Cuscatlán San Diego

Best pupusas in San Diego hands down. My favorite are the chicharrón con queso ones. La salsita and en curtido are also good. I also recommend their quesadilla, it's so hard to find good Salvadoran quesadilla nowadays and this one hits. The frescos are meh, I've tried their fresco de ensalada and chan and they were both too artificial-tasting. Service is great, very friendly.Place is nothing fancy but it's clean and they have plenty of tables. Every time I've placed a phone order they are prompt with answering and my order is always on point. Also, they have a parking lot so parking hasn't been an issue. Sucks that they're closed on Sundays though! :(

We were greeted with a very friendly waitress who was quick to sit us down and come check in on us every now and then. The place has a lot of tables and was very clean. I had been craving pupusas and have not had any in San Diego since I've moved here. Before I get into the pup really liked their spicy hot sauce and cabbage slaw. The pupusas I've tried were:- carne con queso: this tasted like a carne asada burrito, it was pretty good- chicharron con queso: I thought this could have been better. It was a little soggy and not crispy like I thought it would come in.- chipotle chicken con queso: This was my favorite, it had a strong chipotle flavor that was delicious!Overall, I'd come back again and try different pupusa flavors.

Love Salvadoran food and it is hard to find here in San Diego. I'm originally from the Bay Area and over there it's easy to find. When I saw this place I was very excited!The had plenty of cute pictures of El Salvador throughout the restaurant. They had a giant mural of a map of El Salvador and I wish I was able to get a picture but it was so big it couldn't fit my camera.Our waitress was very nice and attentive and everyone there seemed happy. We were welcomed right away and told we could sit wherever we wanted.We ordered pretty much a sample plate and shared that and ordered other pupusas on the side.I was excited to eat the tamales because I haven't had a Salvadoran tamale in years! I was a little disappointed as it barely had any meat. It was mainly masa, BUT it had great flavor. The platanos were so good! The sweet corn tamale was also very good. It tasted like a yummy corn cake. It was soft and moist with lots of flavor. The chicharrón was pretty dry and needed more salt but was okay. Now for what I came here for, the pupusas. There was plenty of filling, but the beans inside looked blue and tricked my brain into thinking I was eating a blueberry. But the flavors were good. It was a pretty good pupusa. Is it the best? No, but it wasn't horrible by any means. I think if the beans had a little more salt it would have tasted better. I would definitely come back again. The prices for a single pupusa have definitely gone up since the last time I bought one, but that is to be expected in this economy. So, if you're craving pupusas in San Diego this is definitely a good place to go!

Affordable place for lunch with good pupusas. The staff was really friendly. We appreciate the owner/manager and the waitress checking on us and refilling our drinks. We ordered the meat pies appetizers to start. They were crispy and tasty. We then ordered the mushroom+cheese, carne asada, chicharron+ cheese, and potatoes+ cheese pupusas. We liked them all but the chicharron pupusa was a little bland. They came with pickled cabbage as a side and salsa. The parking lot is small but there is street parking. The plaza was busy at lunch time. One of us had to park across the street.

Out of every restaurant I have ever been to, I can easily say the customer service here is easily in the top-three kindest, accommodating, and welcoming I have ever experienced. The friendliness of the staff was so memorable and rubbed off on the customers who were there- it was literally a restaurant filled with happy people all conversing with each other!On top of the incredibly positive atmosphere, this was the first time I have ever tried Salvadorian food. My good friend, who was born in El Salvador, took me here to explore her culture. She said the food was delicious (and she's picky!) I agree, the quality of the food (and the price) was delicious. This place throughly mimics a 5/5 star establishment and the owners deserve all the positivity they can get.

Its so difficult to find good salvadorian cuisine in San Diego. Therefore my experience here was so disappointing. The pupusas were dry, I dont know if i came on a bad day but it was not yummy. I also ordered the chicharon con yucca, it was like 3 pieces of VERY dry chicharon AND the yucca was whatever. I would not recommend this place to anyone, so scared to try other salvadorian places in SD now!

I ordered 2 pupusas for a late lunch to go. Revuelta (pork, bean and cheese) and a chorizo and cheese. They are about $4 each and made to order. It was still warm when I got home. I wish they would provide more cabbage salad since it was a perfect accompaniment. Parking was available, but the parking lot is tiny and shared with 4-5 other businesses.

This is my go-to place for pupusas whenever i'm in town! I recommend calling ahead because they do make them fresh upon order so it does take some time. But it is definitely worth the wait!! If you like spicy, make sure to ask for their spicy sauce as well, it definitely has a kick to it!!

Pupusas are the name of the game here: cheap, yummy, and filling. "What are pupusas?" you ask. Think empanadas or calzones but flatter; Cuscatlan's rendition feature corn cake, but if you're like me and prefer flour tortillas over corn, fear not: The corn cake tastes, looks, and feels like flour.If you're also like me and love horchata, try Cuscatlan's Horchata Salvadoreña. "What is horchata salvadoreña?" you ask. Think horchata with essence of peanut and various other spices.I'm glad I discovered this gem and will be back for the rest of the menu!

If you're looking for authentic Salvadorian food, Cuscatlan is where it's at. I tried Pupusas for the first time, which is a corn pancake filled with bean, cheese, and/or meat...so delicious! I also tried the Pan Relleno con Pollo, which is a chicken sandwich and it was so tasty! The bread was soft and warm, and the chicken was cooked just right. Make sure you grab some hot sauce, it adds so much extra flavor.