Restaurante Salvadoreño Las Canastillas

326 Mayor Kenneth A. Gibson Blvd, Newark
(973) 485-1763

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Extra Curtido Para Pupusas Extra Spicy Cabbage
Orden de Tortilla 2 Tortilla Order 2
Fish with Garlic Sauce and Rice
Camarones Fritos Fried Shrimp
Pargo Frito Fried Red Snapper
Sopa De Pollo Chicken Soup
Carne Asada Con Casamiento
Build Your Own Breakfast
Pupusa de Queso Blanco
Sopa De Res Beef Soup

Menu

Pupusas & Más
Pupusas Revueltas (Mixtas)
Corn tortillas with cheese, meat and beans.
Pupusa de Chicharrón y Queso
Corn tortillas with fried pork and cheese.
Pupusa de Queso
Corn tortillas with cheese.
Pupusa Frijol y Queso
Corn tortillas with beans and cheese.
Pupusa Pollo y Queso
Corn tortilla with chicken and cheese.
Tamal de Elote con Crema
Corn tamale with sour cream.
Tamal de Pollo
Chicken tamale.
Plátano con Crema o Frijoles
Ripe plantains and sour cream or beans.
Pupusa Queso y Loroco
Corn tortillas cheese with native vegetable of el salv.
Baleada
Flour tortillas wrap with eggs, sour cream and fried beans.
Pupusa Taco (2 por Orden) 2 per order
The best of both worlds! Bean and cheese pupusas topped with steak, onions, and cilantros made to be eaten like a taco!
Pupusa de Chicharron con Queso de Harina de Arroz
Stuffed tortilla (Pupusa) filled with meat and cheese made with rice flour.
Pupusa de Frijol con Queso de Harina de Arroz
Stuffed tortilla filled with beans and cheese made with rice flour
Pupusa Revuelta de Harina de Arroz
Rice flour pupusa stuffed with beans, meat, and cheese.
Pupusa Especiales (con Todo)
Pupusa stuffed with beans, meat, Loroco, and cheese.
Pupusa de Loroco con Queso de Harina de Arroz
Stuffed rice flour Tortilla(Pupusa) filled with traditional Salvadoran vegetable and cheese.
Pupusa de chorizo y queso
Stuffed tortilla filled with chorizo.
Pupusa de Pollo con Queso de Harina de Arroz
A stuffed rice flower tortilla (Pupusa) filled with chicken and cheese.
Pupusa de Camaron
A stuffed tortilla filled with shrimp and cheese.
Pupusa Ayote y Queso
Corn Tortillas with zucchini and Cheese
Pupusa de Solo Frijoles
Stuffed tortilla filled with beans.
Pupusa de Chipilin con Queso
A stuffed tortilla filled with Salvadoran spinach and cheese.
Pupusa de Queso de Harina de Arroz
Pupusa de Jalapeño
A stuffed tortilla made with jalapeño and cheese.
Pupusa de Frijoles de Harina de Arroz
Bean and cheese pupusa made with rice flour.
Pupusa de Camaron de Arroz
Stuffed tortilla filled with shrimp and cheese made with rice flour.
Pupusa de Jalapeño de Arroz
Stuffed tortilla filled with jalapeño and cheese made with rice flour.
Pupusa de Chipilin con Queso de Harina de Arroz
A stuffed tortilla filled with Salvadoran spinach and cheese made with rice flour.
Pupusa Loca de Arroz
A GIANT pupusa filled with pork, beans, cheese, zucchini, Loroco, and chicken made with rice flour.
Pupusa de Chicharron
Stuffed tortilla filled with pork.
Extra Salsa de Tomato Para Pupusas (Extra Tomato Sauce)
Extra Curtido Para Pupusas (Extra Spicy Cabbage)
Pupusa Loca/ Crazy Pupusa
A GIANT stuffed tortilla filled with meat, chicken, beans, Loroco, zucchini, and cheese.

Sandwiches
Cheese Steak Sandwich con Papas (Cheese Steak Sandwich con Papas)
This is a cheesesteak sandwich that comes with lettuce, tomato, onions, and French fries.
Sandwich el Pobre
French bread scrambled eggs, fried beans and cream. (Pan francés, huevos revueltos, frijoles fritos y crema.
Sandwich el Gringo
French bread scrambled eggs, ham and cheese. (Pan francés, huevos revueltos, jamón y queso.
Sandwich Guanaco
French bread with fried beans, sweet plantain and cream. (Pan francés con frijoles fritos, maduro y crema.
Chicken Sandwich with Fries (Chicken Sandwich con Papas)
This is a chicken sandwich that comes with lettuce, tomato, onions, and a side of French fries.
Sandwich de Jamon y Queso (Ham and Cheese)

Desayunos
Desayuno Salvadoreño
Scrambled eggs with chorizo, onion and tomato, accompanied by fried beans, sweet plantains, cream with tortilla or bread. (Huevos revueltos con chorizo, cebolla y tomate, acompañado de frijoles fritos, plátano, crema con tortilla o pan).
Desayuno Catracho
Scrambled eggs, chorizo accompanied by fried beans, weet plantains, cream with tortilla or bread. (Huevos revueltos, chorizo, acompañado de frijoles fritos, plátano maduro, crema con tortilla o pan).
Desayuno el Supremo
Eggs to your liking with broiled steak, rice & beans mixed together, cheese, and sweet plantain with the option of tortillas or bread (Huevos al gusto, con carne asada, casamiento, queso, plátano maduro con tortilla o pan).
Desayuno Chapin
Scrambled eggs, chicharron accompanied by avocado, fried beans, cream with tortilla or bread. (Huevos revueltos, chicharrón acompañados de aguacate, frijoles fritos, crema con tortilla o pan).
Desayuno Típico
Scrambled eggs on 2 pupusas (of your choice) bathed in ranchero sauce, accompanied by fried beans, sweet plantains and tanning. (Huevos estrellados sobre 2 pupusas (de su elección) bañados en salsa ranchera, acompañados de frijoles fritos, plátano maduro y curtido).
Desayuno Cuscatleco
Egg of your choice accompanied by fried beans, sweet plantains, cream and cheese, with tortilla or bread. (Huevos a su gusto acompañados de frijoles fritos, plátano maduro, crema y queso con tortilla o pan.
Desayuno Ranchero
Scrambled eggs with delicious ranch sauce accompanied by refried beans, sweet plantains, cream and cheese, with tortilla or bread. (Huevos estrellados con deliciosa salsa ranchera acompañado de frijoles fritos, plátano maduro, crema y queso con tortilla o pan).
Desayuno las Canastillas
Scrambled eggs with loroco and mozzarella cheese accompanied by fried beans, cheese, sweet plantains with tortilla or bread. (Huevos revueltos con loroco y queso mozzarella acompañados de frijoles fritos, queso, plátano maduro con tortilla o pan).
Desayuno el Americano
Scrambled eggs, chorizo accompanied by fried beans, sweet plantains, cream with tortilla or bread. (Huevos revueltos, chorizo, acompañado de frijoles fritos, plátano maduro, crema con tortilla o pan).
Platano con Frijoles/ Sweet Plantain with Fried Beans
Sweet plantain with fried beans.
Platano con Crema/ Sweet Plantain with Sour Cream
Sweet plantain with sour cream.

Elige tu Desayuno a tu Gusto
Tortilla Order 2 (Orden de Tortilla 2)
Choose your breakfast to your liking.
Cheese, Cream or Curd (Queso, Crema o Cuajada)
Choose your breakfast to your liking.
Order of Beans (Orden de Frijoles)
Choose your breakfast to your liking.
Extra breakfast Sauce (Salsa Ranchera Extra)
Choose your breakfast to your liking.
Chorizo 1
Choose your breakfast to your liking.
Sweet Plantains (Orden de Plátano)
Choose your breakfast to your liking.
Pork Rinds(Chicharrón)
Choose your breakfast to your liking.
Bread Order 1 (Orden de Pan 1)
Choose your breakfast to your liking.
Casamiento
Beans with rice. choose your breakfast to your liking.
Bacon Order 2 (Orden de Tocino 2)
Choose your breakfast to your liking.
Avocado Order (Orden de Aguacate)
Choose your breakfast to your liking.
Egg Order (Orden de Huevo)
Choose your breakfast to your liking.
Jalapeño (Orden de Jalapeño)
Choose your breakfast to your liking.
Omelette con Jamon y Vegetales
An omelette made with jam, peppers, onions, and cheese.
Order of Ham (Orden de Jamón)
Choose your breakfast to your liking.
Sausages (Salchichas)
Choose your breakfast to your liking.
American Cheese Order (Orden de Queso Americano)
Choose your breakfast to your liking.

Children's Menu / Menú Infantil
Chicken Finger con Papá (Orden Pequeña)
Chicken Fingers with French fries
Trocitos de Carne con Papas Fritas (Orden Pequeña)
Chopped steak with French fries.
Salchipapas (Orden Pequeña)
Chopped sausages with French fries.

Appetizers (Aperitivos)
Fried Chicken Tacos (Orden de Tacos Frito de Pollo)
3 per order. Fried chicken tacos with a side of Salvadoran pico de Gallo and cheese.
Baleada de Carne/ Honduran Breakfast wrap with Steak
Breakfast wrap filled with eggs, avocado, beans, sour cream, cheese and steak.
Fried Cassava with Fried Pork (Yuca Frita con Chicharrón)
Fried cassava with fried pork rinds.
Orden de Enchiladas
2 per order. These are Salvadoran styled enchiladas made with shredded chicken.
Tacos Suaves de Res
Soft shelled beef tacos.
Baleada con Chorizo/ Honduran Breakfast Wrap with Chorizo
Breakfast wrap filled with eggs, avocado, sour cream, beans, cheese, and chorizo.
Tacos Suaves de Pollo
Soft shelled chicken tacos.
Fried Pork Rinds Appetizer (Chicharrones Fritos Apperitivo)
Fried pork rinds with tortillas
Shrimp Cocktail (Ceviche de Camarón)
Shrimp cocktail.
Steamed Cassava with Fried Pork (Yuca Cocida con Chicharrón)
Steamed cassava with pork rinds.
Garlic Shrimp (Camarones al Ajillo)
shrimp sautéed with garlic sauce
Black Shell Cocktail (Cóctel de Conchas Negras)
Black clam cold salad
Tacos de Camaron/ Shrimp Tacos
Shrimp tacos
Chorizos Salvadoreno
Salvadoran chorizo with tortillas and special salad.
Chicken Wings (Alitas de Pollo)
Fried chicken wings
Choripapas
Chopped chorizo with French fries.
Fried Calamari (Calamares Frito)
Fried calamaris

Salads (Ensaladas)
Avocado Salad
Ensalada de lechuga y aguacate.
Roasted Chicken Breast Salad/ Ensalada de Pechuga
Ensalada con pechuga de pollo asada.
Shrimp and Avocado Salad/ Ensalada de Camaron con Aguacate
Ensalada de aguacate y camarones.

Meats (Carnes)
Entraña/ Skirt Steak
Skirt steak with two sides of your choice.
Churrasco
Broiled steak with eggs, french fries and rice.
Churrasquito (Carne Montada con Tortillas)
chopped steak with a cabbage salad and tortillas
Churrasco de Harina
Steak wrap with cabbage salad, sauce, and pickled vegetables.
Carne Asada
Broiled steak with the choice of two sides.
Bistek Guanaco con Frijoles, Queso y Arroz
Steak salvadorean style made with rice, fried beans and a side of cheese.
Lomo de Cerdo Asada
Roasted pork loin with the choice of two sides.
Chuleta de Cerdo Frita
Fried pork chops with a choice of two sides.
Bisteck Encebollado
Steak with onions and peppers with the choice of two sides.
Lomo de Res Salteado
Diced steak, onions, peppers and french fries.
Bistec al Jugo
Steak in a tomato sauce with a choice of two sides
Carne Apanada de Res
Breaded steak with a choice of two sides.
Chuleta en Salsa de Tomate
Pork chops in a tomato sauce with a choice of two sides.
Lomo de Cerdo Encebollado
Pork loin and sautéed onions with a choice of two sides.

Chicken (Pollo)
Pechuga Asada
Grilled chicken breast with two side choices.
Pechuga al Ajillo
Chicken breast in a garlic sauce with a choice of two sides.
Pechuga Encebollada
Chicken breast with onions and peppers. Customer is given the choice of two sides.
Pechuga Apanada
Breaded chicken breast. with the choice of two sides.
Pechuga en Crema
Chicken breast in a white cream sauce with a choice of two sides.
Pechuga Apanada en Tiras y Papas
Chicken fingers and French fries
Pechuga a la Milanesa con Salsa de Tomate y Queso Blanco
Milanese style chicken breast with tomato sauce topped and mozzarella cheese with a choice of two sides.
Pechuga en Salsa de Tomate
Chicken breast in a tomato sauce with a choice of two sides.

Seafood (Mariscos)
Breaded shrimp (camarones apanados)
Breaded shrimp with the choice of two sides.
Fillet of fish with onions and peppers (filete de pescado encebollado)
Fish fillet with peppers, onions, and the choice of two sides.
Grilled shrimp (camarones a la plancha)
Grilled chicken with peppers and onions with the choice of two sides.
Shrimp in white cream sauce (camarones en crema)
Shrimp in white cream sauce with the choice of two side.
Shrimp with onions, green and red peppers (camarones enchilados)
Spicy shrimp sautéed with peppers, onions, and with the choice of two sides.
Breaded fillet of fish (filete de pescado frito)
Breaded Fish fillet with the choice of two sides.
Shrimp in garlic sauce (camarones al ajillo)
Shrimp in garlic sauce with a choice of two sides.
Shrimp in tomato sauce (camarones en salsa de tomate)
Shrimp in tomato sauce with the choice of two sides.
Fried shrimp (camarones fritos)
Fried shrimp with the choice of two sides.
Fillet of fish in a garlic sauce (filete de pescado al ajillo)
Fish fillet in garlic sauce with a choice of two sides.
Fillet of fish in a tomato sauce (filete de pescado en salsa de tomate)
Fish fillet in tomato sauce with a choice of two sides.

Rice (Arroz)
Rice with Shrimp (Arroz con Camarones)
No side option. (No opción).
Rice with Seafood (Arroz con Mariscos)
No side option. (No opción).

Combinations (Combinaciones)
Broiled Steak and Sausage (Carne Asada con Chorizo)
Broiled steak and sausage with a choice of two sides.
Broiled Steak and Grilled Shrimp (Carne Asada y Camarones a la Plancha)
Broiled steak and grilled shrimp with a choice of two sides.
Broiled Steak and Chicken Breast (Carne y Pechuga de Pollo)
Broiled steak and grilled chicken breast with a choice of two sides.
Pork Loin with Grilled Sausage (Lomo de Cerdo y Chorizo Asado)
Pork loin and sausage with with choice of two sides.
Broiled Steak, Sausage and Chicken Breast (Parrillada Carne de Res, Pechuga de Pollo y Chorizo)
Steak, Chicken breast, and sausage platter with a choice of two sides.
Breaded Shrimp and Breaded Fillet of Fish
Breaded shrimp and fish fillet with the choice of two sides.

Fajitas
Chicken Fajitas (Fajitas de Pollo)
Chicken fajitas that come with guacamole, beans, and Salvadoran pico de Gallo.
Beef Fajitas (Fajitas de Res)
Broiled steak fajitas that come with guacamole, beans, and a side of Salvadoran pico de Gallo.
Shrimp Fajitas (Fajitas de Camarones)
Shrimp fajitas that come with a side of guacamole, beans, and Salvadoran pico de Gallo.
Fajitas de Entrana / Skirt Steak Fajitas
Skirt steak fajitas with guacamole, beans, and Salvadoran pico de Gallo to the side.

Desserts (Postres)
Empanadas de Plátano (1)
Sweet plantain empanadas filled with sweet cream.
Tres Leches
A CLASSIC! Tres leches is a moist cake made with milk.
Tiramisú
Flan

Beverages (Bebidas)
Horchata
Soda de Lata
Fruit- Salad Drink (Refresco de Ensalada de Frutas)
Soda de Botella
Limonada
Snapples
Milk Shakes (Batidos)
Tamarindo
Coffee / Café
Orange Juice / Jugo de Naranja
With Milk / Expresso con Leche
Maracuyá
Agua Water
Marañón
Capuccino
Chocolate
Café Expresso
Pichel de Horchata
Leche Caliente
Organic Chocolate / Chocolate Orgánico
Tea / Té
Expresso
Horchata Grande

Soup/ Sopas
Sopa de Res con Arroz/ Beef Soup with rice
Chicken Soup with Tortilla/ Sopa de Pollo con Tortilla
Seafood Soup/ Sopa de Marisco
A large soup made with multiple kinds of seafood.
Creamy Seafood Soup/ Sopa de Marisco en Crema
A large creamy soup made with different kinds of seafood.
Sopa de Res con tortilla/ Beef Soup with Tortilla
Chicken Soup with Rice/ Sopa de Pollo con Arroz

Especiales del Chef/ Chef's Specials
Gallina Asada/ Grilled Hen
Grilled hen that comes with rice, tortillas, salad, and a small chicken soup
Picada Salvadorena
Mixed meat platter made with fried cassava, tortillas, lemon, and cheese.
Salmon Al Ajillo
Salmon cooked in garlic sauce with a choice of two sides.
Mar y Tierra Premium/ Premium Land and sea
Grilled skirt steak with shrimp with the choice of two sides.
Mar y Tierra/ Land and Sea
Chopped Skirt Steak and shrimp flipped in with chopped vegetables and French fries
Mariscada (Seafood Platter)
A variation of seafood such as mussels, clams, shrimp, lobster, calamari, scallops and fished bathed in white wine, garlic and tomato sauce.
T-Bone Steak
T bone steak with a choice of two sides.
Salmon Asado
Grilled salmon with a choice of two sides.
Pargo Frito/Red Snapper
Fried red snapper with the choice of two sides.
Pargo Relleno de Camarones/Red Snapper filled with Shrimp
Red snapper filled with garlic shrimp. Customer has a choice of two sides.
Pargo Entomatado/ Red Snapper in Tomato Sauce
Red snapper in tomato sauce with the choice of two sides
Pargo Al Ajillo/ Red Snapper in Garlic Sauce
Red snapper in garlic sauce with the choice of two sides.

Extra/ Sides
Maduro/ Fried Sweet Plantain
Arroz/ Rice
Papas Fritas/ French Fries
Tostones/ Fried Green Plantain
Pan/ Bread Roll
Ensalada Fresca/ Green Salad
Casamiento/ Rice and Beans mixed
Habichuelas (Rojas)/ Beans (Red)
Vegetales Cocidos/ Sautéed Vegetables

Salvadoran Bakery/ Panaderia Salvadorena
Peperecha
Pastelito de Pina
Sweet empanadas with pineapple filling.
Pastelito de Leche
Salpor de Arroz
Salpor de Almidon
Quesadilla Personal (Mini)
Semita Pacha
Semita Alta (portion)
Orejas
Peineta de Pina
Peineta de Guayaba (Guava)
Novia (Concha)
Quesadilla Complete

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Recent Reviews

The food was absolutely delicious. Wasn't too busy on a Monday evening. Our server Maritza was wonderful, kind and made our dining experience worthwhile. The rest of the staff was also polite.
January 2026
Loved this place I came over last weekend I was visiting some family member in New Jersey from Maryland and came across this beautiful restaurant that looks so nice from the outside and the service and food was amazing. We had Rocio helping us out I believe that is her name she was so kind and helpful. She gave us some good options on the menu and did not disappoint. Best pupusas in Jersey!!!!! Love the service I would definitely go back!
January 2026
Our first time here, and we’ll definitely be back! The food was excellent with generous portions, and the service went above and beyond. The place is beautifully decorated. I especially loved the mural and the fun message boards throughout. It wasn’t loud, which made it perfect for great conversation during dinner.
We also picked up some bakery items to go, and they were absolutely delicious. We came on a Saturday night as a group of six and didn’t have to wait...
October 2025

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Restaurante Salvadoreño Las Canastillas

326 Mayor Kenneth A. Gibson Blvd, Newark, NJ 07104
(973) 485-1763