I love Salvadoran food, and I was visiting my mother in Staunton, so I knew we'd have to check it…read moreout! Since the weather was nice, we ate in the outdoor section. Didn't get an opportunity to see the indoor section of the restaurant. The server was very friendly, but they were very busy and it did affect speed of service. In terms of beverages, I ordered horchata because I always order horchata. I have yet to meet a horchata I didn't like, and this was no exception. Sweet and delicious. I ordered birria tacos and a loroco pupusa. The birria was tasty and savory, as to be expected. Like most people, I dip my tacos in the broth because it's delicious. The loroco pupusa was really cheesy, which is a plus for me. All in all, this was a great place and I look forward to going back to try other items on their menu.

Vibe: welcoming, bright, comfortable Service: friendly,…read morepatient, and quick Value: great value. The two of us had 3 pupusas and an entree for $26 (pre-tip). All of the pupusas were delicious - perfect blend of crispy and gooey. We had the chorizo pupusa, bean pupusa, and queso pupusa (which was our favorite). The queso pupusa paired wonderful with the red sauce in the bottles on each table. We also had the pupusa ranchera, which is a chorizo pupusa topped with a fried egg. This dish comes with fried plantains and rice & beans on the side. The entire dish was wonderful! The plantains were perfectly cooked.

Mi casita has great Salvadoran food. My friend growing up her family immigrated from El Salvador…read moreand this was their favorite place in town for authentic food. Their pupusas are the bomb and they do offer some other options like beleadas and fajitas, so they do some other cuisines too. The baleadas are amazing. I love platanos maduros and they are good here. Overall great spot for Salvadoran food. Would be back!

Some of the best food I have had. I got the Quesadilla Suprema with chicken and beef and it was…read moreabsolutely amazing. The rice, out of this world compared to other restaurants I've been to, like it's cooked in a rice cooker. The salad with it amazing as well. Overall very impressed. Definitely recommend and will be back!!!

Came here for lunch on a weekday with a friend. It was relatively dead at lunchtime, which made me…read morethink about the freshness and quality of the food - But that was quickly dispelled when we met our server and got our food! Their menu is great, such a nice assortment of soooo many things I absolutely LOVE, but our server told me how amazing the taco assortment and the smash burger was that we got one of each, with me getting the smash burger. Our food came out rather quickly and was amazing, fresh, tasty, and PERFECTLY PREPARED!!! My smash burger was excellent! Exactly what a smash burger should be. I asked for jalapeños to be added to it and they added fresh sliced jalapeños which nicely enhanced the flavor. I typically don't eat the fries that come as a side dish, but these were so darn amazing that I ate them all! They were perfectly double-fried for crispness, yet were fresh, hot, perfectly salted, and sooo tasty! Our experience, the food, the quality, and the service was very nice. I will definitely return!

This place is fabulous and serves a mixture of American and Mexican dishes. They are very family…read morefriendly and welcomed us and our kids with paper and crayons for them to draw. For an appetizer, we ordered the salsa, spinach artichoke dip and hips. My son ended up going with his standby favorite, a cheeseburger, while I got the pulled pork sandwich and my partner and daughter shared the spaghetti topped with shrimp. Basically, all our favorite foods! For dessert, we recommend the paletas (delicious ice pops). Our kids had so much fun picking out their favorites. Our daughter got the cookies and cream that was packed with full-sized oreos inside, while my son got the classic cherry flavor. The restaurant is decorated for the holidays and we loved getting our photo in front of their Christmas tree. Everyone was so welcoming and friendly. This is a definite must-stop spot in Madison.

So delicious and the woman at the counter gave good recommendations on what to order. Very casual…read moredining area and quiet and friendly.

This gringa went ga-ga over this fresh, authentic Mexican food truck. And good news... credit/debit…read morecards now accepted! Homemade corn tortillas and fresh pico de Galla (diced tomatoes, onions, cilantro). This is authentic Mexican, meaning chopped meat in the tacos (not ground beef), and white cheese, instead of weird orange cheese. Tacos were accompanied by cucumbers and radishes. Tamales terrific. Wish I had ordered more!

Steak entrees were excellent: cooked as requested. The big…read moredisappointment was that the lamb option was not available as part of the restaurant-week menu, and there was no substitute of equal quality and substance offered. (Many people do not eat pork, the only RW alternative to steak.) The butternut squash soup was like puréed baby food: not like soup. The server was very pleasant. The ambiance is quite plain: a little decorative effort would be worthwhile as the food is quite good. The atmosphere should be more special to be in-line with prices & quality. I would go back!

This is one of the first restaurants I have tried solely based off of yelp reviews in…read moreCharlottesville. I usually get a lot of recommendations from coworkers, friends, and family to try new places but no one had mentioned this place to me. I think a lot of that has to do with the location. It is tucked away in the corner of an extremely busy shopping center that includes the Alamo. There are lots of food options near them but somehow they have managed to stand out. The service here is top notch and should come as no surprise since it is family run. It has feeling of getting a home cooked meal from Venezuela. It's as advertised. The food is exceptional and really matches the prices reflected on the menu. The picanha was tender and well seasoned. I will be coming back and trying more of this menu. Could not recommend more

Second time going to this truck and the food was amazing just like the first time. Food is made…read morefresh on the spot and the quality is consistent. The two empanadas and one pastele had a nice golden crisp with warm fillings, and the arepa was loaded with food! The drink was very thick and not too sweet, was perfect as someone who likes thick milkshakes (not that it was a milkshake). The green sauce they provide as well with the meals is addicting. Can't wait to keep going!

We have been left wondering how in the world this place isn't slam packed every second that they're…read moreopen. (The only reason must be because it's newer!) This was hands down the best Hispanic food we have ever had. I got some empanadas (best I've had anywhere) and my boyfriend got their Rincón burger (pictured below) - he said it was the best burger he's had anywhere, ever. If you're considering trying this place, absolutely do it. It's phenomenal. I can't say enough good things about it! Although I'm not typically a massive outdoor seating fan, their outdoor seating is so nice and I was a fan of the atmosphere!

The food was absolutely amazing! The service was awesome! The atmosphere was cozy and private (we…read morewere seated in a booth). I had a cocktail, Pisco with lime and ginger ale...delicious! We ordered and split an appetizer, Shrimp Causa(?) or something like that. Flavors were out of this world! We both ordered half a chicken, with two sides. I had avocado and salad, hubby had black beans and rice. Chicken cooked to perfection! We split a dessert of passion fruit mousse, recommended by our server...it did not disappoint! Delicious! Prices extremely reasonable for what you get!

Peruvian Cuisine is one of the best in the world and right here in Southwest Roanoke, on Brambleton…read moreAve, we are fortunate to have a restaurant that represents it very well: Inka Grill. After being awarded the Triad Yelper of the Year 2024 Award at the Yelpies Award Ceremony last year, an event that honored the highest-performing Yelp Elites, I decided that this year, as an All-Star Yelp Elite, I not only wanted to be the first to discover new restaurants and bring them to the attention of the public, but also to uncover those found in hidden paths that for one reason or another have not reached the public in its totality. And Inka Grill Peruvian Cuisine in Roanoke, Virginia, is the perfect example. I've been eating at this restaurant since they were in another location and then through Door Dash delivery, as a matter of fact the main photograph on their Yelp website is a close-up of their Lomo Saltado I took from the container delivered through Door Dash. So today I decided to go visit for the first time their Cave Spring location on Brambleton Ave in Roanoke, Virginia. Located inside a small, clean building, but nothing fancy, the success of this restaurant has been the fresh ingredients they use to make their wonderful recipes. My two favorite dishes are the Lomo Saltado and their Bistec a lo Pobre. And the main reason why I like them is the top quality meat they use. It is so tender and tasty and at reasonable prices, that can compete with many of the most expensive restaurants in the area, and come on top. When I arrived at the restaurant there was a group of three Hispanic ladies having dinner there. Later an American older couple with a college age daughter also came in and sat at the table text to mine. They all seemed to have something in common: steady customers very familiar with the menu and their favorite items. My server Lizbeth greeted and welcomed me to the restaurant, took me to my table, and handed me the menu. Not too extensive but each of the few items were much to be desired. To drink I had a glass of Chicha Morada, a very popular non-alcoholic drink from Peru. As an appetizer I had a House Salad. For my main entrée I had a Bistec a lo Pobre cooked medium rare. It is rice and beans together forming a roll, a tender thick steak, fried ripe plantains, a fried egg, and a criolla sauce. Everything was so tasty and delicious. And for dessert I had the Tres Leche. It is said that a picture is work a thousand words. I invite you to view my photographs accompanying this review and see for yourself, the amazing food. I highly recommend this restaurant to all. Once you try their amazingly delicious food, you will want to come back for more.

I had some idea of where I was on the map, but as much time as I spend driving through the wilder…read moreparts of Virginia, I still underestimated how rural this area was. It's a one-block kind of town, not the place you'd think to go for Central American cuisine. The building is on the older side, but they've done a nice job with it and it has some charm. The menu includes pupusas and various other Latin American cuisine, notably possessing a vegetarian section. Notably, they have a time set aside on Sunday afternoon (which is often when I'm eating at restaurants) where they are apparently in pupusa prep mode and say that these delicacies may not be available. However, I dropped in just after 5 and they told me they were good to go. The classic options they offer were well rendered here. A queso loroco, which the menu explains in detail, offered large flower buds and a strong flavor contrast. The accompanying sides of pickled cabbage and sauce made for a typically dynamic flavor experience. And the great thing about ordering pupusas is that you can really get the size of meal you want. Three makes a good meal, but you could just get a snack, or add an appetizer. It's a good thing to search for, particularly if on a road trip for a region that is very pretty but not overwhelmed with diverse culinary options.

An old house in the middle of standardsville sits a hole in the wall chem of a restaurant. There's…read moreabsolutely no reason a place of this high of quality should be found at this location but holy smokes do the knock the barn doors off of any competition in the area. I cannot say I have had a vast amount of Salvadorian food during my time but every thing about this place feels authentic. The people here are down to earth. The prices are dirt cheap. If you're looking for a place to have a nice date night meal, takeout, lunch, or whatever your heart desires you couldn't do much better than this place.

The food here is amazing and the prices are extremely reasonable. I highly recommend either of the…read morepork meals, especially my favorite the chuleta con tajadas. The pupas are great too!

This is a hidden gem. The Latin food is real, not the American version. Casual & Family owned…read more Great people. Unfortunately, I didn't take a picture before eating my meal

My partner and I came for dinner last night (a Tuesday). We arrived around 5:45 pm and were…read morepromptly seated. The restaurant was not very busy, but there was a pleasant vibe. The inside reminds me of a Chili's or Ruby Tuesday, but a bit darker. I think it's a nice atmosphere, appropriate for date night, a group, a family, etc. Our server (who has worked here for 3 years) was friendly and efficient. To start, we ordered a bowl of yesterday's soup special (She crab) and a small order of boiled shrimp. The soup was excellent, creamy, and with small pieces of crab throughout. The shrimp (six in the small order) were prepared well and came with a tangy cocktail sauce. The server brought over a loaf of their complimentary bread, which is actually three breads together in a single loaf. The bread was good (I preferred the dark loaf part) and came with a peach butter. We were told that the butters change periodically. The butter had pieces of peach in it (!) and we enjoyed the novelty. Our server mentioned that they also have a pistachio butter and maple butter. Yum. I ordered a salad with the balsamic vinaigrette dressing on the side. The salad itself was good - fresh, with crisp lettuce, tomato, cucumber, apple, almond pieces, etc. Then there was the dressing. Although I mixed the salad dressing in the cup before tasting it, when I did taste it, it was almost all oil with no discernible vinegar or other flavor. I kept stirring and tasting and nothing. So I abandoned the dressing. For entrees, my partner ordered the charbroiled salmon in herb butter with a side of broccoli. The salmon was prepared well and very tasty. I ordered the mahi-mahi, with the sun-dried tomato butter sauce on the side. The mahi-mahi was well prepared and tasty on its own. Honestly, I tasted the sun-dried tomato butter sauce and it was essentially whipped butter. I didn't think it added anything to the entree so I didn't use it. The potato came with butter and sour cream on the side. The potato was very good. Although we were full and not planning on dessert, the server came over with small cups of peppermint ice cream, calling it a "palate cleanser." It was very good and a nice touch. Other than the salad dressing and the sauce for the fish, it was an excellent meal in a nice atmosphere with good service. When we were leaving at around 7:00 pm, the line was out the door.

visiting Staunton for the first time we went to the Mill Street Grill our first night. it did not…read moredisappoint. our waiter Gianni was attentive and helpful, made sure we were enjoying our meal - good job. the Grill is known for its ribs I had the baby back ribs. these ribs were cooked perfectly, some of the best I have ever had. Grt them if you like ribs. My only regret and it was my own taste buds the bbq sauce needed some heat. My wife had chicken with artichoke hearts and sauce. She said it was tasty and the sauce sublime. Overall, a must dine at historic restaurant in Staunton.