Four for dinner. Seated promptly. They have a large menu. For a beverage we had their homemade…read morefruit drink filled with finely chopped apple, mango and more....wonderful. For meals we selected the El Tipico and the enchiladas. El Tipico is their sampler platter. All the dinners were very good. Loved the variety of food on the sampler. All tasty. Super good plantains. The restaurant was quiet. Owner came over to make sure we were enjoying our meals. We will be returning here.

I was invited to eat here by a friend which I appreciated because she was able to suggest items…read morethat she had tried before. We ended up ordering a variety of pupusas that we shared. I have little experience w/ pupusas, but these were thick and full of flavor. The restaurant itself could have been cleaner. There were stacks of restaurant items and cleaning supplies out in view of the dining room and a small couch where a staff member sat and took off her shoes.

I've eaten food from here before because my friend did a lunch run for work one time, but this is…read morethe first time eating at the restaurant. The pupusas were excellent and they have a combo plate that includes 2 pupusas, rice, and beans with the usual curtido and salsa. They also include a hot salsa if you want more spice. I think they should have given me more curtido but I was told that you can ask for more and they'll happily give you more. The quesadilla was excellent! I should've bought another one for the mornings when I have my coffee. The employees are very friendly and the dining area was clean. I can't wait to come back again for some more pupusas and eventually try other things on their menu!

I love this place but when you specifically ask for salsa and get none or a lime for all this…read morecarnitas meat, that's not ok!! You need to make sure you're completing your orders before you send them out! I'm at work without condiments

Been coming here for years. They offer Mexican and Salvadoran cuisine. I normally order pupusas. I…read morebelieve their pupusas are pretty authentic. This time around I ordered pupusas and a Salvadoran tamale. The Salvadoran tamale is completely different than a Mexican one. I was really craving a Salvadoran tamale but was completely disappointed when I unwrapped the tamale. The filling was shredded pork however the preparation was done like the filling that they use for the Mexican tamales. It wasn't a recaudo it was just the chile sauce with the meat. The flavor was ok a little dry on the masa. The tamales were my favorite. I wish they offered different dishes so you can grab your salsa and curtido. The plates where they serve the food are not reliable enough for the salsa and curtido. Overall it's a good place for the pupusas just not the Salvadoran tamales.

We had a Carnitas burrito and a steak tostada and both were good. I like that you ordered at the…read morecounter and there are no frills. It comes on paper plates and chips and salsa for extra. I would stop by again when I'm in the area.

My favorite spot for their Pupusa, I love the queso and chicharrón ones personally. They also have…read moresome good empanadas de carne molida.

Tierra y Sazón has THE best pupusas in town! Everything was so yummy and the homemade Jamaica was…read morethe perfect drink to go with just about everything we ordered. The staff is so nice and helpful, the restaurant is super clean and spacious, and they even have pool tables which makes it such a fun vibe. The guy who helped me was so kind -- he even threw in some free authentic Salvadoran food for me to try, and it was SO good. I'll always come back!

When it comes to Salvadoran food, "El Pulgarcito" is definitely the real deal. Not only do they…read moreserve Salvadoran food but they also have a full-on Mexican food menu as well. Located at the McCarran Plaza directly on E. Prater Rd and adjacent to N. McCarran Blvd in the heart of Sparks, this has been one of the top rated spots for papusas in the northern Nevada area dating back to 2012. And if my family (that live north of here in Spanish Springs) didn't tell me about this hidden gem, I would have no idea it even existed. I came here with my lady during the afternoon on Saturday 6/20/2026 at around 3:00pm. Since this is an outdoor strip mall with lots of other businesses and eateries, parking was fairly easy to find; especially since we came in between lunch and dinner. The exterior showcases the business name while the interior actually has two separate dining areas. In fact, it is so spacious inside, there is ample room to accommodate a lot more tables and chairs. I do think the layout is also designed to where people can dance if they have hold private gatherings. Even though the decor looks a bit dated, this only adds to some of the charm and authenticity of this small business. As I mentioned, their menu consists of both Salvadoran food; papusas, sopas, pollo fritos, etc. as well as Mexican food; tacos, burritos, quesadillas, etc. All types of traditional Central American meats are prepared here as well as a variety of seafood options, a-la-carte items, soups, sodas, and juices. I ended up ordering one frijoles (bean) papusa and one fish taco while my lady ordered two frijoles (bean) papusas. Total price for everything after tax + tip only came out to around $20; not bad at all even with skyrocketing food prices. We were given complimentary chips & salsa, a number, and proceeded to sit at one of the booth tables. Both our orders arrived in less than 10 minutes by the same lady that took our order. We received the traditional cabbage slaw with our papusas (a.k.a. curtido) with the savory tomato salsa roja. One bite of my bean papusa and the flavor absolutely hits perfectly. The ratio of beans combined with the crispiness of the tortilla shell hit all the high notes for me. As for the fish taco, this was absolutely delicious as every single bite had an abundance of crispy fried (tilapia) fish. It also included amazing crema sauce, avocados, and other fillings to elevate the overall flavor. All in all, "El Pulgarcito" is the real deal and if you're looking for a place that serves up amazing Salvadoran food in the greater Reno-Sparks metropolitan area, this hits all the high notes. Prices are very competitive, service was top notch, and the food was a grand slam for me. Keep in mind that they are closed on Mondays but are open for business Tuesday through Sunday from 9am-7pm. My rating for this small family-owned business, a perfect five stars.

This business is my cup of tea for gorditas and popusas The…read morepopusas are the best in my opinion because I love plain bean ones. They do have other options but something about simplicity is what I love. The gorditas also have beans and the choice of meat you want. I get something different every time. They offer lots of other options they have a great menu with variety of different things. There is lots of seating . You seat yourself and order at the counter. But they do bring you the food once ordered. You pay before as well. Parking is easy because it's in a area with lots of other businesses. The service is great and if you dine in you get chips and salsa while you wait for your food. The food does come out quick as well not much wait time. Go and try the popusas you might enjoy the simplicity just as much as I do.

This place took over Taqueria Superior. I guess they weren't so superior. This place has a…read moredrive-thru, but there does not appear to be any menu on the drive-thru board so I went inside. There are colored paper signs all over the windows indicating specials in what can only be described as perhaps elementary school posters. The interior is pretty sparse with a small TV playing Latin shows. They have beer here including two El Salvadoran beers. In case you were wondering, this restaurant is the sister to El Salvador Restaurant in Reno, and yes, "Restaurant" is part of their business name. I'm not too fond of the one in Reno, however, I haven't been there in several years. I ordered the steak and eggs breakfast, en empanada, a pastelito de carne, a pupusa, and fried plantain and it all came with a salad and what is like Latin cole slaw. I'm a bit of a pupusas and empanadas fiend. The way I like empanadas are Dominican style or at least Washington Heights style which is deep-fried, flakey, and crispy. The empanadas here are a bit small and soft and they had some gooey jelly inside. I like pastelitos too, but here it was a bit more like jalapeno popper crust instead of a more pie crust. The pupusa is pretty decent. The steak was a thin slice which is how a lot of Latin restaurants make them, sometimes called bistec or carne asada. The best empanadas in Reno are at Cantina at GSR. They also have pupusas there. I used to list all the places in Reno/Sparks you could get pupusas, but I think for whatever reason, there are enough El Salvadoran restaurants around that you can get them at lots of places. Oh what the hey, here's the list: Bistro Habanero, Cantina, Mi Querido Pulgarcito (SPX), Asi Es Mi Tierra, Speedy Burrito, Restaurante Yesenia, El Rincon, and Los Cuatro Vientos.

This place is so amazing !! Defiantly a hidden gem ! (Mom and pop) place . Im very picky when it…read morecomes to Salvadoran food and this place is great ! Great costumer service ! Prices are very reasonable and the amount of food you get it's a steal! I brought lunch to my fiancé he was impressed !! Defiantly going to become regulars !

Coco's comes up a lot when I ask people for good food recs in Carson and for good reason! The food…read moreis delicious, the team is extremely friendly, and they even have a drive through. The ambiance is very casual and almost fast food like but the food is top tier. We ordered a combo plate of 3 tacos de asada with rice and beans to share as an appetizer. (We were hungry and really wanted to try some tacos but I can't pass up rice and beans). The main thing we came for were pupusas so we ordered a few and ended up extremely full. There had been a small delay in the pupusas but it was okay because my combo plate appetizer held me over. When they were ready one of the ladies from the kitchen personally came out to give them to us with one extra. It was extremely generous and kind of her. The food was delicious but the service really made it a 5/5 experience.

Food absolutely delicious! We had the fish taco, carne asada, pork pupusa and jarritos. Staff so…read morefriendly as well. It's clean and we felt like the locals. Worth visiting if you are in the area and cost us less than $15 for two to eat. We loved their food and experience. Plenty of parking at back.

RACIST EMPLOYEES!! The women behind the counter are rude…read moreand will talk about you in front of your face. I ordered a pupusa with beans and cheese and was served a pupusa with just cheese, so as Im walking up to the counter they are saying "looks shes coming to complain" (all in spanish thinking I cannot understand them). As i'm standing there explaining to them they are going back and forth making snide remarks. The woman I was speaking to even asked if I spoke spanish and then continued to talk out loud complaining about me. - I understood every word. How childish to complain and whine when its your mistake Just ugly behavior from ugly women.

It's been a while since I've been here, but this is classic Taqueria. The salsa station everything…read moreis in Spanish. It's delightful. It's how you know when you walk in that food is about to be absolute Fuego. That said the pupusa's here are by far. My favorite thing on the menu doesn't matter which one you go with I've had them all I like being able to know whatever I get on the menu it's going to be good. There's plenty of space to sit down inside lots of tables and like I noted above there is a salsa station. My preference is still to get it to go and it doesn't matter whether you order ahead of time or you order right there. It's always quick. 10 out of 10 would recommend.

The staff was so nice. The restaurant was clean and the service was quick. The ingredients were…read moretasty and fresh too. I was really happy to find a place to just grab a couple shrimp tacos to fit my craving! I will be back to stop by and to grab takeout.

We ordered carnitas taco plate. Two tacos. With rice and beans. Glass of water. Place was clean and…read moreI'm glad it didn't smell like fabuloso. The carnitas were full of flavor and the best part.. not greasy. Great orange sauce on top. Tastes like chipotle crema of some kind. The guy that helps us, not sure if he was the manager or the owner... great service. They close at 6pm not 7pm. Music was a mix of 80s and newer in Spanish which was on point!