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| - Definitely an upgrade from the last Yelp International Supper Club!!
La Casa Tazumal is a small and quaint little El Salvadorian? restaurant that can seat maybe 20-25 people with large number of plants and colorful decor. The waitress/owner had a bit of a trouble understanding us, but she really nice- reminds me of cute, immigrant grandmas.
I was a little disappointed with their Spanish Hot Chocolate as it wasn't spicy, as I anticipated. I did like that it was not as sugary/sweet as regular hot chocolate.
Let's start talking papusas!! The papusas were delicious- nice mix of pull pork meat and cheese! They were filling, but not heavy. Their hot sauce is flavorful and great with the papusas, but not really spicy. I love love love their pickled cabbage/vegetables, really gave the papusas a nice crunch and refreshing kick.
Unfortunately, the papusas were the best part of the meal. My Biztec Encellendaro? (steak and onions) was severely overcooked, almost rubbery. The onions were nice- seasoned with adobe and cooked down. I could leave the beans and the rice out of the meal- neither were flavorful. The tortillas were just okay and it seems like they're small and homemade, which is nice and refreshing from the store-bought packs. I never really like tortilla wraps, though.
The fried plantains were nicely cooked, not mushy from overcooking, but they were overly sweet (I wonder if they sprinkled sugar over the plantains before cooking them).
Definitely worth going for the pupusas, but not Biztec Encellendaro/drinks.
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