The lettuce in the salad was brown The avacado was good. Not sure why they gave a salad in the first place The food was okay however nothing to tell mom about. We only ordered a quesadilla and burrito. I brought my client who is in her 70s and she didn't like it . Service was mediocre had to ring bell to get their attention to get my check. The ambiance (the decor) was true to a Honduran restaurant. Probably would not return though. read more

I came here tonight to pick up some bean and cheese pupusas for dinner. We ordered 5 bean and cheese of masa and 1 bean and cheese of rice to try. The customer service here is great. Everyone is so friendly and energetic. They really make you feel welcomed. The location is well decorated, spacious and clean. The pupusas are next level. 5 stars. They are large, flavorful and really good. The rice one is just as good as the masa ones. The only thing they can improve is to try and higher quality curtido. Like pink curtido. read more

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I was craving mofongo when I found this place. Cute & Simple inside, friendly customer service. The guy working the front was attentive. The Alcapurria masa was missing flavor even tho it had a beautiful fry on it. The meat inside wasn't bad. I was disappointed to not be given mayoketchup and the sauce was very runny, I didn't think it enhanced the Alcapurria at all. The yellow rice was also lacking in flavor, it needed more sazón or sofrito. And the cook on the rice itself was off but perhaps they had a bad batch that day. The Shrimp on the Mofongo was the best thing I had and I enjoyed the portion. The mofongo just needed more butter since the juice from the shrimp couldn't cover the whole serving. Overall I want to give them points it did help my craving of missing home, hopeful it was just an off day and they can hit with more sazón next time ! read more

El Boritracho - Shrimp Mofongo & an Alcapurria - Salvadoran Near Me - Citrus Heights, California

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Wow! This place was amazing. So glad we got to stop by. The pupusas were incredible and my steak mofongo was absolutely mouth watering. The staff were friendly and the music was loud, which we loved! Will definitely come again. I miss Puerto Rico so much. It was nice to taste some of its flavor again. ¡Guau! Este lugar era increíble. Me alegra mucho haber podido visitarlo. Las pupusas estaban riquísimas y mi mofongo de carne estaba para chuparse los dedos. El personal era amable y la música estaba alta, ¡lo cual nos encantó! Sin duda volveremos. Extraño mucho Puerto Rico. Fue genial volver a saborear un poco de su gastronomía. read more

The food is delicious the service is amazing totally worth it prices are very affordable

This place is legit! Hole in the wall that is clean and tidy inside! We get the papusas here but everything coming out of the kitchen looks amazing! read more

After getting my walk-in haircut the last hour before closing, I noticed several customers still arriving and other people wandering into El Boritracho, the restaurant next door. I had never noticed the unassuming 2 year old restaurant before, but El Boritracho was already on my radar as a pupusa restaurant. El Boritracho is a portmanteau or blended word of Boricua (slang term for a Puerto Rican person) and Catracho (slang term for a Honduran man). The restaurant made up the word for its name. El Boritracho serves primarily Puerto Rican, Honduran, and Salvadorean food. There is a menu section with Mexican food. I decided to order two pupusas, $4 each: - Chicharon y Queso (Pork and Cheese) - Loroco y Queso (Loroco Flower and Cheese) A pupusa comes with Tomato Sauce and Cabbage Salad (aka Cultivo or Curtido). The Loroco and Cheese pupusa was very cheesy. You could do a cheese pull with it! I always order this type of pupusa to compare pupusa restaurants. Sometimes, restaurants don't fill pupusas much given they are flat, so I feel the cheese only pupusa is the best gauge. You could see and taste the pork in the Pork and Cheese pupusa. I would try the Chicken and Cheese pupusa in the future. The manager says they use chicken leg meat in it, so it should be tender. I enjoyed eating pupusas with the tomato sauce and cabbage salad. The menu says the pupusas could be made of either corn or rice. Might be interesting to try a rice flour pupusa someday. Recommended Dishes by Manager: * El Boritracho (beef, chicken, shrimp, rice, beans, trifongo, salad) * Pastelon (plantain lasagna) * Caldo de Mariscos (seafood soup) Manager's Favorites: * El Boritracho * Baleadas Hondurenas (breakfast tacos - meat, mashed beans, cheese, crema in a homemade tortilla) * Tamarind Juice * Maracuya or Passion Fruit Juice The manager was nice to offer me a sample Soursop juice given I didn't know what it was. The taste reminded me of guava nectar, but it's milky in color, not pink. Soursop is a spiky green fruit. If you pay cash, total will be lower, maybe because you avoid the credit card fee. I think the menu prices might include tax, or maybe it's an April tax month promo? Anyway, I thought the pupusas were reasonably priced. While I was there, a few parties dined in, but I suspect more customers order to go since the decor and ambiance are basic. There are about 8 tables of 4 and 2 tables set up for 6. The tables of 6 comprised of 2 tables of 4. I recommend watching the food slide show on the TV monitors for inspiration on what to order. The manager is friendly and helpful to answer questions and make recommendations. I thought the Casamiento, the Salvadoran rice and beans, looked yummy in pics. It is similar to Cajun or Creole dirty rice. From Yelp pics, it appears there are 2 or 3 different rices offered at the restaurant. Read the menu descriptions carefully for which rice accompanies your entree: * Rice (Arroz) * Gandules Rice (Arroz con Gandules - Puerto Rican rice with pigeon peas) * Casamiento (Salvadoran rice and beans) You can order Puerto Rican Mofongo and Trifongo here! I'm happy to have found a friendly and yummy pupuseria without having to drive all the way to Sacramento! Give El Boritracho a try. read more

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They have Amazing Pupusas, great service, great price. I Highly recommend eating at El Boritracho. read more

El Boritracho - Salvadoran Near Me - Citrus Heights, California

Do yourself a favor and try this place!! Very authentic Salvadorian food, I went with my in-laws who are Salvadorian, and everything we had was so delicious. From the pupusas, to the empanadas salvadoreñas, to the boritracho, everything was just delicious. For far too long, we have been searching for a great pupusa place in Sacramento and thanks to this restaurant, we finally have one! The inside of the restaurant itself was very cozy and welcoming. The staff were extremely friendly and the music playing just set such a comfortable vibe. I would easily make a 45+ minute drive just to eat here and can't wait to go back! read more

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You've got to love a restaurant that serves a little bit of everything, and that's what we found at El Boritracho in Citrus Heights. I brought a couple of friends as I knew I'd want to order several dishes. We started with the Botanas plate with shrimp, beef, casava and plantain to taste a little bit of many things. Highly recommend. I will never, ever pass up tostones so we got an order of these as well. SO good. Next we had empanadas and an alcapurria. These weren't on the menu. The empanadas were good but the alcapurria was a little over done. Of course I had to try the mofongo with carne frita. I usually order my mofongo with shrimp (or conch if available) but one of my friends dining with me doesn't eat seafood, so fried beef it was. Very tasty. We also tried the Sopa de Gallino or Chicken Soup. Not sure how I managed to miss the picture of the broth. But the chicken was wonderfully seared and the broth so flavorful. We also tried the pupusas revueltos and they were delicious. I mean, most of the rest was Puerto Rican, but I can never say no to a pupusa. The highlight for me was Medalla on the menu. When my dad worked in PR in the 90s it was his favorite beverage. I rarely see it in the states and I've NEVER seen it in California. That was a nice and tasty surprise. I normally go into San Francisco for mofongo, but it's nice to know there's a good option closer to home. read more

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The mofongo and empanadillas were delicious! The service was okay and the restaurant is really nice. They played great salsa music and the flags and decor were pretty great too. Would definitely return. read more

Great service and awesome place to eat authentic Honduras and Puerto Rican food...the employees and owners are very friendly and welcoming read more

El Boritracho - Shrimp cocktail - Salvadoran Near Me - Citrus Heights, California

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Good service, great music and ambience. Alcapurries were sweeter that they should and their dipping sauce was very runny. The flan is a cheese flan. The pollo frito and yuca balls with cheese were really good. A bit pricey, and they didn't have coco rico. read more

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It's rare to find Puerto Rican or Honduran restaurants in Sacramento and here you get both! This is a small spot with Puerto Rican and Honduran flags proudly hanging all over the walls. They also have Salvadoran food (and flags). We tried the pupusas and two different mofongo plates. I had the mofongo with shrimp on top and the sauce was delicious! We also had a passion fruit juice, guanábana juice, and Salvadoran horchata. (Yes this type of horchata tastes different than Mexican horchata and I love it. ) The servers were friendly. I would come back again. read more

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I was staying about 45 minutes away but had to try the food when I saw the menu! From the minute I walked in, greeted by very friendly staff (shout-out to Rey who knew what to recommend the minute I mentioned I was from PR!), fun merengue music, and smells of home! Ordered the fried fish with tostones (fried plantains) and they were delicious - and too much for one person but I couldn't resist! The cold malta India on the side was the final touch. If you're thinking about it, try it! You wont regret the mini vacation. :) read more

El Boritracho - Pescado frito - Salvadoran Near Me - Citrus Heights, California

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Great place, delicious food, great people, family oriented Only drawback is that it's in "citrus frights". However, that may be the reason it can survive and sustain a mom and pop vibe. The rent is probably reasonable. I would run not walk to this place, its that good. read more

I love this restaurant!!!! Five stars deserved! Thank you for great service and making me more homesick. I'm Nuyorican and this is the food I grew up on in NYC and going to PR as a kid. My partner is Guatemalan-Honduran American. So this is our place. Treated us like Kings. The food is off the hook and typical Latino portions. Come Hungry!! Nade me so happy! Thank you! read more

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Great customer service amazing food The person who took our order was very nice and kind, and he told us a little story about his hometown read more

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First time here and the food was wonderful. Great service also.I would definitely recommend

NOT a taqueria or typical Mexican menu. Their menu is the Central America staples of: rice, beans, plantains. Just missing the Kalik beer!! Look, I knew this place was going to be good when the gentleman picked up the phone and spoke a different language when calling in my take out order. Had fun music playing in the background. I almost wanted to just dine in! Pupusa revueltas - 10/10!! Their salsa is amazing. It's light and has the slightest mildest spice to it. The coleslaw was also fresh! I am head over heels over these pupusas. After reading the other reviews, I'll definitely come back for more traditional dishes and dine in. Small space with dimmed lights. Plaza parking lot is huge. Location is down the same strip and Temple Garden and next to a hair salon. read more

Sorry, I forgot to take a picture of my food. I am always on the lookout for papusas. So mush so, that I often drive to Woodland to go to my favorite spot. My wife said that she liked this place more. The papusas were bigger and stuffed with more meat. I am eager to try the mofungo, looks good. The service was okay, everything was in Spanish which was kinda cool, but I didn't get any help picking out menu items. A hole in the wall, which was really cool. I want to go again and try more things for sure. I hope this place does well. read more

Came in to order some tamales and an agua Fresca and they had quite a few options. They had some I've never of before so the cashier was nice enough to let me sample it and it was delicious. It was yellow cherry with cashew fruit. The music was very lively and the environment felt welcoming. I bought to go but will have to return for dine in. read more

El Boritracho - Their agua Fresca options - Salvadoran Near Me - Citrus Heights, California

Excellent service and food very tasty. The place is clean and very friendly. Definitely will go back.

WOW! I wish I could've recorded myself biting into the plantain empanada! This place is a hidden gem and the staff are all so nice! It's my go to whenever I forget lunch now :) Muchas gracias! Todo estaba super delicioso! AMOOOO las empanadas de platano con frijol! read more

Fuimos por primera vez al "Boritracho" Un restaurante con comida de Puerto Rico y El Salvador. ¡Dejen y les cuento mi experiencia! Íbamos de camino, cuando notamos que el vehículo que transitaba frente a nosotros iba moviéndose en nuestra misma dirección. Y efectivamente, al llegar al restaurante ellos también se estacionaron frente al lugar. Salimos del carro casi corriendo para que no nos ganaran el turno. Nos recibió Rey, pienso que el dueño del lugar. Una persona muy amable y atenta. Enseguida nos ofreció Malta India, lo que nos llevó a recuerdos de la infancia. Nos dio el menú y en ese momento comenzó el problema, "todo tocaba mi corazón", por lo que la decisión final no fue fácil. Todos escogimos diferentes platos. Al llegar los alimentos pudimos apreciar la presentación y la porción, ambas muy buenas, pero el SABOR... Mmmmm... Pedí, arroz con gandules, mofongo y chuleta. ¡Qué puedo decir, ademas de SABROSO! La chuleta estaba exquisita. Muy bien preparada, de esas que cuando le das la primera probada, cierras tus ojos, suspiras y en un silencio solemne, saboreas y dices: "¡Deliciosa!". El mofongo estaba en su punto y el arroz con sabor auténtico. ¿Qué más puedo decir...? Tengo que volver... hay que probar las alcapurrias, el trifongo, el arroz mamposteado, etc, etc... Pasen por el "Boritracho" para que puedan saborear un poco de sabor Boricua, acá, en Citrus Height California!!! read more

El Boritracho - Salvadoran Near Me - Citrus Heights, California

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What a great little neighborhood find! This is just delicious home style food here. It's nice to branch out from the standard Mexican food fare too. The papusas are great. So is everything else we have tried (and we have been several times now. The Honduran tacos are tasty and the salpicom, which I havd never heard of is a favorite. The tender meat with the mint and lime flavors is terrific. And their fresh hand made tortillas that are thicker than what many of us are used to. Support this little local gem! read more

Authentic, and clean. Plain food for plain tastes who are interested in Boriquien food - great that they had a cold beer selection!

Such great food. Service was very helpful and prompt. The mufungo is spectacular. Tried each of the empanadas. Can't go wrong with anything. read more

I sat down and knew this was gonna be good! I have had fried plantains but never food like this! So fresh we got chicken, beef and shrimp! All meat was cooked to perfection! I was doing a little food dance, bf caught me mid dance! Don't skip this place. read more

El Boritracho - Doing a happy dance - Salvadoran Near Me - Citrus Heights, California

Love this place!! Delicious authentic food! We had mofongo for the first time in FL when we took our Disney world trip and so glad we found amazing mofongo right here in CH so close to home! And pupusas! Yum! Prices were also great. Service was also good (although we did takeout). Overall super happy and will be returning. Note: their signage is really easy to miss. They're between Planet Fitness and Temple Garden :) read more

Literally a hidden gem! If you aren't looking you'll drive right by this cute little spot. Glad we found it! We were greeted warmly and seated quickly. We tried a few things but the Pupusas were the star of the show! I've had Pupusas in El Salvador and other places, and these are some of the best! I went easy on the cabbage, salad and salsa until I was sure it wasn't going to be too spicy. Instead, it was perfect! Can't wait to go back for more. read more

El Boritracho - Pork and Cheese Pupusa - Salvadoran Near Me - Citrus Heights, California

Friendly staff - light, helpful, and funny Great food - pupusas, plantains, delicious appetizers, and entrées Delicious drinks - tamarind, horchata, pineapple juice, and others... you'll love them all It is easy to eat so much as the portions are large Enjoy! read more

Caribbean food I never had it before quite good this place had a monitor business and I was good cuz it's too crowded last time I recommend it if you want to try something new come here. read more

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I am always looking for my Caribbean food fix, and today I found it less than 10 min away from home , Rey was our server and he was great !! We had yucca frita, carne frita and tostones and all was delicious, main plate was pastelon and the wife had the fried chicken- all great !! Next time, we'll try their Salvadoran popussas! read more

El Boritracho - Salvadoran Near Me - Citrus Heights, California

Puerto Rican food is impossible to find in Sacramento. The minute I saw this restaurant advertised I was beyond excited. Stopped by on a Saturday around 2 ish, had a decent amount of people in the restaurant. No sign yet on the building other than the door. For those looking it is on the north east corner of the food4less shopping center. My daughters and I had papusas and they were awesome. My wife had mofongo and it was very authentic, the shrimp were cooked perfectly! This location is almost 30 minutes from us but worth the drive and we will be back regularly. Thank you for bringing this diverse menu to the greater Sacramento region. Service was spot on though they were a little thin on staffing (1 waiter and 1 cook). read more

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Authentic Honduran & Salvadoran food. Very tasty and definitely recommend if you're looking for something different. read more

The food is very bland. The service is OK. The ambience is amazing, but the food was not up to par to be a Caribbean when you cook with love and passion you cook amazing food. This place is not that everybody was bragging about it because they were saying that it was Caribbean food with whatever, but it was in whatever category They need to do some really highly seasoning of their food, especially their meats. You can have something that seasoned on the outside and not seasoned on the inside because all you getting is just blonde meat. read more

We have been looking for good, authentic, Puerto Rican food in this area & when we saw the menu we knew we were at the right place!! The food was delicious the service, was great, very friendly. They have great music playing on a large screen. We didn't need the screen but the music is very uplifting. When he saw my husbands military hat, he right away told us we would be receiving a Military Discount We will be putting El Boritracho on our regular places to enjoy a wonderful meal. read more

Stopped here in hopes they had pasteles. They didn't, so I tried something else. Food is so good I stopped after 3 bites to leave this review. 5/5 read more

El Boritracho - Tacos Hondureños / Honduran Tacos - Salvadoran Near Me - Citrus Heights, California

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DELICIOUS! If you like popusas definitely worth it. Great Price. Nice size. All the flavors mesh so deliciously together. Great taste in music too. They had my favorite artist playing while I was there. Friendly workers and great service. Will be back soon! read more