Pupuseria & Restaurant "El Cuscatleco"

very clean, service was very good. no wait time. the food was very good, I had pupusas and my husband has the tacos de asada. my husband said the tacos taste and are served like in mexico in the pueblos so he was very impressed. curtido was good so was the salsa.

The pupusas here are FANTASTIC!!! This is my 3rd time coming and each time I never come out disappointed! They give you the classic savory pickled cabbage and salsas for the pupusas. Always so good!

The food is very dry , the cheese had a weird texture and the dough of the pupusa had a weird taste.El atole was a bit flavorless and watery despite being made of corn.

Generous portions and the pupusas are huge! Enough for it to just be your meal. We could tell everything is freshly made and it tasted just as delicious. The service was great and quick. The restaurant is on a busy corner so you might run into some trouble to find parking. (I took the bus to get there)

pupusas were FIRE! cabbage was fresh and tasty as well. must try

Charged for a tamale I never received, Pupusas's really good , yuca frita con chicharron expensive for such a small amount. Pretty expensive as far as pupusa should cost But the food I did get was probably the best El Salvadorian food I’ve had in a long time and my kids are half Salvadoran.

Really good pupusas, thoroughly enjoyed the refried beans- I used it as a sauce. The plantains were cooked nicely, but could use a bit of salt and flavor. The guacamole had a nice texture and flavor, the chips could use some salt.

Best pupusas Ive had and amazing prices!! I got all of this and a horchata for only $14 (before tip)

This is lowkey one of my go-to restaurants in this area. I love their pupusas, especially the loroco one and the chicharron one. Especially since I rarely choose something that is vegetarian when there's a meat option, it's a high compliment that I choose the loroco pupusas over ones with meat. I took my boyfriend here to have pupusas for the first time and he really liked it. Their horchata is good too and I've had their mojarra frita years ago and it was so delicious. My friend and I loved it.

We decided to try a bunch of pupusas with different fillings and loved all of them! The aqua fresca was also delicious and so refreshing! It is a small and cute place with a decent amount of seating. We immediately got seated and the food was done very quickly. Definitely recommend if youre looking for a place to grab some quick and delicious pupupas!

Pupuseria is the best! Delicious food, amazing service, and a cozy, welcoming ambiance. A must-visit!

Pupusas are great and the platanos fritos with crema y frijoles are my favorite! Great service, cozy spot in the neighborhood. I to El Salvador and these are my go to place when I am missing pupusas.

Was out with friends and looking to grab some pupusas. We came to this place and were very happy! Unassuming vibe, had lots of options for different pupusas and other dishes with great prices. Definitely would come back if I'm in the area.

I'm from AZ and was missing authentic pupusas, these were VERY well done. The accompanying sauces were also new for me

Oh, I so wanted to give them higher marks, but don't get me wrong they are good. I just wanted to be knocked out as El Salvadorian cuisine is on the money. Wasn't a busy day in the least, but it seemed like service was at a standstill. It's a small little restaurant, nestled on the corner with many other establishments all over. And guess what? It is BYOB so prepare yourself. Of course, not sure if mimosas paired well with pupusas, but we made it work! I am appreciative of the fact that BYOB is an option, as many places aren't. The whole atmosphere is typical of restaurants in El Salvador. Small, quaint, and cramped. It's great though as the small staff working did what they had to do to make sure people were taken care of. The waiter even brought us glasses to make out mimosas, and it wasn't plastic cups! Nice. Now the pupusas are super good, with the exact taste you would find in El Salvador. Crispy homemade dough with fillings of your choice. I chose the chicharon and cheese and it was a good-tasting pupusa. Of course, you top it off with the cabbage mixture and some hot sauce, and BAM, you're set! I also ordered the longaniza dinner. Now this is where it loses me. The skin on the longaniza was a little tough and the meat was a little too flavored with mint, but not enough for me to walk away. It did what it had to do and that was to make me smile. Overall, I did enjoy the good, would I come back? Maybe for the pupusas, maybe. But why not try a different region of South America if you are near? I'm sure you will like it.

10/10 some of the most consistent, delicious pupusas in the Midwest, definitely killing it in Chicago. Quaint family owned establishment. Food is prepped to order so some dishes take time, especially if they're busy. Be patient, enjoy the atmosphere and you'll be rewarded with some delicious food.

This is the place to go for pupusas! They have plenty of vegetarian options on the menu, from pupusas to tamales to tostadas to tortas. I got the cheese pupusa but they also had a bean version, and the little cabbage salad it comes with goes perfectly with the pupusas. Their green hot sauce goes well with all of the dishes. I always get the horchata here, as it's horchata de morro which is yummy and not overly sweet. The prices are very reasonable, so I like to get a little bit of everything to sample from. There's plenty of seating in the restaurant and it seems to be a popular place with people coming in and out. It's colorful inside, and I like how many window seats there are available. The servers are very nice, and the food comes out hot and fresh. I've had take out from here too and it was great. There's street parking right out front, perfect for picking up or eating in. I love this place!

9/10!!! Hidden diamond...I see why the review is so high and with sooo many local clients...most pre-order i notice......the frijoles y queso is soooo fire along with the mixta pupusa. And the most popular. Everything is made from scratch. Staff is small so expect a wait.... Se ve que le echan ganas. My new favorite pupusa spot in the city!!! Such a gem!!! Dont forget to get the Salvadorian sour crema too. I regret not getting another 2 pupusas!! Highly recommend to Pre order and order more than less or you'll have to wait a tad. Honestly...so fire i might go back next weekend. The hype is real. Sheeeeesh.

2nd time in a few months. Just outstanding ! The pupusas are amazing with outstanding curtido (cabbage salad). The people are so friendly as well.

This place as always never disappoints me or my son. We love visiting this place when we are nearby. Everything from the food, staff and environment are always so welcoming and friendly. My son loves their pupusas and I love them too but I always like to try something new and different. Please feel free to visit them if you are in the Albany Park area.

excelente servicio, muy rica comida y precios accesible! la música muy buena! El buen Erick le atiende de una manera muy amigable!

Really great food for a Pupuseria restaurant, the place is really clean, good staff and food comes quickly, really recommend to visit.

Disappointed, chicharrón wasn't tasty in pupusas. They were right sized and the masa consistency great and enough cheese but as a Salvadoran, wouldn't buy again. I also bought tortitas de carne but in the menu it was labeled incorrectly with photo and daughter wanted to order empanadas de carne which I told her that's not what you think it is but we ordered the way it said on mini and I was right, wrong order- got tortitas that tasted weird (not edible) I make them all the time at home. Please fix your menu:Empanadas de carne aren't tortitas de carne. The only thing ok was the yuca frita y chicharrón but how you going to mess up fried food lol.

Great local place to grab a bite to eat. I love the chicken bean and cheese pupusas. Everything I ordered was priced very well and was delicious!

Salvadoran food is really good and not so spendy. Who doesn't like that combo? I've been to many pupuserias and this place is right near the top.

This place just gets better and better every time we visit. The pupusas are homemade and so delicious. The maduros are moist and scrumptious. Wonderful service over all and now the dining room is open.

Best pupusas in the area ! The guy at the register is very friendly and attentive . I'm allergic to dairy and they were able to accommodate my special requests.

I ordered a large order for a party, about 60-70 tamales/pupusas and they did such a great job. There was a snafu with grubhub sending the order through but they were able to sort it out with me on the phone. Everything tasted great, I especially liked the corn tamales. They also threw in some free fried plantains which was much appreciated.

Pupuseria was on my Flavors of Albany Park Route. I was so full by the time I got there I could only eat one bite. It was delicious, so much I was still thinking about it two days later. I've never had a pupusas before, I went there for lunch today to have more than a bite. Got three different types all were great. I also got a side of delicious plantains. Will go back

This place is delicious! I checked it out in mid-September for dinner and it's about time for another visit! I got the bean and cheese pupusa and a side of plantains with cream and beans. The pupusa was great but the plantains were absolute perfection!! Oh and I had a side of rice which was fine, good standard rice. My bf got a chicken and a mixta pupusa which he also raved about but his favorite was the pollo y pan dish. It wa ssuch a beautiful presentation and he said he'd get it again. This place is definitely no frills, as someone else mentioned the bathroom is rather small and right by the kitchen but that didn't matter to us much. If you're looking for great food at a great price point this is it!

the best pupusas in Chicago! every bite i say "wow" to myself cuz its that yummy! i get 2 revueltas, an order of plantaina and beans, and bring a tall can since they are byob.

Service was great and the pupusas were delicious. We also liked the music playing. You can find in or take out. Very good! I went twice in one week after finding this place.

I wanted some pupusas so I typed "pupusas" into Uber eats and up popped this place. I wasn't disappointed whatsoever with my refried beans & chicken pupusa dinner plate. Yum.

great pupusas. Neat little place in Chicago that left us full, we'll definitely stop back next time we're in town

This is my favorite pupuseria I have been to. The pupusas were amazing - well-filled and crispy on the outside. The curtido here was also the best curtido I've had. The staff is incredibly friendly and the prices were incredibly reasonable. Can't wait to come back!

The customer service is really beautiful. The food will have you in heaven it's very affordable and has an authentic vibe to the restaurant.

I LOVE PAPUSAS. Literally out of all the amazing food that is good south of the US border papusas (and El Salvadoran) food is my fav. So I needed to make sure I found a good place that had papusas AND fried plantains. This papusaria definitely fits the bill! Price: Due to its location everything is super reasonable which is amazing! I think my dinner came out to maybe $10. I got a drink, fried plantains, and 2 papusas! Size: Papusas are deceptively filling. 2 is sufficient and these are normal size; slightly bigger than a tortilla. Now the plantains... whoa. They give you like 2 plantains, though they say it's one and split it in 4ths and then fry each piece individually and plop them on a plantain tower. AMAZING. They also are quite tasty... because they are fried plantains. If you want to try papusas, or love papusas or have had a bad experience one time and want to give it another shot, check this place out!

We'd never had pupusas before but we are coming back to this restaurant to have them again and again. A flavor punch, with a gooey middle, our favorite was the bean, cheese, and pork pupusa. We also liked the empanadas. They were slightly sweet and tasted great with the (spicy!) green sauce. Skip the tamale--lacked flavor. They also threw in the elote hot drink which was so....interesting, but in a really good way. I likened it to horchata. The prices are great.

The best pupusas in Chicago! Our go to spot for delicious pupusas and the best curtido. The food comes out fresh and hot and absolutely delish every single time. The staff is so friendly, the restaurant is cozy, and you feel like you're in your abuelas kitchen with the amazing aroma in this place!

cuscatleco pupuseria is the name I think. That's what it says on the menu. So the man has served us was awesome. He was very nice and helpful. The bathroom was cold. Right by the back door with no heat. This was my second restaurant like this within a week because I'm trying this new type of food. We ordered the hot corn drink which was quite awesome. Very different from what you would expect. Of course it's lumpy with the corn. Delicious. We ordered the pupusas and honestly they had no taste. I don't know why. We ordered the chicken and corn. If it wasn't for the green sauce I was putting on it they would have literally no flavor. Then we ordered the three little empanadas. And the only flavor on those with the outside fried crust. I really really wanted to like this place. But I was quite disappointed. Didn't even finish my meal. There are other restaurants like this in Chicago and I will continue to try more.

Great customer service from start to finish. Very friendly and the food; delicious. Traveled an hour back home and the food was still steaming hot. Great portions, great prices and just a great experience overall. Will gladly be back soon. 10/10 recommend. -Alex

We tried this place on flavors of Albany Park - was our favorite new discovery of the 15 places we tried - and have gone back. Everything we have had (pupusas, rellinitos, tamales) has all been wonderful. Definitely recommend.

Well alright. We have a real winner here. The place is really clean and bright. The color really works (for me at least). I felt like I should come back for breakfast. It was very homey and welcoming like a good kitchen or somesuch The food is excellent. Pupusas are made to order so freshness def gets points. The curtido is clearly handmade in house and we got a ton of it, free with the order. I had a lot left over and have been putting it on turkey sandwiches for work. Try that. I wish i could be more descriptive with my praise for this operation. I think they're awesome and most definitely worth a try. Check this place out. They do most definitely deserve your business.

I was in Albany park was Hungry I don't have pupusas in a wile So I walk in totally cold a guy bring the menu and ask me if was cold ? I said yes you have coffe I want coffe..... I saw in the mirror he was doing instant coffe in the coffee maker..... Instant coffee I can make it in my house too wth...... I was thinking to order soup but how I see the service I think maybe they don't even have soup or probably is old The place was empty 3 adults in the kitchen and I little girl A couple walk in and said the same here is cold they move to a table bit still The waiter owner o werever he is..... Took his time never come take my order then I just walk away Avoid this place I ended up I'm taqueria el asadero the best tacos in town !!!!

We have been back here a few times since our last incident. I believe they have new owners. The service is much improved. The food is delicious as ever!!

Pupusas were good, lots of choices. Shrimp with garlic was great. Fresh tortillas. Nice staff. Menu is a mix of Salvadoran, Guatemalan and Mexican. Had high chairs. Whole family liked the food. Will go again.

Delicious delicious delicious. And the Pupusas are so reasonably priced. Love this place!

Excellent food. I got some of their pupusas and they are as good or better than the ones I've had in Central America. Fast and friendly service! They have a good selection of food on their menu. Easy street parking. BYOB. Cash for orders under 10 bucks.

Like most places in the city, it's hard to find a good quality place that offers decent pupusas. The taste was not good or authentic and the portions of dough were too much for a good bite to eat.

Pupusas here are good but~ their "Tamal de elotes"? to die for!!!! I'm not much of a tamales person but Tamal de elotes, originally from Salvador/Guatemala are so much better than tamales you see at most Mexican restaurants. The service here sucks. You will wait very, very long for your pupusas but my friend told me that this is the norm. So call ahead and place your order way, way ahead of time. Why the three stars? 4 stars for the food, 2 for the service and the wait. So 3 to average the two.

Worth the traffic to get to this place! Pupusas, curtido, and horchata were on point. I got the plátanos fritos con frijoles y crema (fried plantains with refried beans and creme fresh) and the plantains were a little more raw that I'm used to and could have been cooked a little longer, but overall the flavors were there.

I had the chicharron y queso pupusas and they were so good. I also tried the mixta pupusas also very delicious! Will definitely be back. It was super worth it !

Delicious food, great service! My go-to when craving pupusas! The rice and beans combo is also delicious.

I live 5 minutes down the street from here and it has become my go-to for pupusas. Always tasty and good quality, nothing fancy, but fills you up and lots of flavors. Pupusas of every type, plenty of plantain options, and if you want you could also have Mexican tacos, but why go to a Guatemalan/Salvadorean place for tacos? Highly recommend it.

Eat the pupusas hot off the grill. The cheese and loroco pupusa was my favorite by far. Just the recollection of it is mouth watering. The other mixed ones were also quite tasty. The chicken tamal was a bit watery. Perhaps they added water to keep it from tasting dried out, I'm not sure, but the flavor was good despite being watery. Focus on the pupusas. And maybe plantains too.

If you are not a native El Salvadorian and this is your first time, you better take someone who knows El Salvador food with you. It's not Mexican or Puerto Rican here! The food is outstanding though! The Pupusas are tasty, lil bit crunchy on the outside and filled with cheese! This is their specialty so don't be ordering any Mexican sounding stuff. It's also eaten with Pickled Cabbage. The Empanada is called pastelles? Why? Beats me. That's what the natives want to call them. But it's meat packed and Savoury! I go here to get take out, as the place is small but the owners/ servers have been very accommodating even w my poquito español.

If you've never had pupusas, this is the place to try them! Very unassuming mom and pop place with very reasonable prices. Be prepared to wait a while for your order since everything is hand made to order. It's BYOB but there is liquor store right across the street. Highly recommended restaurant.