My husband and I are on the hunt to find a new place for tacos. La Promesa didn't disappoint. Now…read moreit's nothing fancy but there is a decent amount of seating and the food was great! Keep in mind that some of the staff there might not speak English, the gentleman at the counter was bilingual which was help since my Spanish is not great. They make everything to order so there might be a bit of a wait for your food but boy was it good! Shout out to the yelper who mentioned the hibiscus tea (aka Jamica in Spanish!) really good place you can order online as well. My husband and I can't wait to return. There are a few other thing to keep in mind while here. You order and pay at the counter, if you're dining in they will bring your food to the table and when you leave you can leave your stuff at the table. The staff will come and clear the table as there was a group of 5 that had left while we were there. There are plastic forks and knives in a container on the table as well as a roll of what is best described as paper towels that you can use as napkins. Again this place isn't fancy so I just want to make that clear. Also with the portion size of the tacos they actually put a decent amount of meat in them and the tortillas you could tell were fresh.

Great papusas . Best I've had ever . I love that they were…read moreplaying Christian music in Spanish and had the Bible open . Love what they stand on.

We sat and waited for over 40 minutes for simple breakfast burritos and they were not busy at all…read more Then the burritos were literally miniature- for $7 a piece. This is absurd and a complete rip off. DO NOT go here

My wife and I stopped in for lunch on a Saturday. We were at a business next door and looking for…read morelunch. The restaurant has a dozen or so tables each covered in thick plastic to protect the underlying tablecloth I guess. It was unclear to us if someone was going to come by and take our order or we had to go to the counter to order. We chose the latter after sitting at a table for a bit. We were the only native English speakers in the place which may have been part of the issue. Their menu is clear and easy to read with pictures of most of the dishes also displayed in an overhead lighted menu board. We each ordered a beef and a chicken taco along with pupusas. Our food was delivered to us a short time later. The tacos looked and tasted very fresh. We loved them. The pupusas were freshly fried(?) and piping hot. Yummy. We saw several other orders come out with a bowl of sopa de res. It looked and smelled great chock full of veggies and a hunk of meat. Even though it was hot outside, I think that might have been the dish to get. Next time.

Came here with a friend for a late lunch and it was not too noisy which I love. Do not let the…read morelack of dine in customers fool you into thinking that it's not worth giving their menu a shot. There were a ton of take out customers while my friend and I were there. Given that this was the first time we had eaten Salvadorean food it was clear to me to order pupusas and they did not disappoint. 5/5. Warm, fresh tasting, not soggy, great texture. The main reason why I took the review down to a 4 is because it was somewhat hard to find the server after our food was delivered. Glasses of water weren't refilled.

Lost my business. I have ordered here multiple times in the past over the years and I've always had…read morea great experience unfortunately recently their quality of service has dropped a couple of months ago. I ordered arroz con leche and it was bland milk rice. Mind you I've had it in the past and it was always good until now. I ordered from them November 16 three pupusa's platanos Fritos beef tongue and two beef tacos & tamale. I didn't receive my curtido & red sauce, plantanos were undercooked, and tacos came w/ hair (picture included) Really disappointed

WOW!! 5 out of 5…read morestars! First time trying this place - ordered takeout, we did not eat at the restaurant. We ordered "La pupusa familar" - it's a family pupusa. I did not think it was as big as it was. It's 8 slices of heaven! Each slices is about 2 regular pupusas. We ordered a bean and cheese rice pupusa, a bean and cheese corn pupusa and a pork, bean and cheese corn pupusa! They were REALLY THICK! They did not skimp on the cheese. My absolute favorite was the BEAN AND CHEESE RICE PUPUSA! Incredible flavor! LOTS OF cheese! WILL DEFINITELY BE COMING BACK AGAIN!! Included a picture of my 7 month old son for size comparison!! Haha!

Lets start with the food. For most salvadoran spots in the area, the pupusas are good. Not great…read morebut not the best I've had. The service is bad but usually to be expected but my biggest issue is how long 7 pupasas take from the time you order until you get them. Hence it wasnt busy, maybe 4 other tables. I think they prioritize online orders and make the people that come sit for a long *** time. I will definitely not be coming back for average pupusas to spend all day here.

My family and I were craving tacos and searched yelp for a good taco place. We decided on this…read moreplace since it was close and the reviews seemed ok. I'm really glad I took my daughter who speaks fairly good Spanish with me to place a take out order. Truthfully, you need to be a native Spanish speaker to really order well here. That said, my daughter managed to communicate well enough. These tacos are absolutely the best I've had here in northern Virginia. We ordered both beef and chicken tacos. The place was packed so it took a little bit of time to make our order. Honestly, they made it very quickly given we ordered 7 orders of 3 tacos so I wasn't surprised. The tacos come in an order if 3 tacos with a lovely fresh, spicy green salsa and limes wedges. They use corn tortillas that are very fresh and a nicely seasoned meat with a little fresh grated radish and cilantro. It was wonderful! Even the pickiest one of my kids ate one and said it was fantastic! Honestly, we've been here three times in a month now. It's cheap, good and really nice. Would taco again.

Honestly, this is a fair spot to go to get some thing quick and you're hungry, but I wouldn't…read moredeliberately choose to come here. The reason why is because the food is dry and the meat was stringy and hard and the sides were a bit too burnt. The plantains were dry and a bit too bland. The pupusas were pretty good and cheesy but they were very oily so make sure to dab the oil with the napkins. The music is loud and it's a very quick and easy fast food type restaurant. The tables were kind of dirty, but I think they do the best in regards to making sure things were clean. The front cashier really only understands Spanish but I came with a friend who is from PR, so the transaction was fast and easy. We didn't really know what this white sauce was though; it tasted like a garlic mayo, but it didn't really go with the dish itself. Nonetheless, we were pretty full from this meal, so I wouldn't say that it is terrible but it wasn't great either.

A small place but huge on flavors and quality. A gem in Sterling. Delicious authentic Salvadorian…read moreand Mexican cuisine. A must try.

Despite them being called a Catering place, you can definitely get takeout / dine-in at this small…read morehole-in-the-wall. Really great value for the amount of food you get. I got the Pollo Encebollado, and for something like $11 after-tax, you get a quarter piece of chicken, lots of rice, salad, beans, avocado, cheese, onions, and probably something else I'm forgetting. Chicken was really flavorful and juicy (and the skin was perfectly crispy). Definitely would recommend this as a good place to grab some take-out.

Wanted some authentic Salvadoran food and a friend recommended this spot. Ordered some of their…read moreyuca con chicharrón, plátanos plate and of course several pupusas. All of the dishes were good portions and very reasonably priced. Evening tasted great EXCEPT the pupusa de queso con loroco. Really didn't taste like cheese, not sure what happened. Overall, I'd come back for some good food and great service!

Take out - 5 meals, no beans - sad; papusas were perfect, fresh and good. Carne asada a little dryread more

You can never go wrong with Masa Luna's breakfast/ típico salvadoreño or sopas. I've had their…read moretipico salvadoreños so many times and they never fail! I've also had their sopas de res and they are SOOO GOOD. The ambiance isn't for me but some people do like going in and eating. I always order for pick up.

Muy rica la sopa de gallina recién preparada! El ambiente no es muy bueno pero tolerable para un…read morerápido pick up de comida!

Food looked like it had been sitting out all day, so we ordered carne asada thinking it would be…read moremade fresh. Overall the food just wasnt good at all. ​

Ordered breast and wing with fried rice and steak fries to go. Should've checked but fries where…read morecold and rice was cold and flavorless. Sorry to say but the chicken was not good at all. Chewy and no seasoning.

I am in town visiting. I used to live in Virginia 4 years ago and back for the holiday. I LOVED…read morethis place before I left. I used to go to the hookah bar on the corner and that's how I discovered it. Now that I am out of state I have had such a hard time finding a good papusa place!!! I had to order it while I was in town. I was not disappointed at all. They're even better than I remembered. I do not order any of the tacos or anything like that so I cannot speak to it. I'm sure they're good if the papusas are this good. I ordered, bean & cheese, 2 chicken, 2 pork. (Obviously not all for me) Then I ordered a side of rice, beans, and chips & salsa. I forgot how big the papusas were. I ate a chicken one and was so full!!! I will definitely be back on my next trip. If you're thinking of expanding your business into other states I have some suggestions hahaha

Have not been here in years ! And let me tell you the service , food and attention is not the same…read more Food came out quick, but the pupusas were really greasy. And the Hen Soup didnt have much flavor. It was overall okay. What caught me by surprise was a service charge at 18% of my bill... of 3 people . An additional service charge was added to the bill... when the restaurant was empty. No one barely checked on us and our table of people wasn't even big?? No explanation of the charge and expected tip of top of that ...