Salvadoran Restaurants near Santa Ana, CA

“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!!“

“Los mejores pupusas en la area !!! 😍🫓

These were so delicious. I had one revuelta and one de loroco. So good... beautiful authentic flavor. Can't beat pupusas made with love and valor.

Vegetarian options: Gluten free and vegetarian friendly

Dietary restrictions: Good for gluten free celiac

Parking: It's the blue and white building“

“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!“

“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“

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

“Love me some pupusass! This spot slaps. Ordered they're chicharon, ruelta, pollo, and vegan spinach pupusas and all we're exceptional. Alongside we ordered they're pollo tamales and horchata which were all bomb.

One caveat is they're cortido could've been more sour for my liking. They're cortido is more on the salty side.

The spot feels very homey and cultural.

Loved it.“

“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!“

“Everything was delicious. From the first coffee that came out to the last bite, my little one kept asking for more chicken, so flavorful.
You have to try their tamales, the masa has great taste and the texture is perfect. Their pupusas were perfect ratio of masa to filling and were not greasy at all. We also tried their gallina guisada with rice and salad, perfect! This is not a regular menu dish, but try anything guisado, and I’m sure it’ll be great also.
I enjoyed the service and atmosphere also.
I don’t write many reviews, but I had to for El Sabor de El Salvador because I definitely recommend.“

“Really good pupusas. We tried 4 of the 10 types and I always pick the eclectic options. The pumpkin, loroco, and jalapeno were mild in flavor but had fabulous cheesy goodness. The chicken added a better contrast and their table hot sauce was tasty. We got a bowl of curtido, too, which was also good. They do make everything fresh, so if there is a line, expect to wait a little, it is worth it. I will return and test other interesting options.“

“If you are looking for a good beef broth, come to this restaurant, it is small, clean and has very good food. It is almost always full so the service is always a little slow because they have to attend to tables, orders, customers, etc. I highly recommend the beef soup (beef broth), the dish is perfect and they add a lot of meat more than vegetables. It is advisable to go early as it takes a while to serve the food.“

“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.“

“One of the better Salvadorian places I have eaten at. I had the chicken fajitas with my friends ordering the chicken soup (sopa de gallina in Spanish) and the paw soup [paw soup is made of cow hoof] (sopa de pata in Spanish). This place is pretty hidden with a homey atmosphere. The owners are a sweet couple from El Salvador and are very friendly. So much so that they’ll sit in the table next to you talking about their lives. One thing to note if you are not familiar with the culture, substitutions are not impossible but are frowned upon. The food is quite good as well. The chicken fajitas have a great flavor with the tortillas being hand made. The portions size is definitely reasonable for the 17 Dollar price. I would give the fajitas a 8/10. The chicken soup on the other hand not the best but no the worst with a 7/10 rating from my friend. The paw soup definitely was the best dish order with a rating of 8.5/10. We did order papusas and it very good as well 8.5/10. Everything here seems pretty solid and if you are within 20 minute drive definitely recommend checking it out. I gave this place 4 stars but definitely deserved a 4.4 stars“

“The work environment and the service are incredible... the girls are incredibly friendly and attentive. I love this place. And even though I have closer Salvadoran food restaurants, I prefer this one to a thousand... Yohana is incredibly friendly“

“Walk down from the Westin convention center, just 25 minutes well worth it. Had the chorizo queso pupusa and the Chicharron pupusas both excellent. But the star of the show was the beef and cheese Mulitas. Tortillas are pressed to order, very special flavors. They have all the appropriate beverages, the Jarritos and Mexican Coke.“

“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.“

“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.“

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

“I stopped by to get oupusas here and must say they were sizeable. Since I ordered to go, they do pack a good bunch of curtido and two salsas (they have 3 levels of spiceness) .

They offer good srink variety. They have 4 aguas frescas (pineapple, cucumber, horchata, and hibiscus), along with bottled sodas and beers.

Big bright menu displays that flash some pictures of their food offerings.“

“Muy buena la comida 🥘 todo muy rico“