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La Pupusa Alegre

4.2 (47 reviews)
InexpensiveSalvadoran
Closed 11:00 am - 6:00 pm

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Casual
Good for groups
Good for kids

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Diana H.

Family owned Salvadoran restaurant. Pupusas were delicious and very friendly service. Small restaurant but food and service makes up for it! Definitely recommend.

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Katherine D.

Hands down best pupusas in town !! Pupusas are pricy at $2.50 each but I don't mind paying for the quality!! The pupusas here are STUFFED and the taste is authentic. Not to compare with other places but I rather pay $2.50 for a pupusa here than somewhere where I'm getting more flour than filling. Con:~ it's not a con but I just thought I should post it for anyone who is meticulous about restaurant appearances. The place is very small and outdated. Seems like they haven't put any remodeling work since opening .

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Tito M.

I was just hungry and stop at this place, Their menu has the wrong price, I order I drink which the menu has a price of $2.50 but when I had to paid they were charging me $5.00 taxes ( the drink was musty ice ) I found ridiculous to paid $5.00 for just a drink... Just be make sure about their prices before you order anything that way you aren't over charge.

We didn't like our dishes at all!
Leslie W.

Be adventurous. Go. Live a little. Feel like an explorer. Pat yourself on the back for trying something new in a foreign land. Seriously, it's like stepping into another country. The low ceiling feel of the place, the colors, the telenovela on the TV, the near total language gap (my Spanish is not as adequate as I need it to be it seems!) and the amazing authentic Salvadorian food. Pupusas. Lovely, light corn tortillas sandwiching some very happy fillings like the cheese and loroco I had. The white cheese is melted around these lovely loroco greens...like spinach or beet greens.Tasty yummy. Cover the pupusa in the curtido - cool, briny cabbage slaw that comes in a big bowl. I'm sure you can eat it like a side but on top of the pupusa it is divine! The wife and I both got the combo plate with the pupusa and a tamale. I want my next birthday cake to be made of the masa they use to make their tamales. It was like wedding cake it was so light but had that amazing corn meal taste. You also get some pureed beans...yes, pureed. And really good rice. That light yellow rice cooked in great broth. I could have made a meal out of the beans and rice. There is that language gap thing. But the menu is written in both Spanish and English and if all else fails just point. Our waitress was terrific with a little sign language, laughter and broken Spanish and English from both sides we managed to make it all work! My wife speaks better Spanish than I. In her practiced Spanish she told the nice waitress "I'm sorry, my Spanish is very poor" the minute we sat down. From there on it was our broken Spanish and her pointing to the menu that got us through. We had a couple Salvadoran beers apiece and got out for around $35 with tip.

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5 stars - delicious, quick, and super cheap. Salsa is a little spicy but so perfect! Will definitely be coming back

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Good overall not great but definitely will come back. Pupusa are tasty but a bit bland. Give it a try

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Gloria's Latin Cuisine - Chimichanga with Fajita Chicken

Gloria's Latin Cuisine

3.7(851 reviews)
7.3 miMidtown, Fourth Ward
$$

I went here with a group of friends during their happy hour, they do have complementary valet…read moreparking which was great because it's so easy to get overwhelmed in that area around that time on a Friday night. Our server was super attentive and he made sure that everyone's food and drinks came out at the same time even if someone came in later. I had the nachos with beef fajita and chicken, and I thought it was pretty good, it has the same set up as nachos from Pappasito's and my only complaint was that I asked for a side of sour cream to go and was charged a dollar for it. So if anything keep in mind that if you request an extra or even a condiment on the side, you might get charged a small fee.

Came here for a weekend brunch with a large group and honestly was disappointed. They have a very…read moresmall brunch menu and they didn't have the entrée I originally wanted so I went with the Barbacoa omelette. The waiter spoke very highly of it but I wasn't impressed. I feel like my food was probably sitting for a while because it wasn't hot. The omelette itself didn't really have any flavor nor did the potatoes. The most flavorful thing on the plate was the avocados and fruit. I didn't even really feel like it was an omelette. Looked more like a bunch of meat wrapped in an egg cover vs everything being nicely mixed together. I took it to go because I didn't want to throw it away there. The service was very slow. I'd say it took a little over an hour for me to get my food and some people in the group waited longer. One of the girls waited for quite a bit and then the waiter told her they don't have the item she was waiting for. Waiting 1 hr to be told your meal is isn't available is crazy lol Waiter was nice though and comped the other item she ordered. Overall, I'd say I wasn't impressed with Gloria's brunch for sure. Maybe I'd try them again for happy hour at their other location.

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Maggie’s Sabor Salvadoreño - Pupusas

Maggie’s Sabor Salvadoreño

5.0(17 reviews)
9.7 miNorthside Village

The food was AMAZING and fresh. It came out in 10 minutes as promised. For $10 I had enough food…read morefor 2 people!!!

I'll start by saying that the service there was great. The lady taking our order was really…read morefriendly. She answered my questions and was helpful with ordering. I went there due to seeing their instagram story about a $10 meal deal (2 pupusas, a pastelito, and a soda) but they had run out of pastelitos so I had to quickly choose something so I'm thankful that they were happy to help answer any questions. It's a small food truck located in the same parking lot with Fiesta off Paton and Cavalcade so there's no seating or real space to eat (unless you eat in your car). They're also honest about the wait time. They said it would take 15-20 minutes and they didn't go over their time estimate. I have only had pupusas a handful of times (I'm from a small town in WA state that only had Mexican restaurants since only Mexicans lived there, so don't judge ) and can say these were the best I've had thus far. They were freshly made and piping hot when I got them (I had to put the bag down from my lap because it was too hot) and remained so throughout eating them. The cheese was gooey and stringy and their salsa has a nice little kick to it. It wasn't greasy or too salty which is always a plus. I ordered the revueltas (pork & cheese) and added beans to them. They are HUGE so be mindful when ordering them (they also taste better the next day if you have any leftover). These were definitely worth the price. I would recommend this place to anyone who asks if I know where they sell good pupusas. Let's just say I'll be going in again (they're so close to me). I hope y'all enjoy.

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Maggie’s Sabor Salvadoreño - Four popusas getting ready to be eaten.

Four popusas getting ready to be eaten.

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Buffet de Pupusas - Cheese and loroco pupusa

Buffet de Pupusas

4.0(22 reviews)
0.6 miGulfton
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I was working in the area and hadn't had pupusas in a while. I had called them first to see if it's…read moreonly a buffet. Luckily, it's a la carte now. Buffets are just not a good value for me. Beware, they play loud Christian music. They have a small grocery store within the restaurant where you can find all types of Salvadoran products. I wanted a fruit drink and asked to try the cantaloupe juice first. It was artificial and too sweet. I'm glad I didn't order it. I was appalled when I saw the price of the fruit salad drink. It's $7.99. Who do they think they are? I inquired if they have a small size. They don't. I wonder how many folks purchase it. This is a low-income area. I got down to business and ordered a cheese and loroco pupusa. It was of course served with curtido (cabbage) and a tomato sauce. The pupusa was good but I've had better. The sauce was watered down. I would probably go back to have a pupusa if I'm in the area. But it's not my favorite place to have them.

Dios mio que lugar mas caro y vengo 5 horas manejando desde Luisiana para comer y las peores…read moreenpanadas de platano mas duras y el atol de elote sin azucar se les olvido y lo peor todo me traigo ami hotel 30 minutos manejando de ahi y sin ganas de regresar para ir a decirle personal que flojera manejar aqui y luego las dos senorita nada de amable

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Buffet de Pupusas - The restaurant is within a convenience store with central American goods

The restaurant is within a convenience store with central American goods

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