A Taste Of El Salvador — Restaurant in Asheville

A friend and I dropped in for supper on a Wednesday evening. It wasn't crowded from dine in though there were a number of takeouts while we were there.

The restaurant dining area was clean. The menu is small and a version of street food for the most part. Our waitress was friendly. So it was a nice place to drop in for a bite. It was a bit cool though that may have had to do with us walking in already feeling cool from the evening air.

One thing is their sign was not lighted and the restaurant is set back from the street so I drove past with Google maps announcing I had arrived and had to double back.

I had the Pollo a la Plancha (grilled chicken breast with rice and fried plantains and fried yucca and a salad) and my friend had a chicken and cheese Revuelta, a kind of stuffed tortilla, and a Pastelitos Salvadorenos, a kind of small empanada.

My chicken breast, there were two, were flattened and had a nice grilled flavor. I like fried plantains but am not a fan of fried yucca. The rice had a reddish tint though nothing special. The salad was a bit different, lettuce with a touch of spicy heat in the dressing. There was also a small dish of a thin, slightly spicy brown sauce that I tasted but didn't use.

The Revuelta was a medium size, street sized flour tortilla that had a filling of shredded chicken and cheese. We both liked it.

The Pastelitos Salvadorenos is a kind of empanada that looks like a hushpuppy and tasted like it was cornmeal around a filling then fried. I liked it and my dinner companion did not.

All in all, I'd go back and try something different just to experience...

First time eating at this wonderful little El Salvidorian restaurant.

The staff was wonderful! Jenny was so great about explaining to me all the various dishes and helped me clean up when when I dropped my phone in the créma and made a huge mess.

The food was made fresh, came out fast and was amazing!

Upon request, they added more Loroco Flower to the Papusas I ordered as I had never tried this vegetable before and wanted to get a good taste of it.

My experience was amazing from the moment I stepped in the door until I left with a full belly, ready for a nap and halfway into a food coma.

This place is definitely on my list for a weekly stop in for lunch! The dishes in the photos are:

Loroco & Cheese Pupusa Pork Tamale Pastelitos Salvadoreños Yucatan Frita

All served with Curtido, various salsas and créma and presented nicely on 2 plates for me both of which were licked clean at the end.

I had a fresh, homemade and refreshing tropical fruit drink as my beverage. I cannot speak highly enough about this place and can't wait to check out all their menus items!

Come check them out if you're within an hour of West Asheville and want dome delicious food! It's honestly worth any drive.

Thanks again Jenny! This experience...

We love a good papusa in this house and we have tried them at papusaria patty and some made by a friend's mother. She brought home 4 different types of papusas home one night for dinner from Taste of El Salvador.

The papusas were divine, we had the pork and cheese, bean and cheese, chicken and cheese and lastly the jalapeno and cheese. I have to say that their curtido (a spicy slaw) was by far my favorite of all I've tried. It was fresh, bright, and acidic with a nice soft heat. The house hotsauce was spicy and very flavorful, vinegar and spices were pronounced.

It is a small place with dine in and take out. They have 8 different papusas, a few tamales and some apetizers, and dinner plates. Very affordable and great quality. We will be keeping these at the top of our...