009) | ||
| Official Website: http://www.abuelos.com |
| Visitors to Abuelo's will be pleasantly surprised at the atmosphere as the entrance opens to what is meant to be a courtyard beautifully anchored with large columns and tasteful artwork. The ambiance can be comfortable but at times is rather loud. While the dining room does not have the feel nor look of the other Mexican themed restaurants, it's menu reflects similiar differences. You will find traditional Mexican fare with a whole new selection of offerings that cannot be found elsewhere in Knoxville. You can order anything from ala carte items to some of the largest combination platters offered at any restaurant. It does appear that most menu items arrive very hot to your table, so you may be blowing on the first few bites. Chips and salsa are served with every meal and on our visit, the bowls were quickly refreshed with a new supply of chips. The service is superb, our waitress kept the table amply supplied with needed items including drink refills. The bar area is open and the walls are flanked with large wooden shelving units. If you are arriving at peak times, you can expect to wait. Abuelo's is truly a refreshing change for Knoxville. The most recent visit to this restaurant was in the latter part of April 2010 and was found to be consistent with all other visits. |
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| Stuffed Chicken Breast Medallions
Medallions of chicken breast stuffed with chorizo, Poblano and cheese, then lightly fried to perfection. Served with refried beans and your choice of Papas con Chile™ or Mexican rice. |
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| Fajita Tacos
Two wood-grilled marinated fajita steak or fajita chicken soft flour tortilla tacos. Served with shredded lettuce, diced tomatoes, cheese, guacamole, sour cream, refried beans and your choice of Papas con Chile™ or Mexican rice. |
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| Enchilada and Taco
Your choice of enchilada and a crispy or soft taco with seasoned ground beef, shredded beef or chicken. Served with refried beans and your choice of Papas con Chile™ or Mexican rice. |
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| El Paso Burrito
Seasoned ground beef, charro beans and blended cheeses rolled in a flour tortilla and baked with chile con carne. Served with Mexican rice, lettuce and diced tomatoes. |
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| Lunch Enchiladas
Your choice of any two enchiladas from our extensive enchilada selection. Served with refried beans and your choice of Papas con Chile™ or Mexican rice. |
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| Chile Relleno
Chile pepper stuffed with your choice of blended cheeses or shredded beef, topped with ranchera sauce or chile con queso. Served with refried beans and your choice of Papas con Chile™ or Mexican rice. |
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| Durango Burrito
Spicy shredded beef rolled in a flour tortilla with chile con queso topping. Served with guacamole, refried beans and your choice of Papas con Chile™ or Mexican rice. |
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| Grande Burrito
Your choice of seasoned ground beef with chile con carne or shredded chicken with sour cream sauce, Mexican rice, cheese and refried beans rolled in a large soft flour tortilla. Topped with diced tomatoes and lettuce. |
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| Lunch Chimichanga
Your choice of seasoned ground beef or shredded chicken chimichanga topped with chile con queso. Served with Mexican rice and refried beans. |
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| Half Quesadilla Al Horno
Oven-baked quesadilla with your choice of wood-grilled marinated fajita steak, fajita chicken or spinach, topped with melted cheese. Garnished with diced tomatoes and fresh cilantro. Served with refried beans and your choice of Papas con Chile™ or Mexican rice. |
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| Enchilada & Tostada
Your choice of enchilada with a bean tostada. Served with Mexican rice and refried beans. |
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| Soup and Salad
Fresh green salad layered with seasoned ground beef or shredded chicken, jack and cheddar cheeses, chile con queso, charro beans, diced tomatoes and guacamole - with a cup of soup. |
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| Tostadas
Two tostadas, one seasoned ground beef and refried beans, and one shredded chicken and refried beans. Both are topped with crisp shredded lettuce, mixed cheeses and diced tomatoes. |
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| Mexican Stack
A deep fried flour tortilla topped with refried beans, seasoned ground beef, chile con carne, chile con queso, shredded cheeses, lettuce, tomato, sour cream and guacamole. |
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| Chicken Mojo de Ajo Lunch
Grilled chicken breast topped with a Mexican-style garlic butter sauce and served over Mexican rice with mixed vegetables. |
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| Lunch Fajitas
Your choice of sizzling wood-grilled fajita steak*, chicken or shrimp sizzling on top of grilled onions and bell pepper. Served with charro beans, pico de gallo, mixed cheeses, sour cream and hot flour tortillas. Add guacamole for $0.99 |
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| Shrimp Mojo de Ajo Lunch
Angel hair pasta topped with shrimp sautéed in a Mexican-style garlic butter sauce. Served with mixed vegetables. |
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| Tilapia with FideoI
Filet of tilapia sautéed and served over Angel hair pasta tossed in a lemon wine sauce. Served with mixed vegetables. With shrimp add $1.50. |
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| Tilapia Veracruz Lunch
Filet of tilapia sautéed with shrimp, scallops, tomatoes, roasted Poblano strips, chiles and olives. Served with seasoned broccoli and Mexican rice. |
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| Green Chile Chicken Quesadilla
Grilled quesadilla stuffed with chicken, roasted red and green chile strips, mushrooms, sautéed onions and cheese. Garnished with diced tomatoes and fresh cilantro. Served with sour cream and guacamole. |
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| Abuelo's Dip Sampler
Three terrific dips: Queso Diablo — a rich, spicy combination of traditional Mexican cheeses and chili, Chile con Queso and Avocado Cream — a cool and soothing guacamole dip. |
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| Chile Con Queso
Traditional dip made with melted, blended cheeses and fresh roasted Poblano and Anaheim chiles. |
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| Guacamole
Fresh, seasoned avocado with diced tomatoes, minced onion and lime. |
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| Traditional Nachos
Tortilla chips baked with cheese and refried beans and topped with chile con queso. Served with sour cream, guacamole, pico de gallo and jalapeño slices. w/shredded beef or chicken $8.99. |
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| Fajita Nachos
Choice of wood grilled fajita beef, chicken or combination. Served with sour cream, guacamole, pico de gallo and jalapeno slices. |
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| Grilled Chicken Salad
Freshly mixed green salad tossed in honey mustard dressing and served with shaved wood-grilled chicken, mandarin oranges, toasted caramelized almonds, tomatoes, golden raisins and avocado slices. |
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| Reynosa
Fresh green salad layered with ground beef or shredded chicken, jack and cheddar cheeses, chile con queso, frijoles charros, diced tomatoes and guacamole. |
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| Fajita Salad
Choice of wood-grilled marinated fajita steak, fajita chicken or seven Yucatan barbecue shrimp, served over a freshly mixed green salad with a variety of cheeses and guacamole. |
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| Sopa Del Dia
Chef’s choice, soup of the day. Available by the bowl or cup or as a side order w/meal. |
2.99 1.99 |
| Tortilla Soup
Spicy soup of seasoned chicken with fresh vegetables served over diced avocados and topped with grated cheese and tortilla strips. Available by the bowl or cup or as a side order w/meal. |
2.99 1.99 |
| Monday | Cilantro Lime |
| Tuesday | Sopa con Papas |
| Wednesday | Green Chile Stew |
| Thursday | Cilantro Lime |
| Friday | Shrimp Chowder |
| Saturday | Shrimp Chowder |
| Sunday | Green Chile Stew |
| The Grande
The ultimate combination! Three enchiladas, one beef, one cheese, and one sour cream chicken, cheese chile relleno, tamale, crispy beef taco, and guacamole. |
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| The Monterrey
Sour cream chicken enchilada, avocado enchilada, espinaca enchilada, chicken ranchera enchilada, cheese chile relleno, crispy chicken taco, and guacamole. |
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| Chile Rellenos
Two delicious chile rellenos — one featuring blended cheeses and one with shredded beef — topped with your choice of ranchera sauce or chile con queso. |
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| Fajita Tacos
Three wood-grilled marinated fajita steak or fajita chicken soft flour tortilla tacos, served with shredded lettuce, diced tomatoes, cheese, guacamole and sour cream. |
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| Quesadillas al Horno
Oven-baked quesadilla with your choice of wood-grilled marinated fajita steak, fajita chicken or spinach, topped with melted cheese and garnished with diced tomatoes and cilantro. |
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| Chicken Fajita Chimichanga
Grilled chicken breast with cheese and a green chile, in a lightly fried flour tortilla. Topped with chile con queso and served with sour cream and guacamole. For grilled steak add $1.00. |
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| Juarez
Crispy beef taco, tamale, chicken enchilada and cheese enchilada. |
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| Matamoros
Cheese chile relleno, chicken enchilada and beef enchilada. |
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| Sonora
One shredded beef burrito covered with queso, cheese enchilada and tamale. |
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| Laredo
Beef enchilada, cheese enchilada and crispy beef taco. |
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| Nogales
Two large flour tortilla enchiladas — one with shredded beef and ranchera sauce, and one with chicken and sour cream sauce. Garnished with fresh lettuce and diced tomatoes. |
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| Tostada Combination
Crisp tostada topped with refried beans, shredded lettuce, mixed cheeses and diced tomatoes. Served with your choice of taco, enchilada, or cheese chile relleno. As served with taco. Served with Enchilada add $0.50 or with a Cheese Chile Relleno at $1.50. |
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| Two Choices
Select your favorite combination: Ground Beef with chile con carne, Shredded Beef with chile con queso or salsa ranchera, Cheese with chile con carne (with onions on request), Chicken with sour cream sauce or salsa ranchera, Espinaca or Avocado with salsa de crema or salsa ranchera. |
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| Three Choices
Select your favorite combination: Ground Beef with chile con carne, Shredded Beef with chile con queso or salsa ranchera, Cheese with chile con carne (with onions on request), Chicken with sour cream sauce or salsa ranchera, Espinaca or Avocado with salsa de crema or salsa ranchera. |
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| Four Choices
Select your favorite combination: Seasoned Ground Beef with chile con carne, Shredded Beef with chile con queso or salsa ranchera, Cheese with chile con carne (with onions on request), Chicken with sour cream sauce or salsa ranchera, Espinaca or Avocado with salsa de crema or salsa ranchera. |
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| Los Mejores De La Casa - “The Best
of the House”
Succulent combination of wood-grilled, bacon-wrapped beef tenderloin medallions* and bacon-wrapped shrimp, stuffed with fresh jalapeño and blended cheeses. |
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| Steak and Enchiladas
Choice 10 oz. hand-cut ribeye steak*, wood grilled and served with two enchiladas of your choice. |
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| Chile Manzanillo
Crab Imperial stuffed in a roasted Poblano, covered with shrimp, scallops, mushrooms and red peppers in a creamy lobster sauce. |
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| Sauteed Chicken Zucchini
Lightly sautéed premium chicken breast with sliced zucchini, roasted red peppers and corn in a delightfully spicy cream sauce. |
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| Salmon San Carlos
Wood-grilled Norwegian salmon filet topped with a cilantro garlic butter sauce. |
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| Pescado Guerrero
Wood-grilled tender mahi-mahi steak with shrimp, scallops, mushrooms, spinach, roasted peppers and sliced avocado in a delicious white wine sauce. |
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| Enchiladas De Cozumel
Three delicious crepes filled with fresh guacamole, covered in a rich white wine sauce with a medley of perfectly seasoned shrimp, scallops, mushrooms, fresh spinach and roasted peppers. |
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| Tilapia Veracruz
Delicate filets of tilapia sautéed with fresh shrimp, scallops, tomatoes, roasted Poblano strips, chiles and olives. |
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| Chicken with Shrimp Mojo de Ajo
Seasoned grilled chicken breast topped with six shrimp sautéed in a Mexican-style garlic butter sauce. |
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| Alambre de Camaron
Wood-grilled bacon-wrapped shrimp stuffed with jalapeño and blended cheeses, and seasoned to perfection. |
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| Beef or Chicken
Beef, chicken or a combination of both. |
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| Marinated Fajita Steak |
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| Marinated Fajita Chicken |
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| Yucatan BBQ Shrimp
Fourteen grilled shrimp basted with Yucatan barbecue sauce. |
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| Fajita Trio
A combination of beef, chicken and Yucatan shrimp. |
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| Vegetable
Seasonal fresh vegetables. |
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| Traditional Flan
Our award-winning recipe of traditional Mexican egg custard with fresh berries. |
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| Chocolate Erruption |
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| Tres Leches Cake
Traditional Mexican sweet vanilla cake with three cremes. |
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| Dulce De Leche Cheesecake
Creamy cheesecake whipped with Mexican caramel and served with leche quemada. |
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| La Ggrandeza Margarita
The Ultimate Margarita! Our Award winning premium Margarita made with our own orange-infused Sauza Blanco Tequila, Gran Gala, and fresh squeezed, sweetened lime juice. On the rocks or frozen. |
| Sangria Swirl
Two great tastes of Mexico! Frozen Sangria swirled with frozen La Grandeza Margarita. |
| Margarita Meltdown
The La Grandeza Margarita with a floater of your choice of premium spirits: Amaretto DiSaronno, Intrigue Liqueur, DeKuyper Watermelon Pucker, Cointreau, Chambord, Midori |
| Island Margarita
A frozen combination of tropical flavors – coconut, pineapple and mango blended with La Grandeza Margarita. |
| The Don
A classic Margarita, hand-made with Don Julio Blanco Tequila, Tuaca, and fresh squeezed sweetened lime juice. Shaken and served “up”. |
| Custom Built Margarita
Custom Built and Hand Shaken Table Side: Served in your own private shaker, your choice of Ultra-Premium Tequila selected from our award-winning collection, Cointreau and fresh squeezed sweetened lime juice. |
| 1800 Tulum Subrise
A classic Tequila Sunrise made with 1800 Reposado Tequila. |
| Tropical Rum Punch
Mexican rum punch made with Mt. Gay Rum, DeKuyper Crème de Banana, coconut, pineapple, mango, lime and orange juices. |
| Cuervo Tradicional Bloody Maria
A tangy Tequila Bloody Mary, featuring Jose Cuervo Tradicional. |
| Centenario Peach Martini
Gran Centenario Plata, Gran Gala, DeKuyper Peachtree Schnapps and orange juice with a dash of lime, shaken and served “up”. |
| Patron Cosmolito
Patron Silver Tequila, Cointreau, cranberry juice and lime, shaken and served “up”. |
| Mojito
A refreshing classic, made with Bacardi Rum, fresh mint, sweetened lime juice and a splash of club soda. |
| Pina Colada
A frozen combination of Bacardi Rum, pineapple and coconut. |
| Beso
A cozy mug of rich hot cocoa kissed with a generous shot of Gran Centrenario Plata. |
| Kahlua Cafe De Olla
Mexican pot coffee with Kahlua, cinnamon and piloncillo (natural Mexican sugar), topped with whipped cream. |
| Tuaca Cafe Con Cajeta
Coffee with Tuaca liqueur, Mexican caramel and topped with whipped cream. |
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