La Plaza Menu
La Plaza is a Mexican restaurant located at 629 Pennsylvania Ave SE in Washington, DC, offering a range of delicious dishes and a cozy atmosphere. Their Salvadorean Mexican appetizers like the Pork Pupusa and Bean Pupusa are a must-try, along with the flavorful Tamale de Elote. The Rio Grande Soup, a seafood delight, and the La Plaza Salad with fresh ingredients showcase the culinary expertise of the chefs. Customers have praised the attentive service and quick response from the staff. The casual setting with outdoor seating and a full bar adds to the inviting ambiance. Overall, La Plaza is a go-to spot for Mexican and Salvadorean cuisine in the area, with a loyal customer base and a reputation for delivering mouth-watering dishes with a personal touch.
Salvadorean Mexican Appetizers
Pork Pupusa
Corn tortilla stuffed with pork and cheese. Served with marinated cabbage
Bean Pupusa
Corn tortilla stuffed with pork and cheese. Served with marinated cabbage
Cheese Pupusa
Corn tortilla stuffed with cheese. Served with marinated cabbage.
Yuca con Chicharron
Fried yucca served with pieces of pork and topped with marinated cabbage
Tamale de Elote
Sweet corn tamale served with sour cream
Platano Frito con Creama y Frijoles
Fried plantain served with refried beans and sour cream
Quesadilla
Flour tortillas stuffed with cheese, jalapenos and scallions, served with lettuce, pico de gallo, guacamole and sour cream
Asadita de Res
Very tender grilled strips of skirt steak served on a bed of romaine lettuce and topped with tomatoes
Camarones Matamoros
Shrimp sauteed in fresh garlic and white wine sauce, served with slices of french bread
Chile con Queso Dip
Mild melted cheese with diced tomatoes, peppers and served in bowl for dipping
Chorizo con Queso
Spanish sausage topped with melted cheese and served with 3 warm flour tortillas
Nachos
Crispy corn tortilla chips covered with refried beans and melted cheese then topped with jalapenos, guacamole and sour cream
Nachos de Carne Asada
Crispy corn tortilla chips covered with refried beans, melted cheese, strips of grilled skirt steak, lettuce, tomatoes, jalapenos, guacamole and sour cream
Fiesta Mexicana Sampler
Made for 3 or more people, 1 chicken taquitos, 1 pupusa, quesadilla and steak nachos, served with jalapenos, pica de gallo, guacamole and sour cream
Guacamole Dip
Crispy flour tortilla bowl filled with fresh guacamole and served with flour tortilla chips
Taquitos Dorados
Crispy taquitos filled with chicken or beef, served with lettuce, pico de gallo, guacamole and sour cream
Quesadilla Azteca de Pollo
Two 8 flour tortillas filled with cheese, grilled chicken breast and jalapenos served with sour cream guacamole and pico de gallo
Quesadilla Azteca de Carne
Two 8 flour tortillas filled with cheese, grilled skirt steak and jalapenos served with sour cream, guacamole and pico de gallo
Quesadilla Azteca de Camarones
Two 8 flour tortillas filled with cheese, jalapenos and shrimp
La Plaza Fiesta Platter
Serves 8-10 people. Includes steak nachos, taquitos, pupusas, quesadillas, and grilled shrimp
Tortilla Soup
A delicious chicken soup with tomatoes, celery, onions, cheese, avocado and fresh cilantro
Rio Grande Soup
A perfect seafood combination including shrimp, mussels, clams and flounder. This soup is made fresh it takes 35 to 40 minutes
Soups
Salads
Dinner Salad
Romaine lettuce, tomatoes, hearts of palm and avocado, served with house dressing on the side
La Plaza Salad
Romaine lettuce, avocados, tomatoes, hearts of palm, hard boiled eggs and served with house dressing on the side
Fajita Salad de Pollo
Romaine lettuce, tomatoes, green pepper and onions topped with chicken
Fajita Salad de Carne
Romaine lettuce, tomatoes, green pepper and onions topped with skirt steak
Fajita Salad de Camarones
Romaine lettuce, tomatoes, green peppers and onions topped with shrimp
Chile Relleno, Chicken Tamale and Beef Enchiladas Combination
Beef and Chicken Enchiladas Combination
Chicken and Cheese Enchiladas Combination
Beef and Cheese Enchiladas Combination
Chile Relleno and Cheese Enchiladas Combination
Chicken Enchilada and Chicken Taco Combination
Chile Relleno and Chicken Tamale Combination
Chicken Enchilada and Beef Taco Combination
Chile Relleno and Chicken Enchilada Combination
Chicken Tamal and Chicken Enchilada Combination
Chicken Enchilada and Seafood Enchilada Combination
Beef Enchilada and Seafood Enchilada Combination
Chicken, Beef and Cheese Enchilada Combination
Combinations
Tacos
Crispy Shredded Beef Taco
Crispy Shredded Chicken Taco
Tacos a la Brasa
Soft flour tortillas filled with grilled marinated skirt steak
Tacos a la Brasa con Queso Fundido
Taco Salad Chicken
A hard taco shell filled with grilled chicken breast, house dressing and cheese, topped with guacamole and sour cream
Taco Salad Beef
A hard taco shell filled with grilled beef breast, house dressing and cheese, topped with guacamole and sour cream
Taco Salad with Shrimp
A hard taco shell filled with grilled shrimp, house dressing and cheese, topped with guacamole and sour cream
Tacos Placeros Chicken
Tender grilled chicken breast served with flour tortillas, lettuce, cheese and pico de gallo
Tacos Placeros Beef
Tender grilled skirt steak served with flour tortillas, lettuce, cheese and pico de gallo
Tacos Placeros Shrimp
Grilled shrimp served with flour tortillas, lettuce, cheese and pico de gallo
Chicken Tamales
2 tamales filled with shredded chicken
El Cuscatleco Vegetariano
1 tamale de elote, fried yucca and cheese pupusa, served with rice and beans
Vegetable Burrito
Flour tortilla with a savory filling
Bean Enchilada
Stuffed tortilla topped with chili sauce
Bean Burrito
Flour tortilla with a savory filling
Bean Chimichanga
Tortilla stuffed with a savory filling and deep fried
Bean Tacos
Folded tortilla with beans
Cheese Enchilada
Stuffed tortilla topped with chili sauce
Cheese Quesadilla
Cooked tortilla that is filled with cheese and folded in half
Spinach Quesadilla
Cooked tortilla that is filled with spinach and folded in half
Chiles Rellenos
Stuffed chili pepper
Vegetarian
Fajitas
Chicken Fajita
Beef Fajita
Shrimp Fajita
Vegetable Fajitas
Chicken and Beef Fajita
Beef and Shrimp Fajitas
Chicken and Shrimp Fajita
Fajita Suprema Fajita
Chicken, beef and shrimp
Chicken Chimichanga
Flour tortilla filled with shredded chicken
Beef Chimichanga
Flour tortilla filled with shredded beef
Seafood Chimichanga
Shrimp and scallops
Chimichangas
Burritos y Enchiladas
Beef Burrito
Shredded beef covered with homemade red chile sauce and melted cheese
Chicken Burrito
Shredded chicken covered with homemade green tomatillo sauce and melted cheese
Ground Beef Burrito
Covered with special red chile and melted cheese.
Seafood Burrito
Shrimp and scallops covered with ranchera sauce and melted cheese
Burrito de Pechuga Asada
Burrito filled with grilled chicken breast topped with red chile sauce and melted cheese
Burrito de Carne Asada
Burrito filled with grilled skirt steak topped with red chile sauce and melted cheese
Beef Enchilada
Shredded beef covered with our homemade red chile sauce and melted cheese
Ground Beef Enchilada
Covered with special red chile sauce and melted cheese
Chicken Enchilada
Shredded chicken covered with our homemade green tomatillo sauce and melted cheese
Seafood Enchilada
Shrimp and scallops covered with ranchera sauce and melted cheese
El Ayudante Specialty
Grilled platter of chicken breast, steak, jumbo shrimp, salmon and spare ribs served with diablo butter
El Cuscatleco Specialty
1 pupusa, 1 tamale de pollo and fried yucca, served with refried beans and mexican rice
Pollo Tamaulipas Specialty
1/2 of chicken, grilled and covered with onions, green peppers and tomatoes
Pollo el Carbonero Specialty
1/2 roasted chicken covered with sauteed onions
Pollo Laredo Specialty
Grilled chicken breast with tomatoes, onions, green peppers and tomatoes
Parrillada Salvadorena Specialty
Steak, shrimp and chorizo served with garlic and wine butter sauce
Parrillada Mexicana Specialty
Steak, chicken and chorizo served with garlic and wine butter sauce, with a side of Black Beans and white rice
Plato de Costilla Specialty
Spare ribs with side of Black beans and white rice
Mar y Tierra Specialty
New york strip grilled to order and topped with shrimp sauteed in garlic butter sauce, with a side of Black beans and white rice
Camarones a la Diabla Specialty
Grilled shrimp with garlic, olive oil in a spicy sauce, with a side of black beans and white rice
Camarones Rio Bravo Specialty
Sizzling butterfly jumbo shrimp cooked al horno with diablo sauce
Mariscado Puerto Escondido Specialty
A combo of shrimp, scallops, squid clams and fish, sauteed with red pimentos, green peppers, onions and tomatoes
Mariscos Azteca Specialty
Shrimp and scallops sauteed with onions, green peppers and red pimientos
Camarones Reynosa Specialty
Large shrimp sauteed with tampico butter sauce and served over rice
Salmon del Rey Specialty
8 oz. Grilled fillet of salmon, covered with cancun sauce
Salmon Primavera Specialty
8 oz. Grilled fillet of salmon topped with scallops shrimp, carrots and zucchini
Steak el Chivo Specialty
Marinated fajita steak grilled and served with mexican rice, refried beans, lettuce, pico de gallo, guacamole and sour cream
Lomo Saltado Specialty
Grilled strips of steak with tomatoes, onions, green peppers, celery, jalapeno, cilantro and potatoes
Carne Tampiquena Specialty
Grilled marinated steak served with mexican rice, refried beans, lettuce, pico de gallo, guacamole, sour cream and your choice of a tamale or cheese enchilada
Bistec Asado Encebollado Specialty
10 oz. New york center cut sirloin steak, charcoal broiled and topped with sauteed spanish onions
Masitas de Chancho Specialty
Morsels of pork roasted in Spanish style sauce with grilled onions
La Carreta Steak Specialty
Tender outside skirt steak with a pupusa and cabbage on top served with yellow rice, refried beans, lettuce, pico de gallo, guacamole and sour cream
Camarones al Puerto Specialty
Extra jumbo shrimps with the shell on grilled topped with henry seafood cream safron sauce served with black beans and white rice
Surf And Turf for 2
Delicious Angus fillet mignon grilled to your taste fresh grilled salmon broiled lobster and Shrimp with white rice black beans and a mixed green salad.
Surf And Turf for 4
Delicious Angus fillet mignon grilled to your taste fresh grilled salmon broiled lobster and Shrimp with white rice black beans and a mixed green salad.
Grilled Salmon
capped with fresh spinach lemon and butter sauce mixed green salad with black beans and white rice.
Deep Fried Turkey
Special of the Day! Deep Fried Turkey served With Mashed Potatoes,Green Beans,Black Beans,Rice, Green salad, and a Flan for Dessert.
Specialties
Side Orders
Guacamole
A creamy dip made from avocado
Sour Cream
Tortillas
Flat unleavened flatbread
Black Beans
Refried Beans
White Rice
Shredded Cheese
Jalapeno
Chips & Salsa
Fried corn tortilla chips servedwith fresh salsa made in house.
Chips
Salsa
Fresh tomatoes sauce
Kid's Shredded Beef Enchilada
Stuffed tortilla topped with chili sauce
Kid's Shredded Chicken Enchilada
Stuffed tortilla topped with chili sauce
Kid's Cheese Enchilada
Stuffed tortilla topped with chili sauce
Kid's Cheese Quesadilla
Cooked tortilla that is filled with cheese and folded in half
Kid's Soft Melted Cheese Taco
Kid's Shredded Chicken Taco Crispy
Kid's Shredded Beef Taco Crispy
Kids Ninos up to 12 years old
Desserts
Sopapillas
Sopapillas a la Mode
Lightly fried dough, sweetened with honey and cinnamon
Cajeta
Ice cream with coconut sauce
Flan
Chocolate Ice Cream
Vanilla Ice Cream
Sweet Plantains With Honey
Delicious fried plantains with Honey.
Juice
Peregrino
Soda
Tonic Water
Tamarindo
Horchata
Jarritos
Virgin Pia Colada
Virgin pia colada (No Alcohol)
Virgin Lime Margarita
Virgin Lime Margarita (No Alcohol)
Virgin Strawberry Margarita
Virgin Strawberry Margarita (No Alcohol)
Perrier
Maranon ( cashews)
Jamaica
Spring water
Non Alcoholic Drinks
Alcoholic Beverages (Must be 21 to Purchase)
Margaritas Glass
Regular. Must be 21 to purchase.
Sangria
Glass. Must be 21 to purchase.
Bottle of Wine
Red, white, pinot Grigio, Cabernet, Chardonnay, Merlot, pinot noir, sauvignon blanc. Must be 21 to purchase.
Margarita Glass
El Jefe Jos Cuervo. Must be 21 to purchase.
Pina Colada Glass
Pina Colada. Must be 21 to purchase.
Margarita Regular
Half pitcher. Must be 21 to purchase.
Margarita El Jefe Jose Cuervo
Half pitcher. Must be 21 to purchase.
Margarita del Rey 1800 with Grand Marnier
Half pitcher. Must be 21 to purchase.
Margarita del 1800 with Grand Marnier
Full pitcher. Must be 21 to purchase.
Margarita El Valiente 1800 with Cointreau
Half pitcher. Must be 21 to purchase.
Strawberry Margarita
Half pitcher. Must be 21 to purchase.
Strawberry Daiquiri
Half pitcher. Must be 21 to purchase.
Margarita Patron Cadillac
Half pitcher. Must be 21 to purchase.
Beers
Heineken, Dos XX Dark, Dos XX Larger, Sol, Tecate, Modelo Especial, Corona, Corona Light, Pacifico, Negra Modelo Dark, Pilsener, Victoria, Suprema , Miller Light, Bud Light. Must be 21 to purchase.
Tequila
Patron Silver Shots. Must be 21 to purchase.
Henry's Paella
A combination of shrimps, scallops, mussels, clams, squid and flounder served over saffron rice.
Tacos de Carnitas
2 soft corn tortillas with grilled pork, lettuce, pico de gallo and cheese, served with Mexican rice, refried beans, guacamole and sour cream.
Fish Tacos
2 soft corn tortillas with grilled fish, lettuce, pico de gallo and cheese, served with Mexican rice, refried beans, guacamole and sour cream.
Pork Fajitas
Served with refried beans, lettuce, pico de gallo, guacamole, sour cream, warm fresh and flour tortillas.
New Salvadoran Dishes
Weekend Only
Burrito Sonora
Scramble egg with chorizo, green pepper, tomatoes and onion, served with rice, refried beans, sour cream, lettuce and pico de Gallo.
Huevos Rancheros
Served with rice, beans, sour cream, lettuce and pico de Gallo.
Fish Taco Special
2 fish tacos Served with yellow rice, refried beans, gaucamole, sour cream, lettuce, pico de gallo.
