Sōya — Restaurant in Departamento de La Libertad

We first tried Soya up in San Salvador and noticed this location actually sells pizza, so we hedged our bets to try their second location here for mostly vegan lunch.

We ordered the vegan margarita pizza and their Asian Noodle Salad. The pizza tasted more like flatbread and was decent, and I can appreciate their use of in house cheese. I guessed that the pizza was heated up from a homemade frozen one they shipped from San Salvador.

The noodle salad was refreshing and good, loaded with fresh veggies although no vegan protein option was available. I enjoyed their tahini dressing as well as their spicy chili crisp that can be added on top. It was definitely spicy and I loved it.

Ended our meal with their passion fruit cheesecake (in a cup) which was fine. I’d pass on this...

Be careful, this place WILL try to overcharge you. I was in there today, just me, waiting for 10 minutes while the person working reorganized the bottles in the fridge. I was very patient, waiting to order. When my order was taken and rung up, the price was far higher than the menu price. When I inquired about it and showed the person working the menu price, they told me the extra money was for a ‘propina’, a tip. After having been ignored for 10 minutes I didn’t really see a tip being deserved, and now it was being demanded without me even offering. The person told me they always add it to an order. I can’t comment about the quality of the food, but I will never be returning...

All the 5-star reviews are warranted, but the French press coffee is the best coffee in town, even better than the places with high-end espresso machines! It was so good I bought several bags of the beans used to make it! And the space inside is air conditioned! The avocado/goat cheese toast was my go-to lunch dish, but most everything on the menu looked great. Just wish I stayed longer to try more of them! The ladies behind the counter were incredibly nice and it's a well-run operation with many healthy...