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This is a very good place to go for food and service the people here are very nice specially the owner and he has some funny jokes. Si vienes a Carson City o Reno tienes que venir a probar este restaurante salvadoreño. Tiene la comida más auténtica. Dueño muy amigable y atento. 100% salvadoreño
My kids & I love La Santaneca! Super friendly, welcoming service! Unfussy, large dining areas. The pupusas and curdito are delectable! Steaming hot fresh pupusas, made to order.I always ask for the spicy salsa to supplement the milder thin tomatoey sauce (not sure what it's called). The spicy salsa is SPICY & fresh! My child always orders the fruit drink and carne asada, which comes with two fluffy fresh handmade tortillas. She raves about how delicious the rice is! The organic chicken soup, made on the weekends, is comfort food to the max. Michelada is served with special Guatemalan beer. Next time I'll take better photos!
Quality/Quantity - What a great discovery. If you are looking for FAST food, this is not the place for you. If you are looking for a slow, really good made-to-order meal (see my picture of the front of the menu), then you are in the right place. The speed of the owner dictates the speed of service, if you know, you know. She is so sweet. Today we got the following: Pollo Empanizado $21.99 - Breaded Chicken. This was the only boneless chicken on the menu and my wife did not want to work for her meal, lol. And she did not realize it was deep fried. For me, that was part of the reason it tasted so good! Came with rice, salad, and two "tortillas." Two Pupusas - I got a steak one (Queso Con Carne Asada) and a zucchini one (Queso Con Calabaza). Both of which were good. This came with a bottomless amount of housemade slaw and salsa, see pictures. BUT the hot sauce was the real winner. It was so hot (And I like it hot, was this habanero). After a few bites, I had to dilute it with the salsa. The salsa was nothing special for me, very light in flavor. Atmosphere - Huge place, see pictures. Clean restrooms. Plenty of mall parking. Live music today. See picture. Service - Good; again, the owner is so sweet. Price - $33 + generous tip. You have to walk up to the counter to pay. Owner Comment - Congrats on your success since 2015. Nice to have a good Salvadorian restaurant nearby.
I have been eyeing this place for years! I just always forget when we are thinking of where to go eat! Not so today! We were in the area so dropped in for a small meal. We both ordered two pupusas each. Oh, lovely large pupusas! Mine were cheese/mushroom and pork/cheese/loroca (a flower found in El Salvador). Ray ordered shrimp and chicken. Although his were good..... mine were better! So tummy and with the syrup container of pupusa sauce delivered to our table (along with slaw we can not eat) we could put as much sauce in as we wanted! They've got so many choices of pupusas the rest of the menu went in noticed this trip. Although I did get pix of it and hope to try their dinners or breakfast some time soon. Tried their horchata. A bit different flavor I can't seem to put my finger on. They've got beers to the left of the payment counter. We were served by, what I suppose, the owner. Nice man. Explained the loroca to us. Ambiance is your typical tables in two large rooms that are painted lovely colors with tapestries hanging. No table cloths, more a tapateria than a cafe.
I will start off to say the three stars l have giving them is due to their customer service only. Honestly the food was mid to low for El Salvadorian food all Salvadorian food in Los Angeles I have had was way more flavor and softer. Their customer service was wonderful I feel that their empanadas were overcooked and almost too hard for me to eat because I have veneers and the pupusas were to undercooked and missing some of the flavor all in all I would say that I wouldn't go back. I do like empanadas and I like El Salvadorian food but I wouldn't recommend this place if you if you enjoy the style of food and have had it in big cities. I wouldn't use their restrooms because they were really smelly and not very clean.
We were there early in the afternoon, and there were only a handful of people at the time. We ordered a few pupusas and a chicken sandwich, just to give them a try. I nearly fainted when I saw that each pupusa is almost 5 dollars! I get mad because Pupusas and Reno are three dollars!! I think that their tomato sauce lacks a lot of flavor, to make it authentically Salvadoran. I didn't feel the chicken sandwich was 100% what it should be. I don't think I ever remember seeing sandwiches with Romain lettuce, no water rest, zero escabeche, and no mayonnaise. I don't think I will be coming back.
I've only had a pupusa once before from a food truck and it was okay, no reason the revisit pupusas, I thought. My son hypes up this pupusa place which my wife and I decide to try out. These were really good...definitely better than my previous pupusa experience. We each got 2 pupusas, which were served with pickled cabbage and sauce (Chicken/Jalepeno, Beef/Cheese, Pork/Loroco). Chicken/Jalapeno was my favorite of the 3. I tried them on their own, and while tasty, the sauce and slaw made them even tastier....I wasn't a big fan of the sauce, but the tables have Tapatio on them, which worked better for my palette. The owner worked our table and was extremely friendly and gave us a breakdown of the pupusa experience. Would recommend and return.
Want to know one of Carson City's local hidden gems...then walk in to be greeted by La Santaneca's warm, friendly owner for wonderful service and delicious housemade Pupusas, Empanada and El Salvadorian food that will absolutely be daBOMB!! On several occasions we have ordered: Pupusas Locas (this is the super, super LARGE one) w/Cheese, beans, pork, zucchini and jalapeno and the Empanadas stuffed beyond with ground beef ~ both are absolutely deLISH!! don't forget the pickled slaw and in-house hot sauce to top these off ~ yummyyyy!! We also LOVE, love the smaller Pupusas: Cheese, Chicken & jalapenos; Cheese, Pork & Loroco; Cheese & Shrimp ~ yummyyy!! Shrimp Cocktail is INCREDIBLE, large enough for two and OMTasty!! Excellent deLISH food with great service and restaurant! Owner and staff are very friendly and make yummilicious recommendations so don't be afraid to explore the menu.
El Salvadoran pupusa (quesadilla) is the highlight here in Carson City. Take out or eat in. These pupusa are filled with cheese and almost anything else you can think of. We ordered a bunch of different fillings from beans to chicken and jalapeño. These pupusa are soft rather than crunchy. They give you crisp pickled cabbage and a light sauce to go with the pupusa. The only thing I wondered about was the minimal filling. Maybe that's just how they are made. The service was good and the restaurant has ample seating, pictures of El Salvador and other traditional art pieces. Try it if you're in Carson City!
If you want to try authentic Salvadoran food this is the place to go. If you're in Reno it's definitely worth the drive. I have tried many items in the menu and it never disappoints!!! Service is always with a smile and they greet you like family. Spacious and lots of parking. As a Salvadoran native I want authentic food that reminds me of home. Love this place!!
Don't let the empty seats on the weekdays confuse you. This place has some of the best home made Salvadorian food I've ever had. I usually make the drive to Reno and hit up Delicious Caffe for papusas because I've been here to La Santaneca and their papusas I felt we're not as thick and cheesy as the ones from Delicious Caffe. I was thinking they must have a new chef because this evening them papusas were fire! Soooo good! I asked the lady to make me revueltas and add fresh chopped habanero. Revueltas come with refried beans, crushed pork rind (chicharrón) and cheese. Poor Ms. Dina (new chef) came out coughing to deliver them hot to my table, she waited to make sure that's what I wanted cause it made her eyes water and gave her the hiccups from the habanero heat. I thanked her for doing this for me because I know it's not an easy thing to handle this kind of spicy. My papusas were perfect! The cabbage curtido had just the right amount of tangy and crunch. I almost asked for a beer but nah, I had to have a big 1/2 liter Mexican Coke with this. It just hit the spot. I ordered their leche empanadas for dessert (fried banana dough pockets with creamy milk inside) these , they don't make at Delicious Caffe anymore so I was happy they had them here. Those were perfect too, not too sweet. Thank you Ms.Dina for cooking for me. You're amazing!
Great pupusas. Good portions for the price. And the owner of the restaurant is very friendly and fun to chat with. Im not well versed enough in Salvadoran food to distinguish what is authentic and what isn't. All I know is that I enjoyed my dining there. My favorite was the cheese and mushroom pupusas. The place is very casual and good for a chill time dining out. read more
9 months ago
This is a very good place to go for food and service the people here are very nice specially the owner and he has some funny jokes. Si vienes a Carson City o Reno tienes que venir a probar este restaurante salvadoreño. Tiene la comida más auténtica. Dueño muy amigable y atento. 100% salvadoreño read more
3 months ago
3 months ago
My kids & I love La Santaneca! Super friendly, welcoming service! Unfussy, large dining areas. The pupusas and curdito are delectable! Steaming hot fresh pupusas, made to order.I always ask for the spicy salsa to supplement the milder thin tomatoey sauce (not sure what it's called). The spicy salsa is SPICY & fresh! My child always orders the fruit drink and carne asada, which comes with two fluffy fresh handmade tortillas. She raves about how delicious the rice is! The organic chicken soup, made on the weekends, is comfort food to the max. Michelada is served with special Guatemalan beer. Next time I'll take better photos! read more
Quality/Quantity - What a great discovery. If you are looking for FAST food, this is not the place for you. If you are looking for a slow, really good made-to-order meal (see my picture of the front of the menu), then you are in the right place. The speed of the owner dictates the speed of service, if you know, you know. She is so sweet. Today we got the following: Pollo Empanizado $21.99 - Breaded Chicken. This was the only boneless chicken on the menu and my wife did not want to work for her meal, lol. And she did not realize it was deep fried. For me, that was part of the reason it tasted so good! Came with rice, salad, and two "tortillas." Two Pupusas - I got a steak one (Queso Con Carne Asada) and a zucchini one (Queso Con Calabaza). Both of which were good. This came with a bottomless amount of housemade slaw and salsa, see pictures. BUT the hot sauce was the real winner. It was so hot (And I like it hot, was this habanero). After a few bites, I had to dilute it with the salsa. The salsa was nothing special for me, very light in flavor. Atmosphere - Huge place, see pictures. Clean restrooms. Plenty of mall parking. Live music today. See picture. Service - Good; again, the owner is so sweet. Price - $33 + generous tip. You have to walk up to the counter to pay. Owner Comment - Congrats on your success since 2015. Nice to have a good Salvadorian restaurant nearby. read more
I have been eyeing this place for years! I just always forget when we are thinking of where to go eat! Not so today! We were in the area so dropped in for a small meal. We both ordered two pupusas each. Oh, lovely large pupusas! Mine were cheese/mushroom and pork/cheese/loroca (a flower found in El Salvador). Ray ordered shrimp and chicken. Although his were good..... mine were better! So tummy and with the syrup container of pupusa sauce delivered to our table (along with slaw we can not eat) we could put as much sauce in as we wanted! They've got so many choices of pupusas the rest of the menu went in noticed this trip. Although I did get pix of it and hope to try their dinners or breakfast some time soon. Tried their horchata. A bit different flavor I can't seem to put my finger on. They've got beers to the left of the payment counter. We were served by, what I suppose, the owner. Nice man. Explained the loroca to us. Ambiance is your typical tables in two large rooms that are painted lovely colors with tapestries hanging. No table cloths, more a tapateria than a cafe. read more
6 months ago
8 months ago
I will start off to say the three stars l have giving them is due to their customer service only. Honestly the food was mid to low for El Salvadorian food all Salvadorian food in Los Angeles I have had was way more flavor and softer. Their customer service was wonderful I feel that their empanadas were overcooked and almost too hard for me to eat because I have veneers and the pupusas were to undercooked and missing some of the flavor all in all I would say that I wouldn't go back. I do like empanadas and I like El Salvadorian food but I wouldn't recommend this place if you if you enjoy the style of food and have had it in big cities. I wouldn't use their restrooms because they were really smelly and not very clean. read more
We were there early in the afternoon, and there were only a handful of people at the time. We ordered a few pupusas and a chicken sandwich, just to give them a try. I nearly fainted when I saw that each pupusa is almost 5 dollars! I get mad because Pupusas and Reno are three dollars!! I think that their tomato sauce lacks a lot of flavor, to make it authentically Salvadoran. I didn't feel the chicken sandwich was 100% what it should be. I don't think I ever remember seeing sandwiches with Romain lettuce, no water rest, zero escabeche, and no mayonnaise. I don't think I will be coming back. read more
I've only had a pupusa once before from a food truck and it was okay, no reason the revisit pupusas, I thought. My son hypes up this pupusa place which my wife and I decide to try out. These were really good...definitely better than my previous pupusa experience. We each got 2 pupusas, which were served with pickled cabbage and sauce (Chicken/Jalepeno, Beef/Cheese, Pork/Loroco). Chicken/Jalapeno was my favorite of the 3. I tried them on their own, and while tasty, the sauce and slaw made them even tastier....I wasn't a big fan of the sauce, but the tables have Tapatio on them, which worked better for my palette. The owner worked our table and was extremely friendly and gave us a breakdown of the pupusa experience. Would recommend and return. read more
8 months ago
Want to know one of Carson City's local hidden gems...then walk in to be greeted by La Santaneca's warm, friendly owner for wonderful service and delicious housemade Pupusas, Empanada and El Salvadorian food that will absolutely be daBOMB!! On several occasions we have ordered: Pupusas Locas (this is the super, super LARGE one) w/Cheese, beans, pork, zucchini and jalapeno and the Empanadas stuffed beyond with ground beef ~ both are absolutely deLISH!! don't forget the pickled slaw and in-house hot sauce to top these off ~ yummyyyy!! We also LOVE, love the smaller Pupusas: Cheese, Chicken & jalapenos; Cheese, Pork & Loroco; Cheese & Shrimp ~ yummyyy!! Shrimp Cocktail is INCREDIBLE, large enough for two and OMTasty!! Excellent deLISH food with great service and restaurant! Owner and staff are very friendly and make yummilicious recommendations so don't be afraid to explore the menu. read more
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El Salvadoran pupusa (quesadilla) is the highlight here in Carson City. Take out or eat in. These pupusa are filled with cheese and almost anything else you can think of. We ordered a bunch of different fillings from beans to chicken and jalapeño. These pupusa are soft rather than crunchy. They give you crisp pickled cabbage and a light sauce to go with the pupusa. The only thing I wondered about was the minimal filling. Maybe that's just how they are made. The service was good and the restaurant has ample seating, pictures of El Salvador and other traditional art pieces. Try it if you're in Carson City! read more
3 years ago
If you want to try authentic Salvadoran food this is the place to go. If you're in Reno it's definitely worth the drive. I have tried many items in the menu and it never disappoints!!! Service is always with a smile and they greet you like family. Spacious and lots of parking. As a Salvadoran native I want authentic food that reminds me of home. Love this place!! read more
Don't let the empty seats on the weekdays confuse you. This place has some of the best home made Salvadorian food I've ever had. I usually make the drive to Reno and hit up Delicious Caffe for papusas because I've been here to La Santaneca and their papusas I felt we're not as thick and cheesy as the ones from Delicious Caffe. I was thinking they must have a new chef because this evening them papusas were fire! Soooo good! I asked the lady to make me revueltas and add fresh chopped habanero. Revueltas come with refried beans, crushed pork rind (chicharrón) and cheese. Poor Ms. Dina (new chef) came out coughing to deliver them hot to my table, she waited to make sure that's what I wanted cause it made her eyes water and gave her the hiccups from the habanero heat. I thanked her for doing this for me because I know it's not an easy thing to handle this kind of spicy. My papusas were perfect! The cabbage curtido had just the right amount of tangy and crunch. I almost asked for a beer but nah, I had to have a big 1/2 liter Mexican Coke with this. It just hit the spot. I ordered their leche empanadas for dessert (fried banana dough pockets with creamy milk inside) these , they don't make at Delicious Caffe anymore so I was happy they had them here. Those were perfect too, not too sweet. Thank you Ms.Dina for cooking for me. You're amazing! read more
2 years ago
Food is great. We loved the carne asadas and rice. Host/owner was very friendly and made the place feel inviting. Def recommend! If you need a big dinner make sure to order an extra serving of rice read more
3 years ago
My partner and I always come here whenever we need to go into Carson City for appointments/ driving through to South Lake Tahoe. The food is amazing, service is consistently great. We are vegetarians and love the variety of Pupusa options, Enchiladas, etc. We love this place. We meant to take a photo when the food came but dove right in. read more
While running an errand in Carson City I quickly looked up a potential place to pick up dinner and was very happy to have found La Santaneca. I have not had pupusas in a while so when I saw this Salvadorian restaurant I had to try it. We ordered a couple different kinds which where all good but my favorite were the Revueltos (Cheese, Beans, Pork) and the Queso y Chile Verde. The curtido and salsa were great as well and really elevated the pupusas. Now that I know about this place I will definitely keep it in mind when that pupusa craving hits. read more
7 years ago
Adding pics of new menu and pics of what we had today. Wonderful chicken tamale, a must try! The papusas we had today, mushroom and cheese, chicharon and cheese, loroco and cheese and beans and finally a chorizo and cheese. The red salsa is delicious, but beware of the real real real hot green one. We tried a little of the green, that was it, I still wanted to taste the food lol. read more
3 years ago
The food is fresh and absolutely delicious!!! The carne asana was tasty. I will definitely be back. read more
2 years ago
I came here for the pupusas, and the pupusas only! I've never seen so many options. They must have about 15 variations to choose from. I ordered the mixta (pork, beans and cheese), the carne asada and the queso, chicharon and larocco. They're all made to order. The carne asada and the chicharon and larocco were my favorites. I LOVED the huge jar of curtido (pickled cabbage slaw) and the syrup container filled with salsa roja (tomato sauce) they place on your table when you order the pupusas. The bf ordered one of the weekend specials: menudo. Big bowl o' soup! I don't do organs, but the bf dug it. Jose, the owner, who was also our server was really courteous and helpful. You could tell he was very proud of his food and his restaurant. Good, homey Salvadoran eats! read more
MUST TRY! I wish they had a location in Las Vegas, because this place is delicious. Pupusas are on point not too salty or greasy and perfect amount of filling. Sauce and cabbage is made perfectly and I also got the desayuno salvadoreño and wow! You have to try the plantains, they make it perfect. Authentic and good food. read more
3 years ago
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6 years ago
Stopped by here on our way back to LA and glad that we did. My mom is from El Salvador so her approval of this restaurant warrants a positive review. We were greeted by a very nice man who quickly accommodated us and took our orders. The pupusas here are incredible! I've never had a carne asada pupusa before and it did not disappoint. I bit off more than I could chew apparently because I decided to try their "pupusa loca" along with 3 different pupusas and ended up taking most of it home lol. Besides the food I think the service was above average at least for us it was. The gentleman who took care of us was very welcoming and made good conversation with the entire family. I greatly appreciate good service and hospitality. Anyway, this place is legit and would definitely recommend. 5 stars! read more
6 years ago
This is the best place to get pupusas!!! The quality of the food is amazing and you can tell that this business takes pride in preparing their food to taste delicious. I ordered three pupusas total: two revueltas and one queso con frijole. All three pupusas were absolutely delicious. They were warm, had an equal amount of each ingredient, and extremely tasty. I highly recommend this place to anyone in Reno and Carson city... or anywhere in Nevada! I will definitely be coming back again soon! read more
5 years ago
Great local restaurant and an unexpected gem! The service was great, food was delicious and a lot of locals coming in and out (which is always a good sign). Seems to be a strong local landmark. The huevos rancheros were delicious and made in a traditional manner. All the food here tasted very authentic and traditional and talking to the owner, he wanted to share that tradition and flavor of el Salvador with the customers. The papusas were definitely the star of the show. We tried 5 different flavors and all of them were delicious. Their homemade salsa is delicious and you can ask for picante (hot) salsa. They also provide a Cole slaw which goes very well with the papusas. The empanadas were good, but a little bit weaker than the other dishes, but were still good. They were a bit on the sweet side for my taste. Highly recommend, this place is well worth supporting and serves excellent food. read more
4 years ago
This place is very authentic and has good service. I got two pupusas - queso y chile verde and queso, frijol, y loroco. I really enjoyed the queso, frijol y loroco pupusa and I wish I got more!! I was however very full after two. The entree dishes also looked very large and delicious and I wish I ordered those as well. The horchata was refreshing and not overly sweet. read more
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