I just had lunch at Eliana's today and thanks to other Yelpers, steered my way to the combo appetizer platter [and ordered an extra papusa so my friend Jim and I could both have one] as well as the chicken and shrimp entree. Before I go any further, of note here is that this is peasant food, served in simple surroundings. Having said that, its simply delicious. Our food was served all at once and was accompanied by tortillas and refried beans. These are NOT your mother's refried beans. They have an unbelievably smooth texture and are full of amazing flavor. We dipped our tortilla's [which in this case are 1/2 inch thick masa harina-esque mixed with shortening - am guessing] in the beans and just revelled in the great mix of flavor and texture. Between that and our other fave, the papusa's, we could have died happy at that moment. The papusa's are everything everyone says they are: warm, delicious, with meat, potato and cheese. Must be El Salvadoran for 'comfort food'. Its simple, flavorful and delightful. Although I was less of a fan of the shrimp/chicken/rice entree, it was still very fine. The servers were extremely kind and friendly and when we asked about the refried bean prep, we were basically given the 411 on how they prep the beans, what they cook them with and how they get the texture [blender]. It was a delicious and satisfying lunch. Plenty of food for $21 plus tip.

positive

I'm giving them 2 stars only because my dog was clean. I had a really bad experience here. One of the ladies was completely rude to me and seemed to have no patience for my German shepherd. I could tell she just wanted me to take my dog and leave. I was not greeted or told good bye or thank you or anything. She told me I had an aggressive dog... When I dont. I know a lot of dog owners say that but my dog literally licks every dog and person. She has a bark sometimes but that's any dog. She never shows teeth or aggressiveness. Not happy with this place at all

negative

This place was a joke for dinner last night. Terrible service. Took 20 minutes twice to get a drink. Beef was ok nothing special. Don't waste our time and money. 3 hours took get dinner and that did'nt include the dessert. This place is for suckers!

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Ive been feeling seafood recently and once again, Yelp to the Rescue! I've gone to Aloha Kitchen (same complex) a few times but never noticed this place. I walk-in and was immediately greeted by a very friendly and enthusiastic man.. I was looking through their menu for a while.. He told me their ingredients are fresh the fish is a big seller and the potato taco.. Then he told me about their special: 3 Tacos and a Drink for $4.99 (excluding the shrimp). Heck, that sounds good to me and throw in a 4th taco, make it the shrimp. *All the tacos were served in 2 mini corn tortillas, a slice of lime and they're own hot sauce/salsa Beef Taco: tiny diced pieces of steak, with the typical pico del gallo topping and some queso. barely any meat and barely any flavor.. Just a Filler. Fish Taco: tiny diced pieces of grilled Tilapia, topped with queso, pico de gallo but instead of lettuce, they used cabbage. Wasn't soaring with flavor but just right. The cabbage gave it a nice little snap to every bite. Potato Taco: stuffed with chunks of potato and also had the pico de gallo topping, queso plus some white and yellow shredded cheese. The potato was ridiculously tasty! The cheese was shredded cheese was went with the potatoes like bread and butter! Shrimp Taco: small pieces of shrimp that were soft not chewy, pico de gallo and the crumbled queso went well with it. It was ok. *Fascinating amount of Hot Sauces to choose from! Im talkin' about pushin' about a 100 Different types! I wanted to taste my food, maybe next time I'll be daring and try some of them fire sauces! Cool Staff and Service, Good Prices and Food. Place was Bahafied!!
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