Been going to this restaurant for years. It's very good authentic Salvadorian food. Nice dining area and the waitresses are almost always friendly.

This place has become my favorite hidden gem. I legit get cravings for their pupusas. The bean and cheese one is my favorite.

This was my first time eating pupusas and I was absolutely blown away! The corn tortillas are incredibly soft and griddled to perfection. My favorite by far was the loroco pupusa which had an earthy but sweet flavor. The service was quick and the food was delicious. I highly recommend!

Wonderful brunch spot with full breakfast and lunch menu. Welcoming and gracious service, even on a busy Saturday morning. We had huevos three different ways, and a side of various pupusas. All excellent. Lively atmosphere of mostly families, most of whom seemed to be regulars. Would love to come back for dinner.

First time here and the food was wonderful. The steak was so good and juicy. Great service and price.

Really good food, it's definitely a homemade taste. Takes a while but it's well worth the wait. I had the carne guisada, bananas and yucca. Delicious

There are two things that I want to mention about La Cocina: Servicio Polite, accommodating, attentive staff. All the servers are right there whenever you need something. The owner is frequently around and he is just as kind and accommodating. It almost feels like you're a guest in a Latin home! Comida For me, the pupusas are so good! They are grilled and non-greasy (which is a plus for me, that's how my mom makes them). They are full of flavor and balance crunch with soft/chewy quite well. The curtido (the pickled cabbage) is also done well and when combined with the salsita, they enhance the guanaco wonderbread. I also usually get the platanos fritos con frijoles y crema. Just one of the dishes that takes me back to Guatemala. Sumación Whenever I am introducing people to pupusas (which is unfortunately more than it should be) or when we have a larger group, we are going to LCDMG!

This little joint is back behind the Red Lobster on Old Wake Forest, and you would never see it if you weren't looking for it. I'm glad we went looking! First the negatives: They need to update the menu. There is at least one item on it that they don't make anymore. Sometimes they run out of certain dishes too. The service can be a little slow, but not ridiculously so. I tend to be a relaxed diner anyway, so these things have never bothered me greatly. Lastly, the flan wasn't so great. It wasn't awful, but it wasn't anything special either, so save the fat and calories and skip it. The positives far, far, FAR outweigh the negatives. As for the menu, it's extensive, so even when they don't have the first thing I try to order (which has happened every time I've been, so it's straight up comical to me at this point), there is always something else that catches my eye. The menu is fun to explore. The food is made fresh to order, and the service is friendly, and that is more important than speed to me. They have lots of interesting beverages and desserts that you won't find anywhere else in the area. The wait staff is helpful with answering questions and making good suggestions. The prices are more than fair, and portions are generally ample, so we always end up ordering too much food. The food is soul-satisfying too. Most of the time, whatever I get ends up being just what I wanted, even when it wasn't what I wanted in the first place. Does that make sense? My favorite thing so far is the breakfast menu, served all day. Most of the breakfast plates come with slices of fresh avocado, sweet fried plantains, dark beans, a hunk of white cheese, and sometimes a thin sour cream, and the combination of these things is just perfect. I feel like my life has been incomplete because I haven't been eating avocados and plantains for breakfast on the regular... so yummy. This is not fine dining, and I love it for that reason. It's humble and consistently delicious, and that is what I find so charming. This place leaves me with a good feeling, a happy tummy, and the craving to keep going back for more. Te amo, Mama Greta.