Comments on: Rinconcito Salvadoreño Restaurant

By: _ts of [eatingclub] vancouver

_ts of [eatingclub] vancouver — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 04:19:16 +0000

Ate here! Had the pupusas and the fried fish. =) And yes, those pupusas were so hot (temperature-wise); very difficult to hold them.

By: El Caracol Cafe | I'm Only Here for the Food!

El Caracol Cafe | I'm Only Here for the Food! — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 17:27:37 +0000

[...] one night, I knew I wanted something Latin-American (but NOT Mexican). Sure, I could have gone to El Rinconcito Salvadoreño or El Inka Deli but that wouldn’t have made an interesting post, right? I almost resigned [...]

By: KimHo

KimHo — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 00:59:41 +0000

Kevin, welcome. Please let us know how these two places compare to each other!

By: Kevin

Kevin — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 00:33:47 +0000

I’ll be trying out this place this week. I’ve always gone to El Caracol, but I want to make a comparison between the two.

By: KimHo

KimHo — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 21:42:27 +0000

Hi Lorena,

As far as I know, there aren’t that many Salvadorians here. Your mom’s pupusas are the best, won’t argue that!

Hi ET,

So true. However, that is a double-edged sword, as suddenly it becomes so commonplace (as you mentioned) and loses its appeal. In fact, I have started to notice that non-Japanese restaurants have started to use Japanese names in their dishes, despite it does not necessarily have anything Japanese in it. For example, if you look at Milestone’s menu, you have “Kobe beef meatloaf”. I would not believe for a single moment they are using real kobe beef but “kobe-style”.

By: Lorena

Lorena — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 21:03:05 +0000

Mmm Pupusas… those in the picture look like REAL pupusas, Made by a Real Salvadorian,yumm… You’re lucky, I myself haven’t had One Single pupusa since I got to Santa Cruz.

Quezo… Is that some weird new milk-derivative I haven’t heard about?

I’ll have to try that restaurant when we go to Vancouver! Are there a lot of Salvadorians there? interesting…

PS: Of course no pupusas are better than MY MOM’s pupusas hahah

By: ET

ET — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 18:25:12 +0000

Heh – yes, LOTS of Japanese places in Vancouver. I suppose Japanese food has become very mainstream, appealing to not just folks of Japanese extraction, but also Chinese, occidentals and others. For instance, going to Toshi’s on a weeknight would allow you to see a good mix of different cultures all waiting for a taste!

By: KimHo

KimHo — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 21:03:27 +0000

Hi ET,

You are right. But then again, given the Mexican-descendant population of California, the amount of taquerias or other Mexican type restaurants should not come as a surprise. Now, using that as a yardstick, don’t you consider odd the amount of Japanese restaurants in Metro Vancouver and the lack of East Indian (no, not that they aren’t that many, rather, I would expect more)?

By: ET

ET — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 17:07:36 +0000

Hey Kim – thanks for the tip! Unlike California, where taquerias or other Latin restaurants are a common sight, they are but a drop in the bucket here, don’t you think? I’m looking forward to reading about the Inka Deli, that should be pretty different!

By: KimHo

KimHo — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 09:11:03 +0000

Hi ET,

Actually, there are more Mexican than what you think (Not sure how authentic they are, though). For example, in the West End, you have Andale’s and Ponchos. In Hastings, between Nanaimo and Slocan, there is El Pulgarcito (not sure if it is still open, haven’t been in the area for a while). In Victoria Drive, is one of the best known, Doña Cata. In Burrard and 4th, there is Pepitas. And then there are Baru (Point Grey) and Cobre (Gastown, near DTES), although these last two do not necessarily focus only Mexican, it makes a large part of their menu. The one I have in mind is The Inka Deli, near Burnaby General Hospital, which, to my understanding, is Peruvian (the name should be a hint, eh?). If I end up there, it will be a good break from NA and/or Asian food!

Haven’t had a sour plum drink from hot pot places so I can’t make a comparison. Sorry about that!