Skip to content
EGEl Golfo Restaurant
Chevy Chase, MD

Pupusas in Chevy Chase, MD

Handmade Salvadoran pupusas with curtido and fresh tomato salsa — including a vegan squash-and-spinach version. We're 15 min · 5.9 mi from Chevy Chase, at 8739 Flower Avenue in Silver Spring.

East-West Highway connects Chevy Chase to Flower Avenue in a straight fifteen-minute shot. It's the reverse commute from white-tablecloth country: Chevy Chase comes east for the thing its own corridor doesn't have — pupusas made to order, a $20 sangria pitcher, and a band on Wednesday with no cover story required.

From Chevy Chase we're 15 min · 5.9 mi, which makes pupusas a short trip rather than a whole day's errand.

Pupusas at El Golfo Restaurant

Pupusas done properly

The pupusa platter brings three: cheese, revueltas with pork and cheese, or the vegan squash-and-spinach — each served with curtido (pickled cabbage) and a freshly made tomato salsa for $10. They are griddled to order, which is why the neighborhood two blocks either side of Flower Avenue treats them as a weeknight staple rather than a special occasion.

What's included

  • Three pupusas with curtido and tomato salsa — $10
  • Cheese, revueltas (pork & cheese), or vegan squash & spinach
  • Gluten-free, made on corn masa
  • Kids' two-pupusa plate with pickled cabbage — $10
  • Vegan pupusa platter on the vegetarian menu — $16
Around Chevy Chase

Chevy Chase Circle · Connecticut Avenue · East-West Highway · Chevy Chase Lake

Chevy Chase FAQs

Pupusas questions

What is curtido?
Lightly pickled cabbage slaw — the traditional Salvadoran accompaniment. Every pupusa order comes with it, plus a fresh tomato salsa.
Are the pupusas gluten-free?
Yes — pupusas are made on corn masa and are marked GF on the menu.
Is there a vegan pupusa?
Yes, the squash-and-spinach pupusa. There's also a full vegan pupusa platter ($16) on the vegetarian section of the menu.
Tonight, then

Pupusas in Chevy Chase?

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.

Call nowOrder Online