We love coming here for the pupusas!! Real down home spot. Highly recommend! Service is warm and the ambiance is casual. I love all there sopas, tamales, yucca frita con chicharon and great for desyunos! And I love seeing all the tias making it from scratch God bless there hands!! read more

Bonilla's - Pupusas, Yucca con chicharon, sopa de gallina - Mexican Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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I wish I could rate the food but quite frankly it never came. However the service ... my goodness was egregiously terrible. I am not sure if the waitress was having a bad day but she quite literally made it her life's objective to make my experience, my aunt experience and my daughters experience the most terrible experience ever. The waitress ignored our simple order for coffee, and told us that she cant brew any faster and proceeded to refill the other preferred tables coffee. Needless to say, we left, empty stomached, dumbfounded and incredibly upset. And from the look of other reviews, its a common occurrence. read more

My favorite chicken tamales! So good! Their corn tamales are good as well but sometimes dry.

Great tasting food, pupusas are amazing ... probably 2nd only to the ones Mom makes #iykyk

La comida estaba fría luego se tardaron demasiado cuando no estaba ocupado y también la mesera toca el dinero y luego toca la comida es una falta de higiene muy mal servicio no vuelvo a comer a este lugar read more

Bonilla's - Toda la comida estaba fría único que estaba caliente es el café y las tortillas - Mexican Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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THE BEST PAPUSAS I've had... hands down! so sweet and friendly, everything was fresh and delicious!

I went in on Saturday to order some Papusas, I wanted 4 2 cheese 2 cheese with beans. She tells me it's going to be 35 minutes. What?!? That made zero sense to the me, 35 minutes for a regular menu items. I decided to go else where. Unacceptable and I won't come back. read more

I love their pupusas and appreciate that they make them from good ingredients. The wait is a bit long so if they say 20 minutes expect at least 30 minutes. I'm not sure if the business owners also tend the restaurant but they could be a bit friendlier. It's a small restaurant so usually order to go. I would like to try other dishes but haven't yet. read more

Bonilla's - Menu - Mexican Near Me - Los Angeles, California

If I was reviewing this spot based solely on their corn tamales alone , it would be a 4 star review! This is not the case! Food: Pork (chicharron) pupusas. - awful aftertaste Chicken soup - good Chicken a la carte - dry and flavorless. Unseasoned! Corn tamale- Excellent. 4.5 stars! Service- non existent Vibe- well we have to eat somewhere... I won't be back... maybe for a tamale. read more

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If ur looking for good food stay away from this place .. maybe 5+ years ago it was decent. Didn't even know which of the name of the restaurants to put my review. They both have awful reviews. Ordered a desayuno with platanos frijoles and crema. It's supposed to be Salvadoran crema which usually is a yellow buttery color. This one was white and watered down.. no flavor . Platanos were drenched in oil.. I dont think they were drained.. the beans were ok. Super soupy and no flavor. My daughter had 2 pupusas revueltas and were raw on the inside.. asked for an horchata and they didn't have any. Not sure if it's a catering business or a restaurant but it seems like they focus more on catering than they do the customers. Will definitely be making the drive out to North hollywood to go to my go 2 pupuseria. read more

Bonilla's - Raw masa.. pupusa "revueltas". - Mexican Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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If you want to be treated poorly this is the spot for you! I kept coming in hopes they'd better their service but nothing and for the food until I found someone else that actually treats me like I'm welcomed and the food is actually better and cheaper "Pupusa Express". I will never come back to this business nor will I ever recommend it to anyone. read more

This Salvadoran restaurant has the best tamales de elote dulce and Los tamales de gallina. Las pupusas are ok no big deal. The rest of the food is alright. I won't eat pupusas here but yes to the tamales. The place is aight. Service basic. The ambiance is k. This place is worth it for tamales y atol de elote that's all. read more

I love coming here for the pupusas , 9/10 I highly recommend. I will always come and pick some up at least once a month. Bring plenty for friends and family of course. The issue with this spot is there is not air conditioning. Still coming back Also the wait is usually 30 minutes , which I understand bc they are made as soon as you order. Seemed to be made with love. read more

I recommend the Bonilla restaurant. My family and I always come here to eat delicious pupusas and everything they cook is delicious. I invite everyone to come to the restaurant to eat. Good service, etc. Sincerely, Hugo Barahona... and a great place, etc. read more

I was coming from work and was hungry I ask for Hen (aka chicken ) soup I did not enjoyed it the rice was rancid it seems like it was rotten the food is not good it seems like they don't make fresh each day but they make for more days and reheat horrible way . It would be great if they make for a single day the overage batch. whatever didn't sell throw it away and make fresh next day ( long ago a friend used to work in chain burger business the meat was delivered fresh never frozen overnight and grounded in the morning whatever they didn't sell they would dispose at the end of the day) read more

Bonilla's - rice and vegetables in a styrofoam container - Mexican Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Delicious food! I do recommend that if you come on the weekend order ahead, otherwise you will wait for your food over an hour.

I've been going to Bonillas restaurant for the last 25 years, or since they started their business in their house. Their pupusas with loroco and tamales are still the best around my house. I do recommend them. read more

si pudiera dejar 0 estrellas lo haría. que mal servicio, tardan horas para solamente 3 pupusas, le pregunto cuánto tiempo más tardará, sé da la vuelta y me deja hablando sola como si fuera nadie. no le dan valor a los clientes, que poco les importa su trabajo. y sus clientes. no creí que tantos reviews fueran ciertos pero si. no recomendaría nunca ir a este restaurante. pierden su tiempo, sobretodo con las señoras que trabajan ahí, que se nota que nunca han sido entrenadas para trabajar de cara al público ni mucho menos para dar un buen servicio al cliente. porque fue pésimo. read more

i've been going to this restaurant for years now. hands down one of the best places i have had pupusas at. i haven't been able to find a better place! a lot of the bad reviews have been saying it take a long time for their food to be prepared, but it makes sense if they're making everything fresh to order! it's a small business that reminds me of restaurants from my home country, it works well for me read more

I have come to this place twice and the women working here see me come in but never greet me or approach the counter to take my order. I don't know what the issue is but it could be because I'm not mexican. I have seen them take other people's orders but oh well racism is alive in these folks too read more

Bonilla's - the outside of a restaurant - Mexican Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Not great. My friend and I went here to get pupusas because our usual spot was closed. They weren't closing for 40 minutes yet we were told we had to take it to go. The lady didn't seem too happy we wanted to come and give her money. We got revueltas, chicharon con frijoles, and frijoles and queso. They weren't that flavorful and the curtido and salsa roja weren't either, they also really needed salt. We also ordered the casamiento and I have never had it that way, it was super blended almost like a paste. It was decent but weird texture. I also got plantains in they weren't sweet enough or that flavorful. Overall we were not impressed and we definitely won't come back. read more

Me salió un hueso de pollo en las pupusas!! Demonios eso fue asqueroso. No recomiendo ese restaurante no tienen higiene. read more

Bonilla's - a plate of food in a styrofoam container - Mexican Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Always so good. Revueltos y con chicharrón!!! Amazing. Order take out and always give it at least 30 mins ...it's all fresh to order!

Went during covid time, best to have your food to go. Not much room for dine in. All I had was pupusas and horchata, they were good.

Food is good but waiting time is not good , actitud NO GOOD AT ALL. I was there today to pick up 6 popusas ana I have to wait 25 more minutes and they don't have control on the amount of people it was like 15 inside thats not good , the cashier some times she pack the salsa and the curtido I think she should only be taking ordes and manage the money not food . read more

I'm surprised this place has such few yelp reviews because it's been around for over a decade. They serve traditional Salvadorian food and it's amazing! Their pupusas (a thick hand-made corn tortilla stuffed with different things including cheese, pork, refried beans) are amazing! They're made as you order them and their cheese is delicious. I've tried their cheese pupusa, cheese with pork, cheese with beans and pork, and cheese and lo loroco (a Salvadorian herb). This place is a small hole in the wall but the staff is friendly and accommodating. Definitely recommend this place! read more

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Excellent food at Bonilla's! The papuans were delicious and the staff was wonderful. Family owned - great people!

The pupusas were not good. They were half cooked and had very little filling. I was basically eating maza (flour). I ordered 8 and only ate 2 hoping they would get better as I ate. Also, I waited and hour for them. read more

I'm writing this review based on the seafood soup I ordered. I got the #37 mares (7 seas) soup. It had all kinds of variety of seafood. It had plenty of shrimp, mussles, fish etc.. The broth was flavorful and kinda of spicy, which I like very much. The location on a cross street near Sherman Way. Next to an auto repair business. I give this place a 4.3 stars out of 5 read more

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2 veces fui y ya no mas la empleada o cajera muy pesada y ordinaria le hablaba y ni me ingnoro por un buen rato y luego con su genio .pesado despues de la Segundo ves ni ganas de ir jamas. Y caro mejor busquen otro lugar ni que de regalaro estuvira pidiendoles no mas porque no hay un zero si no eso le dava! Pilas mi gente con esta actitud por favor! Muchos restaurants Salvadoreno en el area! Eso fue hace una semana atras nomas que pase por alli y hasta coraje me dio de nuevo. read more

very bad service !!! why make an appointment, if theyre going to be ready an hour later. i came inside to pick up my order and they told me they were going to be ready in 40 minutes.. on top of that, theyre attitude is rude all the time. i hate their service ! dont get me wrong, pupusas are good, but service matters !!! im not going there anymore & i suggest you dont. theres a new spot that opened on owensmouth & sherman way. go there !!! read more

The waitress has a bitch face and gives you attitude for asking questions and brings your drinks an hour after you order. Food it's self is decent but the services make it not worth it read more

Pupusas were delicious !!!! I highly recommend this restaurant. The family meal it's perfect you get 10 pupusas and 5 tamales .

**stomach aches, vomiting!!!** Gave them a chance yesterday despite the negative reviews about the service. I thought the food would make up for the service.....no. First, as soon as you walk in it smells like old oil that would instantly fail a health inspection. I should have left but since I drove across the valley to find a tamale I roughed it out. When you walk in the staff in the kitchen doesn't acknowledge you so you have to call them to place your order despite them clearly seeing you stand there. Ordered 5 tamales to go and plantains with cream. It took them over 30 mins to give me my order when the tamales where already sitting in a pot (saw the woman take them out when I was about to cancel my order). The plantains take no time to prepare but yet took the entire 30 mins and tasted like the nasty oil fragrance that welcomes you. The chicken in the tamales just said hi and disappeared bc it mainly consisted of dough. My baby boy and I had a sleepless night mixed with vomiting and cries thanks to the tamales. So everything they say about the place is true: terrible employee attitude, bad food and the worst of all: bad quality bc we got sick from it. Just don't go- you are warned. read more

If I could give this place a 0 I would do it in a heart beat. PLEASE READ... Went there today. Terrible service. Ordered food waited for my order 15 mins passed. One man came in they gave him his order. That's fine , he ordered by phone cool but then 20 mins passed by . Saw another person come pick up an order . Ok cool , .... Then 2 ladies came in they ordered their food and they served them a few mins after they had just ordered. My order wasn't even big . Platanos Fritos and 1 pupusa and a corn tamal. There was nobody in the restaurant before us . It was completely lonely . Now I know why! Honestly really RUDE . Told the cashier we've been waiting and got here before the 2 ladies . They ordered more then we did ... and when I told the cashier she completely ignored me gave me a face. so we got up and left . DONT COME HERE ! Terrible service. And to add on don't get me started with how filthy it is . The inside is so dirty. there's trash on the floor and table was sticky. read more

I've been here over the years now and think its time for a review. Actually quite late for a review. So lets start the only ever reason why i come to this establishment is for the salvadorian style meal named popusas, nothing else at all so i have no idea what the other dishes they have are like. Further more the popusas are delicious and that is why i have been coming for a number of years. A quick explanation of what a popusa is, its a tortilla style texture but with more moisture and it has a filling whether its cheese, beans, or both inside. It comes with a coleslaw style side that you eat together but it is vinegar tasting. Overall this place is great when it comes to the popusas they manufacture here. cheers. read more

Pretty decent pupusas! Love the revueltas! We come for the family package., includes 10 pupusas anyway you want them and 5 tamales... they have really good tamales de Elote dulces about $15 for the package. read more

This place is very meh. I came here for some pupusas, but these were not that great. First of all, the location itself is hidden, I wouldn't have realized this place didn't exist if I wasn't sitting at the stop light looking around. I thought it was be a good hole-in-the wall to check out since there were quite a few people there, but I was very disappointed. There is some decorations from El Salvador, and there is a large screen TV too. A group of 4 would be able to eat there comfortably. If it is more, then you might need an additional table and the place is small already. The fluorescent lighting didn't make it very lively. The atmosphere actually felt quite gloomy, and the waitress did not help at all. She was very moody, and not very nice. I was a little scared. When we got there, we were the only ones there, the waitress took our orders but still forgot my milkshake. At least she was able to bring everything else, but she mixed my order. I wanted one with pork and cheese and the other with beans and cheese, but brought me both pork and cheese. The pupusas was good, but it wasn't as flavorful as other places. It was pretty plain. The portions were good though, and a pretty good price. So much cheaper than farmer's market pupusas. When you are done you pay at the register. You can pay with cash or card and they can split the check at the register. Just let them know what you are paying for. I will most likely not come here again. There are other places that have pupusas that taste so much better with a descent price. read more

This place has great pupusas Great prices as well Only thing is the service is a bit bad I always call in my order ahead of time cause they do take a while to have your food ready But i rather they take their time and get good food than get my food fast and taste bad I recommend you call ahead specially on the day the pupusas are on special read more

The worst customer service ever, the waitress was very rude. She gave my mom tortillas and saw that my mom was touching the tortillas and came and snatched them from the table her excuse was that she gave us extra tortillas. Then gave them to another order. Ew, if they do that I wonder what else they do. Never coming back again I recommend you stay away from this place... read more