El Gavilan Restaurant

8805 Flower Ave, Silver Spring
(301) 587-4197

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Platanos Fritos Pupusas and Enchiladas
El Tio Mar Y Tierra
Enchiladas de Casa
Fajitas Al Carbon
Carne Encebollada
Salsa and Chips
Rice and Beans
Calamari Frito
Pescado Frito
Tacos Gavilan

Menu

Appetizers
Cosome de Camarones
Baby shrimp in a light cream soup with egg, tomato, onions, green peppers, and cilantro.
Vuelve a la Vida Ceviche
Fresh tilapia, calamari and shrimp marinated in citrus juices, lemon, lime condiment and seasoned with onions, celery, cilantro, jalapeno and garnished with avocado.
Gavilan Guacamole Dip
Fresh guacamole served in tortilla shell with fresh corn chips.
Golden Taquitos
Shredded chicken or beef rolled in fried corn tortilla. Served with guacamole and sour cream.
Calamari Frito
Served with spicy ranch dressing.
Chicken Wings
Served with ranch dressing. 10 pieces
Camarones al Ajillo
Sauteed shrimp in garlic butter and white wine sauce. Served with bread.
Mussels Gavilan
Mussels sauteed with garlic butters, white wine, and ranchera sauce.
Nachos Alegre
Served with melted mozzarella cheese.
Nachos El Gavilan
Topped with choice of toppings, refried beans, and Monterrey Jack cheese.

Antojitos Salvadorenos
Pupusas
Handmade corn tortilla with choice of filling.
Tamal de Pollo
Chicken tamal.
Tamal de Elote
Fresh corn tamal served with cream.
Yuca con Chicharron
Fried pieces of yuca and pork chunks. Served with homemade vinegar coleslaw.
Platanos Fritos
Fried sweet plantains served with refried beans and sour cream.
Enchiladas de Casa
2 corn fried tortillas topped with Salvadoran cheese, grilled chicken, cabbage, and tomatoes.

Salads
House Salad
Iceberg lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, and avocados.
Chicken Salad
Grilled chicken breast strips on a bed of lettuce, tomato, cucumber, red onions, and green peppers.
Shrimp Salad
Grilled shrimp on a bed of lettuce, tomato, cucumber, red onions, and green peppers.
Beef Taco Salad
Fajita, lettuce, tomato, refried beans, and sour cream.
Chicken Taco Salad
Fajita, lettuce, tomato, refried beans, and sour cream.

Platos Calientes
Fajitas al Carbon
Choice of Chicken, steak fajitas or Steak and Chicken Fajitas
Baby Shrimp Fajitas
Mesquite seasoned baby shrimp.
Super Fajitas
Baby shrimp with Choice Steak, chicken or Steak and Chicken fajitas.
Plato Morelos
Pork ribs with choice of steak, chicken or steak and chicken.
El Tio Mar y Tierra
Lobster tail with 12 oz. rib eye steak.
Plato San Luis
Grilled butterfly shrimp.
NY Steak Tejano
10 oz. NY steak, Mexican chorizo, and 3 butterfly shrimp.
Plato El Gavilan
Brochette shrimp with choice of steak, chicken or Steak and Chicken
Rib Eye Steak
12 oz. rib eye steak grilled.
Plato Madrecita
Lobster tail, butterfly shrimp with choice of steak, chicken or steak and chicken fajita.
Camarones Brochette
Shrimp stuffed with sliced jalapeno, Monterrey Jack cheese wrapped with bacon.
Camarones Diablos
Grilled butterfly shrimps.
Pescado Frito
Whole rock fish pan fried.
Plato Macho for 2
Grilled chicken, steak fajitas, pork ribs, and butterfly shrimp. No sides.
Plato Especial PicadEra small
Grilled shrimp, pork ribs, steak fajita & fried Yuca topped with Pico de Gallo and house dressing
Plato Especial Picadera large
Grilled shrimp, pork ribs, steak fajita, & fried Yuca topped with Pico de gallo and house dressing. Serves 6 to 8 ppl
Platter for 4
Grilled chicken and steak, pork ribs, grilled shrimp, rice beans, Pico de gallo, guacamole tortillas
Fajita for 6
Grilled chicken and steak, ribs, shrimp, rice , beans, Pico de gallo, guacamole, tortillas

El Gavilan Specialty Platters
T-Bone Steak
10 oz. cut grilled to your liking.
Camarones a la Plancha
Grilled shrimp sauteed in butter sauce over a bed of rice Salvadorian style.
Carne a la Salvadorena
10 oz. grilled NY steak. Served with salad.
Camarones Entomatados
Sauteed shrimps with tomatoes, onions, and green peppers.
Bistec a Caballo
10 oz. grilled NY steak topped with 2 sunny side up eggs. Served with salad.
Pollo Encebollado
Chicken breast marinated with mustard spices. Topped with sauteed onions and salad.
Steak Encebollado
10 oz. steak sauteed with onions, peppers, and fresh tomatoes. Served with salad.
Salmon Gavilan
Baked salmon stuffed with crab meat.
Baby Shrimp Tilapia
Baked tilapia filet sauteed with baby shrimp and vegetables.
Mexican Street Tacos
3 tacos, choice of grilles steak, chicken, chorizo, al pastor, cauliflower garnished with diced onion and cilantro

Sopas
Sopa de Mariscada
Fresh seafood broth, lobster, fresh fish, crab, mussels, shrimp, and clams eggs. Served with or without cream.
Sopa de Mondongo
Beef tripe and cow feet soup, served with plantain, cabbage, yuca, and corn on the cob.
Sopa de Res
Short rib beef soup with yuca, corn platano, and cabbage.
Sopa de Gallina
Delicious hen soup with vegetables.
Sopa de Mariscos
Fresh seafood broth with fresh fish, crab, mussels, clam, shrimp also egg.

Veggies
Cheese Quesadilla
Filled with mozzarella cheese. Served with sour cream, jalapeno, pico de gallo, and guacamole.
Veggie Burrito
Flour tortilla filled with mixed vegetables. Served with refried beans and rice.
Bean Burrito
Flour tortilla filled with refried bean. Served with rice and salad.
Vegetables Fajita
Carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, zuchini, sauteed with onion, green pepper, tomatoes, and mushroom.
Enchiladas Monterrey
2 corn tortillas filled with mozzarella. Topped with ranchera salsa and melted cheese.
Vegetable Platter
Mushroom enchilada, cheese enchilada, crispy bean taco, and salad.
Sauteed Spinach and Mushroom Quesadilla
Mushroom sauteed with green pepper and onion.

Burritos, Chimichangas, Enchiladas and Tacos
Burrito
Meat rolled in flour tortilla, topped with meat sauce, and melted cheese.
Santa Fe Burrito
Grilled steak fajitas, sauteed with green peppers, onions, refried beans, and wrapped in a large flour tortilla. Topped with meat sauce and melted cheese.
Chimichangas
Flour tortilla filled with protein, cheese, and beans, and then deep fried or grilled. Topped with sour cream.
Crab and Shrimp Chimichanga
Flour tortilla filled with crab and shrimp special mix, and deep fried or grilled. Topped with sour cream.
Enchiladas
Tortillas stuffed with choice of meat. Topped shredded beef with tomatillo sauce or shredded chicken with red sauce.
Crab and Shrimp Enchiladas
Flour tortilla filled with crab and baby shrimp special mix. Topped with melted cheese.
Trio Enchiladas
1 shredded beef, 1 shredded chicken, and 1 cheese enchilada.
Tacos al Carbon
Choice of meat. Served guacamole, pico de gallo.
Tacos Gavilan
Steak tacos sauteed with a kick of jalapeno, cilantro, and onions. Served over soft corn tortillas.
California Dinner Taco
3 tacos dinner with choice of crispy or soft shell tortilla, lettuce, tomato, and shredded cheese.

Quesadillas
Quesadilla Special
Grilled chicken or steak.
Crab and Shrimp Quesadilla
Crab meat and baby shrimp.

Mixed Platters
Gavilan Mixed Platter
Cheese nachos, cheese quesadilla, chicken taquitos.
Flower Platter
Chicken enchilada and single taco carbon, chile relleno.

Drinks and Desserts
Coca Cola Can
Sprite
Horchata
Maranon
Tamarindo
Fresco de Fruta

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Recent Reviews

Some of the best pupusas I’ve had in the Silver Spring area! The curtido that came with the pupusas was also very tasty. Everything we ordered was tasty and the waitress was so sweet. The restaurant was packed due to an event, so it took her a bit longer to get back to us with the check.
October 2025
The service was excellent. We loved their Yucca Con Chicharrón, our fajitas were delicious as well as our drinks. Flan wasn't impressive... but you eat enough there you don't need dessert. They also had some karaoke there on a Friday night 🌙
September 2025
I've been visiting El Gavilan for as long as it has been open, around 30 years. It has been my favorite Spanish restaurant in that immediate area.Food is always on point along with service.
September 2025

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El Gavilan Restaurant

8805 Flower Ave, Silver Spring, MD 20901
(301) 587-4197