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Nov 2, 2010 | Posted in Blog, Food, Life, Travel
Photos : Tasty Salvadoran Cuisine In Queens
My culinary adventures is back to Queens for this week's post. Under the elevated No. 7 train, I ventured into this cute Salvadoran restaurant, Izalco. Even though I never had Salvadoran food before, I've been wanting to try their national dish – pupusas. I started out by ordering pupusas from the "national dishes" section on the menu. Pupusas are like El Salvador's snack food. It's a thick corn tortilla filled with combination of cooked pork, seasoned beans or a mixture of cheese filling. It served with curtido, a cabbage salad made with onion, cabbage and carrots.
I also ordered a Salvadoran drink called "horchata". It's a traditional drink made with rice, cinnamon, and moro. I've never had this before and it was really good! And now on to the entree dish. My fiance and I decided to share a entree plate – Salvadoran steak. They were corn tortilla, rice, shrimps and salad all together. It was very good and everything tasted fresh. At the end of the meal we were stuffed, satisfied and happy! So if you're looking for an authentic Salvadoran food. You'll have to try visiting Queens.
Izalco
64-05 Roosevelt Ave
Woodside, NY 11377
718-533-8373
(Pupusas)
(Pupusas filled with cheese)
(Curtido, a cabbage salad)
(Made with onion, cabbage and carrots)
(Salad & shrimps)
(Salvadoran steak)
(Izalco's wall interior)
(Izalco's interior decor)
(My first slip of "horchata")
food, ny, photography, queens
21 comments
Photos : Tasty Salvadoran Cuisine In Queens
kens_thought Says:
Nov 2nd, 2010 07:31 | Reply
wow..that steak sure looks inviting.. and the portion is of good serving too.
Hmm.. the place doesn’t accept credit cards… strange for a restaruant isn’t it?
Dennis Salvatier Says:
Nov 2nd, 2010 07:48 | Reply
Sarah, it’s 12:45 am in California and you just made me officially hungry. Thanks for giving me a lunch idea for tomorrow. Next time go for breakfast and try the platanos fritos with casamiento (that’s black beans and rice mixed together). Also try the empanadas (made from banana) and pastelitos (like a hot pocket mixed with meat and vegetables). These last two are usually appetizers. Nice post.
Valentina Says:
Nov 2nd, 2010 08:35 | Reply
Oh, my, delicious! Can’t wait to go back to NYC to eat my way around there 
(Pupusas are very similar to Venezuelan arepas!)
Lindsay Says:
Nov 2nd, 2010 13:45 | Reply
Sounds amazing! I love your culinary adventures but I get so hungry every time I read them! You take such wonderful photos- you completely capture the experience. I know where I am going soon! Looking forward to your future adventures!!
@Ken- there are a lot of restaurants in NYC that don’t accept credit cards. I think it is to avoid credit card fees though I am not sure.
Sergey Says:
Nov 2nd, 2010 14:30 | Reply
Sarah,
remind me to look at your posts after I eat! Very well written with excellent photography. I like horchatas also. Have you ever tried Peruvian food?
All the best,
Sergey
Norbert Says:
Nov 3rd, 2010 06:04 | Reply
OMG… I’m drooling now over Salvadoran cuisine! It looks so delicious! One of the things I love about Queens is that it has a huge cuisine variation that you can literally taste different flavors from around the world in this city.
ayngelina Says:
Nov 4th, 2010 14:40 | Reply
I love horchata, it’s also really nice with a bit of coconut milk.
Laurent roch Says:
Nov 4th, 2010 15:30 | Reply
Moi qui rêve un jour de connaître N.Y, merci de nous faire découvrir les bonnes tables de la big apple ! Tous ces plats ont l’air délicieux !
Sarah Wu Says:
Nov 5th, 2010 02:34 | Reply
@Laurent – Thank you for stopping by, I used Google translate and read your comment. Maybe you’ll come to NY and try some good food here later on.
@Ayngelina – After trying it out for the first time and I love it just like you 
(The good thing it’s only walking distance)
@Norbert – I know You can have Indian, Latin, Chinese, Korean and even more in Queens. I even saw tibetan & himalayan ones too
@Sergey –Haha, please look at them after you had your lunch then ;P. I just had Peruvian the night before this Salvadoran food for the 1st time. They’re really delicious as well. The raw fish was yumm.
@Lindsay – I bet you do the same, checking out new restaurant and trying out new food. You take very beautiful pictures as well. I just started using dslr in April. I’m still a newbie . Yea, there will be more adventures coming up.. maybe cupcakes?
@Dennis – Thank you for stopping by, I like empanadas , they sell those in those Latin bakery in the morning. I usually pick it up since it’s cheap. Subscribe to my RSS for more food adventures . Thanks again!
@Valentina – Hahah I can see your foodspootter will be like 10 pages long when you’re back to NYC. If I can find a Venezuelan place, I’ll check that out. Thank you!
@Ken – Yea steak was really delicious. A lot of restaurant doesn’t take credit card in Queens. Or even in chinatown. Manhattan takes most credit cards. It’s common here in a smaller borough.
My Kafkaesque life Says:
Nov 5th, 2010 09:03 | Reply
I had no idea about the cuisine in El Salvador, but it looks so good, especially those breads called pupsas. I’d love to try them
Hey, those bananas look pretty dangerous. Any fear they might fall off that thin rope?
ciki/Mei Says:
Nov 5th, 2010 11:51 | Reply
aw man.. CARBS .. looks delish! I’ve never had Salvadorean food but the photos are making me hanker for something i’ve never tried. GREAT JOB! LOL
Andrea Says:
Nov 6th, 2010 08:36 | Reply
I’m glad that you found Salvadoran food, and are sharing how wonderful it is. Your fantastic photos are making me hungry!
matt Says:
Nov 12th, 2010 20:24 | Reply
I absolutely love horchata. So tasty!! This food looks and sounds fantastic. Great photos!
Verity Says:
Nov 14th, 2010 09:40 | Reply
More tasty looking food. I had never even though about what they ate there. It looks very yummy. I would especially like to try horchata (adds to list of things to do).
mina (sending postcards) Says:
Nov 18th, 2010 17:50 | Reply
We had mini pupusas when we were in San Salvador. So good!
Great photos!
Sarah Wu Says:
Nov 20th, 2010 03:37 | Reply
@Valentina – Woo I’ll look it up, thanks girl. I never had Venezuelan food.
@Nino – Do they have any Salvadoran food where you are now? We have alot
different type of food in NY.
@Ciki– Do they have any spanish food in Mala
@Andrea – Thanks, I always look at people’s food photos and get hungry. Hhah There are so many different food in NY. I love it.
@Andi – Thanks girl!
@Matt – Thanks for stopping by. I love Horchata too. I didn’t have to fly
somewhere just to get it, that’s what I love about NY.
@Verity – Thanks girl. Do they have Latin food there? : )
@Mina– Thanks girl, Yea I love Pupusas so much now. haha
My Kafkaesque life Says:
Nov 20th, 2010 17:49 | Reply
No, we don't have a lot of foreign food. We have Chinese restaurants, Mexican food, some Japanese and that's about it. Maybe one Indian restaurant. Maribor is very small, maybe like a suburb of NY..
Verity Says:
Dec 9th, 2010 22:20 | Reply
I don’t know if they have Latin food here actually. I haven’t come across any. Maybe I need to look harder
