El Catrachito Menu (Update 2025)
At El Catrachito, located in Silver Spring, MD, you can expect a fusion of Honduran, Salvadoran, and Mexican flavors. This family-owned restaurant offers a cozy atmosphere with options for delivery, takeout, and reservations. The menu features authentic dishes like Chicken Tamales, Fried Plantains, and Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad. Customers rave about the delicious food and welcoming service, describing it as a gem with fantastic prices and quality. With options for kids' meals and a variety of appetizers and salads, El Catrachito caters to a wide range of tastes. Whether you're craving traditional Mexican dishes or exploring new flavors, this restaurant is sure to satisfy your cravings. Dive into a culinary experience that feels like home at El Catrachito.
Appetizers
Tamal de Pollo
Chicken tamales.
Pasteles
Carne o pollo servido con repollo tomato. Deep-fried beef or chicken and vegetable turnovers served with green cabbage and tomato.
Tamal de Elote
Corn tamales.
Kids Chicken Quesadilla
Quesadilla de pollo.
Kids Platanos Fritos
Fried plantain served with fried bean and cream.
Kids Quesadilla de Res
Served with guacamole, cream, and chimol.
Kids Chicken Nuggets with French Fries
Kids Cheese Quesadilla
Served with guacamole, cream, and chimol.
Quesadilla de Camaron
Served with guacamole, cream, and chimol.
Kids Meal
Salad
Chicken Avocado Salad
Grilled chicken, lettuce, tomatoes, carrots, avocado, and Caesar or Italian dressing. Dressing on the side.
Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad
Lettuce, tomato, carrot, and dressing.
Chicken Soup
Sopa de gallina, with vegetables, served with rice and 2 corn tortillas.
Beef Soup
Soup with vegetables served with rice and 2 corn tortillas.
Seafood Mariscada Soup
Served with rice and 2 corn tortillas.
Soups
Main Dish
Carne Asada
Grilled steak served with rice, fried bean, chimol, and 2 tortillas.
Fajita Mixta
Grilled shrimp, steak, chicken, green pepper, onions chimol, guacamole, served with rice, bean, salad, and 2 corn tortillas.
Pescado Frito
Fried tilapia served with casamiento rice and bean and bajadas.
Tacos al Carbon Res
Grilled chicken or steak wrapped in 2 flour tortillas with lettuce, chimol, and avocado. Served with rice, bean, and salad.
Salmon a la Plancha
Grilled salmon with green pepper and onion served with rice, salad, or chimol.
Camarones Entomatados
Cook with tomato salsa, green pepper, and onion served with rice, salad, and 2 corn tortillas.
Chicken Fajitas
Fajitas de pollo.
Tacos al Carbon Pollo
Spicy Shrimp Tacos
Grilled shrimp wrapped in 3 flour tortillas topped with lettuce, chimol, and sliced avocado, served with rice and bean.
Fajitas de Res
Grilled chicken or steak, green pepper, and onion served with rice, fried bean, chimol, guacamole, and 2 tortillas.
Fajitas de Camarones
Grilled shrimp with green pepper, onion served with rice, bean, chimol, guacamole, and 2 tortillas.
Horchata
Tamarindo
Soda
Maranon
Orange Juice
Apple Juice
Drinks
El Catrachito Specials
Pollo con Tajadas Pierna
Fried chicken green bananas served with green cabbage salad and a special salsa.
Pollo con Tajadas Pechuga
Fried chicken breast green bananas served with green cabbage salad and a special salsa.
Baleadas Catrachas
Baleada de Res
Honduran Tacos
Tacos Hondurenos.
Mixed Baleada
Baleada de mixta.
Baleada Sencilla
Tajadas con Carne Asada
Grilled steak with bajadas, fried green bananas, green cabbage, chimol, and our special sauce.
Chicken Shot
Baleada de pollo.
Chuleta de Puerco
Grilled pork chop, served with rice, bean, salad, and 2 corn or flour tortillas.
Chuleta con Tojadas
Grilled pork chop, served with green fried banana, green cabbage, chimol, and our special sauce.
Pupusas de Queso
De frijol o loroco.
Pupusas de Revueltas
De frijol o loroco.
Chorizo Baleada
Baleada de chorizo.
Chicken Montuca
Montuca de pollo.
Pollo Guisado
Stew chicken served with rice, salad, and 2 corn or flour tortillas.
Tajadas con Pollo Guisado
Stew chicken with fried green bananas, green cabbage, chimol, and our special sauce.
Chicken Rice
Arroz con pollo.
Tacos Suaves de Res
3 flour tortillas chimol and lettuce.
Enchilada
Parrillada El Catrachito Familiar for 4 people
Grilled shrimp, steak, chicken, and sausage served with 2 sides of rice fried bean and salad, 4 corn tortillas sour cream, and guacamole.
Soft Chicken Tacos
Tacos suaves de pollo.
Tajadas con Carne Molida
Green fried bananas with ground beef, green cabbage, chimol, and our special sauce.
Grilled Chicken Breast
Cooked with green pepper, onion served with rice, fried bean, and 2 tortillas.