Restaurant Y Pupuseria Olocuilta

When you have a pupusa craving at 8am (or 8pm), go to Olocuilta in the East End. Named for a town in El Salvador, Olocuilta serves homestyle Salvadoran food all day long. The small, no frills restaurant makes both corn and rice flour pupusas filled with loroco blossoms or a choice of griddled meat, as well as all-day breakfast, whole-fried fish, and a simple but incredible pan de pollo. Calling this dish a sandwich feels inadequate for what is essentially an open-faced french bread bowl overflowing with mayonnaise, cucumber, tomatoes, and practically half of a crispy roast chicken. Once you douse it with the savory, smoky tomato stew on the side, make sure to have a fistful of napkins at the ready between bites or sips of nutty marañon agua fresca. Go here for a quick, casual meal, or if you need to refuel after a couple rounds of golf at Gus Wortham.

photo credit: Chelsea Thomas

photo credit: Chelsea Thomas