El Carbonero

• Cuisine(s): Central American, South American
  Hours: Daily 10am-9:30pm
  Price: $
• Payment Types: cash
  Features: Takeout, Kid Friendly
  Serving: Dinner, Lunch
• Alcohol: Full bar
  Reservations: Accepted, Not Necessary
  Parking: Lot Available

Description

Owner María de Jesús Ramírez ensures that El Carbonero uses the recipes of her hearty native cuisine, the primary reason why the county's pioneering guanaco restaurant persists while so many other Salvadoran restaurants disappear. Imitate the regulars and order at least one pupusa, the masa griddle cake Salvadorans consume from crib to crypt. And El Carbonero's horchata, heavy with cinnamon and toasted rice, makes Mexican horchata taste like a Tijuana gutter.