Restaurante El Guanaquito

This spot is one of my family and I's favorite to get pupusas. If you are to dine-in, be aware that there is a long wait on the food. But that is a sacrifice we don't mind making because we know everything will come out fresh. If you can see the kitchen from your seat, you will catch glimpses of the women behind the counter hard at work preparing the food. This place has been here for years, you can see its wear throughout the restaurant, but it lends itself to be a cozy environment. The blue walls have portraits of El Salvador. Most of the waitresses are kind, and in our case, are especially charismatic toward our toddler. This place sees families of all shapes and sizes. What I personally love about this restaurant is that they don't skimp on the cheese. As a cheese lover, this place is my haven. I get the pupusa con chicharron and queso. A nice soft toast on the outside, with a gooey, cheesy filling. As you pull on the pupusa, strands of warm cheese pour out. This place gets comfort food. I also like to order a plate of the fried plantain, sweet and oily, with a side of crema and frijoles. To wash down the meal I get an Ensalada, a refreshing juice with bits and pieces of fresh fruit. Wether you dine-in or take-out, just know you're about to have one of the best traditional Salvadoran dishes in the city. And it will no longer be a mystery to you why this place has held its popularity for as many years as it has.

I went back to Central America.. If you want to know what it feels like to be in a local eatery outside of the country without leaving the country, then you found the place. They do have a bit better service than you'd find traditionally in other places, and the food is great. Las pupusas, which is what they are known for are great, don't miss out on other traditional dishes, plátano, (plantains) are also delicious. I do feel it might be a bit overpriced in regards to portion size and current venue conditions, but that speaks more to management than their food. Still worthwhile.

This hidden Phoenix gem is my favorite place to get pupusas! Their menu consists of authentic dishes and a staff that truly goes above and beyond. This place is also great for takeout!

Day after thanksgiving, running errands in downtown Phoenix. What's better than a lunch stop for pupusas? The staff here is super friendly, nothing but smiles and excellent service. The food came out hot and fresh. I loved the loroco pupusa! The beans and pork was excellent as well. They came out with a nice fried cheese skirt and the curtido topped it off nicely. The restaurant offers to go and sit down. The dining area is bright and cheerful, with El Salvador themed tapestries on the walls. If you have never tried a pupusa, please do and you will always be on the hook for them when you see them.

This place is the best we have ever had when it comes to Pupusas. If you want authentic food you need to come here! Now I will be honest. I have only had pupusas here. It is the only reason I come!! My husband has tried and few different items and we was very pleased! We love hidden gems and this is a great one to give a try!

If you don't take credit/debit card let your customer know. I've waited 25 minutes for my order and then you to tell me to go get cash. That's not ok.

Whenever we want pupusas, we come here! We'll either get pupusas or plato tipico and sometimes the yuca with chicharron! I got the mojarra frita this time when we dined in and it was the best. I love fried whole fish so this was amazing. The horchata is made the Salvadoran way with morrow seeds and I like it a lot more than the horchata made out of rice.

I am salvadorian and this is my favorite spot for pupusas. I might be a little biased since it's close to work so that probably influences me but overall I feel pupusas are good. I have always ordered takeout so not sure who dining service is but overall friendly service when I pick up my food. Panes con pollo and tamales are also good. I would skip the nuegados.

It really is a test of patience whenever I decide to eat pupusas. Never go too hungry, because you'll be waiting quite a while no matter the establishment. This place is good for small or larger family groups, I went on a Saturday morning and it didn't seem super busy at the time so I'm grateful for that. The server was very kind. Their menu is long so it might take a while to decide what to eat :)To speak the unfortunate, one person in my group ordered something and they didn't tell her that they ran out until everyone else in the group had already gotten their food, so she had to wait even longer to get a menu again, order for the second time, and then wait for the food to arrive. It would be nice to receive this information while ordering! I ate the pupusas with chicharron and cheese; they were pretty tasty but again, the wait does takes a toll on me.

So good. If you're in the fence about going let me push you over. You won't regret it.