This place is fantastic! Come here for hearty portions, great service, delicious food and a big-ass Michelada. . . never disappoints.

Ordered for delivery. My niece wasn't feeling good and is staying with me. She wanted some thing different. She liked the zucchini & cheese very much. I like my flank steak as well, mixed it in with my pork & cheese pupusa and dip. read more

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The pupusas are getting bigger and better. They are really good. They're not greasy and they are really good. read more

Montecristo Restaurant 2 - Almost 1" thick chicharron y queso pupusas - Salvadoran Near Me - San Francisco, California

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The food here is super good! It's a great breakfast/lunch or dinner spot. Gotta love the huevos rancheros and the atol de elote. Came back from El Salvador craving some good eats and this hit the spot. read more

Montecristo Restaurant 2 - Huevos rancheros - Salvadoran Near Me - San Francisco, California

I love this place. Plantains cooked just right! Frijoles negros, pupusas! I come back every time I'm in the City.

Upon visiting a body shop across the street. Came in for a quick bite for lunch. Upon looking at the menu was unable to decided amongst all the great items listed. I landed on a burrito and papusas. Both dishes were amazing and highly recommend. read more

Montecristo Restaurant 2 - Salvadoran Near Me - San Francisco, California

Estoy en shock con el servicio que recibí de la dueña. Aparte la ensalda Que noo pedi llego con un pelo! Pedí si podían sustituir la ensalada por un jalapeño, y antes de que siquiera terminara mi pregunta, la señora me interrumpió diciendo "absolutamente no". He venido a este restaurante con mi familia por años, y siempre me habían hecho este cambio sencillo cuando llamaba para pedirlo. No es una gran cosa, solo es cambiar la ensalada por un jalapeño. Incluso le expliqué que no me importaba pagar extra si era necesario, pero ella me contestó con mala actitud diciendo: "que no, Que ahi no hacemos eso, la vida no es gratis y la vida es muy cara." Su comentario se me hiso innecesario. Cuando le pedí su nombre ya que nunca nadie más me había puesto problema por esto me colgó el teléfono antes de que pudiera terminar de hablar. Como alguien que también viene de una familia dueña de restaurante, me pareció extremadamente ofensivo y poco profesional. Es triste que me hayan tratado así por algo tan pequeño. Lamentablemente ya no podía cancelar mi orden, pero puedo decir con certeza que no volveré, y compartiré esta experiencia con mis amigos y familiares. Muy decepcionante, sobre todo considerando que este lugar está cerca de mi familia, y solía venir aquí con frecuencia. read more

Montecristo Restaurant 2 - Salvadoran Near Me - San Francisco, California

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My families favorite pupuseria. However, one time the curtido was a tad bit salty but since then no issues and the best horchata in town!!!!

I placed an order for catering. Chicken pupusas, bean and cheese pupusas, refried beans and rice. Everything was delicious but those beans were among the best I have ever had, and I love refried beans. Will definitely be back. read more

I made an order which was a chicken soup. It was the worst, they gave me a piece of chicken which I never saw chicken looking like this. It looked like it was some foreign animal. I was so turned off I will order from there again. read more

Food was excellent. Service to get food was a little slow but worth it. El Salvadorian food at its best!

Really great pupusas and awesome service. Definitely worth a trip and very close to the 14/49 Highland bus stop.

Nice little El Salvadoran spot. Always has people inside, but never too busy. We had two pupusas, pollo and chicharon, and the sopa de marisco. The latter came with two thick soft corn tortillas (maybe that's El Salvador style?). Both had really good portions for the price. Good for when you want to switch it up from balompi down the block. We'll likely go back and try more stuff on the menu. read more

Montecristo Restaurant 2 - Pollo and chicharon papusas, Sopa de Mariscos - Salvadoran Near Me - San Francisco, California

This is my comfort food place. The girls are super nice and my food is always delicious. I've always order Montecristo Special or NY Steak, fries, onion and sunny side eggs.. (is not in the menu but you can always ask for something and they will make it for you!). Not always busy, clean and friendly staff. read more

Even better than Balompe! Casual ambiance, sometimes a bit Smokey. We order pupusas to go for an affordable yummy take-home meal. The Loroco , reveulta and Zucchini pupusas are our favorite and make for good vegetarian options. read more

I always try to keep my standard places to go to get pupusas in San Francisco. Although, I have a few places I frequently go for my pupusas I just added Montecristo to my the list. The pupusas were so delicious. Great meal. read more

Montecristo Restaurant 2 - Salvadoran Near Me - San Francisco, California

Small spot, always great customer service and their pupusas are smacking! open everyday too so that's perfect when I have a craving for them read more

Best pupusas in the mission, if not the city. It's all I ever get here, probably twice a week but at least once. Bean and cheese, light cheese, crispy so sooo good. 10/10, under 15 meal read more

The food was ok, maybe a little of bit of more sazón would be fantastic, I drank chocolate and it didn't taste so good, you can make it at home better. The attention can be better, they don't treat you as well as Latin culture usually do. read more

Montecristo Restaurant 2 - Pupusas de Arroz/ Rice flour Pupusas de harina Pupusas de Pollo Pupusas Revueltas - Salvadoran Near Me - San Francisco, California

Recently moved in the neighborhood and wanted to check out the local digs. Along Mission there are 3 or 4 Salvadorean restaurants within a 3 blocks of each other. I grew up in Los Angeles surrounded by Salvadorean restaurants so this brought a sense of familiarity. That said, I'd been to Balompie (down the street) in the past and it was just okay. Montecristo seemed to get a lot of love on Yelp so I figured why not. The place was pretty chill, a few families and a couple people who'd maybe just gotten off of work. Clearly this was a place they frequented and loved. Ordered a couple different pupusas (one chicken and one pork) as well as a plate of platano frito with crema and black beans. And what can I say except, this might be my favorite Salvadorean spot! The platano frito was especially memorable, it had a nice crisp to it and it paired perfect with the crema and frijoles. The pupusas were great as well, and the curtido was abundant. Can't wait to come back and try their other plates! read more

Montecristo Restaurant 2 - Pupusas and Platano Frito with frijoles y crema. - Salvadoran Near Me - San Francisco, California

I've only had delivery but I give it a thumbs up. The platanos & frijoles and pupusas de queso & chicharrón were delicious. The curtido is spot on too. I liked the chicken tamal but not quite as good as my grandmas. I now need to visit the establishment. read more

I am fortunate to live in an area with a few Salvadoran restaurants. My mom suggested that we come here for brunch, so I thought I would give it a try. We sat ourselves and were given a menu and water right away. We requested chips and salsa to tide us over until the food arrived. It was a little past noon, so I wasn't really feeling breakfast. I ordered 2 pupusas ala carte one with zucchini and cheese and the other with loroco and cheese. These are only $2.50 each, what a deal. I am a creature of habit and always order the same wherever I go. My mom ordered the Vegetarian omelet which was a nice generous breakfast portion. She enjoyed her meal very much and I loved checking out a new place in my neighborhood. Support local businesses! read more

Montecristo Restaurant 2 - Zucchini and Loroco pupusas - Salvadoran Near Me - San Francisco, California

I ordered a gallina India plate. The soup tasted like Just water with frozen taste vegetables! The grill chicken was so meatless and very disappointed like how could you sell this is you see the quality and quantity of the food. I am a Latina who knows very much about flavor! Very disappointed. Never going back read more

Appreciated their to go service and all their pupusas tasted yummy. Grateful for the toppings: pickled cabbage and salsa.

Pupusas were not greasy at all and filled with so much flavor! Definitely recommend! Plenty of curtido and salsa provided. read more

Montecristo Restaurant 2 - Loroco y queso and revuelta pupusas - Salvadoran Near Me - San Francisco, California

Best Platano Frito I have ever had! Everything here was so fresh, pupusas were so perfect. The Yuca Frita con Chicharon was delicious and they let us put the pork on the side. Service was great and restaurant was in a quiet area! read more

Montecristo Restaurant 2 - Platano Frito, Yuca Frita con Chicharon, Pupusa de Loroco, Pupusas de frijol y Queso - Salvadoran Near Me - San Francisco, California

Revueltas! Perfect balance of cheese, chicharrón and beans. Yum! Great Service, plenty of curtido and salsa. Small, cozy establishment.

It's so delicious I thought my stomach exploded turns out it's just so yummy! And the service was very nice the lady helped alot And everything looks read more

Affordable papusas spot. Outdoor eating, makes this place covid safe!! Delicious beans full of flavor. Street parking is available with meter. They created an outdoor seating area (on the streets) in between parked cars. Will go to this place again! read more

Montecristo Restaurant 2 - Papusas!!!! - Salvadoran Near Me - San Francisco, California

I was craving for some good pupusas and i know well enough that the Mission always have the best hispanic food! I was on a food trip vibe and i told myself that i need to find good food and i came across this place on yelp! I'm so glad i went ahead and ordered pupusas!!! It was so yummy! I asked for extra curtidos because i love my pupusas with extra of those veggies! The sauce that it came with was really good as well. I would definitely order more next time i come around the area! read more

Montecristo Restaurant 2 - Pupusas de Chicharon y queso with Curtido - Salvadoran Near Me - San Francisco, California

This place just gets better and better! I had the Milanese De Pollo and it was wonderful! Piping hot juicy chicken that was accompanied with French Fries rice and a side salad!! Got to meet the owner Benjamin what a nice fella! Our waitress was Estella and she was very professional and very kind!! Oh and I can't leave the cook out of this compliment her name was Anita and boy can she cook! Will be back for sure for more on this menu!! read more

Once again, waitress has personal issues, not nice at all, greeting is bad, at 8:10 pm first thing she does look at the clock when she saw us, missing chairs for a table of 4 had to wait at the table about 5 min. Horrible customer service. The food is great which is the only reason we go there. read more

This place is sooooo good. Have gone twice now and can't wait to go back. Ben, the owner, was there and HE SHOULD own a restaurant!! Very kind and he loves to laugh. Our waitress was Estella and she was right on point. Took our orders and checked on us periodically. We both had the Chicken Milanesa. Delicious !!! The place is very clean. Out door/indoor seating. RUN TO THIS GREAT RESTAURANT. You'll LOVE IT!! read more

Food is great, however, people that come in to pick up their orders sometimes don't wear a mask. The ladies inside don't say anything, this makes customers inside feel very uncomfortable. read more

Very good pupusas!! Lots of cheese and the curtido was yummy as well, not soggy! My new place for pupusas

Ordered 10 pupusas and sopa de Pata for pickup. The rice pupusas were very tasty. I highly recommend them. My hubby ate the sopa de Pata and said it's one of the best he had in a while. It took about 30 minutes for my order to be ready. The restaurant looked cleaned, and staff were attentive. First time at this restaurant, and will definitely come back when craving rice pupusas. read more

My first time at this joint. The plantains were very ripe, just like they should be. The pupusas were delicious. Probably the best so far in my search for the perfect SF Salvadoran restaurant. The service was also very good and the only reason I don't give this place 5 stars is the music. It gave me this strange sensation of wanting to cut myself!! Just kidding, but it was the saddest Ive ever heard! Highly recommended!! read more

Mom and I were hungry and we'd heard about this place from a friend of hers, so we decided to go here. She had the Huevos con Chorizo and I had the Combination Pupusa plate with beans and rice. I got Pupusas Revueltas (mixed) and damn were they delicious! The refried beans were so, so good. And the price was criminally cheap, at 9 bucks. Super filling and good. My mom was really pleased with her plate, which was eggs with chorizo, refried beans, cheese and 2 handmade tortillas. Her cheese was so good (a soft Salvadorean style cheese) and she was raving about it. We absolutely will be back, and my mom wants to get their pupusas to go, since they're so cheap ($2.50). read more

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TO RATE A RESTAURANT LOW BECAUSE THEY DON'T ACCEPT CARD IS STUPID!!! IF YOU WANT TO DO THAT SHIT GO TO OPEN TABLE! This place is wonderful. The food is flavorful. They know how to plate. From what I saw also it was mainly an all women kitchen. It's an overall amazing experience. It's great for takeout too! read more

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Every time I eat here I want to cry because it's that good, I know that sounds extreme but it's true! Everything I've had from here has been so good. And the ordering and covid safe pickup is super easy. read more

Montecristo Restaurant 2 - Salvadoran Near Me - San Francisco, California