SABOR CASERO Taqueria y pupuseria — Restaurant in Poulsbo

The tortilla soup is wonderful, even as Take Out; they package all the ingredients separately so nothing is soggy or weird.

The shrimp enchiladas are fantastic. They have spinach, jalapeños, tomato, and onion so each bite has flavor beyond the sauce and shrimp.

My kiddo liked the children’s steak burrito, which at $6 is a great deal.

It was all freshly made.

Update: My husband is addicted to the mole enchiladas and I just had the verde pezole. The verde pezole is perfection!

DO NOT SLEEP ON THE SALVADORAN SPECIALTIES! I ordered the Yuca con Chicharron and it is life changing. The pork was big crisp chunks, the yuca was delicious, the slaw is perfectly acidic, and it came with fantastic cabbage salad and hot sauce. It was a perfect meal.

Their Salvadoran tamales are yummy!

This is the place I choose to have my...

You eat with your eyes first and my eyes were FEASTING on my beautiful plate of carne asada fries! I ordered online for pick up and got the carne asada fries and 3 pupusas. One rajas with cheese and 2 revuelto. All was delicious. I couldn't get enough of the pickled coleslaw that comes with the pupusas. I love any kind of pickled vegetables and these are great. The pupusas themselves were hot and had plenty of filling. The fries were, like I mentioned, presented beautifully and really good! I dug in and added salsa before I took the pic. Crispy fries (seriously crispy, not one soggy fry, even at the bottom), generous amount of sour cream, lovey fresh sliced avocado, tangy pico and tasty carne asada. There were no gamey or chewy pieces of meat. I'm so glad I finally tried...

We always get takeout, so I can’t speak to the dine-in experience, but this is the best “Mexican” food for miles. It does have the standard Tex-Mex fare, and let’s face it, it’s hard to stand out with your super nachos, but I highly recommend the El Salvadorian side of the menu. If I’ve never heard of something on the menu, I’m well served to try it, because it’s all been amazing so far. I haven’t been disappointed once, and I keep trying new things.

It appears to be a family-run business, and there will often be groups of family, friends, or other Latinos eating there, which to me shows it’s the real deal and not just a menu designed for Americans.

Basically, it’s real ethnic food, which is not something you can usually get at a “Mexican”...