text: I have visited El Portal about seven or eight times because of its reasonably priced food and proximity to the journalism school But the food is soso and the service has ranged from terrible to OK nnEl Portal has cheap daily specials The portions are huge Make sure to indicate what kind of meat you want in your food They normally did not ask mennThe seating area is spacious and they have a TV nnThe service is lacking but I think they are trying to work on it But do not expect them to stay open until their posted hours The cashier once told me they close shop minutes before closing time if there are not any customers