This plaza is across Pecos from the plaza where the Pinball Hall of Fame is located
Here is the menu:
Desayunos
Breakfast
1. Casamiernto Chorizo Asado y Crema
Rice, beans, Sausage, and sour cream
2.Huevos Rancheros
Eggs in ranchero sauce
3.Ejotes con Huevo Casamiento-Queso
Scrambled eggs with green beans, cheese
4. Huevos con Jamon
Scrambled eggs with ham
5. Huevos con chorizo
Scrambled eggs with sausage
6. Plantano - Frijoles y Crema
plantains - Beans and sour cream
7. Plantano- Frito Solo
plantains by itself, fried
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Pupusas
1. de queso
2. de queso con loroco (pungent spice from El Salvador)
3. de queso com frijol
4. de queso con chicarron (fried pork rinds)
5. revueltas
queso, chicharron y frijoles
6. de arroz
7. de ayote (squash)
8. de loroco con queso
A pupusa (from Pipil pupusawa) is a thick, hand-made corn Biscuit-like flat bread (made using masa de maíz, a maize flour dough used in Latin American cuisine) that is stuffed with one or more of the following: cheese (queso) (usually a soft Salvadoran cheese called Quesillo), fried pork rind (chicharrón), squash (ayote), refried beans (frijoles refritos), or queso con loroco (loroco is a vine flower bud from Central America). There is also the pupusa revuelta with mixed ingredients, such as queso (cheese), frijoles (beans), [1], and chicharrón or bacon. Pupusas are similar to tortillas and especially to arepas.
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Antojitos Salvadorenos
appetizers
1. Yuca con Chicharrones
Uca root with fried pork rinds
2. Tamal de Elote con Frijoles y Crema
Sweet corn tamal with beans and sour cream
3. Chilate con Nuegados y Platano en Miel
Warm atole with plantains in honey
Chilate con nuegados is a hearty but simple local specialty. Chilate is masa mixed with hot water into a thick, pasty drink. (In Mexico it's called atole.) On its own it is quite bland, but the idea is to eat it with the nuegados (sweetened fried yucca and cinnamon-spiked, syrup-steeped plantains).
4. Pastelitos de Carne o Pollo
Little pies with chicken or pork filling
5. Pan con Chumpe (pavo)
French bread with shreaded turkey
6. Tamal de Puerco o Pollo
Pork or chicken tamale
7. Empanadas de Platano (leche or frijol)
Plantain turnover.
Mariscos
Seafood
Served with rice, salad, and French fries
1. Camarones Rancheros
Shrimp in Ranchera sauce.
2. Camarones al a Diabla
Shrimp in hot sauce
3. Camarones empanazados
Breaded shrimp
4. Mojarra Frita
Fried ocean perch
Mojarra is also commonly used in Latin American countries as a name for various species of the Cichlid family including tilapia.
5. Fillete de Pescado emapanizado
Breaded filet of fish
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Platillos Salvadorean
Salvadorean Dishes
Includes rice, beans, soup or salad and hand made tortillas.
1. Salpicon
Chopped cold beef with herbs
2. Bi9stec Encebollado
Steak with fried onions
3. Chile Relleno (puerco o queso)
stuffed bell pepper with pork or cheese
4. Carne Guisada
Beef stew
5. Relleno de Pacalla
Pacalla Stuffed with Cheese, vegetables
6. Carne Deshilada
Shredded beef
7. Milanesa
Breaded steak
8. Chuleta de Puerca (Frita o Entomatada)
Pork chop, fried or sauted with tomato
9. Lomo de puerco Asado
Grille pork loin
10. Chuleta de Res (frita o entomatada)
T bone steak fried or sauted with tomato
11.Pollo Encebollado
Chicken with onion, bell pepper, and tomatoes
12. Carne Asada
Grilled steak
SALVADORAN ILOPANGO on Tropicana
Located in the plaza across Pecos from the plaza where the Pinball Museum is located, this little spot served me one of the nicest breakfasts of my trip. I was the only gringo. There was a large table of men sitting more than eating and I wondered if they were looking for day work. My waitress was a pretty young girl. Passing through was a heavy older woman with smiles. She had a cane and wore a loud colorful dress.
This is not an expensive restaurant interpreting Salvadoran food for gingos. It is the kind of place I often ate in costa Rica or Mexico. Small, with diner tables, maps of Central American countries on the wall and two televisions going in Spanish. One was a heavy romance complete with some good sex scenes and an overly dramatic attempt at suicide. The other television presented the news.
I loved it all, but the food was the best and I do not even know the names of all the tastes. No one asked me how I wanted the eggs. Next time I will say, but they were fine. The rest was great. There were at least four tastes: a serving of gallo pinto which was blander than the Costa Rican variety with that special sauce, but still so good I did not know if I wanted any Tapatio hot sauce or not. One chorizo. Not the Mexican variety of ground up meat but a fat link that tasted more like Spanish chorizo. I loved it. One mixture of potato and vegetable wrapped in corn silk, like an empanada with no pastry. Something I can't remember. With all this came two of the most wonderful, hot circles of bread. I drank horchata, listened to the Spanish banter, watched the overly dramatic soap opera and just had a pleasant morning emersed in Central America. I'll be back there again. Pupusas are on sale for 99 cents on Wednesday. There were many foods including the soup of seven seas. Much of the menu was in Spanish but most was translated and there were pictures of some of the foods on wall.
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