I feel bad. We live up the hill and this was our first time ordering from Mesa 503. And it was spectacular. Everything was fresh. I had never had pupusas before and I am now a huge fan. Thank you Mesa 503. We’ll be back. Probably daily.
Diego Sixtos Hernández
Loroco pupusa was delicious, clean atmosphere and good staff, definitely recommended.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Michael Michalopulos
Great food!! Helpful staff as it was our first time in, but we will definitely be back!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Alayna Becker
Anyone who says Iowa City doesn’t have good food has never been to Mesa 503. I ate here two days in a row I liked it so much.
Food: 5
Service: 5
Chris Orth
Bumble in off the street. Note the tables are crowded with lunch-break tradesmen all speaking Spanish. I'll go by that over online reviews any day.
Let Yolanda at the counter know you've never been to El Salvador. Answer her short quiz on taste preferences, and let her take you there by ordering for you.
So great to be treated by folks who take pride in their culture and their cooking!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jorje Gomez
Very good customer service, super friendly
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Refrescos Sodas, Sopa de Frijoles Con Carne de Res Y Vege, Costillas de Puerco En Salsa
Xin Wang
Tried Salvadoran food for the first time and it was pretty good! The passionfruit juice drink was super refreshing and delicious. Tamales were pretty good. Decent amount of portion for the price. Super quick service and friendly owners. There was no AC in the restaurant or it could have been down the day we went.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 5
Service: 5
tyler snelling
Had lunch here and loved it. The plantains are very well cooked and the creama they come with and wonderful flavor. The tamale and pupusas are also excellent. Not pictured, the mango juice/drink which you should absolutely get.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Angela Spencer05 TV.
It's a family restaurant Husband and Wife always polite food and drinks on point, Business is good.I pick up Doordash orders here for other people and I eat here I recommend this restaurant.
It is my favorite place to have lunch, very friendly and helpful people, super delicious food in a quiet environment, a little small but 100% worth it for the flavor and attention.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Lorne Hurov
My best dining experience in Iowa City!The pupusa’s, plantains and rice were authentic, hot, fresh and delicious!Friendly service at reasonable prices.I’ll be back soon for another amazing meal. Thank you!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Chris Lawrence
Fantastic little restaurant and we will return to visit them again. Staff were very friendly, food was fantastic and reasonably priced. I asked what a particular ingredient was and they offered me a tamale on them to take home and try so that I knew what it tasted like next time we go back. Pupusas are great and the hot sauce was really nice.
Kid-friendliness: They had a car seat holder for us to use!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Sean Carver
Delicious food and great service!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Diane Brooks
We arrived at 1:00 on Mothers Day with a party of 6. They were gracious enough to take a phone number to let us know when our table was ready. They’d cleaned and rearranged to make it work. We were served with smiles, checked upon many times, and the two mothers among us were given pretty roses as we left. They were very busy with carry out orders, yet did not fail the table business, all with smiles. I’ll go back.
Dietary restrictions: All but one dish is GLUTEN FREE❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Did takeout, absolutely phenomenal.
I feel bad. We live up the hill and this was our first time ordering from Mesa 503. And it was spectacular. Everything was fresh. I had never had pupusas before and I am now a huge fan. Thank you Mesa 503. We’ll be back. Probably daily.
Loroco pupusa was delicious, clean atmosphere and good staff, definitely recommended.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great food!! Helpful staff as it was our first time in, but we will definitely be back!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Anyone who says Iowa City doesn’t have good food has never been to Mesa 503. I ate here two days in a row I liked it so much.
Food: 5
Service: 5
Bumble in off the street. Note the tables are crowded with lunch-break tradesmen all speaking Spanish. I'll go by that over online reviews any day.
Let Yolanda at the counter know you've never been to El Salvador. Answer her short quiz on taste preferences, and let her take you there by ordering for you.
So great to be treated by folks who take pride in their culture and their cooking!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Very good customer service, super friendly
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Refrescos Sodas, Sopa de Frijoles Con Carne de Res Y Vege, Costillas de Puerco En Salsa
Tried Salvadoran food for the first time and it was pretty good! The passionfruit juice drink was super refreshing and delicious.
Tamales were pretty good. Decent amount of portion for the price.
Super quick service and friendly owners.
There was no AC in the restaurant or it could have been down the day we went.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 5
Service: 5
Had lunch here and loved it. The plantains are very well cooked and the creama they come with and wonderful flavor. The tamale and pupusas are also excellent. Not pictured, the mango juice/drink which you should absolutely get.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
It's a family restaurant Husband and Wife always polite food and drinks on point, Business is good.I pick up Doordash orders here for other people and I eat here I recommend this restaurant.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
It is my favorite place to have lunch, very friendly and helpful people, super delicious food in a quiet environment, a little small but 100% worth it for the flavor and attention.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
My best dining experience in Iowa City!The pupusa’s, plantains and rice were authentic, hot, fresh and delicious!Friendly service at reasonable prices.I’ll be back soon for another amazing meal. Thank you!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Fantastic little restaurant and we will return to visit them again. Staff were very friendly, food was fantastic and reasonably priced. I asked what a particular ingredient was and they offered me a tamale on them to take home and try so that I knew what it tasted like next time we go back. Pupusas are great and the hot sauce was really nice.
Kid-friendliness: They had a car seat holder for us to use!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Delicious food and great service!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We arrived at 1:00 on Mothers Day with a party of 6. They were gracious enough to take a phone number to let us know when our table was ready. They’d cleaned and rearranged to make it work. We were served with smiles, checked upon many times, and the two mothers among us were given pretty roses as we left. They were very busy with carry out orders, yet did not fail the table business, all with smiles. I’ll go back.
Dietary restrictions: All but one dish is GLUTEN FREE❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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