 El Pulgarcito Restaurant in Merriam, Kansas has been ignored too long. It is the first Salvadoran food I have had, and I love it. The menu is fairly limited and devoted half to Mexican food, half to food from El Salvador. I haven't had the Mexican dishes yet. On the first visit we tried two chicken dishes: pollo en crema (chicken in a cream sauce) and pollo gusado (chicken in a seasoned tomato sauce. I was pleased with my pollo gusado, but liked L's dish even better. Both meals came with rice and salad. L's dish also included a mixture of onions, sweet peppers & celery and mine came with potatoes & carrots - one of the few times I have ever enjoyed carrots. Each generous dish was $9.89. The salad (which includes a slice of avocado) had no dressing, but the sauce from the meat was mingled with the salad and gave it a good flavor. On the second visit, I sampled camarones rancheros (ranch style shrimp) which came with a flavorful stewed tomato sauce. I also ordered a pupusa (corn flour flat bread stuffed with pulled pork). It came with a large jar of curtido (Central American kimchi) to eat on top of it or on the side. The meal was wonderful and quite reasonable (about $12). The pupusa was only $1.95 and two or three of those with the curtido would make a nice lunch. They also come filled with cheese, loroco, beans or a combination at the same price. Another good meal is the Bistec (seasoned steak) which reminds me of Swiss steak. A large serving is also only $9.89
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