Sonia’s #1 Salvadorian Restaurant

I’ve been going here since I was a child, always have loved this place the drinks are amazing and the pupuas are pretty good, yes the service is not the best but I never eat there lmfao I always take it to go haha so if you wanna take out some pupusa or tamales to go this is the place!

This place is very meh. I came here for some pupusas, but these were not that great.
First of all, the location itself is hidden, I wouldn’t have realized this place didn’t exist if I wasn’t sitting at the stop light looking around. I thought it was be a good hole-​in-​the wall to check out since there were quite a few people there, but I was very disappointed.
There is some decorations from El Salvador, and there is a large screen TV too. A group of 4 would be able to eat there comfortably. If it is more, then you might need an additional table and the place is small already. The fluorescent lighting didn’t make it very lively. The atmosphere actually felt quite gloomy, and the waitress did not help at all. She was very moody, and not very nice. I was a little scared.
When we got there, we were the only ones there, the waitress took our orders but still forgot my milkshake. At least she was able to bring everything else, but she mixed my order. I wanted one with pork and cheese and the other with beans and cheese, but brought me both pork and cheese. The pupusas was good, but it wasn’t as flavorful as other places. It was pretty plain. The portions were good though, and a pretty good price. So much cheaper than farmer’s market pupusas. When you are done you pay at the register. You can pay with cash or card and they can split the check at the register. Just let them know what you are paying for.
I will most likely not come here again. There are other places that have pupusas that taste so much better with a descent price.

**stomach aches, throwing up!!!**
Gave them a chance yesterday despite the negative reviews about the service. I thought the good would make up for the service… no.
First, as soon as you walk in it smells like old oil that would instantly fail a health inspection. I should have left but since I drove across the valley to find a tamale I roughed it out.
When you walk in the staff in the kitchen doesn’t acknowledge you so you have to call them to place your order despite them clearly seeing you stand there.
Ordered 5 tamales to go and plantains with cream. It took them over 30 mins to give me my order when the tamales where already sitting in a pot (saw the woman take them out when I was about to cancel my order). The plantains take no time to prepare but yet took the entire 30 mins and tasted like the nasty oil fragrance that welcomes you. The chicken in the tamales just said hi and disappeared bc it mainly consisted of dough.
My baby boy and I had a sleepless night mixed with vomiting and cries thanks to the tamales.
So everything they say about service is true: not attentive, bad food and the worst of all: we got sick from it. Just don’t go– you are warned.

I visited this store and order their 10 pupusas and 5 tamales. I asked the waitress 3 time if she had give me the SWEET CORN TAMALES. I got home and my mother tried them. They where sweat but they were also really salty. To the point it was unbearable. I called the store up and told the cashier how the food tasted and she had the nerver to tell me that I didn’t know why sweat tasted like or salty tasted like. Se had raised her voice to me and began arguing with me. After I tried to explain to her she hung up on me. This place is horrible bad customer service unwanted iteMs and completely disgusting. If I could give a negative-​5 stars I would.

I’ve been here over the years now and think its time for a review. Actually quite late for a review. So lets start the only ever reason why i come to this establishment is for the salvadorian style meal named popusas, nothing else at all so i have no idea what the other dishes they have are like.
Further more the popusas are delicious and that is why i have been coming for a number of years. A quick explanation of what a popusa is, its a tortilla style texture but with more moisture and it has a filling whether its cheese, beans, or both inside. It comes with a coleslaw style side that you eat together but it is vinegar tasting. Overall this place is great when it comes to the popusas they manufacture here. cheers.

Giving one star and I’ll tell u why. Walked in and the lady at the front didn’t say hi and gave me the ‘are you lost’ look. I then asked if we ordered at the register or had to be seated, she said we take your order (in Spanish of course) which still didn’t answer my question. I grabbed menus because she didn’t look like she was going to give me any. I put up with this because I was hungry and was craving pupusas, otherwise i would have been out of there at first lack of greet. I began by asking for an ‘ensalada’ which is a fruit juice that salvadorians are known for. Surprise, surprise… they didn’t have any (not sure if they were out or just didn’t have any because again the lady was not friendly). We ordered pupusas revueltas and plantains. The pupusas were pretty bland and the plantains were so hard! I’m Central American and therefore know when a plantain should be fried and this sucker was not ready!!! Overall my food and experience were disappointing.

This place is terrible. Well, the papusas were okay, but the service is HORRIBLE! Went during an hour lunch break, and didn’t even get my food in time to eat it there. And when I asked for my order to go instead of for here, one of the ladies rolled her eyes! This place is soooo terrible service wise. Don’t waste your time.

I like their pupusas that’s what I’m most get from there. The tiny problem I see any has nothing to do with the food but the girls needs to smile a little bit and everything will be good other than that I like there for good specially Wednesdays that they have las pupusas on special I would definitely recommend this place but to take out only.

I’m surprised this place has such few Unilocal reviews because it’s been around for over a decade. They serve traditional Salvadorian food and it’s amazing! Their pupusas (a thick hand-​made corn tortilla stuffed with different things including cheese, pork, refried beans) are amazing! They’re made as you order them and their cheese is delicious. I’ve tried their cheese pupusa, cheese with pork, cheese with beans and pork, and cheese and lo loroco (a Salvadorian herb).
This place is a small hole in the wall but the staff is friendly and accommodating. Definitely recommend this place!

I’m writing this review based on the seafood soup I ordered. I got the #37 mares (7 seas) soup. It had all kinds of variety of seafood. It had plenty of shrimp, mussles, fish etc. The broth was flavorful and kinda of spicy, which I like very much.
The location on a cross street near Sherman Way. Next to an auto repair business.
I give this place a 4.3 stars out of 5