Sabor Latino

1 Reviews on “Sabor Latino”

• A.C.

  (3/22/2016) Was running errands all about town and stopped in for lunch on a weekday, a little bit late, 2-ish. I swear to god, we walked in, the needles skipped off the record, everyone (a room full of Hispanic men) stopped what they were doing and saying and turned around to stare at us (we are neither Hispanic, nor men) for the briefest of moments. It was a very fish-out-of-water feeling. We all got over it, and sidled up to the small counter to order from the very nice and patient mom of this family-run Salvadoran restaurant. Eat-in and carryout business was brisk, but pacing somewhat slow from the kitchen. They were out of the first 3 things my friend wanted to try. the menu is leftover from the previous Bananitos incarnation and they didn’t have many of the things listed. We ended up with Yucca con Chicharrones, Pupusas, and a Lengua Taco. Food is very fresh. The pupusa was thin, but large and the masa very tender. Filling for revueltas was moist pulled pork, oozy queso blanco; the curtido was very crisp and very fresh, like they just chopped and dressed it. Yucca were inch-thick batons (somewhat starchy, fluffy on inside and crisp on outside), at least a pound of them, with a few cubes of fatty fried marinated pork. Salsa roja (Salvadoran cooked tomato sauce) was thin, slightly tangy, lightly seasoned. I juiced things up with my lime wedge and some splashes of Valentina. Lengua Taco was chock full and literally bursting through the double white corn soft tortillas. Lengua was beefy, very tender and flavorful, like brisket. Pico de gallo was fresh, cooling, tart, plenty of cilantro and white onion. Delicious! Prices were very reasonable, cheap eats one would say (but high quality), obviously a fave with the expats. BONUS: Inca Cola and a myriad of other soft drinks from the Americas.

  June 22, 2016, 10:27 am

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