We love to order pupusas and tortillas. We also love the caldo de pollo. Delicious food and friendly service.

Food is always consistently good. Service is always friendly and quick. I keep coming back since the menu is pretty diverse and everything is good. They always play Christian music. The place is nice and clean. Would definitely recommend it. read more

Comida salvadoreña sabor auténtico las pupusas fueron servidas calientes y sabrosas las de frijoles y loroco con queso estaban sabrosas los pasteles de carne y pollo me gustaron más lo de carne la yuca con chicharrón está aceptable en conclusión si lo recomendaría para un futura visita! read more

Very good food, large portions. Breakfast served all day everyday. Very clean. I really like the chicken caldo.

We love this family restaurant! The food is so good, so is the soup in the mixed vegetables.

Amazing pupusas at a great price! All day breakfast is delicious as well. Clean, spacious restaurant offering fresh food. Service was excellent as well. Highly recommend. read more

We showed up as a party of 14 on a Sunday afternoon. There was no problem. We were seated almost immediately and the staff started getting our drink orders, brought chips and salsa, and menus. There were many other customers but they made us feel like we were the most important customers! The food was amazing - and with 14 people we tried most of the menu. I definitely recommend El Sol. Great food - great service - great atmosphere! read more

We ordered takeout here for lunch and I had some pupusas. Those were delish, maybe needed a little more salt but still yummy. Someone else had yuca and honestly ordering these for myself next time too! read more

This place was featured on a popular thread on Twitter showcasing Houston food spots. My friend and I went for dinner and it was amazing! The server was sooo sweet, and the food was so delicious. It was also a very inexpensive price. I totally recommend and will return in the future. read more

Food is good i love to come for breakfast and get the chilaquiles. Agua fresca is overpriced and doesn't taste fresh. Restaurant is usually clean and service is good. read more

This was a quick let's get up and go place. I picked for breakfast .The workers were nice. The setting was good. Only 2 waitress so you do have to wait for attention. The food was store bought. The only thing I believe was authentic might have been the breakfast hash and salsa on my huevos. The beans tasted store bought like from a can or pouch, the tortilla were definitely store bought and Not Homemade. And I had to return my eggs because I asked for over medium and I got extremely well done. Twice!!! The prices are way too high for the quality of the food..(my opinion) but definitely won't be visiting here again. Sorry read more

Over charging for everything. I've never been charged extra for homemade corn tortillas from a restaurant that rather use store bought. They also charged extra for onions! And $5 for coke is absurd. They are completely empty at lunch hour which made me nervous to come but I wanted to grab some lunch in the area, the order took way too long to get out. Will never come back. read more

Great food and service came for the first time at a busy lunch. Even though we sat at the bar service was attentive. Highly recommend the lunch enchilada special read more

The food amazing and the services was great! I had the fajitas with chicken steak and shrimp it was a 10/10!!!!

I originally found this restaurant on Uber eats. I've ordered through Uber at least 5 times and even brought a friend to sit and eat inside the restaurant. We arrived as soon as it opened and it was very clean, quiet, and the servers were friendly. The breakfast was delicious and so were the pupusas. I love the pupusas here, Since moving to Houston from LA these are the best pupusas I've found in the city. Actually, everything that I've tried, I've enjoyed. I'm a big fan of this restaurant. read more

Excellent food. Their bacon wrapped grilled shrimp dish is out of this world. Have eaten here several times for lunch. Really friendly service. The chips and salsa is good too Reasonably priced read more

Excelente servicio y la comida muy rica 100 por ciento recomendadoel desayuno que pedí estaba delicioso el café fresco

Believe the hype! The food is eye rolling good! The restaurant is quaint and has a small town feel. The salsa was wonderful. It was room temperature,bso I can't complain about it being cold. It was spicy and very flavorful. I had two or three bowls. Lol. I ordered the Fajita Ranchera (chicken), which came with a tiny salad, refried beans, rice, and tortillas. The ranchera sauce was amazing and the chicken was cooked to perfection. The refried beans didn't seem like your typical beans. The color was a cross between pinto and black beans and the taste was more flavorful than either one. The rice was a good cup size and it was ok. The tortillas were made just right, but I couldn't tell if they were homemade or not. They tasted a tad bit waxy, like the commercial brand sold in stores. My pineapple Jartitos was the cherry on top! Overall, it was a great meal and I left knowing I'd be back. read more

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Came here because I had to charge my car across the street and it is surprisingly AMAZING!! the place is super clean, staffs super friendly and keep checking on you, and they made sure we had enough drinks and salsa the whole time. We ordered a whole table of random stuff and not one thing was disappointing! read more

Will always recommend this place, the food is always above quality and fresh, the service is always amazing and everyone is always sweet and will take the time to explain anything on the menu . And the place is always spotless read more

Awesome tostados and wonderful staff there. Very good and authentic tasting food. Love going there read more

El Sol Restaurant - a plate of food and a laptop - Salvadoran Near Me - Houston, Texas

I've been here a few times. I like the Pupusas, & Beef soup(only Wednesdays) Oh, & the Seafood soup is really good too. The other plate I've had was the grilled chicken breast, not a fan of it the chicken piece was small and the not much on the sides. Service is good. I recommend it. read more

El Sol Restaurant - Perfect weather for Soup! - Salvadoran Near Me - Houston, Texas

Was doing Uber eats and I had an order come from this place , while I was waiting for the order I decided to get myself a drink which was 3.99 I did Apple Pay and never got a receipt back from the server and the next day I got a notification that the server decided to tip herself for that 1 drink I got the total was 10$ from my statement that I did not have any consent or signed anything to approve the transaction so I called back and I spoke to "santos" explained what happen and told me to stop by and order a meal that it was free .. I got the food tamales where SO DRY empanadas where not fresh at all I just fed it to my dogs ! This place is not it and I'm salvadoreña nunca más ! read more

Love the food and the service will be coming again. The only thing I will say is that the horchata has a little too much cinnamon for my taste. read more

El Sol Restaurant - Carne Asada - Salvadoran Near Me - Houston, Texas

Tried Pupusa 3 kind. Pork/bean/cheese, mexican Squash/cheese, chicken/cheese. Authentic place. That was enough for 2 of us as breakfast.

Carne Asada was cooked perfectly, great sides corn tortillas were delicious. Happy with my experience. Will definitely come back read more

El Sol Restaurant - Carne Asada - Salvadoran Near Me - Houston, Texas

I ordered steak and shrimp fajitas was told tortillas do not come with it was extra. Fajita steak was not skirt I'm not sure what cut it was but it was t even cut. It was one piece of dry over cooked beef. Not good at all. read more

We had our order fulfilled by Grub Hub. Quite satisfied with our order. I ordered the pupusas , flautas, chicken enchiladas and beef fajitas. Although it was delivery, food was quite tasty. Only one thing that could have made the meal better, which I could have been at fault. I didn't expect the hot sauce to be as great as it is. I think it's probably some of the best sauce I've had in Houston. Very nice spice level. Really enjoyed everything and will definitely order again. And I'll know to ask for more sauce read more

My boyfriend and I were out and about running errands and we were both in the mood for some authentic Mexican food. Since this place was nearby, we decided to give it a try. I got the ground beef tostada and my boyfriend got the breakfast burrito. Both dishes were fully stuffed with toppings. The tostada was especially yummy. The fried tortilla was super crunchy, and the ground beef was very flavorful to say the least. Not to mention the service was top-notch! I will for sure be returning. read more

Authentic food at a good price and served by friendly efficient staff. Highly recommend!

I have been in this restaurant and the attention is perfect and the food is 100% fresh and everything seems very clean and there are many dishes out of the ordinary that made the flavors explode in my mouth, excellent flavor! read more

El Sol Restaurant - Enchiladas - Salvadoran Near Me - Houston, Texas

Very pleased with the quality of food and good waitress. Everything was delicious and will be coming back for sure.

Excelente Restaurante! Comida muy autentica el caldo y las pupusas son mi favorito, el lugar esta aseado y el servicio al cliente es lo mejor... read more

Placed a doordash order at 4 pm and waited 2 hours just for my doordasher to arrive at the restaurant and say that someone else stole my order. Totally unacceptable! The workers definitely need to be more attentive. Definitely sketchy. read more

I am SOOO glad I found this place ;) I had the Pupusas (Queso and Jalapeño) and the Pechuga Del Mar under the recommendation of our super friendly waitress. The Pupusas had fresh jalapeños and lots of real cheese... so since I started with that I should have known I was in for a treat for dinner - The Pechuga Del Mar was ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!!! Fresh and Wonderful!!! This is obviously a family place, wife and daughters waiting tables and helping out - The place is immaculately clean, the restrooms smell actually clean, not just covered with smelly stuff. This is by FAR a better option and experience than some of the larger & commercial places! I asked the owner and he said they had only been open a few months, and I don't think they will have ANY problem growing and growing ! Keep up the great work guys!!! You have a wonderful place :)) read more

El Sol Restaurant - My Wife's Taquitos ! - Salvadoran Near Me - Houston, Texas

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Once in a while we chance upon one of those gems that not many would know about unless you were familiar with the area. My brother had yelp'd a place close by for lunch as we just couldn't decide where else to go.......and found this place just off the 6......sounded good as I had a hankering for some chips and salsa anyway. I'm really glad we found this place as it's a nice newly opened (5 months), small, casual, family run restaurant with genuinely nice, welcoming, and friendly people working here. I even got the chance to have a chit chat with the manager/cook (Santos) ....really nice guy....and cooks up delicious dishes! Soon after we sat down we were served the usual bowl of chips and salsa....the chips were the thicker kind which makes it easier to scoop the salsa.....and the salsa was thicker than usual....yummy delicious and very spicy! You have to be careful though as they can get very addictive! I forgot to factor in the likelihood that the dishes would Texas sized and probably overdid it on enjoying the bottomless servings of chips!....but it was worth it! As for our mains, I had really wanted to order the Chicken Enchiladas with melted mixed cheese on top....which comes sides of rice and beans, and a choice of red or green salsa, but my brother decided to order it too....and since I could simply just steal some off him I decided to go with my favorite Chicken (or beef or shrimp) Fajitas Dinner for one....which comes with a side of beans, rice, guacamole, sour cream, pico de gallo, and usually the flour tortillas (3).....but I chose the thick fresh and homemade corn tortillas (2) instead. My chicken came out smoking on a sizzling hot plate and sitting on a bed of grilled sliced onions and bell peppers.....I was really impressed by the presentation, amount of food included in the dinner....everything was just delicious....and not salty at all like some other places. The chicken was juicy, tender, and tasty..... not overcooked and dried out like some other places. I must say that with these homemade corn tortillas, the whole meal was just perfect.....I thoroughly enjoyed every bit of it.....and I finished every last bite despite already being filled up with chips and salsa! I really like this place very much! .......very good unpretentious food, good friendly service, and pleasant atmosphere. Definitely a great find! read more

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This place is soooo good, the pupusas taste like the ones back home! I love their bean pupusas, their platanos fritos they cut them thin, which I love. Their beans are bomb....I mean they taste really amazing! The staff are nice and prompt, I always hit up this place when I'm working on Houston. read more

Ordered some pupusas today. Not good at all. Probably the worst I have had. The chicken had flavor. The cabbage was bland and the salsa was tasteless. The dough had no flavor at all. It looked good though. Glad I tried it. But wont be ordering pupusas here again. Once you have had really great pupusas mediocre food won't cut it read more

El Sol Restaurant - Chicken and cheese - Salvadoran Near Me - Houston, Texas

This place is such a hidden gem. Amazing food and very clean. Great service too. I tried the chilaquiles and they were phenomenal! read more

El Sol Restaurant - Salvadoran Near Me - Houston, Texas

Great food. The lemon pepper chicken and shrimp are sooo delicious. So is the horchata will definitely be back again. Great service as well. read more