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Los Chorro's Restaurant
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- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- No
- Take-out:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
5 reviews for Los Chorro's Restaurant
Again, I'm sending out props to my Yelping tribe. Big kudos to the Yelp app on my iphone which led us to Los Chorros on an early Friday evening.
The space is a little funky, housed underneath an office building with a side street entrance and pseudo-basement feel. Once inside you'll find a fairly large dining room. The decor is very casual and really uninspired, with the exception of the art that hangs on the walls. You might be tempted to not to notice the paintings, but take a minute. They are very good and prolific, depicting a plethora of scenes from El Salvador.
The cuisine here is Mexican-Salvadorean. I would skip the Mexican half of that equation and dive right into the Salvadorean options.
Really good pupusas are a great way to start. We had the refried bean and cheese pupusa along with the cheese and jalapeno pupusa. Both were exquisite, ultra fresh and hot, and made even better with the house made curtido (Vinegar cole slaw).
The ubiquitous chips and salsa are very good.
For entrees, I had the Chile Relleno ala Salvadoreno. A large mild pepper stuffed with ground beef and rice and wrapped in a omelet. Similar to the traditional Mexican style, but much more interesting. I would have preferred a spicier chile, but all in all a good dish.
My dining partner in crime had the grilled chicken with enchilada. Also very good. We will definitely hit Los Chorros again.
Whoa - what a surprise, hidden gem in Wheaton! This place has quickly become our favorite latin american restaurant in the region - I highly recommend the combinacion salvadorena. So yummy - especially if you like platanos, authentic tamales and pupusas. The only 'complaints' I have are the following 1.) it's old-school to charge people for soda refills but they do, 2.) the salsa could be a little less watery and 3.) it seems to take a very long time to tab-out when you are done. But these three minor issues are well worth the delicious food and casual atmosphere.
I like los chorros..
The atmosphere is nice and casual.
The service is good and kid friendly
The food is really tasty.
although the pupusas at
el tamarindo in adams morgan are better ;)
Los Chorros... My friends dad introduced me to this place when I was a whipper snapper and I've been hooked since. They are a great all-around Mexican/Central American restaurant; a jack of all trades. If you didn't know about Los Chorro's, you'd walk right by... it's a hole in the wall in almost every sense.
My favorite: the nachos. Los Chorro's simply has the best nachos I've ever had. In addition, they make great pupusas. The steak they use in their tacos and burritos is great, though a bit salty.
The service is good, and the people friendly. The atmosphere is really cool; you're halfway underground while surrounded by red brick and paintings of El Salvador.
My biggest complaint: $2 sodas with no refills!
i took it as a good sign that this place was (a) really hard to find, (b) off-the-main-drag, and (c) a basement restaurant - BUT YET - still hoppin'.
now i know why -- the menu is loaded with mexican/salvadorean cuisine. i went with their taste plate in the salvadorean section for my first visit - liked the papusa, but not a fan of the tamale and plantains (that's just me). expect a big meal!
friendly staff is a big plus. just make sure you find out their drink/meal specials so that you can order a thick mango margarita (etc.) as they don't always advertise when they're at your table.
picky things: their salsa is tasty (mmm, fresh cilantro), but wish it wasn't so runny. and i tend to like smaller, less open dining areas in terms of atmosphere...
overall - a "good find" both in its hole-in-the-wall location, as well as the food it delivers.
