Salvadorean Bakery

Their pastries are good but their food is even better. The Plato Guanaco, which comes with a little bit of everything, has got to be one of the most delicious things you can order from a restaurant in the Seattle area. The prices are a bit higher than Americans expect latin American food to be, but these same people wouldn’t blink an eye at a $25 mediocre pasta dish from a restaurant in a ritzy neighborhood. This food is worth the price and then some, and the Plato guanaco is actually a great deal when you consider how much you get. Such a great place, I’ve been going there over 10 years and I can’t recommend it enough.

This place has tons of bakery items, cakes, breakfast, and lunch options. We tried the plato guanaco (Salvadorean platter) and the carne guisada. Both were delicious. The plato guanaco was a great option to try many different things because it came with a pupusa and a tamale. The carne guisada was like a pot roast with very tender meat. I’d definitely come back. The only thing I didn’t really like was the pickled cabbage that came on the side of both dishes. The service was pretty good, but definitely not fast food. The restaurant was clean but the interior was old and kind of ugly. Wouldn’t stop me from eating there though!

Delicious place for brunch! Check out the full platter which gives a little taste of everything. The perfect meal will have your favorite pupusas, a side of beans, which are oh so silky, yellow rice, a chorizo sausage link, and of course, a beautiful fried plantain or two. Pair that with the crema and the red salsa and you’re in El Salvadorean heaven. Do not forget the curtido, a pickled/fermented slaw that elevates the entire dish. When I get takeout I order a whole side of it, often they forget to include but when they do, I use it in everything! The baked goods are not necessarily my thing, but lovers of this pastry assure me it’s the real deal.

I’ve been going here since I was in high school (over ten years ago) so happy to see them still thriving. I used to see the dentist by this place and loved going here with my mom right after for pupusas and pasteles. Just ordered takeaway for my family for Mother’s Day and they got it right on time. Quick service, all wonderful they loved the food.