I keep coming back :) 10 out of 10 pan con pollo…read more Get the spicy salsa it makes everything taste so good

Wow! I wasn't expecting such a hidden gem. Was craving a tamal so bad. Came in here and ordered a…read morechicken tamal, pupusas, and a carne asada burrito. The food was so fresh and FLAVORFUL!!! The pupusas were perfectly seasoned, and the tamal had such tender chicken in the middle full of flavor. This will now be my go to spot when I'm craving Salvadoran food. You wouldn't be disappointed if you came in! Plenty of seating and friendly staff members. Clean as well. Definitely will come back

I found this spot when I was passing by. Im glad that I stopped because damn the food was…read moreabsolutely amazing. Not to mention the reasonable prices. I will definitely be visiting every time im in town.

Sunday lunch calls for some yummy pupusas. I drove out of the way for this local food truck on the…read morecorner of Charleston and Bruce, east of the strip. Lot's of road construction. So be prepared for traffic. The little pupusa truck is literally on the corner of a yellow-colored autoshop. It was 98 degrees out and probably the reason why there was no line. I splurge and got 5 pupusas...Lorocco pupusa, Zucchini pupusa, Spinach pupusa, Cilantro pupusa and Jalapeño pupusa. Each costs $2.00. 5 pupusas for $10.00 is a great deal. I5 minutes later, the order was ready. Make sure to ask for extra cabbage and red sauce. Once home, I got a plate and prepped the jalapeño pupusa with cabbage and sauce. Umm, umm, good. Fresh and hot out of the aluminum foil. Can't wait to try the others for dinner tonight.

I love empanadas. This place had authentic Mexican style empanadas. They had bold delicious flavors…read more. The flavor was outstanding at a reasonable price. The customer service was top tier!!!

A welcomed addition to the area, the food was great and the staff was very nice. If you have not…read morehad a pastes I highly recommend at least 1! The surrounding area however is a bit interesting, but if you're a local you know what I mean.

Esmeralda's Cafe 1000 E Charleston Blvd #101, Las Vegas, NV 89104…read more A Throwback Worth Visiting. 4 Stars After hundreds of restaurant reviews, one term you will almost never hear me use is "authentic." Authentic to what? Authentic where? How is it authentic? I think if you're going to use the term authentic, you need to explain why you think it's authentic based on whatever your personal experiences may be. If you've never had a personal experience with the food in the country, region, or culture where it originated, how would you know whether something was authentic or not? That said, Esmeralda's Cafe is a quaint little restaurant on Charleston that felt like a throwback to another era. It reminded me of the small independent neighborhood restaurants of the 1970s. Nothing fancy, nothing slick and nothing manufactured for Instagram. Just a little restaurant serving Mexican and Salvadoran food. I ordered the Pupusas Revueltas, a Taco de Deshebrada and a Wet Chicken Burrito. The food was solid. Everything was prepared properly and everything tasted good. The pupusas were flavorful, the shredded beef in the taco had good meat quality, and the wet chicken burrito was satisfying. You can see from the pictures that the presentation was slightly above average for this type of restaurant, but more importantly, the quality of the ingredients was there. There wasn't anything revolutionary happening on the plate, nor did there need to be. This was simply good food, prepared correctly, in an old-school little neighborhood restaurant. The Big Boy says, "If you're interested in some Mexican and Salvadoran food made by Mexicans and served by Mexicans, this isn't a bad place to go. Solid food, good meat quality and a little throwback atmosphere. 4 Stars."

Eastside near Arts District. Come here for the $3 Pupusas! They offer vegan, vegetarian, dairy…read morefree, and bean custom options too! Remember to add salt, or their pupusa sauce to it. Credit card charge of 2%. They offer delivery. I've eaten pupusas back in LA Pico Union with a big Salvadorian community, but it's been awhile. I'm pretty limited on Salvadorian food so take my thoughts as a tourist. I think this place is an awesome deal for their $3/$4 pupusas for a snack. Especially when locally, the next best mom pop shop snack are empanadas for like $4.75. Pupusas $2.75-$4.25, mostly $3 (we were suggested by neighbors of this place for their pupusas). Add you salt or the pupusa salty sauce. - They pupusa options without dairy and beans!!! $3 Chicharron pupusas , $4.00 Chicken pupusas, $4.25 Shrimp pupusas all can be made with dairy and beans. Vegan would be the spinach options. - Out of the nondairy nonbean pupusas, the SO like the chicharron pupusa. He'll have to try the regular versions with dairy and/or beans next time. Staff also recommended their House Specials and Soups as popular picks. - House Special Section, $23.99 Beef with Shrimp Combo was suggested. Comes with rice, beans and tortillas. Instead of beans, that can offer salad but stick with beans for the SO to try. And we picked their Handmade tortillas which is pretty thick. Shrimp was big. - Soup Section: We picked $20.99 Seven Seas Soup. Fish was fishy. Soup broth was light and tasty. But overall, they both seemed meh. I can appreciate the lightness of everything though. Also, I don't know the difference of what should be considered good so I might be last to judge on any of this. During major city street construction, our neighbor suggested we visit this place in support of these mom pop spots. We'd like to support and love to keep local prices low.

The best pupusas in town!! They are done fresh right in front of you! So go get your pupusas!read more

Amazing doesn't begin to describe this incredible restaurant, from the moment you walk in to the…read morefirst bite of the delicious food you feel welcomed and are in store for just unmatched food. The young lady who waited on us today (07/06/26) has the energy and enthusiasm of 12 people, we tried the tacos and rib dishes, don't forget to ask for a taste of the green and red sauces, they will light you up but mercy they are good. We will return soon!!

Update . I recently went I don't know what happened but the food didn't taste as good as when I…read morewent the first time . It felt like they went lower on there products and ingredients I was very disappointed especially with my bill after the food tasted bland . The customer service is out of this world very nice people but the food they have to fix it or go back to the original ingredients. I won't be coming back .

We came in here because we always see this place on the way to H-mart, and have never had Colombian…read morefood before. At first we were hesitant because we didn't know what to get, we just wanted the $11.99 lunch special. As soon as we walked in, we were greeted warmly by the owner, and then directed to pick a booth we liked. And then our waitress took out the menus and explained every single section and her recommendations. She also gave us a sampler of the empanada, the bunuelo, and some kind of cheesy bagel bread. Wow! Service was remarkable- I felt like I was back home with my mom/grandma as she was taking care of us! Ultimately, we ordered (I can't remember the actual names) a chicken, plantain and corn soup ($17.99) with rice, a vegetarian fried plantain and salsa entree ($8.99) and a soursop $5.99 and a lulo $5.99 (for water based) drink. Everything was so delicious- we couldn't believe it. It was also nice and cool inside, with lots of fans, and had a dark ambience. They also had lots of TVs on to watch futbol! Please try this exceptional place if you're in the area and have never had Colombian food. They're so kind and welcoming!

Came to eat Colombia food It was the worse food the…read moreempanadas over cook and dry, the patacon dry and hard. They double or triple fried food. Not worth it

These pupusas are probably the best I have had in this city. The location is pretty far but worth…read moreit. The staff is friendly! Will definitely come back :) Also, this restaurant is super clean!

What a discovery!!! We have been waiting for my car to get serviced which took what felt like…read moreforever so the hunger was real. We just wanted something close but appetizing. I did a Yelp search for nearby restaurants and found this gem. As soon as we arrived we were greeted and seated. The waitress so nice and explained the menu and items. We ordered 2 sets of pupusas. La revuelta which has pork, cheese and beans and the queso with chicharron which is cheese and pork. You can hear them making it in the kitchen that's how fresh these are. They tasted absolutely amazing. The cabbage and salsa makes it that much better but you can eat them alone. The meals were all savory and prepared like we were at home eating at grandma's. The steak in tomato sauce was so delicious and the steak was tender. The onions and steak had such good flavor and the onions were perfect. The soup was so comforting and delicious. I could not believe how well these meals came out. When you walk in you can tell that not a lot of detail was put in to it but the food is what matters and they deserve more than 5 stars. Let me mention that the prices were much cheaper than I have seen in a while. With all that food we paid less than $90. Overall, GREAT GREAT GREAT. I will be returning for those yummy pupusas!!!