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    El Chele

    4.5 (34 reviews)
    Open • 11:00 am - 7:00 pm

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    Jeff B.

    Great for Moses Lake to now have a Salvadoreño kitchen. Pupusas were big and filling, and all options had the right amount of cheesiness. They do not have plantains on the menu, but I enquired about fried bananas--and viola! If you love those like we do, just ask. Their tamale w/pollo was filled with big chunks of tender breast chicken, and the masa was creamy dreamy tasty. Everything was homestyle and fresh, but this is not fast food, so don't expect it to be. Our host/server Cody was great, and while we are very familiar with the cuisine, I watched him kindly explain everything about the menu to several tables of tenderfoots that came in after us. No alcohol is available, but honestly their offerings go better with the meal. The Tamarind tea could have been shared between 4 people, haha. Their menu was as delicious as we expected it to be, and a great new option for ML residents...

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    Yurka-Nadka U.

    To say we were disappointed is an understatement. We paid $60 for greasy and bland food. The tocos changed and aren't good anymore. We won't be going back.

    Aaron E.

    Pupusas were amazing. Highly recommended a visit. I ordered the steak and my wife ordered the chicken. Neither were disappointed. They make their own Horchata which was really good. Tasted creamy with a hint of bubble gum. Sounds weird but it works.

    Jess S.

    This place is amazing! The food is delicious, and the service is always excellent. I absolutely recommend the lobster!

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    Diane P.

    If I could give them more then 5 stars I would it was that good. I googled what was the best place to eat in this area and this was the first choice. Glad we checked it out . We're from Portland OR and we will be making road trips to come back here. Food fresh and full of flavor. Good service.

    Current Menu. They said a new one coming soon.
    Karla P.

    Enjoyed our Pollo Encebollado today! We also tried a tamale - delicious! Seating was comfortable and the food plentiful. Our server did wear a mask. Shame on the reviewers who made their reviews about masks instead of the meal, quality of service and friendliness.

    Very clean looking and relaxing atmosphere.

    The service was extremely professional, the food was so delicious all the ingredients were fresh, the atmosphere was fantastic it was worth driving there , They sure take pride in there food and if i could give them 10 stars I would . I was here 11 months ago and drove 300 plus miles to try this place out and if i lived near by i would bethere every week. So now it will be my yearly tradition and i am looking forward to have dinner again.

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    The food is exceptional. I have picky kids and even they loved it. I dream about the horchata.

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    One of the most unique experiences in Moses Lake. Pupusas are so good ! If you've never tried them branch out !

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    Great Salvadoran food in a small family run restaurant. Quiet and tucked away - great place to discover.

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    There's a reason this place is a destination, rather than a side quest. I live 92 miles and 2.5…read morehours away, and I make that pilgrimage a few times a year, much to my wife's consternation. "The freezer's full. Stop bringing home tamales." She's an infidel, a blasphemous Pharisee whose ignorance of the one true tamale is a point of ridicule. Tamale's are an art more than a science. My grandmother used to shut down her kitchen for two weeks each year to make tamales, which would fill a chest freezer for her husband to feast upon for lunch throughout the year. And when we went to visit, he'd share his hoard. To a point. They're both gone now, but I no longer have to wait for a family trip. Also, I can drive myself, so there's that. I make what I call The Tamale Run, a six hour drive that starts with a drive to lunch in Union Gap, a cooler filled with ice and a stack of frozen tamales, and ends with a saunter through Mt Rainier National Park. There are far worse ways to spend the day. And before you go and say, "Hey, you're spending half your day at a park," understand that part is the side quest, the icing on the cake if you will. A bonus I enjoy, but would gladly live without. So long as I get my tamales. Most tamales are dry. The masa tends to lose too much moisture when steamed. The result is typically a crumbly mess that lacks flavor and makes me wish I hadn't bothered. Los Hernandez tamales are moist, rich, and filled with consistent flavors that take me back to the trips of my youth, when my biggest concern was running out of AA batteries for my Walkman (I'm old). So do yourself a favor. Make the trek. Enjoy the journey. Savor the tamale. Ignore the other voices who tell you not to waste gas driving that far for something you could get closer, even if the nearby offerings are crap and unworthy. Tamales are more than just a food; they're a religion. Go, pray at the temple. Take your burnt offerings and some cash. Tell the priests and priestesses that you have come to kneel before Zod, or whatever your faith system commands of you.

    Been wanting to stop in for a while now. Unfortunately they didn't have any of the seasonal…read moreoptions, so we got some chicken and some pork. They were quite good- maybe not the best I've ever had but meat was tender and moist, everything a good tamale should be! I just know a gal that does smoked pork tamales that's pretty hard to beat... Wish we would have got some salsa too.

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