Restaurant Salvadoreno Usuluteco

Been here 30 minutes and I still don't have my food. We ordered simple like chicken and rice. May not even rate the food cause we have to leave soon. Ugghhhh... not worth it imo.

Tasty food (specially those pupusas), good portions and fare prices. Just make sure to check your items if you're ordering take out. Twice I got the wrong order. Maybe I'm lucky.

Usuluteco, a Salvadoran restaurant, accepts credit cards, but only in person; they won't accept credit cards over the phone. However, they do accept checks. Since most Spanish restaurants are cash only, they are to be commended. Thankfully, their food is very good.

The Salvadoran food definitely has a homey characteristic that almost borders on "comfort food". My review can be summed up in one sentence: I really like this place. I will be ordering a lot from them.

So far, the high point for me is the pupusa. If you come here, do yourself a favor and order it.

Food reviews:

Sides
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Yellow Plantains: B+
Many places serve "tostones" that taste stale or as if they were fried a few days previous. These tostones are quite good. They are fresh and tasty.

Casamiento: A-
Rice and beans done quite nicely.

Platters
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Carne Desilada (Shredded beef): B+
Never seen this before. Kind of like a Hispanic egg-foo-young with shredded beef. It's shredded beef held together with egg, onions and capers. The beef had a good flavor, but slightly tough -- I think it might have been over-cooked, otherwise this would've received A-.

Carne Asada: B+
Very flat (pounded) beef in a tasty brown sauce. I think I've seen this called "lomos" in other restaurants. I couldn't tell that the beef was roasted at all, so it was slightly disappointing.

Costilla ala BBQ: B
Sauce based ribs, but not overly sweet. A bit tough and not well marbled; it might have been overcooked. An OK ribs.

Authentic Salvadorean Appetizers
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Tamale de Pollo: A
I had actually ordered the tamale de cerdo, but they gave me chicken instead. These aren't the dry masa type tamale in corn husks; these are the wet masa tamales wrapped in a banana leaf(?). Excellent. You get two, which makes it not so much an appetizer as a meal.

Pupusa de Loroca: A
Called a "Salvadorian pizza". One of the best things I've had in a long time; I'm a fan!!. It's tiny and can properly be called an appetizer. If you want delicious, order this along with your meal.

Pupusa Revuelta con Loroco: B+
Similar to pupusa de Loroca, but slightly less yummy.

Pupusa de Ayote: B+
Similar to pupusa de Loroca, but slightly less yummy.

Tacos Dorados de Pollo: A-
These are not Mexican tacos (think: Taco Bell) or Honduran tacos (think: my wife's family's tacos). They are rolled up into cylinders and fried till golden, kind of like Honduran tacos. Most people would recognize them as "taquitos", but the tortilla is a bit more light and fluffy than your typical taquito.

Desserts
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Arroz con Leche: B-
Too much like rice and milk; not sweet enough. Probably should be cooked a bit more. They have real cinnamon bark in it, but I think it should have a bit more; I would add a bit more powdered cinnamon in addition to the bark and perhaps some sweet condensed milk in addition to cooking a bit more.

By far the best Pupusas in Brooklyn.and if you love soup like me..this is the best...

The looks of this place speaks for them selves. Ordered once, took 1hr 1/2 to arrive. Food has horrible taste and hair. Never again!!!