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    El Cuscatleco Restaurant

    4.4 (134 reviews)
    Closed 7:00 am - 10:00 pm

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    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    Bread and butter
    Stephany S.

    A real hole in the wall! Right next to Publix. When you walk in you can choose your table and sit right down. They quickly greet you with the menu and silverware. The menu is full of great options. Very cheap compared to what some places are charging. We had the Super Antojito Cuscatleco which is HUGEEEEE!!!! Omg I think 4 people can easily it out of there. It has pupusas, chicharrones, yuca, carne asada. You can't go wrong! It has all the goodies. Really good food. Everything tasted very fresh and the waitress was constantly coming around and checking up on all the tables. Definitely a great place to check out

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    Adonis S.

    This place was recommended online so we decided to give it a try. Plus we were craving pupusas. We started with the maracuya juice which was refreshing. Not as strong as other places. This one actually was pleasant to drink. We followed by ordering the Super Antojito Cuscatleco. It's basically a sampler. Grilled steak, pupusa, refried bean, fried pork, nachos, green plantain, fried cheese, spanish sausage, pico de gallo, Salvadorian Cream, sweet plantain and fried yucca. It was about 22 dollars but the portion is huge. I saw three people can easily share this. For sure our cravings were satisfied. Everyone was super nice and humble. Will definitely come back to try other items from the menu.

    Enjoying my colada while waiting to get a cheese pupusa -- it also comes with cabbage.
    Melissa V.

    Total comfort food zone! Sandra took care of me and was amicable. The place was packed but I was still able to snag a seat to enjoy myself some bean pupusa and espresso. This is right by Publix -- you might miss it at first because it's a small area snuck in a corner. It's not quiet, but not very loud enough to interrupt your hearing if you converse with someone next to you. I haven't tried the soup or bowls yet, but I'm looking forward to them next time!

    Idsia R.

    I've been eating at this Salvadorian restaurant for a while and customer service is okay, depending on who is on shift of the servers. The food is good, and the atmosphere is quiet. The prices are good Overall experience is good many dishes to choose from and also they serve breakfast.

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    Monique Y.

    Stopped here for a quick bite to eat for breakfast! There was open seating and the restaurant was initially empty, but that slowly started to change. We were quickly greeted with a smile and a "buenos Dias" and fast seating! Took a bit to get our order, but that was okay because the food was fresh and hot! Ordered a breakfast burrito and it was delicious! Eggs were cooked well and plenty of bacon inside! My friend ordered an empanada, steak and eggs and it was delicious as I had a small portion of the empanada! Restaurant was clean and decorated for Valentine's Day. Prices were fairly low and portion sizes were decent. Will definitely come again and try lunch or dinner

    Austin B.

    This is a place that if you blink while passing it, you will for sure miss it. I have gotten food to-go from here many times but this was the first time I actually came to sit down. The location is insanely clean and the staff is friendly and attentive. I decided to get one of their lunch specials, so I decided to choose the shredded pork and it came with two sides, which I asked for white rice and black beans. They also have saffron rice as well as red beans and a handful of other sides as well. The pork was the most tender and marinated pork I have had in a very decent amount of time and the temperature was very hot, which is great because it shows the pork was cooked fresh and served very quickly. The beans had amazing flavor and when mixed with the rice, brings it to another level! For the price of only eight dollars, it is hard to not justify getting it because the amount of pork it came with was crazy! The service was a little slow but I didn't mind because they were busy and the food I ended up getting was very fresh and crazy hot, I really can not wait to come back again and try some of their other food as well!

    Inside of the Tuna Sandwhich
    Christopher E.

    I just got done doing something for my job and decided to grab a bite to eat walking in it smells amazing walked in at 3:45 very small place just got my menu and ordered a sprite sprite comes in a can poured in glass original opening the menu it's fricking huge I'm getting a tuna sandwhich today the utensils are wrapped in plastic and the table is very very clean I got fried yuca on the side and bread and butter for a appetizer the sprite is good just sprite the bread arrived it's 3 pieces the bread is good just like a snack kinda needs more butter but I enjoy it I got my tuna sandwhich in Cuban bread also the bread is very soft and abit fluffy and crunchy I love it I smell a distant either fish or tuna smell from the kitchen I'm hungry!! I placed my order at 3:47 very quick service the employees are now doing alot of cleaning and on the bar there's a cleaning chemical bottle there abit concerning I wouldn't put that infront of customers very attentive employees 2 customers infront of me just left and immediately cleaned the table and took my bread basket it's 6 minutes so far a big family walked in uh oh I'm very excited for some food and tuna I love tuna food just came at 3:55 good time smells amazing can't wait to dig in trying the Yuca first AMAZING CRUNCH greatly salted VERY HOT PHEW I'll try the yellow sauce with it it's like a very very nice honey mustard I like it abit tart mustardy the tuna sandwhich is pretty good a basic sandwhich good tuna a tomato and lettuce not the best tastes like a Subway sub but feeds my tuna addiction the yellow sauce is very good just added black pepper the sandwhich gets fairly boring without seasoning jeez I'm dipping it in the yellow sauce it makes it way better the Cuban bread is hurting the roof of my mouth abit ow the sandwhich needs cheese like Subway does and it'd be amazing was really not a good sandwhich was warm and left that fishy taste in my mouth I'm finished now time to pay should be like 15-20 bucks I'd assume my sandwhich was 9 dollars on the menu I'm just waiting for the check now she took my dishes totals 14:07 I left a 4 dollar tip because the waitresses were very nice decent meal but not good and enjoyable I'd love to give this a 4 but jeez that sandwhich man the sauce and yuca was absolutely amazing only spectacular but cmon and the sandwhich was warm while eating it very weird I do suggest though give it a try heading back home my mouth is actively in pain ow (the inside is very small just tables no booths or anything so you stand out a little too much) (This review was written entirely in Chronological order of my full experience)

    Cortadito
    Jess B.

    My favorite local spot. You can't go wrong with anything on the menu. Eat in or carry out, the food is fire and fresh ! My go to meal is a steak baleada and a cheese pupusa. My boyfriend is obsessed with the cortadito with sugar. (Pictured here) every single server is nice and willing to go the extra mile to provide great service and a memorable experience. I have 0 complaints. Also super clean.

    Beef soup with rice
    Andrea B.

    Stopped into this small Salvadoran/Cuban restaurant for a quick lunch. I'm a big fan of Salvadoran beef soup. It usually comes loaded with beef, a small piece of corn on the cob, potatoes, carrots,and yuca and served with rice and a tortilla on the side. This soup here was delicious but the rice was just ok. I also ordered a couple of pupusas (tortillas filled with pork, beans or cheese) to take home, and they were very good. They were pretty busy for 3:00 in the afternoon and they had a steady number of people coming in to pick up and order takeout. I noticed they had a nice lunch menu for during the week so I'm definitely going to cnn her back for that. Service was great.

    Palomilla with yellow rice and black beans
    Exo L.

    Staff is very friendly and the cuisine is delicious and well worth the price. I had the palomilla which came with 2 sides and I added the fries and cheese papusa. They gave me complimentary toast while I was waiting for my meal. Definitely will be visiting again and I look forward to having their breakfast.

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    This restaurant has been one of my go to spots for years. The food never disappoints!

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    Food is amazing! Can't wait to go back and keep trying other things from their menu. Service was great

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    4 years ago

    Food is so good and comforting. Loved the lechon asado, tastes amazing and prices are super reasonable.

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    EXCELLENT huevos rancheros and seafood soup. Highly recommend five stars all the way. JUST GO!!!!

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    Everybody in there is very nice at great food and the operations there seem very clean

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    Delicious Latin and Cuban food . Good customer service excellent choice for lunch in the area .

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    Great food. Good prices. Reminds me of my mama's cooking. Love this place. So glad it is close by

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