Pupusas at Balompie #3

After all this talk of pupusas, I had to get one, and fast.  What better company than my Dad ... who first introduced me to pupusas at El Calderon as a kid? 

Dad drove up from Sunnyvale to meet me for dinner and a little father/daughter time.  There were a few other diners at Balompie when we arrived, but we had our choice of tables, and Dad chose the single table without any kind of view of April's Barca/Real showdown on replay on multiple TV's.  I guess it made for better conversation but I was surely missing the view of Iker.

We both ordered special #14 (my lucky number): two pupusas with rice and beans.  After a little negotiation we landed on four different types of pupusas to try; Dad ordered one chicken/cheese and a bean/cheese, I opted for pork/cheese and spinach.  I am shocked to report that the spinach was my favorite because of the way the spinach played off the cornmeal masa, closely followed by the bean/cheese that was my preferred choice as a girl.  All of them were quite tasty especially when washed down by a Negra Modelo. 

We were both quite impressed by the light, fluffy masa that encased the pupusa... not greasy or heavy whatsoever and the cornmeal flavor was quite heavenly.  Though we were pleasantly overwhelmed by the choice of fillings, I believe that none topped my memory of the El Calderon bean and cheese flavors.  Guess I still need to head down to Mountain View for a reminder!