Las Palmeras Restaurant

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This tasty gem is always top notch food hand done — For a twenty minute wait you will be in heaven each & everytime you go here — –Always consistent

This was the first time I tried pupusas, got the combination option with beans/​cheese/​pork, and it was pretty good. Definitely fresh and very filling for only $ 2.40 each. The prices here are super low for a restaurant. With these prices I expected to order and pick up at the counter, but they actually had severs who brought out chips and salsa and took our order.
The chips were pretty stale and not very good, but the salsa was tasty. I would probably return here for a quick meal or takeout because it is super casual.
Also, they do a good job at keeping this place clean even though its an old shop. Saw them sweeping and wiping down surfaces frequently, thats a good sign!

If you’re near 23^st and missions st in San Francisco, I recommend to pass by this restaurant if you like El Salvador cousin.

Despite lackluster reviews from other fine Unilocalers, I thought this place was pretty good.
My homie Hectorious recently got laid off and so to lift his young spirits and indulge in one my most favorite Salvadorian delights, I asked him to grab dinner at Las Palmeras last night, my second choice, to be real, as Zocalo on Mission has apparently, and sadly, closed.
The place was not too busy on a Monday and chips and salsa were brought out shortly after we sat down. Our waiter was nice, but pretty inattentive overall. I got one Queso only pupusa and one combo with beans, Chicharon, and cheese, Hector got the same plus one more.
The food took a pretty long time to get out to us, I would say around 15 or 20 minutes, but since they’re making them fresh, they get a pass for this one. The curtido was decent, but a bit plain with only cabbage, no carrots, but still packed a good vinegar punch.
I mean, I’d go back there most likely, it wasn’t the best I’ve ever had but it’s cheap and good.

This was the worst experience I’ve ever had in the Mission. We waited half an hour for the waitress to take our order and another HOUR for our food to arrive. And they messed up three of our orders and put carne asada in the vegetarian burrito. Terrible service and the food was subpar. Skip this for the numerous other taquerias in the neighborhood.

I love the pupusas here! Its sooo good! This is definitely my to-​go place. The staff is nice, they don’t bug you and check up on you every 5 seconds ike some places, if you know what you want and you’re like me where you go some place, pick your food, eat and go then this is the place for you. I always have to get a everything pupusa even if i’m just having soup which is fantastic.

I have to be honest. I have gone to this place with my lady a few times and service had been good so I recommended it to my sis. We both live in The Mission and are Latinos. But her latest experience with the manager Just made me very upset. There are much better place on The Mission that have better service and management like Antojitos Sal Vadoteños or Los Panchos that have better food and service. I will never go back again!!!

I love this place, every time I go to San Francisco this place is a must! Been going there for years, back in the early 90’s when we used to live in San Francisco, loved the food, loved the staff. The waitresses were awesome and always friendly. I cannot wait to go again just so I can taste those great pupusas again.

How this place has 3.5 stars, I have no idea. I went in here super stoked to get a carne asada burrito and it tasted like dog food in a tortilla. Not that I eat a lot of dog food but I do eat a ton of Mexican food and to put this place in the same category is an insult not just to Mexican food but to food in general everywhere.
You’re in the Mission, there are a thousand other Mexican places near you, try any other place than this one. Seriously.

Went there for brunch. Good stuff, but nothing very special.

We stumbled into this place after a short bar crawl through the mission and couldn’t have been happier with our decision.
The menu is quite extensive and runs the gambit from traditional mexican fare to El Salvadorian pupusas. They also have several mexican and El Salvadorian beers to choose from if this is just a quick pitstop on your night out.
I ordered the combo pupusa plate with rice and beans. For $ 6.50 this is a lot of delicious food, especially if you include the free chips and salsa they bring to the table. I was equally sated and satisfied by the thick amalgamation of pork, cheese and beans that they somehow cram into their cornmeal pupusas. They were delicious, if not a little greasy, but that was exactly what I was looking for at the time.
The service can be a tad spotty at times, and the atmosphere is very par for the course when it comes to mission restaurants, but I would come here again, especially for a quick bite between bars.

Came here after church when I was visiting SF because it was close and we had 3 kids within the group and didn’t want to deal with the hassle of parking and car seats.
I ordered two pupusas (mixed & one with just pork) for my daughter and I to share. I really liked the mixed one because it has a nice crisp to it and good flavor. I ate half the pork and didn’t finish because the pork wasn’t very flavorful… But I liked that they gave a generous amount of the El Salvadorian «coleslaw» to put on top of the pupusas.
I also ordered a breakfast dish of eggs with beans and fried plantains. We couldn’t finish it as it was hearty and filling but very delicious!
My friends were more adventurous and got a lengua dish and also tried another dish that came with either «organ sauce» or fried pork (chiccarones). They liked both but ordered the fried pork which they said was good.
Can’t speak about the Mexican items on the menu as we opted for all the dishes from El Salvador.

The chips and tortillas were alright at best.
The chicken soup was more like seasoned water with HUGE chunks of vegetables and a giant piece of chicken in the middle. Not really my style for soup, but it didn’t taste bad. The chicken was a tad dry.

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People seem to be all about the pupusas here and either love them or hate them.
I did not try the pupusas.
I went for the half grilled chicken and that shit was finger lickin’ good. Seriously. The skin was nice and crispy, and the meat was delicious and tender and jesus christ it was a lot of food. I basically forced a good third of my chicken on my bf, but it was good stuff. We left stuffed.
It came with salad, refried beans, rice and tortillas. The tortillas were yummy and heated. The rest of the sides were okay, nothing amazing, but the chicken was a winner.
My bf got the shrimp and seemed very happy with it. It looked delicious too!
As for them preferring latino customers, I didn’t notice any difference in treatment or maybe I was too busy to care. I’d definitely come back again.

Ok, do not go here if you want 5 star ambiance and English speaking servers.
Do go here if you like food from Central America and a casual dining experience without the loud drunken sports bar crowd.
The place is always consistent, my boyfriend and I love to go here for dinner.
We never have to wait for a table, the servers are all very nice, and the food is always served up hot and delicious.
I usually get the chile relleno plate which is just the right amount of food and very well done. I have also tried the pupusas which are great and the fried plantains. My bf always gets the ground beef enchiladas, and he loves them. He is particular about a ground beef enchilada too.
But the best thing to finish off a really good meal is a great dessert. Now I am a picky dessert eater, I don’t usually order it or will try a bite of someone else’s to see if I want to order one for myself… I digress. The Tres Leches cake they serve is amazing here. We have been known to get it to-​go and bring it home too, even on a scooter ride to Nob Hill from the Mission. It’s the perfect blend of sweet, rich, and dense … yummy.
Thank you Las Palmeras for serving us delicious food!
(I am interested in trying the breakfast here too.)

I loved their food… their pupusas are a bit cheesier than most other places I’ve had them in, but I love me some cheese, so I don’t mind it at all. Even though the place is situated out in a pretty sketchy area of the mission and right out on the main street, it was nice to be greeted by waitstaff (a young man) who spoke FLUENT English and did not look at me like I am an alien from another planet when I speak to them. That was worth 3 stars right there, as it is nearly impossible to find anywhere in the mission where you won’t be greeted with a language barrier if you do not speak Spanish. And the pupusas were good, like I said before. Don’t know how they would fit the standard of my Salvadorian bf, but they definitely pleased me. I will be back.

On a mission in the Mission to find some food at 9 o’clock on a Sunday night. Spent six hours prior at a party where I mostly drank; needed something to fill me up and was craving Mexican food. Stumbled upon this place, which was practically empty and not too inviting, visually.
Insides were clean and the one lady working was extra friendly and smiled and nodded a lot.
Had my heart set on tacos or a burrito but was happy to see they had papusas! Had one bean and one cheese — both were excellent with crispy-​brown outsides, hot and oozy insides. Four stars!

YUmmY!
This place looks a little shady/doesn’t have the nicest décor so that might deter some people, but the food is really good! They serve a variety of latin dishes — I haven’t had the mexican dishes here but I have seen them and they look good. My favorite thing here are the pupusas revueltas con arroz y frijoles. I also really like the Sopa de Pollo, they even asked us what kind of chicken we wanted — thigh, breast, etc. Their salsa is excellent and tastes fresh.

Tips for Dealing with an Unseasonably Cold San Francisco Winter Day:
1) Complain.
2) Curse.
3) Whine.
4) Repeat steps 1 – 3.
5) Go to Las Palmeras and order their huge bowl of Chicken Soup chock full of veggies swimming in a flavorful broth.
6) Order some of their addictive pupusas.
7) Waddle home with a big smile on your face.