El Mexsal

If you are feeling like branching out to not only a new restaurant but also to a new international cuisine, head down Freedom Boulevard in Provo and try some pupusas at Mexsal.  What are pupusas, you might ask?  Well, they are these:

To put it simply, it is a tortilla stuffed with beans, cheese, and pork in any combination.  They are served steaming hot with curtido--lightly pickled cabbage with onion, cucumber, and carrot--and tomato salsa.

I served my mission in El Salvador and pupusas are by far the most popular food in the country.  The best thing about them is that they typically cost only 25 or 35 cents a piece, so you can get stuffed for about a dollar or a dollar twenty.  Now in the States, a pupusa from a small restaurant like Mexsal will cost you about $1.20, but still, for under 4 bucks you can get three of these bad boys and leave more than full--trust me... I'm a big boy but after three of these, I 'm down for the count.

Mexsal has the best pupusas I have tried since being back in the U.S..  They also feature several other traditional Salvadorean dishes, and a full menu of Mexican plates.  The restaurant also gives each table a basket of chips with a delicious house-made salsa.  I'm not gonna lie to you, I have only tried the pupusas and one bite of a friend's enchiladas, but I trust that the other dishes are solid as well.

Try this place.  You won't be sorry.  Click HERE for the address and phone number.

Cheers!