Rosa’s Pupuseria Y Taqueria

This place used to be La Fogata but now they have different owners. At first it was great! The food was good, servers were friendly as well as efficient and I would recommend this place. Well not anymore. I’ve been back a few times and that just seems to get worse and worse every time. Last time the food was burned and I mean black! Then they wanted to charge me for the food that wasn’t eaten. I just left the place a few minutes ago and this time we waited for about 10 minutes and were never even acknowledged! As we were leaving another table complained to me that it was probably best for me to leave because the service was horrible and the food was even worse! There were hungry customers waiting for their food (and refill on drinks) and the whole staff was in the back gathered around eating, laughing, having a good time not caring AT ALL about the business. Needless to say I have given this place PLENTY of chances (been there maybe 15 times or so) Because I really wanted to work out but After this I will never be going there again and if you’re smart never will you.

Just found this place while driving to work. They are very nice and friendly. Have a lot of authentic Salvadorian products. Had higher expectations for the rice and sauce for the pupusas. The rice reminded me of rice a roni. But their pupusas were delicious. The curtido made up for the sauce.

Excellent neighborhood Salvadorean food restaurant just south of the Beltway ⁸⁄₂₄₉ intersection. Some of the better Pupusas I have ever had (try the ones with Loroco; a specialty that few people get right) and they also offer some excellent Mexican fare. Fresh, delicious and very cheap.
The only dishes I would avoid would be the shrimp tacos (small, dry shrimp). Service can be slow at times, and be warned that English is predictably not the first language here. Aside from that, very highly recommended.

This restaurant was formerly known as Taquera La Fogata. The menus have been updated and now they feature pictures (some appetizing and others unappetizing) of the food. Visually, the menus are much more appealing, but the food has not gotten the same treatment.
The pupusas are still pretty good, but the pickled vegetables that they serve with them have an almost chemical flavor to them. The pupusa is similar to a quesadilla except the meat is spread out almost like a paste and the tortilla is much thicker. I got a pupusa de chicharron, which was pretty tasty, but could have used more cheese. I slathered the pupusa in the orange sauce that has a nice, citrusy bright flavor and added some dimension to the meal.
I also had a chicken taco. It’s extra to add cheese and avocado to the taco. The taco was good, but nothing special. The chicken was slightly dry, but had good flavor. The taco was only $ 1.50 and meat spilled out of it, so it was a pretty good value.
It would probably be helpful to bring a native Spanish speaker with you. Our group struggled a bit because we couldn’t get things across to our waitress. After we slowed down and pointed to things on the menu, she got our orders mostly right. The tacos came out with some missing ingredients, but we didn’t get charged for the missing ingredients, so I can’t really fault her for that.
All-​in-​all this is a great, cheap place to grab lunch. I think for the price point, the service and food are pretty good. I’ll probably be back again with a co-​worker who can help translate.