Palate Pleasing Pupusas

Today I finally had a good pupusa. For $1 you can choose a pork, bean, cheese, or combo pupusa at the Dona Azucena Pupuseria at 71 North Glebe Road. In case you don’t know, a pupusa is a very thick tortilla pancake with a little filling in the middle. It is the National Dish of El Salvador; in fact, November 13th is National Pupusa Day there. I had a pupusa revueltas (the combo) and it was delicious. Patted by hand and grilled to perfection (grill marks included) then served with curtido (cabbage salad like cole slaw) and salsa roja (not too hot). All this for $1! Of course, I also had to have a plantain - they know how to choose them and cook them so it was sweet, not greasy, and yummy. If you want a cheap and tasty treat in Arlington try the pupusas at Dona Azucena. Delicioso!

The Mighty Midget

I don’t know how we missed seeing this cute place in Leesburg. It’s right across the street from the “Tuscarora Mill” restaurant where we had lunch a couple of weeks ago. The “Mighty Midget” smokes their BBQ just outside this little structure next to the only seating area: six tables which I imagine get pretty cold in the winter. The MOTH (man of the house) had a half rack of ribs (pretty good) while my daughter and I had a hot dog (excellent and only $2.50) and a pulled pork sandwich (bland but then again I didn’t order it spicy). It was a fun visit but I am not sure we have to go back.