El Nopalito Grill Plaza del Mercado THIS RESTAURANT IS CLOSED El Nopalito Grill

THIS RESTAURANT IS CLOSED El Nopalito Grill

Plaza del Mercado
2259 Bel Pre Rd. (Layhill Rd.)
Silver Spring, MD 20906
301-598-1736
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Cuisine: Mexican
Honest Mexican food that deserves a few cheers.
Openings: Lunch & Dinner daily

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THIS RESTAURANT IS CLOSED El Nopalito Grill Restaurant Review:


El Nopalito---or the little cactus---strikes out on unchartered territory: offbeat Mexican cooking that encompasses more than the usual enchilada, burrito or taco. True, you can accompany your hibiscus drink with an order of flautas, a burrito grande, or a soft taco platter. But just consider: you can also devour tacos al pastor, tacos with roasted pork and onions; a taco dish called a huarache, a corn tortilla topped with black beans, grilled chicken or beef, and guacamole; or enjoy pollo poblano, an entrée-sized meal of chicken in mole sauce. And, you can kick off your meal with a tamale filled with duck and red mole sauce, something you won’t find at most Tex-Mex eateries. We even loved the cliché sopapillas, usually a mass of soggy fried dough topped with ersatz whipped cream, but this version of fried flour tortillas with real ice cream merits a thumbs-up. Olé, El Nopalito.