Izalco Restaurant

Food was amazing but the restaurant and the menus really needs a good cleaning.

We arrived mid afternoon. It was slow. We worried this somehow reflected the quality, but we were happy the decor looked authentic. The menu includes Salvadoran and Mexican dishes. I tried the pupusas with chicken. The only other time I've had pupusas was from frozen and while they were ok, they didn't prepare me for this. When they arrived, they were light and fluffy looking and we're accompanied by a dish of shredded cabbage, carrots, and sliced jalapeños. The cabbage and carrots were lightly pickled and it was all mixed together with Mexican oregano. I asked and the way to eat them is to top the pupusas with the veggies, the salsa you want and eat them together. The cheese inside was melty delicious and the crunch of the veggies was great. I would order this again and again. I might try more varieties too. The people with me had quesadillas, enchiladas, and I also had a ground beef taco. I had too much food, but the way they were oooing over the rice and beans made me wish I had some too. Don't be like me, order a reasonable amount of food. But go back again. Afterwards, go visit the bakery next door. Oh, the wonderful aroma...

Try some pupusas! They're like big puffy flour tortillas but STUFFED with whatever you order. Barbacoa tacos were bomb as well. Great food!

Great traditional Salvadoran and Mexican food. Prices are great too. They had a lunch buffet, but we did not try that had some traditional soups instead. Great lunch on a cool and rainy day.

Izalco is a Salvadorian/Mexican restaurant. It's a small but friendly place to come down to and have a delicious meal. Not too many people know about the Central American food culture but here you can have a little bit of it all. I highly recommend the PUPUSA. If you haven't tried it yet, you're definitely in for a tasty treat. They also offer a pretty large variety of beverages including fountain drinks, Mexican and Central American drinks, and for the that like their alcohol, they have a beer variety as well. Buffett daily at certain hours of the day.