Casamiento

Definitely loved this place, pupusas were fair for their price plus I loved the way the curtido has that oregano flavor it just took me back to my childhood, the guac was amazing! I could tell it was fresh, will be coming back soon.

The pupusas are delicious, generously sized and are fully stuffed. The prices are also very affordable for what you’re getting.

I’ve never had pupusas and now I’m obsessed. They were all delectable but the cheese and the beef were the best! Service was quick and it’s a quaint spot. Looking forward to my next visit. It’s super indulgent, but worth it.

The atmosphere of the restaurant is warm and cozy, and I appreciated the variety of drinks available. The service was efficient and attentive. I chose to visit this venue because it’s important to me to support Salvadorian cuisine. That said, I’d like to offer some constructive feedback on the food: The tacos were the highlight of the meal. Well seasoned, flavourful and satisfying. The bean and cheese papusas were acceptable, but bland. Unfortunately, the chorizo and pork papusas tasted dry. When biting into these, we noticed there was significantly more masa (corn flour) than filling. A truly good pupusa should be rich, savory, juicy, and satisfying, with a generous amount of flavorful filling that complements the masa (corn dough). Papusas should also be soft, tender, and pillowy on the inside, with a lightly crisp exterior from being cooked fresh on the griddle. Another important element of Salvadorian cuisine is color, freshness, and balance, and this is where the curtido was disappointing. It lacked carrots, spices such as oregano, and even basic seasoning like salt. It tasted mostly of diluted vinegar. Curtido is meant to be vibrant and lightly fermented, helping balance the starchiness of the corn masa and the richness of the meat. This version felt washed out and did not fulfill that role. The casamiento was also quite bland and lacked proper seasoning. Really, Casamiento is meant to be a flavorful rice and beans dish similar to Caribbean or Dominican-style rice and beans—rather than bland. When I was asked how my food was, I said it was good, as I didn’t have the heart at the time to say that the pupusas tasted inauthentic. I want to clarify that this feedback comes from a place of cultural familiarity as I am Salvadorian, and I grew up eating homemade pupusas. My mother used to make them when I was younger, and I know firsthand how much work and care it takes to make them properly. At a price of $6.00 per pupusa, this was not worth the cost. I am more than happy to pay this amount if the pupusas and sides are prepared properly and with care. Even the tomatoe sauce lacked taste. I truly believe it would benefit the owner to invest in someone who truly understands how to prepare authentic Salvadorian pupusas. Many customers may describe the food as authentic simply because they are not familiar with traditional Salvadorian cooking. Because of this, I don’t see myself returning, but I share this feedback with respect and out of a genuine love for Salvadorian food.

So delicious!! Wonderful food and nice staff. Totally recommend and will come again.

I just tried Casamiento and honestly, it’s one of the best food experiences I’ve had in Toronto in a while. I ordered pupusas revueltas and they were hands down the best I’ve had in Toronto, perfectly crispy on the outside, soft inside, and filled with just the right amount of flavour. You can really taste the freshness in every bite. The curtido and salsa complemented it so well too. The atmosphere is warm and casual, with a friendly staff. It’s the kind of spot where you can relax, enjoy authentic Salvadoran comfort food, and leave genuinely happy (and full). If you love discovering hidden gems and crave food that feels homemade and authentic, Casamiento is absolutely worth the visit.

This is a tucked away spot on Dupont and Christie. Prior to this place, I never really enjoyed pupusas. This place totally changed my views. The pupusas here are fresh, flavourful and tasted homely. I tried the one with pork and love the way the flavours came together. The other food item I tried are the fish tacos and the flavours also were so well out together. It’s a small space so it’s ideal to get takeout here and recommended to order ahead. The menu is simple and the authenticity is amazing. So glad to try El Salvadoran food and this is a great spot to do so! Street parking and transit is nearby.

People here are fantastic ordered some papusas to go, the size of them threw me off as not accustomed to them coming that large. Not bad papusas but they probably taste so much better dine in 4/5 ⭐️

My friend told me about this place that sells pupusas and just had to try it out. I couldn't believe how filling they were. My favourite was actually the plain cheese pupusa. The beef was also good. The sauce and vegetable that they give you adds nice flavour and texture to the dish. I would love to try the quesadillas and tacos next.

Delicious Pupusa made hot and fresh, with the cabbage slaw ordered the pork came with a small hot sauce. Small store with about 10 tables, some outdoor seating as well. 1 step up to get into the front door not as acessible. Taste excellent would come back to try other items and affordable prices! Definitely worth it to check out!!

Casamiento, located on Dupont near Shaw, is a local eatery serving Salvadoran eats, mainly pupusas, tacos and quesadillas. The restaurant is not big with 5-6 tables if you want to eat your food there. They are also available for takeout and delivery as well. You can either call ahead to place your order or order at the restaurant. Prices are quite reasonable and you can definitely get a meal here for less than $15. If you've never heard of pupusas, they are a thick griddle cake or flatbread made with cornmeal or rice flour stuffed with a variety of ingredients. I've actually never had one before so I was excited to try it. The menu is simple where there are a variety of meats you can choose from for your pupusas, tacos, or quesadillas. Staff did mention that it is best to choose at least 2 items if you are looking for a lunch portion. I dropped by Casamiento on a Thursday afternoon around noon. Staff were friendly and I opted for a pork revuelta and chorizo pupusas. I was told to find a seat where they would bring my food to me. Food was prepared at a reasonable time and I didn't have to wait long. The pupusas came with a tomato salsa and curtido (fermented cabbage). Staff mentioned that it was best to eat the pupusas with your hands, which was what I did. The salsa it came with was not spicy (although it would have been great to have some hot sauce!). The pupusas were soft and delicious. They were made fresh and the cheese inside was just perfect. Both the pork and chorizo tasted great. Service wise, staff were friendly! Overall, definitely would love to return to try their other items!!

GREAT PUPUSAS. Best in the city. Come eat them, they're hot and delicious and they have so many different kinds. Delicious

The food didnt look like much when it came out.. presentation was kinda lacking. Yet, it was absolutely delicious and I would definitely visit again soon. Easy and simple layout. The menu is big, readable and easily understood. They present the prices, likely how they do in Salvador with the fraction. So 4 3/4. For $4.75. Genius! Went here for dinner after a hard day's work and it was satisfying. Ordered a bean & cheese papusa and a chicken papusa as well. Both were well made, tasty & substantial. I was gonna order 3. Yet two is filling. The salsa is on the liquidy side, which doesnt appeal to me all that much. My salsa preference is for it to have chunks of tomato. The cabbage, again, looked to me, so underwhelming, but the flavours truly danced in my mouth as the herbs and dressing they have just made it pop. Amazing! This meal verified to me, how much looks can be deceiving. When we were there for dinner, we dined in and watched the people come through and go out the doors as they picked up their orders. Very popular place indeed! One of the people who picked up, I saw their order, it was tacos and wow the serving looked so appetizing because of all the colours! Colours make the world go round. I think it would be great if they added more colour to certain bland looking dishes, like the one I ordered. Also the table was dirty and we had to request it be cleaned. When it was wiped down, it was wet and needed to be dried off with napkins. Happy this place is on my neighbourhood. Definitely worth going to!

Excellent food and value for your hard earned money, I look forward to returning and trying more of the menu.

AMAZING!! Such delicious flavor! The cook(maybe was the owner) was so nice and welcoming! We got a few tacos ( I got the beef), chicken quesadilla and a pork Pupusa!! Everything was so perfect! My favorite was the taco - I did add cheese to it. AND THE CABBAGE!! I LOVE HOW THEY ADD THIS! Whatever sauce they use is so flavorful and just the right amount of spice. It was our first time trying the Pupusa and it was delicious!! Very generous portions for the price. We preferred to share the pupusa and that was enough between the 3 of us but we got full off of the tacos!! I will be making the trip here every time I'm in town!

Unbelievably delicious! Unlike other Latin foods I've tried before. It really is a 'marriage ' of a lot of flavours. Guacamole is amazing too- limey and a nice kick. Fish tacos to die for... but the pupusas!! YUM. Can't wait to try more from the menu next time.

Quesadillas and pupusas are good. Tacos not so much, unless you like white vinegar coleslaw. They put on all their tacos; chicken, beef, pork and fish. No onions, avocados, tomatoes or peppers to bee seen. Pretty boring.

I've been saying to myself for the past few weeks that I need to eat more Salvadoran food. I live in Washington, D.C. which, is probably the number two spot in the Salvadoran diaspora so to be walking around Kensington Market and to stumble upon a pupuseria, I knew the universe was communicated to me directly. Now, I wasn't too hungry but when the word is given, action is to be taken so I only ordered one, a bean a cheese combination. Seated in the cut admiring the Afro-Centric mural and the watching the storm clouds approach, felt a lot like Toronto from a travelers perspective, "a beautiful blend."* The torrential rains did come, shortly after the food which didn't take too long but they were made to order. Enough time to regroup, wash your hands and for anticipation to increase. This was the first pupusa that I've had in a minute and it tasted good and was further confirmation, that I need to do this more often. The curtido wasn't too acidic, it was just right and the hot sauce was perfect for me as someone that doesn't do too much spicy spicy stuff, shoot I'm gettin old. Paying on the way out, I had a brief exchange with proprietor. He was the only one working and was rolling. He said that D.C. was the second home of the pupusa, I really got to do this more often. *I know it is a lot deeper than what I saw on my brief jaunt. Quote from Anthony Cruz's The Essence.

It's the tacos! So great. Friendly service. Ordered a bunch of tacos and they forgot to omit the cilantro; made it right without a fuss, just with grace. That's what keeps your customers loyal. Excited for them to be a part of the neighbourhood

The Pupusas are amazing. I always order from here when friends visit the city. Delicious, one of a kind with veg and vegan options. I order from here once a week.

Yum! Brought home my own version of a sampler meal: PUPUSAS 2 bean and cheese, 1 pork, TACOS 2 fried fish, 1 eggplant. Total was about $33. It was filling, tasty, and all but one child here enjoyed it. If you're worried about spice, just ask them about it when you're placing an order. Speaking of spice, some containers of a salsa - hot sauce was included. There was heat to them, but it didn't ruin the meal at all. For me, it had just the right amount of medium heat, and livened the meal up. A friend recommended this place to me, and I will be doing the same. I know we will go back. I'm not so familiar with El Salvadorean food, but how encouraging to have the chance to try it, and to confirm that I enjoy it! Casamiento used to be in Kensington Market, but has now moved - to open their first restaurant... For those not in the area, DoorDash also delivers from here.

So tasty. I totally over ordered for myself but happy for my midnight snack later. Great tacos and pupusa. Definitely returning to try the rest of the menu!

Absolutely amazing food. Great prices. Best Latin/Mexican food I've had in the city. 11/10. Highly recommend.

I asked about the name of this, the latest contender in the Gordo Food Stall Games. Casamiento means two things. Firstly it means marriage, literally. Secondly, it means rice and beans and the dish the marriage of those two ingredients creates. The signature dish here is a combo of a quesadilla and a pupusa and really good! The beans are black and cooked into a rich oozy-good purply black mixture along with the cheese, it's simple and delicious. The crust wrapped around it so you can hold it like a hard taco is crispy and yummy. It was served along with a thin tomato sauce that could be poured inside, and a pickled cabbage slaw which leaned toward kimchi. It's a wondrous addition to the embarrassment of riches that resides in Kensington and specifically at Gordo's food market continuing the tradition of serving up the best in snack food innovation(!?) I'll be back again to try something else (there are 4 varieties to choose from including a veg version which sounded very intriguing). Along with those items, check out the interesting sides too, oh my!

They say good things come in small packages and Casamiento is no exception. Tucked away in the back of a food hall that's bustling with other vendors, Casamiento offers a must-have meal for anybody craving a Mexican fix. The main offering on their menu are "Pupasadillas", a cross between the pupasa (a thick corn tortilla) and a quesadilla. I ordered the "Yo Soy Pollito" platter which came with 2 pupasadillas and coleslaw. The pupasadillas were filled with spicy chicken, refried beans and cheese wrapped in a corn tortilla made fresh-to-order (the chef pointed out that it was locally-sourced masa dough). The warm, crispy wrap combined with the cheese, chicken, and beans that melted together in the best possible way, made for a great combination of flavors. Top that off with an authentic Mexican Coke and you've got an amazing snack/lunch/dinner at a reasonable price. I'll definitely be back to try some of the other pupasadillas on their menu! OTHER NOTES: The chef is super friendly and easy to talk to! There's a bit of seating at the back of the food hall with space for parties of about 4 although the food hall does get pretty busy around dinnertime and the seating is shared with the other vendors.

Great Papusas and a surprisingly nice fish Taco. Staff was friendly and welcoming. What a place!

I've tried a lot of South American restaurants in Toronto and most of them, to be blunt, are not that good. This place is different. It's clear the owner really understands what she is doing as everything is on point. The masa is fresh and tasty and the various ingredients in the pupusas and tacos are perfectly selected and doled out in the right proportions. Highly recommended.

Casamiento had quick service , was reasonably priced and tasty food. Portions where a wee bit smaller than expected though and we where given plastic cutlery despite eating in which where really hard to cut anything with.

This new place is a gem! Absolutely delicious tacos and pupusas, very flavourful, made with love and care and precision. Would highly recommend Casamiento! We are thrilled they moved into our neighbourhood and will definitely add them to our regular restaurant rotation.

We base our trip into the city based on proximity to Casamiento. They have the best papusas and tacos around. We always order the bean and cheese, and the pork tacos. Soo good!

My happy place. Rene makes the best pupusas in the city at Casamiento. Order the pork pupusa and cover it with the cabbage and sauce - if you have a soul, you will not be disappointed.

First time trying Pupusa, was recommended by a friend. The person there was so nice and friendly made my experience 10x better! The Pork Pupusas were flavourful and absolutely delicious! Especially with that pickled cabbage.... so good! If you guys ever want Pupusas in the city this is the spot.

Tacos and papusas are so great. My favourites are the bean and cheese papusa and fish taco.

Really good, food is a little on the pricey, so I won't buy it as often as I would other pupusas spots but I love them! They are super good and the food is just excellent.

Passing by Toronto on my way to Grimsby, thought I would pick up some cheese and bean pupusas - to go - due to COVID. I found the price a little high but figured, it is what it is. I was so disappointed to open the containers when we got home to find pupusas revueltas (pork) - we are vegetarians. $50 right to the compost. My wife being from El Salvador was also very disappointed with how they were made, very thick and dry. Seeing the reviews, maybe they were having a bad day. We personally won't be coming back.

Really delicious food, savouring at the month thinking about it. Would highly recommend if you are anywhere near the area!

Delicious, quick, great value and easy to eat. Will definitely be back for more. Best I've had since visiting LA.

Amazing Food, the guy taking your orders Brad is amazing and really helps you understand the right amount of food to order and explains what a Pupusa is! He helped me pick a few items and everything was amazing. My new favourite restaurant in Toronto!

Great hidden gem in the food court. Great fresh food for a good price. I had the bean and cheese pupusas which were amazing. The owner is very friendly and gave us some insight to the history of the area which was great as we were visiting from Texas. Would highly recommend coming here and trying this especially if you never had this kind of food.

Cheap, made to order and fresh. Had the pork pupupas and the outside was crisp, inside had juicy pork with cheese and beans. Its served with a side of hot sauce and slaw. The owner is a nice guy.

Rene is pretty chill and makes good quality food. Everything there is home made and pretty inexpensive for the quality of food you get. Give this place a try.

Casamiento has great food, one of the few Salvadorean restaurants in downtown Toronto. Great host, he really goes the extra mile to make the best of the experience. I'm originally from El Salvador and have tried their cuisine, but this version of Salvadorean food is fitting to a Toronto style. The fried bean and dough texture are different, but they are just as great. I hope this place gets to grow and represent the modern Salvadorean culture.