The food was amazing. Authentic Salvadorian food. The location is really nice and the servers where great. The Orchata was so authentic. Those Planatos empanisados where authentic and the pupusas de chicharron where so delicious. Definitely coming back here and letting my friends know I found my new spot to eat. read more

Lupita's Restaurant - Pupusas de chicharron con queso and rebueltas - Mexican Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

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Excellent food I highly recommend it the cooks know what they're doing with the right combination of ingredients flavors and preparation

Excellent food and very family friendly place. It has plenty of space to feel free to relax or make a huge party. All tables are movable to create any accommodations. The staff is very attentive and always makes us feel welcome and cared for. Do not be shy. There is also karaoke at any request which makes the family open up to get to know and be known. We always have such a fun time. A Must Try. read more

Really good authentic salvadorean food! Very fresh and amazing service, definitely coming back! The place was a good place to watch the World Cup. read more

No atienden bien y se tardan un chingo de tiempo para tomarte la orden !! Les estuve hable y hablé y no contestaban !

Love this place Good food and good customer service Been here coming for over 6 years and never got disappointed read more

Excelente servicio y deliciosa comida Lupita la dueña es muy amable y sus meseras también y muy guapas y amables read more

So yummy !! This place was great, the papusas are delicious and service was great. Definetly will be returning. read more

Lupita's Restaurant - Fajitas - Mexican Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

Bien saboroso! Me encanta los platanos fritos y las pupusas! La bebida de fruta de ensalada también es muy rico.

Always friendly vibes. Food is consistent with flavor and I keep coming back for over 10 years

Me gusta ir al restaurante lupitas porque me gusta el ambiente es muy tranquilo y estar en paz en el lugar.

I always come here for pupusa and fried plantains, so yummy, the plantains come with delicious beans and cream, very delicious, I always get the number 1 pupusa which is pork and cheese. It's so yummy and tasty. Yea get a few with the plantains, this combo is scrumptious! read more

Cute little Salvadorian restaurant! Food was yum, service was ok, ambiance is chill. Recommend! Go and support your local small business! read more

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We love Lupitas! Our chicken dinner with chicken soup was so hot & fresh. It tastes homemade. We also had beef street tacos that were super tasty. Their fried bananas & black beans were the real deal. The restaurant is very clean! Great music for dancing. They have a beautiful bar. The employees were very nice. We will be going back to Lupita's for to go food too! read more

There's no "Caldo de Gallina", like one found here. Lupita (Ownwr), is a go getter, and needs support from the community. The restaurant biz is not an easy one, especially for a single mom. She offers fresh food, never left overs like others do! Love all food here but especially that gallina soup, yummy! read more

I order pupusas good respectfully service that's my kind of places to go definitely take the family found the place by luck

Food was a extremely good service was good too very pretty restaurant especially with how much bigger it got recommend 10/10 read more

Lupita's Restaurant - Desayuno Salvadoreno - Mexican Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

Food is very good and nostalgic. My grandmother who was born in El Salvador approves. Friendly service and cute decoration. Definitely recommend! read more

Came to see my landlord today in Costa Mesa Decided to give this place a try and my friends and I waited for 10 min to be attended by a woman dress in black perhaps the owner. She didn't bother to offer us anything to drink or ask for our order. This is not a way to run a restaurant. I am certain your business will not survive!!! Go back to business 101 and learn about serving your customers and then open your restaurant, otherwise don't even bother to open it . read more

Lupita's Restaurant - Mexican Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

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Everything is so authentic and freshly made. Todo es auténtico y fresco. Las flautas son lo mejor!

i always try and stop by whenever i'm in the area. Luckily my optometrist is right down the street, so when i visit him, i typically get lunch here. this place is great for pupusas, and they have alot of different Salvadoran food. I typically get the revueltas and the chicharron pupusas. They kinda take a while to make, but its worth the wait. They usually provide pickled cabbage and hot sauce as well. This place takes credit cards so that's always a plus in my book. Seating is limited inside... read more

First time ordering from this restaurant and this is what they give you when you order Yuca Frita. Only radishes and no "curtido" salad. They said they only give you that if you dine in not for to go orders but yet they charge you the full menu price. Never have I experienced that at a Salvadoran restaurant. The chicharrón hard and no flavor. I am not one to complain but this food purchase is ridiculous and a waste of money. Don't waste your time at this place. read more

Lupita's Restaurant - Yucca Frita - Mexican Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

This is where I come when I get the cravings for pupusas. The recommended one is the pork and cheese one. A really nice lady took my order and recommended I try a few other things, which I will next time. This store is located in the 99 cents store shopping plaza. Parking is a little challenge but if you are patient there is someone always leaving. Cute little store that has been upgraded since my last visit. Give it a try if you are in the area. read more

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Peoples are really nice. Food is great. Drinks are cheap. Listen to music watch soccer games football games. Also sing karaoke night, which will be Friday Saturday. Sunday is open till 2 AM or depends on the manager. read more

If I could do half a star I would. What good is food if it's gonna take 30 mins to get out. I know good Mexican food won't take 'more than 15 mins to make. Place isn't even packed and they're still taking a while. So far I've waited 30 mins, got a refund, and still waiting for the food that I was willing to wait. I am late for work now. Worst service ever. read more

Don't order through grubhub or online. You will end up waiting for an hr from the time you complete your order online. The lady at cashier is very rude and totally ignores you. I placed the order at 11:45AM and I got my food at 12:45PM because she "forgot the order" I am the only person sitting in the restaurant so how can you forget? My order was simple too! just 4 pupusas! In addition i ordered 4 pupusas with meat and all four only has cheese in it! what a fraud! what a rip off! never going back here again. Please to somewhere else for food and customer service. The lady didn't even say sorry for making me wait for an hr. read more

A hole in the wall seemingly beloved by Yelp Elites? Sure, let's go! I saw Lupita's Restaurant while tailing some relatives during their shopping run in Costa Mesa. Reading the advertisement on their windows about Salvadorean and Mexican food, my stomach immediately thought of pupusas. I checked Yelp and noted some strong reviews and a reasonable aggregate rating, I decided that it would be worth a shot. I just went with the pupusa revuelta ($2.25). It's a relatively flat masa container that holds, in this case, refried beans, cheese, and pork. If you're unfamiliar with pupusas but are somehow familiar with arepas, note that the filling of pupusas are cooked along with the shell, and they offer a moderately spicy red sauce on the side as well as some slaw. The pupusa itself is not too greasy, and it's just savory and gooey. It's a lot like the only other pupusa that I've tried, but a little pricier and perhaps a little more delicious. Maybe I'll stop by Lupita's in the future and try some of the other items that have been raved about. It's a hole in the wall that seemingly has no holes for ventilation (unseasonably warm temperature inside was my main non-food takeaway), but it has good food as those places often do. read more

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Horrible service and the food took forever to come out. You need to be really drunk to get decent service here. The cashier lady seems to be very friendly to all the drunk men in there but never stops to attend any tables. read more

First time trying El Salvador food and their pupusas . Gotta say I love it! Tried their tamalas and it was different. It's because they use banana leaves instead of corn. Still good to me, but it's not for everyone. I also got their lengua tacos and it tasted clean and yummy. Definitely coming back. Going to try more of their pupusas! read more

Lupita's Restaurant - Mexican Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

Amazing and affordable pupusas! Also, freshly made to order. Would totally recommend if you are in the Costa Mesa area!

I've seen this place when I went to the 99 cent store and finally tried it. We got a mix of pupusas. The Revueltas were my favorite!! They have pork, cheese , and beans. So yummy. The tamale was pretty good, but different than a Mexican style one. The masa was a little mushy, but very flavorful. Revueltas for life! read more

Lupita's Restaurant - Pupusas are pretty good here! - Mexican Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

I ordered 2 pupusas and 2 sopes. The pupusas were cheese and pork. There were a lot if options, but not listed and the cashier girl spouted them out. Sorta just picked those ones because I didn't really understand what she was saying. And they sound good. Sopes were asada. The place is small. Had seating for like 12-15. This place seems to be frequented more by (here it comes) Latinos than white people. Everything is in Spanish and they were awkward towards me. As opposed to the standard Southern California Mexican place where they serve a vast number of blonde dudes. They have the normal photos of the food looking ok and a ceramic figurine of a guy on a horse. So I'm excited. Total I spent $9.75. Both were decent. Nothing amazing. I was happy with both. I'd eat it again. read more

Lupita's Restaurant - Mexican Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

The food was good .. I came from San Diego to Mira costa to do a job project so I decided to get something from here but the lady the cashier looks depressed it makes the place look bad I'll give you guys 0 stars because I went the second time n it took them more then 30min to get 4 tacos while everyone else was getting there food n everyone was getting more food then me .. don't come back to this place if you in a rush to get food they take an hour too give you a taco read more

So good! I regularly order the revuelta pupusas. They are amazing. If you do a walk in order, be prepared for a bit of a wait. On the upside, these pupusas come out hot and fresh. After a 15 min commute, they are still piping hot. read more

Lupita's Restaurant - revuelta pupusas - Mexican Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

I haven't been here in a few months, but while scrolling my feed I noticed the not great Yelp reviews, which are quiet a few years old for the most part. So I wanted to do my part and give my past experiences on here. The food does take a long time everytime I order, but it's too be expected as food is made fresh and also, my order is usually for a large party of 10 or more people. Pupusas have never been disappointing, great portion, great tasting. Curtido is always fresh and salsas not too spicy. Give this place a try if you haven't. read more

Dont get me wrong the pupusas are AMAZING!! but unless you want your mood completely ruined, go get your pupusas somewhere else. Customer service is absolute trash. ALL the ladies working there are so rude, especially the skinny brunette who is always at the register. She gives off the dirtiest look and doesnt even welcome you in. She wont say a word until you do, and dont even get me started on her attitude!! TRASHIEST ATTITUDE EVER! read more

Prices on the menu are all blacked out or just way outdated. Even if you can read the prices, expect the actual price to be 1.5-2x more. Food was alright, but price and meh customer service made this place not worth a visit. read more

The Good: Everything I've tried so far. From chorizo with eggs and pupusas. The chorizo and eggs plate came with beans and white rice with some peas. I could have do without the rice, must be a Salvadorian thing(?), and tortillas. When I went to reach into the basket for a tortilla, to my surprise, it was a warm crisp freshly handmade corn tortilla. Whenever I find a place with handmade tortillas they automatically get a bonus star. The Bad: The place is tiny like 8 tables. I think there was a .25 charge for credit cards, she didn't tell me she just added it, which I don't like. The pupusas were good but I couldn't tell if I which one I was eating, either a pork or chicken one. The Ben: Great prices and good food. Order anything that comes with those handmade tortillas and you'll be glad you went. read more

I'd give this place 0 stars if I could, ordered take out lady said it'd be 10 minutes I show up 15 min after and it still took another year for my food to be ready. Also lady was an ahole so rude. So anyone who goes be ready to wait forever and have your mood ruined by how rude she is. also typing this while I eat the food finally not that Great 0.5/10 read more

completely looked over...this place serves amazing el salvadorean food. The only customers seem to be people that can order in spanish however the guy that was there was super helpful. all we asked is what is the best to order and he said to try the pupusas (see Joy F's description below) and sure enough when i looked around to all the customers they were eating that too! everytime i go there its the only thing i see people order! the rest of their menu is great too (el salvadorean tamales: the maize seems to be grounded finer) but I guess people come here cause they can't get pupusas anywhere else locally. Cost per pupusa arond $2. I can only eat 2 (they come served with this spicy pickled cabbage and amazing hot sauce). Guys could probably eat 3. read more