Only ordered pupusas locas and carne asada quesadillas to go but both were very good!…read moreThe cabbage salad that gave with the pupusas was super fresh and plentiful!. I prefer the tomato sauce thicker but still tasty. Pupusas itself was good but the masa could have used a tad bit for salt. Steak quesadilla was full of steak and cheesy! No complaints there

Seated right away. Music playing in the background makes you want to dance…read more Very lively ambiance. Ordered pupusas plate. Tasted super good. Fresh drinks available. I ordered fresh squeezed oranges juice and carrots. Great spot for small groups.

Quick and nice customer service. Nice ambiance and great food. We ordered the nuegados, sopa de res…read moreand pupusas. I updated the menu

They were unprofessional giving us bad looks, didn't serve us tortillas with a plate that brought…read moretortillas, then proceeded to charge us a 30 dollar tip while paying with our food and charged us a 30 dollar tip without asking us. Very unprofessional, gave small proportion for food our carne asada plate came with barely any rice and a small piece of meat. Please consider going to this restaurant I honestly believe some of the reviews are fake but this was very unprofessional and expensive.

Happened upon this place today. It's in a very nondescript 1970s strip mall and you'd almost need…read moreto know someone to find it. This place isn't fancy, but it is well designed so it is possible to have private conversations. I had a taco salad and my friend had tacos and pupusas. Given we both basically licked the plate we'd say the food was pretty delicious. The service was also good and the vibe was happy with music and telenovelas playing in the background. We were the only two gringos in the place and I think given the political climate we are all living through there may have been some suspicion. That's too bad as we would have loved to talk to the manager about work experiences for our students who we support through our our community outreach.

The food here is absolutely amazing! Prices are great!! Service is amazing. Everyone there is nice…read more I look at it like a hole in the wall. We know they all have the best food! If you are looking for great authentic salvadorian food this is the place to go!! Food is flavorful !!!

Honestly I liked the authentic experience of La Jarochita but I think this place was definitely…read moreoverhyped to me. We drove out of our way to try this place and honestly it was a bit confusing to figure out where to order. There are two lines and it's not very clear which one we are supposed to get in for what. Especially because some of the items are duplicate on both menus. I noticed there was barely anyone in the "restaurant" line. Anyway, we sort of got a little bit of everything and wasn't completely brown away. I liked that they let you add your own toppings, and all of the sauces that have available were great. But the taco meats all sort of lacked a bit of flavor. Carnitas are my favorite but these were a bit inconsistent. Some pieces were very nice and juicy where others were hard to chew. I will say the place is very clean and spacious. They're pretty quick with your order as well. The food was lacking flavor for me personally. Overall, I don't think I would go back.

La Jarochita is everything. I genuinely cannot say enough good things about this place -- every…read moresingle time I go, I leave beyond satisfied, a little stuffed, and with money still in my pocket. That combo is rare and I refuse to take it for granted. The food is just incredible across the board. And I mean ALL of it. I have yet to order something that didn't completely deliver. The flavors are bold, authentic, and made with what clearly feels like actual care and love going into every dish. It's the kind of food that makes you stop mid-bite just to appreciate what's happening. And the prices? Beyond reasonable. You are getting so much food and flavor for what you pay -- it never feels like a splurge even when you go all out on the order. I find myself coming back any chance I get and honestly the hardest part of the visit is just deciding what to get because everything is that good. It's become one of those non-negotiable spots for me -- the kind of place I'll drive for and never think twice about. If you're in the Manassas area and you haven't been to La Jarochita yet, fix that immediately. You will not regret it, you will not leave hungry, and your wallet will thank you.

I'm thinking this may be the last time I order from here...just no longer good like it used to be…read more The pupusas didn't even taste as good and smaller from what I remembered. Sopa de mondongo was super greasy and didn't taste fresh.

Pupusas were very bland, had no flavor to it, Nor was the horchata good. These people definitely…read moreneed to step their game up

Ordered from here thru UberEats, which was hanging a buy one, get one free sale on empanadas... The…read morelisting says 3 patties stuffed with your choice of meat and lists "beef" or "chicken"... I got one set of beef and one set of chicken. The cost was usually $10.99 each, thru the app at least - you know how they like to mark things up in the delivery apps.... I also ordered a side of sour cream, which at $3.50 per serving is ridiculously expensive... You can buy a whole container at the store for that! For $3.50 I would usually get a whole side of something (corn, fries, onion rings, etc) at a restaurant..... The empanadas were pretty good. It was flavorful and seasoned well.. it was slightly spicy, at just the right amount, not over powering... glad I had some sour cream handy! The portions were good and reasonable. However, $3.50 for such a small container of sour cream is a bit absurd. Should be $1, or $1.50. Not sure what the yellow sauce was that came with the empanadas, but it smelled decent and didn't have any strong scents or flavors to identify it. I found the meal to be very enjoyable! I would order again.

I came here with my partner and ordered the parrillada familiar. The two of us have tried a lot of…read moresalvi restaurants in Manassas and nova and are no strangers to the cuisine or similar mixed grill dishes meant for the table. This item listed a variety of meats and side dishes to be served for 3 people. For starters the side dishes were served on individual plates as you would receive a standard side of rice and beans. So only two plates were served because there were two of us but we paid for a dish that serves 3. At the $80+ price tag we expected leftovers. The amount of guacamole each of us got was less than Chipotle gives you on a bowl. For the price point I am expecting an appetizers worth of guacamole. Because if I were to add up the cost of the individual items on the menu that made up the parrillada familiar I don't see how I got any value here. Additionally for a dish that included ribs as one of the meats to serve for three people, we literally got 3 ribs... Just between my gf and I we almost finished everything on the plate. Which again is suspicious for a dish that is supposed to serve 3 people. None of the meats were really stand out. To be clear the food wasn't bad but it was definitely not the best I had ever had and for what they charge I admit I was curious if they were able to back it up since similar dishes elsewhere are a fraction of the price. To top it off they charge an addition fee for paying with a card for a meal that ended up being over $90 before the tip. And they do not offer free water in a cup, we were forced to buy and drink from plastic bottles. The server was nice and attentive but the atmosphere was incredibly loud based just on the volume of the music, not even the other guests. There is definitely a lot to improve on here. It may be worth checking it out if you are having drinks is at the bar which is where most other patrons were sitting, but for food especially for value Manassas alone has so many other options to try.

Good food, friendly staff. They are talkative and make you feel like they like their jobread more

Pupusas are bomb. El tipico plate is bomb. The Agua frescas are bomb…read more So good. Fluffy pupusas.

The food is always great when I come here! The service is always nice as well as the staff, always…read morewelcoming! My favorite is pictured here! The shrimp are also amazing! Please stop by! Guaranteed great food! See ya tomorrow :)

avoid at all cost. should be out of business. awful service. sat here for 1 hour and no one took my…read moreorder

Great place to eat, you need to try it! Very friendly service pupusas here are great!read more

I was in the mood for authentic Salvadoran pupusas and this restaurant was amazing! Their pupusas…read morewere a decent size and delicious! It is a small restaurant no doubt, however they were friendly and served us quick! It was my first time going, I will definitely be back.