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    El Cuscatlan

    2.7 (194 reviews)
    ModerateSalvadoran
    Closed • 8:00 am - 9:00 pm
    Updated 1 month ago

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    Rice
    Tiff P.

    I give this place a solid 3 out of 5 solely because of the customer service. I feel like the staff was not very friendly. I placed a to go order twice. Both times I have ordered pupusas and a side of rice, the first time that I ordered this. It was great but like I said customer service was lacking. The second time that I went. I didn't look in the bag before leaving. But the size of the container of the rice was comical. The last time that I ordered the side of rice, it was in a container, much bigger than this. The rice was also hard in the middle. What a joke. I wouldn't order here again despite the pupusas being delicious, the customer service/ atmosphere is not welcoming and the sides are expensive considering the size you get.

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    Yun C.

    Wow, why didn't I try this place sooner???!!! I've seen it each time I go to the Asian grocery in the same complex, but I didn't try it until just recently. The restaurant is big with larger dining area in the back. I think you can have a more private function in the back! The food menu is large! Lots of el savadorian plates offerings and the portions were huge!!! My husband and I each got a plate (steak Ranchero and another steak plate). The portion was very generous and the homemade tortilla is the thicker pupusa like, freshly made to order and came out piping hot! The frijoles/refried beans were the BEST I've had! The flavors were amazing! My picky toddler devoured the food!!! She kept asking for more bites, especially the frijoles! We also ordered 2 pupusas, the pork and cheese and the chicken and cheese. They were very good too! We will certainly come back again in the future!

    I'm still waiting
    Doris S.

    RODEO LOCATION: Food is great but the CUSTOMER SERVICE HORRIBLE! Doesn't matter what time or what day you go, this place is more like a TO GO place, mind you pupusas can get expensive you'll spend at least $50 every time, but if YOU'RE NOT IN A RUSH and LOW MAINTENANCE, this place is for 'you'. Last time one of the guys had a mirror in his packet. That's all he cared about .

    Wrong order taken

    Al dueño/ encargado de El Cuscatlan, le escribo porque ya van varias veces que recibo mi orden equivocada, a pesar de siempre ser clara al hacerla. Siempre pido pupusas de arroz, específicamente de chicharrón con queso, pero constantemente me entregan pupusas revueltas y de maíz. Esto no solo es frustrante, sino que afecta mi experiencia como cliente. Este día fue especialmente decepcionante. Mi esposo llamó a las 2:00 p.m. para hacer el pedido. Le dijeron que estaría listo en 20 minutos. Fuimos a recogerlo a las 2:40 p.m., pero las pupusas no estaban listas, y cuando finalmente las entregaron, eran revueltas, otra vez incorrectas. Uno hace un pedido esperando recibir lo que pidió y por lo que está pagando. He notado muchas fallas en la atención, ya sea por parte de quien toma las órdenes o del área de cocina. Esta ya es la cuarta vez que me sucede lo mismo, y sinceramente, es muy decepcionante. Yo ordeno con frecuencia, entre una o dos veces al mes, pero un negocio se mantiene gracias a sus clientes. Cuando los errores se repiten una y otra vez, los clientes pierden la confianza y dejan de consumir el producto. Les pido que por favor pongan más atención y tomen este mensaje como una oportunidad para mejorar, ya que aprecio su comida, pero estos descuidos están afectando mi decisión de regresar.

    Fried fish
    Jeremi W.

    We came here for lunch after seeing the very long line at Sukies. My dad thought it was Mexican food but turns out, it's Salvadoran food. We were quickly seated and attended to. I got the shrimp trio. It had fried shrimp, grilled shrimp and sautéed shrimp with rice and veggies. It was pretty tasty. My daughter had the New York steak and it was delicious! My dad got the fried fish, I can't remember what it was called but it wasn't the tilapia one. Overall good experience, fast service and tasty food. I'd go back again with the intention of getting Salvadoran food rather than Mexican.

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    Wow! The fried tamal??? Best thing I ever had! The pupusas?? I got four and still didn't want them to end! Thank yall!!

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    The best Salvadorian food and drinks in the Bay! Great service and lots of food options

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    I used to come here more often when I worked in Richmond as it was on my way home. Yesterday, I was…read morein the area and figured I would stop by. I am so disappointed at the food changes and feeling bad to give a bad review as I love supporting small businesses and love Salvadorean food. There's a lot of room to improve. I've been eating Salvi food since I was child. If you order to go check before you leave. I had an item missing. I called and was able to get a refund. She handled it nice too since she forgot to add it. I took food to go. I added pictures on all. The tamales both chipilin and pork were good. The masa was excellent. The size was small to medium. The pupusas are tiny, they are good but nothing extraordinary. As they are small there's no cheese stretch or a good feel about the filling. The masa is good. The quesadilla pasty was crumbly, it did not feel fresh. It was dry with no flavor compared to ones I've eaten before. The best Salvi quesadillas are moist. The guava, pineapple, and custard empanada pastry were small. The pineapple one did not feel fresh, more on the dry side, crumbly compared to other flavors. The pork empanada was probably the worst. They were tiny with hardly any filling. The empanadas usually have a ground meat or shredded chicken. This one had pieces of pork so it was not flavorful at all. There's table seating indoors and outdoors. The yucca con chicharron was okay too. Usually it comes with a salad like but this one came with 1 beet, 1 slice of tomato and 1 slice of cucumber with a small bag of curtido. No sauce. Tip: The server gave me a business card and recommended to call for orders to go as the waiting time was 30 minutes. I did not mind waiting. I appreciated her sharing this. Tip: recommend the pork tamal. The pupusas if hungry get at least 3.

    I love their pupusas and combo plate. The service can be a bit slow but it's worth the wait…read more Everything tastes fresh. They even have a drive thru that I have yet to try. Plenty of parking available.

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    4.1(599 reviews)
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    Excellent service and quality!…read more The people at El Trompudo really take care of their customers. They also support their local first responders by letting them eat free on Sunday ^_^ We've catered them many times and the food is excellent. I ordered three tacos: carnitas, asada, and shrimp. They were not stingy with the meat and I love that they add pickled veggies and turnips on the side. Each was loaded and their red sauce is nice and spicy. 100% recommend them!

    This is a very small, unassuming, neighborhood "order at the window" and find yourself a seat…read moreplace. (That's generally a good thing unless you're looking for full service.) if you're eating there and manage to find a table, be prepared to wipe it down yourself, because the staff is super busy taking and preparing orders. The staff was polite and helpful, the cashier providing guidance on menu options to us 1st timers. We ordered and paid for 2 "chicken fajita-type" plates. The orders come with salsa and a tiny bag of store-bought tortilla chips. (The cashier told me they would bring the food to our table, because we never would have heard them calling order #s from where we were seated.) This place seems well frequented by locals (it was lunchtime on a weekday). So, we waited a while for our order, so long that we decided we wanted to take it to go instead. However, when I went up to ask them to pack our food to go instead, one of our orders was in the pick up window. Turns out, they had been calling our order # AND they only made 1 plate, not the 2 we ordered and paid for. The helper was apologetic and quickly refunded the $ for the 2nd plate that never came. I packed the 1 order to go, and off we went. Although we won't go here again, fortunately for us, the food was decent, and the 1 order was enough for 2 people.

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