After helping a friend move, we needed a quick place to get a bite to eat. I searched for a local…read moreplace on Google & found Lorena's. It is obviously a popular place for the Hispanic community. We love to dine with the culture. My wife had a nice taco salad & I had the Lorena Chicken Wrap. Good choices for lunch.

I can to this location to try some Latin American food. The menu is wide and a large variety from…read moreLatin American cultures. The decor is bland and unwelcoming and the restaurant had a unique smell that was off putting when you walk in. I ordered the taquitos dorado's de pollo and a fried tamal de elote. The taquitos were ok as it had a strange tasting red sauce on it. However the tamal de elote was very good the side sauce could have used some help in the flavor department. Overall it was an ok experience with ok food. I would look elsewhere for Latin American food.

So if you do not know, I love pupusas and when I saw there was a Pupuseria less than 2 miles away I…read moreknew I had to swing by and when I saw no one had reviewed them yet, I knew I had to let you guys know the tea. A Pupusa is an El Salvadorian fried hoe cake basically. It's made with the same masa as a tamale but typically has meats, cheeses, and/or veggies stuffed inside, then grilled on a flat top to perfection. A lot of times, this causes for some of the cheese to ooze out and create an amazing crust. It's becoming more common for pupusas to have chicken and I first checked their menu to make sure this was an option and to my surprise, found out they had them it in someone's review so I definitely knew I was going. I went in and as you can see it's a small door next to a seafood, soul food and barber shop spots. There was one gentleman sitting inside awaiting his food at a table but all other tables were unoccupied. A small location but definitely has seating for at least 50 people. I looked at the menu on the counter and saw chicken as an option and ordered two chicken pupusas. I looked over the menu to see if there was anything else that I wanted to try and since most of it was in Spanish, I couldn't understand all but decided to just stick with those two because three might be too much. As I waited for my food to be done, I looked over the menu from the QR code on the table and noticed that they actually did have horchata and mangonada but decided to just keep it simple and only order the pupusas. I love curtido and have made it before at home however the curtido that came with my pupusas was different. It was more sweet than I had ever had before and I didn't get a lot of the vinegar I've come to enjoy and pair as well I guess the cheese. Y'all should know I'm never trying that orange stuff ever again so I didn't even attempt it to see if my taste buds had changed. I was good. I like that the cheese and chicken pupusa had either squash or sweet potato inside as well. I think that is what those orange pieces were and the pupusa wasn't overcooked. There also wasn't any cheese oozing out this time to make that perfect crust on the outside but that was okay. I love piping hot food so this was definitely speaking to me. It wasn't very flavorful and none of them really are and that was okay. I did appreciate it being freshly prepared I could hear the chef slapping it together before grilling. I would definitely come back here to possibly try some of the other pupusas however since chicken and cheese is my favorite, I'll stick with that. They did have a jalapeno pupusa . . . . I believe that the perfect pupusa would be the jalapeno and chicken together. So maybe that's what I'll try next time. Let me know what you'd try.

From the owner: We serve delicious authentic Latin American food such as Pupusas, Baleadas, Pizzas, Tamales,…read moreQuesadillas, Burritos. We also have baked goods like Donas (donuts), Pastelitos de piña, Semita de arroz, Empanadillas de cuajada, and more. We are located a few minutes from Bethel Temple Church of God. Order Online for carry out and delivery today! Ofrecemos un amplio menú Catracho, Salvadoreño y Mexicano. Delicias populares como pupusas, el sazon y carne asada.

Went for lunch for first time. While there was no menu, the prepared options looked tasty…read more I had the grilled chicken with rice and black beans. I asked for a small portion of the stew chicken to taste; only disappointing element was the half order (taste portion) was $9, the grilled chicken platter was only $11. While I had not planned to spend $20 on lunch, the experience was okay. The service was good, not a long wait. The dining area was enough to accommodate approximately 14 people, or so. This is a decent alternative to the fast food in the area for lunch.

My first Latin American good experience. Good flavors. They have a food counter from where you pick…read morethe protein, rice and beans. Being on Keto diet I skipped the rice and beans. Took salad and beef ribs. Very tasty!! Very inexpensive too!!

We just got carry out but even after a 20 minute drive, it was still fresh! The chicken tacos were…read moreso flavorful and I've been thinking about the tamale ever since. We can't wait to dine in!

Our friends wanted Mexican food, so we made a reservation at El Trovador for dinner. The…read morerestaurant had changed since we last had come. The dining room has been expanded. It was light and airy with lots more tables. Fatima said we could sit wherever we wanted. We choose a table close to the front door because it was quieter. Fatima kindly turned done the music when I asked if she could. Fatima took excellent care of us! We like that the restaurant is BYOB. We enjoyed the following for our dinners: Ground Beef Burrito, Bistec Encebollado, Chicken Enchiladas with Salsa Verde, and the Chile Relleno. All of our meals were freshly prepared and tasted delicious. The portions were very generous. We thoroughly enjoyed our evening at El Trovador!

OMG! Thee best ravioli ever! Between the best tasting beef on the inside and the freshly made…read morepasta, and the sauce, OMG!!! I've had ravioli at many restaurants, and this is by far the best! But let's start from the beginning. The place is small, there's not getting around that part. Let's call it quaint. There's the bar, several 2-seater tables, and a few 4-seater tables. Think converted row home, but only the first floor. Still, it packs a punch, in a good way. Let's call it cozy. We had a reservation, so we were seated right away. We started with cocktails. I ordered an espresso martini and my partner ordered El Fresco. They were both tasty. I've had better espresso martinis, but it was still good. My second drink was a beer. The draft machines were down, but the beer was still good. My partner ordered the strip steak that came with fries and salad. It wasn't your average salad. It was delicious. The fries had garlic & parsley. The were delicious as well. And she absolutely loved the steak. So much so that she kept trying to save some for the next day. It was a delicious meal! The parking is street parking. It's a cute spot. We'll be back!

Actually I want to give 7 star! Ambience very cosy and…read moreauthentic with Argentine details... Service is very very good. He was pretty good to serving and explaning the menu. Foods was pretty good. I really like that chickpea things as an appetizer... Only thing made me upset there is no coffee with desserts:(((( This is my pleasure part! I eat the food just for the coffee that I take end of the meal. But there is no hot drink in this place. Rather than this pretty good food and service!

Had take out from here and was blown away! We got the roasted pork and chicken as well as…read moreempanadas, plantains, beans, yuca root fritters (the latter was similar to mozzarella sticks) with rice. Everything was delicious, especially with the orange mayo-based sauce they provide. A tad on the saltier side, but such a great hearty meal. Hope to try some of their soups in the future!

El merengue has to be my favorite Dominican place in the Baltimore area, or even just period…read more We live in Alexandria VA and driving to Baltimore just to eat at El Merengue is worth it. The service is impeccable. The entire staff was attentive and super friendly. And we came in right as they were getting ready to close and they still let us order off menu. The owner, chef, and waiter held plenty of conversation with my husband and I. He ordered off the hot bar and I ordered off the menu. We had quipes, bistec encebollada, moro de guandles, pescado frito, tostones, and jugo de chinola. I had 0 complaints. Everything was delicious. I have been here before a few years back and learned today they have new ownership. I always loved the place before, but now everything is just better! We will for sure be back!

I've wanted to try birria pizza for awhile now, but the only place I knew that had it was too far…read moreto go just for that. I was on Yelp a couple weeks ago and noticed that there's a place about 10 minutes away that has it. I went on their site and noticed they also have a $10 off deal right now. I placed my order and soon as I walked in a nice lady was walking towards me with my pizza. I could smell the flavors through the box! I went straight home and from the first bite I could see that this was a great choice. They know exactly what they're doing! I can't wait to go back and have this again and try different things on the menu.

This place is a hole in the wall but the tacos were soooooooo good! Amazing service if you get a…read morechance go because it was that good

The food was authentic, fresh, and made to order. The service was excellent and extremely…read morefriendly. The location was easy to find and enough parking for accessibility. Will certainly return soon. And the beverages were delicious and refreshing.

It is carry out place, they have a table good for 4 people but it is mainly carry out…read more I give 5 starts because the pupusas were delicious I had cheese and loroco and revueltas. The tamarind drink was good too.

One star for nice customer service. Unfortunately won't be back...food was no bueno for us. Order:…read more Pollo con queso: just ok. Only (1) patty. Fajaitas de pollo: small portion, taste was ok, rice VERY mushy and no beans. Salad is salad. Pollo a le plancha: Very small portion (about 2 -3 spoonful of meat), sauce was bland, rice mushy and NO beans again. Fajita mixta: shrimp overcooked and tough, steak and chx ok but the shrimp turned my daughter off to the whole dish. Rice mushy and NO dang on beans. The pupasus were very very thick and doughy. That's all.

The food was well cooked and the portions were great! Specifically, the home owned kitchen feel of…read morethe place made it very inviting. The rice in particular tasted very fresh and well made.

Giving this 4 stars only based on the food as I got it to go! But, Definitely check this place…read moreout... ordered myself the empanadas de verde (green plantain) and was surprised that they warmed up beautifully the next morning since I had gotten them to go after a 6 hours road trip to this place. Now I am wishing I would have grabbed more stuff to reheat and have the next day and/or gotten there with time to sit and enjoy the food but life, so here we are. Also ordered their fanesca as it is Holy Week... I will update when I warm that up and have it for lunch or dinner. One point on the fanesca they do not serve it with the little empanadas unfortunately or at least not with a to go order. Update: so I did have half of the fanesca for lunch, popped it in the microwave for 2:30 and it was piping hot and delicious! Had the 12 grains, cod, and came with the typical garnishes that I added to the top as I plated it at home. Fanesca!! Really good and with most of the typical garnishes: parsley, cheese, boiled egg, maduro (fried sweet plantain) and avocado. Just missing the small cheese flour empanadas as a garnish, but still amazing flavor! 10/10 The portion is plenty I am having the rest of it for dinner! Definitely give this place a shot if for nothing else the food as a to go option if you don't have the time or patience to look for parking.