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    Cerrito's Pupuseria

    4.3 (390 reviews)
    Open 8:00 am - 7:00 pm

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    Divey
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    Moderate noise
    Good for groups

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    Pupusa - Delicious! Loooove the sauce!!!! always ask for extra!!!!!
    Linda B.

    I ordered through Uber Eats and the delivery was quick! I ordered the Sopa de Gallina / Hen Soup and the Pupusa. Both were very delicious!! Everything was very flavorful! The hen was very tender and not dry at all. The broth was very flavorful and there were a lot of vegetables in the soup. just be warned that you do have to cut up the potatoes because the vegetables are pretty large. it's OK though because the food is very tasty and I will definitely ordering from here again.

    Challaine' E.

    Yummy! Small local restaurant but has tasty food with great portions for your money. Parking can be a bit of a challenge but if you see this little red bldg on the side, make a stop. Family friendly with great customer service.

    Chicken burrito
    Clarence B.

    This place is busy. This place is authentic El Salvadoran food and the people love it! Service 5/5 available and helpful but not pushy Food 5/5 tasty and good value we ordered 2 chicken burritos, plantains, cheese and pork pupusas and steak tacos. All were good and the pupusas represented El Salvadoran cuisine pretty accurately according to our waitress. 4/5 it's Family style restaurant. The parking lot isn't paved and the place looks like an older pink house on the outside, but it was clean and comfortable inside.

    Carne burrito
    Sallie W.

    Came by to pick up dinner and it was our first time. The staff are so friendly! For a $60 total for 2 people, we got SO much food. Things we got: Revuelta Pupusa (mixed pork and cheese): had to try a pupusa since it's in the name. And it was yummy! Love their sauce that it came with. Carne Asada Taco: The tacos come with two taco wraps and this one was okay, it was a bit dry and not as much meat as the pollo. Pollo Taco: the portion on this one filled both taco wraps to the brim and more. It's so yummy with the sauce it came with. Carne Burrito: this was SOO big. And it was FILLED, love that there is avocado in there to make it so rich. Sopa de Gallina: this hen soup was suggested by the staff and it was tasty. It's kind of like a chicken noodle soup but I think with rice?? There was a huge jalepeno, a piece of corn, some zuchini, and potato. It would be good for a cold day. It comes with a chicken drumstick and thigh and some tortillas. If you're looking for a chicken noodle (rice) soup, try this, otherwise nothing too special. Carne Asada Special: this came it's own box and was filled to the brim with food. It came with a lot of rice and two pieces of beef, some bean paste, and veggies. You can definitely get full from this from the amount of rice, but nothing too special in taste. Things I would get again: pupusa, tacos, burrito

    Steak burrito
    Rico B.

    Food 5/5 Restaurant 2/5 Service 4/5 Firstly, the beef soup I ordered tasted INCREDIBLE. Best I've ever had, seriously. It tastes exactly as if it were made by your 80 year old abuela using a recipe passed down for centuries. The meat was perfectly tender. The soup was perfectly seasoned. The vegetables were perfectly cooked. And the broth? Mouth orgasm. The steak burrito was very tasty as well but the meat was a bit dry. It includes fresh avocado and homemade fresh salsa you can tell by the cuts. The two salsa offerings they have are lackluster. THE PORTION SIZES ARE ENORMOUS. The burrito is 3x the size of chipotle burritos. The soup is 5x as large as a soup at Panera bread. Great pricing. Restaurant is plenty spacious. The most striking thing about the restaurant is how dirty it is. There are years worth of caked up dirt under the tables for example. Service was friendly but not very attentive

    This was amazing
    Pavle P.

    this is my first time trying this. It was so amazing. I ordered steak with rice and I cannot wait to come back.

    Ludwin L.

    The soup was by far some os the best seafood soup Salvadorena style that I've had in a while, good for the price they were not stingy at all like most places with the seafood, We also had the hen soup also great dish presentation and taste wise was absolutely delicious and the served with the grilled pieces of hen on the side, charred to perfection with just the right seasoning both soups were amazing. However we ordered some pupusas to go and I was personally let down by this place the size was good for the price but the filling of them seemed to be lacking of cheese which is one of the main ingredients on pupusas and since I've had then there before it seemed like they are cutting cost and compromising quality so pleas don't do that make sure you get that good tasty cheese there. Service it was OK there was a lot of room for improvement on that area, and I understand that was the afternoon and on a Saturday but the servers were looking like they were forced to be there and very straight faced in fact, no one ask if everything was ok father we were served or whether we wanted to order anything else, and had to struggle to get their attention to get what we needed. So if someone from management reads this please address this issue most of the people I know that has been here got the same feeling about the service. Ambiance wise Is a very casual type of place even a little to informal, building looks rundown it needs major improvement and a good facelift and don't get me wrong I'll visit again just for the sole purpose of the food but it'll be GREAT TO FEEL WELCOMED and no line we are burdening you with our presence there. Thank you!

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    Jisoo B.

    The truth is I didn't really know what pupuseria was. But here's how I discovered this place. On my way back from running errands, I saw a line of people waiting to get into this place from Rt 50 (literally right off of 50, where it's John Mosby Hwy). My inner Yelp radar was vibrating like crazy and let me know: this is a must check out local place. I looked up what Pupuseria was and realized it was El Salvadoran cafe. I took a venture and called up and asked for very my current diet friendly (which is Pescatorian) shrimp quesadillas with side of yellow rice. I went to pick it up around 330p which I knew would be a low crowd times. I entered the cafe building from unpaved dirt lot. It's a literal hole-in-the wall gem. Even at 330p, there were patrons eating inside so can't imagine how busy they get around actual meal times. My order was ready, paid and picked up. I came home to enjoy one of the most delicious quesadilla I've had in my life. Those pump shrimps! And that white creamy sauce must be El Salvadorian version or Yum Yum sauce. So delicious! It was such huge portions I knew I could finish other half tomorrow. It was so satisfying. I'm so glad this place is so close from my new condo and thank my Yelp radar for detecting a gem like this.

    Sopa de Res con limón verde por sabor

    I did a Yelp search on soups and this place popped up. I figured it was going to be pretty good by all the work trucks/vans in the parking lot. It did not disappoint! It was a locally run shop with very friendly people. Food came out quickly and everything was fantastic. It was made by scratch and tasted great. I got the sopa de res. Having a Colombian wife I'm used to ordering the caldo de res. The difference is the number of ribs in the soup. This thing was packed with beef ribs. The broth was top notch with big chucks of carrots and potatoes and good portions of green onions and cilantro. It honestly, was too much for me and I left some behind. If I get a chance to go back, I'll have to try the chicken soup. The pulposa was great also.

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    Super flavorful meal! We order our meal to go and it held up well. Our favorite item was the hen soup.

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    The cheese pupusas are really tasty and good, the service to go is fast and the people is really friendly.

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    Place got some real Mexican food! Highly recommended the place for any Mexican fix! Place is always packed!

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    Ask the Community - Cerrito's Pupuseria

    Does anyone know why it closed? I showed up at noon 3/1/19 & a lot of people were walking to the door & leaving with a sad face. A paper said they're closed for construction until 3/8/19, but there wasn't any work being done at all.

    We are having work done in the kitchen, Sorry for any inconvenience!

    This is one of several occasions that I've tried calling between 7-715pm and it goes straight to voicemail. I literally called 20 + Times. Does anyone know if they stop taking to go orders after 7pm?

    I thought they closed at 7pm? Probably why you cant get thru. I've called before and it went to voicemail but i think its because they only have one line. Just keep trying...and call before 7pm.

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