El Chinaco

560 W 19th St, Costa Mesa
(949) 722-8632

Recent Reviews

Bee M

A Mexican Salvadorian food!An empty restaurant should have been the first warning sign; the food appeared stale, and the plantain's flavor seemed almost spoiled. We didn't finish the pupusas, the fish, the tacos, or the fried bananas. Plus, they took about 40 minutes to get our food.I wish I had simply ignored this place altogether.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Recommended dishes: Fried Tiupa, Pupusas Tamales, Plátanos Fritos Fried Plantains, Breakfast Burrito

Mickey “Feliz Vida Sigma”

Delicious pupusa and curtido there. I kept asking for more curtido and they are happy to do it. Will be back.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Itzel Preciado

Very delicious pupusas, terrible customer service ??‍♀️ the one women who attend the cashier have a very bad attitude ??‍♀️

New York City Express New York City Express

Bad experience I will not eat at Chinaco Restaurant againThe food used to be good, now it's not like they charge, they should keep the same seasoning ?

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Recommended dishes: Pupusas Revueltas and Pastelitos, Nachos, Pupusas Tamales, Pupusa De Queso Con Loroco & Pupusa Revuelta

Manuel Alvarez

Tried their Pupusas and I must say they were actually pretty good and the service was great from the cashier to the two ladies in the kitchen preparing the food?? I'd recommend this place to anyone looking for some delicious pupusas.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 4

Sandra Nunez

I have been eating here for years but lately the meat in the cakes is very tough, the Milanese is very dry.

Josue Batalla Garcia

The pupusas are the only thing I would buy here. They are very good and fairly priced. I tried the tacos once and was disappointed. Definitely not Mexican tacos, felt more like American tacos. The drinks are also a bit higher price than other places. Get the pupusas and skip the rest of the menu.

Fabian Tapia

I came in for a menudo they took 35 min I had to ask for my money back and take my business elsewhere no reason it should take that long to pour

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Aaron Kraten

The Best taco's in Costa Mesa. I absolutely love El Chinaco.Super Friendly service. Fresh ingredients. My go to Spot for lunch when I am in the Coast.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Zeeshan Waheed

Waited over 30 mins for a doordash order and when asked the lady’s working behind the counter. They just laughed at

Service: 1

Sean McGowan

Takes I ordinately long to get orders here, I got bkfst burritos and it took close to 25 minutes for them to hand them to me, they were ok, no complaints.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Breakfast Burrito

Joseph Graden

I’ve never had El Salvadoran food before but one of the waiters was kind enough to walk me through the menu during a busy time.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Armando Montes

I went there because of my girlfriend and loved itFood to fight for!All dish are

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Salvadorean Tamales, Burrito, Sauces, Carnitas, Breakfast Burrito

Guz man

Well, sadly, I will have to find a new pupuseria. For many years, this one had my business without fail until recently. The pupusas have suffered a drastic change along with the salsas and the curtido. I thank them for the good times, for I believe they can turn it around back to the way it was. But until that happens, I won't be coming back.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 4

Palma Palma

Never again, since they change owners this place it’s shittyplace ,the cashier have stupid attitude they get my order wrong and stead of fixing my order they get mad , this restaurant it’s NOT RECOMMEND NO MORE the food doesn’t have the good taste any more ,Dietary restrictions: na

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