El Salvador Cafe

Our last night in Palm Springs and we found this place and their papusas on DoorDash and decided that was the way to end our visit. We ordered bean, pork, beef, and shrimp papusas as well as a shrimp tostada. The shrimp tostada according to my friend was FREAKING AMAZING and she said she could have bathed in that sauce. The papusas were also awesome. Our favorite was the pork one but all were great. My only complaint was the curtido was bland and slightly disappointing. I wish it had more tang and flavor as that is one of my favorite things about papusas. Overall I’d recommend this location but temper expectations for the curtido.

Ran into this place while leaving Palm Springs a couple days ago, neither me nor my mother had had any good/authentic El Salvadoran food, so I asked the girl in the front desk for recommendations; she was helpful and friendly, very patient with all my "what is this" questions. The pupusas were all amazing and the nutty flavor of their horchata just took us off guard - in a good way. Thank you for a great experience/introduction to your food!

The bean and cheese puposa was good. Mushroom and cheese puposa 6/10. Horchata made with soy milk thats a hell no for me. The beef and cheese puposa 2/10. The plaintains 10/10. The pickled cabbage and red dipping sauces ill pass. Free surface parking lot. Make sure call in advance to make sure they are open. Its a small mom and pop shop with only three tables. Its best to just order takeout and leave.

Super good food. Ordered some revueltas popusas, definitely will buy again! Also the horchata drink is really yummy

just tried this place. this was a lucky find. we ordered pork pupusas and spinach ones. both were good, however i prefer the pork. also had chicken and pork tamales. both were awesome. the masa was soft and the leaves they were wrapped in added extra flavor. Ordered other dishes as antojito as well. it's a great way to sample the various items. would highly recommend. staff was friendly and the food came out quickly enough even there was a spike in customers.

I ran into this place with my family on our way to the Starbucks in the same shopping center. Being from El Salvador, we were really excited to find it out there since we're not Palm Springs locals. When we arrived, we were a little hesitant to go inside because we could see that it was open, but empty. I looked up the reviews, and they looked pretty good. When I went to order, the woman at the front counter did not look pleased to have customers. Her attitude was not very pleasant or welcoming and she barely said any words to me which really discouraged me to order anything but still gave it a chance. We ordered coffee, horchata and empanadas. The same woman delivered our food to the table and did not say one single word to us which again, was very unpleasant. The coffee had barely any flavor, only the smell of cinnamon. The horchata, was the powder mix that you can buy at any Hispanic store, and for it's taste, pretty overpriced which we ended up dumping down the sink. The empanadas were pretty decent, but still lacked flavor. I wouldn't recommend this place, not so much because of the food, but because of customer service that we were provided which the place being empty now makes total sense. We still had to go to Starbucks to get coffee of better quality because we had a long drive home and needed real caffeine. It's unfortunate that our first experience at this establishment was such a disappointment. The woman that we had this experience with, was wearing a white traditional blouse that says "El Salvador" on it. So being someone who has customer service work experience under my belt I'll give you a little word of advice lady "you really need to work on your customer service skills or find a different line of work". If I could give the place 0 stars for customer service, I would but unfortunately it's not an option.

How do I even start?!? Well, I found this place through tiktok about 2-3 weeks ago and was so excited because I'm Salvi myself! I have been craving Salvadoran food since I visited the country a few weeks ago. I visited with my mom when they opened for dinner on Sunday after a nice adventure in Palm Springs. Food: AUTHENTIC. It was super delicious and felt like I was back in the motherland😂💙 I ordered multiple plates, and the video didn't show it, but we also ordered Empanadas de Leche that were sooo good. The pupusas we got were de revueltas and tasted delicious. They had 2 different kind of sauces at the table that pairs great with it. The tamale was chicken and tasted phenomenal. We also got the yuca frita con chorizo 🐷 and I got the typical Salvi plate. Overall, the food was a 10/10 for us! We dined in and loved the atmosphere. Families were inside talking, and the staff was super nice. We even spoke to them about how I found the place and even about the country. We laughed and joked, and it was so nice and comfortable. Plenty of the staff speaks English as well so anybody can order! They have handheld menus and a menu, mostly with different pupusa flavors, on a chalkboard next to where you'd order. They also have pickup parking outside the front when you call to order. They have tables inside and plenty outside in their patio area. We spent around $50+ together but no regrets here because we left with happy, full stomachs, haha👍🏻😎 I highly recommend visiting this place to anyone who wants to try Salvadoran food. I'm unfortunately 40 minutes away from this place, but I hope to visit again sometime! Especially to try out their breakfast! 🍳

The food was very good, the staff were very attentive. The pupusa loca was very good. I really liked the pupusa chicharron. Definitely a must try when visiting this area.