La Perla Restaurant

I decided to try this restaurant tonight and was not disappointed. Hole in the wall style, very clean, food was well seasoned and flavorful, the staff was so sweet, the price was right, and their dessert was to die for, especially the tres leches cake!

They won us over and I'll definitely be coming back. La Perla is my new favorite in Leesburg!

The restaurant is on a quiet street near historic downtown Leesburg. I came in around 4PM for a really late lunch (or you could say very early dinner). There were no other customers in the restaurant at the time. I was greeted immediately when I came in. The staff were friendly and quick. The music they were playing wasn't too loud, and the dining area looked clean.

They weren't particularly busy when I came in, but they did have a couple of order pick-ups. There were also a couple families that came in when I finished eating and was getting ready to leave. I was served complementary chips and salsa to start off with while I looked through the menu. They have extensive list of options from starters to desserts and drinks.

I ordered the chicken fajitas that came with the usual sides. It tasted okay. I loved the tortillas, though! The tortillas were tasty. When you order drinks, I think you have to verify whether you want a fountain drink, bottled or canned. I'm not really sure if they offer fountain soda drinks. I ordered a coke from the menu that said it was $1.69, but a bottle of Mexican coke was brought out and it was rung up as $2.69. A little bit of a surprise, but I love Mexican Coke so I'm not really upset.

They have a fairly priced menu with standard portions. Not as tasty as I thought the food would be, but it wasn't bad. I had a fairly pleasant experience with the staff. I may return to try again and see if my palate takes to the food!

I can't believe I haven't already reviewed this place because I've been eating here since before the plandemic.

Luckily, they are among the few that didn't lose the food quality post-Covid, as so many other restaurants seemed to.

There's so many great dishes here! The papusas are good, and the Salvadoran slaw that accompanies them is the best! The slaw has some heat to it, but it's fresh and crisp!

They serve excellent thin and crispy tortilla chips, and the salsa also has some heat. My friend who is strictly a "mild" person gets their refried beans to dip. Her 11 month old granddaughter tried the beans and was making "yummy noises" and all the patrons and staff laughed in delight!! I don't even like refried beans from anywhere else!

My absolute favorite is the chorizo tacos. It's Mexican street style with the 2 tortillas, meat, lime and cilantro/green onions. I keep searching for an equivalent back home in Florida, but I'm unable to find anything close.

I tried the lemonade yesterday. Mmmmmm. It's actually homemade lemon lime and WOW, was it great! Such a beautiful presentation too!

I love the boiled tamal de elote with the sweet cream. Mmmm. So good.

Their plantains are the best of any place I've ever tried. Cooked to perfection!

My friend had the Platos del Patrón yesterday. She said it was delicious! Must've been, bc she cleared that plate!

The menu is HUGE, and with prices starting at $2.74 (papusa), there's something for every budget!

Hands down the best restaurant in Leesburg!

We love to support small businesses so we are always looking for small restaurants. We found La Perla by chance as we were picking something up from Facebook Marketplace. It's off the main road, and in a mostly residential area.

The service is wonderful, it feels less like a restaurant and more like eating at a friend's house. The wait staff is very helpful and friendly, and as far as I can tell at least bilingual with Spanish and English.

The food is absolutely amazing. I got a steak sandwich and the steak was perfect! Tender and well seasoned, definitely not using sauces or spices to cover up low quality. My daughter, a notoriously picky eater, got a hotdog and fries and said it was amazing. My wife got a quesadilla and it was again perfectly seasoned and delicious!

Overall it was an amazing dinner and we will definitely be back for more!

The food and service here is amazing! It's very unassuming from the outside, but the inside is extremely clean and nice. The menu was very helpful and had pictures of every entree. We got the bean/cheese Papusas, Chicken soltado, fried yucca, and the chicken enchilada. Hands down some of the best food we've had in Leesburg.

We ordered simple but flavorful food. The place was clean and friendly servers. Menu had a lot of choices well laid out. Carne Asada Tacos

Food and service was top notch! I highly recommended dining at this restaurant! It's definitely worth the trip!

Our go to restaurant in Leesburg. The food is amazing, people are friendly, and the restaurant itself feels like what I'm used to (I'm from Texas and we have a lot more Latin American food options there).

Oh boy. Loud. Cramped. Not that clean. Attached to a... nail salon? Staff was nice and the food was so-so. They were out of several drinks. Would not come back.

This place is so good. It is definitely worth the drive from fairfax. Their pupusas are hands down the best in this region. I recommend people to try this place. Henry, the manager is very nice and hospitable. We look forward to coming back soon!