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Las Placitas

(202) 543-3700

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  • 517 8th St Se, Washington, DC 20003
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  • Central American ,  Latin American ,  Mexican
  • $$$$$
  • Las Placitas

  • (202) 543-3700
  • Menu
  • Salvadoran Antojitos
    • Carnitas Las Placitas $6.95

      strips of steak grilled homemade style

    • Yuca Con Chicharron $6.95

      fried spanish root with fried pork and cabbage salad

    • Tamal De Elote $2.95

      veggie green corn tamale served with sour cream

    • Pupusa $1.95

      hand-made tortilla filled with cheese, or pork & cheese

    • Platanos Fritos $3.95

      sweet fried plantain served with sour cream and beans

    • Gambas Al Ajillo $7.95

      shrimp sauteed in a garlic butter and white wine sauce

    • Mejillones Marineros $7.95

      fresh mussels served in a ginger and marineros sauce

    • Ceviche Mixto $8.95

      fresh fish, shrimp, marinated in lemon-lime juice and spices

  • Mexican Antojitos
    • Quesadilla $5.95

      cheese, spinach & cheese or veggie & cheese

    • Quesadilla $7.95

      shrimp

    • Grilled Chicken Or Steak Quesadilla $6.95

      two flour tortillas filled with cheese, garnished with guac, sour cream, & pico de gallo

    • Nachos Rancheros $5.95

      tortilla chips covered with beans, cheese, jalapenos, s/cream, guac, & pico de gallo

    • Nachos Rancheros $7.95

      grilled chicken or steak

    • Taquitos Dorados $6.95

      three crispy taquitos filled with chicken or beef & served with guac, s/cream & pico de gallo

    • Guacamole Dip $6.95

      a blend of fresh ripe avocados served with tortilla chips

    • Chile Con Queso $4.95

      mild, jalapeno taste melted cheese served with tortilla chips

    • Chile Con Carne $5.95

    • Chorizo Con Queso $5.95

      spinach sausage topped with melted cheese and tortillas on the side

  • Sopas
    Soups
    • Sopa De Mariscos $5.95+

      seafood soup with shrimp, scallops, squid, mussels, clams, & veggies

    • Sopa De Tortilla $4.95

      rich soup with chicken, tortilla chips, cheese, and avocados.

  • Ensaladas
    Salads. Salads Come With Homemade Dressings On The Side
    • Ensalada Las Placitas $5.95

      fresh romaine, avocados, heart of a palm and tomatoes

    • Ensalada Las Placitas $12.95

      grilled shrimp, chicken, or steak

    • Ensalada De Aguacate $5.95

      fresh romaine, avocados, and tomatoes

    • Dinner Salad $4.95

      fresh romaine, tomatoes, and cucumbers.

  • Salvadoran Specialties
    The Following Dishes Include White Rice And Black Beans.
    • El Tipico $12.95

      a chicken tamale, a pupusa, sweet plantain, yucca served with sour cream

    • Combinacion Tipica Vegetariana $12.95

      veggie combo of a corn tamale, a cheese pupusa, plantain, & veggies of the day

    • Pollo Asado $13.95

      half chicken roasted salvadoran style covered with sauteed spanish onions

    • Pollo Ranchero $13.95

      half chicken roasted salvadoran style and covered with mixed green vegetables

    • Pollo A La Parrilla $13.95

      grilled chicken breast served with sauteed onions, tomatoes, zucchini, & sweet plantain

    • Puerco Al Horno $14.95

      tender morsels or pork roasted salvadoran style, sauteed onions, & plantain

    • Parrillada Al Carbon $16.95

      a combo of broiled chicken breast, ny steak, shrimp or sausage. served with a garlic, butter, and white wine sauce

    • Las Placitas Steak $15.95

      new york steak on the grill, served with garlic butter sauce, & vegetable of the day

    • Mar Y Tierra $16.95

      new york steak on the grill, served with shrimp sauteed in garlic butter sauce, & vegetables

    • Carne Asada $14.95

      fajita steak grilled served with sauteed onions in a chef special sauce, and sweet plantain

    • Lomo Saltado $14.95

      fajita steak with sauteed onions, tomatoes, sweet, hot peppers, & fried potatoes

  • Seafood Specialties
    The Seafood Dishes Come With White Rice And Black Beans.
    • Mariscada $16.95

      a combo of fresh scallops, shrimp, squid, mussels, cooked in a home-made saffron seafood broth

    • Paella Las Placitas $16.95

      valencia's famous spanish rice dish with shrimp, scallops, clams, mussels, squid, & chicken.

    • Camarones Azteca $15.95

      fresh shrimp, sauteed with vegetables, and served with a saffron seafood sauce

    • Mariscos A La Mexicana $15.95

      fresh shrimp and scallops sauteed with onions, tomatoes, green and hot peppers

    • Pescado Ranchero $15.95

      fresh broiled salmon served with sauteed mixed green vegetables

    • Salmon Campeche $16.95

      fresh broiled salmon served with sauteed shrimp, scallops, zucchini, and carrots, in a saffron seafood sauce

    • Tilapia Al Horno $15.95

      filet of baked tilapia, served with sauteed mixed green veggies, & sweet plantain

    • Mojarra Frita $14.95

      a fried whole tilapia fish served salvadoran style, with grilled shrimp, salad & tortillas.

  • Try Our Fajitas Mexicanos
    Juicy Marinated Fajitas: Grilled Steak, Chicken Breast, Or Shrimp, Served With Onions, Green Peppers, Tomatoes, Guac, Sour Cream, Pico De Gallo, Rice Beans & Flour Tortillas.
    • Fajitas De Pollo $14.95

      chicken fajitas

    • Fajitas De Carne $14.95

      steak fajitas

    • Fajitas De Pollo Y Carne $14.95

      combo of chicken and steak fajitas

    • Fajitas De Camarones $15.95

      shrimp fajitas

    • Tex-Mex Fajitas $15.95

      combo of shrimp, chicken and steak fajitas

    • Fajitas De Vegetales $11.95

      a variety of fresh vegetables fajitas

  • Enchiladas Nortenas
    Two Corn Tortillas Stuffed With Your Choice, Covered With Melted Cheese, Salsa, Served With Lettuce, Pico De Gallo, Sour Cream Rice & Beans.
    • Enchiladas De Carne Asada $12.95

      two grilled steak enchiladas, covered with green tomatillo and red chile sauce

    • Enchiladas Rancheras $12.95

      two chicken enchiladas covered with ranchera and red sauce

    • Enchiladas De Carne $12.95

      two beef enchiladas covered with fresh green tomatillo sauce

    • Enchiladas Marineras $13.95

      two shrimp and scallops enchiladas covered with ranchera sauce

    • Enchiladas Monterrey $11.95

      two cheese enchiladas covered with ranchera sauce

    • Tamales De Pollo $11.95

      two tamales stuffed with chicken and covered with green tomatillo sauce

    • Chile Relleno $12.95

      two poblano jalapeno pepper stuffed with cheese and fried in a light batter of egg whites covered with ranchera sauce

  • Tacos Mexicanos
    The Taco Dishes Are Served With Lettuce, Pico De Gallo, Guacamole, Sour Cream, Rice & Beans.
    • Tacos Al Carbon $13.95

      three soft flour tortillas filled broiled chicken or fajita steak

    • Tacos De Pollo O De Carne $12.95

      three crispy shell tacos stuffed with chicken or shredded beef and cheese

    • Taco Salad $12.95

      a large crispy flour tortilla bowl filled with salad, chicken or fajita steak

    • Taco Salad De Camarones $13.95

      a large crispy flour tortilla bowl filled with salad and grilled seasoned shrimp

  • Burritos Mexicanos
    A Soft Large Flour Tortilla Stuffed With Your Choice And Covered With Salsa, Melted Cheese, Served With Guacamole, Sour Cream, Lettuce, Pico De Gallo, Rice & Beans.
    • Burritos De Carne Asada $12.95

      twin grilled steak burritos, covered with green tomatillo, and red chile sauce

    • Burrito De Carne $12.95

      shredded beef burrito covered with green tomatillo sauce, and red chile sauce

    • Burrito De Pollo $12.95

      shredded or grilled chicken burrito covered with ranchera and red chile sauce

    • Burrito De Camarones $13.95

      shrimp burrito with ranchera sauce

    • Burrito De Vegetales $9.95

      a variety of fresh vegetables burrito with ranchera & tomatillo sauce

  • Chimichangas Mexicanas
    A Deep Fried Flour Tortilla Filled With Your Choice, Served With Lettuce, Guacamole, Sour Cream, Pico De Gallo, Rice & Beans.
    • Chimichanga De Carne $12.95

      shredded beef chimichanga

    • Chimichanga De Pollo $12.95

      chicken chimichanga

    • Chimichanga De Mariscos $13.95

      shrimp and scallops chimichanga

  • Combinaciones Las Placitas
    The Following Combinations Are Covered With Salsa, And Melted Cheese, Served With Lettuce, Pico De Gallo, Sour Cream, Rice & Beans
    • 1. One Cheese Enchilada And One Chile Relleno $12.95

    • 2. One Chicken Enchilada And One Beef Enchilada $12.95

    • 3. Trio Enchiladas $13.95

      chicken, beef, and cheese

    • 4. One Chile Relleno, 1 Chicken Tamale & 1 Chicken Enchilada $13.95

    • 5. One Chile Relleno, 1 Chicken Taco & 1 Beef Taco $13.95

    • 6. Jose's Special Combo $13.95

      a combo of carne asada, grilled shrimp, 1 beef taco, 1 chicken tamale, and slices of avocados.

  • Kids $6.95
    Kid's Plates Come With Rice & Beans
    • Cheese, Chicken Or Beef Quesadilla

    • Chicken Or Beef Burrito

    • Chicken And Beef Taco Combo

      soft or crispy

  • Side Orders
    • Rice $1.50

    • Beans $1.50

    • Sour Cream $1.00

    • Side Of Guacamole $2.95

    • Salsa And Chips $3.00

    • Shredded Cheese $1.00

    • 3 Tortillas $1.00

  • Mixed Drinks $7.95
    • Vodkas

      stolichnaya, grey goose, smirnoff

    • Malibu Coconut, Bacardi Rum, Bombay Gin, Bailey's, Liquor 43

    • Cognac

      hennessey, courvoisier

    • Cognac

      grand marnier

    • Whisky

      red label, black label, jim beam, jack daniels, dewar's

  • Beers
    • Salvadorian Pilsener & Suprema $4.00

    • Miller Lite, Bud Light, Heineken $4.00

    • Mexican Beers $4.25

      corona, corona light, xx, negra modelo, tecate

    • Non-Alcoholic Beer $4.00

  • Sodas And Juice $1.95
    • Coke

    • Diet Coke

    • Sprite

    • Ginger Ale

    • Ice-T

    • Pink Lemonade

    • Club Soda

    • Cherry Temple

    • Tonic Water

    • Orange Juice

    • Cranberry

    • Pineapple

    • Salvadorean Tamarindo

    • Salvadorian Maranon

    • Salvadorian Horchata

  • Margaritas
    Gl / Sm (Pitcher) / Lg (Pitcher). On The Rocks Or Frozen
    • Lemon-Lime Margarita $5.95+

    • Jose Cuervo Gold Margarita $6.95+

    • 1800 Margarita $6.95+

    • Blue Margarita $6.95+

    • Cadillac Marg $7.95+

      with grand marnier

    • Don Julio Margarita $7.95+

    • Patron Margarita $7.95+

    • Strawberry Margarita $5.95+

      frozen

    • Swirl Margarita $5.95+

      frozen

    • Mango Margarita $5.95+

      frozen

    • Mojito $5.95+

      on the rocks

  • Frozen Daiquiri's
    Gl / Sm (Pitcher) / Lg (Pitcher).
    • Strawberry Daiquiri $3.95+

    • Strawberry Daiquiri $5.95+

      with bacardi

    • Pina Colada $3.95+

    • Pina Colada $5.95+

      with bacardi rum

    • Tropico $3.95+

      1/2 pina colada 1/2 strawberry

    • Tropico $5.95+

      with bacardi rum

    • Mango Daiquiri $5.95+

      with bacardi rum

    • Mango Daiquiri $3.95+

  • Wine By The Glass
    • Sangria $5.95+

    • Yellow Tail* $5.95

      merlot or cabernet

    • Yellow Tail* $5.95

      chardonnay

    • Concha Y Toro* $5.95

      merlot or cabernet

    • Pinot Grigio $5.95

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