Vegan & Vegetarian in Adelphi, MD

Adelphi comes over Riggs Road and New Hampshire Avenue, six minutes door to door. It's a neighborhood of long-tenured families and University of Maryland commuters, and El Golfo fills its missing middle: a dressed-up-enough dining room for a birthday that still prices dinner like Adelphi expects.

From Adelphi we're 6 min · 2.4 mi, which makes vegan and vegetarian dishes a short trip rather than a whole day's errand.

Vegan & Vegetarian done properly

This is a dedicated menu section, not a sad afterthought: vegan pupusa platter ($16), guanaco vegetariano with fried plantain, yucca and sweet corn tamale ($16), vegan chimichanga ($17), vegetable burrito ($16), vegan fajita ($20), vegan tacos platter ($18) and spinach enchiladas ($20) — all served with black beans and rice. “Vegan options” shows up in 22 of their Google reviews, and one longtime regular put it best: “I admire any place that has 4 vegan entrees, let alone a Mexican restaurant.”

What's included

• Vegan Pupusa Platter — squash & spinach, $16
• Guanaco Vegetariano — plantain, yucca, corn tamale, $16
• Vegan Chimichanga with guacamole — $17
• Vegan Fajita on the sizzling platter — $20
• Vegan Tacos Platter — $18
• Spinach Enchiladas (vegetarian) — $20