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| - One of my top-5 restaurants in town! I first tried El Salvadoreno because I had a Restaurant.com card I needed to use. I felt like it was a pretty big risk, seeing as I've never had Pupusas before, and I didn't speak the same language as any of the workers.
Fortunately for us, the menu has English subtitles, and better yet - Pictures! Let's cut to the chase... Pupusas are the specialty, and you'd be a fool if you didn't try one. I'd go with pork, cheese, beans, but why not get 2 or 3 and try something adventurous? Be careful, the food is filling and I can never finish my plate.
My favorite dish is the Arroz ala Vallencia, which is basically rice with chicken, shrimp, onions, peppers, etc. It's served with their hot black bean mash type thing, 2 chips, and 2 home-made tortillas. Their fresh, hot tortillas are the best, especially dipped in the beans.
And as with all my favorites, they serve Mexican Coke (the soda), as well as Jarritos and a few other bottles familiar to most Spanish-speakers.
Plan to spend a while here. The service is great, but rushing is not part of the experience. Relax. Eat a pupusa (kind of like a stuffed, doughy tortilla pancake... with stuff inside it).
Delcious restaurant, authentic and very reasonably priced. I first went to the Maryvale location, and they are both pretty much the same.
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