Enchiladas & Chile Rellenos in White Oak, MD
Red-and-green topped enchiladas, a creamy seafood version, and egg-battered chile rellenos. We're 9 min · 4.1 mi from White Oak, at 8739 Flower Avenue in Silver Spring.
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 enchiladas a short trip rather than a whole day's errand.
Enchiladas & Chile Rellenos done properly
Classic enchiladas come rolled with chicken, beef or cheese under red chili and green tomatillo sauces with melted cheese ($18); the creamy seafood enchilada upgrades to shrimp and scallops ($28). Chile Rellenos are poblanos stuffed with cheese and seasoned beef, fried in egg batter and finished with ranchera sauce ($22) — one Google reviewer's exact words: “The tamales were excellent, as were my chiles rellenos.”
What's included
- Chicken, beef or cheese enchiladas — $18
- Creamy seafood enchilada with shrimp & scallops — $28
- Spinach enchiladas in cream sauce — $20
- Chile Rellenos in ranchera sauce — $22
- Served with rice and beans
FDA White Oak campus · White Oak Shopping Center · New Hampshire Avenue · Paint Branch stream valley
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Enchiladas & Chile Rellenos in White Oak?
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.