ABI Restaurant

I'm surprised with the ratings. I was in the area for a business trip and two colleagues and I wanted to try something a little different. We took an Uber to this strip mall, actually planning to eat at a different restaurant and found them to be closed. The looked at one other restaurant and it was also closed. This was our last option without having to grab another Uber. We all decided we were game and hoped for the best. I saw the Yelp reviews and lowered my expectations.When I saw they had yuca con chicharron . . . I was excited. I love that dish and it's hard to find. The price tag (for a place in that area) was only around $10 so I was expecting a small portion. To be safe, I opted for a second a al carte item and ordered a sweet corn tamale for under $3.One colleague ordered the taco salad (aka tostada ABI) and one ordered a shrimp entree.The taco salad looked great. The shrimp entree looked great. They both said the food was very good.My food was freaking fantastic. The portion of yuca con chicharron was large. It came with the standard pickled cabbage and a small portion this extra fantastic green sauce (tasted like a toasty jalapeno crema). The yuca was crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. The pork was also crispy but tender under the crusty outside. So good. The tamale was HUGE. The size of a burrito. Sweet and very much like a moist cornbread with corn kernels. Served with a dairy based dip/sauce that seemed to be sour cream with creamed cheese or something like that. I took the leftovers to my hotel room.From that one meal (about $20) I had dinner, a late night snack, and breakfast the next morning.I would seriously love to go there again. Great prices. Decent ambiance. Great food. Large portions.

Nice little place. Excellent guacamole!! Excellent salsa and chips!! Food is great!! Margaritas are the best!! Staff is friendly!! Great little place in a strip mall!!!!! Beer is coldest in town!!!

Took my friend out to dinner it was really great The pupusas, beef empanadas Very tasty fried fish Only thing was cold was empanada. De plátano the bartender was very friendly an helpful !!!

SO you know those places that are SUPER in-the-cut and you dont want to make people aware of what hides behind those doors but it's kinda shitty if you dont? Well this is how I feel about Abi. My in-laws always find the best Spanish food spots and this place was no exception. You walk in and its definitely like a cantina without the drunk guys falling off the stools - very family friendly and diverse. You are greeted by a basket of fresh chips and salsa and, to my surprise, they had Sorrel or as they say té de Jamaica - so good but was a little TOO sweet for me, nothing a bit of ice cant fix. I also grabbed a small order of chicharron to share and it was cooked perfectly! For the entree I ordered the sopa de marisco con crema sin cangrejo - YUMMERS! My wife has pupusa revuleta and honey when I tell you they were piping hot, cheesy and delicious! We've since gone back twice to enjoy their food and next time I'm going to try the carne asada like my father-in-law who murdered his plate! All in all, this spot is definitely in rotation in my good food list so I will be back again and again!

Amazing authentic food in a English pub meet Mexican cantina atmosphere. Huge amounts of food at great price; the fajita burrito was the biggest I've ever seen, the weekend-only chicken soup was very flavorful. The papuasas and tamales were perfectly done and flavored.If not that hungry, suggest sharing a meal.

Not sure why the reviews are so bad here. This is my go to place for comfort Salvadorian food. I did noticed they added last year chicken pupusas which is the only kind I buy now. I only buy pupusas, casamiento and fried platanos. I don't usually get the refried beans or anything else. Even when I had family visit they loved the casamiento.

I used to live Alexandria and this was the best place for salvadorean food. Friday I happened to be in Alexandria and decided to visit this place to get what I remember as the best salvadorean food. When they brought out the complimentary chips & salsa, the salsa tasted weird, I should of left then. I ordered my dinner and when it was brought I could look at the beans and tell this was not what I was expecting. The beans were beige in color and tasted like out of a can of refried beans. The taquitos were just off-putting with a weird flavor I could not determine what. This place must have new ownership because the Abi I remember was so good, and this place is just YUCK.

I have eaten at this restaurant several times. So, I went with my family and we patiently waited for a table. The employees cleaned the table and a waitress gave the table to another family. My wife protested while I was headed towards the front door. I did not spoke to any of the employees about the situation. Bob and Edith's is right next door and I didn't find it necessary to stay. There are a lot of options in the area. If one's patronage is not wanted, why stay?. At the doorway, we decided to go back. I was so turned off by the experience, I stared at the plate and eventually boxed up my meal. It is HIGHLY unlikely that I will return. It was nice knowing this restaurant. Something has changed. BTW The waitress was laughing, while looking at me, when I was initially leaving the restaurant.

The pupusas revueltas & carne asada tacos are delicious! Just make sure you're very clear in your order for no misunderstandings since I had that happen and it wasn't the best experience!

Food was ok. Pupusas are good. Service is horrible. Ordered a soup to take home. Soup took longer than our meal. I ordered marisco soup and I get home and they gave me beef soup. I don't eat beef so in the trash. They also charged me for the seafood soup. Highly suggest you skip this spot.