El Golfo Restaurant

8739 Flower Ave, Silver Spring
(301) 608-2121

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Customers' Favorites

Camarones Al Grilled Shrimp
Tortilla Chips and Salsa
Sopa De Lima Yucateca
Spinach Enchiladas
Veggie Chimichanga
Mexican Jambalaya
Vegan Chimichanga
Garden Quesadilla
Blackened Salmon
Tres Leches Cake

Menu

Appetizers
Ceviche Mixto
White fish, shrimp and squid marinated with fresh lime juice, red onions, peppers and cilantro.
Cheese Quesadilla
2 grilled flour tortillas filled with cheese, pico de gallo, served with guacamole and sour cream.
Large Tapas Mixta
Small bites serves 4. Chicken, steak, chicharron, yuca frita, shrimp and ceviche.
Platanos Maduro
Fried plantain, served with crema and beans.
Gambas al Ajillo
Shrimp sauteed with garlic, sherry wine and cilantro, served with hot rolls.
Mussels al Jengibre
Fresh mussels in sherry wine with fresh ginger and spring onion, served with hot rolls.
Quesadilla Chicken and Beef
2 grilled flour tortillas filled with cheese, chicken or beef tomato and onions, served with guacamole, sour cream and pico de gallo..
Yuca con Chicharron
Fried yucca (cassava) served with curtido, pico de gallo and morsels of pork cubes.
Steak Nachos
Corn tortilla chips covered with beans and melted cheese, served with guacamole, sour cream and pico de gallo.
Pupusas
3 pupusas with cheese or pork and cheese, served with curtido and salsa de tomate.
Tamales
2 tamales with chicken or sweet baby corn (elotes).

Soups
Large Sopa de Mariscos
Delicious seafood broth with shrimp, scallops, squid and mussels.
Large Sopa de Res
Flavorful Salvadorian style beef broth with tender short ribs, cabbage, sweet corn on the cob, yucca and plantains.
Large Sopa de Lima Yucateca
A native Yucatan soup made with chicken broth, shredded chicken and fresh cilantro.

Salads
Beef Santa Cruz Salad
Crisp fresh lettuce topped with flank steak, avocado, cucumber and tomato.
Ensalada Chica
Crisp mixed greens with tomato, cucumber, radish and red onions, served with our homemade house dressing.
Shrimp Santa Cruz
Fresh crisp lettuce topped with large grilled shrimp, avocado, cucumber and tomatoe.
Ensalada de Aguacate y Palmito
Crisp iceberg lettuce with tomato, slices of avocado, egg and hearts of palm served with our homemade house dressing.
Santa Cruz Salad
A bed of crisp lettuce topped with tomato, cucumber, avocado and tender grilled chicken breast (no substitution).
El Golfo Salad
Crisp greens topped with tomato, avocado, egg wedges and ceviche mixto.
Mango Avocado Salad
Served with a light balsamic yogurt dressing.

Vegetarian Dishes
Vegetable Burrito
Topped with ranchera sauce and melted cheese, served with black beans and rice.
Spinach Enchiladas
2 fresh corn tortillas filled with sauteed spinach, mushroom and melted cheese, served with black beans and rice.

Vegan Dishes
Vegan Chimichanga
Large flour tortilla filled with vegetarian beans, sauteed vegetables, rolled up and lightly deep fried, served with black beans and rice.
Vegan Pupusa Platter
2 pupusa staffed with sautéed butternut squash and fresh spinach served with curtido (pickled cabbage) salsa de tomate, rice and black beans.
Vegan Fajita
A generous portion of garden fresh vegetables sauteed with olive oil, served on a sizzling platter, with black beans and rice.
Vegan Taco Platter
2 corn tortillas, grilled squash, garbanzo, poblano pepper, red peppers, red onion drizzled with green tomatillo sauce, served with black beans and rice.
Guanaco Vegetariano
Vegan. Fried plantain, yucca and sweet corn tamale served with curtido and guacamole, served with black beans and rice.

Mexican Cuisine
Chicken Enchiladas
2 fresh corn tortillas rolled up with chicken topped with green tomatillo, red chili sauce and melted cheese, served with Mexican rice, beans, sour cream and pico de gallo.
Steak Burrito
Large flour tortilla filled with grilled flank steak topped with green and red chili sauce and melted cheese.
Trio Fajita #2
Chicken, beef and shrimp. rice, beans, guacamole, pico de gallo, crema fresca & tortillas.
Burrito Chicken and Beef
Large flour tortilla wrapped around your choice of chicken or beef, served with white rice, beans, sour cream and pico de gallo.
Chimichanga
Large fresh flour tortilla filled with chicken or beef, then rolled and lightly deep fried, served with white rice, beans, sour cream and pico de gallo.
Chiles Rellenos
Poblano peppers filled with white cheese and seasoned beef, then dipped in egg batter and lightly fried, topped with ranchera sauce and melted cheese, served with white rice, beans, sour cream and pico de gallo.
Plato Norteno
Chicken burrito, cheese enchilada and guacamole, served with white rice, beans, sour cream and pico de gallo.
Pechuga a la Parrilla
Tender grilled chicken breast seasoned with fresh lemon and herbs, over our delicious Durango (light cheese) sauce, served with white rice, beans, sour cream and pico de gallo.
Carne Asada a la Mexicana
Charcoal grilled marinated skirt steak served with guacamole, served with white rice, beans, sour cream and pico de gallo.
Trio Fajita #1
Grilled marinated tender skirt steak, chicken breast and Mexican chorizo on a sizzling platter, served with white rice, beans, sour cream and pico de gallo.
Fajitas Nortenas Chicken and Beef
Served with white rice, beans, guacamole, sour cream, pico de gallo and flour tortillas.
Chicken or Beef Tacos al Carbon
2 fresh flour tortillas rolled with grilled chicken or beef and cheese, served with white rice, beans, sour cream and pico de gallo.
Mexican Jambalaya
Sauteed large shrimp with spicy Mexican chorizo, fresh tomato, green peppers, celery and herbs.
Whole Wheat Fish Tacos
Served with wild rice and mango salsa.
Camarones al Grill
Large Gulf shrimp. Served with sauteed spinach and wild rice.

Latin American Cuisine
Pollo al Horno
Oven roasted half of chicken marinated in herbs and mojo Criollo, topped with sweet Spanish onions, served with white rice and black beans.
Mojarra a la Union
Fresh whole Blackbass, seasoned with herbs and pan fried, served with garden salad, white rice and black beans.
Lomo Saltado
Saute with fresh tomato, jalapeno, green peppers, red onion and cilantro in a special Peruvian sauce, served with white rice and black beans.
Camarones Azteca
Sauteed large shrimp with scallions, sweet red and green peppers, red onion, cilantro and jalapeno peppers in our delicious garlic seafood sauce, served with white rice and black beans.
Salmon Acapulco
Fresh grilled salmon filet topped with sauteed onion, shrimp and scallops in our Acapulco sauce, served with white rice and black beans.
Salmon Pacifico
Light garlic, Spanish capers and cilantro sauce, served with white rice and black beans.
Pescado Empanizado
Lightly breaded boneless rainbow trout, lightly pan fried and served with sauteed vegetables, white rice and black beans.
Bistec en Salsa de Champinones
Tender Angus strip steak topped with sauteed sweet red onions and mushrooms in a Merlot sauce, served with white rice and black beans.
Pescado Criollo
Fresh broiled whole trout topped with sauteed red onions, green peppers, tomato, jalapeno and cilantro in our criolla sauce, served with white rice and black beans.
Masitas de Puerco
Cuban style oven baked morsels of pork, marinate in Sevillas bitter oranges and mojo criollo, served with fried sweet plantains, white rice and black beans.

Side Orders
Side Jalapeno
Crushed or whole.
Side Pico de Gallo
Side Sour Cream
Side of Tortilla
Flour, corn, tortilla a mano
Sour Cream
Street Style Taco
Corn tortilla with grilled steak or beef toung.
White Rice
Mexican Rice
Guacamole
Pinto Beans
Black Beans
French Fries
Cheese Chile Relleno
Guacamole Taco

Dessert
Flan
Caramel custard.
Tres Leches Cake
Chocolate Mousse
Sopapilla
Lightly fried pastry with honey, then dusted with cinnamon and powdered sugar.
Ice Cream
Vanilla, chocolate or strawberry.

Beverages
Soda
Tonic Water
Horchata
Tea
Marañon
Coffee
Tamarindo
Apple Juice
Pineapple Cranberry Juice
Orange Juice
Refresco De Frutas

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Recent Reviews

Great neighborhood restaurant. The food is delicious. The staff is very nice. They are supportive of local public schools and hold fundraising nights. Oh, and they have a vegan menu, which is excellent.
August 2025
Their food is always great! The waiters are super nice and welcoming, which makes the whole experience even better. Such a chill and relaxing spot to eat and hang out. Definitely one of my go-to places!
August 2025
This is the best Tex-Mex/Latin American restaurant in Silver Spring, and definitely the best value Tex-Mex I've ever been to in the DMV area. Service is always super friendly and attentive; atmosphere is welcoming and very family-friendly; and the food is consistently excellent: not fussy, but super flavorful! The chef really knows what they're doing, so everything on the menu is great, but the pupusas are especially delectable.
July 2025

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El Golfo Restaurant

8739 Flower Ave, Silver Spring, MD 20901
(301) 608-2121