“La Palma Grill was a most pleasant surprise. The food and service were excellent! We arrived in Laurel on a Sunday night, and found the quaint little town quite buttoned-up. We went exploring for an open restaurant and found La Palma. We are so glad we did. It's listed several places as a Mexican restaurant, but I think it is more correctly El Salvadoran/Latin. The cheese queso, such a simple thing, was the best we've ever had. Nice and thick (at some places it tends to be soupy) and flavorful. The beer was very cold and served in frosty mugs. We ordered something called a Picadera (see picture). It was an array of grilled steak, chicken, sausage and shrimp (no shredded meat here) with broccoli, cauliflower and peppers - all nicely seasoned. It also came with a pupusa, a tasty flatbread, cheese and meat item (that's the national food of El Salvador according to Wikipedia), and two individual plates of rice and beans. The Picadera was described as a variety of finger foods for two - but we could not eat it all - plenty of food! Our server was prompt and attentive and willing to offer her opinions of what she liked - even suggesting to us that we get the Picadera jalapenos on the side. The only "complaint" we could come up with is the parking - it's a bit limited and very tight on the sides and in the back. Overall, we thoroughly enjoyed our meal at La Palma Grill - if we find ourselves in Laurel in the future we would definitely go back. Well done La Palma!!“
“La Palma Grill was a most pleasant surprise. The food and service were excellent! We arrived in Laurel on a Sunday night, and found the quaint little town quite buttoned-up. We went exploring for an open restaurant and found La Palma. We are so glad we did. It's listed several places as a Mexican restaurant, but I think it is more correctly El Salvadoran/Latin. The cheese queso, such a simple thing, was the best we've ever had. Nice and thick (at some places it tends to be soupy) and flavorful. The beer was very cold and served in frosty mugs. We ordered something called a Picadera (see picture). It was an array of grilled steak, chicken, sausage and shrimp (no shredded meat here) with broccoli, cauliflower and peppers - all nicely seasoned. It also came with a pupusa, a tasty flatbread, cheese and meat item (that's the national food of El Salvador according to Wikipedia), and two individual plates of rice and beans. The Picadera was described as a variety of finger foods for two - but we could not eat it all - plenty of food! Our server was prompt and attentive and willing to offer her opinions of what she liked - even suggesting to us that we get the Picadera jalapenos on the side. The only "complaint" we could come up with is the parking - it's a bit limited and very tight on the sides and in the back. Overall, we thoroughly enjoyed our meal at La Palma Grill - if we find ourselves in Laurel in the future we would definitely go back. Well done La Palma!!“