My how time flies……recently, someone who is new to reading our humble little blog reached out to me asking if I was the same person who wrote this a billion years ago. This got me craving some Lengua en Salsa from Antijitos Colombianos. Checking out my last post, I was shocked to see that my last visit was over 12 years ago and at the former location several blocks further down Imperial!
So, I decided to head on over to get my fix!
This newer location shares a small parking lot with a bank and some other shop…there’s limited parking, but because I got there right a opening time; 11am, I got one of the spaces right in front of the restaurant. The small storefront belies the rather spacious, and very “blue” interior.
The gentleman seated me quickly….as I was the only customer in the place for the entire meal.
I was handed a menu and of course I had expected prices to have gone up….but sheesh…the Lengua en Salsa is now $25……
It did give me pause; but I was here on a “mission” and I just had to have my fix. My order didn’t take very long to arrive.
I quickly noticed that the stewed beef tongue was sliced crosswise instead of being one long lengthwise, almost steak-like slice. Still, it was nice and beefy.
The rice was really mushy, though fragrant.
I did enjoy the starchy and very tender slices of yucca….it used to be that I enjoyed yucca frita; but for some reason this version did well with the tangy sauce.
The texture of the tongue varied from slice to slice. One piece was so wonderfully tender and beefy, that I could slice it with the fork. The other really tough and chewy. Still, the intense bovine flavor came thru clearly.
The Hogao, salsa criolla, was nice and tangy, mildly pungent, though a bit more watery and lighter than I remembered.
Still, not a bad meal…hope you enjoyed this post “Arby”!
On another note, this visit had me wondering how the Lengua en Salsa was at another place….
Stay tuned!
Antojitos Colombianos
2040 Imperial Ave.
San Diego, CA 92102
Current Hours:
Daily 11am – 7pm