New Balompie venue(s)!
If you get called for jury duty, better hope it's for a criminal, not civil case if you are craving a pupusa. According to Marcia Gagliardi in Tablehopper, Balompie has opened a takeout only branch at 525 7th St. at Bryant. They also will soon (4 to 6 weeks) open a branch in the former Libis Ng space at 3801 Mission at Richland.
The choice of the 7th and Bryant location seems interesting. Does John Law go for pupusas?
Xiao Yang
Oct 02, 2007 07:30PM
Is it called Balompie? Did Our Place sell or is it just a different name for the 7th St location?
http://www.chowhound.com/topics/41604...
Our Place was (is?) nothing in ambiance like Balopmie.
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I just discovered this myself today. The big sign out front still says Our Place #3 but there is now a banner hanging that says "Under New Management, Reopening Sept 20th, Mon thru Fri 7 am to 3 pm".
I went in and saw the changes. In terms of the facility, it's subtle. You now order from the counter. All the chairs along the counter are gone. There's an espresso machine installed. They also cut a wide pass through space to the previously isolated kitchen. There are some new decoration items on the walls.
The menu has been heavily simplified to emphasize Salvadoran platters, although you can still get a burger there.
I had the chicken pupusas platter and found it to be quite tasty. I am not an expert on Salvadoran cuisine - only had pupusas before La Bamba in Richmond many years ago.
I was served small bowls of pickled spicy cabbage, a black bean paste, a smooth red salsa, and some homemade tortilla chips. All of these were quite good.
The pupusas were cheesy, not a lot of meat, served with a small bit of rice, more black bean paste, and a dark roasted salsa. All in all, I enjoyed it.
The staff is much bigger than before, although I recognize at least one of the cooks from the Our Place incarnation.
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Thanks. That's the first time I've seen a mention of chicken pupusas.
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