Dianna H.
Yelp
Note: Cash Only
First heard about this place from an Uber driver a couple months ago who swore up and down by this place. He lives far away, but sometimes on the weekends his whole family will make a trek to SF just to eat here. Okay I'm sold.
Fast forward a couple months, and I finally had a chance to come here with a friend for dinner Saturday around 5:30. The place was full and there was no place to write your name, so we just stood in the entrance area for 10-15 minutes until we got seated.
We shared some pupusas and also a larger plate as well. Their pupusas range from $2 to $2.50, or you can order their pupusa combo for $7, which comes with two pupusas with rice and beans. The fillings they offer are mostly some combination of pork, cheese, and beans, though they did have one with cheese and loroco, which is a type of Salvadorian flower.
According to wiki, a pupusa is a traditional Salvadoran dish of a thick corn tortilla stuffed with a savory filling. I've never had one before and didn't know what to expect, but I loved the chicharron pupusa I got with pork only. They're definitely on the smaller side, but the chicharron filling was generous and perfectly seasoned. If I had been hungrier, I definitely would have ordered more.
I only took a couple bites of the larger shared plate--carne guisado (stewed beef with vegetable)--as I wasn't too hungry, but I was very impressed with how tender and flavorful the beef was. For $10.75, you get a generous portion of beef, rice, beans, and veggies.
I loved my meal here but want to come back again when I am hungrier for the full experience.