El Santaneco Restaurant Inc

I don’t normally give 5 star ratings but feel this place deserves it. It’s a hidden gem in downtown South San Francisco that serves authentic, unpretentious Salvadoran (and Mexican) food. The pupusas (we had the ones with pork, cheese and beans) were absolutely delicious and inexpensive. They go well with the house coleslaw and the mild chili sauce. The Salvadoran enchiladas (more like tacos) were very good as well. The best part of this restaurant is the staff, who are warm, generous, and kind. They really make you feel this is neighborhood place. We will definitely return to sample more items on the menu.

Parking: Paid street parking in front of the restaurant

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Enchiladas Salvadoreñas, Pupusas Y Tamales, Salvadorean Enchiladas, Pupusa De Frijol, Pupusas De Loroco

Amazing pupusas! Authentic without question. Friendly service and quick to make. These pupusas remind me of my wife’s motherland and are absolutely delicious! I definitely recommend this restaurant for Salvadoran dishes.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Great pupusas! The service is amazing.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Plato De Pupusas Pupusas Plate, Plantains Beans and Crema

Very good food and very excellent service.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Sopa De Res

The best food from El Salvador are the pupusas. There are very few places where you can find delicious pupusas and this is one of them. The cabbage salsa was not perfect but acceptable. The papas con chicharrón was well prepared and had a very good flavor but very little chicharrón and the tamales had a pleasant flavor but not to my taste

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Good food and service!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The best food from El Salvador are the pupusas. There are very few places where you can find delicious pupusas and this is one of them. The cabbage salsa was not perfect but acceptable. The papas con chicharrón was well prepared and had a very good flavor but very little chicharrón and the tamales had a pleasant flavor but not to my taste

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

The best food from El Salvador are the pupusas. There are very few places where you can find delicious pupusas and this is one of them. The cabbage salsa was not perfect but acceptable. The papas con chicharrón was well prepared and had a very good flavor but very little chicharrón and the tamales had a pleasant flavor but not to my taste

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Great service and good food! Definitely recommend ✌?

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Great service and good food! Definitely recommend ✌?

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

My favorite place ?

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Pupusas de Maiz de Frijol Con Queso Platanos Fritos Con Crema

Excellent service, friendly, and delicious food every time we visit San Francisco, enjoying it, we love eating at this restaurant, thank you.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I recently ordered from El Santaneco for our companies team meeting. The gentleman working had amazing customer service-they were so kind and helpful. We had to make some changes to our large order and he did it happily. They handled our food with care and labeled all our individual orders for easy distribution. Everyone was extremely happy with their pupusas and loved the empanada pies so much! Everything tasted amazing. We will definitely order from them again!

Food: 5

Service: 5

Very good service and good food and music to your liking

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The Pupusas are ???

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5