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| - This is probably closer to 2.5 stars, but I have a love affair with pupusas an I really wanted to love this place. I was left with more of a "I don't really have anything else to do, and at least I may get free dinner out of a couple hours" type of like, certainly not an "I can't love without you" type. I was very excited to see the long list of fillings available that did not involve meat. Being a vegetarian, I do love my beans and cheese, but sometimes, it's nice to have choices. We went on a Saturday, waited in the front for a few minutes and were finally seated. There was a table of about 14 people, and it appeared to be only 2 servers. We sat at our table for about 10, 15 minutes without being asked for our drink orders or any other type of order. The boyfriend tries to avoid cheese (strange, I know-but I've come to terms with his weirdness), but he will indulge in certain situations...that being said, the other pupuserias that we've been to have been able to make his pupusas sans cheese. Our waitress informed us they could not do this, which while not preferred, was ok. Between the 2 of us, we ordered 6 different pupusas, an order of rice, and some plantains. After about a 25 minute wait, the pillows of goodness arrived....
And I was disappointed. The size was great, but the fillings and texture of the dough left some to be desired. Burnt and a bit greasy, the additional fillings such as zucchini, loroco, jalapeƱo, etc, were lacking. The beans were bland. The garlic pupusa was awesome, but I found myself wanting to go to Casa Tazumal and fill my yummy pupusa craving.
All of this being said, they were very busy. The server did let us know that their regular cook had had an emergency. We may have just come at the wrong time. We'll probably I back, but it won't be for awhile. I know they are still relatively new, so I hope they'll be able to work out some of the kinks.
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