La Guanaquita

Found this place by randomly passing it en route to seeing a play down the street (The Blank Theatre). After a 3 hour drive from SD, the BF & I were really hungry so luckily this caught our eye (we love pupusas!). It’s a pretty small restaurant with a good amount of menu items to choose from. Ended up getting the chicken & cheese + the squash & cheese pupusas plus a drink. While it took a bit longer than we expected (especially since we were the only ones dining), the food came out freshly made and hot. Along with some cabbage and a side of beans/​rice, the food was delicious. Staff was friendly, and the prices weren’t too bad. $ 16 for 4 pupusas, a side of rice/​beans, plus two drinks.
Note: CASH only.

Definitely good pupusas!
Found this place amongst a list of top 10 pupuserias in LA. Well, as I search for the best pupusas, you know like the ones you can only find in El Salvador, I decided to give this place a try. Not expecting what to find, I was a bit shocked to see its really a bakery and the name PANADERIA stands out, Guanaquita seems to be a second thought. Not letting that bother me, I proceded inside. My boyfriend, who is not Salvadorean, was with me and he too was quite impressed with the pupusas. The older woman who works there is very friendly.
We ordered a cheese and chicken pupusa, a cheese pupusa and a revuelta along with a horchata and some empanadas de leche. Knowing that Mexican horchata is very popular, the lady told us she only has Salvi horchata (even better!). The pupusas were the best I’ve had so far and the empanadas (sweet plantain patty stuffed with hardened milk or beans) were also good.
If you are looking for a good salvi place, this small «bakery» is the place to go.

This is my fourth stop on my quest to find the Best Pupusas in Los Angeles. Despite the awkward table arrangements, the pupusas at this very small establishment are definitely worth it. The older lady that works here could very much be my grandma mostly because she takes care of you. I ordered the typical two pupusas revueltas and a Salvadoran horchata.
The pupusas were perfectly «balanced» as my friend put it. Everything was spread out properly, nothing oozing out. The flavor of the cheese and pork stood out but was not overwhelming. The curtido was also good but the salsa, as usual, was watery and too simple. Really what I liked about them was the balance. It’s very difficult for people to get this since when you roll the masa with the pork, it’s difficult to see if everything is spread. I would definitely recommend coming here for the pupusas but I wouldn’t say that the place is the best for ambiance. The horchata itself was a bit watery and seemed to have been made on the spot with horchata mix that wasn’t mixed in well. Now there’s also an interesting variety of not so typical pupusas here that I’d be curious to try like spinach and chicken pupusas.
Again, I love when restaurants incorporate something Salvadoran to the store name. In this case, La Guanaquita is a slang term used in Central America that means the (little) Salvadoran lady.