Salvadoreno Restaurant #1

Buen sabor ;) lo que esperaba probar de unas ricas pupusas, los frijolitos negros refritos, gracias, el trato fue súper amable, segunda ves que pruebo la comida salvadoreña, espero volver pronto…

My son and I wanted to try something new so we picked this place. We ordered several dishes to try and were very pleased with what we are.
The food was flavorful and enjoyed everything, except the service, it was terrible, but we didn’t care, the food made up for it.

Pupusas are good the customer service is horrible! The waitress never asked us what we wanted to drink. We finally did ask her and come to find out 10 minutes later that they were out of what we wanted. Our food arrived and it still took them another 10 minutes to get our drinks! She brought the wrong order and did not apologize. We had to get our own silverware, shall I go on? I would try their other chain on Southern.

I think this place is pretty much good news all around! If you check-​in on Unilocal,you’ll receive 10% off your bill. Good too, is it won’t amount to much as the food is very inexpensive.
Six of us for lunch: Three ordered a sample dinner (platter) and those plates returned to the kitchen empty, leaving smiles on the faces of those who had eaten. Two of us ordered the pupusas. Given the great reviews how could we not! For me… eh…the best of three combo being the chicken. From my friend, no complaints at all. My husband ordered the tilapia, fried as crispy as you’ll find any fish and served whole. Again all of it gone!
Very nice people working here too! A good place for a Saturday lunch!

If there was an option to give them 10 stars, I would. Food just like my grandmother used to make it. Pupusas are really great. Must have if you’re having Salvadoran food. A regular to all their locations.

I wasn’t sold on pupusas the first time I had them so I asked for some condiments to go along with the 2 I had. After adding sour cream (crema) and avocado I was sold! While I like the pupusas my absolute favorite thing they make is the beans. I don’t know what they do to them or what type of bean blend it is (black, red) but they’re awesome! I get them on the side or with my carne asada (my 2^nd favorite thing they make). Give it a try, you won’t be sorry!

Delectable! Pupusas revueltas are a personal favorite. They are always made fresh and served to perfection. You’ll become a long time patron, no doubt!

Food is ok, however, the customer service was the worse I ever had. We had to get our own menus and they took forever to get our food. Poor customer service, poor infrastructure, high prices. That was the first and last time for that place.

Pupusas were ok, nothing out of this world though. The service, however, was horrible. I had to stand up and get the waitress’ attention several times. My husband ordered a shrimp dish that was over priced and tasteless. When we went to pay they had charged us this $ 13 dish twice!
In regards to the aesthetics, the building was old and the chairs were wobbly.
WE WILL NOT BE RETURNING.

Stopped in to get my pupusas fix. I got the combo of 3 pupusas with rice and beans for $ 7.95. They had about 10 different pupusas to choose from. I chose: revuelta (cheese, beans & chicharron), steak and cheese and a pork and cheese. I ordered mines to go, and it took a while. Definitely not a place if you’re in hurry. I had to wait at least 15 minutes but that’s understandable, pupusas usually takes a while to cook.
The pupusas were pretty large. Honestly I made 3 seperate meals out of this one combo. They are served with salvadorean slaw and curtido (a red salsa). The slaw here is fresh and crunchy. It’s tasty and great with the pupusas. It also had a distinct oregano flavor that I haven’t tasted in other slaws. My favorite of the 3 was the revuelta. The three ingredient filling worked really well together. The sides were good, as well. The rice was nice and fluffy and the beans were pretty awesome. It was a little thinner in consistency than normal refried beans but the flavor was pretty damn good. Maybe thats what made the revuelta pupusa my favorite of the 3, the awesome beans they use.
This restaurant would probably rank 3 stars on my pupusas radar but giving the limited el salvadorean restaurants in Phx, it makes it 4 stars.
*If you never had a pupusas I’d probably describe it as a stuffed sope that’s crisp up on both sides like a quesadilla.

Chicken was undercooked when we received it, and then came back overcooked when we asked them to touch it up.
The pupusas were claimed to be their specialty, but were mostly cheese.
The black bean rice and bean dip both were really good.
Décor and ambiance are minimal. Service was slow. But they did seem to have a steady stream of customers. Not busy, but not empty either.
I doubt we will return here.

Food is okay. The building is old though.