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Overall Total Score
4 out of 5
Impressive | 1515 reviews

What Bee M doesn't like about El Chinaco:
A Mexican Salvadorian food!An empty restaurant should have been the first warning sign; the food appeared stale, and the plantain's flavor seemed almost spoiled. We didn't finish the pupusas, the fish, the tacos, or the fried bananas. Plus, they took about 40 minutes to get our food.I wish I had simply ignored this place altogether. View all feedback. What Manuel Alvarez likes about El Chinaco:
Tried their Pupusas and I must say they were actually pretty good and the service was great from the cashier to the two ladies in the kitchen preparing the food?? I'd recommend this place to anyone looking for some delicious pupusas. View all feedback.

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Restaurantji
3.1 ★ from 275 reviews
Zeeshan
26.09.2024 - 14:54

Waited over 30 mins for a doordash order and when asked the lady’s working behind the counter. They just laughed at

Fabian
26.09.2024 - 14:54

I came in for a menudo they took 35 min I had to ask for my money back and take my business elsewhere no reason it should take that long to pour

Sandra
26.09.2024 - 14:54

Not a Salvadorian restaurant. I do not recommend getting pupusas. I didn’t try the other food, but the pupusas were terrible

Car
26.09.2024 - 14:54

Those are not pupusas, they look like personal pizzas without any flavor, that doesn't work and the worst thing is the service!

Carlos
26.09.2024 - 14:54

The truth is very bad service, the food is good but the cashier seems like they are going to give things to you for free, very bad customer service

Sirved
4.2 ★ from 372 reviews
Mazie
17.06.2023 - 11:26

WORST Experience EVER. I'm very embarrassed how they treated me and my friends. They never had Pupusa, so I recommended them to try. These girls who worked, lau...

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Pierce
17.06.2023 - 11:26

Not good. Carne Asada plate was just taco meat with old rice. Nachos were tortilla chips with Nacho cheese and Jalapenos. We ordered pastlitos and they were pam...

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Constantin
17.06.2023 - 11:26

The pork papusa and the beans and cheese papusa ordered, both came out that they were made fresh. The chefs singing over the grill cooked as food, atmosphere wa...

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Betsy
17.06.2023 - 11:26

This is the worst place I have ever eaten pupusas. The horchata was really bad, and although the service was okay, I will definitely not be returning to this pl...

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Dianna
17.06.2023 - 11:26

This restaurant has gone downhill. I noticed that the pupusas tasted strange. When I inquired, they were proud to admit that they had added tomato sauce to the...

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Menulist
2.3 ★ from 3 reviews
Nels
16.05.2022 - 00:16

The service here sucks, the cashier has the worst. we waited for 30 minutes for two burritos and one torta. it wasn't so busy, just.

Sheldon
16.05.2022 - 00:16

Here for the first time on door dash ordered! pupusas were hot fresh! they were huge and delicious! thanks to the staff for additional curtido.

Tremayne
16.05.2022 - 00:16

This place was extremely disappointing. we went out of this to try this place and will not come back. I'm waiting for one for almost 45 minutes.

Yelp
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