Salvadoran Restaurants in Long Beach, CA

“Everything was fresh, hearty, and delicious. We started with the complimentary corn tortillas with black beans. The tortillas were still warm and melted in our mouths! We had the pastelitos de carne which were great, especially with the pickled cabbage heaped on the plate. The fried plantains were INCREDIBLE. So crispy and sweet, served with crema and beans of course. My husband got the pupusa plate (holy crispy cheese edges in the very best way). But my absolute favorite was my dish, pollo con crema. It was perfectly salty and unctuous without being heavy. We also loved the little sweet and spicy tamarind candy that came with the check. Can't wait to go back to try their drool-inducing pastries!“

“The lady knows my voice! She automatically says Hola Josefina! Yesterday, she made me a lupus with cheese and CALABASITAS! She makes tamales. The chicken ones are so good. I bought a dozen at 10 am. took them home by 300pm they were gone. She takes orders ANYTIME and makes hundreds of them for CHRISTMAS! I love her!“

“these pupusas are truly AMAZING ? something special. ok, where do we start.... for one most pupusa spots, skimp out on the cheese/fillings, and the pupusa are most likely very small. this is very common for lots of pupusa restaurants. however, this place is the exact opposite. they have HUGE pupusas that are filled with cheese/fillings. these are the best pupusas I have ever had. I truly recommend... trust me. like I would drive an hour or more for these bad boys. keep up the great work, pupuseria el kiosco !!!! I definitely would be back. oh, don't forget to place your order ahead of time !!! they take time to make like 20 to 30 minutes-Vegetarian options: bean pupusas bean & cheese pupusas“

“I love this spot ! I've eaten here plenty of times ! They are located on Anaheim , parking is a bit crazy sometimes you can find it nearby or have to park down down the street ! Love the inside of it , super small , there's booth and stool seating . Menu is straight to the point as well as the food ! Salvadoran breakfast here is top notch! Platonos, huevos , y frijoles, con arroz YUM . Everyone has been nice here with their service ! Have not tried anything else but breakfast & pupusas ! But that has been great ! Can't wait to come here again“

“Delicious pupusas I recommend it 100% 4 years ago I published this because they were the best pupusas in long beach, unfortunately they are no longer the best, I arrived a month and a half ago and saw a chow, it seems that a customer was arguing with someone in the kitchen apparently for gossip, sorry but that is a restaurant and they must behave in their work, but that is nothing I ordered some pupusas and they looked like tortillas, I will not visit this place anymore, I hope they improve everything“

“The atmosphere is quiet and there is a table for billiards and jukeboxes with a tremendous sound! Isabel is a beautiful person, very kind and courteous, I used a friend called El Negro (Good vibes) my experience was very good here I recommend this place if you are looking for shade by night...“

“I love Southern California for the diversity of the food! I pass this place often and decided to stop it. I loved their menu, if you're like me it will take awhile to read and decide what you want! The man at the front took my order promptly which was nice. It is very causal in the restaurant. It feels like home and a very close community. There is a private parking lot that is shared with other businesses but you should be fine. There is plenty of room to sit as well so don't worry about dining in. They also have a small restroom for customers. Don't be shy and stop in! I can't wait to come back to try more items.“

“I had originally gone to La Ceiba before this new location. Their food was good and had low prices. I was happy to see they had moved over the pandemic into a larger location with better access.The food now is I think a big improvement. While the first thing I noticed was that their prices were higher, I was prepared to accept that. However, their prices are higher and they have included a lot with that. The first surprise was the free appetizer platter that was delivered to the table. Chips and salsa, but also pastelitos (Kind of like empanadas but seasoned beef wrapped in a corn masa that was then deep fried to perfection. and I mean perfection). They also had homemade plantain chips, which were also nice, especially with the green vinegary salsa they provided (this is not a Mexican salsa btw). Along with what I think was seasoned mayonnaise and some refried black beans with queso fresco.Then the food. I ordered three pupusas revueltas, a classic pupusa. These pupusas were the biggest I have ever seen. Not only in diameter, but also thick because they had a lot of fillings. Not just an excess of beans and cheese but very equal portions of refried beans, cheese, and fried pork, all well seasoned, and firm enough that they didn't come oozing out when I cut into the pupusas. The flavor was excellent in my opinion. I have eaten a lot of pupusas from different restaurants in SoCal (and Alexandria Virginia, which if you're surprised by that, so was I). I actually couldn't eat everything because I was expecting smaller less filled pupusas, and so I ordered three, and the first half was sooo much food I had to take the rest to go. They were as good the next day.The atmosphere is less colorful as their old location, but it is much bigger and very pleasant. They seemed less busy, but I don't know why that is. I figured maybe 5 pm on Grand Prix Sunday probably wasn't the best time for a lot of restaurants that are outside of DTLB area.They also seem to have added more options for pupusas than before, and I would be happy to return and try them all.“

“The food was great, service not so great my server will take forever to check on tables and make sure if everything was good . Also when I asked for something she will forget. The place inside was so hot they need air condition or at list a fan. I recommend to call for a pick up order instead do not dine in.“