We came here for lunch on a Friday because we were in the mood for pupusas. We found this place on Yelp and was not disappointed. It is a full on sit down restaurant and given it was a late lunch, there were not a lot of people in there. Parking was easy right out front in their shared lot with the strip mall they are in. The menu has lots of other items besides papusas, but we were laser focused! They had a bunch of filling options, including combinations of cheese, pork, chicken, and beans. I'm sure they would make a custom one for you. You get complimentary chips and salsa and the salsa is very good, along with the sauce they give you for the pupusas. It is not very bold or spicy, but goes perfectly! read more

y'all know damn well this place is NOT good they over charge you for more my meal was $24 and my boyfriend was $16 which is $40 and they charged us $64 idk where the rest of the money came from but they over charge you like hell i do not recommend this place either way nobody goes to it once again because of the prices . read more

This is the restaurant that I first tried Pupusas at as child and I was able to finally revisit it. It does not seem like much inside however, I love the food. I ordered 2 Bean and Cheese Pupusas ($2.79 each) and an order of the Yuca Fries ($4.99). The Pupusas came out sooooo fresh and hot I was so excited to eat them. They were deliciously cheesy. I feel like these are so worth it for the low price. The fries were also hot and crispy, but a little dense. We ended up ordering sour cream to dip them in and they were perfect like that. The only downside of my experience back here was just that I did not love the area. Right outside the window we were sitting by, a guy clearly on drugs was attempting to fist fight his imaginary friend haha. read more

Rincon Latino - Yuca Fries and Bean and Cheese Pupusas. - Latin American Near Me - Doraville, Georgia

My first time here and the experience was beyond amazing! My friend and I ordered a 2 bean pupusas, a bean and cheese pupusa, and a cheese pupusa (we're vegetarians), along with a corona, horchata, and a tamale on the side. We were seated immediately and served chips and salsa, and then took our time and finally ordered. We called ahead to see if they could make vegetarian pupusas and I'm so happy they were able to! The cheese and bean pupusa is to die for! It was so warm and comforting and tasted really good with the cabbage slaw and spicy salsa. The tamale was okay (a little dry) but they provided sour cream which made it moist. Their horchata is perfectly sweet, and its a big glass! We couldn't finish all of the pupusas but the server Betsy, was so nice and she provided us with every single to-go container we needed and asked for. Super good service, and pupusas that you need to try! read more

Rincon Latino - Bean pupusa with cabbage slaw and spicy salsa - Latin American Near Me - Doraville, Georgia

I was really craving a pupusa and plantains, but there weren't many restaurants around that served them. I found Rincon Latino on Eater and it had a pretty good review, so I decided to come here. My uncle and I shared the shrimp cocktail and I had plantains y frijoles, a revuelta, and chicken pupusa. shrimp cocktail: oddly sweet and a bit viscous; shrimp was juicy and avocado was buttery and fresh, though plantains: ripe, soft, and delicious; could've been a tad sweeter pupusas: I was underwhelmed but it satisfied my craving. I've had better; these were a bit bland. I've had pupusas where they can make it without the cheese because I'm lactose-intolerant but here they couldn't, so I tried to take some of it out. There was definitely more cheese than meat. The pickled cabbage was good, though. Service was friendly and quick. read more

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Buford Highway UYE strikes again (http://www.yelp.com/events/atlanta-buford-highway-uye-rincon-latino). This time, at Rincon Latino. Coincidentally, there was another eating group there ("Ethnic Eats") who I think inadvertently stole the tables I reserved for our group. We outnumbered them. Min Y. suggested we walk over there and start snapping our fingers like West Side Story. With 21 Yelpers in attendance plus the "Ethnic Eats" group plus all the regular customers, poor Rincon was overwhelmed. There were only two servers so service was understandably slow. I didn't mind the wait though because I was with great company. Rincon is located in the same strip mall as Little Szechuan and El Pastor at the corner of Buford Highway and Shallowford Road. The interior resembles a school cafeteria or a foreign mall food court. It largely consisted of numbered cafeteria-style tables and booths (designed for four each) and TVs mounted to the walls playing Latino TV shows. The restaurant's menu features mostly Central American food from countries such as El Salvador and Guatemala. Many of the menu items have descriptors of what country each dish originates. I thought this was neat and I think this place offers many unique dishes. Of course, I had to get the pupusa since that's what everyone mentions when they talk about Rincon. A pupusa is a Salvadorian dish that is a soft corn tortilla filled with cheese, beans, or meat (and any combination). They're only a couple dollars each and come with a type of cole slaw that you can eat with the pupusa. I tried the pork and cheese pupusa and enjoyed it. My tablemates and I agreed the pupusas were a little on the bland side, but I think that is the nature of these things. This is an authentic Central American restaurant, not a Mexican-American place. I still recommend pupusas to anyone who hasn't tried one. For my entree, I tried the Guatemalan steak. This steak was served sliced in a dark red sauce cooked with many peppers and onions, along with lettuce, tomato, beans, and rice. The amount of meat in the dish was deceiving because of the generous amounts of sauce, peppers, and onions cooked with the meat. The steak was tender, but I did not find it to be very flavorful. Stephie Z. let me try a piece of her Salvadorian fried chicken. Another OK item. It reminded me of the small chicken wings you can get at Chinese buffets, but better quality of course. Small and crispy and not greasy. A popular item of the night was the shrimp cocktail. I think our group ordered five or six of them and everyone seemed pleased with it. They were huge. Finally, just like Mexican restaurants, each table was given complimentary chips and salsa. The salsa was served in two containers with spoons and an empty bowl. I was told by Lauren S, who's dined here before, that the two salsas can be mixed in the bowl. One of the salsas was "tomato-y" (the red one) and the other had more of a spicy kick to it (the orange one). I preferred the orange one, but I like spicy foods. Given the circumstances, I think the two servers did a good job. They were well aware of how long we'd been waiting and one of them assured us our food was coming. I have to give them big props for separating checks for 21 people! The owner was nice and thankful for our business at checkout. read more

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Having gone here several times over the past few years and recently I can vouch that this place is seriously amazing. Are you craving pupusas? Here is a sure bet to satisfy that craving. Their pupusas are made or at least they taste like they're made fresh! The gooey-cheesy-spicy-hot sensations and taste in your mouth are from their amazing pupusas. They have a couple of choices. You can get pork, cheese, chicken, beans, and there are different mixes of each. I think they around $2.25 each. They also have a wide menu of other things that are all great also. We tried carne asada and it tough, but good. We also tried these amazing things called sopes and they have meat/beans/cheese with sour cream/lettuce on a waffle-type of bread. Awesome! And only like $6 for 2. They are really filling. I want to warn you that here your eyes are definitely going to be bigger than your stomach, especially because they have amazing prices on everything. So I would caution to order less and then order more if you're still hungry. Recently it feels like they have more servers that speak English, but at times there may be a language barrier. They do have horchata which is great here. The only thing I would advise not to get would be raw oysters (yea so I did whole30 once...) , but it may be just me not liking raw oysters. The place is pretty big and they're open until 10pm so waiting has never really been an issue. I still want to try the ceviche here. read more

Rincon Latino is apparently THE place to go for pupusas. Our server said their best dishes are the pupusas, the fish, & the soup. Their menu is mostly Central American with some Mexican dishes, too - everything looked great and best part, inexpensive. We got fried plantains with beans & sour cream for apps (plantains perfect & delicious), and for entrees, I ordered the fish filet which was prepared in a tasty marinade and COVERED with chopped garlic. I sampled my friends' dishes and I liked mine the best :) One friend got the grilled chicken, and another friend got the whole fish - both very good but mine had the most unique flavor. All our entrees were $9.99, and included rice, lettuce, tomatoes, sliced limes, & sliced oranges. We also got complimentary chips & 2 different salsas. As far as ambience goes, Ivan S. described it best - school cafeteria. And service - very friendly. Next time - pupusas, shrimp cocktail, & the shakes. read more

The chicken pupusas are bomb. The service is always fast and correct. The pupusas do not disappoint. But I would not get the chicharrón again. The portion is small and no meat just fat. The yuca was also blah! read more

Rincon Latino - Social distancing - Latin American Near Me - Doraville, Georgia

Pupusas were amazing!! Had 1 of each. They even made two special with no cheese just for me since I am lactose intolerant. Ordered yucca fries on the side, and they were a little hard, but still tasty. Great customer service. They have a 15% tip added into your bill, but you should add even more on top. Hope to be back soon. read more

This spot is a gem. Ever since moving to ATL I have been craving traditional Central American food and rincón latino definitely delivered. I had a cheese pupusa and cheese & beans pupusa. They were delicious. My partner had the carne asada which he also enjoyed. And you can't beat the prices. Will definitely be coming back. read more

Rincon Latino - Latin American Near Me - Doraville, Georgia

The food is great the customer service is terrible can have a table full of plates and no on come to even take the plates. Lack of customer service. I had to move my own dirty plates and I get a dirty look while y'all sit gossiping. read more

This place isn't bad. The menu has a wide selection of food to choose from ranging from Salvadoran to Guatemalan. Portions are pretty generous for the price. FOOD (my sister and I ordered): - 1 Carne Asada Taco - 1 Carne Asada Gordita - 2 Mixed Pupusas (beans/cheese/pork) - Charbroiled Chicken Breast Entree (comes with lettuce/tomatoes, beans, and veggie rice.) All in all, good food. Nothing special about this place. The pupusas actually stood out because they tasted really good, but I wouldn't get that on a regular just because it's greasy and fried. Try this place out if you're ever on Buford Hwy! FREE Wi-Fi here. read more

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We enjoyed delicious sopes y pupusas. Friendly & attentive staff. Menu has options for Central America & Mexico along with plenty of seafood. read more

Today I came and I speak Spanish many people were fighting in the kitchen everyone was confused if to leave or not. Many people must have though that cause there were many unfinished dishes. They were cussing in Spanish and all the tables were full of trash. That means that they have been probably fighting for a long time for now. I would've been rating it a 0 star but there is no possible way in order to so. They should not fight there I don't think I will be returning any time soon. Due to how no table was able to be used since everyone that wasn't occupied was filled with trash. There was also no service because one family came in and sat down waiting for a while. This time service was really bad. read more

UPDATE: They no longer sell the Barbacoa option for the tacos. Many sad faces. My second time here was pretty disappointing. The restaurant stopped making chips, they mixed up my order with another group's, and my entree was subpar. The pollo con crema salvadoreña is not worth the $12 in my opinion. The crema is very bland and tastes faintly of yogurt, and the meat inside was extremely boney and tough. With the white sauce, seeing the meat itself was difficult, let alone having to pick out the bones. The best part of the meal was still the taco (carne asada this time). The house-made tortillas will remain my favorite part of the food here! read more

Great authentic food. No frills nothing super fancy but this place is a much try. The food does take a bit to get once you order but it's worth the wait. You know you found a good Mexican restaurant when the tortillas are homemade. Overall it was great l, clean and enjoyable. read more

I've found a near perfect night out for those who prefer substance to style. I mean, what I'm going to propose isn't some crazed orgy of booze and and double talls of sex. It's not a night out of pretty people and all of the glamor the Real Housewives of Atlanta could muster. What I'm proposing is for those real, Real housewives who don't want to cook and maybe just catch a movie. I came across this quite accidentally when my wife and I were running late to watch a chick flick I promised her because she's patient and I do many, many things wrong. The movie was playing at The Regal 24. We didn't enough time for a "true" dinner with cloth napkins and silverware and servers telling us their names. "Let's see. How about he head down Shallowford Road to Buford and hit Rincon Latino?" "What kind of food is that?" "It's Central American. The place supposedly has great papusas." "What?" "They're like hoe cakes stuffed with meat and cheese." Translating the exotic to my girl's native Southern did the trick. And so we went. And we ate. Damn, we ate a lot. We had a couple of papusas. I had the Guatemalan bistek. She had enchiladas verde, which I tried to talk her out of, but when all was said and done, she was quite happy with them. The jumbo, shrimp cocktail (as opposed to a jumbo shrimp cocktail because the shrimp is normal-sized, but the cocktail is jumbo) almost made me weep with its awesomeness. The papusas smelled of corn straight of the grill and oozed cheese when I tore into them. The chicharron, oh baby. Imagine corn bread with cracklin', but 100x more awesome and with cheese in it. That's what you get when you order a papusa chicharron y queso. Sorry Harold's. Subsequent trips bear out the tastiness of the Salvadoran fried chicken and the 7 Seas Soup. Dinner was quick and inexpensive, but most importantly, it was delicious. This isn't a fancy place by any means. Rincon Latino has all the atmosphere of a school cafeteria. But this cafeteria serves great food and (actually) pretty inexpensive beer. All of this made the chick flick we watched down the street much more bearable for me. read more

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Decent food, good service, lots of variety. I'd say points were lost on the food quality and flavor overall, but they have unique selections from Central America and it's fresh for the most part. Chips and salsa are included in visit. See photos of food. read more

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A nice place to eat, low key and friendly people so I'll get straight to the point . Hurrachas - A rectangular thick corn shell that has been fried and topped with your choice of meat(s) and topped with lettuce, a healthy dose of creme, avocado and slice of tomato Love these things ! These are similar to a Sopes but on steroids, I will add they've got Sopes which are smaller and round that are awesome too and can eat them three at a time after that I'll start leaning to the side, wishing you would roll me over and say night night mmm. Pupusas - Bigger than I thought and are about the size of a pancake are filled with different Ingredients. The ones I've tried so far are pork and bean with cheese both are good come out pipping hot and served with pickled cabbage huh ? I don't speak Spanish and a good portion of the staff doesn't speak English and ordering well sometimes it comes down to pointing on the menu because of this the food is usually dropped off and the servers do an about face. I am left to my own devices on how to eat this odd combination. While I never been sure about how to eat this and have picked at it at times I've finally learned to add small forkfuls of it to bites with salsa somehow it works go figure. Big plates of Fajitas with standard fixings . Don't let let your eyes get the better of you when ordering otherwise your gonna wish you wore something that doesn't entail a belt or button. read more

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Heard about pupusas for the first time about a week ago. Headed straight to yelp to find the best place to give them a try. Once again Yelp delivered, went yesterday afternoon to this humble looking establishment. We truly enjoyed our taste of Central America. Taking a queue from Kit F. we ordered the small shrimp cocktail and a few pupusas (pupusa regullta, pupusa de loroco con queso, and pupusa de queso y frijoles). The pupusa regullta was our favorite. I would recommend against the pupusa de loroco con queso, I think it must be an acquired taste. Loroco is an exotic flower, indigenous Central America. Pupusa regullta consist of cheese, pork, and beans. Pupusa de queso y frijoles contains cheese and beans. read more

Rincon Latino - Rincon Latino - Latin American Near Me - Doraville, Georgia

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I really could care less if anyone get's bothered by this 2 rating. you know you're in for an experience when you spot 4 dead, huge ass cockroaches lying on there backs right in front of the resturant door. had this place bookmarked for a while. wanted to see what all the humdrum was about the pupusas. loved that they offered 2 choices of salsa. i loved the spicy one. hated the chips, they tasted stale, needing salt, and just plain nasty. took a while to get the food, even though it was only 1 additional table. they brought out a side salad, which essentially is cabbage soaked in vinegar. didnt care for it at all. ordered the pollo el derado, or something like that. it was like the cuban version of masitas de puerco. except this is little pieces of chicken fried with no batter. the outside crust was really good, but the chicken itself was fried to death!! it was so tough and made my jaw hurt with all the chewing. my plantains were overly fried to death too. not carmelized, but black and dried out. almost dehydrated. the carne asada was pretty good. i also get this at mi barrio. Rincon Latino actually had a better tatse and seasoning, especially when i added my lime juice. i liked the fire taste. it was grilled right on the fire, instead of a pan over the fire. however, the quality of the meat versus other places, like mi barrio was less. i had the pupusa with pork and cheese. the filling was actually pretty darn tasty, however the outer layer was really burnt and very very greasy and just not well prepared. read more

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I thinks its concentration might be Mexican, Salvadorean and Honduran but with other latin inspirations. The place is not fancy, relatively quiet and in a very busy corner. I honestly am not a huge fan after a huge let down with their baleadas (they used package flour tortillas, canned refried beans and a daisy type sour cream) that's not what a baleada should be. They do have other decent dishes though and the prices are not too bad but it's a 50 50 with this place. Staff was very nice though and I don't completely hate this place, would go back if a friend wanted to check it out but it's not my first choice. read more

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This place is very cheap and tasty. The pupusas are a bargain for $1.85 each (no matter what filling you choose). Two of these would be a filling lunch. I tried the bean and cheese and thought it was quite good (and not greasy like others have mentioned). I also tried another item for $3.99- I don't remember the exact name, but it was similar to an open-faced sandwich. The base was made of fried cornmeal, and it had chicken, lettuce, and tomato. I liked the texture of it, but the chicken didn't have too much flavor. Also, I wish their salsa verde was spicier- it was pretty mild. I got my order to go and they did a great job of packing it up. The hostess did not speak english but the waitress was very helpful. The order also came with a ziploc bag stuffed with their version of cabbage salad, and some gigantic jalepenos. The shakes looked great and I will try that next time I go. It's easy to miss this place, so just look for the BP gas station and it will be directly across from that. read more

I love coming here! You get delicioussss food and drinks with friendly staff and owners!! The owners are so kind, the food is very authentic. I've always gotten their pollo y queso pupusas. They have a delicious spicy salsa that I like to pour over and their pickled veggies come with it--great to top the pupusas with. You really can't go wrong with anything on the menu. I'm a fan their queso blanco with jalapeños to start, and their horchata is fantastic. Sizzling and fresh fajitas, too!! Bring the family, bring your friends!! read more

Rincon Latino - Pupusas (inside pollo y queso--chicken y cheese) - Latin American Near Me - Doraville, Georgia

If I could give this place a MINUS 5 I would. I ordered 5 pupusas. It took them over 40 minutes to bring me my to go order. I get home and see they had the guts of giving me BURNT pupusas with blacked scorched cheese in the outside. No filling inside, just hard plaster of corn flour in the moat pathetic burn state. Each pupusa cost about $2.70 give or take. I was ROBBED as I did NOT get what I ordered, it was inedible and an insult to the food industry you serve that rubbish as food. I DO NOT recomend this place at all. I live far from it and could not go back to give the manager the rubbish I was given. read more

Rincon Latino - Here is proof of Rincon Latino giving me BURNT dry pupusas for my to go order. - Latin American Near Me - Doraville, Georgia

The service is awesome. Great tasting pupusas and sauce. Now the curtido needs a bit of work but still descent. The cóctel de camarones is a very good size, and interesting tasting. Not bad, but not the central American flavor I was looking for. Great place so far I suggest checking it out. read more

Rincon Latino - Latin American Near Me - Doraville, Georgia

they have really good pupusas and plantains. i've heard their tacos are also great. updated menu listing is attached. horchata and jarrito are usually available for drinks. read more

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An update is in order since I've been back additional times since my initial review and opinions have changed, stars have been reclaimed. Now that I've found other places to cop authentic pupusas, these simply don't do it for me anymore. They're too greasy, not very flavorful, and don't make me close my eyes. If my eyes are open when I'm eating, you're not bringing it. Their version of the standard pupusa accompaniment, curtido, is nursing home bland. The horchata is weak like clock radio speakers. The breakfasts are okay but they take so long to bring them out, it's time for lunch. They have a ton of batidos on the menu but they are usually "out of" most of the flavors. The one time they weren't out of a requested flavor, I wished they had been. I've uncovered enough Latin American comfort food spots to throw in the towel on Rincon Latino. read more

Like others have mentioned, this place is straight out of a high school cafeteria in terms of ambiance. Luckily, in terms of food, it's in a different eschelon. I was (properly) instructed to order up the shrimp cocktail, and I also got a papusa. Oh, and a Tecate. 'Cause everything tastes better with a Tecate. The shrimp cocktail was ginormous and oh-so tasty, with lots of avocado and lime to go along with it. Quite impressive. The papusa was also delicious, but nothing mind blowing: just good old fashioned comfort food. Yeah, they qualify as comfort food even to those of us who grew up with biscuits and cornbread... so what? All of this (with tip) came to about $18, which is a little bit more than I was expecting. By no means an expensive meal, for sure, but I can guarantee you you're not paying for the atmosphere. However, I know that if ordering strategically (ie, a couple of papusas and some water) you could get out of here for under $10, no problem. All in all, the food is tasty and I wouldn't hesitate to go back to try out some of their other options, as they've got a crazy long menu. Oh, and free chips and salsa, of course. read more

Well, I guess everyone comes here for the pupusas. It seems like everyone in Atlanta has mucho experience in pupusas, has eaten pupusas in multiple cities, and occasionally gets a hankering for some pupusas. Hey Waylon, you know what I feel like today? What's that Hank? A pupusa. A pupusa huh... Yeah that's right Waylon. I want a pupusa. Where do you get those pupusas Hank? Well....everyone in the know goes to Rincon Latino for their pupusas. Really Hank? Their pupusas are good? These are some damn good pupusas. I love their pupusas. You've had pupusas before? Damn straight. That's the way I roll. Pupusas all the time bitch. Hmm....ok, let's go get some pupusas. I had the fish. Yep, this is one dude that knows jack about pupusas and decided to go with the fish. That's right...the fish. Rolling. I have no idea what kind of fish this was, and neither did they. It was a mystery fish to all of us. That was the beauty of it. What kind of filet is this? I don't know, it's a fish. OK, that's what I was kinda thinking too. Thanks! All I know is it was loaded with garlic. Garlic that was apparently dyed red, very festive. It came with some rice, salad, a mystery potato salad of some sort, some oranges. It wasn't bad actually....but @$13 for lunch....too much. Nor is it something I'd come back for. Maybe next time I'll get...a pupusa. read more

Buford Highway has some of the best ethnic restaurants in Atlanta, no doubt. And while I usually save my calories for the Korean or Vietnamese spots on BH, last night I ventured out with friends to Rincon Latino, a small and long-standing Mexican dive near the corner of Buford and Shallowford Road. I've spent many years in Houston, the city with the BEST (don't argue with me) Mexican food in the US, and Rincon Latino reminded me of some of my favorite taquerias in my old hometown. Rincon is authentic and serves a broad mix of food, including tacos (including non-Americanized choices like beef tongue), tortas / sandwiches, soups, breakfast fare (served all day), a surprising variety of seafood, and big plates of meat, rice & beans and veggies. Our waitress recommended we try their pupusas -- stuffed corn tortillas with cheese and other goodies -- as well as their various fish dishes. I tried her recommendation, a whole tilapia fish breaded and deep fried, served with rice and salad. The fish was tasty, well-cooked and easy to eat (the meat pulled easily off the bones, thank goodness). I also sampled their sweet plantains with thick cream and refried beans on the side. And before our food came out, we were served chips and two types of salsa, obviously homemade, pureed, and oh so good. It was hard to focus on conversation when faced with such deeply satisfying food, the kind that sticks to your ribs and makes you want to come back the next day for more. I would highly recommend Rincon Latino, especially for taco-philes like myself or those that have eaten Mexican food at places like Chipotle but haven't sampled the really good stuff. Sabroso!! read more

I'll ignore the horrible service for the obvious reasons. I did get pretty annoyed being the last table served even though we weren't the last table that ordered. I hate eating whole fish with a fork. It needs a delicate touch with a chopstick. Yeah, they give the whole fish, tail and head. This time I didn't eat the eyeballs. The other fried meat dish just tasted okay. I tried the seafood cocktails, now that tasted good. I would like to come back and just order that. So I recommend you to get the seafood cocktails but not any of the fried junk. I guess you can get the pupusas too, since everyone had them here. It's a nice snack. read more

I like this place! When we first arrived, I was pretty impressed with their breakfast menu. Seriously, the pictures of their El Salvadoran breakfast looked exactly like what I ate when I was there. Yea, they have pupusas galore here. I wasn't in the mood for anything grand, so I just got fried yucca. The portions are freakin huge. I have to say, this place is generous w their portions. The ppl I went with ordered some good looking foods! The cocktail is really purty in its huge glass. The burritos are really good and cheap too. When I went, they were doing some form of construction in the center of the restaurant. There was yellow tape all around the area. Not much in terms of decor, but whatevs, food is good. read more

So I decided to do my old habit of food exploration on Buford Hwy that I did back in culinary school on a weekly basis. Basically, I go to three spots and spend under $10 at each. Buford Hwy is the best road in Atl if you ever want to get some great food finds. Rincon Latino was the highlight of this adventure and yes the pupusas are great and cheap. Whats that sound in the kitchen? Is someone playing a game of patty cake? Oh yes, the little latina senoritas are pounding out pupusas to order-perfect and fresh. I loved looking into the very surprisingly immaculate kitchen to see all the 5 foot and below ladies smiling and laughing at my big gringo self, and then I had to chuckle (because I come from a male dominated chef world) to see the two guys in the kitchen were on dish duty and peeling potatoes--the women rule this kitchen and that is one way you know the food is very homestyle and flavorful(also probably why the kitchen was so clean) I met the owner and he was great and working to keep everything in coordinated motion as people of all kinds were streaming through the doors. This place is a must try on the Buford Hwy and has to be one of my top five. That will be an upcoming list of mine. read more

I feel duped. Even after ordering a number of dishes recommended right here on Yelp, this meal was an utter failure. If there is one thing I've come to expect from food on Buford hwy, it's flavor. Good or bad, I can always depend on getting it right in the taste buds. But at this particular establishment, it was a tour of blandness. It's important to note that none of the food was bad, it just wasn't good. With my eyes closed, a bite of one thing was almost indistinguishable from a bite of another dish. Well, the grilled chicken tasted pretty good, but out of everything that we got, thats pretty pitiful. I was really hoping to get the same experience that most everyone else here did, but it was not to be. You like this place so much?. . . you can have it. read more

Few things of note - 1. The echo factor - the place is setup like a high school cafeteria (OK, you get your own booth but still) and while I was there for a late lunch, just 5 occupied tables was pretty loud. 2. I had to dust off my very rusty Spanish to order/pay. I couldn't remember how to ask for el cheque. 3. Admittedly, I'd never had a pupusa. I ordered 3 varieties, but they pretty much all tasted the same. I will echo (get it?) Ben H's sentiments and say: Yes, they were good cheap eats. But just good. 4. The fried yucca was like more like 3 cassava roots worth. Seriously not a side order. It was kind of bland and not fried at a hot enough temperature -the yucca came out soggy. They also served some sort of pickled cabbage with every dish that was pretty good with, well, everything. Overall it was an enjoyable and inexpensive experience but I don't think I'll find myself wanting to sneak back any time soon. It's just my gringo interpretation of the situation. read more

I thought this place was pretty good. I think that I cannot truly judge the food as it is not what I am expecting when I think of Mexican... i.e. it is authentic Mexican, and I am looking for Americanized Mexican. Their Papusas were good... and the meal itself was pretty good. It didn't have a ton of flavor, but again, I may be using a different ruler to judge by. One thing I was actually sad about was that they didn't have any margaritas... again this may be something that is an American trend, but I really would have expected that if they sold alcohol (which they did) that they would have had margaritas. Portions were large, so that was good! read more

Rincon had been on my list for a while so finally my fiance and I went for dinner on a week day. It was pretty empty and we sat down in a booth - our waitress came over and started speaking Spanish. She didn't know a word of English so we quickly pulled our high school Spanish skills out and started ordering! We knew we wanted to try the pupusas because we had never had those before. They have a cheese and caper one that is delicious. We also got a whole, fried fish. We ended up ordering way too much food because everything is pretty cheap and it's hard to tell what the portions will be. It was very tasty :) We went back recently and I got the chicarron en salsa verde huraches. I think it was my first time having non-crispy pork skin so it was a bit of a shock (it's more gelatinous like pigs feet) but well cooked all the same. The portion was huge but the tortilla was so crispy/hard it was nearly impossible to cut even with a knife - that would be my only qualm about it. Can't wait to try more stuff here and it's definitely giving me an incentive to work on my Spanish! read more

You know those occasional concert experiences you have where you are really looking forward to the headliner but then the openers actually turn out to be surprisingly impressive and more satisfying than the main act? Same deal here for me. The restaurant sort of seems like a cafeteria. I was greeted and sat myself. It took forever for a server to come by, but she was nice and did her job fine. Soccer showing on a couple of TVs was definitely a big plus. I ordered a banana milkshake and fried plantains. The banana milkshake was awesome. It had some cinnamon and nutmeg in it which gave it a very unique flavor. I definitely recommend this. The plantains were really good too. I opted for just plain ones as the suggestion of sour cream on the side weirded me out a little. They could have been cooked slightly longer I think but they were great. It was a huge portion for the price. I definitely recommend these as well. I'd never had pupusas before so I went here with the purpose of trying these bad boys out. They're simple, cheap eats and they sound great, but they just didn't quite win me over. I got 2 kinds - a mixed one with pork, beans, and cheese and also one with cheese and loroco, which is basically buds from an edible Central American flower. I could not see or taste any meat at all in the mixed one, but it was good. Loroco has a bit of an odd taste but it wasn't bad. Interesting to try, but I wouldn't get it again though. I think I wasn't totally keen on the pupusas because they seemed a little bland to me - there's not a whole lot of flavor there really. I was expecting/hoping they were going to be a little more seasoned and flavorful. Overall, the pupusas were kind of disappointing, but I'd get them again (hopefully with meat next time) as they are pretty cheap and filling. A couple of other little things improved the experience for me as well: the water and the lollipop. It's a little silly, but I highly prefer water with lime over water with lemon and they serve it with lime here. Also, at the end of the meal, they brought the bill with a tasty Coronado paleton de cajeta (goat's milk caramel lollipop). It's the little things that can make the difference. So while the pupusas were a bit lackluster for me, all the other stuff was pretty awesome. 3.5 read more