Rincon Latino

While driving on Buford Highway I had a craving for Pupusas and decided to stop in. I had never visited Rincon Latino but had been wanting to try it.
A few notes: there is a $ 10 minimum for debit/​credit card users. If you’re planning to spend less bring cash. If you’re dining in seat yourself.
It took a few minutes before the waitress came to get my drink order but took an incredibly long time to have the drink brought to the table. I didn’t mind because it gave me time to decide on what pupusa to order. Once I put on my order it took maybe 15 – 20 minutes for it to come out. I ordered a chicken and cheese pupusa, a mixed pupusa, and a carne asada taco. The restaurant also provides complimentary chips and salsa and curtido which is a cabbage slaw.
The taste of The food was excellent! My eyes were definitely too big for my stomach. By the time I got through a few chips, the taco and half the pupusa I was stuffed!
The only gripe I have about the restaurant is the service was not that great. I only saw my waitress once to place my order and once to deliver my check. While I was still eating, a man, not sure his role came to the table and asked was there anything else. The way he said it insinuated that they needed the table for other patrons. At that point I hadn’t even been there 30 minutes. That’s when the waitress brought me the check and I asked for a box for my food to go.
The only reason I would return would be to get a pupusa to go and if I had cash.

It is incredibly hard to find (any) Honduran food, even here in Atlanta, but this is the best spot I’ve found so far, and I will definitely be back.
Rincon Latino is way bigger on the inside that it looks from Buford Hwy, and on a Sunday afternoon it is packed. BUT we didn’t have to wait for a seat and service wasn’t slow.
Honduran breakfast was good, the pupusas were fabulous, and the baleadas were ok. The fact that they have baleadas is wonderful, but the beans inside were really disappointing. It didn’t have the flavor or texture of the real deal. *If anyone reads this knows where to find a decent baleada please reply.*
Topped it off with a rico licuado! There are several flavors but the fresa was great.

Pupusas are delicious. The garlic shrimp plate was delicious. They gave us a waitress who spoke English. Good food and good service. Very busy on holiday Sunday. Slaw with pupusas is very yummy. Ask for the green salsa. Price very fair. Mom and Pop appreciate your business.

Having gone here several times over the past few years and recently I can vouch that this place is seriously amazing. Are you craving pupusas? Here is a sure bet to satisfy that craving. Their pupusas are made or at least they taste like they’re made fresh! The gooey-​cheesy-​spicy-​hot sensations and taste in your mouth are from their amazing pupusas. They have a couple of choices. You can get pork, cheese, chicken, beans, and there are different mixes of each. I think they around $ 2.25 each. They also have a wide menu of other things that are all great also. We tried carne asada and it tough, but good. We also tried these amazing things called sopes and they have meat/​beans/​cheese with sour cream/​lettuce on a waffle-​type of bread. Awesome! And only like $ 6 for 2. They are really filling.
I want to warn you that here your eyes are definitely going to be bigger than your stomach, especially because they have amazing prices on everything. So I would caution to order less and then order more if you’re still hungry. Recently it feels like they have more servers that speak English, but at times there may be a language barrier. They do have horchata which is great here. The only thing I would advise not to get would be raw oysters (yea so I did whole30 once…), but it may be just me not liking raw oysters. The place is pretty big and they’re open until 10pm so waiting has never really been an issue. I still want to try the ceviche here.

I usually just get the pupusas to eat here– they’re the best! I have never had a problem with the service before. It is usually pretty quick. The bean and cheese pupusas with their red sauce is amazing. I have also gotten plantains and guacamole here that I have also always really enjoyed. I have been here many times, both dine in and take out, and I have never once had an issue with the food or service. I would definitely recommend as one of the best places in Atlanta for pupusas. I have had many BAD experiences at OTHER pupusas places around the area… especially at La Salvadorenita Pupuseria off of Jimmy Carter! Absolute worst service I have ever received at La Salvadorenita Pupuseria, so I’m not sure why anyone would complain about their service for Rincon Latino.

The only reason this gets 4 is because I am mostly an american who has a hard time with the speed of service here, but their food is fantastic, I love their pupusas and they are famous for it, the staff is really friendly, but I go there at least once a week, love eating there also met the owners one time, lovely people,

the worst place to go to eat.
service was horrible, waitress was angry, dropping everything, food cold, and nobody was helpful. i don’t recommend this place.
yo le sugiero al dueno k sierre su rincon de basura.
we were charged for their horrible service.
ridiculous place

what a bad experience !!!
i’m here for vacation, my sister invite me to this place … as she said ««» what a big mistake, …if somebody wants to spend a good time, never come to this nasty garbage corner.

Super friendly staff and elicious food that has variety. Not your typical strip mall Mexican place. The overhead lights were a little intense so the ambiance isn’t fantastic but for $ 10 you can have an awesome meal and leave extremely satisfied.

The service is awesome. Great tasting pupusas and sauce. Now the curtido needs a bit of work but still descent. The cóctel de camarones is a very good size, and interesting tasting. Not bad, but not the central American flavor I was looking for. Great place so far I suggest checking it out.

Rincon had been on my list for a while so finally my fiancé and I went for dinner on a week day. It was pretty empty and we sat down in a booth — our waitress came over and started speaking Spanish. She didn’t know a word of English so we quickly pulled our high school Spanish skills out and started ordering!
We knew we wanted to try the pupusas because we had never had those before. They have a cheese and caper one that is delicious. We also got a whole, fried fish. We ended up ordering way too much food because everything is pretty cheap and it’s hard to tell what the portions will be. It was very tasty :)
We went back recently and I got the chicarron en salsa verde huraches. I think it was my first time having non-​crispy pork skin so it was a bit of a shock (it’s more gelatinous like pigs feet) but well cooked all the same. The portion was huge but the tortilla was so crispy/​hard it was nearly impossible to cut even with a knife — that would be my only qualm about it.
Can’t wait to try more stuff here and it’s definitely giving me an incentive to work on my Spanish!

This place was cool. I don’t think I would rush back here any time soon. But if I was in that particular shopping center and was starved, I may come back here. Flavors were okay and food was okay. No complaints. But I wouldn’t tell my friends about it.

I’m learning Spanish, so I wanted to go to this restaurant since it serves authentic Mexican food and they speak very little English. The service and the food were ok. I was just happy the people could understand my Spanish.

My friend brought me here to try the pupusas. around jan/​feb.
We ordered one each and after trying it, we ordered more. I believe i got mixed and another I can’t remember. It was greasy and delish.
I don’t have anything to compare it to. I’d come back to try it again.

After trying the pupusas at El Salvador Bakery, I decided it was high time to compare and contrast the ones at Rincon Latino. RL pupusas are made with beans, cheese, meat (pork) and a kind of plant /​flower /​vine thing called larorca.
Not sure what the hell it is or if I spelled it right. But I liked the taste of it. How do I know? Because I ordered one with and one without and I liked the taste better of the one with it in it.
The waitress brought me a green salsa that was spicier than the red. I like this place because it is so very close to where I live; however, I think I prefer the pupusas at El Salvador Bakery.
That having been said, I will still come here to eat because… well. RL is more of a restaurant whereas ESB is… um… more of a bakery than a bonafide restaurant.

A nice place to eat, low key and friendly people so I’ll get straight to the point .
Hurrachas — A rectangular thick corn shell that has been fried and topped with your choice of meat (s) and topped with lettuce, a healthy dose of crème, avocado and slice of tomato Love these things ! These are similar to a Sopes but on steroids, I will add they’ve got Sopes which are smaller and round that are awesome too and can eat them three at a time after that I’ll start leaning to the side, wishing you would roll me over and say night night mmm.
Pupusas — Bigger than I thought and are about the size of a pancake are filled with different Ingredients. The ones I’ve tried so far are pork and bean with cheese both are good come out pipping hot and served with pickled cabbage huh ?
I don’t speak Spanish and a good portion of the staff doesn’t speak English and ordering well sometimes it comes down to pointing on the menu because of this the food is usually dropped off and the servers do an about face. I am left to my own devices on how to eat this odd combination. While I never been sure about how to eat this and have picked at it at times I’ve finally learned to add small forkfuls of it to bites with salsa somehow it works go figure.
Big plates of Fajitas with standard fixings .
Don’t let let your eyes get the better of you when ordering otherwise your gonna wish you wore something that doesn’t entail a belt or button.

This place isn’t bad. The menu has a wide selection of food to choose from ranging from Salvadoran to Guatemalan.
Portions are pretty generous for the price.
FOOD (my sister and I ordered):
— 1 Carne Asada Taco
— 1 Carne Asada Gordita
— 2 Mixed Pupusas (beans/​cheese/​pork)
— Charbroiled Chicken Breast Entrée (comes with lettuce/​tomatoes, beans, and veggie rice.)
All in all, good food. Nothing special about this place. The pupusas actually stood out because they tasted really good, but I wouldn’t get that on a regular just because it’s greasy and fried.
Try this place out if you’re ever on Buford Hwy! FREE Wi-​Fi here.

An update is in order since I’ve been back additional times since my initial review and opinions have changed, stars have been reclaimed.
Now that I’ve found other places to cop authentic pupusas, these simply don’t do it for me anymore. They’re too greasy, not very flavorful, and don’t make me close my eyes. If my eyes are open when I’m eating, you’re not bringing it. Their version of the standard pupusa accompaniment, curtido, is nursing home bland.
The horchata is weak like clock radio speakers.
The breakfasts are okay but they take so long to bring them out, it’s time for lunch.
They have a ton of batidos on the menu but they are usually «out of» most of the flavors. The one time they weren’t out of a requested flavor, I wished they had been.
I’ve uncovered enough Latin American comfort food spots to throw in the towel on Rincon Latino.

Buford Highway UYE strikes again (
). This time, at Rincon Latino. Coincidentally, there was another eating group there («Ethnic Eats») who I think inadvertently stole the tables I reserved for our group. We outnumbered them. Min Y. suggested we walk over there and start snapping our fingers like West Side Story. With 21 Unilocalers in attendance plus the «Ethnic Eats» group plus all the regular customers, poor Rincon was overwhelmed. There were only two servers so service was understandably slow. I didn’t mind the wait though because I was with great company.
Rincon is located in the same strip mall as Little Szechuan and El Pastor at the corner of Buford Highway and Shallowford Road. The interior resembles a school cafeteria or a foreign mall food court. It largely consisted of numbered cafeteria-​style tables and booths (designed for four each) and TVs mounted to the walls playing Latino TV shows.
The restaurant’s menu features mostly Central American food from countries such as El Salvador and Guatemala. Many of the menu items have descriptors of what country each dish originates. I thought this was neat and I think this place offers many unique dishes.
Of course, I had to get the pupusa since that’s what everyone mentions when they talk about Rincon. A pupusa is a Salvadorian dish that is a soft corn tortilla filled with cheese, beans, or meat (and any combination). They’re only a couple dollars each and come with a type of cole slaw that you can eat with the pupusa. I tried the pork and cheese pupusa and enjoyed it. My tablemates and I agreed the pupusas were a little on the bland side, but I think that is the nature of these things. This is an authentic Central American restaurant, not a Mexican-​American place. I still recommend pupusas to anyone who hasn’t tried one.
For my entrée, I tried the Guatemalan steak. This steak was served sliced in a dark red sauce cooked with many peppers and onions, along with lettuce, tomato, beans, and rice. The amount of meat in the dish was deceiving because of the generous amounts of sauce, peppers, and onions cooked with the meat. The steak was tender, but I did not find it to be very flavorful. Stephie Z. let me try a piece of her Salvadorian fried chicken. Another OK item. It reminded me of the small chicken wings you can get at Chinese buffets, but better quality of course. Small and crispy and not greasy.
A popular item of the night was the shrimp cocktail. I think our group ordered five or six of them and everyone seemed pleased with it. They were huge. Finally, just like Mexican restaurants, each table was given complimentary chips and salsa. The salsa was served in two containers with spoons and an empty bowl. I was told by Lauren S, who’s dined here before, that the two salsas can be mixed in the bowl. One of the salsas was «tomato-​y» (the red one) and the other had more of a spicy kick to it (the orange one). I preferred the orange one, but I like spicy foods.
Given the circumstances, I think the two servers did a good job. They were well aware of how long we’d been waiting and one of them assured us our food was coming. I have to give them big props for separating checks for 21 people! The owner was nice and thankful for our business at checkout.

I’ll ignore the horrible service for the obvious reasons. I did get pretty annoyed being the last table served even though we weren’t the last table that ordered.
I hate eating whole fish with a fork. It needs a delicate touch with a chopstick. Yeah, they give the whole fish, tail and head. This time I didn’t eat the eyeballs. The other fried meat dish just tasted okay.
I tried the seafood cocktails, now that tasted good. I would like to come back and just order that.
So I recommend you to get the seafood cocktails but not any of the fried junk. I guess you can get the pupusas too, since everyone had them here. It’s a nice snack.

I really could care less if anyone get’s bothered by this 2 rating.
you know you’re in for an experience when you spot 4 dead, huge ass cockroaches lying on there backs right in front of the resturant door.
had this place bookmarked for a while. wanted to see what all the humdrum was about the pupusas.
loved that they offered 2 choices of salsa. i loved the spicy one. hated the chips, they tasted stale, needing salt, and just plain nasty.
took a while to get the food, even though it was only 1 additional table.
they brought out a side salad, which essentially is cabbage soaked in vinegar. didnt care for it at all.
ordered the pollo el derado, or something like that. it was like the cuban version of masitas de puerco. except this is little pieces of chicken fried with no batter. the outside crust was really good, but the chicken itself was fried to death! it was so tough and made my jaw hurt with all the chewing. my plantains were overly fried to death too. not carmelized, but black and dried out. almost dehydrated.
the carne asada was pretty good. i also get this at mi barrio. Rincon Latino actually had a better tatse and seasoning, especially when i added my lime juice. i liked the fire taste. it was grilled right on the fire, instead of a pan over the fire. however, the quality of the meat versus other places, like mi barrio was less.
i had the pupusa with pork and cheese. the filling was actually pretty darn tasty, however the outer layer was really burnt and very very greasy and just not well prepared.

I like this place! When we first arrived, I was pretty impressed with their breakfast menu. Seriously, the pictures of their El Salvadoran breakfast looked exactly like what I ate when I was there. Yea, they have pupusas galore here. I wasn’t in the mood for anything grand, so I just got fried yucca. The portions are freakin huge. I have to say, this place is generous w their portions. The ppl I went with ordered some good looking foods! The cocktail is really purty in its huge glass. The burritos are really good and cheap too.
When I went, they were doing some form of construction in the center of the restaurant. There was yellow tape all around the area. Not much in terms of décor, but whatevs, food is good.

Rincon Latino is apparently THE place to go for pupusas. Our server said their best dishes are the pupusas, the fish, & the soup. Their menu is mostly Central American with some Mexican dishes, too — everything looked great and best part, inexpensive.
We got fried plantains with beans & sour cream for apps (plantains perfect & delicious), and for entrees, I ordered the fish filet which was prepared in a tasty marinade and COVERED with chopped garlic. I sampled my friends’ dishes and I liked mine the best :) One friend got the grilled chicken, and another friend got the whole fish — both very good but mine had the most unique flavor. All our entrees were $ 9.99, and included rice, lettuce, tomatoes, sliced limes, & sliced oranges. We also got complimentary chips & 2 different salsas.
As far as ambience goes, Ivan S. described it best — school cafeteria. And service — very friendly.
Next time — pupusas, shrimp cocktail, & the shakes.

This place is very cheap and tasty. The pupusas are a bargain for $ 1.85 each (no matter what filling you choose). Two of these would be a filling lunch. I tried the bean and cheese and thought it was quite good (and not greasy like others have mentioned). I also tried another item for $ 3.99– I don’t remember the exact name, but it was similar to an open-​faced sandwich. The base was made of fried cornmeal, and it had chicken, lettuce, and tomato. I liked the texture of it, but the chicken didn’t have too much flavor. Also, I wish their salsa verde was spicier– it was pretty mild.
I got my order to go and they did a great job of packing it up. The hostess did not speak english but the waitress was very helpful. The order also came with a ziploc bag stuffed with their version of cabbage salad, and some gigantic jalepenos. The shakes looked great and I will try that next time I go.
It’s easy to miss this place, so just look for the BP gas station and it will be directly across from that.

I’ve found a near perfect night out for those who prefer substance to style. I mean, what I’m going to propose isn’t some crazed orgy of booze and and double talls of sex. It’s not a night out of pretty people and all of the glamor the Real Housewives of Atlanta could muster. What I’m proposing is for those real, Real housewives who don’t want to cook and maybe just catch a movie. I came across this quite accidentally when my wife and I were running late to watch a chick flick I promised her because she’s patient and I do many, many things wrong.
The movie was playing at The Regal 24. We didn’t enough time for a «true» dinner with cloth napkins and silverware and servers telling us their names.
«Let’s see. How about he head down Shallowford Road to Buford and hit Rincon Latino?»
«What kind of food is that?»
«It’s Central American. The place supposedly has great papusas.»
«What?»
“They’re like hoe cakes stuffed with meat and cheese.” Translating the exotic to my girl’s native Southern did the trick.
And so we went. And we ate. Damn, we ate a lot. We had a couple of papusas. I had the Guatemalan bistek. She had enchiladas verde, which I tried to talk her out of, but when all was said and done, she was quite happy with them. The jumbo, shrimp cocktail (as opposed to a jumbo shrimp cocktail because the shrimp is normal-​sized, but the cocktail is jumbo) almost made me weep with its awesomeness. The papusas smelled of corn straight of the grill and oozed cheese when I tore into them. The chicharron, oh baby. Imagine corn bread with cracklin’, but 100x more awesome and with cheese in it. That’s what you get when you order a papusa chicharron y queso. Sorry Harold’s. Subsequent trips bear out the tastiness of the Salvadoran fried chicken and the 7 Seas Soup.
Dinner was quick and inexpensive, but most importantly, it was delicious. This isn’t a fancy place by any means. Rincon Latino has all the atmosphere of a school cafeteria. But this cafeteria serves great food and (actually) pretty inexpensive beer. All of this made the chick flick we watched down the street much more bearable for me.