Pupusas are so good! Clean tables, attentive staff, the aguas frescas are so good. Must try!

I love Salvadorian food... I came here with my parents and sister on a Friday around 7pm. Once we arrived we were seated immediately. There was maybe two other small groups inside. Once seated, my sister and mom ordered a grilled fish dish to share. My dad just went with a tamale since he wasn't very hungry and I went with the Chile Relleno plate with ground beef. Once we ordered, they brought out complementary chips and salsa. I LOVED their salsa. It was spicy but oh so good. Definitely addictive. My mom and sister's grilled fish looked good. It came with some polenta patties, rice, salad, and beans. They loved it and gobbled it all up. My Chile Relleno was okay. It was topped off with some chunks of cheese. It was also served with rice, beans, and a salad. I didn't like that my chile relleno looked like a big ball of mush. My dad said he liked his chicken tamale. Our total was around $40 without tip. The pricing was average. It was about $10-$14 a plate. I thought the pricing was okay. I rather would have had more of the main dish than the extra sides (like rice, beans, and salad). I'm from Orange County where you can find about any type of food and I thought everything was okay. We ate here because we were in the area and were waiting for traffic to die down and were hungry. As for service, like other yelpers had mention, the guy serving us was awesome. He was friendly and made sure all our drinks and chips were refilled. The inside has an intimate vibe with a Salvadorian welcoming feel. The outside can be easily missed and looks a little shady. If I was in the area I would consider coming. However, I wouldn't drive all the way from where we live to come eat here. read more

El Cafetalito - Salvadoran Near Me - Commerce, California

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My wife and I enjoy eating Salvadoran crusine especially one of our favorite dishes are the pupusas. My favorite stuffing in the pupusa is cheese, i don't know why I really enjoy i think the melting cheese and the crispy of the masa cook in a golden brown. We have try other Salvadorian or Pupusa restaurants they good but this our first time at this restaurant called El Cafetalito in the city of Commerce. The restaurant is very close to my in-laws . El Cafetalito is probably the only Salvadorian restaurant in the city of Commerce. We decided to try it out. When we arrive at the restaurant wow the restaurant was packed it took couple of minutes to find seats at the restaurant. I was curious why the restaurant was so popular I know why it's the food. Finally we got seated then we decided what to order the pupusas and fried plantain with refried beans. Everything is made from scratch including the pupusas it took couple of minutes later they brought us the pupusas and the fried plantain. The pupusas look very good and the aroma from pupusa was mouth watering. The pupusas was greasy or overcook my wife and I really enjoy it but comes with pickle cabbage and sauce adding to the pupusas amazing great flavors together. The fried plantain and the refried beans very good, the best is adding sour cream to the plantain great flavors. Overall we enjoy the pupusas and the refried beans at the El Cafelito, we will come back again. I recommend El Cafetalito to my family and friends and including my Yelp friends. read more

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Came here with my family the food is very great. If you want a good place to eat at I recommend this restaurant. For breakfast #8 is delicious read more

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Why didn't we find this place sooner?! This place sure hit the spot when you are craving Salvadorian breakfast! I love their fried plantains! Their service and food are great! and the pricing is affordable! We went on Saturday morning and it wasn't filled, just 2 tables were occupied. We were seated right away. I ordered the scrambled egg with sausage plated with beans, cream, cheese & avocado. My BF ordered the plantains plated and ordered scrambled eggs with tomatoes and peppers on the side. It also came with a plain pupusas which were pretty good and fresh! We also ordered a cheese and pork pupusas to try and it was good. Put some of the cabbage on top along with the red sauce. hmmm gooey cheese. Overall experience was great. We would come back here again when we crave for some salvadorian breakfast! read more

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I hope the owner of El Cafetalito that used to be El Taquilense in Downey reads this . I stopped coming here and chose to eat at another nearby pupusa restaurant because the waitress/host here is rude . Since this place changed owners , there is a young female waitress mostly at the front of this eatery. Problem is she goes to inside the kitchen and is on her cell paying bills (as she has mentioned ) , or talking to the cook . Several times people waited at the counter register for 10 minutes trying to get her attention. Customers standing there just look at each other not knowing to yell or knock on the wooden counter to get her attention. To make matters worse , if they begin to clean up 30 minutes before it closes and you come into their eatery , she yells to the cook and says " we have turned off the hot stove ...right ? " Maybe the best thing for her to do is to hit the closed switch so people know not to come in for service . Zero stars if I could . The waitress can be down right rude too. read more

This is a great spot in Commerce. The pupusas were amazing. We got de revuelta, chicharron, and loroco. They were all fire. They also have hot sauce if you ask and it is really good and spicy. I also ordered huevos estrellado order, huevo con chorizo order and huevos rancheros. They made all the eggs like i asked and the beans and queso are bomb too. My mom said the crema tastes like Pueblo. I think thats a really good compliment because she enjoyed it. I really enjoy salvi food and this is the first spot I find around ELA with bomb Salvi food. Great staff too! Will be going again for my Salvi cravings. read more

I came to this place after my brother recommended it. Pupusas: cheese, revuelta, chicharron 5 stars Breakfast plate: beans, fried plaintains, sour cream 5 stars Ensalada and horchata drinks: needs improvement. read more

Good food and friendly service from good people. I come here for authentic old school Salvadoran breakfast. Hits the spot every time ! Can't go wrong. read more

A friend Pedro the gas truck driver invited me here...nice surprise. The pan con pavo was on point. We share Yuca Frita and boy we even had an arayan drink yeap took my taste buds back when I was a child. Over all a nice experience, I encourage you to try this place. F@K Gavin Nusom. read more

The food was incredible! I love authentic food and this restaurant delivered! I highly recommend!

Good food and great customer service. Thank you Freddy for the outstanding customer service. read more

I've been here plenty of times with my family and the food is very good and flavorful. The staff is also friendly. Will continue to come here. Highly recommend. read more

Very nice and friendly service. Food is good. Would recommend to go if you want homemade food.

Found this place on a Sunday evening (8pm) Food was AMAZING! pupusas were perfect!!(frijol con queso, loroco con queso & chicharon con queso). Fresco de ensalada was fantastic! Service was top tier after a long day too!! Will definitely come back. Worth the try without a doubt!!! read more

The food was excellent but the waiting was horribly long. Service was warm and friendly.

We checked this spot out this weekend, and it was delicious. The pupusas are the best I've had in ages. They were soft pillowy clouds of cheesy heaven. The chicken tamale was tasty and full of chicken and veggies,not just a trace like other places tend to do. They have their own parking lot and 2 bathrooms,a win in LA. read more

First time coming here and my car got broken into. Dashboard and stereo was all stolen. Came here the other day to order. Waited for about 30min for my food. Durning that time my car was broken into in the parking lot. Door handle was gone. Dashboard and stereo was gone. The parking lot is for this restaurant. Went to ask if they got anything on their camera and they wouldn't cooperate. One of the ladies who claimed to be the owner was beyond rude and had no compassion for what just happened. All she kept yelling is "it's not their responsibility" not once did I say it was. All I wanted is to see if their camera captured anything. The only camera they have in the parking lot had its wires are cut. Not sure for how long, seems it's been like this for awhile. Spoke to a couple of other owners around and some said cars are always getting broken into. This place is clearly unsafe. If something worst were to happen, like someone getting robbed or even worse getting shot. How will they owners of this be able to help the authorities to catch the person responsible. The parking lot of this place clearly isn't safe. As for the food it was eh! read more

This is my spot for Salvi food. Every time we are in Cali, we make it a point to stop here. The food is fresh and full of flavor. The staff is very friendly and their pastries are yummy. We have been stopping at this place for the last three years and we have never been disappointed. I love their dopa de gallina. The soup itself is so flavorful and not water down. The pupusas are pretty good but their Tipico breakfast with the steak is a must have!!!!! read more

Good service and food was delicious and a good price the place looked clean and felt clean

Can't go wrong with a pupusa! So delicious and tasty. There's a lot of energy in here. I got a pupusa revuelta. It had pork, cheese and bean. It was so good! Very fresh and of course, this is paired with curtido and red sauce. So delicious! I enjoyed the slight kick of the jalapeño in the salad. Overall, super good priced. Like $2.35 or so per pupusa. I also got the horchata. This had the flavor that was a bit different from a Mexican horchata. It tasted similar to semilla de jicaro. Anyway. Great food! It took a while for it to be made but you know it's fresh. read more

Best and most authentic Salvadoran food. Fresh quality and awesome hospitality! Amazing flavors! read more

The food is delicious, especially their pupusas! Whenever I'm craving one I always come here. But don't come if you're in a rush. Everytime I've come I've always had to wait at least 30 mins for my food. Even when I placed an order over the phone and was told it would be ready in 30 mins, I still had to wait another 40 mins once I got there. The food is the best, but not if you want it fast! read more

Boyfriend and I ordered pupusas and a plátano, frijoles y crema plate. The pupusas were really good and not greasy, not salty and good filling to masa ratio. That plátano plate was delicious also. Authentic flavor.. I'll definitely be back read more

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Wooow!!!!! Por fin encontré un restaurante donde verdaderamente ponen en alto la comida de El Salvador!!!! Que ricas pupusas y las empanadas deliciosas y la horchata ni se diga todo muy rico y la mesera muy amable (olvide de preguntarle su nombre) pero muy atenta y siempre con una sonrisa preguntando si necesitábamos algo más.... RECOMENDADO AL 100!! read more

It was pretty empty when we got there. We sat where we wanted. We all ordered pupusas. They were quick, they were big, and most importantly, they were delicious! I'll definitely be coming back for my pupusa needs. read more

The food was great. Customer service was not bad, but please read below (towards the end) on that. We ordered a caldo De pata, pupusa revuelta, and empanadas. Important to note that they only offer one size of that caldo De pata, and the plate is pretty big; it's a good portion for like two people. The tortillas that come with the order of the caldo are more like gorditas, so handmade. Now the reason I am giving it a 3-star review is because they were NOT transparent/honest at the end. When I asked to bring the check my total was $38 and some change. When the card was processed, I saw $40-something. When I asked to see the bill again, it appeared as if the server wanted to withhold it from me, and I kept insisting so I could compare receipts, because I wanted to be sure I was not seeing things. The amount isn't a big difference, but to me, it became about the principle. I asked, "You guys charge extra for using a card?" And the server was like, "Yes. I forgot to mention it." As I proceeded to leave the restaurant, I looked around as to see if I missed a sign somewhere about card usage. However, I did not see anything nowhere in the surrounding area that this was a thing. If I missed it, then my bad. Again, it just felt dishonest to me. I didn't appreciate that at all. So fyi, they charge 3% when you use your card. read more

The service at this restaurant was really good. I just wish the food was up to par. The food was not fresh. The pupusas were really hard and stale. I ordered a pan con pollo and it didn't taste like anything. I wish the food was better read more

Delicious pupusas and other traditional bites. I highly recommend the bean/cheese and mixed pupusas! The wait time is not great but everything is freshly handmade. I would just physically order in store for any pickup. read more

Pupusas are big and super delicious! Definitely will be coming back for more. Great taste!

Home cooked food feeling!! 10/10. Coming back!! Wife loved it too. Traditional cooking

Food is alright I just really hate their service! They need better customer service it suck's over been coming here for years but because it's the only Salvadorian restaurant nearby after they close the one on Otis but man better your service please read more

I always come here when I'm craving pupusas! They're freshly made with so much flavor! -they do take longer than one expects. (Hence the 4 stars.) I get myself a leche con cafe with a beans & cheese pupusa! That fills me up perfectly. Great pricing too! read more

Simple, no-nonsense pupuseria. Went for a light brunch on a weekend and found easy parking on the side street, but it was raining so I'm not sure how crowded it usually gets. Much of their menu consists of variations on a theme -- their breakfast plates, in particular, are mostly eggs, beans, and cheese. However, their menu is complete enough in that they do have what you'd expect to see on a Salvadoran menu. I ordered two pupusas and toasted corn atole. You get a choice of corn or rice meal for the pupusas. I tried both and I'd stick to the corn meal ($2 each) since the rice version wasn't different enough to pay an extra 35 cents for. The pupusas were prepared nice and crispy on the outside. They came with a good but not excessive amount of curtido and tomato salsa. The salsa was pretty dull, but I was pleased with the pupusas themselves and the curtido. The cup of atole came piping hot and was huge, especially for its price ($2.95). Had the right amount of sweetness to it (not too much), definitely a good thing to order on a rainy day. Service was prompt and friendly. Looking forward to coming back at some point. read more

Oh man, they have the best pupusas! My friend, sister and I made a stop after a trip to LA and they both enjoyed it. I always go for the revuelta, and am never disappointed. read more

If you want to eat some of the best pupusas then come to this place! I've been going here for years and it's seriously amazing every time! Just be warned, you will experience major food coma after these. I usually get the one with cheese and beans. Eat it with the cabbage salad! It's a small place down a street but pretty easy to find. Eat a couple of these and then take a nap! read more

The pupusas are not good. They don't have a good masa to filling ratio. The filling for: revueltas, queso con frijol and veggies was not very tasty. The salsa does not taste natural, more like made with canned stuff. The curtido is very plain. Below average place. read more

Very good place to eat Salvadorean food the best Sopa de Patas ever . All the food it's very good , I also go to The Cafetalito 2 on woodman and chase , panorama city , CA read more

El Cafetalito - Salsa con chips - Salvadoran Near Me - Commerce, California

We called in our order for 8 pupusas, they told us it would be 30 minutes we showed up and they charge us and decide to keep us waiting for another 40 minutes. They didn't think to tell us that they haven't started the order or it's going to take longer. It should not take 70 minutes and they should not have left us in the dark and charge us and then make us wait 40 minutes longer. And they had people dining inside read more

I absolutely love this place. It's really far from me about 30 min with out traffic, but I come out here once every 6 weeks for work. Everytime I'm out here I have to go. Pupusas revueltas and a Plato of platanos with frijol y crema. And there coffee is sooo good! My favorite Pupusa place ever! read more