Rincon Latino

Was craving pupusas and this was a quick walk from where we live. The food was amazing. We had a party of 3 and we ordered a Botana Regular and two pupusas to split and a Churrasco Salvadoreño for myself. The shrimp and steak were so flavorful! Some bits of steak were dry but overall still good. The cheese pupusa was chefs kiss. My favorite thing there. Service was great - our waitress was really attentive and the owner of the restaurant was also nice suggesting things for us to try. Ambiance was good- there were a few families. a lot of people got to go orders. Will be back

There are certainly a lot of Central American eateries in Excelsior and Crocker-Amazon. It's hard to know the standouts beyond the weekend Pollo a la Brasa at the original El Porteño (review: https://bit.ly/3Jn7Q0q). Mmm, that was good, so when I'm in the area strolling, I'll sometimes take a bottle-spinning approach in trying a spot for lunch. I was encouraged to see such a spacious restaurant in this dense area, and this one is conveniently located on Mission just north of Geneva.The menu was completely in Spanish, so I was spending an inordinate amount of time entering words into Google Translate.Then I saw the word "Lengua", and I said to myself, "I loves me some tongue". It was probably a good thing I didn't say it out loud since I wasn't looking for a date. I ordered the $17.99 Lengua en Salsa which the menu stated came with rice and salad (photo: https://bit.ly/3Jn7Q0q). But there was no mention of the helping of creamy refried beans and fluffy pupusas (photo: https://bit.ly/37yenZ2). Plus that was one generous size tongue sliced and ladled in salsa, very pliable, so it was genuinely satisfying. Gee, is it getting warm in here? Oh well, the menu was quite extensive, so there iwoukd be plenty else to order. But what the hell, gimme more tongue.FOOD - 4 stars...plenty of good food with their "Varied Food" specialsAMBIANCE - 4 stars...pretty spacious for the areaSERVICE - 3.5 stars...a little terse but certainly fast enoughTOTAL - 4 stars...tongue and pupusas go together wellRELATED - Exploring the Excelsior? Here's a collection of places I've visited and reviewed: http://bit.ly/37B1acE

We have been coming here for years for pupusas which are always great but I wanted to try something diff so I chose Botana regular for my son and I. He got an elote thinking it was just Mex street corn. When it came as soup we laughed but when we tasted it omg. It was amazing!!! It's only I think 6.00 and the flavor was perfect warm creamy with cinnamon sticks. Just perfect. The Botana came and there was just one problem lol it was too good! We should have gotten the bigger size and been pigs. Lol. (Next time we'll bring one more person) the shrimp was grilled perfectly. The guac was thick and the steak was also perfect. The dish came out beautifully as well! Ty!!!

La comida muy rica my papa y su amigo siempre les gusta desayunar ahi atienden bien aaaaaa y my favorito es el cafe 10/10

This place is so good!We had a ton of food.The oysters were very fresh. The shrimp in the super botana were so yummy. All of the pupusas are awesome as well. They sent us home with my new favorite chips and salsa both are home made!!Great service!

I personally didn't like the service or the food. I came here with my family, and we ordered 2 steaks with shrimp with rice, salad, and 2 side orders of refried beans and 1 sopa de res. As an appetizer, we ordered guacamole, which is the only thing that was delicious to me and my family. The guacamole is served with handmade tortillas strips. When our food is served, it was okay, not the best. The problem started with the beans because they were cold and not hot, so I asked the waitresses if they could reheat the beans because they're cold. I think this upset them because not once did they ask if everything is ok or if we need anything else. I had to ask for napkins. The sopa de res was lukewarm and salty, but we didn't want to make another complaint about the food, and my family member just ate a little and left the rest. Also, my family made a comment about the food that the steak was a small portion, as we were eating compared to other places we have eaten. I don't know if the waitresses or the cook had friend's eating there because they were watching the soccer game and switching the channels, but they were also waiting for food, and as we are finishing eating they are making sarcastic comments that there meet is to small and that the cooked should have put a cow on her plate or I don't know if that's how they joke between themselves. In my opinion, the food was not great or the service. Also, this restaurant charges a "service charges".

Chill place to watch a game, hang w/ friends or family. No loud music but everyone's around to watch the game. Pupusas are bigger than expected but also more cornmeal and less filling. The slaw, picked cabbage that's on top is my favorite...but, this tasted more like salad. Nothing pickled or fermented about it - which I didn't like. Service is friendly, but slow. Everybody's just chillen. But $3/pupusas good deal

The sign outside is almost invisible, the decor a bit humble...however, the staff is tops! We were made very welcome and I was able to see the nice chef. Her place is very home made and authentic Salvadoran\Mexican, with an emphasis on mariscos, seafood.The people were all kind and attentive, so much so that we will certainly return.

Came for Mother's Day with 2 kids and my husband. The servers were super welcoming and warm. It wasn't crowded at all. Everyone already there and walking in was Latino which was a good sign of good food to come! We were the exception being Asian-American. They have the BEST chips and salsa. Homemade chips and seriously the BEST HOMEMADE SALSA in San Francisco that I've had and I've been searching for such a long time. Although everything was a little worn out in terms of signage, furniture, and decoration, it had an authentic feel to it and beautiful hand-painted murals of rural landscapes that made the restaurant unique and entertaining. We ordered the Camarones al Mojo de Ajo and 3 pupusas- all we give 2 thumbs up. Overall, I would give it 4.5 stars but rounding up since my whole family including the kids left feeling positive. It was a very satisfactory Mother's Day meal (me being the celebrant). We'll definitely be coming back. Oh by the way, the very next day my daughter wanted to go back and order some more pupusas.

Rincon Latino, que paso? I used to rave about the pupusas here because they used to big and full of cheesy goodness. My last order were like tortillas with a little bit of filling. Don't skimp on the best part of the pupusa, cause I can get tortillas anywhere....