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El Tamarindo

1785 Florida Avenue Northwest, Washington, DC
BEBIDAS
FOOD MENU - DINE IN 2025
Off Premise Alcohol
Gift Shop
VEG RESTAURANT WEEK 2025

Featured Items

  • 2 Pupusas

    Salvadoran handmade corn tortilla pocket filled with your choice of filling. Served with curtido & salsa de pupusa.

    $7.98
  • 3 Pupusas

    Salvadoran handmade corn tortilla pocket filled with your choice of filling. Served with curtido & salsa de pupusa.

    $11.97
  • Pupusa Vegana

    Salvadoran handmade corn tortillas stuffed with vegan cheese and optional fillings.

    $5.50

BEBIDAS

Bebidas - Take Out

  • Bottled Water

    $2.99
  • Canned Soda

    $2.50
  • Tamarindo - Take Out

    $4.99
  • Marañon - Take Out

    $4.99
  • Fresco de Ensalada - Take Out

    $8.00
  • Horchata - Take Out

    $4.99
  • Oatmilk Horchata - Take Out

    $6.50
  • Coffee To-go

    $3.99
  • Cappuccino To-go

    $5.25
  • Latte To-go

    $5.99
  • Hot Chocolate To-go

    $4.99
  • Hot Tea To-go

    $3.99
  • Iced Tea To-go

    $3.99
  • TopoChico to-go

    $3.75
  • Lemonade 16oz - To go

    $4.99
  • Mango Juice - Take Out

    $4.99
  • Horchata Latte - To go

    $6.25

Café Menu

  • Drip

    $3.95
  • Café de Olla

    $4.60
  • Espresso

    $2.50
  • Americano

    $4.00
  • Cortado

    $4.50
  • Cappuccino

    $4.75
  • Latte

    $5.25
  • Horchata Latte DineIn

    $6.25
  • Chocolate Caliente

    Hot Chocolate topped with Whip Cream

    $4.45
  • Additional Shots

    $1.25
  • Horchata Foam Topper

    $1.25

FOOD MENU - DINE IN 2025

Appetizers

  • The Super Platter

    A variety of bites for sharing: Chorizo, Beef Empanadas, Steak Fajita strips, Chicken Fajita Strips, Chicken Wings. Served with spicy dipping sauces and pico de gallo.

    $40.00
  • The Big Game Platter

    A variety of bites for sharing: Mini pupusas, mini elotes, platano sides, yucca con chicharron, pico de gallo, dipping sauces and curtido.

    $38.00
  • Chips & Salsa

    $6.00
  • Elotes Locos

    Corn on the cob in a spicy salsa verde mayo, cilantro. lime & grated cheese.

    $11.00
  • Quesadillas

    Served with pico de gallo & sour cream

    $12.00
  • House Combination

    A variety of nachos, beef taquitos, wings & quesadillas. Served with guacamole, sour cream, pico de gall & jalapenos.

    $24.00
  • El Tamarindo Nachos

    Served with sour cream, pico de gallo & jalapenos.

    $15.50
  • Trio Dip

    Guacamole, queso dio, bean dip. Served with corn chips.

    $15.00
  • Guacamole Dip

    $16.00
  • Taquitos

    Grilled corn tortilla taquitos stuffed with shredded chicken or beef. Served with pico de gallo, sour cream & cheese. Optional add-on guacamole

    $14.50
  • Chile con Queso

    Housemade cheese dip with jalapeno. Served with corn chips.

    $15.50
  • Beef Empanadas

    Two ground beef & hardboiled egg empanadas. Served with spicy salsa verde.

    $9.50
  • Chicken Empanadas

    $9.50
  • Jackfruit Empanadas

    $9.50
  • Ceviche

    Fresh cod, baby shrimp, citrus juices & spices, onions, cilantro & celery.

    $18.50
  • Chicken Wings

    Served with buffalo sauce & ranch.

    $15.50
  • Platanos Fritos

    Sweet plantains served with refried beans & sour cream.

    $11.00
  • Empanadas de Frijol y Queso

    Sweet plantain turnovers stuffed with refried beans & queso fresco - topped with sour cream.

    $9.50
  • Tamal de Pollo

    Chicken tamale.

    $4.50
  • Tamal de Elote

    Sweet corn tamale.

    $4.50
  • Yuca con Chicharron

    Fried yucca with your choice of chicken or pork.

    $15.00
  • Atol de Elote

    $7.99
  • Queso Fundido

    $12.00

Pupusa

  • Single Pupusa

    Salvadoran handmade corn tortilla pocket filled with your choice of filling. Served with curtido & salsa de pupusa.

    $3.99
  • 2 Pupusas

    Salvadoran handmade corn tortilla pocket filled with your choice of filling. Served with curtido & salsa de pupusa.

    $7.98
  • 3 Pupusas

    Salvadoran handmade corn tortilla pocket filled with your choice of filling. Served with curtido & salsa de pupusa.

    $11.97
  • 4 Pupusas

    Salvadoran handmade corn tortilla pocket filled with your choice of filling. Served with curtido & salsa de pupusa.

    $15.96
  • 5 Pupusas

    Salvadoran handmade corn tortilla pocket filled with your choice of filling. Served with curtido & salsa de pupusa.

    $19.95
  • 6 Pupusas

    Salvadoran handmade corn tortilla pocket filled with your choice of filling. Served with curtido & salsa de pupusa.

    $23.94
  • One Dozen Pupusas

    Select 4 fillings of our famous pupusas.

    $47.00
  • Pupusa Vegana

    Salvadoran handmade corn tortillas stuffed with vegan cheese and optional fillings.

    $5.50
  • Pupusa Loca Classics

    A large Salvadoran handmade corn tortilla pocket filled with your choice of multiple different fillings. Served with curtido & salsa de pupusa.

    $12.99
  • Large Pupusa Kit

    Now you can cook your very own delicious pupusas at home! The Pupusa Kit contains ingredients for 15-17 servings. We recommend at least two servings per person.

    $40.00
  • Small Pupusa Kit

    Now you can cook your very own delicious pupusas at home! The Pupusa Kit contains ingredients for 5-7 servings. We recommend two servings per person.

    $20.99
  • Pupusa Loca Vegetariana

    $10.99

Soups & Salads

  • Mariscada

    A flavorful seafood soup with lobster, shrimp, mussels, fish and vegetables. Served with rice & a cheese pupusa.

    $45.99
  • Sopa de Res

    A hearty beef soup with short rib, yucca, carrots, cabbage and sweet plantain. Served with two handmade tortillas.

    $17.00
  • Sopa de Frijol

    Pinto Bean soup served with avocado, cilantro & two handmade tortillas.

    $12.00
  • Sopa de Pollo

    Slow cooked chicken drums & breast, chopped potato, carrots, zucchini & bell peppers. Served with two handmade tortillas.

    $16.00
  • Avocado Salad

    A crispy tortilla bowl filled with avocado, cherry tomato, cucumber, lettuce & cheese.

    $16.00
  • Elote Loco Street Corn Salad

    Charred corn, pickled onion, queso fresco, cilantro, spicy cremosa salsa verde - on fresh greens.

    $17.00

Specials

  • Especial Intipuca

    Grilled chicken breast, steak & Salvadoran chorizo. Served with rice, refried beans, guacamole & pico de gallo.

    $26.00
  • Fajitas

    Your choice of protein with sauteed onions & bell peppers. Served with rice, refried beans, pico de gallo, sour cream & corn tortillas. Optional add on: 1.5oz Guacamole +1.99

  • Burrito

    Your choice of protein, rice & refried beans - topped with house made salsa & melted cheese. Served with, sour cream & pico de gallo on the side. Optional add on: guacamole +$1.75

  • Pollo en Mole Poblano

    Grilled chicken breast topped with housemade mole sauce & toasted sesame seeds. Served with rice, black beans & sweet plantains.

    $23.00
  • Steak a la Jose

    Tender grelled steak served with rice, refried beans, sweet plantains & entomatada sauce on the side.

    $25.00
  • Pollo al Cilantro

    Grilled chicken breast sauteed in garlic butter & a creamy cilantro sauce. Served with rice & black beans.

    $22.00
  • Grilled Chicken

    Citrus marinated chicken breast topped with caramelized onions & fresh chopped cilantro. Served with rice, black beans & sweet plantains.

    $22.50
  • Soft Tacos

    Three corn tortilla tacos with your choice of protein. Served with rice, refried beans, guacamole & pico de gallo.

  • Chimichanga

    Grilled flour tortillas filled with rice, refried beans and your choice of filling. Served with Spanish rice & garden salad.

  • Combinacion Guanaca

    Salvadoran combination platter with your choice of pupusa, chicken or corn tamale, sweet plantains, rice & refried beans.

    $19.50
  • Torta de Pescado

    $21.99

Mariscos

  • Camarones a la Crema

    Succulent jumbo shrimp sauteed in a creamy rnchera sauce. Served with rice & black beans.

    $26.00
  • Salmon a la Plancha

    Lightly seasoned salmon filet Served with rice & a garden salad.

    $27.00
  • Pescado Frito

    Catch of the Day deep fried. Served with rice & garden salad.

    $33.00

Enchiladas

Our enchiladas are made with corn tortillas & served with rice, beans, sour cream, and pico de gallo.
  • Shrimp Enchiladas

    Two shrimp enchiladas in a creamy ranchera sauce & melted cheese. Served with rice & black beans. guacamole & sour cream.

    $26.00
  • Enchiladas Poblanas

    Chicken or cheese enchiladas in a housemade mole sauce. Served with rice, black beans, guacamole, sour cream & sweet plantains.

    $21.50
  • Jack Fruit Enchiladas

    Topped with salsa verde & melted vegan cheese. Served with pico de gallo.

    $21.00
  • Vegetarian Trios Enchiladas

    Cheese mole enchilada, spinach enchilada with salsa verde & jackfruit carnitas enchilada with salsa roja. Served with rice, refried beans, guacamole, sour cream, and pico de gallo.

    $20.00
  • Trios Enchiladas

    Chicken, beef & cheese enchiladas. Served with rice, refried beans, guacamole, sour cream, and pico de gallo.

    $21.00

Sides

  • Side Avocado

    $5.00
  • Queso Fresco

    $5.50
  • Tortilla Salvadorena

    $0.50
  • Home Fries / papas

    $6.50
  • Platanos fritos side

    $7.00
  • Corn Tortilla (4)

    $1.50
  • Flour Tortilla (4)

    $1.50
  • Jalapenos Grilled

    $4.00
  • Rice

    $5.00
  • Black Beans

    $5.00
  • Pinto Beans

    $5.00
  • Sour Cream

    $1.50
  • Guacamole

    $2.50
  • Side Pico de Gallo (1.5 oz)

    $2.00
  • Vegan Sour Cream

    $3.00
  • Single Enchilada

  • Single Taco

  • Shrimp

    $8.99
  • Chorizo

    $5.50
  • Solo Chicharron

    $6.99
  • Solo Yuca

    $6.50
  • 2 Eggs

    $4.99
  • 16oz Salsa de Pupusa

    $5.99
  • 32oz Salsa de Pupusa

    $10.99
  • 32oz Curtido

    $10.99
  • 32oz Maseca

    $5.99
  • Fajita Set up

    $8.50
  • Jalapenos Pickled

    $2.99
  • Chef Veggies

    $6.50
  • Corn Chips

    $4.00
  • Salsa (no chips)

    $4.25
  • Salsa mole

    $1.99
  • Salsa Ranchera

    $0.99
  • Salsa Roja

    $0.99
  • Salsa Verde

    $1.50
  • Shredded Cheese

    $2.25
  • Tossed Salad

    $5.99
  • 2 Taco

  • 3 Taco

  • 4 Taco

  • House Spicy Salsa Trio

    $4.50
  • Yuquita Sauce

    $0.75
  • 16oz curtido

    $4.99
  • 1.5 oz Chile Arbol

    $1.25
  • French Fries

    $6.50
  • Strawberries

    $3.99
  • 1 egg

    $2.50

Desserts

  • Choco Flan

    $8.00
  • Coconut Flan

    $8.00
  • Tres Leches

    $8.00
  • Empanadas de Platano

    $8.00
  • Churros con Chocolate

    Churros served with chocolate syrup and fresh strawberries

    $8.00
  • Chocolate Chip Cookie

    $3.00
  • Pound Cake Slice

    $3.00

Off Premise Alcohol

Bottled/Canned off premise

  • Btl Tecate

    Mexican Pale Lager 4.5% ABV, a well balanced bright golden lager beer with malt crisp flavor.

    $7.00
  • Btl Corona

    $8.00
  • Dos Equis Amber - Bottle

    $8.00
  • Btl Heineken

    $8.00
  • Btl Modelo Negra

    $8.00
  • Btl Modelo Especial

    $8.00

By The Bottle Off Premise

  • BTL Vale dos Pombos Vinho Verde

    Vale do Pombos Vinho Verde 2020 Portugal

    $44.00
  • BTL Portillo Sauvignon Blanc

    Portillo Palm Bay Sauvignon Blanc Argentina 2022

    $44.00
  • BTL Ruben & Flora Cabernet Sauvignon

    Carmenere Cabernet Sauvignon Gran Reserva , Chile, 2019

    $48.00
  • BTL Viejo Feo Pinot Noir

    Pinot Noir 2019 Chile

    $44.00

Signature Cocktails Take Out

  • La Clasica Margarita - Take Out

    Tequila Reposado, lime, lemon, agave, orange liqueur.

    $26.00
  • Sangria Roja - Take out

    $28.00
  • Patron Margarita - Take out

    $32.00
  • Mangonada with Cihuatan - Take out

    $18.00
  • Cafe con Piquete - Take Out

    Cafe de Olla, Indigo Cihuatan Salvadoran rum, whip cream.

    $14.00

Gift Shop

Loteria Salvadorena

  • Loteria Salvadorena

    $15.00

Llort Book

  • Lil' Libros

    $10.99

Guanaco to English Dictionary

  • Guanaco to English

    $17.99

Candles

  • Candle - Glass Jar

    $34.00
  • Candle - Tin Jar

    $16.00

Café

  • La Cherada

    100% Salvadoran arabica coffee. 12oz ground coffee beans.

    $8.00

Earrings

  • Seed Bead Earrings

    $18.00

Stickers and Cards

  • IM NOT YELLING IM LATINA

    $3.50
  • TE ESTOY VIENDO

    $3.50
  • SI DIOS QUIERE

    $3.50
  • SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL CHISMOSA

    $3.50
  • OMAYGA

    $3.50
  • VUELA ALTO Y SIN MIEDO

    $3.50
  • YOU BITCHES NEED A LIMPIA

    $3.50
  • FELIZ DIA MAMA CARD

    $5.00
  • MUCHO AMOR CARD

    $5.00

VEG RESTAURANT WEEK 2025

VEG RESTAURANT WEEK

  • Empanadas de Frijol

    $10.00
  • Al Pastor Bowl

    $19.00
  • Pupusas de Yuca

    $16.00
  • Mousse de Maracuya

    $11.00

El Tamarindo Location and Ordering Hours

(202) 328-3660
1785 Florida Avenue Northwest, Washington, DC 20009
Closed • Opens Tuesday at 8AM
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