This little restaurant specializes in what they term "authentic homemade Mexican and Salvadorian food", and the description is very honest. El Comalito is inconspicuously located behind the Moan and Dove Pub and next to a large gas station. However, it is worth hunting down as the food is truly delicious and quite inexpensive. In addition to the range of Mexican offerings, they have homemade Salvadorian pupusas, a thick corn tortilla filled with a mixture of cheese, beans, and, sometimes, a thick paste of ground pork. They also have fried yuca and plaintains

My wife had a Chicken Chipotle burrito which was both delicious (I stole some) and enormous. I had the Chicken Enchilada dish with chipotle sauce. Also delicious with very generous portions. (A cautionary word: the food is genuine and when they say chipotle sauce, they mean it. If you like spicy as much as we do, you will be very pleased. If you don't, there are several milder sauces including a Mole and even a ranchero sauce.)

The true test of this kind of food resides in the rice. Some restaurants throw in some tomato sauce and a few spices and call it Mexican rice ... nah. The rice at El Comalito testifies to the care and time that the chef invested. It is savory, with a deep flavor that nicely compliments the other elements of the meal.

The restaurant is cheery, bright and clean, but seating is very modest and it functions principally as a take-out operation. If all this weren't enough, give them an order that is $10 or greater and they will deliver throughout the Amherst area. Oh yes, and they also cater to groups of 15-40.