El Chalateco est perçu comme une adresse salvadorienne chaleureuse et abordable où pupusas, tamales et plats typiques ravissent par des portions généreuses et un goût authentique, le tout dans une ambiance latine conviviale et un service souriant et efficace; le Tepeyac est souvent cité comme coup de cœur et le menu propose des options végétariennes et véganes ainsi que des combos attractifs et des boissons comme horchata et maracuja, avec des prix raisonnables, bien que certaines remarques mentionnent des portions légèrement plus petites ou une sauce parfois trop liquide ou trop salée selon les goûts.
The food here is really excellent-we haven't had a bad dish yet & we've been coming for years. Lots to explore: tender tamales, plantains with crema & beans, Maranón juice, & of course pupusas. On the service front things can be slow, but it's usually busy, & everyone is so uniformly kind & friendly that it's really just a matter of being relaxed. & for what you get it's very reasonable.
Ça fait 3 ans que je viens avec mon mari & chaque fois, je commande des pupussas & des tamales, elle sont carrément suculente. Les employés sont très gentil & offre un très bon service.
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We wanted to give this place another shot, but were left with an unpleasant experience. The hostess rudely welcomed us by just pointing at us where to sit without cleaning up the table. We ordered Pupusas; they looked fine but the sides had empty masa. Texture was runny, couldn't even cut it properly without all the filling coming off. Take in mind we ordered beans/cheese & pork/cheese pupusas, which are supposed to be solid, not runny. The chicharron wasn't entirely 100% pork. Salsa was good but the curtido was flavorless, had way too much onions & cut into big chunks with cucumber. Forgot to take pics of the food, but I'll leave one of the curtido as we were still in shock about the chunks. We gave it a 4/10 just because of the salsa. If you plan to continue ordering, you'll have to express it since they don't ask if you need anything else. Once you do, they'll hand you ONE menu per table, remove the plates but leave you the same cutlery sets. We didn't make a big deal, we stood up, grabbed another menu & asked for cutlery sets. Corn tamales were a 6.5/10, sour cream was definitely salvi; however, the plantains were still unripe to be fried so that was a 3/10. Another thing I'd like to mention, is the harassment for tipping a mediocre service. The hostess had the audacity to level up her shadiness because she expected to be tipped way beyond. Their customer service needs to be seriously improved, especially with this girl they have as a hostess. Not sure if she's there every Wednesday evening. Overall, we rate this place as a 2/10
Finally was able to try Restaurant El Chalateco, a Salvadorean spot. The servers were all warm & welcoming. They have 6 combo deals ($11.00 to $16.49) if you order before 5:00pm. You get to choose your pupusa/tamale/drink.
- Curtido & salsa roja - salsa was thin, watery
- Platano con crema ($4.50) - decent but could have been crispier & more caramelized
- Combo #3 ($16.49) - 1 pupusa (de chicharron), yuca con chicharron & a drink (guayaba). Yuca was excellent & came with several chunks of fried pork
- Combo #6 ($12.50) - 1 tamal (pollo), 2 pupusas (revuelta & de queso y espinaca) & a drink (horchata). Pupusas were tasty. Tamale was moist & fluffy. Horchata was nicely spiced
Great place to try traditional salvadorean food. Pupusas are tasty & good size. Tamale de elote & Platano con crema & frijoles are tasty. Service is nice,quick & efficient.
20 oct. 2024
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Si vous cherchez à essayer la cuisine salvadorienne, c'est une institution, & pas pour rien. Les pupusas sont fraîches & délicieuses, les tamales aussi ! Le service est amical, je recommande vivement !
