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    Cafeteria La Reina

    4.4 (28 reviews)
    Closed 9:00 am - 10:00 pm

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    Marissa N.

    At Cafeteria La Reina, I sampled three pupusas, which have various types of fillings encased in a fried corn patty. The pupusas were made to order and arrived after a ten-minute wait. First impressions upon seeing the 7" patties were that three was definitely too much for lunch and I should have went with one or two at most. I tried the cheese with loroco, with zucchini, and with pork. Being a meat-loving gal, the chicharron (pork) was my favorite while the queso made for a good breakfast the following day. The pupusas come with curtido (vinegar-based slaw) and salsa roja. Both were very flavorful and added much to the dish. The salsa cut through the fattiness of the pork and fried pupusa nicely while the curtido provided some needed crunch in addition to the acidity. I had gotten my meal to go and so the sides were packaged in two plastic bags that were tied in a knot at the top. While this was fine for the curtido, it made it pretty difficult to pour the watery salsa in a controlled manner and I ended up spilling half all over the pupusas. All put together, one to two pupusas would be more than enough for lunch making this great cheap eats at ~$3/pupusa.

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    8 years ago

    Best Hispanic food I've ever had. Plantains were the bomb. Causal atmosphere, friendly staff!!

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    Reina the owner and her staff were so hospitable. Delicious food and the atmosphere is comfortable.

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    13 years ago

    La Reina have the best spanish food in Boston! love the food the services! Best pupusas ever!.

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    Mi Pueblito Restaurant - Cheese Pupusas

    Mi Pueblito Restaurant

    4.1(233 reviews)
    0.3 miEast Boston
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    Stopped by for a mid-morning breakfast on a Sunday afternoon and had an enjoyable experience. It…read morewas quite busy so it took a little long for food to come out, but they do give chips and salsa to munch on while you wait. I ordered the desyanos mi pueblito and it was really good. The steak was cooked perfectly and it came with everything I was craving. Plus the refried beans, creama, eggs, plantains, chicharron, and warm tortilla--yum! The pupusa was different, as it's made with a different cheese here which the waitress did warn us. Because of this, it wasn't our favorite but still good. Overall this spot is popular in East Boston, I would definitely check it out! Also if you tell them it's your birthday they will sing to you and you get to wear the special hat :)

    " Nightmare on Border Street ". I ordered the steak plate…read more. My husband the chicken . I am sorry to say , food tasted reheated and not fresh . I was disappointed. The prices are not good at all for the quality and portion size . The waiter took forever to just bring us water , never mind servicing us . Yikes ! The vibe feels like you're in a busy supermarket not warm at all . Parking is limited as they have no garage. Plus it's located near the Tobin bridge so no side street parking . You might have to walk like 2 blocks or less for a safe parking spot . Just always read the signs before parking .

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    Tu Metapan Restaurant - It's very nice place and very friend friendly and food great

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    0.4 miEast Boston
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    Wow what a find!!!! I know everyone says best guacamole about their favorite Mexican restaurant…read morebut really this was fantastic. Hint of Cilantro and lime. Another plus corn tortillas!! If you are going to eat great food-you can be healthy too. The Gorditas were more than a meal by themselves. The flank steak was tender and moist and smothered with onions and tomatoes. The owner brought out a relish bowl filled with pickled jalapeños and cauliflower. This was my first venture into an el salvadoran restaurant and all i can say is it is much higher quality than any mexican restaurant at the same price point. My friend and i feasted like royalty for under $30..

    I have been going here for years. I moved last year so I occasionally make a special request to…read morecome here for special occasions (1.5 hr drive). I have recommended this restaurant to many friends and often post them bc on my social media. During our last meal here, we dined in and I also had ordered 10 pupusas for to go (costed about $30 for the to go order) When I came home, I tasted the pupusas and they tasted spoiled. i recalled tasting the sourness at the restaurant when I ate a pupusa dined in but I thought the salsa/ tomatoes was from a sour batch. I tried to contact the restaurant Facebook through messaging just so they could be aware of the problem... they left me on read and then blocked me. Very unprofessional. I'm very disappointed because this was one of my favorite restaurants, but my bf is happy he won't have to drive 1.5 hrs to Boston anymore. Bad experience but very good food when it's not spoiled.

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    Tu Metapan Restaurant - Chicharones dry, too salty and hard as F. beans taste like a goya can already flavored Decent rice and platano. $20..... I won't go back.

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    Taqueria El Carrizal - Lengua tacos

    Taqueria El Carrizal

    4.0(122 reviews)
    5.4 miAllston/Brighton
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    Food was great! I love big plates and filling dishes!…read more Service was ideal. Ambiance: there isn't that many people so it doesn't get full

    We were in search of good pupusas not too far away from where we live. This was a win! It's a…read morepleasant sit-down experience. They have lots of good beverage options- my bf Francisco P. & I had horchatas and our dinner companion had a papaya shake. On request, they can prepare the shake with water instead of milk. You can see the female chef in the kitchen preparing the food lovingly by hand. I tried the bean and cheese pupusas, which were very good. Our companion also tried the chicken pupusas, which she said were also very good. We thought they tasted freshly made, to order. I love that the pupusas had the bits of crunchy cheese that form when some cheese leaks out the side. I was also glad to have the red sauce and pickled cabbage for putting on top. Maybe next time I'd order more of that because I love the pickled cabbage, or curtido. My bf had a Salvadoran combo plate- that had a pupusa, a Salvadoran tamale, and a Salvadoran enchilada (which closely resembles a Mexican tostada). I had a taste of the tamale, which had chicken, & which I thought was really flavorful, and different in consistency than a Mexican tamale- softer.

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