Service was amazing. The woman who helped me was super sweet. A small but intimate place with amazing food. I was in San Mateo for the day for work and so glad I went here for my lunch! I got the bean and cheese pupusas :)
Maria P.
place is very small on space but food is great i love the chicken soup and the breakfast meńu
Samara Samara
The food is mostly delicious yes but it takes a long time to serve the food I don't know if it's because there aren't many in the kitchen but you can see the cook is even stressed or angry on purpose I couldn't tell and the cashiers are like they're afraid of them to ask about the dish that one orders and I already had to see that they even return the money because in the kitchen they do not have the order ready and people waiting for more than an hour. But to comment on the food, very rich.Kid-friendliness: the regular ballads
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 5
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Arroz Con Pollo Frito Con Ensalada, Pollo En Tajadas
Alexander J.
Name of the restaurant might have changed to "Pupuseria El Salvador" as the old sign, which you can see in old photos, has been replaced.I didn't know what to order and I didn't see a menu so I went with typical Salvadoran food which is what everyone else was eating.I asked her to recommend a soup and a pupusa and she gave me what might be sopa de res and cheese and pork pupusa.Soup had a nice flavor to it, a bit oily, and pretty good beef (not overcooked! Yay!)The pupusa is excellent. Slightly burnt on the bottom to give it crunch, soft on top, and nice flavor. The pickled cabbage was good too. There was a large group ahead of me (does everyone eat at 3:30pm?) so the food took a while. She apologized for the wait and was nice about me not knowing what to order and my inability to speak Spanish.
Silvia Perlera
The attention given by the rockers is very bad, the owners of the restaurant are created and it takes up to 1 hour and a half to give an order
Anjani M.
Sweet people working here & the chicken cheese pupusas are very tasty. I m glad I was craving pupusas. I have a favorite pupusa place in San Mateo now. I have tried many but this is my favorite. Was a bit dirty cause of food and drink spills but it's ok.
Shawnee S.
I love their pupusas. Superrrr filling, and such a wonderful portion for the price. It taste way better then other ones in the area that I have tried. Truly the best I've had in a long time.
Ever Quijada
Well I liked the food but it seems absurd to me that they charge you 3 dollars to pay with your card is my humble opinion
N C
I had a roach in my soup. Very disgusting a bunch of drinks go there.
Jesse L.
It's the first time I've ever been in this area. I recently moved to the peninsula, so I haven't really ventured out and explored. I'm from SoCal, so I've been a little biased when it's come to Hispanic/Latin food. This place though... their pupusas are probably the best I've had so far. They're not thin, and the ingredients tasted fresh. The curtido is great (and I'm not a huge fan of it). The salsa roja is delicious too. They're not overly greasy like I've had before. I got the revueltas and queso con loroco. Everything about this little strip of road is homelike. Seriously though, you have to try the pupusas. They're very flavorful even without the curtido and salsa.
It takes a good 25min to prepare a bomb pupusa but waaay better than La Pinata across the street. Really good food!
Mitchell S.
Homey feel. The kitchen is right in front of you! The owner was super friendly and helped us choose a pupusa. We had the Pupusa de Maiz con Loroco and added Zucchini. Quick service and good food. Will be coming back here.
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I've called and asked for an order and then they tell me that they can't give it to me as I ask for it ? I think it's unethical for them to say that if you don't want a carrot, I don't know, they can take it away, so if you're paying for that food you can order it the way you like it, not the way they want to send it to you
oscar flores
Good food but terrible service in my opinion the manager does not know how to explain to his employees how to treat customers, it is very good food but the service is a disaster
Willian Alexander
The food is very good, it has such a rich flavor that from the first time I tried it I have not stopped going. I recommend it if you want to try something different with incomparable flavors.
Service was amazing. The woman who helped me was super sweet. A small but intimate place with amazing food. I was in San Mateo for the day for work and so glad I went here for my lunch! I got the bean and cheese pupusas :)
place is very small on space but food is great i love the chicken soup and the breakfast meńu
The food is mostly delicious yes but it takes a long time to serve the food I don't know if it's because there aren't many in the kitchen but you can see the cook is even stressed or angry on purpose I couldn't tell and the cashiers are like they're afraid of them to ask about the dish that one orders and I already had to see that they even return the money because in the kitchen they do not have the order ready and people waiting for more than an hour. But to comment on the food, very rich.Kid-friendliness: the regular ballads
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 5
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Arroz Con Pollo Frito Con Ensalada, Pollo En Tajadas
Name of the restaurant might have changed to "Pupuseria El Salvador" as the old sign, which you can see in old photos, has been replaced.I didn't know what to order and I didn't see a menu so I went with typical Salvadoran food which is what everyone else was eating.I asked her to recommend a soup and a pupusa and she gave me what might be sopa de res and cheese and pork pupusa.Soup had a nice flavor to it, a bit oily, and pretty good beef (not overcooked! Yay!)The pupusa is excellent. Slightly burnt on the bottom to give it crunch, soft on top, and nice flavor. The pickled cabbage was good too. There was a large group ahead of me (does everyone eat at 3:30pm?) so the food took a while. She apologized for the wait and was nice about me not knowing what to order and my inability to speak Spanish.
The attention given by the rockers is very bad, the owners of the restaurant are created and it takes up to 1 hour and a half to give an order
Sweet people working here & the chicken cheese pupusas are very tasty. I m glad I was craving pupusas. I have a favorite pupusa place in San Mateo now. I have tried many but this is my favorite. Was a bit dirty cause of food and drink spills but it's ok.
I love their pupusas. Superrrr filling, and such a wonderful portion for the price. It taste way better then other ones in the area that I have tried. Truly the best I've had in a long time.
Well I liked the food but it seems absurd to me that they charge you 3 dollars to pay with your card is my humble opinion
I had a roach in my soup. Very disgusting a bunch of drinks go there.
It's the first time I've ever been in this area. I recently moved to the peninsula, so I haven't really ventured out and explored. I'm from SoCal, so I've been a little biased when it's come to Hispanic/Latin food. This place though... their pupusas are probably the best I've had so far. They're not thin, and the ingredients tasted fresh. The curtido is great (and I'm not a huge fan of it). The salsa roja is delicious too. They're not overly greasy like I've had before. I got the revueltas and queso con loroco. Everything about this little strip of road is homelike. Seriously though, you have to try the pupusas. They're very flavorful even without the curtido and salsa.
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It takes a good 25min to prepare a bomb pupusa but waaay better than La Pinata across the street. Really good food!
Homey feel. The kitchen is right in front of you! The owner was super friendly and helped us choose a pupusa. We had the Pupusa de Maiz con Loroco and added Zucchini. Quick service and good food. Will be coming back here.
I've called and asked for an order and then they tell me that they can't give it to me as I ask for it ? I think it's unethical for them to say that if you don't want a carrot, I don't know, they can take it away, so if you're paying for that food you can order it the way you like it, not the way they want to send it to you
Good food but terrible service in my opinion the manager does not know how to explain to his employees how to treat customers, it is very good food but the service is a disaster
The food is very good, it has such a rich flavor that from the first time I tried it I have not stopped going. I recommend it if you want to try something different with incomparable flavors.