El Mariachi
Address: 765-C Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852
Phone: 301-738-7177
Neighborhood:
Rockville
Cuisines:
Tex-Mex, Vegetarian/Vegan, South American
Opening Hours: Sunday through Thursday 11:30 to 10, Friday and Saturday 11:30 to 11.
Nearby Metro Stops: Rockville
Price Range: Inexpensive
Dress: Informal
Noise Level: Chatty
Reservations: Not Needed
Website: Click here to open in new window.
Best Dishes Guacamole; chiles rellenos; charbroiled pork with a Mayan spice rub; pork with seville oranges and criolla sauce; red and green chili enchiladas; Plato Norteno; margaritas.
Price Details: Lunch appetizers, $3.50 to $8.95; entrees, $6.95 to $13.95.
Dinner appetizers, $2.95 to $8.95; entrees, $10.95 to $15.95.
From February 2005 Dirt Cheap Eats
Don't expect to start off the night at the bar--there isn't one. Diners crowd the doorway waiting for a table on weekends, but nobody seems to mind. Sombreros and Latin American art add life to an otherwise plain dining room.Try not to fill up on chips and salsa--combo platters are huge. We like the Plato Norteno ($8.95), which includes a chicken burrito, cheese enchilada, guacamole, rice, and beans, and the sizzling chicken fajitas ($12.95). Dishes you won't find at most Tex-Mex spots: mussels in sherry wine with ginger and garlic ($5.95), and broiled trout with Acapulco sauce ($12.95), a mixture of shrimp, white wine, lobster, cream, scallions, and Monterey Jack cheese.
