photos by AWOL (Always West of Lincoln)
Lidia’s Pupuseria may be one of those Venice Boardwalk 3′x3′ hole-in-the-walls, but two dollar bills and five minutes can be magically converted into a warm meat, bean, herb, and/or cheese-filled corn pancake covered in cabbage salad and hot sauce. And that makes this itsy-bitsy Pupuseria a regular A.W.O.L. haunt.
Two cash dollars can buy you a lot of grub. It’s the price of the chicken tamales, which are always ready on the spot and come wrapped in a corn husk. Or you can indulge with a plate of fried plantains with cream for the same price.
If the leftist politics of Venice inspire you to “spread the wealth around,” a full Salvadorean breakfast is five dollars, while the rich chicken soup and flagship “pollo encebollado” are both seven dollars.
The just-off-the-boardwalk location, lack of seating options, and somewhat confusing menu keeps many of the tourists at bay.
Lidia’s Pupuseria
1301 Ocean Front Walk
Venice Beach, California 90291
p. 323-209-7316
f. 323-637-1818
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Comments ( 1 Comment )
Nice writeup. I enjoyed these puppies almost exactly one year ago. My mouth still tingles thinking about it.
nikki added these pithy words on
Oct 18 09 at
1:12 pm
