Friday, August 4, 2006
Restaurant Review #154: Mi Casita Salvadorena, Van Nuys
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Salvadoran food is not very familiar to me--I've only had it one other time, at La Curva in east LA. At La Curva, I got an introduction to the types of seafood dishes that are commonly eaten on the coast, but I had yet to try the most well-known of Salvadoran dishes--the pupusa.
Our meal started with thick, crispy tortilla chips and a rather bland salsa, but I didn't despair over
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Salvadoran,
The Valley,
Van Nuys
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