La Sirenita

Address: 4911 Edmonston Rd., Hyattsville, MD 20781

Phone: 301-864-0188

Neighborhood: Hyattsville

Cuisines: South American, Mexican, Breakfast

Opening Hours: Open daily except Tuesday for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

Wheelchair Accessible: Yes

Kid Friendly: Yes

Nearby Metro Stops: West Hyattsville, Landover

Price Range: Inexpensive

Dress: Informal

Noise Level: Rowdy

Reservations: Not Accepted

Best Dishes Chilaquiles with a fried egg on top; chorizo, salty beef, and tongue tacos; chile relleno; chicken mole; posole; melon, a canteloupe drink.

Price Details: Appetizers $2.50 to $12.50; entrées $8 to $18.50.

Special Features:
Wheelchair Accessible, Kid Friendly

The reason to drop by this Mexican restaurant is the menudo, a hard-to-find soup made with tripe and simmered for hours that many Mexicans regard as the ultimate in comfort food. That explains the crowded, noisy room. But the denizens of Little Mexico, the immigrant community clustered in and around the Bladensburg/Hyattsville area, also come for the chilaquiles (a glorious mess of torn corn tortillas, red or green chili sauce, a fried egg, queso fresco, and a fried chicken cutlet), the huevos rancheros, and the posole, a robust pork-and-hominy soup. One dish is plenty and will take you well past lunch, but don’t ignore one of the best guacamoles in the area. Daily 9 am to 10 pm.