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    Rincon Salvadoreno

    2.8 (77 reviews)
    ModerateSalvadoran
    Closed 10:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    Pupusa Especial con Todo
    Agta B.

    Stopped by for lunch on a slow Wednesday. The 12.99 lunch special was big enough for 2 meals. We both had the chicharron papusa (yummy), sausage, rice and beans, a piece of queso and a plantain. Everything was delicious and filling. The service was a bit slow but I think there was only one server during lunch (that we saw). Decor was interesting - giant giraffe named Victoria was by the entrance. It was fun. Overall, good spot for a filling, comfort food lunch.

    Ashley D.

    The decor of joy is what attracted me here. The colors the beautiful Elephant greeted me. The paintings on the wall made me feel I was in a beautiful island. The soup was DELICIOUS La Sopa chefs kiss. The blend of seafood is absolutely a party on my taste buds. Drinks also are very tasty.

    Vivian P.

    it's very welcoming and warm inside. the staff is friendly and attentive. the food is bomb, i have ordered separate occasions and my parents that are from el salvador themselves gives them a 8/10. the food does take a bit of a while to come out but worth the wait. restroom is very clean here. close to the subway. the atol de elote is so yummy. i always order one to go.

    Betcee M.

    10 years ago I use to frequent this restaurant and it was great. Today I was back in the neighborhood and decided to go grab a bite. I was totally disappointed. Presentation was off, color off, bland, and the chicken was not cut up and it was still red. A tamale is made separately and after it is put together. The chicken is not raw and placed in the tamale. It's cooked and placed in the tamale. This 1 seems not to be fully cooked at all. I didn't even touch it. The masa was made with too much water, so the texture was not solid. I'm a foodie. I'm Honduran. My good friend is Salvadorena. This is not a well cooked tamale.

    Bistec with beans (refried) and rice and salad.
    Avina H.

    Stopped by here for an early dinner on a Friday afternoon and it was quite empty. The servers were watching tv, I felt like I was interrupting them as they looked at me and stared for a few minutes before returning to the tv. I was greeted and placed at a table. I ordered the bistec with beans and rice and salad. I specifically asked for it not to be refried beans and he suggested the beans and rice. He didn't ask how I'd like my steak, which should have been my prompt to leave. I told him just before he walked away that I'll like medium raw. They are no fresh juice option, the beverage menu was mediocre. They served salsa with tortilla chips before the food comes out. It was ok, the tortilla was fried and the salsa was from a can (pre-made). Once the food was placed in front of me, my eyes immediately darted to the steak and could tell it was over cooked. The rice and beans was actually refried beans mixed with rice to create a mushy mess that was almost like the consistency of mashed potatoes but was drier and tasted neither of beans or rice. The steak was overcooked, fatty and dripping in oil. Maybe they expected me to use that as gravy for the rice? All that came with a small salad. The tres leche cake was frozen (icy) in the center. It didn't taste bad but the frozen state of the cake was dissatisfying. Don't waste your money or time here. Never returning.

    Glenn V.

    Exiting a city line bus at no stop in particular along Jamaica Ave -- in the wee morning hours of Presidents Day, food options were quite plentiful. The postulate corner location drew me nearer and once inside, I marvelled at the brightly painted jungle-esque theme. Complete with giraffes, elephants, parrots, palm trees and other large ceramic buggers, it was a dazzling display, similar to Fangorn, without the Ents. Sitting alone, sound came only from a wall mounted TV, History Channel speak-- Presidential this and that, the car, the plane, the meals. I'd prefer the special interest kickbacks, the drone strikes, the printing of digital money, all of this l, as I chewed on an Emplana de Pins with a cup of over milked coffee, I pondered further. The fruit hunks caught me off guard, ten bites in, nothing. Then WHAM the pineapple dam burst wide open. The entire baked goods in the display was in burst mode, alive with many offerings with similar look and other lurking fruit surprises. Gusanos, Cachos, Coronas --- all baked in house, the aroma spoke volumes. Omelettes, sandwiches and wraps populated the breakfast menu. I ordered a Number 10 -- El Izalcos, which ran about thirteen dollars, I found this a bit pricey for two pupusas a Su Gusto. Lots of bean paste, lots of rice and a plantain that lacked sweetness. The Pupusas were filled with pork and cheese and were very flavorful and worth having again, hopefully with less of the filler.

    Bottom right. Foreign bone found in my salad (was not in the taco)
    Jonathan T.

    When you have to serve jury duty and you need a place to eat lunch you are already taking a gamble if you're not picking a fast food chain. Sure a fast food chain is easy, cheap, and predictable. But that's not what we do. we like to take a gamble, try the path less traveled. Sometimes we win, sometimes we lose,unfortunately in this case it was a major loss. A friend and I sat down for lunch and it took a while for them to actually come and see what we wanted. being on a one hour lunch break from jury duty you really don't want to be late. I was still optimistic and figured that for Salvadorian food, if it was delicious I could forgive the lackadaisical service. I ordered a chicken tamale, some corn tamales and a beef and chicken taco. I realized that it was a lot of food and removed corn tamales from my order. My friend ordered the beef stew with rice The first issue that arose was that she still brought me the corn tamales after I told her specifically to take it off. Perhaps it was the language barrier but she ended up taking the beef stew off and my friend waited 40 minutes before she got her food. The food itself was tasty enough that I liked it. The major problem is what I found in my food In the salad, hidden beneath it,was a chicken bone. Not just any bone. A cold rib bone that looked like it had been picked clean by teeth. It was not a part of my meal nor did I find it in my chicken taco. ************* I confronted my waitress who brought me the manager. He told me that they prep the food by cooking the chicken then prepping it on my plate...(really?) and that the reason why it was cold was because it was covered by their salad. First off don't BS someone who's a pro at it. I then proceeded to say. Well my tacos were under my salad. Why aren't they cold? No answer Secondly. Who preps food in the serving plate? I'm not an idiot. You prep in the kitchen on a prep station, a table. Something The likely scenario. This salad was on someone else's plate, untouched and then saved to be reused for someone else. Unfortunately that persons leftover bone ended up on my plate. That is absolutely disgusting. No apologies were made. He took off $4.00 for the taco like he did me a favor and that was the end of it Food was decent Service was mediocre Follow up customer service and how it was handled was Poor I will never return.

    The food takes really long to come out, all the waiters are slow and don't pay attention to the customers and comes out cold and burnt and also the prices were way to high for some below average food

    Mural outside restaurant.
    John B.

    I stopped in for some queso and chorizo pupusas, and got a heaping bowl of authentic soupa de pollo. The price was excellent and the food was delicious. The soup was so hot and had so much vegetable and chicken. It also came with a tortilla with fresh limes, and rice. I recommend putting the rice in the soup. So good. This is the spot for good authentic el Salvadorian food. The atmosphere was also great. Loved the mural! Support small businesses. Some of the pictures I'm seeing on here are outdated to what I experienced dining here. Try this establishment out its worth it.

    Brandon Z.

    So many Salvadoran restaurants in Jamaica Center! Another lunch stop during my jury duty nearby, upon entry I was greeted with fake palm trees and statues of elephants, giraffes, birds, and... Betty Boop. My server was friendly and prompt. I ordered one cheese pupusa, one bean and cheese pupusa, sweet plantains, and horchata. The food came out fast. It was totally solid and affordably priced, but a bit messier and oilier than at El OK Salvadoreno a few blocks to the west.

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    6 months ago

    Not recommend, food disappointed, terrible service, there is no ambiance, don't waste your time and money here.

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    Excelente Food and service! The pupusas are delicious! The bathrooms are clean and the ambience is warm and welcoming. Highly recommend!

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    Everything is fantastic. Food, atmosphere, and the customer service. All is the best around

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