Manana

This was our first support group meeting where the restaurant was chosen by a poll on the blog! We were surprised at the number of responses, we hope to do it again for our next TBSG meeting.

Manana's doesn't have a menu online, but there are a few reviews out there , so we knew a little of what we were in for. We knew they were one of the few places in the Twin Cities that specializes in El Salvadorian cuisine, they serve Papusas, and their menu is filled with humorous spelling errors! All of this proved correct. Everyone at the table enjoyed the papusas they ordered, filled with pork, beans, and cheese, and come in any combination of those ingredients. The woman at the grill was making them to order, molding the dough, filling it with the pork, beans and cheese, and grilling it! They were the highlight of our meal. These are served with a pickled cabbage, and tomato hot sauce (but it wasn't spicy), this adds the perfect amount of crunch and saucy goodness, and each one is around $2, hard to go wrong!

The rest of the food we tried was average, nothing we would need to go back for. The service was amazing, as were the complimentary chips (hot and made fresh!) and salsa.

An added bonus came at the end of the meal when our server brought out some fried plantains with a sour cream-like dipping sauce, these were not a hit with everyone, but I enjoyed the hot, sweet savory combo!

I also enjoyed the atmosphere at Manana's, we were there on a rainy, cool evening, and it seemed like the perfect little haven for a greasy treat. It is nothing fancy, but just a comfortable place to pop in!

Kyle and I were playing with the settings on our new camera, we're dorks!