Paseo San Miguel

Prices are decent. Servers are friendly. Food is good. It just takes wayyyy too long for them to cook your food. Tip: if you know what you will order make sure you call and order it 15 minutes before you get there, so that when you get there you only wait another 30 minutes. I usually only order to go but gf wanted to eat in…

So far, my favorite place to eat salvadorian food. It takes a while to be served but because food is getting prepared. Good food!

Deliciosa la comida, variedad, buen precio y excelente atención!!! Esperamos volver pronto en nuestro siguiente viaje

Daria las 5pero no es posible, siempre mienten pides para recojer dicen 20 min llegas despues de los 20 min y esperas otros 15 min en el restaurant… t no esta lista la orden… espero mejor eso…

DISCLAIMER: This place is in the hood, but there’s a police station across the street if that makes you feel any safer: D
It’s such a struggle finding pupusas that satisfy our salvi tooth.
What’s a salvi tooth you ask? It’s that craving for something fatty, cheesy, saucy, and vinegary… Did I lose you with vinegary? Let me explain…
So for those who don’t know a pupusa is a Salvadorean specialty. It’s doughy and a cross between an empanada and a quesadilla. It’s filled with cheese, beans, or pork. OR in a wonderful medley of flavors ALL OF THE ABOVE.
It’s is then bathed in a tomato sauce and topped with pickled cabbage (vinegary).
The combination of all these flavors… it brings a tear to my eye.
Back to the restaurant…
FOOD
Packed FULL of RAZA! OMG Salvis know a good thing when they see it. Or rather taste it.
The pupusas were delicious, soft, cheesy, and a nice amount of meat.
Empanadas de leche: the filling was nice and sweet but not overwhelming. I could definitely taste the platano.
Yucca con chicharrones: This was slightly off… the yucca was dry and the chicharrones too chewy. My momma says this is hit or miss.
Horchata: genuine Salvi horchata. What makes it different from the Mexican variety? Well from what little I know, it’s made from a powder. Which you can actually taste. Not sure if it’s better, but if you’re Salvi it will taste like a slice of childhood.
Ensalada: solid. Good amount of fruit. Didn’t hate it, didn’t love it. I would get it again.
PARKING
Man this was tough! All stalls were full… We went around 8p on a Sunday. My mom says they usually stay packed.
SERVICE
We did take out so I can’t comment on the actual table service. But it looked like the ladies were hustling. It took a WHILE for us to get our food. We waited for close to 35 minutes. My mom had advised I phone it in, but here I thought I knew better than her. You would think at the ripe old age of 33 I’d learn to listen to my mom… I digress.
OVERALL
Yes! Gimme more! Not only that, I want to try SO MUCH MORE! This place came recommended by my mom and that little knows her shiznit. I’ll just have to listen to her and phone it in if I don’t plan on dining in.

Good food. Good service. Even when busy, not a long wait. Pupusas are pretty big, barely finished two. Fried plantains are delicious. Plenty of noise and tvs on sports channels so no biggie if taking a moody baby. Would come again but I don’t live close by.

Been here about 4 times. Mother in law recommended it to me. We’re Mexican but we love a taste of this fantastic Salvadorian food. They have a variety of pupusas.

I always pass by and wouldn’t stop by… today I decided to bring mom for lunch… Delicious salvadorean food at a reasonable price.

Everything was delicious, big portions, good flavor. The excellent service. I think they’re having a little problem with AC but it didn’t diminish the experience.
First restaurant we’ve been with my husband that offers fresco de arrayan (cas) like he calls it and it tastes delicious.

I will be coming back! The food was worth the drive. Can’t wait to try something new from the menu. A definite must if you’re in the area stop by have a drink, snack, or what ever your little stomach desires.

WHY I WONT COME BACK
The service of the cashiers needs to be better. I’ve felt discriminated and pushed to the side while buying food. My sister and I bought food and paid separately. When the food was packaged to go no one spoke they just handed a bag to my sister we waited 10 minutes in the front of the restaurant waiting for the 2^nd order only to find my food was in my sister’s bag.(seems small but why would you give her my food I was right next to her) The female cashiers make it a point to make little to no eye contact and hardly any speaking. I never get warm welcomes which should be given in both Spanish and English. The staff here has made me uncomfortable to the point that I will not come back. Fortunately the food was good but why would I risk having bad service just for food.

Ordered bean empanadas and they probably put a teaspoon of beans so that made me upset because I have bought some when they first opened up they will give them to you just right not too small nor too big but now that they have stablished clientele they are getting sloppy. I decided to give them a try so we ordered pupusas and we found a hair, I told the waiter and her response was impossible !! Will never return here !!!

Came here earlier for a desayuno and I was very happy that the food tastes just how my grandma used to make for me.
I got the huevos con todo but I ate it so quickly that I forgot to take a photo lol
The ensalada was really good too it’s a fruit drink with cubed apples and they give you a spoon so you can eat the apples.
If you want great home cooked salvadorian food, come here. The food is good and the waitresses are welcoming.

Came in for some dinner with my mom and we got attended right away! Took me by surprise. Not only that but we also got our order quicker than usual. Food service has improved tremendously! These ladies are lovely and are on point with service today. Glad I came. The sopes were delicious as per usual. The Ensalada is refreshing and sweet!
I’m never disappointed with the food here.
It’s a must try spot and I highly recommend this place to anyone.
5 stars for great service and food comedor Bella vista ! :)

Service is great and the food is delicious! It gets busy so the wait time might be long but it’s worth it.

Best Pupusas I ever Had! Wow! I had the carne asada and queso along with the traditional queso and it was tasteful!

I live two blocks away from this restaurant so you can only imagine how much my family and I enjoy walking over to go eat here.
Anyway, my 4-​star rating is solely on the food. I have yet to try other items on the menu but I always get pupusas with my side drink called ensalada. I love the fact that their pupusas are varied and you can even mix other ingredients from other set pupusa orders.
Although the food is phenomenal, service is extremely quite the opposite. I think the level of popularity of this place is what makes it hard for servers to adjust. We waited more than 35 minutes on orders of pupusas. I also saw a lot of people who were growing frustrated with either their order, not getting seated, or not even getting their order taken down. Highly suggest they revamp their service because after some time, it will start to lure customers out the door. In between the wait time, was an even longer wait time for drinks and refills.

Some of the best Salvadorian food I’ve had in a long time. After trying their breakfast, dinner, & everything in between, I’ve become a regular customer.
They have reduced the amount of food they put on the plate a bit, but hopefully it wont become less.

Food is great! Waitresses are nice. Menu price is very affordable and good portions. The food quality is very good. Pupusas for $ 2 is outstanding! 7 mares soup $ 12 and is awesome. Love it.
If you come you won’t regret it.

The only reason they dont get 5 stars is because some of the ladys are a bit rude and their salsa is not to my liking.
Anyways Their Pupusas are HUGE and delicious! I love the curtido! Horchata is pretty good. Their platanos are delicious too!

Me encanta la quesadilla, las pupusas y los tamalitos de elote verdaderamente salvadoreños

Food is good… But make sure you check the receipt! They will return the wrong change or charge too much!!! Anyway they fuck up on orders tons… I’m done coming here

Pupusas: Unfortunately, none of the pupusas came with the ubiquitous Salvadorian herb called Loroco, except for the plain Queso con Loroco, and the Revueltas. I had to ask for it to be added to the others at an extra charge, even then, they barely had any inside them. I understand that some people might not be a fan of this herb-it’s actually the buds of a plant that only grows in El Salvador-​but I, for one, expect it in all of the pupusas I eat. Even though I might have a few disappointments with a couple of their pupusas, it is not all bad. For $ 2, you get a pupusa that is quite larger than pupusas of any other place I’ve tried. One alone can almost cover your whole plate, depending on how large your plate is. I got full off of three of those suckers, and if you see me, you KNOW I can eat more than three regular sized pupusas.
Revueltas– Although normally Revueltas have queso con loroco, chicharron (pork belly), and beans. These didn’t have the latter, but still had a great flavor to them. Out of all the ones I’ve tried here, these were my favorite. I was able to taste the loroco in the cheese, as well as the tomato, peppers, and cumin in chicharron. When people see the chicharron before it goes into the masa, they think it’s raw, ground pork because it looks slightly pinkish. This is not the case. It takes on that color because once it is fried, it is passed through a food mill along with bell peppers, garlic, onion, tomatoes, and salt/​pepper/​cumin S&P&C (HIMYM joke, but true) for flavor. So, once it has all been ground together, it takes on the reddish hue due to the added ingredients.
Sopa De 7 Mares– The Salvadorian version of seafood Consommé that contains: crab, mussels, clams, octopus, white fish, shrimp, calamari, carrots, squash, with speckles of parsley strewn around. Rich broth with its succulent flavors that are uniquely balanced due to the variety of jewels from the sea added to this dish to elevate it to another level. You can never go wrong with a squeeze of lemon to add a little more complexity to it.
Aguas Frescas– These were some juices made from Central American fruits that most places I’ve been to did not have. Since these fruits, are not typically found in regular stores, you can find them in the frozen aisles of Latino markets.
–Arrayan– Slightly acidic and tastes kind of like a blend between guava and a pear. Very refreshing, it is in the guava family, but more on the sour end of the spectrum.
–Marañon– A very sweet drink with chunks of the fruit floating in the glass as if frozen in time. You wouldn’t have thought of it, but is actually made from the fruit of the cashew nut. The fruit is a bright orange color and naturally sweet, but too thick to be sucked through their straws.
Even though they had a few downfalls with a few of their pupusas not being up to par, do not hold it against them– I’m sure they will take care of it. The rest of the food and drinks on the other hand, are well worth stopping by to at least try and get hooked on to keep coming back.
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