Las Perlas Salvadorian Restaurant

Two starts first because they messed up on my order after saying it twice, I asked for one mixed pupusa and one rice pupusa but instead I got both rice and still got charged for both when it was their mistake. Second, they need a noticeable cash only sign so customers can be aware of it and don’t have to go out of their way to find an ATM. Food was okay overall.

The pupusas and horchata are so delicious, remind me of when I lived out there with my grandma… Although I will say the red sauce was a bit too thin for my liking. My boyfriend also really enjoyed his chuleta platter. We are in, the restaurant is very clean and the waitresses were very polite about my not so great Spanish. Definitely recommend.

This restaurant is a scam. I purchased a
giftcard the day I went with my friend to try out this place. Once there, the owner says he cannot use the giftcard because he has been «trying» to remove the restaurant from giving coupons on
. How is that my problem? I told him he still has to honor it because he is still listed on the website and my giftcard has value. Refused to use my giftcard but said he would take $ 6 off my bill because that’s what I had paid for the
. We stayed because the food prices were cheap and figured we might as well try it out. The food was okay. My friend and I were not amazed by it, but it was decent. Then the check came and there were not prices next to the food we ordered. There was just a grand total of $ 30 for the bill. Which is very cheap! But it was supposed to be about $ 20 with the $ 6 off. So they jacked up the prices and said they «took off the $ 6» but really just increased our food prices and made up for the «$ 6 off.» Scammers. Do not support. Very disappointed.

I ordered the cheese papusa that I found to be bland without the sauce. The chicken tamale was also bland for me. I wasn’t impressed. I also ordered it to take out. It took me 15 minutes to get to my friend’s house. By the time we opened it, it was soggy. Maybe it would have tasted better there.

Went here tonight for dinner. The owner Juan was so welcoming, he checked on us throughout our meal to make sure we were happy.
The papusas were so good, we had them previously at Smorgasburg, but these were so much better. There was filling in every bite!
Our entrees were delicious, I had a steak with sautéed onions with rice and plaintains and my husband had a combination platter with steak, sausage, chiccaron, rice, beans and plantains.
Overall, authentic, delicious food, with a nice owner and friendly staff.
We will be back!

Lost for a good cause.
So I came in here after I was like crying for a place to rest my legs after getting lost in flushing, I had a hard time reading some of the Spanish things on the menu so when my waitress finally came over, I meant to ask her what a «horchata» was but I already saw her writing it on the pad so I just left it thinking it’ll be like Horlick. I then ordered my meal. As I was waiting, I was given chips with salsa… mmmmm, the taste of free… Both my drink and course came at the same time. I looked at my drink and thought, «.not like Horlick I guess» but I drank it anyway cause i was about to pass out. Oh me geeeeee. Whatever it was, SO MUCH BETTER THAN HORLICK and my preferred coffee. My attention then went over to my dish. What I thought were sausages in the picture were fried bananas. I’ve never had bananas that crunched so gooooooood. A few minutes, I got another freebie, toasted pan. Drool. I’m so full but I have to taste it at least.
Go get lost here in their menu. You’d love it.

Papusas are absolutely delicious! Great customer service as well.

Excellent, excellent, excellent Salvadorian food! The papusas are great, the tacos are excellent, the last time I was here, I had the Mundungo soup. It was delicious! I’m glad I discovered this little gem! Great food and service!

Don’t know why this is categorized as New American. Pupusas were great. Also the steak was well seasoned and not overdone. Manager was friendly and service was great. I like that it’s a mom and pop shop. You feel like they care as compared to restaurants run by hourly waged workers. I would def come back for more. Oh the tamale was yum too! I def would go here over driving all the way to Corona /​Jackson heights area for this yummy kinda food. We went during holidays and they took care in decorating the place. They spoke Spanish to some customers (def says something about the food too!). Not everyone speaks English but the manager made sure all was satisfactory which is SO refreshing in this age of publicly-​owned chains and such. Parking is tricky as 46 ave is along the 27 bus line but not impossible! Kissena park is a stones throw away as is the Broadway LIRR line.

Delicious salvadoran food! We ordered pupusas mixtas which very tasty and filling. Also, the arroz mixto (comes with chorizo, rice, sweet plaintain, skirt steak, fried pork belly, beans, egg) this plate was hugeeee can be eaten by 3 people and was so delish!
Fast service and prices are affordable.

Finally!!! A family friendly Salvadoran restaurant in flushing with authentic food. It was so nice to sit in a pupuseria without the drunken men and loud jukebox. A place I can actually enjoy my dinner in. What a dinner it was! The Pupusas are the best I have had in New York. They tasted like they do in El Salvador. Perfectly made with all flavors of home. The Curtido complemented them perfectly. I tried both the rice and corn versions and both were explosions of flavors upon my tastebuds. You must have the tostadas. The blend of grilled meats, refried beans, lettuce, avocados, cheese and cream are enough to send you into a food coma. The typical platter was huge with an expertly seasoned steak. The soup was a little disappointing as it did not have the huge chunks of vegetables that are customary in a Salvadoran soup. That was my only complaint. The owner himself walked around greeting his patrons and asking how they were. I loved that. All in all, this restaurant is a diamond in the rough. I can’t wait to go back! Oh and FYI… You will be stuffed by the time you leave. As in thanksgiving stuffed.

My fav place! The best pupusas and sopa De Res ever. Delicious Fresco de horchata. And I love the service too!

WOW!!! These Pupusas are amazing! My fave being Loroco and cheese. The chef has a Special touch with the skillet he uses to make the pupusas. Try them all, thats my tip!

They were super-​nice and the menu is intriguing so I feel a little bad giving just three stars.
I got the bandeja paisa. On the meat side this included steak, something variant of chicharron and chorizo. While the steak had a hint of very interesting sauce (was that mustard?) it was too hard to cut. It was perhaps «medium» but for this piece well-​done would have been worked better. The other meats and a well-​executed fried egg collaborated nicely with the rice.
The menu includes pupusas, ceviche and many other things.