El Dorado Restaurante y Pupuseria

I love this place, but I am having to go back and put what I think of as a big negative here after tonight's visit 10/7/25. I often take guest that are visiting Lenoir to this place and yes the food was still great, but I haven't seen Dora in a while. The bad thing I have to mention is they are the only restaurant that I know of that are charging 1.75 for every refill of tea! I mean it is a little rediculous that a glass of tea now is $2.75 for a small cup of mostly ice... and they do not tell you that each refill is an additional $1.75! And you have to track the guy down and ask for a refill (service come on). I PAID $6.25 FOR MY TEA ALONE! Come on Dora that is absurd, refills on tea should be free, it is already a huge up charge! I am not going to change the stars and the rest of this review as I left it before, but really disapointed in a $6.25 glass of tea (and it didn't even have lemon! In addition, the lady tried to charge me twice for one order of pupusas. I actually had to explain she charged me twice! I mean they must be struggling to try and charge a loyal customer too much.
Old review:
This place is great. This is my second time going and the first time that I ate at the restaurant. The pupusas are the way to go, they are awesome! I had never had them, but now they are a favorite. I got chicken, and pork, and I couldn't decide which one I liked better. I got take out once before the chicken tacos and they were great too. I am thankful that this opened in Lenoir and will be back. I talked to the owner, Dora before leaving to say how much I liked it. She was very nice and humble too. I can't wait to go back.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 1

Absolutely terrible food and service

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

The plantains and gorditas are my favorite. Everything I've tried here has been excellent. I love this restaurant

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Fast, Food is delicious, big dishes

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Food was great! Service was excellent! Gorgeous atmosphere with colorful art.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Lovely place with the friendliest staff. One of the best horchata we've ever had! And the chicken chipotle and gorditas was soooo good

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Food was delicious. Service was great, We will definitely be patronizing often!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Delicious meal! We'll be back soon. Thank you!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Delicious Pupusas and Sopes. 😋

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Great food! Great flavors!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I've never had broccoli and pineapple in my fajitas, but it works. The papusas were very flavorful. Great little El Salvadoran restaurant in the heart of Lenoir.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Authentic Salvador food and my 4th time there it's excellent

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

My husband and I are frequent customers and we recently had food catered from here. The food was exceptionally delicious. Our family and friends were very pleased and they couldn't stop talking about how flavorful it was. We will continue to enjoy their food and catering for years to come. I'm very proud to have my paisanos close to home. Gracias a la familia del Dorado! 🇸🇻

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

We loved the food. The service good. Very friendly. Checked on us a lot before we got food. Not as much after. But they have a bell to ring if you need them. The food was so fresh and good. We got a large platter that served 2 or more. We had never been before and wanted to sample everything. This was a great value. My wife and I will get 5 meals out of it. Loved everything. Sauces were great. Papusas very tasty. Everything was fresh and perfectly cooked. We will go back and bring our kids.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

Had no idea what a pupusa was when I went for the first time, and wasn't at all disappointed. They're delicious savory dense pancake like things filled with all kinds of yummy stuff. I highly recommend the chorizo. They're so good. 2 are a full meal, but I order more to bring home.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5