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| - Discovered this little hole in the wall while pinging my Yelp Blackberry app looking for adventure (and lunch). It is close the the Southeast Annex of the Maricopa County Superior Court. If you are interested in some good ceviche, this is a great place to go.
The ambiance is definitely humble. The restaurant is situated in the corner of a strip mall containing a dollar store, a rent to own place, and a pawn shop. Upon walking into the restaurant, I immediately noticed it was clean, and that there was no overpowering smell of seafood; both were good signs. I was confused as to whether I should order at the counter, or sit down at a table. (Silly gringo.) If you are dining in, sit down at a table and they will bring you a menu.
The Diet Coke I ordered was brought to my table in a can with a glass of ice. It appears that they have Mexican (cane sugar) Coke in glass bottles for those of you so inclined.
The menu had quite a few seafood choices. There were also other items on the menu that i was not familiar with. Salvadoran food is similiar to, but different from Mexican food. Note that the pictures of the food on the menu do not do the actual food justice.
I ordered the ceviche and after a 10 to 15 minute wait, I was brought a very large plate piled with ceviche on top of lettuce ringed with tomato, cucumber, and avocado, and topped with grilled (hot) shrimp. I was also brought a small bowl of chips. This was a little different than the way I have had ceviche served in Mexican restaurants. I am not sure if this is Salvadoran, or just this restaurant's unique take on ceviche. I picked the grilled shrimp off the top with my fingers, squeezing off the tails. I then dug into the ceviche with the chips unti I ran out of chips. With the chips gone, I picked up my fork and finished the dish including the lettuce.
Everything, seafood and veggies, was fresh and tasty. The serving was extremely generous. I left with a very happy panzita.
I will definitely be back to try some of the other items on the menu.
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