Pupusas Express Menu (Update 2025)
Introducing the menu at Pupusas Express, a Salvadoran - Tex-Mex - Mexican restaurant located in Herndon, VA. This casual yet classy spot offers a variety of beverages, including traditional Salvadoran drinks like Horchata and Maranon. For those looking for hot drinks, options like Sweet Corn Drink and Hot Chocolate are available. Customers rave about the delicious pupusas, with fillings like shredded pork, beans, and cheese. The restaurant also serves nachos, tacos, and sopes, all bursting with flavor. Pupusas Express is a mom and pop restaurant with friendly service and a low-key vibe. The food is described as very filling and affordable, making it a great choice for lunch or dinner. With a menu full of authentic flavors and generous portions, Pupusas Express is a must-visit for those craving a new taste experience.
Bebidas - Salvadoran Drinks
Horchata
Morro seed drink with milk.
Maranon
Tropical cashew maranon fresh juice.
Cebada
Popular salvadoran drink made with barley flour.
Tamarindo
Tamarind fruit juice.
Ensalada de Frutas
A variety of fruits, mixed.
Jugo de Jamaica
Canned Sodas
20 oz. Drink
Bottled Water
Glass Bottled Drinks
Glass Bottled Jarritos Tamarindo
24 oz. Cola Champagne
Jugo de Coco
Coconut juice.
Everfresh Juice
Cira Aloe Drinks
Sodas and Juices
Caliente - Hot Drinks
Atol de Elote
Sweet corn drink.
Cafe
Coffee.
Hot Chocolate
Yuca con Chicharron
Cassava yuca (fried) served with fried pork chunks, curtido-pickled cabbage and tomato sauce.
Steak Quesadilla Express
2 steak, flour tortillas stuffed with cheddar cheese, served with lettuce, pico de gallo, guacamole and sour cream.
Chicken Quesadilla Express
2 chicken, flour tortillas stuffed with cheddar cheese, served with lettuce, pico de gallo, guacamole and sour cream.
Platanos Fritos
Sweet fried plantains served with sour cream and refried beans.
Ceviche de Camaron
Lightly cooked shrimp tossed with acidic marinade (lime, lemon and citrus), cilantro and onion.
Steak Nachos Express
Crispy corn chips covered with grilled steak, topped with pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole and cheese.
Chicken Nachos Express
Crispy corn chips covered with grilled chicken, topped with pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole and cheese.
Chicken Wings
10 pieces of mild or spicy wings, served with ranch or blue cheese dressing.
Chips and Guacamole
Our homemade guacamole with chips.
Antojitos - Appetizers
Sopas - Soups
Sopa de Mondongo
Honeycomb beef tripe stew with vegetables (cabbage leaves, cassava, carrots, potatoes, chayote/huisquil, green pepper and onion).
Sopa de Res
Beef chunks and beef bone slowly cooked with cassava yocca, zucchini, chatotes/guisquil, corn cobs, cabbage, carrots, tomatoes, green bell peppers, onions and garlic.
Sopa de Marisco
Seafood soup with tilapia, crabs, shrimp, clams and vegetables.
Sopa de Gallina India
Country chicken soup with potatoes, carrots and chayote/guisquil.
Specialty Express Salad
Romaine lettuce, onion, grape tomatoes and cucumber.
Ensalads - Salads
Pupusas
Pupusa Revuelta
Shredded pork, beans and cheese. Made with corn or rice tortilla, accompanied with churtido a pickle cabbage with tomato sauce.
Pupusa de Queso
Cheese. Made with corn or rice tortilla.
Pupusa de Frijol
Beans and cheese. Made with corn or rice tortilla
Pupusa de Loroco
Loroco flower and cheese. Made with corn or rice tortilla
Pupusa de Ayote
Zucchini and cheese. Made with corn or rice tortilla
Pupusa Loca
Beans, pork, zucchini,loroco and cheese. Made with corn or rice tortilla
Pan con Pollo
Traditional Salvadoran styled chicken sandwich with a variety of vegetables, radish, watercress, cucumber, tomato and cabbage.
Tipico Salvadoreno
Refried beans, eggs with sausage, fried plantains, sour cream and 2 tortillas.
Carne Asada
Grilled steak served with rice, refried beans, small salad, avocado and 2 tortillas.
Fajitas
Grilled steak, chicken, or shrimp fajitas, served with refried beans, rice, guacamole and pico de gallo.
Steak Burrito
Flour tortilla filled with black beans, rice, pico de gallo, sour cream, cheese and lettuce.
Chicken Burito
Flour tortilla filled with black beans, rice, pico de gallo, sour cream, cheese and lettuce.
Carne Guisada
Beef stew, with carrots, onions, celery, potato, fresh tomato sauce, rice and salad and 2 tortillas.
Pollo la Plancha
Grilled chicken breast, served with rice, salad and refried beans with 2 tortillas.
Mary Tierra
Grilled steak, chicken and shrimp served with rice refried beans and a small salad with 2 tortillas.
Pescado Frito
Fried tilapia, served with rice, refried beans, small salad and 2 tortillas.
Camarones a la Crema
Sauteed shrimp mixed with onions, green peppers, cream with rice and salad, with 2 tortillas.
Tacos Salvadorenos
3 Salvadoran handmade tortilla tacos, with grilled steak or chicken, served with pico de gallo, avocado and sprinkled with cheese.
Tacos al Carbon
3 tortilla tacos served with grilled steak or chicken, with choice of corn or flour tortilla, with rice and refried beans.
2 Item Combo Fajita
Your choice of grilled steak, chicken and shrimp with refried beans, rice, guacamole and pico de gallo.
3 Item Combo Fajita
Grilled steak, chicken and shrimp with refried beans, rice, guacamole and pico de gallo.
Tipico Express
1 pupusa, 1 tamal, fried plantains, sour cream and refried beans.
Parrillada Salvadorena
Rib steak, salvadoran sausage (chorizo), grilled chicken, grilled shrimp, and a grilled jalapeno, served with rice and beans, with two tortillas.
Platos Tipicos - Traditional
American
Cheeseburger with Fries
With lettuce, tomato, mayonnaise, Angus beef patty, American cheese, onion and a side of fries.
Hamburger with Fries
7 oz. Angus beef, onions, mayonnaise, lettuce and tomato.
Steak and Cheese with Fries
Sauteed steak on a sub roll, with provolone cheese, mayonnaise, sauteed onions, lettuce and tomato.
Chicken Nuggets with Fries
5 pieces.
French Fries
Arroz
Rice.
Frijoles
Refried beans.
Tamal de Elote
Sweet corn cake slowly cooked in a corn husk. Served with sour cream on the side.
Tamal de Pollo
Chicken tamal made of corn flour, filled with chicken chunks.
Sopes
Grilled steak or grilled chicken on a fried tortilla, with refried beans, pico de gallo, avocado and Mexican cheese.
Tortilla
Salvadoran tortilla.
Yuca
4 oz. Guacamole
Side Salad
Sour Cream
Jalapeno Pepper
Extra Dressing
Taco al Carbon
Taco Salvadoreno
Sides
Postres - Desserts
Flan
Custard with caramelized sugar.
Pastel Tres Leches
Cake treat soaked in 3 kinds of milk-whole, sweetened-condensed and evaporated.
Empanadas Salvadorenas
Fried sweet plantain filled with poleada (cornflour and milk) sprinkled with sugar.
Nuegados con Dulce de Panela
Deep fried cassava yucca dipped with sugar cane panela.
Arroz con Leche
Rice pudding with milk.