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| - I'm giving this place 4 stars based on the fact that I already know and like Salvadoran food. If you are unsure, be prepared to start slow. Go in for a snack of pupusas and a beverage. See how you like them and then come back for a full lunch or dinner if you do. Salvadoran entrees tend to be some kind of grilled meat or fish, a scoop of flavoured rice, a scoop of refried beans, and a little green salad - not incredibly saucy, fancy or spicy. However, there should be some red and green salsas on the table. The red salsa is mild. The green is very hot. Also, there will be curtido, the pickled coleslaw that Steph mentions. The idea is to layer the hot pupusa with both the red sauce and the curtido.
The tucan is not fancy at all. Central American satellite tv plays over the bar. Service is very attentive and friendly.
The neighbourhood is classic Vanier: payday loans, massage parlours, head shops and lots of small restaurants with food from different cultures. You might consider a visit to the giant bingo hall across the street afterwards :)
I liked it all very much but found the prices a little high. ($15 entrees, pupusas around $3.00 each) But maybe it is because I am used to paying so little for the same food in El Salvador.
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