Salvadoran Restaurants near Orange, CA

“I was excited to find a pupusa place near work. I loved them when i was in El Salvador. We came the first day but were told the wait would be 45 min. We came back earlier the second day and it wasn’t too crowded. We each ordered two pupusas. My favorite was chorizo. The price was reasonable. I’d come back again.“

“Recomiendo rio Restaurante por la comida muy orijinal benga buen servício“

“Was in the area and in search of some delicious Guatemalan food. El Curtido Pupuseria did not disappoint! I ordered the caldo de rez and it was perfect! Flavorful and came with home made tortillas. I also ordered a rice dough pupusas revuelta and it was my first time trying one that’s not corn. The horchata was so yummy! I’m so glad I found this spot! Place was clean, staff was welcoming! Gabby was so kind and friendly, everyone made you feel at home! They also have sweet bread so I took some home! Give them a visit if you find yourself in the area, you won’t regret it! 🫶🏽 Estaba de visita y en busca de deliciosa comida guatemalteca. ¡El Curtido Pupuseria no me decepcionó! Pedí el caldo de res y estaba perfecto. Lleno de sabor y venía con tortillas caseras. También pedí una pupusa revuelta de masa de arroz, y era la primera vez que probaba una que no fuera de maíz. ¡La horchata estaba riquísima! ¡Me alegra mucho haber encontrado este lugar! El local estaba limpio y el personal era muy amable. Gabby fue muy atenta y simpática, ¡todos te hacían sentir como en casa! También tienen pan dulce, así que me llevé un poco a casa. Si están por la zona, ¡visítenlos, no se arrepentirán!“

“El is a fantastic place for Mexican food! Everything was fresh, flavorful, and made with care. The portions were generous, and every dish tasted homemade. The staff were warm, friendly, and provided excellent service from start to finish. The restaurant was clean, welcoming, and had a comfortable atmosphere. If you're looking for delicious Mexican food at a great price, this is definitely the place to visit. Highly recommend!“

“Their popusas are the most flavorful and tasty in town.
Their Mexican food is also great. Been coming here for over 7 years - this location ia new but they have another in Costa Mesa. Highly recommend this restaurant. Order ahead because wait times can be 25 minutes.“

“Giving these wonderful people 5 stars for staying open late for me as I walked in right before they closed—sorry, I thought you closed later. I went with the Chicha y Frijoles no Queso Papusa which came with a nice slaw and it totally stole the show. The papusa texture was like a fluffy tortilla stuffed with goodies that wrapped around the slaw like a taco. The tenderness of the chicharon and crunch from the slaw plus the comfort from the beans really hit home. This mom and pop shop is quaint, reserved and focused on serving up great flavors with love.“

“If you’re looking for real authentic Mexican food here is the hole in the wall. Delicious Popusas. The birria Tacos with Hand Made tortillas hits the spot! Blessed to have places like this open and sharing our culture foods to others. Come try this place!“

“Absolutely loved this restaurant! The food (pupusas de chicharon con queso & pupusas de revuelta, pastelitos de pollo, and the empanada de plátanos) were delicious! The Salvi Horchata was very good and authentic- I loved it (that's saying something cause I'm picky with my horchata)! Will definitely be coming back and bringing my friends and family!“

“Freshly prepared salvadorian food in a simple atmosphere. The kind of place you for the stomach and the flavors and not for the flashiness or distractions. Had chese/frijol and chicken/cheese pupusas.

I'd gladly visit them again and have this same combination or maybe just chicken. Good prices considering how convenient/centric their location is.

Free parking lot on the premises.“

“Don’t let the exterior deter you from some good pupusas. We liked the balance between the masa and cheese. Other places give you a ton of masa and little to no contents. This is not the case here. Good flavor, good ingredients, good curtido and their red salsa was nice and spicy. Look forward to trying others. They had cheese, bean, been and cheese, squash/calabasitas and cheese, chicharrón, and revueltas. We had cheese and a revuelta.“

“El caldo de ayer,me encanto.ese lugat me gusta.porque la comida esta sabrosa.y lo mas importante de un restaurante para mi.es el baño,felicidades estan muy limpios,.les recomiendo este lugar!!“

“We stayed next door at the Great Wolf Lodge and were looking for dinner that wouldn't cost us an arm and a leg. We found this Pupuseria next door and decided to give it a try. I must say that we enjoyed the pupusas very much. They were delicious. The pricing was good and the size is that of your average pupusa. Our server was really nice and helped answer any questions that we had. He came constantly to see if we needed or wanted to order anything else. We actually did order a few more pupusas and a macho banana with condensed milk (which was delicious). I would definitely come back to eat here if I was in the area, or when we come back to the hotel next door. If you are staying at the GWL, just walk over, it's next door. No need to move your car from the crazy parking structure.“

“Our family loves this small restaurant. Food is always hot, fresh, and tasty. Some favorites are the pupusas, pollo encebollado, carne asada, and the yucca or fried banana for a side. The glass bottles of soda out of the fridge are always cold.“

“If you're looking for authentic Salvadorian food, this is the spot. You can tell they cook things to order here. I was craving some good pupusas, and we found this place on Google Maps, and I'm glad we did. Excited to go back again.“

“A nice restaurant with good food. The only reason I gave it 4 stars is that the food took 30 mins to come out. I ordered 8 papusas. I can appreciate that it was so fresh and really tasty, but I didn't expect the long wait.
Worth the wait though! I recommend. Ps. The curtido (sp?) Was a bit spicy! Very good food and good prices too!“

“If you would like a southern feeling laid back old school cafe this is the place. Wonderful staff. Wske up in the morning go get old school breakfast nothing outrageous. Just a little on your stomach then hit the beach. They sure keep up this kind of atmosphere. Not expensive wonderful food. And clean old school feeling. I will definitely recommend. Omelet was amazing.“

“todo esta delicioso.... la comida 100% salvadoreña“

“Very friendly and helpful.All the waitress are very pretty.The dishwasher even greeted us with a Buenas Tardes,Opened the door for us.That kicked off a great evening dinning there.Can't complain everything went smooth,Popusas were freshly made brought to us hot.Great way to end a hard working week.Gracias“

“Muy buena la comida 🥘 todo muy rico“