Hannah H.
Yelp
About a 1-1.5: Taqueria Los Compadres is a restaurant/bar located off of Crain Highway, offering items such as tacos, pupusas, salads, and various specials of the day.
The hubs and I came here, and we ordered: 2 carnitas tacos, 2 carne asada tacos, a cheese pupusa, a bean dip, and a cup of horchata. Honestly, the food was all pretty awful and almost inedible. The carnitas, while tender, didn't seem to have been drained appropriately, and there was just way too much liquid in the tortillas; it was also bland, and adding some squirts from their hot sauces didn't help, either. The carne asada was not good, as it had a very strong, off-putting beef flavor to them. The tortillas were also not good, as the edges were dried out and stale. The pupusa, which seemed to have been grilled nicely, had a strange chemical-like taste to it and was spit out. The bean dip, which was of a generous portion, was gloopy and thin and had no flavor; it was also not seasoned.
The tortilla chips that came with the bean dip seemed to be the only edible item of the whole meal. The horchata itself was more on the sweeter end and grainy, but not a drink that I would have ordered again.
The staff here speak limited English, so brush up on your Spanish! They also place priority on phone orders than on the dine-in customers, so it will take a while for them to take your order, as they have to punch everything in the system before assisting anyone else.
You order up at the counter, are given a number, and the items are brought out to you, as there are plenty of tables.
I'm glad I was able to check this place out, but I would not return.
+dried-out tortillas T___T
+off-putting flavors of meats and pupusas T___T
+gloopy and unflavorful bean dips T___T
+limited hot sauces available
+free parking in small plaza