El Sol de America, Washington, D.C.

Joel took me to El Sol de America, the fun little Salvadoran place in the midst of "Little Ethiopia" on Ninth Street near U that I've liked a lot before. We started by splitting a guacamole dip (I always like guacamole, especially when it's fresh and chunky like this was) in addition to the unusual bean-tasting salsa they serve. For his dinner, Joel had the appetizer sampler plate and a margarita so stiff that just one got him buzzed. It was half-price burrito night, so I got the "El Gordo," a big, fat burrito stuffed with rice, black beans, grilled chicken, and grill steak strips. We wanted a piece of tres leches cake for dessert, but, alas, they were out!