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1. Pupusas from La Santaneca or La Santaneca de la Mission
For several decades now, SFoodie has made the mistake of ordering the pupusa combo platter because we feel too guilty paying three bucks for two pupusas revueltas -- thick corn cakes stuffed with pork, beans, and cheese. Every time, though, the refried beans, sour cream, and rice on the plate remain untouched, because pupusas need to be eaten first, while the cheese still oozes out of the corn cake when we touch it and the griddled edges are still a little crisp. And by the time we're done with the pupusas, we have no room left for the extra starches. Smothered in pickled cabbage slaw and mild tomato salsa, La Santaneca's pupusas -- still the best in town -- make for a complete meal, one of our favorite San Francisco dinners at any price.
