Lomo Saltado in Takoma Park, MD
The Peruvian classic — sautéed sirloin with tomato, red onion and cilantro. Named in 6 Google reviews. We're 5 min · 1.8 mi from Takoma Park, at 8739 Flower Avenue in Silver Spring.
Flower Avenue runs straight out of Takoma Park to El Golfo's door, so for the bungalows off Carroll and Philadelphia Avenues this is nearly a walk. Takoma Park's own dining tilts café-and-co-op; when it wants a full bar, a sizzling platter and a band on a Wednesday, it heads up Flower.
From Takoma Park we're 5 min · 1.8 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
Old Takoma & Carroll Avenue · Takoma Park Farmers Market · Philadelphia Avenue · Takoma Metro
Lomo Saltado questions
Is lomo saltado spicy?
Peruvian food at a Salvadoran restaurant?
Lomo Saltado in Takoma Park?
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.