Restaurante Sabor Especial

I came here for pupusas one night when I was vaguely drunkish. A friend of mine teaches at a school nearby, and the parents of one of her students own this place so she took me here.
They were so, so nice, and even offered us tiny cups of pineapple juice while we waited. The pupusa process is always slightly drawn out, because any pupusa place worth its salt makes them fresh by hand. The pupusas here were very good — cheesy and warm and satisfying, packaged up with the slaw that comes with them. While not the best pupusas I’ve ever had (the cheese was stringier than soft and gooey) they definitely did the trick late on a Friday night!

WOW. in the past year this place has gone DOWNHILL!!! Prices on the menu are never what they charge.
Food is horrible now. They sent me a piece of chicken that was all shredded. A SOUR MOLDY piece of cheese. HORRIBLE! After calling and talking to the owner I understand why this place has gone downhill. He was so RUDE & WAS NOT sorry at all.

This food is amazing not only for the price but because the food is generally savory and well seasoned. The staff is always pleasant, largely spanish speaking but the staff is really accommodating. The place is really small and best for takeout. I’ve been a fan for the past 5 years. My favorite is carne asada with rice and beans and side of yucca.

Don’t be intimidated if you don’t speak Spanish. All are welcome: D!

This is like a neighborhood secret. It’s the most unassuming little hut (almost) that serves up my favorite tostadas! Their tacos and Mango shakes are delicious as well!

Oh my god their fajitas were greaaaaat. As a Mexican in Boston I have a hard time finding food that tastes as good as home and these definitely fit the bill. However, I still wouldn’t say that the rest of the plate was remarkable (I’m a fan of some well-​done rice and beans and these were so-​so).

Best of the best for food from El Salvador. Do not be fooled by its external appearance — the lack of seating is well made up by the fact that this is delicious food at very low prices. You must try the pork and cheese papusa!

8:30pm — ish and I was starving — in a bad way. I was this close to stopping at a convenience store and just shoving a candy bar in my face just to get my head working again. But I was really wanting some real food, so I decided to make a beeline for home on the North Shore from town. When I hit unexpected traffic on Route one, I made a split-​second decision and pulled off into Chelsea. I’ve never been to Chelsea, but I figured I’d find something to eat. And I was right… oh how right and lucky I was! Virtually the second I got off on the Beacon St (Chelsea) exit, there was Sabor Especial; like a beacon in the night (no pun intended:), calling to my rumbling stomach and dizzy head. The food was delicious. Excellent quality; authentic; carefully prepared. For about $ 7 I got a huge amount of food. These women do it right! And they are sweet and helpful too. I’m so happy I discovered this place. I will be going back very soon.

A real authentic Latin experience. It’s mainly food from El Salvador but it has several typical Tex-​Mex-​American dishes as well. The prices for dishes were around $ 7 to $ 12 dollars and everything I saw come out of the kitchen was insanely generous in terms of portions.
I ordered the plato mixto (mixed plate) and it was delicious: a large piece of steak, several fried chicken pieces, rice and beans, and a small salad. I left very satisfied.
It’s a very small place (7 or so stools and 1 small table) but seems to have an area outside for when it gets warmer.

Small as all hell but as authentic as it gets.
One of my favorite places to get pupusas. Last time I went I ordered the Churrasco — a plate with chicken, steak and it came loaded with Shrimp, rice, and fries. Very cheap food and it is almost a steal for the quality of the food.
It was so good I had to go back 2x this past weekend!
I’d give it 5 stars except this isn’t exactly a sit down experience for a group of people.

I have lived 3 blocks away from this place for over year and was never intrigued to go in until I saw my neighbor eating their tacos and a Sopa de Res (Beef Soup). So far I’ve only had their tacos (3 times) they are the best tacos I’ve eaten. and I’ve eaten alot of tacos. They use bigger pieces of actual steak unlike the other restaurants that cut them into a hundred pieces. The avocado slice and the pico de gallo on the tacos are always fresh and delicious. My husband has also had one of their breakfast plates and the cheese pupusas and he loves them! I would def recommend this place :)

you might think «under the freeway» is a terrible location for a restaurant, but this place is the FIRST thing you see when you take the Chelsea exit. that got my taste buds itching right away.
After a few hours of walking around in the heat we needed something cold and refreshing. I ordered Agua Fresca and was pleasantly surprised to get Cantaloupe, definitely home made and definitely delicious. My friend’s Horchata was also clearly made fresh, rather than the typical kind from a carton that you get at most latin places.
There are tables and umbrella’s outside, but on a hot day you can escape to the tiny inside space. There is one table and a few stools at the counter. The counter is no more than a sandwich counter, it even has a big metal gate to pull down at night. The awesome thing about sitting at the counter was that we got to watch Abuela press our tortillas right there. so good.
I don’t know what nationality the food is, but it was very good. My vegetarian quesadilla was stuff with veggies and served with a side salad and fresh salsa. My friend enjoyed her pupusa and taco quite a bit.