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    El Pan Café

    4.2 (29 reviews)
    ModerateMexican, Salvadoran
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    Updated 3 weeks ago

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    Carne yummy!

    If you are a fan of Central and South America cuisine, this hole in the wall is a regional requirement. Delicious authentic Mexican cafe and bakery...yes, bakery. Try the goods from the pastry and breads counter. There are unique swirled breads and pineapple enfused pastries. The breafast and lunch dishes are really remarkable in terms of simplicity and flavors. Do not be fooled by how basic and small El Pan Café is, because it's worth looking past some decor awkwardness to get a true taste of latino fare. a) absolutely try the shredded meat entree (think barbacoa but more complex) b) best refried beans I've yet had c) ask for the freshly ground jalapeño sauce (comes in a condiment bottle) d) service was friendly and attentive and sweet to our youngest guests e) bone on chicken dishes were excellent We frequent Sin Fronteras (outstanding Cuban and Central American) and consider this a tremendous Mexican counterpart, despite more modest digs. And how cool is it to arrive somewhere with a gift of fresh Mexican pastries? The five stars denote (in order) flavor, service, uniqueness, and value for the dollar. Decor is irrelevant to me when the first four are nailed, and El Pan Café delivers.

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    Jeimy F.

    Very attentive. Good coffee. I love Salvadorian and Mexican breakfast. One of my favorite things. Hard to find a place that makes it well. El Rinconcito which i have reviewed is pretty good, i should say the best. But i must say this place breakfast compares to the one at el Rinconcito. Breakfast was very tasty, service was great and the price was even better. My new found spot for breakfast when in Annapolis.

    Katrina U.

    If you are looking for some authentic mexican food, then look no further. My husband and I were in search for a place that served authentic mexican food for breakfast. This place was the answer. Their beans are packed full of flavor and smooth.I highly recommend anything on the menu. One truly can not go wrong in choices. I was impressed by how fast our food came out. They give you homemade fresh tortillas. If you watch carefully you can see them making them in the back. This place also serves pastries.

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    ThirtythreeLatinFlavors X.

    I am soooo happy a co-worker told me about this place . Pupusas are unreal and they have great baked goods . the Food is fantastic ! Price is even better ! Wish they sold some beer

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    2 years ago

    The food is amazing and I love stopping in here! I usually always get breakfast and it's so darn good.

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    Awesome food fresh n good just like mom makes. Fresh Latin breads for morning coffee!!

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    12 years ago

    Another great little hole-in-the-wall place. Great food in copious amounts for next to nothing prices. The Horchata was amazing.

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    10 years ago

    Delicious little local joint and seriously cheap! I was the only one there speaking English which was an excellent sign! Great papusas.

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    12 years ago

    Outstanding. Well priced, polite staff, clean, food is excellent and exactly as photographed! Couldn't expect more.

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    i speak no spanish so its a little tricky placing orders, but the food is worth the effort,,,,,,,

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    4.5(4 reviews)
    26.6 mi

    My criteria is a bit high was it comes to pupusas since I grew up eating authentic ones at home. I…read moreordered 2 pupusas from here, one which I assume was supposed to be pork and one beans and cheese. The "pork" one was not authentic as it was basically tomato blended with cheese. It was still good because it almost tasted like a tortilla filled with pink pasta sauce but I knew it wasn't the real deal. The bean and cheese one was good. For 2 pupusas it was a little under $5 and came with the pickled cabbage and tomato sauce. Two was filling but I maybe could have gone for 3. The staff was very kind. They do have a variety of items on their menu. Do not be confused by the outside like I was. It does appear to be just a liquor store on the outside but the deli is located at the back of the store, if you keep walking to the back when you enter.

    As I was dog sitting and Brandywine Maryland and discovered that New York deli, I was craving tacos…read moreand this particular place showed up in my Google and Yelp search. This place is located in a convenience store, so when you're approaching the address, it's not very obvious that this place is located inside due to the lack of signage. This place has limited hours and I believe they open early for breakfast and close at 4:00 p.m. I originally wanted to call in my order, but didn't see a decent menu online and/or prices, so I made my way there. I got there maybe about 20 minutes before they closed as I saw the chairs up on top of the tables in their seating area. I immediately just ordered the carne asada tacos, the pork pupusas and the cheese pupusa. I took it to go, brought it inside my car and because I didn't eat lunch and it was almost dinner time, I literally picked up the cheese pupusa and ate it in my car. It was piping hot and delicious. I didn't even put the little salad / hot sauce on top as I was really hungry. Overall it was really good. Of course, I moved on to the taco and thought it was kinda small, but thought to myself I should have ordered one more. I think it was comparable to the price that I paid, but for someone that was hungry I knew that maybe four wouldn't not be enough but thankfully the pupusas filled me up. I didn't finish my food completely as I drove home because I wanted to really sit down and try the food. My overall feedback on the tacos is to probably ask them to make my tacos medium rare if at all possible. Secondly, I would probably order at least five and maybe four pupusas. I think that would satisfy my craving and I would be full. I love supporting small businesses so if you are in the area, please stop by and try out this place.

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