La Union Restaurant Menu – Arlington, VA

Type : Mexican restaurant

Location : Arlington, VA

Our restaurant features authentic and traditional Mexican-Salvadoran dishes, many of which have come from family recipes dating back to 1922. Our distinctive menu offers classics such as our tasty corn tamales, enchiladas, and sizzling fajitas. Amenities include a full service bar, carryout and catering.

A sizable menu of Mexican-Salvadoran fare stars at this long-standing restaurant with a full bar. Based on 519 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.5 stars. Price $

✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Curbside pickup ✔️ No-contact delivery

La Union Restaurant 22205

Address:
5517 Wilson Blvd, Arlington, VA 22205

Phone: (703) 522-0134

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Hours

Monday

(Labor Day)
 Closed

Holiday hours
Tuesday 11 AM–9 PM
Wednesday 11 AM–9 PM
Thursday 11 AM–9 PM
Friday 11 AM–9 PM
Saturday 11 AM–9 PM
Sunday 11 AM–9 PM

Menu

Appetizers
PUPUSAS
Handmade corn tortilla stuffed with choice of Cheese, Bean, Wild flower (Loroco), Pork or Chicken served with vinaigrette slaw and tomato sauce.		 $2.75
RICE FLOUR PUPUSAS
CHICHARRON – Pork | QUESO – Cheese |FRIJOL – Beans | LOROCO – Edible Flower | REVUELTA – Pork and Cheese | LOCA- Cheese, pork, beans, edible flower		 $3.50
TAMAL DE ELOTE
Sweet corn tamale served with side sour cream		 $3.00
TAMAL DE POLLO
Corn masa chicken tamale served with side La Union hot sauce		 $3.00
TAMAL PISQUE
Corn masa Bean tamale served with side sour cream		 $3.00
PASTELITOS DE CARNE
Fried corn masa turnover filled with ground beef served with vinaigrette slaw and tomato sauce.		 $3.00
YUCA CON CHICHARRON
Fried cassava, pork rinds served with vinaigrette slaw and tomato sauce.		 $9.50
ENCHILADA SALVADOREÑA
Fried Corn masa tostada with La Union dry salad (avocado, boiled egg, fresh cheese and parmesan cheese)		 $5.50
TAQUITOS
Carne – Beef, Pollo – Pollo. Fried stuffed Taquitos served with side guacamole & sour cream.		 $8.50
GUACAMOLE DIP
Mashed fresh Hass avocados with tomatoes, onions, salt and lemon juice.		 $7.50
QUESO DIP
Cheddar cheese dip		 $4.50
Salads
HOUSE SALAD
Fresh romaine lettuce, sliced avocados, carrots, green pepper with La Union dressing		 $8.50
AVOCADO SALAD
Fresh sliced avocados and tomatoes on lettuce with La Union dressing		 $8.50
CAESAR SALAD
Fresh romaine lettuce, avocado, croutons, parmesan cheese with La Union dressing		 $9.25
GRILLED CHICKEN CAESAR SALAD
Grilled chicken with romaine lettuce, tomato, carrots, avocado and La Union dressing		 $13.50
Soup
SOPA DE RES
Our hearty Salvadoran traditional beef shank soup with vegetables		 $14.25
SOPA DE MARISCO ENCREMADA
Our light cream seafood soup with crabs, shrimps and clams		 $17.50
A la Mexicana
NACHOS
Corn tortilla chips, melted Jack & Cheddar cheese, jalapeños, sour cream & guacamole with choices of:
QUESADILLAS
Flour tortillas stuffed with Jack & Cheddar cheese, onions, jalapeños, sour cream & guacamole with choice of:
FLAUTAS
Two Fried corn tortillas stuffed with choice of BEEF or CHICKEN served with side sour cream and guacamole with La Union green sauce, side rice, beans and salad.
CHIMICHANGAS
Two Fried flour tortillas stuffed with choice of BEEF or CHICKEN topped sour cream or guacamole with rice, bean and salad
ENCHILADAS
Three corn tortillas stuffed with choice of Cheese, Beef, Chicken, Sour cream chicken or Seafood topped with La Union red sauce and Monterrey Jack & Cheddar cheese. Served with rice and refried beans. (Green sauce available upon request except for…
RANCHERAS ENCHILADAS
Three corn tortillas stuffed with choice of Cheese, Beef, Chicken, Sour cream chicken or Seafood topped with La Union red sauce and Monterrey Jack & Cheddar cheese. Served with rice and refried beans. (Green sauce available upon request except for…		 $17.50
TOSTADA SUPREME
Crispy 8-inch flour tortilla served with refried beans with choice of BEEF or CHICKEN topped with lettuce, shredded cheese, tomato, guacamole and sour cream		 $14.25
CHALUPAS
Two flour tortillas bowl with refried beans with choice of BEEF or CHICKEN topped with lettuce, shredded cheese, tomato, guacamole and sour cream		 $13.25
TACOS
Three hard shell tacos with rice and refried beans
TACOS AL CARBON
Two soft corn tortilla tacos with rice and refried beans
BURRITOS
Two stuffed flour tortillas served with rice and refried beans topped with La Union red sauce
BURRITO SUPREME (1)
stuffed with lettuce, tomato, cheese, sour cream with choice of BEEF or CHICKEN topped with pico de gallo and guacamole rice		 $14.95
BURRITO SUPREME ESPECIAL (1)
Stuffed with lettuce, tomato, cheese, sourcream and Grilled Steak topped with pico de gallo, rice and refried beans		 $17.00
EL MEXICANO
One Beef chile relleno and One Chicken enchilada topped with La Union red sauce and Monterrey Jack & Cheddar cheese served with rice and beans.		 $14.50
CHILE RELLENOS (2)
Don Tomas favorite chiles stuffed with Beef topped with La Union red sauce and Monterrey Jack & Cheddar cheese served with rice and beans.		 $15.25
COMBO PLATTER
Make your own platter with choice of BURRITO, ENCHILADA & TACO served with rice and refried beans. Choose 3 for your meal.		 $17.25
Pepito Platters
CARNE ASADA PEPITO
La Union marinated rib eye steak grilled to your perfection with fries		 $10.25
TACO PEPITO
One Hard shell or soft tortilla choice of BEEF or CHICKEN lettuce, cheese and tomatoes. Served with rice, refried beans and sour cream.		 $9.00
ENCHILADA PEPITO
Choice of BEEF or CHICKEN topped with La Union red sauce and Monterrey Jack & Cheddar cheese. Served with rice and refried beans.		 $9.50
QUESADILLA PEPITO
Two flour tortillas stuffed with Jack & Cheddar cheese, sour cream choice of BEEF, CHICKEN or CHEESE		 $8.95
Lunch Platters
CALIFORNIA BURRITOS
Two stuffed flour tortillas with choice of BEEF or CHICKEN or BEAN with rice and refried beans topped with La Union red sauce with pico de gallo		 $12.00
ENCHILADAS
Two stuffed corn tortillas served with rice and refried beans topped with La Union red sauce
SWISS
choice of BEEF or CHICKEN with La Union green sauce		 $14.25
VEGETARIAN ENCHILADAS (2)
Two stuffed corn tortillas; one filled with Jack & Cheddar cheese and one Filled with refried beans topped with La Union red sauce served with rice and refried beans		 $12.95
La Union Signature Platters
EL TIPICO
La Union marinated rib eye steak grilled to your perfection with rice, refried beans, avocado, La Union cheese and fried plantains. Side pico de gallo		 $19.50
CARNE ASADA
La Union marinated rib eye steak grilled to your perfection with rice and salad		 $18.50
BISTEC RANCHERO
La Union marinated rib eye steak grilled to your perfection with sautéed onions, two eggs, rice and salad		 $20.25
BISTEC ENCEBOLLADO
La Union marinated rib eye steak cooked to your perfection with sautéed onion with rice and salad		 $19.50
MAR Y TIERRA
“Surf & Turf” – La Union marinated rib eye steak grilled to your perfection with shrimps, rice, refried beans, and salad		 $24.00
CARNE DESHILADA
La Union sautéed shredded grilled steak with egg, onions, tomatoes and green pepper with rice, refried beans, or salad		 $19.00
BROCHETTE DE CARNE
La Union marinated beef skewers, Onions, tomatoes, and green pepper grilled to your perfection topped with pico de gallo with rice and salad		 $19.00
BROCHETTE DE PUERCO
La Union pork skewers, onions, tomatoes And green pepper grilled, topped with Pico de gallo with rice and salad		 $20.00
BROCHETTE DE POLLO
La Union chicken skewers, onions, tomatoes and green peppers grilled topped with pico de gallo with rice and salad		 $19.00
POLLO A LA CREMA
Sautéed chicken breast in La Union white cream sauce with rice and vegetables		 $19.25
CAMARONES A LA PLANCHA
Grilled shrimp in La Union lemon butter sauce served with rice and vegetables		 $20.95
CAMARONES AL AJILLO
Shrimp sautéed in butter, garlic and lemon with rice and vegetables		 $22.50
CAMARONES ENCREMADOS
Shrimp with heavy cream with rice and vegetables		 $22.50
CAMARONES ENTOMATADOS
Shrimp sautéed with tomato sauce with rice and vegetables		 $22.50
MOJARRA FRITA
Fried Sea Bass served with rice and vegetables. Choice of tomato, onions, and peppers
BOCA ROJA FRITA
Fried Red Snapper served with rice and vegetables. Choice of tomato, onions, and peppers
FILETE DE PESCADO
Catfish fillet in La Union lemon butter sauce served with rice and vegetables		 $20.00
Fajitas
CARNE
Grilled Steak – La Union sizzling fajita served with guacamole, sour cream, lettuce, tomato, shredded cheese with flour tortillas		 $19.95
POLLO
Grilled Chicken – La Union sizzling fajita served with guacamole, sour cream, lettuce, tomato, shredded cheese with flour tortillas		 $19.95
CAMARONES
Shrimp – La Union sizzling fajita served with guacamole, sour cream, lettuce, tomato, shredded cheese with flour tortillas		 $21.95
TRIO
Grilled Steak – La Union sizzling fajita served with guacamole, sour cream, lettuce, tomato, shredded cheese with flour tortillas		 $24.95
COMBO
Grilled Steak and Grilled Chicken – La Union sizzling fajita served with guacamole, sour cream, lettuce, tomato, shredded cheese with flour tortillas		 $21.95
Postres
PANCHITOS
Sopaipilla chips with cinnamon sugar and drizzle honey		 $6.25
FRIED ICE CREAM
Coated vanilla ice cream with chocolate syrup on a fried tostada with cinnamon sugar		 $6.50
FLAN
Our vanilla custard		 $6.25
EMPANADA DE PLÁTANO
Light fried ripe plantain shell filled with milk pudding served warm with sprinkle sugar		 $4.50
SORBETE
Two ice cream scoops		 $4.95
PLÁTANO FRITO
Fried plantains served with sour cream		 $7.95
TRES LECHES CAKE
3 Milk sponge cake topped with whipped cream and cinnamon		 $6.25
ATOL DE ELOTE
La Union corn pudding served hot with sprinkle Cinnamon		 $5.25
Bebidas
ENSALADA DE FRUTA
La Union passion fruit with fresh diced mangos, oranges, apples & pineapples		 $3.95
HORCHATA
La Union multi grain flavored natural juice		 $3.50
MARAÑON
La Union cashew flavored natural juice		 $3.50
FOUNTAIN DRINKS
Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite, Fanta Orange, Seagrams Ginger Ale, Cherry Coke(Free Refills)		 $3.50
ICED TEA
Gold Peak Unsweet Tea, Gold Peak Sweet Tea		 $3.50
SOFT DRINKS
Minute Maid Lemonade, Hi-C Fruit Punch		 $3.50
Bottle Beer Available
Imported from El Salvador, Mexico! Just ask your server for a Drink menu
House Wines Available
Chilean Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon
A La Carte
ENCHILADAS
BURRITOS
BURRITO SUPREME ESPECIAL $14.00
TACOS
TACOS AL CARBON

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Reviews

Owen Willard
Good food and great staff. The atmosphere is nice and the restaurant is cozy. The food is also good. Prices are great compared to other local restaurants in the same area, and the horchata was fresh and tasted great unlike another restaurant down the street..

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Cyrus V. Bharucha
I’d give a four and a half if I could! Friendly service in a cool spot. Food is quite good but not superb. But the refried beans and steak and enchiladas are really borderline five star if not five. I have a four as the pupusas are not nearly as good as elsewhere.

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m rivera
It’s in a small plaza off the road. The server was very nice and took our temperature when we got there. She got us chips and salsa on the house. We got horchata and it tasted good. I ordered pupusas and 1 taco to try out their food. I liked it. The pupusas was at a good price of $2 each. The place is clean and laid-back ambiance. I think this is a nice place to enjoy Hispanic food at a reasonable price.

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Alexander Mann
Very awesome hole in the wall. Waiter told us about an off menu margarita. Was the perfect touch for Cinco De Mayo. Even better it came in a glass with a catus stem (see image). Highly recommend the chicken enchiladas, and cheese papusa. Incredibly filling, well priced and great service. 🙂

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Blanca Santos
I visited La Union Restaurant on Mothers day. I had a great time with my mother and sisters total of 6. The place is small but cozy. Decorations are cute. Bathrooms are clean. Staff was very accommodating and friendly. Food was delicious I had El Tipico the steak was tender cooked to my liking. Everyone enjoyed their meal. Overall service was great and prices are very reasonable. I will definitely visit again.

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Jerry Garcia
We enjoyed our meal and the service was good. I had grilled whole red snapper, it was perfectly grilled. Crispy skin with tender meat and the seasonings was on point. We are definitely returning soon.

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Annie Nestor
The food was great and will be ordering again soon, I just missed to take photos so I will definitely take photos next time and add it to this post.

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Damian Bartholomew
A beautiful melange of flavors with meat cooked to perfection. The ambiance is humble and locals seem to know that this is a gem only minutes outside ballston. This is not chain made tex Mexican food. Eager to try it again.

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Carlos Amaya
Not a bad spot for pupusas. They are thick and pretty stuffed. We also had the enchilada salvadoreña and it was good. The tamal de elote was delicious. Pastelitos de carne were too thick for my liking. Unlike a lot of places you cannot see the kitchen from the dining room. Parking is limited but there is some on the front and side

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thomas green
No doubt in my mind I’ll be coming back here. Our waiter was down to earth, funny and sold us when he said his grandmother and dad were there cooking the food. Be sure to come give this place a shot!

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