Lomo Saltado in Shepherd Park, DC, MD
The Peruvian classic — sautéed sirloin with tomato, red onion and cilantro. Named in 6 Google reviews. We're 7 min · 2.4 mi from Shepherd Park, DC, at 8739 Flower Avenue in Silver Spring.
Across Eastern Avenue at the top of the District, Shepherd Park is seven minutes away via Piney Branch Road. As The Parks at Walter Reed has filled in with new residents, the Wednesday jazz crowd has picked up a DC contingent — closer than driving down to a U Street club, with parking that actually exists.
From Shepherd Park, DC we're 7 min · 2.4 mi, which makes lomo saltado a short trip rather than a whole day's errand.
Lomo Saltado done properly
Sautéed strips of sirloin with fresh tomato, green pepper, red onion, jalapeño and cilantro in a Peruvian sauce — $30 as steak, $26 as pollo saltado, both gluten-free. Google's own review topics list lomo saltado by name in six reviews, which for a single dish at a neighborhood restaurant is a tell: people drive here for it.
What's included
- Lomo Saltado (steak) — $30 · Pollo Saltado — $26
- Gluten-free
- Fresh tomato, red onion, jalapeño & cilantro
- Served with rice and beans
The Parks at Walter Reed · Georgia Avenue · Eastern Avenue · Rock Creek Park (east side)
Lomo Saltado questions
Is lomo saltado spicy?
Peruvian food at a Salvadoran restaurant?
Lomo Saltado in Shepherd Park, DC?
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.