Lomo Saltado in Kensington, MD
The Peruvian classic — sautéed sirloin with tomato, red onion and cilantro. Named in 6 Google reviews. We're 14 min · 7.4 mi from Kensington, at 8739 Flower Avenue in Silver Spring.
Kensington's Antique Row does lunch, but dinner-and-a-show means a drive — and El Golfo is fourteen minutes down Plyers Mill and Georgia. It's become the post-antiquing dinner for couples who want the patio in summer, and the Wednesday jazz night is the same vintage-friendly speed as the town itself.
From Kensington we're 14 min · 7.4 mi, which makes lomo saltado a short trip rather than a whole day's errand.
Lomo Saltado done properly
Sautéed strips of sirloin with fresh tomato, green pepper, red onion, jalapeño and cilantro in a Peruvian sauce — $30 as steak, $26 as pollo saltado, both gluten-free. Google's own review topics list lomo saltado by name in six reviews, which for a single dish at a neighborhood restaurant is a tell: people drive here for it.
What's included
- Lomo Saltado (steak) — $30 · Pollo Saltado — $26
- Gluten-free
- Fresh tomato, red onion, jalapeño & cilantro
- Served with rice and beans
Antique Row · Washington DC Temple · Kensington MARC station · Plyers Mill Road
Lomo Saltado questions
Is lomo saltado spicy?
Peruvian food at a Salvadoran restaurant?
Lomo Saltado in Kensington?
8739 Flower Avenue, Silver Spring — parking on site for 30-plus cars. Order takeout online, or come in for the version with a sizzling platter and a band.