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3781 Mission Street at Richland Hours: Daily Phone: 415.648.1034 Reviewed: Fall 2008 By Alexandra Minn If you look on the internet, many people call this the best Salvadorean restaurant in the City. However, this restaurant first got my attention due to the missing letters in the sign. What does La Santaneca mean anyway? Apparently it's someone from Santa Ana. Behind a thick wall of
bars is my favorite restaurant in San Francisco.
As the outside suggests, it's very casual, which is reflected in the
price, but
definitely not in the quality of the food. I almost always get the
pupusas. The
thick corn tortillas stuffed with cheese, veggies, beans, or meat and
topped
with chili sauce and traditional vinegary cabbage hit the spot every
time. For
about $3, you can get 2, and that's definitely enough for my Sunday
lunch. I've
even ordered a few dozen when hosting friends and never have any left
over. You
can also order a vegetarian choice like Loroco, which is a vine flower
bud
native to Central America.
Sometimes I've ventured
away from the pupusas, but I usually have regretted it.
Not because the other food has been bad -- and I've heard that the
tamales are
excellent -- but I'm just such a big fan of the pupusas. I have to
admit that
the fried plantains and fried yucca are both delectable, but unless you
want an
entire deep-fried meal, I'd suggest ordering those to share. |
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