Vegan & Vegetarian in Silver Spring, MD
Seven true entrées — vegan pupusas, guanaco vegetariano, vegan fajitas — praised in 22 Google reviews. We're 5 min · 1.6 mi from downtown from Silver Spring, at 8739 Flower Avenue in Silver Spring.
El Golfo sits at 8739 Flower Avenue in the Long Branch end of Silver Spring, five minutes east of the Ellsworth Drive crowds downtown. Flower Avenue is the quieter restaurant row — El Gavilan is two doors up at 8805 — and the lot beside the building holds 30 to 40 cars, which downtown Silver Spring cannot say about anything.
From Silver Spring we're 5 min · 1.6 mi from downtown, 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
Downtown Silver Spring & Ellsworth Drive · Long Branch · Sligo Creek Park · The Fillmore · Piney Branch Road
Vegan & Vegetarian questions
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Vegan & Vegetarian in Silver Spring?
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.