****Entrance is in the back******
This an attractively unusual restaurant situated inside of what looks like an industrial strip mall with store fronts. This place is not easy to see from the street because it is in the middle of this industrial looking strip mall. Be mindful of that. The drive to turn into the rear parking lot is just west of the building. The building is on the north side of McDowell.
This was the perfect place for a Sunday afternoon dinner. A lot of families coming in for Sunday dinner and tons of laughter and friendly banter filled the room. The menu is full of Sal Vadorian favorites and I had an interesting time perusing the menu for a selection. I ordered 2 things. I ordered El Plato Tipico and Ensalada (not a salad, but a fruit drink with fruit in it.).
I especially enjoyed the flavors of the Ensalada. It was surprisingly delicious and sweet. I don't usually care for sweet drinks; however, this drink was refershing and the sweetness wasn't overpowering. The chunks of fruit was nice too, but caused a bit of a challenge when I attempted to drink from the straw.
One of the things I love about South American restaurants is that there is always some type of "typical meal". At a Colombian restaurant, you order the Bandeja Paisa. At a Guanaquito, you order "El Plato Tipico". This dish comes with an array of things that allow you to sample some of the simpler offerings. My favorite part of the meal had to be the cheese and meat pupusa, This is quite similar to the Indian paratha in style, not in taste.... A pancake stuffed with goodies. The pupusa was so tender and moist with the appropriate amount of cheese and the hints of meat. I savored every bite of those. I also enjoyed the tamales. Their tamales are wrapped in banana leaves and was the most moist and tasty masa I have had in ages. I wasn't crazy about the chicken, I wish I'd gotten a pepper or veggie tamale, but ... still very tasty.
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