Sopas — Mariscos, Res & Lima Yucateca in Takoma Park, MD
Salvadoran short-rib sopa de res, a loaded seafood broth, and Yucatan lime-chicken soup. We're 5 min · 1.8 mi from Takoma Park, at 8739 Flower Avenue in Silver Spring.
Flower Avenue connects Takoma Park to El Golfo's door. Come up Flower for handmade pupusas, sizzling fajitas and a relaxed meal with friends or family.
From Takoma Park we're 5 min · 1.8 mi, which makes soups a short trip rather than a whole day's errand.
Sopas — Mariscos, Res & Lima Yucateca done properly
Three serious soups, each in two sizes. Sopa de Res is the Salvadoran beef broth with bone-in short ribs, cabbage, yucca, plantain and corn on the cob ($15/$20, GF). Sopa de Mariscos loads shrimp, scallops, squid and mussels into a seafood broth ($15/$20). Sopa de Lima Yucateca is the lighter one — chicken broth brightened with fresh lime ($10/$15, GF). One reviewer called the chicken soup simply “authentic.”
What's included
- Sopa de Res — short rib, yucca, plantain, corn — $15 / $20 (GF)
- Sopa de Mariscos — shrimp, scallops, squid, mussels — $15 / $20
- Sopa de Lima Yucateca — lime & shredded chicken — $10 / $15 (GF)
- Two sizes of each
Old Takoma & Carroll Avenue · Takoma Park Farmers Market · Philadelphia Avenue · Takoma Metro
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Sopas — Mariscos, Res & Lima Yucateca in Takoma Park?
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 warm welcome.