El Paraiso Restaurant

6515 New Hampshire Ave, Takoma Park
(301) 270-1190

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Pupusas

Menu

Featured items
Sopa de Gallina India
Chicken soup with vegetables. Served with half roasted chicken on the side. Salvadorean style.
Pollo a la Parrilla
Grilled marinated chicken breast. Served with rice and salad.
Combinacion el Paraiso
Grilled New York steak and sauteed shrimps. Served with delicious wine sauce, rice, and vegetables.
Salmon con Camarones
Grilled Atlantic Salmon Filet with 3 jumbo shrimps served with rice and vegetables
Lomo Saltado
Beef strips sauteed with green peppers, tomatoes, onions, and french fries. Served with rice, beans, and salad.
Sopa de Res
Beef ribs soup with vegetables.

Bundles
Chicken Quesadilla Bundle
Stuffed flour tortilla served with guacamole, sour cream, and pico de gallo. Served with your choice of Coca-Cola product.
Chicken Nacho Supreme Bundle
Crispy corn chips covered with beans and melted cheese, topped with grilled chicken, jalapeno peppers, guacamole, and sour cream. Served with your choice of Coca-Cola product.
Sopa de Gallina India Bundle
Chicken soup with vegetables. Served with half roasted chicken on the side. Salvadorean style. Served with your choice of Coca-Cola product.

Most Popular
Pollo a la Parrilla
Grilled marinated chicken breast. Served with rice and salad.
Combinacion el Paraiso
Grilled New York steak and sauteed shrimps. Served with delicious wine sauce, rice, and vegetables.
Combinacion Enchilada
Shrimp, calamares, and tilapia combo. Two stuffed flour tortillas served with rice, beans, guacamole, sour cream, and pico de gallo.
Salmon con Camarones
Grilled Atlantic Salmon Filet with 3 jumbo shrimps served with rice and vegetables
Combinacion Burrito
Shrimp, calamares, and tilapia combo. One big flour tortilla roll covered with mozzarella cheese. Served with rice, guacamole, sour cream, and pico de gallo.

Other Dishes
Dos Pupusas de Queso y una Enchilada de Pollo
Two cheese pupusas and one chicken enchilada.
Tacos al Carbon
Soft shell tacos with charbroiled steak or chicken. Served with guacamole, sourcream, pico de gallo, rice, and beans.
Alitas de Pollo
Chicken wings with blue cheese or ranch dressing, carrots, and celery.
Plato Mixto Mediano
Picadera. Grilled chicken, steak, shrimps, quail, pork pupusas, and quesadilla.
Asado de Tira
Grilled rib beef served with rice and salad.
Plato Mixto Grande
Picadera. Grilled chicken, steak, shrimps, quail, pork pupusas, and quesadilla.

Fajitas
San Antonio Fajita
Grilled strips of steak, chicken, and shrimp. Fresh tomatoes, onion, and green peppers. Served with rice, beans, guacamole, sour cream, and pico de gallo.
Steak Fajita
Grilled strips of beef. Fresh tomatoes, onion, and green peppers. Served with rice, beans, guacamole, sour cream, and pico de gallo.
Chicken Fajita
Grilled strips of chicken. Fresh tomatoes, onion, and green peppers. Served with rice, beans, guacamole, sour cream, and pico de gallo.
Vegetarian Fajita
Fresh tomatoes, onion, and green peppers. Served with rice, beans, guacamole, sour cream, and pico de gallo.
Shrimp Fajita
Grilled strips of shrimp. Fresh tomatoes, onion, and green peppers. Served with rice, beans, guacamole, sour cream, and pico de gallo.

Seafoods
Veracruz Filete de Tilapia y Salmon
Sauteed tilapia and salmon topped with shrimps. Served with tequila cream sauce, rice, and vegetables.
Salmon a la Parrilla
Grilled Atlantic salmon filet. Served with rice and salad.
Camarones Entomatados
Shrimp sauteed in special sauce with tomatoes, green peppers, and onions. Served with rice and salad.
Camarones a la Crema
Fresh jumbo shrimp sauteed with garlic cream sauce. Served with rice and vegetables.
Acapulco Mojarra Boca Colorada
Fresh pan fried whole red snapper served with rice and salad.
Salmon con Camarones
Grilled Atlantic Salmon Filet with jumbo shrimps served with rice and salad.
Camarones a la Plancha
Jumbo shrimp grilled to perfection. Served with rice and salad.
Combinacion de Mariscos a la Plancha
Grilled shrimp, salmon, and squid. Served with rice and salad.
Linguine Fruti di Mare
Linguine pasta with shrimps, clams, calamari and mussels with sauce.
Camarones de Rio
Whole sweet-water shrimps. Served with rice and salad.
Salmon Salteado con Salsa Roja y Crema
Salmon fillet sauteed with tomatoes, white wine, and cream sauce. Served with rice and vegetables.
Filete de Tilapia con Camarones
Fresh tilapia filet with shrimps sauteed in white wine and saffron sauce. Served with rice and vegetables.
Filete de Tilapia a la Plancha
Roasted tilapia filet served with rice and salad.

Meats
Lomo Saltado
Beef strips sauteed with green peppers, tomatoes, onions, and french fries. Served with rice, beans, and salad.
Combinacion el Paraiso
Grilled New York steak and sauteed shrimps. Served with delicious wine sauce, rice, and vegetables.
Carne Asada
Grilled fajita steak served with rice and salad.
Matamoros Chuleta de Cerdo
Grilled pork chop topped with our signature sauce, green peppers, onions, tomatoes, herbs, and white wine sauce. Served with rice and salad.
El Rancho (Combinacion de Bistec NY y Godorniz)
Grilled NY steak and one quail. Served with rice and salad.
El Tejano (T-Bone Steak)
T bone steak served with rice and salad.
El Paso (Bistec Encebollado)
Charbroiled NY steak topped with sauteed onions. Served with rice and salad.

Chicken
Godornices a la Parrilla
Grilled fresh quails served with rice and salad.
Pollo a la Parrilla
Grilled marinated chicken breast. Served with rice and salad.
Pollo a la Crema con Champinones
Sauteed chicken breast with mushrooms and cream sauce. Served with rice and vegetables.
El Ranchero Pollo a la Cacerola
Sauteed chicken breast with tomatoes, onions, and green peppers. Served with rice and salad.

Burritos Mexicanos
Chicken Burrito
One big flour tortilla roll covered with mozzarella cheese. Served with rice, guacamole, sour cream, and pico de gallo.
Steak Burrito
One big flour tortilla roll covered with mozzarella cheese. Served with rice, guacamole, sour cream, and pico de gallo.
Vegetarian Burrito
One big flour tortilla roll covered with mozzarella cheese. Served with rice, guacamole, sour cream, and pico de gallo.
Combinacion Burrito
Shrimp, calamares, and tilapia combo. One big flour tortilla roll covered with mozzarella cheese. Served with rice, guacamole, sour cream, and pico de gallo.
Refried Beans Burrito
One big flour tortilla roll covered with mozzarella cheese. Served with rice, guacamole, sour cream, and pico de gallo.
Shrimp Burrito
One big flour tortilla roll covered with mozzarella cheese. Served with rice, guacamole, sour cream, and pico de gallo.

Enchiladas
Shrimp Enchilada
Two stuffed flour tortillas served with rice, beans, guacamole, sour cream, and pico de gallo.
Chicken Enchilada
Two stuffed flour tortillas served with rice, beans, guacamole, sour cream, and pico de gallo.
Combinacion Enchilada
Shrimp, calamares, and tilapia combo. Two stuffed flour tortillas served with rice, beans, guacamole, sour cream, and pico de gallo.
Cheese Enchilada
Two stuffed flour tortillas served with rice, beans, guacamole, sour cream, and pico de gallo.
Steak Enchilada
Two stuffed flour tortillas served with rice, beans, guacamole, sour cream, and pico de gallo.
Vegetarian Enchilada
Two stuffed flour tortillas served with rice, beans, guacamole, sour cream, and pico de gallo.

Quesadillas
Steak Quesadilla
Stuffed flour tortilla served with guacamole, sour cream, and pico de gallo.
Chicken Quesadilla
Stuffed flour tortilla served with guacamole, sour cream, and pico de gallo.
Shrimp Quesadilla
Stuffed flour tortilla served with guacamole, sour cream, and pico de gallo.
Mushrooms Quesadilla
Stuffed flour tortilla served with guacamole, sour cream, and pico de gallo.
Cheese Quesadilla
Stuffed flour tortilla served with guacamole, sour cream, and pico de gallo.
Spinach Quesadilla
Stuffed flour tortilla served with guacamole, sour cream, and pico de gallo.

Salads
Ensalada Cesar con Salmon
Caesar salad with grilled salmon. Tossed with our delicious house dressing.
Ensalada al Paraiso (Huevo y Aguacate)
Egg and avocado salad. Tossed with our delicious house dressing.
Ensalada Cesar con Pollo
Caesar salad topped with grilled chicken breast. Tossed with our delicious house dressing.

Side Orders

Beans
Rice
Chips & Salsa
Hand made tortilla
French Fries
Guacamole Side
fresh guacamole
Sourcream
Pico de Gallo
Side Salad
Grilled Jalapeno
Salvadorean Cheese
Avocado Slices
Fajita Tortilla
Side Vegetables
broccoli, carrots, squash
Fried Yuca

Appetizers
Camarones al Ajillo
Jumbo shrimps sauteed in garlic butter and white wine sauce. Served with bread.
Pupusas
Handmade tortilla, stuffed with mozzarella cheese, pork or beans or just cheese. Served with marinated cabbage.
Chile con Queso
A dip of cheese with peppers. Served with chips.
Chicken Nacho Supreme
Crispy corn chips covered with beans and melted cheese, topped with grilled chicken, jalapeno peppers, guacamole, and sour cream.
Guacamole
A blend of ripe avocados, tomatoes, onions, and cilantro. Served with tortilla chips.
Ceviche de Pescado, Calamares y Caniarones
Fresh fish, squid, and shrimp marinated in natural lemon juice, red onions, jalapeno peppers, and spices.
Nacho Platter
Crispy corn chips covered with beans and melted cheese, topped with jalapeno peppers, guacamole, and sour cream.
Platanos Fritos
Fried plantains served with sour cream and beans.
Yuca con Chicharon y Curtido
Yuca (cassava root) with fried pork chunks. Served with marinated cabbage and salsa.
Carnitas al Paraiso
Strips of grilled beef. Homemade style.
Mussels
Sauteed with butter, garlic, white wine, and tomatoes sauce.
Calamares Fritos
Fried squid, served with homemade cocktail sauce.

Soups
Sopa de Res
Beef ribs soup with vegetables.
Sopa de Gallina India
Chicken soup with vegetables. Served with half roasted chicken on the side. Salvadorean style.
El Golfo (Sopa de Mariccos)
Seafood soup. A delicious combination of shrimp, salmon, calamari, and clams.

Chimichanga
Chicken Chimichanga
One big fried flour tortilla rolled stuffed with chicken. Served with rice, guacamole, sour cream, and pico de gallo.
Shrimp Chimichanga
One big fried flour tortilla rolled stuffed with shrimp. Served with rice, guacamole, sour cream, and pico de gallo.
Steak Chimichanga
One big fried flour tortilla rolled stuffed with steak. Served with rice, guacamole, sour cream, and pico de gallo.

Beverages
Soft Drinks
Can.
Jarritos
Bottle.

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Recent Reviews

The staff were absolutely amazing and kind which set the tone for dinner. The food was amazing and the drinks were reasonably price. The establishment itself was beautiful inside and I look forward to visiting again tomorrow night for dinner.
February 2025
My wife and I love this restaurant. We order to-go from here at least twice a month. My wife is a vegetarian and loves the way they use various peppers and onions in her fajita along with the tasty black beans. I love the steak. The food has great flavor!
October 2024
Stopped in late night after spending the night dancing in Hell’s Bottom. We really enjoyed the homemade salsa, ceviche, and steak tacos Al Carbon. Music was fun (but loud). Service was great!
October 2023

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El Paraiso Restaurant

6515 New Hampshire Ave, Takoma Park, MD 20912
(301) 270-1190