Very disappointed. This used to be my favorite place to get pupusas. I placed a group DoorDash order for my co-workers and me right when the restaurant opened at 11:00 a.m. The order was accepted, marked as being prepared, and our DoorDash driver even arrived and waited at the restaurant. After nearly 30 minutes, we received a notification that our order had been canceled because the restaurant was reportedly closed. I'm confused as to how the restaurant could be "closed" after accepting the order, marking it as being prepared, and having a driver waiting for pickup. If they weren't able to fulfill orders, they should have declined or canceled it immediately instead of making us wait. Lost a loyal customer. read more

Idk how I can move outside of the bay when you can have authentic pupusas at the top of your fingers? This was my first time ordering from Reina's and at $3/pop these are such a steal! They are really generous in the size as well as the Curtido and salsa! Definitely order the revueltas! And anything chicharrones! read more

Reina's restaurant - Mexican Near Me - Oakland, California

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5 stars all the friggin' way! My staff and I are OBSESSED with Reina's! They seriously make some bomb ass pupusas and we are hooked! We've ordered delivery from Reina's about 4 or 5 times now, and they haven't failed us once. They ALWAYS deliver the goods. Their pupusas are always so fresh and filling. Not too oily and always moist but not to the point of falling apart. My favorite are are the revueltas and I always get at least one revuelta when I order because I'm addicted. I've also tried their bean and cheese and cheese and jalapeño which are also super tasty. But the revueltas are where it's at! They have great lunch specials that come with beans and rice. I love their Salvadorian beans as they prepare them in the correct style. Their plantains are and cream and so damn yummy too. The prices are so reasonable and their pupusas are a nice size, so you're never left feeling hungry. Just really fresh and flavorful food. I have yet to make it to the actual storefront but I plan to visit one day to have an actual sit down meal. But until then, my staff and I will continue to order takeout from here when we get them cravings. So glad to have them here to satisfy my cravings! You def can't go wrong with Reina's! read more

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My daughter loves their raspado's vanilla ones. I will say there reasonably priced. Very good she even has left over to make more at home. (The ingredients) They're very kind and friendly. If I can't pronounce a name. She will come out of her truck and look at the picture. read more

Reina's restaurant - a view from inside a car - Mexican Near Me - Oakland, California

Very disappointed about this one . Let's get into it . I love pupusas ! It's a comfort food for me . I live very close to Reina's and was going to walk over there but no one answered the phone . I called helllla times lol NOT ONE ANSWER . Red flag number one . So since they didn't answer I did not end up walking over there because even tho Yelp says they're open till 11 I see them closed earlier than that sometimes ( this was 7pm when I started calling) So I ordered on DoorDash . I got 1 steak and cheese 1 bean and cheese pupusa with rice and beans . Rice and beans was good . The pupusa was bland af no favor ! The cabbage bland af like I was so disappointed I got my money back . Poor customer service for not answering the phones and food just was a fail . I'm not sure if I'll try them again . read more

The plantains came burned and I didn't get any chicharron either just small chunks of meat also the pupusas came all stuck together it's like they didn't care at all read more

Reina's restaurant - Burned food - Mexican Near Me - Oakland, California

Reina's was pretty alright! I definitely want to return to try the BBQ mix, but i'm rarely in the East. That said, I saw Reina's on the way to the library and told myself I'd return for pupusas when I was done. Parking is trash lol. I ended up parking in the red outside of the restaurant and placed my order over the phone. I initially wanted just four pupusas - two queso, two queso y loroco - but three for $11 isn't a bad deal at all, so I ended up getting 6 for $22. I also ordered two plates of plantains, crema, beans and rice. Overall it was a delicious meal. I didn't eat the crema with the plantains because it's just not my thing, but the pupusas were everything I wanted & everything I expected. Quesillo is so delicious. Though they're not the same I often compare pupusas to quesadillas when explaining what a pupusa is to someone who has never had it, but I always state that I strongly prefer pupusas because they're thicker and I like the cheese (quesillo) much better. read more

Reina's restaurant - Entrance of restaurant on the left hand side - Mexican Near Me - Oakland, California

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Pupusas are dry, beans were raw after asking if they were canned or not they lied and said they're freshly cooked in kitchen. Taste was off. Do not go here read more

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First time ordering through Door Dash for this restaurant. They sold me when menu showed Pan Con Pollo and PuPusas. They will get all stars even more if I can. Everything I ordered was delicious. I mean on the spot , I remember when my friends mom made it for us it would have cooked red beets. The way they made it just reminded of my friends mom. "Thank You" I have been searching for a restaurant that could make it but either they don't make it or not even close. You get my thumbs up!! Cheese PuPusas -arrived hot and cheesy and I was so happy to do the stretchy with the cheese. Cola Champagne - after all that delicious foods and drink a glass of Soda. Excellent. You have found a loyal customer for life. Thank You so much. The food was amazing. Would Highly recommend ! read more

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RUNNNN DONT WALK! To order here Food is amazing! Soooo many options to choose from. I am currently obsessed with their platano frito and have been ordering it 1-2x a week for the past month now! I also love how they offer a variety of pupusas to choose from, flavors most don't have. There's Salvadoran food, Mexican food, & Hondurian food, something new to try every time so you don't get bored. Just make sure to always include platano! The star of the show. (Only thing I'd avoid - pupusas de Camaron, $5 and comes with 2 little shrimps, basically feels like a cheese pupusa) read more

Thinking of someone special, really craved Pupusas Salvadorian.At Reinas their Customer come first, I ordered over the phone and I offered to pay with my credit card or Zelle . But y hey said that they trusted me and that we could just pick it up and pay then not even know who I am. I really appreciated that sense of trust that they had towards me and give me a lot of value and self-confidence little things account and this place really knows how to treat people. I would definitely come here again. read more

Bless this restaurant for being open on Christmas day serving pozole. Perfect hangover cure! The pupusas are also fire.

Four stars only because they raised their prices and gave less food. I DoorDashed a Caldo de res the other day and it tasted very different from the last time I ordered it which was about a month ago. Also, the meat wasn't as it was before. Still very good, but I can't help but say that I was a little disappointed. read more

The pupusa's were delicious! It took a bit for them to take our food out but the waitress was new and the only one working read more

many things wrong, first and less harmful: ordered carnitas super burrito and pastor burrito with sour cream and avocado , didn't come with sour cream or avocado. Level 2: carnitas and Al pastor was BURNT so burnt that the flavor overpowered the whole burrito. and only really had a couple pieces of meat. Icing on the cake: a whole ass half burnt lime was in the carnitas burrito! Very very flavorless and basically just a super refried bean, cheese and rice burrito. Perhaps the pupusas are good but the burritos , hellll nah read more

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The Pupusas and salad were very good. Their steak burrito was sparse of steak, thank God! Because it turns out it was gristly, and not very good. I would buy the pupusa again read more

Came in there and ordered a plate that was supposed to have chicken steak , rice and fries . Paid over $25 which is already overpriced . None of these plate items was good to taste . Steak was flavorless , the chicken was boiled and thrown on the plate served with some bbq sauce that was never explained to have . This was supposed to be like a fried chicken and grilled steak plate . The salad was old and tasteless and the rice was plain . Nothing homemade . Comida está espantosa; nada de casera . Jamás regresaremos . read more

Best pupusas ever! Not oily like most places, very tasty, I've had the revueltas, queso con loroco, queso and chicken, and zucchini and cheese. Desayuno Salvadoreño is also VERY delicious read more

I went to the Oakland Zoo and my dad wanted some food afterwards so he found this place. Small business there was only like there was only 3 ladies during my time there and it was a full house of people. So the orders did take a while so if you're looking for a fast service probably go elsewhere. When we first got there we were the only customers so they let us eat inside but after that I think everyone else was takeout only. I got a pan con pollo and that was full to the brim and pretty good. The milkshakes come with whipped cream and paper straws as well. Only downside is their location so still 5 stars since that's out of their control. Its not a good area and stinks of cigarettes outside. If you walk around too long you'll get a massive following of either people asking you for money or drunk people just saying anything. At some point some drunk people came inside and started harassing the poor cashier and I was pretty scared for everyone inside but they got bored and left after a while so yeah. Basically, food is great, service is a bit slow, and the area the restaurant is in is not very pleasant. read more

I thought I was going to Pupuseria Mamachus, but found Reina's Restaurant in it's place. Still serving up Salvadoran and Mexican, I got two pupusas, a Calabaza y Queso (zucchini & cheese) and Chicharron y Frijoles (pork & beans), along with a Tamal de Pollo and Horchata. You get some thick chips (made in house?) and mild salsa verde while you wait for your meal (http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/reinas-restaurant-oakland?select=8ncX4fwlkv1tVwsdv0U7IQ#p4a0CdRWF3--Ejuv9eW5Hw). The tamale was just OK. The moist masa couldn't make up for the dry chicken meat (http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/reinas-restaurant-oakland?select=8ncX4fwlkv1tVwsdv0U7IQ#Riev6znIwGSz72nOyjVzsA). Along with the chicken, there was bell pepper and potato chunks (http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/reinas-restaurant-oakland?select=8ncX4fwlkv1tVwsdv0U7IQ#lPzkmMQyX8IMmuzVuCTkCA). The pupusas were so-so. They came out with some burned spots (http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/reinas-restaurant-oakland?select=8ncX4fwlkv1tVwsdv0U7IQ#8AWgP8uiOOUZ5p7VGVl7bw) and I thought this was what I tasted when I dug into the pork one, but further investigation revealed the the burned flavor was coming from the pork and bean mixture!! Bleh. Didn't finish that one. The zucchini one was significantly better, though still had the burned masa spots. Too bad loroco isn't an option here. Typical mild, thin salsa. The curtido was more fermented than I've seen at other recent spots (which I liked) and mildly spicy. read more

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The vegetarian papusas are so tasty and the people behind the counter are the nicest people around.

Wow!!!! Is all I can say. the food is delicious. A true hidden gem, we ordered pupusas, 3 different soups, a meat plate, and chilaquiles. Quality food and probably the best pupusas I've had in the US. Will definitely be going back !!!!! read more

Pupusas were fresh! I called in and the lady was really nice! She said my order would be done in 15 minutes and they were done on time. Hidden Oakland gem. I will be returning. read more

One breakfast 26 and plus they charge you 1 more dollar to use card. The food is good but prices not that good ‍

Love this place, one of my top 3 pupusa spots. Really good and and not overpriced. Good portion sizes. The spicy salsa they have makes the pupusas 10x better. I like my spice! Def recommend read more

Reina's restaurant - Sopa de res, plátanos fritos, pupusas - Mexican Near Me - Oakland, California

Ok now that times are so expensive and hard for some folks to eat out.. Reinas has an amazing Monday special of 3 revueltas pupusas for $7 dollars thats 15 pupusas for $35 dollars..... leaves you with enough food for breakfast the next morning!!!! The pupusas are big and delicious and got to my house hot!! But most importantly they don't skimp on the Curtido and Salsa!!!!!! I will be ordering this every Monday from no on, since my Mondays are a bit hectic no need to cook when Reinas is there to cook for me..... DELICIOUS............ MONDAY HABIT!!!!!! read more

Ummmm! Pupusas! What more is there to say?? Go there, pay your money, enjoy. Sorry I gotta stop typing and go back to eating

I practice my Spanish specifically to come here because the pupusas are made from my dreams. This is a true Salvadoran place and yes, as the few ugly reviews will tell you, no one in this establishment speaks English. Because it is Salvadoran. That seems so self-explanatory to me yet the few 1 star reviews seem shocked by that fact. That being said, my Spanish is very elementary but everyone in this restaurant is kind and happy to serve people, and they meet me in the middle when it comes to communicating. The food is truly spectacular and they are quick. Pupusas are served with delicious pickled cabbage and salsa roja and excellent horchata. Gracias a la amable mujer que nos atendió a mis amigas y a mí anoche. Amamos a las reinas read more

Unfortunately i will not go here again. I called in for a take out order and the person answering the phone said no englis. I said ok ill wait for someone that does. She stayed on the phone breathing and i said i would wait, then she hung up the phone. I would call this an unfortunate lack of service as there are many restaurants in the area. I will be taking my business elsewhere with better service. read more

Reina's sells salvadorean eats but couldn't find that category on the eatery list. this area has gone down.'hood people are hanging around the convenience store next door. eats: tamale(2) -melts in ur mouth, lard present no doubt cheese pupusa(2) string cheese when pupusa bit into came with mild sauce and curtido (cabbage slaw) crumbs: -everything fresh and delish. -only bad is the area. wouldn't come here at night.. read more

Pupusas were delicious. I recommend the chicharron con yuca frita as well. Can't wait to try them again.

Dry and uncooked. Flavorless. Wished that they put more love into their food and less bulk

Bad service and don't attend the customers with same right it look like races and even cook wrong Oder took to long to give service in general keep other customers waiting to long and didn't hand him a menu read more

Clean place, painted in the national colors of El Salvador. Sweet staff and delicious horchata. We ordered nothing fancy, just pupusas and all of it was amazing! read more

Reina's restaurant - Mexican Near Me - Oakland, California

Ordered DoorDash will not order again. Ordered three pupusas they weren't good, didn't eat them because they weren't fully cooked. Cheese was nasty. Empanada was decent. read more

I am not Latin but I can say that Reina's has by far the best Salvadoran and Mexican food in this neighborhood. I have been eating here for a couple of years and the people and decor are always friendly and inviting. The dishes are generous and nicely presented. Plus, they always give me a free soda when I order take-out. My "Home away from Home." Highly recommended! read more

I will not eat here again. The food was over priced for whah you get. Service was extremely slow and to top it off when the tortillas arrived they were still raw... when I brought it to the counter the lady said I didn't know you wanted them well done. I said no I want them COOKED, you can't eat raw masa. Even after they redid them they we're still mushy. The main dish was served cold too. There's ton more spots they are worth your business. read more

Absolutely the best food in town if you are looking for authentic Salvadorian and Mexican food. Take out and eat in cute spot! Delicious and very friendly service. read more

This place is fucken terrible the service was bad lady made me get up to get my own soda out the fridge she was rude all around bad fuck this place. read more