Restaurante Familiar

Shout out to this restaurant for making me the best pupusa I ate in my life. You can see the masa in front of you and how they make it fresh per order on the plancha. I ordered one with cheese and Salvadoran herb. And the other one with cheese and chorizo. Everyone come here.

This place tasted familiar..so familiar that I thought I was in El Salvador again! Ordered 28 pupusas for that sad 49ers game and all my friends loved it! Also, I called in and the pupusas were ready in 20 minutes. I'm a big panchitas fan, but these are pretty stellar and one of the best in the city. The cortido and sauce were also really good and complimented the pupusas. I also loved that the pupusas were not too doughy or cheesy and they stayed solid even when you added all the sauce and cortido. The lady at the counter was also really nice and organized. I highly recommend going here for a quick bite or event! 3.50 for pupusas with different varieties? Can't wait to order from here again.

We love this place! Great food, great service, great great great I work nearby and order from here SO much! Thank you for being a delicious staple in our staff meetings, homes, and hearts!

Food was pretty good. Ordered a Mexican quesadilla and it was your basic quesadilla. Flour tortilla with cheese and it came with a small house salad with a thick almost thousand island kind of dressing. Son ordered a super carne asada burrito. I took a bite to taste for review purposes. It was tasty. The meat had this hint of lemon taste to it which tasted refreshing and different. The burrito was moist not dry and full of flavor. I would definitely come back here for a burrito again. Hubby ordered chicken nachos. It was OK. I wasn't a fan of their chips that come complimentary so I didn't bother tasting the chips from the nachos. The chips were thick which almost made me think they were stale but they weren't. They had no salt to them which I guess is good for you. I had a small piece of the chicken from his nachos and I didn't care much for the flavor. Stole some guacamole and sour cream though to add to my quesadilla. We also ordered a chicken tamale and 2 Papusas, one cheese one pork. When the tamale got delivered to the table the smell of the banana leaf was really strong which made me lose my appetite a bit. I pushed through and tried to eat the tamale, but forgetting that I was in a Salvadoran restaurant and tamales are made differently I didn't much like the flavor. The tamale is more wet than I guess the Mexican style. So I didn't bother finishing it. Took a bite of the cheese papusa and couldn't eat anymore. I think the smell of the banana leaf really got to me by this point and couldn't eat anymore. I also ordered their horchata and I tasted a hint of chocolate along with the cinnamon flavor. Food overall was good. I think the issue was my appetite was expecting one and got a different style. I would try this place again if in the area and can find parking. Parking is pretty hard to find but we were in the area for Sunday streets and walked up and down Mission Street. Inside was decent in terms of cleanliness. I didn't get any creepy feelings thinking it was dirty just the typical dropped food from little kids who dined in with their families. Very small inside. I seen a party of 7 adults and 3 kids sitting at 2 different tables. Not sure if the establishment joins tables together normally to accommodate to larger parties or not. Staff is friendly and pretty good about clearing and cleaning tables when patrons are done.

Was enjoying SF Sunday Streets with the family and came upon this place while walking in the Excelsior. I normally go to El Farolito or Taqueria Guadalajara. I am always up to trying new places as long as the family agrees so we walked into Restaurante Familiar. They serve Mexican and Salvadorian food. Place was packed but luckily we were able to grab a table. Waitress was very nice and courteous. We ordered a lot so here is the breakdown.Carne Asada super burrito: excellent flavor and pretty big not too wet or too dry 4 starsFamiliar chicken nachos: very good, guacamole on point, chicken breast was used and surprisingly was not dry, flavor was great, kids and I enjoyed sharing 4 starsMexican quesadilla: pretty standard in taste and appearance, flour tortilla, just as expected 3 starsCheese papusa: excellent, nice and crisp on the outside, cheesy on the inside 4 starsChicharron papusa: just carnitas inside no cheese, was expecting carnitas to be a little crispy but overall still good 3 starsChicken tamale: served Salvadorian style in a banana leaf, if you had this style before it was pretty basic but again still good, tamal was not too big or too small 3 starsWould i come back again, probably, depends if i can find parking

This place fucked up my pupusas order. It was also $50 more than what the postmates app told me it was going to be BUT everything was hella delicious. Super coming back here and stopping in for food now. I've lived in the hood for 5 years now and I can't believe that I always walked past and never came by. Their specialty is salvadorean food. This is not a taqueria so if you're looking for that - there's plenty of other places that will cater and fancy you on that. But what they serve up is authentic and reminds me of my moms or grandmas cooking.

Is it just me or did the pupusas get way bigger? Happy dance, happy dance. Food is cheap and portions are huge. And the curtido ... oh the curtido. Life changing. This is my go to spot for pupusas y curtido. Muy rico!

You know those restaurants that are perfect when you can't decide on a single thing? This is it for Latin American, with the emphasis on Mexican and Salvadoran.I was craving Latin American food, didn't really know what yet, and had walked past Restaurante Familiar a number of times since moving nearby. Time to check it out!The menu is huge! All your standard Mexican dishes are there - tacos, enchiladas, burritos, quesadillas, and flautas. Then you have your standard entrees like fish, chicken, and beer dishes. A variety of soups, and of course pupusas.I went with a chicken and cheese pupusa and the bistec ala milanesa, which was one of my favorite dishes from Miami. And when I sat down was given chips and salsa, which had some nice heat to them. The pupusa was very similar to an arepa, but folded in. It was really good, and I can now see why they are so popular. The bistec was great, with the salad, frijoles, and french fries. Looking back, lots of fried carbs, but sometimes that's my favorite thing.If looking for a variety of affordable food, I can recommend this place.

The food was delicious, the service was excellent and the price was incredibly reasonable. I will definitely be back to explore the menu! So many delicious options!

this place is the best the fries are deliciouse and also i like the pupusas and curtido and it was the best food i have eaten and felt i went to the salvador again and the service was great i liked the music and 100% reccomanded.