Encanta Latin Grill

Great little Nicaraguan restaurant with great service and delicious food.Very attentive staff, Vanessa and Aracely were very friendly and helpful from the moment we entered the place.We ordered The Mix plate and it was very tasty.For sure we will be back soon!

Torrance Food Crawl #436I enjoy experiencing restaurants that offer foods that I haven't tried before. Encanta Latin Grill emphasizes Nicaraguan dishes, or, at least, has a Nicaraguan spin on common 'south of border' items. This brings forth a problem as I don't think I've previously had any Nicaraguan foods, and while the food here might be the best possible representation of Nicaragua, I don't know. What I do know is that each of my visits here has been a positive experience.The first item I had here was the El Chancho con Yuca (Yuca and Pork). Sauteed pork cutlets on yucca slices, with vegetables on top. The dish comes with a side of Nicauragan slaw, all served on a banana leaf. Different from what I've seen at other restaurants, but good.The Indio Viejo was a stew with beef, maize, tomatoes, onions, and spices. Very good. It came with a side of rice (rather dry) and plantains (starchy but good).The Tacos Nicaragunese were different than what I expected. The tacos were shaped more like flatuas but were fine. They were topped with a Nicaraguan slaw and what was described as Latin-style sour cream and tomato sauce, but seemed more like mayonnaise and ketchup to my tastes.Breakfasts have been very good. The Huevos Ranchero had a different spin, with sides of red beans, white rice, avocado, cheese, and tortillas. The Solchichas Sarositas made for a great breakfast burrito, loaded with potatoes and the typical stuff.Service has been good, however, most of the servers have difficulty with English so communicating can be a slow process.

Was in the neighborhood and decided to get the hubby a Nicaraguan burrito! Chose beef as the protein. The burrito has a thin tortilla with seasoned beef, beans, rice, pico de gallo (tomatoes, onion, jalapeño, cilantro, lime juice) and sour cream inside. I tried it and it's tasty! Was informed that there was not "heavy" feeling in the tummy after consumption. This visit was in late August on a weekend. Everyone inside is welcoming and hospitable. I had an ice water while I was waiting for my to-go order. The restaurant itself is very clean and has a couple of flat screen tvs on the wall. The former occupant was once Country Burger. If you are missing the local burger spot that used to be here, Encanta listed burgers on their menu.Encanta is A-OK! Might be back if I want to explore more Nicaraguan food. :)

Nice size restaurant, clean, lots of parking in their lot. Friendly service with a smile. I had my doubts about this place because I'm Nicaraguan, and I usually have to take myself to unpleasant parts of L.A. to get my fix. But I was not disappointed. We tried the carne asada plate, which comes with the usual gallo pinto, ensalada, tajadas verdes & fried cheese. We also had the pollo a la plancha, a Nica breakfast, and a nacatamal. Everything was fresh, hot, and very tasty. No more driving in that awful L.A. traffic. This will be my new Nica spot. I will be telling my big family about this place. And I will be back soon!

Food was delicious and great service! Very clean and spacious dining room. Will be coming back

The staff is really great and the food amazing the nacatamales are so good here! A cozy spot to sit and eat very clean as well!

I was very excited to try this place out. Awesome a Nicaraguan restaurant in the south bay. The place itself was quite nice and clean. We are a party of 6. We ordered appetizers and drinks and our main courses. Unfortunately for us the girl that tended to us seemed very shy and new. Almost uncomfortable to take our order. So with that being said our experience was not pleasant. Our appetizers came out almost 25 minutes later. To top it off they were cold. Than our utensils where finally provided and our drinks where finally served, which I had to request the strawot yheuvwouldnt be provided. When do appetizers come out first and then the refreshments that's crazy and even more there was only 2 other tables at the moment with customer's. It was with us and them. So the restaurant was 80% empty. Our food finally came out half off it. Than another 15min later still waiting I had enough and was so disappointed that I didn't want to eat there anymore it was time to go. At this point we had been there already 1 20 minutes that's crazy. I hate to post bad reviews but I must be honest in order for the owners to hopefully read this review and do better. I want them to succeed in a great way I support my fellow nicas.. But I can't encourage bad service like this. I took pix to share with all my family because I thought it was going to be great. But it wasn't the cacao wasn't sweet at all and it almost tasted rancid or added milk to it to make it better for the day. Also the ensalada had no lime or flavor it tasted like they put vegetables together and that was it not lime salt nothing. My tostadas Nicas where so soggy when I tried to pick them up they broke completely mushy and where very cold so where my Maduros en Gloria. The gallo pinto could be better its okay but not good. The Carne asada was Smacking good. Great flavor. My vigoron was plain like I said they just threw the vegetables together no seasoning. My wife had pescado a la topitapa lacking flavor also. The fajitas where ok. The desayuno nica the eggs where good. I apologize about this critique but it's true. Honestly I would have been better off driving all the way to LA 27 or potobancos or la Sevilla atlleast i would have received my money's worth. I hope they do much better. Maybe it's because they're only 5 months new I don't know just sucks my experience was like this.

I stopped here thinking it was still the previous business (Country Burger) only to find out it was under new ownership and the menu had changed. That being said, I wanted a breakfast burrito, and they had breakfast burritos. So I ordered one (the De Todo Suprema) and it was great. While waiting for the burrito, I spoke with one of the owners, Araceli, who explained that their main offerings were Nicaraguan and they were looking forward to introducing the food of their homeland to the area.Having never had Nicaraguan food, I was intrigued and retuned that evening and was glad I did. I brought my son along with me, but will leave it to him to post his own review. As for me, I had the Casero Carne Asada with a Cacao Con Leche to drink. The beef rivaled most any carne asada I have had elsewhere and the drink reminded me of horchata, only with a chocolate spin. Other than how good the food was, the service was attentive and helpful when it came to making a decision about what to order. The ambiance was casual and modern and had been completely redesigned from the previous occupants. Parking was also a snap with easy access from Western Ave. I wish them well in this new endeavor and am happy to have them in the neighborhood. I will return!

Had the chancho con yuca and it was so flavorful and tender. Portions are very generous and made for a nice dinner date :)

New place for me... simple breakfast burrito first. Was very flavorful and hot. Arrived as door opened and still had food in like 10min.I will be back to try more on the menu!Dr. T