pupusas

This often overlooked delicacy from El Salvador deserves some attention. So sometime soon, I'm going to go find some delicious ones. Take pictures of them and post those pictures here. How exciting. Don't forget the spicy cabbage either. I just ate lunch and already I am hungry from this topic. Maybe tomorrow for lunch. A pupusa show down?
Keep checking back for updates.

edit. no pupusas for me today (thursday). Maybe tomorrow.

edit 2. Well, we made it to La Pupusa Loca for dinner tonight. Don't know why I was so obsessed with pupusas these last couple of days, but whatever. So, La Pupusa Loca came recommended to us by some El Salvadorian friends. As you may know, pupusas are El Salvadorian. You see where this is going right?
For something that is so simple, its surprising how many places don't get it quite right. Luckily La Pupusa Loca gets it. The pupusas arrived piping hot, though not as quickly as I was hoping. The decor is uh, how shall I say, lacking hence the rush. Although, at $20 for the three of us (with tax and tip), the decor obviously isn't a top priority. So, anyway, La Pupusa Loca does have a full menu but I'll probably never know what other concoctions they make since their pupusas are hard to beat.
Pupusas typically come filled with cheese, pork, or pork and cheese. In addition to those staples, they also offered beans, loroco (a type of flower) and other combinations of those various ingredients. My personal favorite is revuelta with pork and cheese, but the beans were good too. A mix of all three may be on the agenda in the future. The pupusa itself was especially delicious, not greasy at all. The dough was lighter and fluffier (for lack of a better word) than most others. Overall I was very impressed by the dough's quality. Again, nothing fancy here, just the basics done right.
Another necessary component of pupusas is the curtido. Curtido is a spicy cabbage salad that you serve on top of the pupusa. The curtido here was served in an extremely large jar which allows you to serve the exact proportion that suits your taste. I'm all for that.
As for the ensalada drink... Not too sure about that. I think it was basically a fruit salad put into a blender? Interesting but not my favortite. The straw was constantly clogged with bits of fruit. Perhaps a boba type straw would have made it more enjoyable. But that's really splitting hairs now isn't it?


LA Pupusa Loca
5716 Santa Monica Blvd
Los Angeles, CA
323-957-2967

Cool sign. That pupusa really is loca!


Especially light and airy for a pupusa.


Now, with the curtido on top.


This drink, called ensalada, was particulary fruit salady.


You can just make out the red booths...