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    Big Grandma's Kitchen

    4.2 (75 reviews)
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    Outdoor seating
    Dogs allowed

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    #LorocoBae y'all.
    Rhea B.

    So there we were, late on a weekday night blazing a trail east on the 134 and we simultaneously voiced the same thought: "I'm hungry. Where can we get something to eat?" Most restaurants are shuttered after 10 PM on weeknights. There's fast food, but even those places, with the exception of Del Taco, close pretty early. That's why you always see a super-long drive-through line at the Del Taco near Colorado Blvd. in Pasadena. People want their crunchtadas and shrimp tacos, yo. But I digress. I googled "taco trucks near me" and I was directed to one on Fair Oaks. Driving like a bat out of hell down Fair Oaks, I see out of the corner of my eye the bright yellow food truck of Big Grandma's Kitchen and, emblazoned in neon purple, "Pupuseria on Wheels." I forgot the taco truck and stopped hard, brake smoke billowing around me. I turned into the parking lot and looked at my watch. It was 10:50 PM -- 10 minutes before the food truck closed. My husband was dubious. "What's a pupusa?" he asked. "Watch and learn, grasshopper," I said. We ordered four pupusas (Salvadoran fried, stuffed, thick corn tortillas): Revueltas, chicken, spinach and jalapeno, and garlic. We waited less than 10 minutes. The pupusas we got were delicious -- slightly crispy on the outside and warm and filled with a mild mozzarella and other ingredients, like chicken, on the inside. The garlic pupusa was especially piquant and good. The only thing is that I wish the curtido (a relish made of cabbage), was more flavorful. It was crunchy (thumbs up) but bland. I was pretty hungry, but one pupusa was filling and my husband ate two and was sated. Note that when you order pupusas, you have to order at least two. Next time, I'll try some of the plantain dishes as well as the pupusas; I'm getting hungry just thinking about them. Big Grandma's Kitchen is at the Altadena Farmers Market on Wednesdays and elsewhere in the SGV in addition to Fair Oaks in Pasadena.

    Elvis Q.

    Food was so-so but what really killed it was the customer service. I asked for 2 extra forks and the guy questions if I already have one. He then proceeds to give me one fork instead and waves me off. The money they're saving in forks you'd think they would serve their dishes on sturdier plates.

    garlic pupusas or cheese pupusas , fried platanos , crema

    Hi , i happen to go to a mini market , across the street , from where you were parked ( in Pasadena ) , so decided to try it. I will say , i have had better pupusas , at few Salvadorean restaurants in the area. Yours were ok , BUT hardly no cheese at all inside the pupusas , at least put more cheese , please !!! And i ordered only " cheese " ( garlic ones too ) but there was mostly garlic. And i guess i am use , to them being fried or grilled ( with some type of oil ) or even butter. They were very dry. But i loved the fried plantanos , those were yummie. And the jimica juice he gave me , to try. That was refreshing. If ever i try any pupusas from here again , i may get with some type of meat inside.

    NoyPi V.

    Though the food was good. Cons wins over Pros. Tried them last night at SCV Food Truck Thursday. Since they have the longest line on the event... thinking it must be really good. I was wrong ... seems that they're not prepared for this event. Placing an order took about 30 minutes ... waiting for the order another 25 minutes. That's only for 2 highend priced meal. Event start at 5pm around 7pm they run out of 7 types of Pupusa, only 3 to choose from. Also, seems they don't like to give condiments... gave only 1 fork for 2 meals. I had to ask for it and seems hesitant to give it. No tissue to provide and no foil to cover left overs. It's made to order so you have to wait a long long long time. Next time pick the shorter line.

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    Ruben M.

    Randomly found this place. Delicious food. Definitely will be back in the future. New favorite pupusa spot

    Big Grandma's Kitchen!! Muy fuego! Trust!
    Luke W.

    Whether you've had pupusas or not, this is a must try! We ordered a bunch of different pupusas, pastelitos, and plantains - everything was delicious! Our favorite items were the garlic pupusas and the pastelitos. The ensalada drink was great too - not too sweet, made with fresh fruit ... super refreshing. Food was made to order and came out within about ten minutes, so it was fresh AF when we got it. This is with people in line ahead of us and behind us, so the prep time was very reasonable. Shout out to the amazing people running this place too by the way. You can tell Chef Lima is truly passionate about his product. His love for the food comes through in the quality of his product. This is easily a 5/5 for me. I'll definitely be back!

    Felicia G.

    Mmmm mmmmm mmmmm that's all I can say. This food is good. I ordered pupusas for the family - bean and cheese, asada, squash and cheese. They were crispy and cheesy the way I like them. The cabbage on the side perfect. I had some ensalada on the side. Even my baby liked it. Simple, flavorful, and hit the spot.

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    This food and the service is amazing!!! I'll be back time and time again. The chef is dedicated.

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    4 years ago

    Amazing food and great service. The owner created a welcoming environment and even remembered my name!

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    7 years ago

    The Food was awesome when I went for lunch. Looking forward to going back to this place someday and order more awesome choices.

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    5 years ago

    Highly recommend!! Delicious pupusas and we also loved the mango drinks! And the staff is very friendly!!

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    8 years ago

    Love these pupusas so much. Friendly people, amazing food. Glad to have found them!! Now at Altadena Farmer's Market too!

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    8 years ago

    Best pupusas and service in town . Recommend to everyone. There is options for everyone with veggie and meat choices in your pupusas.

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    8 years ago

    Delicious pupusas! Loved the pickled cabbage on top. Not to mention bomb platanos fritos. Recommend this place to all friends and family

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    Ask the Community - Big Grandma's Kitchen

    Does their food truck travel? Looking for trucks for an event, thank you

    Yes we do! To book us for an event please email us to biggrandmaskitchen@gmail.com or send a DM on Instagram @biggrandmaskitchen

    Can you take catering orders any time (other than Wednesdays and Saturdays)?

    Hello, yes we can! We ask that you try to let us know at least a week in advance so we can confirm that we are available that day. Please email us if you’d like to place a catering order to biggrandmaskitchen@gmail.com. Thank you!

    Do you offer pupusas without cheese? Thank you.

    Hi there! Yes we do, everything is separated and you can order with out cheese or different fillings.

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    Melys Pupuseria

    3.7
    (342 reviews)
    2.0 mi
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    I been here a few times and what keeps me coming back is their wonderful Salvadoran style Soups and…read moreBreakfast. The ladies that work here are so nice! The pupusas (savory filled corn cakes) here are expertly shaped (no cracks) and beautiful. The ratio of filling is very cheese heavy which kinda mutes out the other flavors in the filling in my opinion, but they are still very good. Ask for extra curtido (pickled cabbage slaw) and tomato salsa; it cuts out the richness of the pupusas. Pupusas do take time to assemble and cook as they are made to order, so either call ahead like the locals do or be prepared to wait. If you wish to dine-in, there are a few tables inside. The restaurant is small. I usually do takeout and everything is always packaged nicely for the short ride home.

    I usually don't write no comments when I buy food online. The reason I'm giving one start is…read morebecause this place is advertising on their menu false prices.the pic they have on the menu shows 3 pupusas for $6.90 I order 2 orders. I received 1 order instead of 2 orders to top it off inside the plate was only 2 pupusas. I call the restaurant thy said the owner of the restaurant hasn't changed the menu. They refused to send me what I order from their menu they were rude over the phone and they were rude with the delivery girl too. They ignore her.

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    This is my favorite salvadoran restaurant. They make one of the best salvadoran breakfasts and pupusas. Plus the service here is 10/10
    This is my favorite salvadoran restaurant. They make one of the best salvadoran breakfasts and pupusas. Plus the service here is 10/10
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    Las Cazuelas Restaurant & Pupuseria

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    I ordered for delivery after seeing a great BOGO offer on Ubereats. It was a great offer for the…read morevery large size pupusas I received. I ordered the beans and cheese and the revuelta pupusas. Unfortunately the revuelta was only chicharron and queso and the beans inside the beans and cheese was a bit odd. I appreciate that the pupusas were accompanied by lightly seasoned curtido and red sauce which offset the salty and oily filing in both pupusas (too salty for my taste). They arrived nice and hot with utensils and plenty of curtido. I ended up only eating one as they were very large with plenty of filling. Would def order again to try other filings.

    Walked in and was not even acknowledged until a couple minutes later, I should've walked out then…read more Our waitress was the only positive experience. I ordered guacamole, a papusa and tacos. After 30 minutes of waiting I asked for the guacamole, chips were stale and I was afraid to break a tooth. After 40 minutes we receive our food. They gave my mom chicken tacos instead of the asada she ordered. We would've told the waitress but she never came by as they were busy. Went to pay and my mom told the bald man with the glasses about the mistake and he completely ignored us and started talking to another customer. He proceeded the transaction and then asked why we didn't send the food back and we said we didn't want to wait another 30 minutes. No apology just horrible service. I will say the waitress was kind and that's about it.

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