
Quesadilla Especial
$12.99Flour tortilla filled with melted cheese, served with guacamole and sour cream.

Gaithersburg, Maryland


Mexican, Tex-Mex and Salvadoran food in Gaithersburg, MD: handmade pupusas, tacos, fajitas, seafood, grilled meats and drinks from our bar. Current prices, for dine-in or takeout.
Images are illustrative. Prices subject to change.
92 dishes in 13 categories
Favorites: Dishes marked as popular and top sellers on our menu.
Seafood: Seafood in Gaithersburg: mariscadas, Vuelve a la Vida, shrimp, salmon, lobster, oysters and fried fish.
To start or share: quesadillas, queso fundido, guacamole with chips, nachos, wings and fresh seafood like our Vuelve a la Vida.

Flour tortilla filled with melted cheese, served with guacamole and sour cream.

Shrimp and crab meat in a golden, crispy quesadilla.


Fresh mashed avocado with lime and cilantro, served with warm tortilla chips.

Corn tortillas filled with beef, fried and topped with cheese, guacamole and sour cream.

Tortilla chips with beans, enchilada sauce, shredded beef and melted cheeses.

Grilled chicken or beef over beans, mozzarella, guacamole and pico de gallo.

A sampler of our favorites: pupusa, taquito, yuca, chicharrón and quesadilla.



Refreshing seafood cocktail in a tomato and lime broth.



Hearty Salvadoran-style soups —beef, mondongo and hen soup— plus seafood soup and our mariscada platters made for sharing.

Hearty beef soup with yuca, carrot, plantain and cabbage.

Tripe and beef-foot soup with yuca, corn, plantain and carrot.




A seafood feast with clams, mussels, shrimp and half a lobster.

Our large seafood platter with mixed shellfish, shrimp and a whole lobster.
Fresh, lighter options, from Caesar salad to fajita salad with grilled beef or chicken.




Grilled beef or chicken over lettuce, tomato, onion, avocado and cucumber.
Handmade pupusas cooked on the comal —cheese, loroco or revueltas—, tamales, yuca with chicharrón and fried plantains. Salvadoran food in Gaithersburg to enjoy here or to go.

Handmade on the griddle — cheese, loroco or mixed. One of our proudest Salvadoran classics.



Boiled or fried yuca with crispy chicharrón and curtido.


A taste of home: beans, sour cream, eggs with meat, tamal and plantains.
Big house plates: molcajetes served in a hot stone bowl, bandeja paisa and more specialties for a big appetite.






One of our signature plates. Your server will tell you what's included.

House specialties: charcoal-grilled fajitas, Plato San Luis, Plato "La Villa", pork ribs, lomo saltado and our surf & turf.


Grilled beef, chicken or mixed fajitas with pico de gallo and guacamole.




Our special: shrimp skewer with chicken, beef or mixed fajitas.

Sautéed beef strips with vegetables and fries, served with rice and beans.

Jumbo shrimp stuffed with jalapeño and cheese, wrapped in bacon.

Gratin lobster, shrimp, grilled beef and chicken with guacamole and pico de gallo.

Juicy, beautifully seared grilled churrasco. Market price.
Grilled cuts like the T-bone and Salvadoran-style steak, chicken, shrimp and surf & turf combinations.

Marinated grilled T-bone with roasted corn and vegetables.

Grilled salmon in a garlic cream sauce with rice and vegetables.

Marinated N.Y. strip with sautéed jumbo shrimp — surf and turf.

Grilled N.Y. strip with refried beans, rice and salad.

Chicken breast sautéed with garlic butter, onion, pepper and tomato.



Tender filet mignon with lobster tail and vegetables.


Grilled steak topped with two eggs, served with rice, beans and salad.



Shrimp and vegetables in cream sauce with rice and beans.
Charcoal-grilled, Mexican-style, beef tongue, fish and shrimp tacos, served with rice, beans and pico de gallo.





Beef, chicken, cheese and seafood enchiladas with ranchera or enchilada sauce and melted cheese.

Corn tortillas with shredded beef, tomato sauce and melted cheese.

Cheese and beef enchiladas with sauce and cheddar, served with rice and beans.

Shrimp and crab sautéed in garlic butter and covered in ranchera sauce.

Cheese-filled tortilla with ranchera sauce and extra melted cheese.

Chicken enchiladas with avocado, sour cream, rice and beans.

Tex-Mex classics: smothered burritos, golden chimichangas and the Tex-Mex Platter.

Shredded beef or chicken with enchilada sauce and melted cheese.

N.Y. strip with peppers and onions in a flour tortilla with house sauce.

Two burritos — one chicken in ranchera sauce and one beef in enchilada sauce.

Large filled tortilla, rolled and golden-fried, served with sour cream and rice.

Chicken tamal, chicken enchilada and one charcoal-grilled taco with rice and beans.

Shrimp and crab chimichanga with rice and beans.
Big platters for the table: Plato Estrella (serves 4–6), Plato Gordo (serves 2–4) and our special picaderas.

Serves 4–6: shrimp skewer, lobster, fish, ribs, yuca and fajitas with all the fixings.

Serves 2–4: beef and chicken fajitas, ribs and shrimp with rice, beans, guacamole and tortillas.

A house platter for sharing. Ask your server for details.

A generous shareable platter featuring some of our favorite bites.

A big shareable platter — made to fill the celebration table.

Our biggest shareable platter, made for groups and celebrations.
A sweet finish: torrejas with strawberries, homemade flan and churros with cajeta. Ask your server for prices.

Golden Salvadoran-style torrejas with fresh strawberries and cream.


Crispy cinnamon churros with warm cajeta for dipping.
Full bar with margaritas, micheladas, domestic and imported beer, horchata and aguas frescas. Happy Hour Monday–Friday, 3:00–8:00 PM.

Our festive watermelon — a house showpiece made for sharing.



Modelo, Corona, Pacífico and more — ask for the full selection.

Refreshing morro horchata and seasonal aguas frescas.
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Menu images are illustrative; presentation, options and portions may vary. Prices and availability are subject to change. Market-price dishes are quoted daily. *Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness. Our Caesar dressing contains raw egg. An 18% gratuity is added to checks over $50.
Order takeout by phone or WhatsApp and pick up at 18701 N. Frederick Avenue, Gaithersburg.