Vegan & Vegetarian in White Oak, MD

White Oak rides New Hampshire Avenue down past the FDA's headquarters campus, nine minutes to Flower Avenue. For the office crowd that empties out of the federal campus at five, El Golfo's 3-to-7 happy hour is timed exactly right — and it beats every option in the White Oak Shopping Center for a sit-down client lunch.

From White Oak we're 9 min · 4.1 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