Wednesday, October 19, 2011

pupusas

Little San Salvador Restaurant makes my favorite pupupas in Los Angeles.
pupusa de queso con loroco

(For the uninitiated, pupusas are sort of a stuffed masa flatbread - kind of like a quesadilla, but thicker, and Salvadoran.)

The great thing about Little San Salvador is that they cook their pupusas longer than most other places. The cheese oozes out and forms crispy burnt tasty bits, which provide awesome texture and flavor. It's not completely traditional, but it is really tasty.

Another great thing: their pupusas are much bigger than average. One is probably enough for a light meal, but they are cheap, so I typically overorder.
shrimp pupusa

curtido
Pupusas are traditionally served with curtido (a lightly pickled cabbage coleslaw made with vinegar, chiles, onions and carrots) and salsa. Little San Salvador's curtido is rustically chopped, flavorful and crunchy. The accompanying salsa is nothing special, but it does its job.





While you're there, you should also get an order of the fried plantains. They are everything a fried plantain should be: soft yet firm, and perfectly caramelized. I don't know if it would be possible to make a better fried plantain.
fried plantains
ceviche


Also consider ordering the ceviche.
Salvadoran ceviche is simple, but tasty. The dominant flavors are citrus and fish, without the spice you might find in a Mexican or Peruvian ceviche. If you haven't had it, it's definitely worth trying.

So far, I've ordered Little San Salvador's ceviche three times. The fish was tender and fresh, and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend it, except for a little inconsistency from their kitchen. Twice the ceviche was great. Once it was only ok. (I think they used garlic salt this time instead of regular salt. It wasn't bad, but the flavors didn't work as well.) Still, I will order the ceviche again.





A few last words on Little San Salvador to end this post:
The service is friendly, the prices are very reasonable (you can easily have a good meal for less than $10 per person - not including drinks), and they are open late.
Monday - Thursday: 9:00 am to 11:30 pm
Friday - Sunday: 9:00 am to 1:30 am


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4 comments:

  1. DenOctober 20, 2011 at 6:47 PM

    Dammit, now you got me hungry, man! :P Got any finds in the Valley?

    And I'll recommend Argentinian Empanadas on South Robertson if you haven't been. Like these pupusas, they are tasty, cheap and tasty!

    http://www.yelp.com/biz/argentinian-empanadas-los-angeles

    Den

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  2. StevenOctober 24, 2011 at 1:53 PM

    Excellent! I haven't been spending much time in the Valley lately, but have you been to Hayat's Kitchen in North Hollywood?

    http://www.yelp.com/biz/hayats-kitchen-north-hollywood

    Thanks for the empanada tip! I'll have to check it out.

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