Friendly customer service. Delicious pupusas. Curtido on…read morepoint. Text in your order if you don't want to wait. Small outdoor seating is available. Saturday's & Sunday's

A regular spot of mine for fresh, amazingly priced food. I've tried various pupusas in the bay and…read morenothing beats these!!!

Pupusas are DELICIOUS!! They aren't too greasy, which I love, and the staff is very friendly. The…read moreplace is small but quaint, only complaint is the parking can be difficult.

We ordered three different kinds of pupusas to try a variety of flavors. The food came out quickly,…read moreand the gentleman who served us was friendly and welcoming. The restaurant itself looked clean, but several tables around us remained dirty throughout our visit and were never cleared. As for the food, the rice was the best thing on the plate. The pupusas were just okay. One of mine had very little meat, which was disappointing. The cabbage was mostly spicy but lacked much flavor otherwise. Unfortunately, the beans were the biggest letdown. They tasted like dehydrated beans and had a burnt flavor. None of us could eat the beans and none of us finished our food and did not take any of it to go. Overall, the service was good, but the food didn't quite meet our expectations.

Very good El Salvadoran food. Service was great. They also have Mexican food which I'll have to…read moretry next time!

I was disappointed with my visit. The service was poor, the food wasn't good, and the atmosphere…read moredidn't make for an enjoyable dining experience.

Popoca is in the Old Oakland Neighborhood at the site of what used to the Pacific Coast Brewing…read moreCompany which was at least a decade ago (wow, I'm dating myself). One of my credit cards (the ones with annual fees and perks) offered dining credit to some restaurants, this is one of them. I'm not saying this the credit card credit is the only reason I went, but it helps guide in the decision making. My wife, friend and I went together and had a good experience. We shared a few appetizers, shared each of their papusas and had some drinks. We had a reservation and the place seemed packed when we went, which was on a Thursday night with a good vibe. I particularly recommend the papusas, especially their Lengua (beef tongue) one which was super tender. Everything was good. For dessert, we were stuffed by tried their Quesadilla Con Horchata, which was a soft bread that you dipped in a cholatey Horchata. Nice refreshing way to end the evening. Great place, fancier Salvadorian food experience than I'm used to having but a great experience.

Finally got to try Popoca Friday night with a friend, long overdue and worth it…read more We shared plates, which the staff recommended, and it worked out perfectly. Ordered the tamal, guacamole, and two pupusas. I was worried it wouldn't be enough food, but the portions were generous, we couldn't even finish everything. The real highlight was sitting in the backyard where the chef was cooking the pupusas live right in front of us, grilling fish and steak, hand pressing the masa. Getting to watch that whole process made the meal even better. Everything we ordered was excellent. Already thinking about going back to try the enchiladas. If you go, get a pupusa or two so everyone at the table can try one.

Many moons ago, a friend introduced me to pupusas. Every so often since that fateful day, I get a…read morehankering and that is how I discovered Los Planes de Renderos. Now, this low-key, casual spot is a regular in my rotation of restaurants, a favorite place to stop by for a reliably good, inexpensive meal with friendly service. Parking is easy in the private lot beside the restaurant. I've never had to wait for a table; reservations are not necessary. The décor and hood are nothing fancy, but the food is well worth the trip. The crisp, chewy, made-to-order pupusas; generous sides of tart curtido; and extra-large sweet beverages (I always get the piña) bring me back again and again.

Rude service. Food wasn't good, looks and feels dirty inside. Won't be coming back, Don't recommend.read more

Tacos Y Pupusas El Pulgarcito is a blue sky food kiosk at the side of San Leandro St, a wavy food…read morebanner signals it's prescene. offerings: tacos, pupusas, fillings of both very limited. -revuelta (mix of cheese, beans, & chiccarones) -queso (cheese) @2.75 very large (cooked just right) patties. little mushy areas. *queso & other fillings were minamist. just enough -fresh cabbage slaw, and red mild sauce was perfect. 4.5 stars, almost perfect. very good value. quick service *pupusas were being cooked before patrons arrived.....

This rating is specifically for the chicken tamal - I finally got to get one from them because I…read moretend to go to Grocery Outlet to do my shopping on Sundays so this place is always closed ahah. Since I was in the area today, I finally went in to get my chicken tamal (if you're not familiar with Salvadorean tamales, they're sooo worth a try! They're wrapped in banana leaves instead of corn and are much more soft and moist). These were $6/tamal. Kinda pricey but they are a bit bigger than most-however the size is moreso due to the amount of masa to meat ratio, which I don't mind since I do love the masa parts. I do wish their chicken was either more shredded or more flavored since some bites of chicken were on the dry side. The bites that wern't so dry were delicious though! Looking at their pics/reviews now it seems other people have tried other kinds of tamales, but I only saw one option on the menu so that's what I went with. All in all, not my absolute favorite tamales, but it hits the spot.

I have curious about pupusa after watching several YouTube video reviews. Although I have seen…read morerestaurants offering them for as so long as I can remember I must admit I have never had any. So today was my day for an adventure. I found this El Salvador Restaurant nearby has decent review albeit not many though. It looked clean and tidy. Walking in around 11:45 am to an empty dimly lit dining, a lady behind the counter greeted me and told to sit anywhere. It was warm with no air circulating as the ceiling fans weren't turned on. I mentioned to her it was my first time having pupusa so she patiently pointed several options. Complimentary chips and salsa were served. I thought the salad needed something to give it kick. I chose lunch #1 that consists of 2 pupusa, plantains, red bed beans and sour cream; separately ordered a lemonade. The drink came short afterwards. It was lemony slightly sweet. My plate came hot as it should and the accompanying coleslaw and red sauce were brought over as well. Pickled coleslaw and red sauce were added to the top of my first pupusa which as the cheese a beans. It was too hot to hold by hand so I ate it with knife and fork. It was definitely something g I never had before. A little hot sauce helped. I wish the doughy covering wasn't so overwhelming as I would appreciate the filling much more. It was the same experience for the second pupusa that was the pork, cheese and beans. Finally the fried plantains, I haven't grown to appreciate at this point and this example didn't improve my opinion, I'm hate to admit. I wasn't sure how to apply the red beans and sour cream so I dipped the plantains in them. I guess I need some guidance. On this initial visit, overall, it definitely was a good experience, service was pleasant, food was good though not sure if it was a great representation of this particular good. But I felt it was a good experience and I'm quite open to trying other dishes here.

Pupusas were undercooked I ordered revueltas but it was more like 99% cheese 1% chicharrón…read more Flavors it's good but quality it's the worst plus overpriced I will definitely try somewhere else for pupusas

great, affordable spot for a quick breakfast. it was very populated so i must be new to learning…read moreabout this restaurant. the owner is very friendly and interacted with all patrons which is a nice, familial touch. definitely a casual place to grab some breakfast or lunch, especially if you're in the mood for Salvadoran food.