El Sol de Acapulco Café

I’ve tried two soups and three kinds of tacos – all of them great. The standouts are probably the sopa Azteca, and the chicken tacos, but seriously, everything was delicious. I will definitely be back to try more of the menu. Service is slow, so don’t go when you’re in a hurry.

Four tacos for 9 bucks?! Where am I?!
I practically had to be rolled out the door I was so full. If I had more room there would’ve been Pupusas in my world today. The Chipotle Chicken was so perfectly balanced, smokey with just the right amount of heat. The beef was flavourful and juicy as was the pork. I was surprised by the pork, I’ve never tasted that flavour before. It must have been very authentic spices.. All these tacos are gluten free and the menu states very clearly which items are safe for Gfree peeps like myself.
Family owned and operated, brightly lit and with nice décor.
YUM!!! We’ll be back for more.

I bookmarked this place to try because I LOVE pupusas and I’ve been housesitting in this area for the past few weeks. From what I understand, they opened recently so I think I may have gone in while they are ironing out some things. There is definitely some charm to it being family run and immediately when you walk in, the music is very festive.
My friend is pescaterian/​flexiterian with a strong preference for vegetarian… haha. Good thing she is flexible because they seemed to have run out of many veggie options including the tacos and rice. She asked for two chicken tacos and fried plantains. I ordered two revueltas pupusas and the sopa Azteca. The meal seemed promising as the salsa offered with chips was really good.
Unfortunately the server misunderstood and brought two ORDERS of tacos (options are individual tacos or a price cut to order by threes). He then insisted that she had ordered two orders, which is 6 actual tacos. We shrugged and I helped her eat one and she took two home in the end. In my opinion, they could have been more gracious in dealing with this. The tacos were tasty, I’ll give them that.
The soup that I ordered was really good, a nice tomato base with fresh ingredients and a very generous amount in the small size. The pupusas were ok but I prefer the mix of ingredients at a better known restaurant on the Drive or at Guanaco’s truck.
I have mixed feelings about the first review for a small business being 3-​star but this is a totally honest perspective. Adding a star would be misleading. Perhaps it will improve in time. However, I’m not sure anything was special enough to bring me back. It’s not in my neighbourhood so if I have to make an effort to eat a pupusa, I’d probably go with my other options. However, they do offer an interesting and varied menu, including tacos, pupusas and tortas. They are also making a great effort on FB and twitter so give them a follow and check it out if you find yourself nearby.