Latin American Food crawl suggestions San Francisco only

[tjinsf]

I've got a friend visiting for a couple of weeks from Taiwan. She wants to try lots of Latin American food, she has no dietary restriction and a bottomless stomach.

So far I've come up with these possibilities
Delany's for Bolivian
Limon
Roosevelt Tamale Parlor
Venga Empanadas- Argentinian style not as good as in Argentina but cheap and tasty
Destino's

skipping Canto Do Brazil, have had bad food and service there

[Robert Lauriston]

Ecuadorean: Poquito http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/741193

Peruvian seafood: Mochica, La Mar

Colombian: El Majahual

Brazilian: Bossa Nova, Espetus

New Mexican: Green Chile Kitchen

Cuban: Paladar

[mariacarmen]

Delaney's is closed, unfortunately.

I like Inka's for their rotisserie chicken - best in the city, in our opinion.

[tjinsf]

dammit, know any other Bolivian places in the city?

[mariacarmen]

yeah, a place i've never been to, and have not wanted to go, Pena Pachamama, in North Beach. Self-described as "organic Bolivian food" - just never appealed, and never heard anything stellar about it...

[moto]

is Delany's open for business again ? they were closed a few months ago. they made very good salten~as, but keep in mind, Bolivian food is somewhat atypical of latin american cooking, much is understated and fairly plain. the unique foods, like freeze dried tubers, are relatively bland.

Poc Chuc and La Torta Gorda would have foods that aren't represented on your list.

[tjinsf]

oh that would suck. I really like Delany's and I love the food there. I'll give them a call. I don't mind what you call bland food.

[mariacarmen]

that's why you add llajwa to everything!

[ML8000]

Mr. Pollo

Taqueria Cancun

El Tonayense Taco Truck

El Zocalo or Balompie Cafe for papusas

[tjinsf]

yes I think we are going to make an afternoon of just trying different papusas.

[Windy]

New Spot in Dogpatch is where to find the best pupusas in the city. And based on experience, a pupusa crawl doesn't last very long--too heavy to eat them all day.

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The New Spot
632 20th St, San Francisco, CA 94107

[wolfe]

La Mar Cebichería Peruana