Such a gem in TL. Love that the pupusa are made to order so you know they are fresh. They are also the only spot that I know that has lambs the filling. The service is great, Angel is so sweet and give recs on all the different flavors read more

Best pupusas around! Discovered this spot at the Heart of the City's Farmers Market on Wednesdays through a coworker. Came to check it out once and became a regular ever since. The wait can be super long during lunch hour so I recommend coming at either 11am or 1pm. I waited for an hour once when I came at noon. My favorite is the lamb. It's so yummy! It costs a bit more than the rest of the flavors tho. I've also tried spinach and mushroom. Those were very good, too. The chips are very delish as well. I had both the plantain and yucca. I liked the spicy plantain chips a lot. One of the cashier ladies struggle with simple math so that can be a drawback or advantage depending on how much she asks you to pay, lol. Remember it's #PupusasWednesday! So get your pupusas on! read more

Estrelitta's Snacks - Waited an hr for this lamb pupusa - Street Vendors Near Me - San Francisco, California

Best pupusas in the city for the best price! When I get that pupusa craving, I go to Estrelitta's at the Heart of the City Farmers Market at UN Plaza. The line/wait can be long, to time your lunch accordingly. I heard you can call it in, but it's best to order in person. And order in cash. They do take credit cards for a fee though. I've had just about every pupusa, minus the beef ones. My two favorites are the mushroom and cheese, and the spinach and cheese. The mushroom pupusa has a really that earthy, savory taste, and the spinach one is cooked perfectly. Sometimes cooked spinach has a weird taste, at least to me, but not in this pupusa. There is a choice of mild or spicy salsa. There is limited seating at this farmers market, so it's best to get your order to go. read more

Little restaurant close to Civic Center, serving Salvadorean specialties. The pupusas are very goo. Since they make them fresh it may take some time to get your order out, so be aware. Had the revueltas (mixed), queso con hongos (cheese and mushrooms) and the chorizo con queso pupusas. Very tasty. The pupusa player comes with beans and rice with fried plantains. Will come back. read more

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Delicious pupusas!! And only $3.50... What a steal. I came across Estrellita's at the Heart of The City Farmer's Market at the Civic Center/UN Plaza on Wednesdays. I loved how the menu was so simple and very affordable. I got the classic pork, beans, and cheese stuffed pupusa. Each pupusa comes with curtido (pickled and slightly spicy veggie slaw) and tomate (mild or spicy tomato based sauce). I loved how the outer part of the thick corn tortilla was crunchy and the inside was soft. The pork, bean, and cheese filling was flavorful, but the tomate made the pupusa even better!! I got mild because I wasn't sure how the spicy would be, but next time I will definitely try spicy. The curtido was also very flavorful and a few jalapenos were thrown in for a small kick. They have so many different flavors of pupusas so i can't wait to try more! I was full after just 1, so it was worth the $3.50! They also have fruit frescas and horchata!! Ahhhhh. read more

Oakland Eat Real Festival 2010 [Stop #10] Mix (Bean, Cheese, Pork) Pupusa - $3 I've been waiting to try a really good pupusa for a while now, and I finally got the chance to do so at this Salvadoran establishment. The pupusas are already pre-made and are grilled right in front of you by the same people who made them earlier that morning. I was about to embark into pupusa heaven once I got my plate. For $3, you get a pretty hefty pupusa with beans, cheese, and pork. This all comes with a bag of cabbage and a sauce that I still can't seem to identify. Although I couldn't really taste the pork in the whole dish, everything else was amazing. The melted cheese and beans mixed with the delicate but crispy outside is exactly what I needed. The sauce isn't spicy at all and adds a great tangy taste to the whole dish. Mmmmm pupusalicious!!! read more

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these pupusas are certified delicious for a low low price. made fresh, the cheese is absolutely melty and goes perfectly with the thick and fluffy tortilla. i got the spinach and bean pupusas and both were perfect in their own way. i loved the spicy sauces and pickled veggies they gave with it too. it might take awhile for them to prepare your order but its so worth! pair it with one of the frescas for a good time. read more

I wasn't a huge fan of pupusas when I had them for the first time a year ago and had no desire to ever eat one again. But when I saw that Estrellita's was selling them at the Eat Real Festival for only $3 each I decided to give them another try. (I looked around--Estrellita's definitely had the best size-to-price ratio pupusas at the Festival!) I was so glad I did! Their pupusas were fantastic! I got the mixed pupusa revuelta filled with chicharron, cheese, and refried beans (http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/YrmchIBT0ghomcds4d0mwA?select=eSBQMlUnl00UwyzpKsFFrw). The pupusas were freshly handmade and HUGE! Fresh off the griddle (http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/YrmchIBT0ghomcds4d0mwA?select=OY4KzdwSTLdmukepM41zHg) it was so hot it almost burned me through the paper plate. The fresh pupusa was crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. The corn tortilla, pork, cheese, and beans were all so yum and the fabulous curtido provided a nice contrasting crunch and a touch of acid. Estrellita's pupusas have won me over :) read more

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The downsides: Long lines and/or slow waits occasionally. That and this stand only exists during the Civic Center Farmer's Market on Wednesdays and Sundays.... but maybe that's a blessing or I'd be here every day. This is my favorite places for pupusas in the city. I've had pupusas elsewhere in the city and there usually fine but these are inexplicably but noticeably better. I'm not even sure what's different. I joked with a friend that they're sprinkled in crack. Despite the fact it's in Civic Center, I highly doubt that's the case. I do, however, get cravings specifically for Estreluttas pupusas. They're cooked well, not too greasy or soggy, and made to order. They hold up well on the outside and are soft and gooey inside. Their aguas frescas are great (yes, they're sweet but a lot of that is just juice) and it is very clear that they are made with fresh ingredients, including fresh fruit, and not that powdery crap you find at so many pupuseria and taquerias in San Francisco. They recently raised the prices and they're still priced pretty well. The service is decent to awesome. I guess I've been going there for a while since one of the women who works there asks after my parents (who I've also gotten to eat there as well and who liked it a lot too). I like sitting outside to eat my food when there's an open table but they'll wrap it to go as well if eating in Civic Center Plaza isn't your thing. read more

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I tried my first pupusa today at the SF Street Food Festival and I wasn't disappointed! The pork pupusa was tasty and was made with pork, cheese, and beans. Normally I NEVER eat beans, but the beans tasted very good with the pulled pork. The dough was thick and very fresh. The pupusa was a good size (took up almost the entire paper plate) and it came with a bag of pickled cole slaw and a bag of hot sauce-- all of this for a mere $3?! WHAT A STEAL! read more

Estrelitta's Snacks - Beef, pinto beans, and cheese pupusa with cole slaw and hot sauce - Street Vendors Near Me - San Francisco, California

$3.50 for a pupusa. This food is a first timer for me. No need trying at other restaurants to persuade me for liking this because I already fell in love after encountering Estrellita's on a random Wednesday stroll at the farmers' market. In love in love in love... Love watching them make my order in front of my eyes! read more

Estrelitta's Snacks - pork and cheese pupusa((: - Street Vendors Near Me - San Francisco, California

A pupusa made with love and lots of other stuff. This pupusa was delicious. It was quite big as everyone else was mentioning. It filled the entire small paper plate. The pork pupusa was filled with pork, beans and cheese. It was quite hard to cut with just forks, but delicious. The pupusa was great with the spicy sauce, but it was a bit hard to maneuver unless you were sitting down. Also, you could see them being made, but you got one that was not completely fresh off the grill. The people working there were so nice and kind. We were sitting there in the grass while at the Eat Real Festival, eating pupusa and relaxing! read more

What a great way to get introduced to pupusas. First time I tried them yesterday and they were delicious. I got the beef and chees and another pork and cheese pupusa. Each pupusa was only $3 it was tasty and satisfying. The dough was good. Best to eat it with the delicious salsa they give, they even give you a cabbage slaw that you could put on top of the pupusa. The pupusa even if it was deep friend was not too greasy. Loved how you could distinctly taste either the prok or the beef filling as well as the cheese. A very filling snack for a very reasonable price! read more

Their pupusas are tasty! It is hard enough just to find a place that serves pupusas, let alone good ones. Fortunate for you, Estrellita's Snacks is here to the rescue. Their pork pupusas are the best I have had. Loaded with pork, beans, cheese and grilled to perfection. The sauce is great too. Very reasonably priced and the portion is generous. I love it. read more

Delicious pupusas made fresh before your eyes. Great aguas frescas. The nicest pupusa lady you'll ever meet. They have a shop somewhere which I need to visit because their pupusas are to die for. Civic Center Farmers' Market in Wednesdays. Don't miss out! read more

Gooey. Watching my pupusa get made was a treat. Thousands had been made before mine. Yet each was still handled with precision and care. There are multiple options to choose from. Or repeat my move and go custom. Chicken. Spinach. Refried beans. Not a speck of cheese to be found but still a gooey texture that made each bite a little sinful and a lot enjoyable. Very much worth my $4. Or maybe there was cheese despite asking for none. Taste buds were too distracted to care. Handcrafted Latin street food at a farmers' market. High five San Francisco. Again. read more

I have searched long and hard for the pupusa to compare to all others. If you do not know what a pupusa is, wikipedia it. I have traveled many a mile, spent many a dollar, and eaten many a pupusas in search of my ultimate spot. I had the blessing and the honored opportunity to try Estrellita's at the 2010 SF Food Truck Festival. In all honesty, I had never heard of Estrillita's. All I knew was that it was the first spot that caught my attention during the festival, mainly because it had a short line and also because it sold pupusas. After getting in line and ordering the pupusa, I was excited and very hungry. The pupusa was delicious. Perfectly crunchy exterior. Delicious, melty, gooey interior with cheese, beans and pork. And the red sauce and pickled cabbage made the whole dish sing. All of the components came together perfectly. Estrellita's is my holy grail for pupusas. Thank you.... read more

Estrellita's is not the best pupusa I've ever had but it's pretty good for farmers market food. I used to be very particular about pupusas when I had a Salvadoran boyfriend. But those days passed a long time ago and either my pupusa standards have fallen or I've simply gotten desperate enough to order one at the farmers market. $3.50 is a bargain for SF but it's not exactly cheap for a pupusa. I usually prefer mine to be made with harina de arroz but this regular masa one was soft and full of chicharron and queso. The curtido was pickled well and the sauce added additional flavor. Overall, I was pleased with this $3.50 investment. read more

There's a long wait b/c they're made to order. :) i love coming here on a saturday, early in the morning, and waiting in line for pupusas to have for breakfast when i return home from the farmers' market. the way they're great?: i get the "mix" usually. i think i'm going to try the mushroom and cheese next time though. ask for lots of pickled slaw and hot salsa. make sure it's spicy! go home. heat up a pan and place pupusa on until crispy, then flip. remove from heat and add plenty of salsa and slaw to merry the flavors. mmmmmmmm. pupusas. feel free to blot away the oil, but also feel free not to... they're pupusas! it's how they're done! the only thing i don't like about estrellita's is that it's sorta pricey as pupusas go. and they've been raising their prices ever since the food festivals in september/october. :( read more

The *pat pat pat* sound of masa patted out for freshly griddled pupusas is a siren's call for me. Watching pupusas (and other handmade goodies, really) being made fascinates me to no end. Had 3 pupusas on Saturday - 2 bean, pork, and cheese and 1 cheese. SO good right off the griddle. The tomato sauce could use a little kick but the curtido was great. read more

Awesome Pupusa! Got my first try at thier pupusa at the Sf Street food festival as well. I ordered the pork and it came with the Cabbage slaw and spicy tomato sauce. Everything worked so well together. Nice bean and cheese and pork filling with a slight crispy outside of the pupusa! It was incredible! read more

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FIRST OFF THIS REVIEW IS NOT FOR THE FARMERS MARKET LOCATION! IT IS FOR THEIR NEW BRICK AND MORTAR LOCATION AT 301 SOUTH VAN NESS AT 14TH STREET LOCATION! THEY JUST OPENED AND IT HAS YET TO BE DISCOVERED FOR THEIR PUPUSAS, TAMALES AND GREAT HORCHATA! We were on our way to the German place up the street for dinner and the place was packed so we gave this quiet little place on the corner a try and we were the only dine in couple that evening at 630PM and that was a shock as the food was delicious, the service very friendly and welcoming. I had the cheese & chorizo pupusa and the spinach & cheese pupusa and they were delicious! The chips were good and the gravy was real good! We also had the platanoes plate and wowza wowza that was delicious! The sweet plantains were perfect and the beans and rice etc was super good with the added gravy and Tapatillo! My partner had the chicken burrito which was huge and delicious and I am going to have the leftover half for lunch today-YAY! Find this hidden Mexican / Salvadorean gem in The Mission before everyone else does! Salute! read more

Every time I'm at SF Street Food Festival I look for their stand. To me they have the best pupusas I've ever had. $3 for a pupusa (bean and cheese, meat and cheese, cheese), can't beat that. So good. One day when I'm free I should go down to Alemany and get some at their cart at the street market there. read more

Estrelitta's Snacks - Pupusa - Street Vendors Near Me - San Francisco, California

Freshly made pupusas on the spot.....thumbs up. My favorite one is the crazy pupusa ($5).I buy a few to take home. I can't eat spicy stuff but the salsa is so yummy on the pupusa. Do they have a restaurant? Cuz I will be their #1 customer. Order your pupusa and then walk around the farmers market while waiting. It can take awhile but so worth the wait. I always buy pupusas when I'm at this farmers market. read more

I originally had their pupusas at Alemany's Farmers market. They had so many stuffing option and they were HUGE!!! They are hand made in front of you, so the size varies, but they try to stay within the size of the plate it's being served on and all for only $3.50. The size of the pupusa was a draw, but the flavor is what makes you want to come back. The maza is nice, soft, and tender. The stuffing is plentiful and it tastes great. We decided to have these guys cater our lunch yesterday. It was the same price, $3.50 a piece, plus tax. There is a$25 deliver charge, but their kitchen, La Cocina, is close enough from our work for us to pick them up ourselves. We ordered 38 pupusas with varying stuffing, from their mix (pork, beans, and cheese), beans and cheese, jalapeño and cheese, beef, and chicken. They were made fresh. I had to wait a little while they finished cooking the last batch. There were plenty of toppings and salsa. Speaking of toppings, their esceviche was to die for. The items were given to me in separately wrapped pupusas. Each wrapping contained two. The toppings were also in it's own tray and the sauces were in tubs. Brought it back to work and not a crumb was left. The only complaint we have is that the pupusas were not as big as the ones I got from farmers market, but they were still thick and had plenty of stuffing. The hot sauce was not hot enough for us. Everything else about the pupusas though were just above expectations. The flavors, everyone agreed, were amazing. The toppings were well balanced and did I mention how awesome the esceviche was? We'll definitely repeat order from Estrellita when we feel like having some awesome pupusas again. By the way, you should also check out La Cocina as they serve other caterers as well and they all look pretty damn good. read more

By far the best pupusas I've ever had! Really good aguas frescas too. I Look for them every Sunday at the Alemany flee market. Never disappointed! read more

four star goodness, 'nuff said. despite the long wait at eat real, the piping hot pupusas were the highlight of the day. you can tell the goods (in my case, the pupusa revuelta) were made with love: they were thick and hearty, with a mix of pork, beans and cheese inside and a heaping pile of curtido (coleslaw/relish) piled on top. you can't beat the fulfillment and comfort for the price! read more

I was introduced to the wonders of the papusa today by Estrellita's Snacks at the Eat Real festival in Jack London Square... and I must say that I am in love! Its a slice of heaven... cheese, pork and beans completely encompassed in the a delicious flat bread... amazing! I can't wait to find Estrellita again... hopefully I won't have to wait until the next Eat Real festival! read more

Pupusas are decent for the farmers market but it takes way too long to get an order even when there is not a line.

Woke up on a Saturday morning, went to go get some fresh produce, then was hit over the head by the alluring smells of Estrellita's. I can't think of any way this food stand could be better. They make the pupusas after you order them, ensuring optimal freshness! The thick corn tortilla was soft, flavorful, and had a crispy edge. The pork was tender, moist, and delicious. The cheese and bean complimented the pork beautifully. The cabbage slaw and spicy tomato sauce provided a zesty contrast to the savory flavors. This is the best $3 you will ever spend. Wash it down with some aqua fresca, which was super aqua and super fresca, and you have a great start to your Saturday morning!! read more

the BF LOVES pupusas and there was a constant line for them at the farmer's market so we decided to get them. a line is always a good sign! it was also a plus that they had horchata, so why the hell not! horchata: $2. MMMMM. yes. i want to try the other agua frescas too b/c ppl were ordering them like mad! pupusas: $3. AHH so worth it. comes w/ a small side of salad and a HUGE pupusa!!!! holy shizzle only $3. i think i've paid $6-9 at other places. and this one was def the best i've had. w00tw00t i love authentic places. screw paying extra for the frills! i just want my foooood! but yea. pupusa is hella bomb, and get the red sauce too. the red sauce is hellaaaa good to. we got some extra containers of sauce and dipped it into other things. i wonder if they sell the red sauce by itself. come here if you're at the farmer's market!! read more

the pupusas are fresh and yummy, making it difficult to eat them just about anywhere else in the bay area. the revuelta is my favorite, while the kids stick to plain cheese. service is always slow, though, and sometimes maddeningly so, depending on who's taking orders at the front. read more

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Caught up with her at the SF street food fest. Out of all the food I tried that day including the high end places the pork papusa was my favorite thing. Getting a papusa hand made in front of you and getting to eat it right off the grill with the filling still molten and oozing out was amazing. Fantastic food worth tracking down. read more

Estrellitas Snacks was at the 2013 SF Street Food Festival today. The papusa with pork, bean, and cheese was delicious. This was my first papusa and won't be my last. I hope to see Estrelitta at Eat Real next month. read more

Estrelitta's Snacks - Estrelitta's Snacks' papusa at the 2013 SF Street Food Festival. - Street Vendors Near Me - San Francisco, California

the best pupusas i've ever had!! and they're only $3 each? my two favorites are... spinach&cheese + pork. ever since OtG at fort mason started again, i've been religiously trying to find estrillisa's there! but so far, no luck!! does anyone know why they haven't returned to OtG? read more

Estrelitta's Snacks - Street Vendors Near Me - San Francisco, California

I found Estrellita's Snacks at the Alemany Flea market among the many stands selling old baubles. I was actually bemused at first since I forgot it was Sunday and thought I was walking towards the Farmers market. When I couldn't see any fresh produce, I realized it was the flea market. Both their pupusas and tamales are $3 each, and they offer a wide variety. For San Francisco farmer market prices, this is relatively standard and on the cheaper end. However, there are cheaper pupusas and tamales else where in the city. They make the pupusas fresh and warm up the tamales for you. They also give you the choice to eat there or pack to go. I enjoyed my spinach and cheese pupusa; it had the right ratio of cheese to dough for me. The tamale was okay, it wasn't packed tight and was very loose and mushier than the tamales I had in the past. read more

I stumbled upon their little stand at Eat Real 2011, after stalking people with DELICIOUS looking fruity beverages and asking them where I could get this liquid goodness to alleviate my parched throat. I was greeted by a friendly man and a few barrels of the most delicious looking agua frescas I had ever laid eyes on. I was Ponce de Leon and I had found my fountain of youth. I asked for the fruit salad agua fresca, which had chunky bits of yummy fruit floating around in it. And I added a little ladle of the passion fruit to it because the man said it tasted good with everything. TRU DAT. My gf got the watermelon because who doesn't like the taste of watermelon on a hot day? The first sip of my bev was magnificent. It was fruity, it was cold, it was so deliciously sweet that it made the fillings in my mouth hurt. I drank it so slowly to savor every gulp and the bits of fruit provided some chewy entertainment. I was like "This drink can't get any better". OMG WAIT. I'm a genius. I felt like Newton discovering the force of gravity... I decided to combine what was left of my gf's watermelon agua fresca with what remained of my fruit salad + passion fruit concoction. FLAVOR EXPLOSION IN MY MOUF. The sweetness was mellowed out but the fresh factor was amplified by over 9000 and the earth was at peace for a moment. While everything at Eat Real was delicious, the agua fresca was by far the most delicious thing I tasted that day. My experience has made me determined to go to the Alemany Farmers' Market to track down these beautiful people who create such wonders. While there I will also try their pupusas that everyone is talking about. read more

My favorite place to grab food! I love the mix version of pupusa ( beans, pork and cheese). The price is decent to at $3 bucks each. I'll be back for more! P.S their hot sauce is soooo good! A must have for spicy food fans! read more

The food here is decent. It's not the main reason why I'm giving a 3 star review. The problem is that it is insanely greasy and unhealthy. I know pupusas in general are not the most healthy things in the world but these are probably the most greasy ones I've ever tried. Most of the pupusas I've tried are better. They do taste acceptable though. read more

Estrellita's food is great! I consider her pupas the best in the city. She puts the best ingredients and has a wide range of choices that are not common such as spinach, mushroom, and other pupusas. They are big and the filling stays inside as they really make them like in El Salvador. I make sure that I go to the Alemany Farmers Market on Saturdays to have lunch and enjoy her food. read more