El Atlakat Restaurant

I love this family own restaurant. The pay attention to every detail and always try to get better. The food is always so good ! An ingredient quality you can feel it. Recently they put beautiful new blue chairs and the fresh look is amazing. Thank you so much for been always open. I been a customer for many years and always come back

This place is very popular and there’s a lot of hype behind it because the food is specific to the country of El Salvador,, so the people, especially if you are from El, in Miami are craving for this , but the reality , the food is not cooked well, quality is below average, and it doesn’t taste fresh, the taste leaves a lot to be desired compared to other places that serve food from El Salvador or food made at home by folks from El Salvador. I have lots of friends from El Salvador and this restaurant does not compare not even close to what my friends cooking is like. Group of 6, we ate the seafood soups, shrimp, pupusas,and steaks.

Great taste of Salvadorian cuisine. Great atmosphere and super delicious food. Coffee is great. Small parking but can fit about 6 cars.

Absolutely amazing food- great deal and amazing culture! Must come thru

The steak is amazing. I usually eat it however it is cooked and hasn't failed me yet. Their "fried" beans are delicious as well. Wendy is our favorite waitress and always delivers quickly with a smile. Even if you forget your order she already knows what you are in for. During lunch hours parking is severely limited. So beware. Many people don't know how to park correctly.

From the outside the restaurant doesn't look too inviting; however the interior and the food make up for it. Be aware that there aren't that many seats available. The portions are good for the price. I recommend the carne asada and the pupusas

La mejor comida Salvadoreña en Miami! Whenever I am in the mood for pupusas and a hearty steak, my wife and I hit up El Atlakat. Their pupusas with chicharron y queso are the best to start the meal. I always go with the tipico guanaco meal, which is a feast. It comes with steak (topped with an egg and salsa), rice, beans, cheese, avocado and tortilla. Their carne asada is also delicious and my wife’s favorite. The waitresses are so friendly and know my order whenever I walk in. Always a pleasure coming here!

If you are in Calle Ocho, you need to head over this spot and have awesome Salvadorean food. You won’t be disappointed, food is great, the service was awesome and portions are great. Then take a walk to calle ocho and party!! #chicosreviews76

The food was great , I order my steak to be a little undercooked as most place over cook there meat and it came out perfect. The whole meal with out tip. Came out to be $24.10 With tip $30 A most eat in your in little Havana Blaca was great saver . Ask for here

The food I had was amazing! Grilimer did a spectacular job on serving us. Everything over there was amazing and makes me give it a five star review I would absolutely recommend this place!

Been coming here pretty often the food is not expensive. And it's a great local cuisine spot if you want authentic Latin food. Had one bad experience where they didn't put in my order, but other than that the food is really great here.

I've only had the food delivered. All I can say is that their popusas are delicious! I've tried the chorizo, the black bean and cheese, and the cheese ones. All very good. The passion fruit juice is also very tasty. I'd definitely recommend this place for delivery!

Food was delicious. Ambiance is nice, but typically a little noisy, if you want to chat. Service was not bad.

Great party platter sampler, got to try everything, very delicious and we enjoyed trying a variation

This place is near and dear to me, I've been coming to the NW 7th street location for 30 years now. Hands down the absolute best Salvadoran restaurant in Miami. The food is delicious, the portions are great, and the service is always on point. Parking is limited, but worth the hassle. I love coming here, cheers to another 30 years!

Loved the pupusas of loroco but didn't like their tamales de gallina and elote they came out lukewarm. When my aunt addressed the issue, they said that they would reheat it in the microwave that that's how they reheat things in this restaurant. The waitress was very clear that they prepare it in the morning and then afterwards they they just re-warm it in a microwave. I will not be returning as my favorite Atlakat is the one on Taft Street in Pembroke Pines and let's just say their clients are a sight to be seen!

Dinner was great here. We were driving home from an appointment and were starved and I noticed this restaurant. Thing is I've heard good things from.other locations so we thought why not. Entering it's small and has a little bit of a diner feel with the counter right in the middle. It's not a very big space but the place was comfortably crowded. They have pictures of the menu food items on the wall to help you choose while.you drool, lol. Everything looked delicious so we chose quickly. Hubby went with the pork chops with rice and red beans and it came with tortillas and like a pico de gallo and selweet banana. I ordered the grilled chicken, rice and red beans and tostones. We also order fried calamari as our appetizer and asked for their spicy onions as a "hot sauce". OMG, this place was amaze!! Im.not a rice person but even the rice was delicious. The beans I could've eaten with a spoon as it's own dish and my chicken was grilled to perfection. I topped everything with that spicy onion topping and crunched away on every tostones. Hubby devoured his pork chop but still saved some for the following day. The portions are big so trust me you will definitely take something home. Our calamari was great to and not greasy. There really was no talking while we ate. We would so come here again and are even looking forward to try their other locations closer to home.

While in Miami I wanted to get some pupusas, so I Yelp and came across this restaurant that had excellent reviews. Yelp once again didn't disappoint. I ordered 1 cheese pupusa with a order of sweet plantains, and omg it was one of the best tasting pupas that I've ever had, definitely authentic and tasty. The carrot slaw that comes with the pupas was thinly sliced with a tangy taste not to wet, perfect in my opinion, layered on top of the warm pupas ooooozzzzzzing with melted cheese sooo good. Definitely a must try during your visit.

Very cute, small restaurant. Service was very friendly and nice. My Spanish isn't the best and our waitress didn't speak much English, but ordering was still very simple. The menu has both English and Spanish. The restaurant was very clean, service was fast, and our food came out very quickly. We ordered the carne asada combo (#2) and the whole fried fish (#11); both came with 2 sides. While the fish was very good, my boyfriend's carne asada was amazing!!! It was so tender and had so much flavor! I would go back just for that again and again. We did just take the standard sides with both (his came with red beans and white rice and mine with white rice and French fries). The portions were very large and we had plenty to take with us. My only complaint was that it seemed somewhat expensive (both of those combos plus 2 coronas was about $54 before tip). So something I don't think I'd spend all of the time...but still very, very good!

I've been coming to El Atlakat since I moved to the US from Honduras and I was just a child. This location holds a special place in my heart as well as memories. When I'm having a breakfast like craving and want some good ethnic food I know I can count on them for yummy food. Last night I went because I was craving their tamal de elote, which is sweet and a tasty dish that we also eat in Honduras. We also ordered an appetizer sampler for the table and between three of us we still couldn't manage half of the platter.

Fue mi primera vez y tuve una experiencia mala con una servidora del lugar no tengo el nombre pero la descripsion es que usa gafas. Fue el dia viernes 10 de noviembre a 12:30 del medio dia. Nos saco forzados del la mesa donde estabamos sentados es antiprofesional y ruda.. It was my first time and I had a bad experience with a server at the place. I don't have her name but the description is that she wears glasses. It was on Friday, November 10 at 12:30 noon. He forced us out of the table where we were sitting, it's unprofessional and rude.

Excellent food. I had the carne asada with gallo pintos. The steak had soooo much flavor and the rice was moist and delicious. The service was average. It was a busy Saturday night so I won't hold it against them and I will definitely come back. If you don't speak Spanish, it may be challenging to order. The menu is in both languages but the server didn't speak English. The prices are reasonable and the food was amazing, which made it all worth it. Try it out! Wrong restaurant...couldn't delete the review. I've never been to this restaurant

Still the BEST Atlakat location in town! My dad swears that the food & service here is unparalleled & I'd have to agree. It's much more of a hole-in-the-wall than the others but everyone that works here is so nice & friendly & the food is consistently delicious! My boyfriend lives in Toronto & is as much a foodie as I am. My dad invited him to eat here & although we had visited some VERY expensive dining establishments in the days before, he says it's one of the BEST meals he's had in Miami! At my dad's behest, he chose the Atlakat Special (Meat, chicken and shrimp), my dad had the Bistec De Riñonada Servido Con Cuajada, Hueves, Frijoles Y Salsa De La Casa (New York Strip Steak Server With Cheese, Beans And House Sauce) and I had the Camarones A La Plancha (Grilled shrimp). As always, everything was delicious. Added a fresh blackberry juice (Mora) and a delicious dinner was had! Highly recommend!

We had a great time and for a party of 11, we got seated and tended to right away. Gracias Grilimar for your service - it was very attentive! We come here often and food is always delicious ! Can't say enough about this place.

Well I can start to give this place a five star well deserved anything that you get in this place is delicious fresh made to order the food takes a little long but well worth it

WOW!!! Came in for breakfast and ordered scrambled eggs with tomatoes, and onions, steak and lots of delicious sides. We got served really quickly and everything tasted fresh and perfectly seasoned. Its a fairly small restaurant and from what I hear it gets really busy both for breakfast and at lunch time so If you want to experience their food I suggest you go early. We will be back again soon!!

hole in the wall, so authentic and SOOOO DELICIOUS!! The staff are so kind as well. Go here if you want real Salvadoran food.

This El Atlakat restaurant is a much smaller rendition of this company's Salvadorian eatery on 8th Street. The first thing that struck me was how small this restaurant's dining area is. Most of the interior is taken up by a horseshoe-shaped bar/counter with stools around it. Aside from that, you'll find tables for 2 or 4 squeezed in wherever there's space. When we first arrived, every seat in the place was taken, aside from 2 empty stools at the counter, which we grabbed. That said, within about 15 minutes after our arrival, the place was 1/2 empty, so I guess the lesson is that if you arrive and there's nothing open, stick around for a bit as something is bound to open up. Aside from their menus which list everything they serve, there's a large backlit sign with photos of about a dozen featured dishes on one of the walls of this place. We both chose our meals from that sign, along with a glass of fresh squeezed juice. Our meals were both good and as ordered, and food here seems to come out of the kitchen faster than the El Atlakat location on 8th street. With each of us getting a meal, glass of juice and one of us getting a cafe con leche, the total bill came to just over $30 before gratuity. Only real downside of this place (aside from the slightly cramped seating around the bar/counter via stools that are bolted in place and can't be shifted around), was that the A/C seemed to be broken on the day we were here. It wasn't hot outside, but was definitely warm inside the restaurant with little air movement.

Un restaurante familiar con un servicio excelente. Hasta ahora todo lo q he probado a sido delicioso. Y los meseros saben como explicar el menú cuando tengo preguntas sobre algo q no conosco.

Amazing food. Glad I went here. Quaint corner restaurant with a great selection to choose from. I had the pescado frito. So fresh crispy and delicious! Our waitress was patience with me so I give her kudos!! Gracias!!

Let me start off by saying that the food here is amazing and the reason for the three stars has nothing to do with the cuisine. I was craving huevos rancheros (ranch style eggs) and this was a close spot, so I decided to try it out. I walked inside the Latin restaurant, which although rather small, made good use of the space by setting up the tables and chairs in a way that made you feel like it was bigger than it was. The place was also very airy and let in a lot of light through the windows, which made it a nice place for Saturday brunch. I took a seat at one of the tables near the window and here's where the not so fun part begins. No waiter passed by the table for almost fifteen minutes. To make matters worse, after dropping the menus on the table, the waitress walked away and told us to let her know when we were ready. Well, five minutes later, we were ready but she was nowhere to be found. After finally being able to signal her she got our order. The food didn't take that long to come out and we enjoyed it immensely. Huevos rancheros with crema, black beans, rice, and tortillas... Delicious! So, we munched hard and we were ready to go. We waited around for a few minutes but the waitress never came out so we went to another waitress and asked for the check. She told our waitress who took about 20 minutes to print the check. We have the check and the card back and to no surprise it took about another 20 minutes to get the card that we paid with back and to add insult to injury, she didn't even give it back to us because she was in the back, she had someone else do it. Terrible service, but great food.

I don't give many 5 stars to restaurants and I lived for years in cities and areas where the food was delicious. The 3 El Atlakat restaurants make the best Latin food anywhere. Everything on the menu is excellent - the soups, the tamales and the main dishes. I have not been disappointed with anything that I have ordered. Highly recommend !!!!

Great local Salvadorian restaurant that offers fresh homemade food at a reasonable price. Small personal, clean restaurant. I don't speak Spanish but it didn't matter, the staff was super friendly and assisted me nicely. Menu has pictures which helped out a lot, lol. I had the Tuesday special Sopa de Gallina (hen soup). Large portion of homemade chicken soup with large breast piece and a dark meat leg filled with yuca, onions, carrots and zucchini. It was delicious, it comes with side of rice and large tortilla. They have a side of spicy onions you can add to your dish, great. Finished lunch off with fresh ground cafecito!! Seriously great coffee. I loved it, I will definitely be back!!

They expect you to tip when your just picking up, they are very demanding on tipping. I don't mind tipping but if I'm actually sitting down in the place .

My friends and I ordered lunch from this place today to be delivered to our job, We work in a nursing home and limited lunch break. We placed the order at around 11:40 AM and said That we were going to receive it in the next 40 min. We ended up receiving it at 1:40 PM. The food was cold, and to top it of my order was wrong, I ordered garlic chicken with yuca frita and I ended up getting a few small shrimps and yuca. First and last time ordering from this place!

This would have been a five star review because the food is amazing and I'm really picky with food! But the food is very delicious! I eat here all the time but this specific location gets really packed, there's not enough tables, or space. Last time we went we were a group of 3. There was 2 tables available that fit only 2 people. And their was a couple sitting in a table that fit a family. We literally had to eat separate so we can eat at a table. My dad was in a table alone and my mom and I were at another table together. I totally understand how this could be out of the waitress hands. But a great suggestion would be to have someone host or be vigilant to accommodate and sit customers. But because it gets crowded the waitresses are less likely to pay attention to that type of stuff. I've had my ordered wrong so many times when I eat at the restaurant or order take out. The waitress are always rushing. If they get your order wrong they don't ever suggest to change it even if it's their fault. And if it's take out, you're screwed!

I don't usually write reviews but i feel doing it this time since my family and I have visited the restaurant since 18 years ago, today we ate and the experience was not that good, my wife ate a "pargo frito" ( Fried trout) and was fired too long, we could feel the taste of the old oil, I ate my self "desayuno ranchero with meat" like i said we have been coming to this same restaurant for almost 18n years, and one of the most favorite item is "carne asada" but something its happening i had to ask the waitress if they have changed to cooker, she asked me why? I replied, because the breakfast is not quite the same as always, the eggs were dried with out the ranchero sauce as always, and the meat was burned and dried also, she answered that the cooker was the same but they were not using the same meat, and the condiments were not the same.....I said to her that was not happy with the flavor and the quality of the food, the only reason that i am doing this review is not to hurt the reputation of the restaurant because it is one of my favorite places but to bring the attention to the management to pay attention to this because if things don't get better we will be obligated to not to comeback _______________________________________________________________________ No suelo escribir comentarios (Reviews) pero siento el hacerlo esta vez, ya que mi familia y yo visitamos el restaurante desde hace 18 años, hoy la experiencia no fue tan buena, mi esposa pidió un pargo frito y era evidente que fue cocinado demasiado tiempo, y no solamente eso, le pudimos sentir el sabor del aceite viejo, el pargo frito de este restaurante siempre ha sido super delicioso yo personalmete pedi el "desayuno ranchero con carne asada" como dije. Hemos estado viniendo a este mismo restaurante durante casi 18 años, y uno de los platos favoritos es la "carne asada", pero algo está sucediendo, tanto que tuve que preguntarle a la mesera si han cambiado al cociner@ ella me preguntó por qué? Le respondí, porque el desayuno no es el mismo de siempre, los huevos no sabian tan buenos como siempre, estaban resecos y sin la salsa ranchera, y la carne sabia diferente, tenia las orillas quemadas y estaba reseca también, ella respondió que el cocinero era el misma pero que habian cambiado la carne, y los condimentos no eran los mismos ... le dije que no estaba contento con el sabor y la calidad de la comida, la única razón por la que estoy haciendo estos comentarios no es para dañar la reputación del restaurante porque es uno de mis lugares favoritos, sino para llamar la atención a la gerencia para que preste atención a esto porque si las cosas no mejoran, estaremos obligado a no volver

Good food good taste. Not the greatest place ever, or the most elegant but the good food and good service makes up for it.

I was heartbroken to know my favorite Pupusa restaurant was closed due to COVID 19, but my husband told me he had seen Atlakat open. Boy oh boy was I glad we ordered their Pupusas de Queso! We also enjoyed their steak with rice and tortilla. Delivery was early and food was very warm.

Love their food! Typical criollo with delicious taste; nothing bland! Love their beef soup!

I love this place, I've been coming here for years. Their food is tasty every time I go and the staff is pretty friendly as well. This place is tiny so the only downside is their parking situation because they only have a few spots to park in.

Worse service ever! I've been waiting for more then 2 HOURS for my food! The customer service on the phone is the WORST! Very rude, gave me extreme attitude. Was yelling at me for asking where my food was after 2 hours! I asked to speak to the manager and she kept hanging up the phone 3 times! I asked to speak to someone above her and she hung up on me. The lady on the phone made me feel horrible and not trying to help me the customer. I will NEVER order from here again. WORSE SERVICE EVER!

Ordered via Grubhub a large portion of their seafood soup with coconut milk. It was superb, full of seafood varieties in a silky coconut broth.

We just landed and desperately needed something to eat and we came across this heavenly place First off it was packed which indicated to me that food was gonna be bomb AND IT WAS omg y'all we got steak and pork chops both with rice n beans and a humongous chicken caesar salad spent about 40 bucks waited for about 45 mins for the food and it was worth the wait everything was seasoned and cooked to perfection. If you see this place stop by but parking is limited and the wait maybe a while but ITS WORTH IT

The food was amazing! We loved everything we ate! Especially the appetizer sample. The only problem was the service. The waitress messed up all our orders. We loved the food, but it wasn't what we ordered and ended up paying more.

Restaurant is clean. Food is great and prices are very reasonable. Service is a bit slow but overall good experience and will go back

I was visiting from Washington, DC. Me & my friend were craving for Salvadorian Food, so we found El Atlakat at Google search Map:) stayed in Sunny Island Beach but driving for 25min from the beach to the El Atlakat was Worth it. Once we got into this cozy restaurant( Wish it was little bigger) it was pack with Hungry Customers. Loved the Atmosphere and the Servers were on the Move. The staffs were Amazing and what a Fast Service. The Prices were lower in some case but believe me every penny you spend there is worth it. I know I almost spend $100 but it was worth it and I also take it to go also for late night craving. Definitely will be back there again. Was left very Happy.

The steak is amazing. I usually eat it however it is cooked and hasn't failed me yet. Their "fried" beans are delicious as well. Wendy is our favorite waitress and always delivers quickly with a smile. Even if you forget your order she already knows what you are in for. During lunch hours parking is severely limited. So beware. Many people don't know how to park correctly.

Great seafood soup!! It has coconut milk, comes with white rice and tortillas. The horchata drink was Delicious!!! The service was great!!!

Small place but with goos pupusas and horchata. Service is great. Credit cards are excepted. Overall I'm happy to fims salvadorian traditional food

Amazing food at a great price. I consistently visit this restaurant because the service is amazing, everyone makes me feel welcomed and the food is delicious. Portions are big and it is definitely a place I highly recommend.

Delicious Salvadoran food, they have improved a lot now, the restaurant now looks newer and cleaner. And the customer service has gotten better. I love their breakfast, their food never disappoints me. I miss this restaurant so much so happy I was able to enjoy it as much as I can can't wait to go back and get fat in there!

Delicious pupusas and crudito. They were all very friendly. If you do not speak Spanish well you might struggle a little but everybody is so kind and patient!

Men the best Salvadoran food by my house and I have eaten in all of them and there all good

Good taste, clean, and it seems like Is an affordable place to eat. I haven't finish eating neither haven't pay.

I'm very picky about cleaning standards in a restaurant...this place is really clean. The service is excellent, our waitress Marlen was so nice and smiling all the time, always ready to help us. The food is super tasty...we order sopa de Res, pupusas and empanadas. Food delicious, serve in a very reasonable time. The price is just right as well. I will recommend this place to taste our Salvadorian cuisine. It's really good.

Today around 2pm I went from the west of Hialeah to this restaurant to buy 2 soups because I like how they make it, last week I went and everything was very good. But today it was not like that, there were 3 people attending, 2 brunettes, one long hair and the other brunette with glasses, the lady who attended me was white , hair dyed in light brown, this lady because I asked her for an extra onion for the soups she made a Problem, saying that it was forbidden and I called the one with glasses and between the two of them they made a tremendous mess for an extra onion, which I felt very embarrassed as I had come to beg and not to spend $ 30 in less than half an hour. The food there is not bad but with waitresses like the lady who attended me I see them very bad, because at least I will not get there again, and God knows how many more customers will lose for her. ========== Hoy fui a este restaurante, a eso de las 2 pm, porque me gusta la sopa que hacen, vivo algo retirado del lugar pero fui el miércoles de la semana pasada y todo de lo más bien. Estuve hoy como 30 minutos y gasté $30. Pero la atención fue PÉSIMA . Estaban atendiendo 3 personas, 2 morenas, una de pelo largo y la otra morena de anteojos, la señora que me atendió era blanquita, de pelo teñido de castaño claro, esta señora porque le pedí una cebolla extra. para las sopas hizo un Problema, diciendo que estaba prohibido y llamo a la de los lentes y entre los dos hicieron un lío tremendo por una cebolla extra, lo cual me dio mucha vergüenza porque parecía que había venido a mendigar y no a gastar $ 30 en menos de media hora. La comida allí no está mal pero con camareras como la señora que me atendió los veo muy mal, porque al menos yo no volveré a llegar, y Dios sabe cuántos clientes más perderá ese lugar por ella.