El Meson Restaurant and Bar Menu (Update 2025)
El Meson Restaurant and Bar, a Mexican eatery located in Gaithersburg, MD, offers a classy dining experience with delivery and takeout options available. The menu features a variety of chicken meals, including quarter and half chickens with delicious side options. Their Fiesta options allow for larger portions perfect for sharing. Side orders like fried yucca and plantains add a unique twist to traditional Mexican fare. Customer reviews praise the perfectly cooked antichuchos and moist chicken, though some note a limited drink selection. The fun atmosphere adds to the overall dining experience at El Meson Restaurant and Bar.
Chicken Meals
Quarter Chicken Dark Meat
Served with 2 side orders.
Quarter Chicken White Meat
Served with 2 side orders.
1/2 Chicken
Served with 2 side orders.
Whole Chicken with 2 Sides
Whole Chicken
Fiesta 1
Whole chicken with 4 side orders. If you would like multiples of a certain flavor and/or combination, please indicate the quantity of each in the Special Instructions.
Fiesta 2
2 whole chicken with 6 side orders. If you would like multiples of a certain flavor and/or combination, please indicate the quantity of each in the Special Instructions.
Fiesta
Side Orders
French Fries
Fried Yucca
Fried Plantain
Rice and Beans
White Rice
Fried Rice
Chaufa.
Beans Only
Salad
Coleslaw
Sweet Potatoes
4 Tortillas
Anticuchos
Beef heart skewers on the grill served with roasted potatoes and boiled corn.
Rachi con Mollejas
Grill guts and gizzards served with roasted potatoes and boiled corn.
Choros a la Chalaca
6 units. Steamed mussels top with tomato, onions, corns and herbs marinated in lime juice.
Camarones al Ajillo
Shrimps in garlic sauce served with boiled potatoes.
Tamales
Corn paste filled with chicken or pork, peanuts, and hard boiled eggs served with salsa criolla.
Papa Rellena
Croquettes potatoes stuffed with chopped beef, olives, raisins, and boiled egg served with salsa criolla.
Causa Limena
Seasoned smashed potato stuffed with chicken and herbs topped with a piece of boiled egg and olive.
Papa a la Huancaina
Sliced potatoes covered with huancaina sauce served with lettuce, olives, and boiled egg.
Salchipapas
French fries with hot dog sausages and creams.
Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad
Lettuce, croutons, Parmesan cheese, grilled chicken, and Caesar dressing.
Chicharron de Cerdo con Yucca
Fried Pork chunks served with fried yucca and salsa criolla.
Chicharron de Pollo con Yucca
Fried chicken chunks served with fried yucca and salsa criolla.
Empanada de Pollo
Crescent shaped turnover.
Empanada de Carne
Crescent shaped turnover.
Tequenos de Queso con Salsa a la Huancaina
Fried tequenos of cheese served with sauce a la huancaina.
Appetizers
Steak
Piqueo Criollo
Variety of 5 traditional Peruvian dishes cau cau, carapulcra, seco a la nortena, aji de gallina, and cause limena.
Lomo Saltado
Strips steak sauteed in oil with onions, tomato, and spices served with fries and rice.
Lomo Saltado con Tallarines a la Huancaina
Strips steak sauteed in oil with onions, tomato and spices served with spaghetti in huancaina sauce.
Lomo Saltado con Tacu Tacu
Strips steak sauteed in oil with onions, tomato, and spices served with stewed pinto beans and rice.
Seco a la Nortena
Meat marinated in cilantro sauce served with beans, rice, and salsa criolla.
Bistec a lo Pobre
Grilled steak served with french fries, fried plantains, eggs, rice, and salad.
Arroz Chaufa de Carne
Fried rice combination with steak, eggs, sauce sillao, and spring onions.
Tallarin Verde con Bistec y Huancaina
Spaghetti with Peruvian pesto sauce served with grilled beef steak and papa a la Huancaina.
Tallarin Saltado de Carne
Spaghetti with strips steak sauteed with onions, tomatoes, red peppers, herbs, and sillao sauce.
Carne Asada
Grill beef steak served with rice, beans, salad, and 2 tortillas.
Lomo Saltado a lo Pobre
Strips steak sauted in oil with onions, tomato and spices served with fries, eggs, plantains and rice.
Mondonguito Italiano
Strip beef tripe sauteed in oil with onions, tomato,peas and carrots served with fries and rice.
Cau Cau
Beef tripe cubes cooked in special yellow sauce with potatoes, carrots, peas and spices served with rice.
Cau Cau de Mariscos
Mis seafood cooked in special yellow sauce with potatoes, carrots, peas and spices served with rice.
Pollo Saltado
Strips chicken sauteed in oil with onions, tomato, and spices served with fries and rice.
Arroz Chaufa de Pollo
Fried rice combination with chicken, eggs, sauce sillao, and spring onions.
Arroz Chaufa Mixto
Fried rice combination with chicken, steak, shrimps, eggs, sauce sillao, and spring onions.
Tallarin Saltado de Pollo
Spaghetti with strips chicken sauteed with onions, tomatoes, red peppers, herbs, and sillao sauce.
Aji de Gallina
Shredded hen meat cooked in yellow peppers served with rice and boiled potatoes.
Milanesa de Pollo a lo Pobre
Grilled chicken served with French fries, fried plantains, eggs, rice, and salad.
Chicken
Ceviche
Ceviche de Pescado
Diced fish seasoned with lemon and spices served with sweet potatoes and corn.
Ceviche Mixto
Diced mix seafood seasoned with lemon and spices served with sweet potatoes and corn.
Ceviche Tres Sabores
Diced fish seasoned in 3 different sauces with lemon and spices served with sweet potatoes, boiled corn and fried corn.
Tiradito de Pescado
Fish slices marinated in lime juice covered in special yellow sauce served with sweet potatoes and boiled corn.
Leche de Tigre
Juice concentrate from marinated seafood.
Arroz con Mariscos
Peruvian style seafood mixed with rice served with salsa criolla.
Pescado a lo Macho
Fried tilapia fillet topped with seafood in sauce served with rice and boiled potato.
Trucha Frita
Fried boneless trout served with roasted potatoes, rice, boiled corn, and salsa criolla.
Trucha a la Plancha
Grilled boneless trout served with roasted potatoes, rice, boiled corn, and salsa criolla.
Tallarin Salteado de Mariscos
Spaghetti with seafood sauteed with onions, tomatoes, red peppers, herbs an sillao sauce.
Jalea Mixta de Mariscos
Fried seafood marinated in special sauce and topped with bread flour served with fried yucca, salsa criolla, and tartar sauce.
Jalea de Pescado
Fried fish chunks marinated in special sauce and topped with bread flour served with fried yucca, salsa criolla, and tartar sauce.
Mojarra Frita
Whole fried fish served with beans, rice and salad.
Seafood
From the Grill
Costilla de Res a la Parrilla
Grilled ribs served with french fries, rice, boiled corn, and salsa criolla or salad.
Chuletas de Cerdo a la Parrilla
Grilled pork chop served with french fries, rice, boiled corn, and salsa criolla or salad.
Chuleta de Cordero a la Parrilla
Grilled lamb chop served with french fries, rice, boiled corn, and salsa criolla or salad.
Pollo a la Plancha
Grilled 1/2 boneless chicken served with french fries, rice, and salad.
T-Bone Steak
Grilled T-bone steak, served with fries and spring salad.
Churrasco a la Cubana
Grilled NY steak served with beans, fried plantains and rice.
Parrillada el Meson
Grilled NY steak,fajita steak,pork chops,short ribs, 1/4 chiken, steak heartkabobs,sausage,gizzards served with french fries and spring salad.
Fajitas de Carne
Steak fajitas.
Fajitas de Carne Pollo
Chicken fajitas.
Fajitas Mixtas
Chicken, steak, and shrimps fajitas.
Fajitas
Other Options
3 Steak Tacos
3 Chicken Tacos
Cheese Quesadilla
Steak Quesadilla
Chicken Quesadilla
Pupusas de Queso
Pupusas de Frijoles con Queso
Chupe de Camarones
Shrimps soup cooked with corn, cheese, eggs, milk, and herbs.
Parihuela de Mariscos
Seafood soup cooked in a Peruvian dressing.
Caldo de Gallina
Hen soup with noodles, eggs, potatoes, and herbs.
Aguadito de Pollo
Peruvian chicken soup in cilantro sauce.
Caldo de Mote
Mondongo. Corn broth with beef tripe, meat, and herbs.
Caldo de Res
Beef broth with yucca, potatoes, cabbage, and herbs.
Caldo de Cordero
Lamb broth with potatoes, rice, and Peruvian herbs.
Sopa a la Minuta
Beef soup with noodles, milk, and herbs.
Sopa Criolla Inka
Beef soup with noodles, egg, milk, and quinoa.
Soups
Breakfast Mains
Desayuno Peruano
Pork chunks fried served with fried sweet potatoes, salsa Criollo, and a French bread.
Lomito al Jugo
Strips steak sauteed in oil with onions, tomatoes, and species served with a French bread.
Pan con Chicharron
Bread with roasted pork fillet, fried sweet potatoes, and salsa criolla.
Pan con Pollo
Bread with grilled chicken fillet, lettuce, tomato, and mayonnaise.
Desayuno Salvadoreno
Served with rice, fired eggs, fried plantain, beans, cheese, and tortillas.
Huevos Rancheros
Served with fried eggs topped with tomato sauce, rice, beans, and tortillas.
Salchipapas Kid's
French fries with hot dog sausages and creams.
Kid's Chicken Tenders
Fried chicken tenders with french fries.
Milanesa Kid's
Grilled chicken served with french fries.
Quesadilla Kid's
Mini cheese quesadilla.
Kids Meals
Desserts
Alfajor
Cookies with a creamy dulce de leche that keeps the cookies together.
Pionono
Rolled cake with a creamy dulce de leche.
Crema Volteada
Flan.
Tres Leches
Moist cake with a mixture of 3 types of milk sweetened condensed milk, evaporated milk, and heavy cream.
Arroz Con Leche
Rice pudding.
Torta Helada
Harina de trigo, gelatina, fresa, azucar, leche, huevo, mantequilla.