La Libertad - Pelham

Yum! We went to lunch today and it was wonderful! Great service! We brought our two kids and the waitress was so sweet for them. She even brought us an apple and mango juice to try. YUM! The beans and rice were my daughter's favorite!! The Papusa were AWESOME! It is such a jewel in our city to have something different than the typical authentic Mexican food!

Great food, the pupusas are awesome. Everything is so fresh. The service was great, very friendly service.

Never have so many eaten so much for so little. Three of us ate at La Libertad tonight; for two of us it was the first time there. As such I ordered far more than I should have, in an effort to taste as many dishes as possible. Thank goodness for takeout boxes. A couple of things to be aware of: there are no fountain drinks so be prepared to pay for soda refills. (they come in either a can or a bottle). Tea is all you can drink. You can charge your meal but you can't add a tip to the charge slip so bring some cash to tip the servers--they're worth it! Between us we ordered three pupusas. I got the chicharron y queso (pork and cheese). Diner #1 ordered the jalapeno and cheese pupusa and the pupusa with chicken and yummies on top (the pupusa itself was stuffed with cheese). I'm telling you, the next time I go here I'm just gonna go on a pupusa-palooza and order one of each kind and make a meal off of them. Our server brought out a large jar of pickled cabbage that you spoon over the pupusas. Soooo good! I also ordered some plantains and the corn pie stuffed with chicken and veggies. That was the only item that didn't completely wow me, though it was pretty good. I got the carne asada for my main entree and Diner #2 got a similar dish only his came with avocado, rice and beans and more plantains. Both of our steaks were cooked well down (we weren't asked how we wanted them) and I was afraid it would be dry and bland. Nope. It was delicious. The refried beans are unlike any I've ever had. They looked almost like chocolate pudding but don't let that put you off--more yummy goodness. I actually used mine as a sauce to dip the steak in. The rice was good but it was just rice. We had no room for dessert. I took a peek at what was on the tables around us. A chicken dish was calling my name. I saw huge bowls of soup and whole fish that were intriguing. I may have to only have half of the pupusas on my next visit so as to have room for that tasty looking chicken. I ordered a ton of food--we had separate checks and I had 2 cans of soda, plantains, corn pies, carne asada, and a pupusa and my total check was about twenty bucks and I've got enough leftover food for another meal and a half.

I don't know how you say wow in Spanish but WOW!. My first time here and it was fantastic. The papusas was extraordinary and try all the sauses. The hot sause is really hot but really delicious. The plastlitos were good too. Like a fried corn pie with potatoe stuffing...yummy. If this is what the food is like in El Salvadore, then I have to go down there and eat. Wow it was good. Will be back soon, like in a couple days.

Pupusas!. Today was my second visit; I went with my daughter and her husband. This place is much improved since my first visit. They have better and clearer menus and the server was extra friendly and ready to explain the menu. Basically, we got just about every kind of pupusa on the menu. They bring slaw and sauces that you put on top of the pupusas. Really delicious! And we ordered empanadas to share. These were sugary, fried plantains with creamy middles. Also excellent. Avoid the sauce labeled hot, though, because it will burn a hole in your mouth. This place, still just a dive with no ambience to speak of, has officially made it on my rotation. If you went once and didn 't return, give them another try.