Fantastic authentic Italian espresso bar with phenomenal sandwiches. There's a small Italian-sourced grocery section with pastas and sauces that are delicious and rare to find. They have fresh bread delivered daily and the cold meat and cheeses are delicious. Amazing family run service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Maria Espinal
The best pupusas in town
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Erick M
Small restaurant with a big Salvadoran heart đ, great food and service. Highly recommended.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Darleny Tejada
Great food. The lady making the pupusas is amazing. The flavors havenât change in years. Itâs not a fancy place but if you want great Salvadian food this is the place to go in nyc.
Vegetarian options: Sea food, cheese and beans pupusas and much more
Wheelchair accessibility: Yes
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pupusas Salvadoreñas
Julie Tellez
Good pupusas, i got 4 chicharrĂłn con queso.
Good pupusas, I ordered 4 of chicharrĂłn with cheese.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Miguel Angel Mejia Vargas
Food is not bad but the place is a mess they need to be more organized, Iâm a frequent costumer and every time that I come they give me an awful service, food takes long time, they donât have all the food in the manu and the waitress asked me 3 times for my order, just to come 20 minutes later and tell me they didnât have what I ordered. Sometimes it has bad smell
Excellent Salvadoran restaurant, I really like the food, especially the pupusas, if it is about pupusas you should go and try them, you shouldn't miss it, a good location, and good service, although you miss the ladies who have worked there for years but we still continue frequenting
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Melanie F.
Nice service. Delicious pupusas de queso and delicious beer. What more could you want!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Raul Mauricio Rodriguez
"Dining Disaster: A Salvadoran Experience Gone Wrong"
If youâre from NYC, the âGrade Pendingâ sign on the door already tells you what kind of adventure youâre in forâa health inspectorâs nightmare waiting to be confirmed. But, against my better judgment (and hunger-driven optimism), my family and I decided to give this Salvadoran restaurant a shot.
We sat at a table for fourâtwo toddlers, two adultsâand it was already off to a bad start. The table wasnât even wiped down, and we had to brush away crumbs from the previous diners. We asked for two high chairs, but surprise: the restaurant, with its 12+ tables, had exactly ONE high chair. We drew straws for which toddler would get the privilege.
The waitress eventually sauntered over with the enthusiasm of someone who definitely did not want to be there. I asked to place the order right away for the kidsâsomething simple, just rice and beans with chicken. She stared at me like Iâd asked for a three-course meal featuring imported truffles. After a few moments of confusion, she sneezed into her hands (sans gloves) and offered us carne asada instead. Delicious, Iâm sure⊠if we werenât ordering for toddlers.
Five minutes passed, and no one had even taken our drink order. We had to shout over the blaring bachata musicâbecause nothing says authentic Salvadoran lunch like feeling youâre at a nightclub in the middle of the day. When I asked for extra plates for the kids to share their meal, the waitress responded sarcastically, âDoes the little one use a plate to eat?â Yes, because last time I checked, toddlers typically donât just eat off the table like cavemen.
Then came the restroom. Oh, the restroom. We frequent restaurants with toddlers, so clean restrooms are a necessity. Unfortunately, this one was so grimy that we had to leave the restaurant to sanitize our kidsâ hands with bottled water and hand sanitizer. If thatâs the state of the bathroom, I shudder to think what the kitchen looks like.
Now, despite all of this, I was still willing to give the food a shotâafter all, Iâm a Central American native, and I was hoping for a taste of home. Big mistake.
I ordered two pupusas with chicharrĂłn y queso, expecting the golden, crispy delight that Salvadorans are known for. What I got were greasy, soggy disks that looked more like they had taken a swim in oil rather than being cooked on a griddle. My wife, who was excited to try pupusas for the first time, gave me a look that screamed, âAre you sure this is what theyâre supposed to taste like?â
The traditional curtido? A tragic disappointment. It was fridge-cold, flavorless, and drenched in vinegar, paired with a sad excuse for salsa that tasted like it was squeezed from a bottle of watered-down tomato paste. As for the kidsâ âgrilled chickenâ (pollo a la plancha)? More like oil-soaked skillet chicken. The rice was so tough it couldâve doubled as bird feed, and the âbeansâ were⊠well, Iâm not sure what they were. Definitely not the boiled red beans you expect from a Central American restaurant. Instead, we got some sort of thick black bean brothâan experiment gone wrong in the kitchen, perhaps?
And then there was the salad. How do you mess up a salad? Well, this place found a way. It came drenched in what tasted like Italian dressing straight from a plastic container that had been sitting on a shelf since the early 2000s.
In short, this was one of the worst dining experiences my family has ever had. Between the dirty tables, the careless service, the blaring non-Salvadoran music, and the horrendous food, I strongly advise everyone to AVOID this restaurant at all costs.
Wheelchair accessibility: At the entrance, thereâs a small ramp that looks like it could be for wheelchair accessâor maybe itâs just there to help the delivery guy with supplies. Honestly, itâs anyoneâs guess.
Tried the pupusas and they were delicious. Would recommend anyone the pupusas. They also had natural fruit juices. Tried the tamarind and it was good as well.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pupusas Salvadoreñas
ruth ortega
The very delicious food exceeded my expectations. Only that the service is not very attentive, I had to stop after ordering the food to ask for something to drink because I didn't have time to order it and he left the table and then I had to stop to ask for a knife, spicy cutlery, and so on. something I had to go order ? and finally when he brought the bill he took the glass with the drinks without asking if I was going to finish drinking my beer. But I give the Food a 10 out of 10 ???âŠ..
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 3
Martin Mr. E. Espinal
Seedy looking inside but the food is delicious ? so are the skill games if you are interested.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 4
Merlys Aguirre
The food is very good, everything is very good but the music is always loud and Orita calls and the girl at night I think is Dominican, she is hateful, bad
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 5
Service: 1
Jorge Brandon
The were rude they never brought my food and told me they came but they never did, very bad service, I wonât order anything from that place! And I didnât like to go there cuz music itâs very loud and
Fantastic authentic Italian espresso bar with phenomenal sandwiches. There's a small Italian-sourced grocery section with pastas and sauces that are delicious and rare to find. They have fresh bread delivered daily and the cold meat and cheeses are delicious. Amazing family run service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The best pupusas in town
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Small restaurant with a big Salvadoran heart đ, great food and service. Highly recommended.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great food. The lady making the pupusas is amazing. The flavors havenât change in years. Itâs not a fancy place but if you want great Salvadian food this is the place to go in nyc.
Vegetarian options: Sea food, cheese and beans pupusas and much more
Wheelchair accessibility: Yes
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pupusas Salvadoreñas
Good pupusas, i got 4 chicharrĂłn con queso.
Good pupusas, I ordered 4 of chicharrĂłn with cheese.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Food is not bad but the place is a mess they need to be more organized, Iâm a frequent costumer and every time that I come they give me an awful service, food takes long time, they donât have all the food in the manu and the waitress asked me 3 times for my order, just to come 20 minutes later and tell me they didnât have what I ordered. Sometimes it has bad smell
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 4
Service: 1
Recommended dishes: Pupusas Salvadoreñas, Carne Asada
Excellent Salvadoran restaurant, I really like the food, especially the pupusas, if it is about pupusas you should go and try them, you shouldn't miss it, a good location, and good service, although you miss the ladies who have worked there for years but we still continue frequenting
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Nice service. Delicious pupusas de queso and delicious beer. What more could you want!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
"Dining Disaster: A Salvadoran Experience Gone Wrong"
If youâre from NYC, the âGrade Pendingâ sign on the door already tells you what kind of adventure youâre in forâa health inspectorâs nightmare waiting to be confirmed. But, against my better judgment (and hunger-driven optimism), my family and I decided to give this Salvadoran restaurant a shot.
We sat at a table for fourâtwo toddlers, two adultsâand it was already off to a bad start. The table wasnât even wiped down, and we had to brush away crumbs from the previous diners. We asked for two high chairs, but surprise: the restaurant, with its 12+ tables, had exactly ONE high chair. We drew straws for which toddler would get the privilege.
The waitress eventually sauntered over with the enthusiasm of someone who definitely did not want to be there. I asked to place the order right away for the kidsâsomething simple, just rice and beans with chicken. She stared at me like Iâd asked for a three-course meal featuring imported truffles. After a few moments of confusion, she sneezed into her hands (sans gloves) and offered us carne asada instead. Delicious, Iâm sure⊠if we werenât ordering for toddlers.
Five minutes passed, and no one had even taken our drink order. We had to shout over the blaring bachata musicâbecause nothing says authentic Salvadoran lunch like feeling youâre at a nightclub in the middle of the day. When I asked for extra plates for the kids to share their meal, the waitress responded sarcastically, âDoes the little one use a plate to eat?â Yes, because last time I checked, toddlers typically donât just eat off the table like cavemen.
Then came the restroom. Oh, the restroom. We frequent restaurants with toddlers, so clean restrooms are a necessity. Unfortunately, this one was so grimy that we had to leave the restaurant to sanitize our kidsâ hands with bottled water and hand sanitizer. If thatâs the state of the bathroom, I shudder to think what the kitchen looks like.
Now, despite all of this, I was still willing to give the food a shotâafter all, Iâm a Central American native, and I was hoping for a taste of home. Big mistake.
I ordered two pupusas with chicharrĂłn y queso, expecting the golden, crispy delight that Salvadorans are known for. What I got were greasy, soggy disks that looked more like they had taken a swim in oil rather than being cooked on a griddle. My wife, who was excited to try pupusas for the first time, gave me a look that screamed, âAre you sure this is what theyâre supposed to taste like?â
The traditional curtido? A tragic disappointment. It was fridge-cold, flavorless, and drenched in vinegar, paired with a sad excuse for salsa that tasted like it was squeezed from a bottle of watered-down tomato paste. As for the kidsâ âgrilled chickenâ (pollo a la plancha)? More like oil-soaked skillet chicken. The rice was so tough it couldâve doubled as bird feed, and the âbeansâ were⊠well, Iâm not sure what they were. Definitely not the boiled red beans you expect from a Central American restaurant. Instead, we got some sort of thick black bean brothâan experiment gone wrong in the kitchen, perhaps?
And then there was the salad. How do you mess up a salad? Well, this place found a way. It came drenched in what tasted like Italian dressing straight from a plastic container that had been sitting on a shelf since the early 2000s.
In short, this was one of the worst dining experiences my family has ever had. Between the dirty tables, the careless service, the blaring non-Salvadoran music, and the horrendous food, I strongly advise everyone to AVOID this restaurant at all costs.
Wheelchair accessibility: At the entrance, thereâs a small ramp that looks like it could be for wheelchair accessâor maybe itâs just there to help the delivery guy with supplies. Honestly, itâs anyoneâs guess.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Delicious and super recommended!
Restaurantji Recommends
Tried the pupusas and they were delicious. Would recommend anyone the pupusas. They also had natural fruit juices. Tried the tamarind and it was good as well.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pupusas Salvadoreñas
The very delicious food exceeded my expectations. Only that the service is not very attentive, I had to stop after ordering the food to ask for something to drink because I didn't have time to order it and he left the table and then I had to stop to ask for a knife, spicy cutlery, and so on. something I had to go order ? and finally when he brought the bill he took the glass with the drinks without asking if I was going to finish drinking my beer. But I give the Food a 10 out of 10 ???âŠ..
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 3
Seedy looking inside but the food is delicious ? so are the skill games if you are interested.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 4
The food is very good, everything is very good but the music is always loud and Orita calls and the girl at night I think is Dominican, she is hateful, bad
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 5
Service: 1
The were rude they never brought my food and told me they came but they never did, very bad service, I wonât order anything from that place! And I didnât like to go there cuz music itâs very loud and
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
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