La Santaneca De La Mission

Best pupusas I've had in years. 5/5Service was friendly and quick. Very family friendly atmosphere, enjoyed it a lot.

A small place, very clean and a nice calm atmosphere from the busy street out outside.I ordered a pupusa and huevos entomatados.I really enjoyed all of it. Good flavor. My only issue was the plantains tasted a little over ripe.The staff all had smiles and were friendly.From ever in this area again, I definitely would come back Parking can be tricky, of course

Came in for lunch around 11:30am. Was quiet when we got there. Plenty of seating but one table was left unclean. Notice 2 employees on their break, a server saw us came in and sat down, walked passed us a few times but didn't bring us a menu. My friend who have been here plenty of times, knew where the menus were and got it for us. The server than came to us and took our order. We both ordered pupusa plate which comes with 2 pupusa, rice & refined beans on the side. I ordered revueltas con frijol (mix pork beans and cheese) and he just cheese. And 2 horchata, which was really delicious and refreshing. As fresh as the pupusas are, I'm not impressed. Pupusas we're hot and soft, other than that .... The plate looked boring, beans didn't have much flavor nor did the rice. Didn't seem like my pupusa had much or any meat in it beside just cheese. The side of sauce they gave us wasn't even enough. This is one of my friends favorite pupusa place but I wouldn't come back.

As I said in my older review, the pupusas are great here, but I recently tried their carne asada which is one of my favorite meals, and also very good. I got carne asada, rice, beans, and a generous helping of tortillas.

In the heart of the Mission District. The food was exceptional. It felt like my abuelita was making it in the back. Simple, but very, very good, especially on a cold day. We got Revueltas (pork + cheese), cheese only, and the chicharron (pork only) pupusas with the amazing rice and beans. We also ordered a side of fried plantains, which was enough for 3-4 people.I really loved the food here and the vibe of the customers. A lot of regulars and like everyone knew each other. Highly recommend.

Being greeted when you come into a restaurant is a delight. But when you're greeted into a restaurant that feels like a home the experience is entirely different.La Santaneca de la mission has a calm homey atmosphere that feels like you're being hosted at someone's grandmothers house. The wonderful seating and prime location of being in the mission is amazing because after a day out and about you can unwind with Salvadoran flavors and textures.I had pupusas for the first time here and I've been on a mission to find the best ones, because the subtle flavors and textures make for such an incredible eating experience!

There was a hair in my food on top of the pupusas being basically flavorless. Not worth the lack of parking to eat here.

My husband was craving salvadoran authentic food. We decided to give la Santaneca a try because why not. San Francisco is known to have some of the best salvadoran food. We were a party of 6 and we were told we couldn't move the tables and chairs to accommodate. We had to sit apart. No big deal. We ordered our food. Be prepared to wait some time as they make their food fresh. I ordered 3 pupusas and my husband ordered a sopa de pata (beef soup). My pupusas came out 15 minutes before my husband's food. I was almost done with my food when his came out. If I would have waited my food would have gone cold. I also ordered an atol de elote (corn drink) which was really yellow. The original one is more on the cream color side and is not overly sweet. The pupusas were soooooo good. They are really good. You definitely need to try those if you ever visit la Santaneca. The restaurant is an older restaurant. If you wish to use the restroom you must go through the kitchen and then the bathroom. I don't think that is really hygienic. Overall I really liked the pupusas but not how the serving of food is and the flexibility of sitting with a big party. It is not for parties of over 5.

CASH ONLY.Delicious food and great decor. Reasonable prices. Casamiento was fantastic. Revuelta pupusa was delicious as was the curtido. Would def have again.

I am 47 years old, and I have been coming to this restaurant since I was 10 years old, and they have the most delicious Salvadorian food that I have ever tasted, and the quality of their taste has not changed for the last 37 years since I have been coming here.