La Casita Pupuseria, Maryland-Based Salvadoran Mini-Chain

[Heather]

We finally got around to checking out La Casita, a pupuseria and carryout in a tiny little strip near the corner of Piney Branch Road and Dale Drive. The pupusas mixtas had a nice little crunch to the outside, creamy beans, and good curtido. Carne Asada was respectable and the grilled shell-on jumbo shrimp, Camarones a la Plancha, were much better than expected. All Platos de La Casita come with yellow rice studded with tiny pieces of carrot, and either pureed and rather soupy refried red beans or a surprisingly fresh salad. We ordered Enchiladas Salvadorenas (corn tortillas fried until very crisp and topped with beans, queso seco, and curtido) on a whim and we wouldn't get them again; they were greasy and dull.

The store has an extensive selection of frescos tropicales and liquidos that bears exploring, and they offer Atol de Elote, a hot corn drink that has me curious. Two platos, two pupusas, and two enchiladas came to $21.00.

La Casita

8214 Piney Branch Road

Silver Spring, MD 20910

301-588-6656

(They offer the usual beans, cheese, pork and combination pupusas but next time I'd like to try loroco.)

[DonRocks]

La Casita will be adding a Gaithersburg location to their Silver Spring and Germantown restaurants:

[ElGuapo]

La Casita Pupuseria is changing its annual Pupusa Day Celebration to a Stay-at-Home Feast, according to a tweet posted this morning:

https://www.sourceofthespring.com/silver-spring/la-casita-pupuseria-pupusa-day/