El Cafetal

4929 Santa Monica Blvd, Los Angeles
(323) 660-2953

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Mel V

One of our favorite Salvadoran spots to go to. It’s often quiet early mornings and service is always great as well as the coffee! You won’t be disappointed 🥰

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Sonia Alvarado

I came first thing in the morning expecting fresh food and was sadly disappointed. The portions are very small and the quality of rhe food was substandard at best. The casamiento was old and cheese was beginning to go bad. The only thing on my plate that was marginally ok was the platanos. Over ripe but edible. I literally left everything on my plate. The waitress just tried to justify the quality of the food instead of trying to rectify the problem. I would not recommend this place to anyone.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 3

Michael Escareño

FOOD WAS DISGUSTING THE BEANS IN THE CASAMIENTO WERE REALLY HARD THE CHEESE WAS SPOILED AND THE SALVADOREAN SAUSAGE WAS RAW I DONT SUGGEST ANYONE TO COME HERE

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Steph P

I do not recommend this place food was disgusting and the salpicón did not seem freshly made it tasted weird. I also got food poisoning here

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Ro Me

Pollo Guisado IS DELICIOUS! Huge portion and it was perfect for me since it was my first meal of the day at 5pm. And the manager was super nice. Lovely lady ❤️ gets busy by 4:30p bc if take out so arrive earlier.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

Darwin Cortez

This place a year ago was still good, the food and the customer service, now neither the food nor the service, I recommended it to some friends and they were disappointed, and to prove it I went to have breakfast one of these days, and the service was truly Fatal...just as you read...waiting 45 minutes for a breakfast, when there are only like 5 customers, lady, pay more attention to your business...

Flor

Food is good but the owner is very stingy when it comes to materials for food to go. Asked for 5 regular sized pupusas and I wanted the curtido separated into bags for 5 people for lunch she wanted to charge me a dollar same amount of food mind you. I understand charging for certain things but what if I had ordered a pupusa five times I would have gotten 5 bags of curtido and salsa. In a previous visit the owner brought up how in Europe people bring their own container and have their food placed in there. Since then I feel like she wants to cut back on to go container usage. Beware your to go pupusa will come wrapped in foil no container or plate to serve yourself the curtido and salsa. They also have a Tuesday special for 1 dollar pupusas but they only do revueltas. I would rather go to a Salvadoran restaurant that understands that several people can be eating from one order. Take a short drive to La Pupusa Loca they’ll treat you a lot better.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 4

Service: 1

Yuni Villatoro

Their food is very delicious. And well I see comments. 🤷🏻 that are not pleasant. Maybe to discredit. But the restaurant really has delicious food. And they serve you quickly

Eugenio Ocampo

Terrible service, they have no professional ethics, I was waiting for my food for more than 30 minutes. I paid and ordered it to go, it took 15 more minutes. In total I wasted 45 minutes and my food was never delivered. I had to leave without food. I called to file my complaint, they don't know respect. Don't go to that place, it's not worth it. They steal your money, they don't deliver your order.

Service: 1

R R

Fat-free pupusas, very friendly staff, clean place.
Very delicious food.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Rosario Ruiz

Fat-free pupusas, very friendly staff, clean place.
Very delicious food.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Karely Palma

This restaurant is a shame, what is the name of El Salvador? We went with my family to order a shrimp ceviche and there were shrimp ? the size of this emoji and the lady who was there said that those were made 20 years ago, what a shame ?

Reyna Carpio

I ordered roast beef and 2 pupusas to take away but very little food, the meat smelled and tasted like blood, all dry, they didn't put a chirmol, all the food was dry.

Food: 1

chelita garcias

Delicious The pupusas and the breakfast, not to mention the very good customer service 10 out of 10 and The ambience my family California love it

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Julio Amaya

Good place to eat.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Higado Encebollado, Pasteles de Pollo Chicken Pasteles, Ensalada de Camarones, Tamal de Elote, Frijoles Queso Y Crema, Ensalada, Carne Asada Con Camarones, Pollo Asado, Ensalada de Pollo Chicken Salad

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