Tasty and authentic, although I'm no expert on El Salvadoran food. Palisades in a variety of fillings
Tasha S.
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
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.
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.
Sam Bydlon
Had a lot of fun, food was great, everyone was nice!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Daniel Chavez
It is a bit small but the food tastes very good. It is recommended
Alvarado Molina
Good attention and rich
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.
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.
B N.
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.
James Matus
A nice little place but very good food and good prices I highly recommend it
Leo Martínez
The service is good but the food needs to improve a bit more.
Tasty and authentic, although I'm no expert on El Salvadoran food. Palisades in a variety of fillings
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
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.
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.
Had a lot of fun, food was great, everyone was nice!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
It is a bit small but the food tastes very good. It is recommended
Good attention and rich
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.
Thankful Good Home cooking
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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!
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.
A nice little place but very good food and good prices I highly recommend it
The service is good but the food needs to improve a bit more.