Food Tour 2010.

So my friends and I have started a tour of El Sal's restaurants. We meet every Tuesday around 7:30. So far we have only met twice. It started out with just me, Maggie, Lilly, and a married couple that we love to hang out with but last tuesday our group grew by 2 so it looks promising that by the time I leave our group will be even bigger.

Review 1. (I am not a foodie but my cute boyfriend is so I [by osmosis] pretend to be one too)

Citron was our first stop on the tour. This restaurant was an incredible surprise. I have heard from many people that the food in El Salvador is world class without the prices and Citron proved this to me. We were welcomed by the Chef who is from D.C. and moved here and opened a restaurant. Being a vegetarian can be very difficult here but Citron overly accommodated. The chef offered me so many custom made options that I couldn't think straight. He also told me that I was free to design my own dish. My choice was the mushroom risotto.

I have not been much of a mushroom fan in all honesty but when he described the mushrooms I was sold. They were supposed to be one of the rarest mushrooms and the way that they grow and tip over seems magical so I went for it. Although I didn't get the mushrooms he described (because he actually didnt have any of that type) I got a mushroom found in El Salvador that looked a lot like the ones in the picture above. Let me tell you what....Im a mushroom fan. I LOVED them and I may never go back. Follow this up with a tasting of EVERY dessert on the menu and you have one of the best meals I have ever had. Absolutely wonderful. And dont forget the bread knots and fried yucca gnocchi with a pesto drizzle. Wonderful I tell you! I will be taking my parents when the visit for sure.