I’ve loved this restaurant for many years, and I swear they NEVER miss. The staff are super welcoming and friendly, the food is consistently amazing and amazingly consistent, and the vibes are always right! El Pope team- y’all are the best restaurant in town and anyone who says otherwise is simply
I'm a little biased on this one. But, if you want to try Salvadoran food. This ☝? is the spot. Mario, the "Owner" is very attentive.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Alex Mayorga
Everything was very tasty, especially the pupusas. 100% recommended.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Emma Barratt
My favorite restaurant in Richmond, I must say. I have to refrain from ordering from them more than once a week. Ate there this past Saturday and plan on returning tomorrow! I always get 3 bean and cheese pupusas with extra curtido. Would request this on my deathbed, only if it was made by El Pope.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
daphne relvas
Delicious food, food service, great prices. A total hole in the
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kinsey Clishe
This is an awesome restaurant! My husband and I walked in at 10 PM for a to go order and the kitchen was kind enough to let us order. Adrain was our server and he was fantastic. He sat down with us and gave us many recommendations about favorite and most authentic menu items. I don’t think I’ve ever had a server who was so excited about the food and attentive to customers. We ended up ordering the pupusas, chicken chimichanga, and Al pastor torta and it was all delicious. I’d highly recommend any of those items as they were hot, fresh, and tasty.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Complimentary Chips and Salsa, Torta Al Pastor, Bean Pupusas
natalie kay
Torta with carnitas is amazing
Justin Holl
After being in Richmond for a little over a year, I can easily say this is absolutely my favorite restaurant in town. I have tried a lot of different things on their menu and I am always very happy. Fantastic service and incredible food! They also recently started doing brunch, which I went to this last weekend and it was just as great as the rest of their menu. Very reasonably priced, great service, food, drinks, and atmosphere.Vegetarian options: They have lots of vegetarian options, especially for brunch, with very similar variety to their non-vegetarian options.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Justin Brown
The food was great, we ordered tacos, pupusa, a burrito and a torta. All were amazing with the steak torta being our favorite.
Love the Pupusas. Steak torta is to die for. Locally owned, can’t say enough good things about this place. Definitely a local gem.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Complimentary Chips and Salsa, Torta Al Pastor, Bean Pupusas
Beka Townsend
Had a wonderful dinner tonight!! Prices were very reasonable and everything was DELICIOUS! We had two tacos, two pupusas, and a torta. It was plenty of food for two people! They were sadly short staffed but the servers were excellent and very kind.Kid-friendliness: We brought our baby with us and the servers were so kind to her. They provided a space for the car seat. Don’t think there would’ve been space for a stroller
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Abigail Cox
Absolutely heavenly food. I've had both the chimichanga and steak torta sandwich. Both were excellent. Not to mention the prices for the meals are really good. Will be going back many many times.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Irene Serrano
Pretty authentic!!!I'm originally from sf, and there were a lot of restaurants I frequent when I want pupusas. When I came to Virginia, I thought I would find anything good until I came here! The pupusas from El Pope were of the same quality as to ones I would get in sf! The salsa roja was on point! I will be making a point to come here, specifically, when I have a craving.Vegetarian options: Maybe half of the pupusa fillings are strictly vegetarian. From what I remember, there was bean and cheese, zucchini and cheese, cheese only and one more that I can't quite remember
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Michael Hanbury
5 stars, every time. The papusas and curtito are the best I’ve ever had. I’ve eaten about 1/2 of the menu now and everything has been worth having again.
I’ve loved this restaurant for many years, and I swear they NEVER miss. The staff are super welcoming and friendly, the food is consistently amazing and amazingly consistent, and the vibes are always right! El Pope team- y’all are the best restaurant in town and anyone who says otherwise is simply
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Complimentary Chips and Salsa, Fried Yuca, Bean Pupusas, Steak Torta, Pupusa Brunch
El Pope rolls were
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
I'm a little biased on this one. But, if you want to try Salvadoran food. This ☝? is the spot. Mario, the "Owner" is very attentive.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Everything was very tasty, especially the pupusas. 100% recommended.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
My favorite restaurant in Richmond, I must say. I have to refrain from ordering from them more than once a week. Ate there this past Saturday and plan on returning tomorrow! I always get 3 bean and cheese pupusas with extra curtido. Would request this on my deathbed, only if it was made by El Pope.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Delicious food, food service, great prices. A total hole in the
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This is an awesome restaurant! My husband and I walked in at 10 PM for a to go order and the kitchen was kind enough to let us order. Adrain was our server and he was fantastic. He sat down with us and gave us many recommendations about favorite and most authentic menu items. I don’t think I’ve ever had a server who was so excited about the food and attentive to customers. We ended up ordering the pupusas, chicken chimichanga, and Al pastor torta and it was all delicious. I’d highly recommend any of those items as they were hot, fresh, and tasty.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Complimentary Chips and Salsa, Torta Al Pastor, Bean Pupusas
Torta with carnitas is amazing
After being in Richmond for a little over a year, I can easily say this is absolutely my favorite restaurant in town. I have tried a lot of different things on their menu and I am always very happy. Fantastic service and incredible food! They also recently started doing brunch, which I went to this last weekend and it was just as great as the rest of their menu. Very reasonably priced, great service, food, drinks, and atmosphere.Vegetarian options: They have lots of vegetarian options, especially for brunch, with very similar variety to their non-vegetarian options.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The food was great, we ordered tacos, pupusa, a burrito and a torta. All were amazing with the steak torta being our favorite.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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Love the Pupusas. Steak torta is to die for. Locally owned, can’t say enough good things about this place. Definitely a local gem.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Complimentary Chips and Salsa, Torta Al Pastor, Bean Pupusas
Had a wonderful dinner tonight!! Prices were very reasonable and everything was DELICIOUS! We had two tacos, two pupusas, and a torta. It was plenty of food for two people! They were sadly short staffed but the servers were excellent and very kind.Kid-friendliness: We brought our baby with us and the servers were so kind to her. They provided a space for the car seat. Don’t think there would’ve been space for a stroller
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Absolutely heavenly food. I've had both the chimichanga and steak torta sandwich. Both were excellent. Not to mention the prices for the meals are really good. Will be going back many many times.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Pretty authentic!!!I'm originally from sf, and there were a lot of restaurants I frequent when I want pupusas. When I came to Virginia, I thought I would find anything good until I came here! The pupusas from El Pope were of the same quality as to ones I would get in sf! The salsa roja was on point! I will be making a point to come here, specifically, when I have a craving.Vegetarian options: Maybe half of the pupusa fillings are strictly vegetarian. From what I remember, there was bean and cheese, zucchini and cheese, cheese only and one more that I can't quite remember
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
5 stars, every time. The papusas and curtito are the best I’ve ever had. I’ve eaten about 1/2 of the menu now and everything has been worth having again.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5