La Pupusa Y Mas

I would warn anyone who comes here really hungry wanting food real quick. They took about 25 – 30 minutes to make our order. Also, it’s better to eat pupusas right then and there when they are hot out from the kitchen. When you take them togo, it kinda hardens but still tasty.

If you’re from El Salvador and you’re homesick this is place to go. It’s a combination restaurant with some food items from. El Salvador. Restaurant side they are pretty slow. But their papusas are pretty good and their frijoles (beans) and crema (sour cream) compliment the papusas really well. If I had to choose just one papusa, I would pick the chicharone
(pork) and cheese. The only downside was their service was really slow. But when I got the food it was super hot. Definitely a place where you want to eat all the food in house.

Interesting initial experience with this type of food. As others have mentioned, my food from ordering to getting it was about 40 minutes (and they messed up my order due to a new server bringing my food to someone else and they knew it and didn’t say anything), so my food took right at one hour.
The owner said he was sorry, and I said I have no where to go; «I just want every thing right and hot.» I received the small chips on the table and their two sauces. These are not the traditional Mexican hot sauces. They are not hot at all and taste sort of like just tomato sauce. Salvadoran food is not spicy at all and minimally seasoned.
I got the super tipico plate, which included the most carbs I have ever eaten in my life (about 200 carbs) for someone with sugar issues that shouldn’t have over 50 carbs. It came with fried plantains (dessert), fried jicama, stinky cheese, rice and beans, two pupusas (pork and cheese), cabbage salad, a beef and cheese meat pie, and a pork tamale in banana leaves.
Impressions:
— rice and beans were flavorful, especially with a dollop of sour cream
— pupusas: absolutely the star of this show, thick corn masa pancakes like I have never experienced, charred and sealed around beautifully flavored pork and cheese. The flavor of that burnt around the edges fritter is still on my lips and memory.
— fried jicama; bland but perfectly fried like little potato wedges. I dipped them in sour cream but dipped in ketchup would have been good.
— fried plantains were absolutely decadent, exotic, sweet, caramelized goodness
— stinky cheese: I still don’t know or care what this is all about. Now I know what lindberger cheese must taste like.
— the meat pie was flaky with a thin encasement of cheesy meat. It didn’t have a lot of flavor but I liked the texture of the pastry.
— puerco (pork) tamal in banana leaves: I did not like this at all. It’s a texture thing. the filling lacked flavor and seasoning, and the «steamed» masa was literally mush. It was like eating baby food. This was noting like the steamed Mexican tamale. The air proof banana leaf container changes the consistency of the masa, whereas a corn husk allows moisture to escape resulting in a better mouth feel and graininess with the Mexican tamale.
When I go back I recommend you get one of the combo plates, which will include two of those pupusas and a third item of your choosing for about $ 6. The super tipico plate is for 2 people to share.

First I saw this place passing by
We decide to go in with my family for dinner
There is no waiters to take you order at the table you must walk in. the no you have to place you order at the register then wait for your food at the table .Some of The food Taste Original the chicken tamales were the best on flavor rich on those Salvadorian condiments the Pupusa revuelta or mix with cheese and pork was super delicious the pastelitos de carne I don’t recommend those they are most corn masa with no flavor the Curtido salad for the Pupusas was ok but to watery with no flavor sometimes needs to be with lots of water but its not water its vinegar and sal oregano and others ingredients but like I said it was ok. We got Yuca Frita with pork carnitas and cabbage salad very good taste the portion is very small for the price plus they use paper plates in a very small size salsas for the Pupusas and the yuca was excellent N chips very good
What we don’t really look acceptable was we order coffee and the server bring to us a coffee mug with Hot Water And on the side a full bottle of folgers coffee were you have to keep digging coffee for your water. To me that’s not correct others can keep trying there coffee with the same spoon and taking more coffee from the jar and course you don’t want others people saliva in your coffee. ?
By the way they sold Salvadorian coffee Listo but t they were using Folger coffee ?
My last 2 comments
Food took long about 40 minutes to come out we ask the server she said 2 people were cooking. So be prepare to wait
Last one
Please don’t go to the restroom before you order
The hallway need to be repainted
Restroom need full cleanup and repainted and put some good great air quick aroma and short comment. Please cleanup more
Thanks
Please excuse my bad typing

This place is amazing!!! If you’re tired of the same old Mexican food on ever corner of ever street in San Antonio, you must give this place a try. The majority of the food is El Salvadorian and the most popular dish are the pupusas, and they are delicious! I wouldn’t give them justice if I tried to explain what they were so you’re better off just coming in and trying them. They are made fresh to order so don’t be upset when they take a little while (10 – 15 minutes) to bring out your order

Outstanding. Having been to El Salvador and had pupusa in country, this place has it right. Horchata is on point, try the tamales too!

If you love pupusas and pastelitos and fried plantains and other Salvadoran foods then you NEED to be here! Simple place, nothing fancy but all the effort is in the food. Order the super tipico so you can try a little of everything. I got the bean and cheese pupusa and it was fried to perfection with bits of cheese on the edges. I also got the corn tamale and it was simple and sweet… perfect dessert and it came with a wonderfully light cream. The chicken pastelito was great with some of their hot sauce and the rice n beans had some onion and pepper in it — delish! Everything was good… well, maybe great. I’ll be back?!

Good Pupusas it beats going to Houston.
The only problem. They don’t make atol de elote.

I am so sad you are not open on Mondays! I am going to have to settle for la playa today and I know I’m not going to be as happy as I usually Am because y’all’s pupusas are so much better! I love them so much and I am craving them today! My family always comes here on Christmas to get our Christmas meal :-) best tasting pupusas ever!

This is a really good place to try Central American style cuisine. Highly recommend this place!

I don’t usually do Unilocal reviews unless a venue has completely screwed me over but this place is so unknown and yet good that I have to give a shout-​out. The pupusas are very good (the revuelto ones are my fav), the tamales are great if you like Central/​South American style tamales. I’m Colombian and their version of empanadas, which they call pastelitas are very good! Don’t confuse these with with what most San Antonians call empanadas, which are sweet. These are meat-​filled and excellent with hot sauce. Also they will give you ‘curtido de repollo’ which is essentially a spicy cole slaw which is perfect on their pupusas and tamales. If you’re Colombian think of pupusas as a stuffed arepa. If you’re mexican, think along the lines of a gordita. Eat it fresh! Although the tamales and pastelitos will reheat well.

I’ll admit it, I’m a newcomer when it comes to Salvadoran cuisine and not totally familiar with it so bear with me. All I know is that pupusas are a popular among Salvadorans like tacos are among Mexicans, tamales are served on banana leaves instead of corn husks and Salvadoran style of horchata is much sweeter than the kind served at Mexican restaurants. So I got a bit of everything, a pork tamal, a chicken pupusa and a pastelito de carne and an horchata as my drink choice. At the counter there’s a sign saying «Pupusas take about 15 minutes». I ordered at the counter, my total didn’t come out to more than $ 10, took my number then went to my table. Inside the place are a couple of TVs airing novelas on Univision. A waitress came to my table and brought me chips and salsa and my horchata. The horchata was served in a huge cup and the straw seemed a bit small but the horchata was very sweet and delicious compared to the ones I’ve been served to at Mexican restaurants. If you pay attention you can see the cinnamon at the bottom of the cup. Minutes later my combo arrived. I didn’t like the pastelito de carne or the pupusa. The tamal was okay but a bit too greasy and had more masa than filling. I was going to order budin but the lady at the counter told me they didn’t have any desserts, budin or flan, available so I settled for a pack of Salvadoran cherry candies which were good but be sure to spit out the pits if you decide to buy some.

I’ve decided that all pupusas are not created equal. It’s kinda like bbq — every city makes it unique to themselves. I think pupusas are the same way. I just moved here from the DC/​VA (pupusas everywhere) area, tried pupusas in Houston and have had pupusas in El Salvador. We ordered 5 revuelta pupusas, 5 cheese pupusas, yuca & chicarron, and horcatas. We loved everything. I’m usually a revuelta only type of girl but at La Pupusa y mas — the cheese ones were the winner. The horchata was authentic and not chalky. Overall we loved our food!

If your looking for good pupusas then this is your place. Nice big T.V.‘s to look at while you dine.

I’ve had pupusas in St. Paul, Denver, Madison, Vegas, and Greenville SC. I loved them all — — raved about them — — I crave that rich aromatic griddled corn flavor, with lightly browned exterior that snaps slightly under the fork, and then the gushing tasty center. Unfortunately, the ones here at Pupusa Y Mas were not nicely browned but more just white and squishy. After not finding much flavor in the revuelta pupusa, I tried the queso con loroco. Neither had flavor to speak of; the fillings were not substantial nor at all zesty either. Adding hot sauce, all you taste is hot sauce. Essentially: bland mush.
If these had been the first pupusas I ever tried, I probably would not slam on the brakes when I am driving around and see the word «pupusas.» Very disappointing, and I think the main problem is the corn flour — — not aromatic, not flavorful — — like Wonder Bread. Devoid of the character that makes pupusas one of the best tasting (and best value) foods imaginable. It makes me wonder whether this is a problem of purchasing, or of what is available locally in San Antonio. But in either case, I would never waste the calories to eat a sludgy mass of purposeless-​pupusa like this again.

Being central american and from Houston, I tend to be picky about pupusas. But this place blew me away! Best pupusas in San Antonio!!! Definitely recommend.
Horchata is on point!

Wow. I’m sad it took me so long to try this place.
I’ve never been to El Salvador, but I have tried pupusas before (in Virginia) and was less than impressed. This place completely changed my point of view!
The pupusa itself is like a fluffy fried bread with meat and/​or cheese cooked inside of it. Kind of like a gordita with the meat cooked inside the bread. But so much better.
I also had the Revuelta, banana-​leaf tamal with pork and cheese inside. How delicious! It was super moist and had a mild flavor — not strong-​tasting at all.
I also ordered yucca fries (I accidentally got 2 meals — the staff spoke Spanish only but I was okay with the miscommunication). They came with shredded cabbage on top, and carnitas on the side.
Amazing food. Super cheap: 2 meals for $ 12. I will definitely return!

I lived in El Salvador a couple years after college and the room I rented was in a house that doubled in a pupusaria and so I consider myself a versed gringo when it comes to pupusas.
Anyway, very solid Salvadoran place. The pupusas deserve 5 stars, no doubt. I docked the place one star for two simple reasons: (i) the tamal de elote was not sweet enough and too dry (and I freakin’ love tamales de elote so this is a big deal to me) and (ii) the air conditioning doesn’t seem to work, which seriously sucks in August.
Overall though, I am super excited there is a good Salvadoran place nearby, as I was beginning to think all S.A. had to offer by way of Latin American cuisine was Mexican food — I am glad I was mistaken.

Granted this was my first time ever eating Salvadorean cuisine but it was phenomenal. I stopped but around 4 or so on a Wednesday so the place wasn’t super busy and was greeted by a young lady behind the counter that was nice enough to walk me through the different plates and offered up her favorites as well as the customer favorites. This place is definitely tiny and owned and operated by a mother and daughter duo. The place is true to their culture, the walls are painted with murals and there are pictures of El Salvador around the dining area. It isn’t fancy by any means, but the food speaks for itself.
I ended up trying Combo #1 where you get to choose 2 pupusas of your choice (I got the cheese and jalapeño and the Revuelta which had cheese and pork) as well as a pork pastelito for $ 4.99. I also couldn’t pass up the platanos fritos with frijoles y crema, again, only $ 4.99! I opted to take my order to go and was told that because all pupusas are made to order it would take 10 – 15 minutes which wasn’t a problem, because what’s better than knowing that you are getting the freshest possible product?
The pupusas were both packed with flavor, my favorite was the cheese and jalapeño, but the Revuelta had such a distinct flavor that it as well will be on my list to try again. The plantains were absolutely out of this world. My mother grew up in Panama so I have had my fair share of Latin cuisine and these were outstanding. Nice sweet, caramelized plantains, accompanied buy some of the most tasty refried beans I’ve ever had and a rice crema. This is definitely a MUST TRY.
I believe my grand total when all was said and done was somewhere around $ 12 total minus drinks. I will definitely be back. The love and time that they put into making each meal individual is amazing.

We ate here for dinner tonight, after I heads up on it here. Such a good find! Good value, excellent quality, and simple delicious Salvadorean food. My wife introduced me to this cuisine, and back in the LA area good Salvadorean restaurants were common. In the city where TexMex dominates the Latin food scene I was hoping that other MesoAmerican eateries were available. I’m so glad for La Pupusa Y Mas.
We ordered some of the pupusas revueltas and two of the platano frito plates that come with frijoles y crema. Everything was wonderful. I love the refried black beans that are a staple in Salvadorean food. There’s a flavor and a texture that is unmatched by any other Latin cuisine. The warm beans juxtaposed against the cool crema is a winning combo, and it’s even better when the caramelized platano fritos are dipped in both. Speaking of the plantains, these were the best I’ve ever had. They not only gave us about a whole fruit apiece, but these were fully ripe before cooking so all of the flavor and sweetness was at the front. As for the pupusas, well it would be worth coming here for those alone. They are some of the biggest pupusas I’ve ever had, and the filling was delicious, as was the accomanying curdito. It had that bright zing of acidity along with the earthiness from oregano, and the crunch that is brought by julienned cabbage, carrots and diced peppers. While we were finishing our meal I said that i discovered what ‘Memphis style BBQ and Salvadorean food have in common. My wife gave me a slightly confused look and I said, «both treat their slaw components as condiments rather than side dishes. Though truth be told I could eat the curdito like I would a cole slaw. The staff was very friendly and inviting. We have found a go-​to place for getting a pupusa fix!