Panaderia La Chapina

This place is super tiny with ample parking. They have a variety of food to choose from specialties ranging across South America. It’s super busy on weekend mornings. There are two lines, one for ordering food and another for ordering bread and picking up orders you called in earlier for.
I definitely recommend you call in to have your food ready for pick-​up.
Everyone gets irritated at waiting a long time in line so tread carefully. I came in to pick up an order and went into the pick-​up line and some lady was eyeballing me telling me she got there first but she was ordering food and we were each in the appropriate line but she didn’t know there were two lines.
I’ve only had the pupusas here which I’m impressed with since they’re hand-​made and made fresh. The cabbage and sauce they provide with it isn’t that good, which is a disappointment since that’s what gives it the taste, in my opinion. It tastes too much like tomato and not tangy enough.
I also had the atole de elote here which was heavenly! They ask if you want the corn bits in it or not which might be a perk to those who don’t like chunks in their drinks.
The price range is super affordable and service is as best as it can be under the circumstances.
I might come back here but I don’t look forward to the crowd of people that are here.

The pupusas are always delicious not greasy or anything. The atol de elote is amazing though they always run out so fast.

Horrible experience! I just wouldn’t recommend it the food isn’t authentic. Beyond over price for the quality. Definitely a one star.

My family an I have been customers her for years. It’s difficult to find Guatemalan food local. Unfortunately the quality since the new owners toke the business has dropped significantly. I had a work event where we had to take authentic food from our countries. I placed an order for Chile rellenos worst WORST read this worst… ever The chiles were flat and burnt. Never will I go back. It was extremely embarrassing to have my co-​workers taste them. The customer service was terrible it fell short to say the least. Money hungry businesses never make it in my opinion prices have raised and quality has dropped. I would be willing to pay if it was good. DO NOT RECOMMEND!!!

I drove from rancho Santa Maria to try this place since I see how good it was since I seen so many good ads but sad to say the service was horrible the chow main was salty the bread was not good the tamales was ok I will not go to this place again! If you really want to eat some real good Guatemala food go to la gualtamanteca bakery on Beverly and 3 in la is worth the drive but this bakery I will never waist my time and money again ever!

I only go here for the warm corn drink aka Atole de elote. SO YUMMY! But only if i’m not already running late for work. Note, they only serve it during the morning, not all day.
Today i had their tamal de pollo… i am not sure what that was. I ate half of it. And by «half» i mean, the sections that did not have the sauce (wasn’t good) and i left all the chicken because it tasted bad… and i kept getting bones on the chicken.
NOT gonna order that again.
Bread: I haven’t tried their bread so i cannot comment on the taste. But it looks like the bread has been there forever. Like they make one fresh batch and the rest are left overs. True, it’s not the cleanest, but it’s okay.
3 tables. They each seat 4 people.
Prices: NO IDEA. They are not posted anywhere. They just add total on calculator.
I shall return, only for my atole… to go!
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First time here and I got to say tamales are among some of the best I have had yummy. The sweet bread is awesome!!! Place is very small and waiting time can take from 10 – 20 min.

Menu looks good, prices are fair, dirty dusty… bread display — glass cabinets, tables, floor, windows, nasty bathroom. Food maybe 10 items in the menu; but if you ask for Pupusas «sorry no today», chicken soup no today, you ask for most dishes on the list and you lucky if they have 3 choices and «They are NOT fresh», they need to display prices, they don’t use cashier or receipts the employee make up the total to pay on his mind. Wish they get some business management advice from a book, google, youtobe, etc. Unfortunately is the only Guatemalan food place in OC I know and what a shame

Very small place, hardly any sitting. If you are looking to buy bread, then it is ok. We tried Salvadorean specialty, pupusas, but these weren’t great all.

Love this place. They have amazing Guatemalan Bread along with a warm corn drink called atol de elote. I also enjoy their chuchitos (a small tamale covered in a tomato sauce) AMAZING!!! Been coming here for years.

Just OK… LINES are long as hell so it makes you wonder if its really that good… well if your nostalgic and from Guatemala yes totally worth it I guess… its not totally worth it for me don’t see anything too great… Good bread, Scary Tamales… there is a such thing as too authentic and they prove it with their tamales… out of 10 tamales I am sure 7 of them have bone in them… its scary eating and thinking every bite…“does this have bone??? wait nope… wait YEah… wait… hmmm yeah… Damn…” They one thing I do enjoy and that’s there nice people service… good attitude goes a long way and a smile is always welcomed after 20min waiting for service.

Love the sweet bread here and chuchitos, tamales are also pretty good but they are missing sauce for my taste overall really good Guatemalan bakery

I usually order to go because there is not much room to sit. This place may be small and shabby, but it has authentic and delicious Guatemalan cuisine! Their champurradas (round cookies that are at their best dipped in coffee) chuchitos (sort of like tamales– corn meal masa filled with chicken flavored in a savory non-​spicy red sauce and wrapped in corn husk) and chiles rellenos (chiles stuffed with a savory meat mixture and then dipped in beaten egg white and pan fried) are well-​made and delicious. They do not «skimp» on the meat like some other places do. The staff behind the counter is always nice. If you want to taste the flavors of Guatemala, this is the place!

I just LOVE this tiny bakery/​take out place. I would give it 5 stars but I cannot because they barely have 3 tables to sit and parking is super tight. However, that is because they make authentic, delicious, inexpensive Guatemalan food and it is always busy. I always order the tamalitos de chipilin, black beans and bean and cheese pupusas. Pupusas are only available Fri-​Su though so I was out of luck today (Monday). The atol de elote is a must try if you’ve never had a hot sweet corn drink. I recommend ordering ahead of time and picking up to avoid the long lines and wait. Enjoy tasty Guatemalan food right here in OC!

After passing by so many times, I decided to check out the food. My first Guatemala cuisine experience. I liked the chuchitos, which is a tamale. The masa is not greasy like the Mexican version, and they seasoned the masa so it is tasty. I also had the plantanos fritos with mashed black beans and sour cream. That was delicious. The pan dulce with pineable jam in the middle was very nice. I plan to return to try the chicken soup, which they only have on Sundays, and the pacaya (fritter date palm tassles). The price is very cheap. The staff is very friendly and helpful. They speak good English.

Real Authentic Latin food.
I went in just for the Plantains they make fried. MMM… Delicious…
If you haven’t tasted good LATINO food, Baby you must try here… ENJOY =]

woooowww !
First time here, the bread was yummy & horchata was soo good ! The location was a bit small, but the service totally makes up for it they are soo sweet and friendly.

Not many places in OC to get Guatemalan food. Place is small but food is good!

Really great food. You do have to do a little bit of waiting since the place is always full. Plan on buying food to go since the place only has a couple tables available. If you dont want to wait you can always call in your order ahead of time.

this place is relatively cheap. I normally come here for the chicken tamales ($ 2) and ATOL DE ELOTE (hot corn drink). the corn drink has the right consistency of whole milk, sugar, and corn. I get really excited about the drink because i cannot find it elsewhere. The tamale is different. by different, it is guatemalan style, so don’t expect the typical mexican tamale. It depends on your preference. I like their tamale because it has a lot of moisture and it is wrapped in banana leaves. A lot of their baked goods are cheap as well (from what i remember 3 for $ 1). I do not recommend sitting in there because it is very compact. just get in and get out. I advise you bring a friend that speaks spanish (this helps a lot). Overall, food is good for what you pay for. unfortunately there isn’t a price for you to see beforehand. once again, make sure to get the CORN DRINK!!!