My family and I came to this hole in the wall, if you can call it a restaurant, for lunch and ordered six pupusas and four tamales and we got charged fifty dollars for it, which I thought was a little too much for such a little lunch for the bunch. What is worse is that the pupusas has a resemblance of dollar pancakes in size and the tamales were little as well on top of that the worst part is that the food has no taste whatsoever, it is bland to the max, a Jewish matzo has more flavor than the pupusas and the tamales were insipid beyond belief. I've been in a lot of restaurants and I've worked in restaurants as well serving food and doing banquets. I wasn't expecting the royal treatment that the Ritz Carlton would give their guests but at least basic guest service and decent food, this place has neither one. I see the typical wannabe restaurant entrepreneur who wants to get rich but has no passion for cooking or even basic seasoning skills in this restaurant owner. I've been in many Salvadorian and Mexican restaurants and eight out of ten have fallen in this pitfall. If you just wanna make money and have no passion for cooking stay away from the restaurant and hospitality industry. read more

3 panes con pollo $8 ea 10 pupusas revueltas $2.50 ea Total charged $75.40 I don't know why I was charged that much and I'm not looking forward to disputing the charge either. read more

I'll be completely honest with you, I have been wanting to try these pupusas forever but I've been hesitant to do so. I finally decided to try them today 4/14/23 and I was surprised! The pupusas I ordered were cheese, pork and a green herb. They were sooooo delicious! Try them out! You won't regret it read more

El Tamarindo - 3 pupusas - Salvadoran Near Me - Lancaster, California

I wish I had more pictures to Share but if you know what Pupusas look like that's what I went for! I am picky with eating Pupusas just anywhere and I heard this place is under new management. My boyfriend was in the area and I asked him if he can bring me food so I called at 4:43pm on a Tuesday (1/10). To my surprise the person told me they close at 5pm but they don't mind helping us. That was a PLUS for me!!! I ordered 8 pupusas and sometimes I think I should learn how to make them since I'm peculiar with how I want my food. Anywho they were very pleasant and patient. My boyfriend also purchased the dessert "Panna Cota" which is out of the Ordinary for a Latin restaurant but regardless let me move on to the flavors!! Dessert : It was delicious , bursting with flavor. We kept trying to guess the ingredients and we couldn't. It was a sorta custard/jello type but the sweetness was NOT overpowering at all. I'm not a sugar junkie! The fresh fruit and the fresh syrup are definitely flavorful and it has that homemade flavor. Pupusas : they were definitely packed with flavor and meat. The curtido (pickled coleslaw) and tomato sauce was spicy but not overpowering either. Everything had a balance of flavors and the freshness of it was on point! Price is average of what most restaurants are charging today for Pupusas I don't mind paying when the service and food is great! This location is in Lancaster California which is far from me but I will definitely be making a drive soon to try their other items. read more

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The food is delicious !!! Customer service is excellent ! Julio is awesome !! The restaurant is super nice and clean !! I definitely recommend this place anytime ! read more

Have visited this location several times in the last five years or so. Love authentic Salvadorean hard cheese, and I was aching for a quick fix because I had been thinking about having pupusas, a traditional Salvadorean breakfast, and a coffee. Food was pretty decent, see pics. What caught our immediate attention was the lack of any type of customer service. Both persons in the front offered zero help, and they gave zero faulks whether we needed anything to devour our meals. Spent about $40 dollars, for that we got an earful of rude and vulgar shenanigans from an older gentleman that manages or owns this place. He was really busy scratching away at his stacks of lottery tickets. So sad, so much potential, food was pretty tasty, service was underwhelming, rude, and non-existent. May I respectfully suggest that the counter workers or the older gentlemen that manages or owns this place either try to help the restaurant by being nice and cordial to the patrons? Naw, after what I heard and saw for over thirty minutes, it seems like that would be too much to ask of them. If you are still reading this, they deserve zero stars. Food was pretty decent though. Too bad. read more

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I was craving a popusa and came across this little gem. Wow! All I can say is don't miss out and give this place a try. Authentic and delicious! Very attentive and quick service. Will be coming back soon. read more

Walked in for some pupusas and was not disappointed. Great service, small atmosphere, my only problem with this place is it's cash only. Yelpers it's worth a try read more

El Tamarindo - Pupusas on point - Salvadoran Near Me - Lancaster, California

Ordered this morning for breakfast, lets begin by the fact that a typical Salvadorean breakfast has platanos, they had NO platanos. Was given Mexican food instead of Salvi food. If I wanted Mexican food I would've gone to a Mexican restaurant. The only reason they got 1 star, the horchata was so-so. read more

Best most authentic Salvadorian food!!!!! It's on the corner of I and Beech Ave. Right after Sierra Hwy

Delicious everything was good the popusas were amazing and the horchata Salvadorena and the ensalada drinks were great and tasted natural and the prices were good I would definitely recommend this a e for anyone looking for cheap but delicious salvadoria food read more

This place has good food but the service is kind of ehh. We aren't allowed to bring outside drinks and they don't take cards. Hope this helps! read more

I haven't been to this place personally but my friend always bring me pupusas from here and they are some of the best I've had.

It's ok. The table plastics they use are dirty on the edges. Not to clean, food is ok and cash only.. don't think I will go back.

This is the best pupusas restorant...I went to another ones and i'm able to eat only one pupusa. But in the Tamarindo restorant I can eat 4 or more I realy enjoy my food hear... read more