I don't know who is trying to sink this place with all the one star reviews, but it is totally worth a try! We live right around the corner and absolutely love the experience you get at this strip mall - feeling like you are in a totally different part of the world. We walked in after church and found that we were the only gringos in town. We were met with smiles and a delicious smell! Ordering was easy, as the waitress had no trouble understanding my Spanglish. Husband and son both ordered pupusas and my son thought they were the best he's ever had. (And we've had a few papusas...) I ordered the beans, plantains, and sour cream dish. One of my favs! Didn't disappoint. We also ordered a plate of yuca. It was super yummy. I've never had it in a Salvadorian place (just Peruvian) and it was very creamy inside and crunchy on the outside, served with . Service was efficient, not a long wait for food, restaurant is very clean, though not much charm. All the staff members were friendly. Definitely recommend it if you haven't tried Salvadorian food, although you may want to look up what you want ahead of time so you are ready for a Salvadorian menu. Most of it is Spanish only. read more

The pupusas weren't bad but it took a full hour after being seated, yes a full sixty minutes, to get all of our food. Maybe I'll try takeout next time. read more

The day I came it seemed like they were out of everything on the menu. I was looking forward to trying El Salvadoran food but ended up just trying pupusas which were great here! Every order is made from scratch. Tried both corn and the flour version Although they were out of most of the menu items, I won't count it against them and will just come back to try it again. I'll call first this time before I go lol read more

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Quality has gone down hill recently. They started using a different cheese that tastes and has the texture of American cheese. The masa is dry and breaks apart. The curtido also tastes like it was made with cheap white vinegar. read more

El peor servicio que pude recibir resulta que llegué antes que una pareja y la señorita del servicio tomó mi orden y a los 15 minutos la de esa pareja y la señorita era amiga del señor ese y llevó la orden antes y seguí esperando por 15 más hasta que me quejé y le pregunté te se me pensaban llevar mi orden !!! Pésimo servicio la mesera llevó mi comida de mal humor después de quejarme read more

el servicio es malo Very bad service we was waiting for 10 minutes no one ask for service, I not recommend this, Plus the food is not great, they force you to give them tips, and they one to keep the change if you paid cash, read more

Very good service quick and good food the waiter was very good and the food came quick

Went to go eat here and service was terrible. Waited an hour just for them to not start my order. Food wasn't good and overall just a bad experience. Nunca volveré a venir aqui. read more

Terrible el sabor de la comida, la negligencia a la hora de atender al costumer es muy mala, llevan toda la orden mala desde el inicio y para colmo los precios son demasiado altos para la calidad de la comida. read more

New management with Terrible service, never going back again they did not even know what they were doing. estuvimos esperado para que nos atendieran y no allegaban, no sabían lo que estaban haciendo. la orden no estaba correcta. read more

5/22/22 Dona Cecy's Pupuseria is a restaurant that caught my wife's attention after visiting the flea market. This store is heavily populated by the Hispanic community. How many dialects of the Spanish language were there I cannot say, but what I can tell you is this, the place was booming with customers. My guess is a lot of families who had finished church and stopped by for a bite to eat. I seemed to be the only gringo in the mix of the Latino population. This did not bother me one bite, dispite some of the looks I got from some people. Then again, maybe they were looking at my wife who was with me and wondering what the hell? Whether this truly the case it matters not. We were here for some food. Dona Cecy's Pupuseria is what we came for and The Pupusas with Cheese was calling my name. My wife ordered The Pupusas with Cheese and Loroco. If you don't know what a Loroco is, it is an edible flower popular in El Salvador, Guatemala and other places. We also ordered drinks orginally large, but learned the store did not have large lids for the drinks. (I hope this isn't a normal thing) We then changed the order to medium drinks and my wife ordered a medium Horchata ("Horchata, or orxata, is a name given to various kinds of plant-based beverages. In Spain it is made with soaked, ground, and sweetened tiger nuts. In Latin America, and other parts of the Americas, the base is jicaro, melon or sesame seeds, or white rice, along with other spices. Wikipedia) and I ordered a mango drink. Both drink came with ice and this is good, because the drinks are very sweet...or so it seems. (Something to keep in mind) We watched as hot delicious food was being made by the nearly a whole female staff. I only saw one guy and he was the youngest out of the bunch of women working there. The male took our orders and my wife jumped in and placed our orders in rapid Spanish. Next time I will have to be quicker with my Spanish. Especially in an all Spanish environment. This store looks to have been around for a long time. The name of this store I now realize are in a several places I have visited, but did not place the name and face. *One of the things that could be a very dangerous and is a accident waiting to happening is how slippery the flooring is on one's way to the bathrooms. There is a wet floor sign in the men's bath when I was there. The floor was slippery there too. The urinal near the toilet looked to be ready to fall down. There is a puddle of piss on the floor to, so I wasn't about to stand in that. (Urinal mat(s) please) once again. If your penis is to small, MOVE CLOSER TO THE URINAL. (Si su pene es demasiado pequeño, ACÉRQUESE AL URINARIO) The women's bathroom look to be as slippery as the men's bathroom from what I saw when the door opened. I would say a bathroom upgrade is in order.* Since we only ordered takeout, I can't say how the dine in experience was. This will be for another time. The food was delicious. Oh!, I forgot to mention my wife ordered some pineapple cookies which were soft batch. I believe she found them delicious, because I can't find them anywhere. read more

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Server Vanessa was great with smiles and great personality- I try to order beef stew with extra meat they wanted me to pay additional full order of beef stew so - I decided and replaced for 5 pupusas - 3 frijoles con queso 1 shrimp and 1 pepperoni- wasn't enough shrimps in the pupusa same thing with the pepperoni was not enough very disappointed, it's a shame read more

Doña Cecy’s Pupuseria - They charge me extra for coffee usually coffee refills are free - Latin American Near Me - Springfield, Virginia

Terrible customer service and food was bad, pupusas were very dry. The lady left to go use the bathroom and talk to other coworkers leaving us unattended. read more

Doña Cecy’s Pupuseria - Latin American Near Me - Springfield, Virginia

I've eaten here a two times and done take out about a dozen. Having tried pupusas all over Los Angeles and NoVA, I gotta say theirs is one of the best in the area. There's always a long wait for food cause everything is made fresh, but even when we call ahead for pickup, it doesn't help and we typically still end up waiting another 20-30 minutes past when they told us to pick up. Service really sucks no matter if you're in the restaurant or if you order on the phone. Its definitely not a language barrier, (my mister speaks enough Spanish to get by and I can understand some) there's definitely an attitude from the staff and it feels like they know everyone who comes for the food is going to come back. When I've dined there, it takes forever to get food, takes forever to get anyone's attention, and takes forever to pay and leave. But I clearly keep coming back for pupusas, so that says alot about how good they are. Just get it to go and be prepared to wait a bit. Bean and cheese ftw! read more

The Pupusas are horrible, too skinny, barely having cheese. It's not recommendable. The Horchata it's not really good, barely has a Horchata flavor. The nuegados don't taste as yuca flavor, it's more cornflour. read more

En toda la área de la DMV no hay ningún lugar que se compare a este " Doña Cecy's Pupuseria" la comida es tan auténtica y tan rica que les prometo que siempre seguirán volviendo a comprar de aquí. El servicio es excelente, el ambiente fenomenal. Pero vamos a lo que todos quieren saber " las pupas" si son riquísimas , igual que las de El Salvador. De todo lo que probé ( La carne y Las Pupusas ) fueron lo que más me encantó. Si hubiese tenido más especio con gusto hubiese probado el menú completo jaja. Si pudiera darle 100 estrellas a este lugar lo haría. Se los recomiendo. read more

9:15 was told you cant eat here cause servers dont want to serve is amazing how a restaurant that depends on people tells people they cant eat here, not coming back to this place service is horrible because there is no service read more

Doña Cecy’s Pupuseria - Walk in at 9:15 pm to dine in an i was told place is close. - Latin American Near Me - Springfield, Virginia

I can only speak for the food since we've never dined inside, which alot of people mention is the only thing good about this place. Definitely one of the best pupussas I've had. And very cheap! They're pupussas are made fresh, so it takes a while. We've ordered from them many times over the years and their food has yet to disappoint. But just order ahead for to-go. read more

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Compared to the one in Arlington, this place is much better and seemed a lot cleaner. Just ordered a few pasteles to take home and they were alright. They didn't have empanadas or saltenas at the time and I didn't have time to wait for them to make some. Not sure how long it's been around but I think it's been there for a while. I'm surprised this is an FTR. read more

Doña Cecy’s Pupuseria - Latin American Near Me - Springfield, Virginia

I didn't went here to get my horchata. I also had to use the bathroom. The bathroom was very clean. It was early and seemed more like a bar. It was empty since we went to was still pretty early. I enjoyed my drink read more

The pupusas are so authentic. Their horchatas is one of the few i like. Coming here feels like home!

Estas personas estas locas pedí 12 pupusas y me dieron esta bolsita pequeña de salsa y curtido. La ves anterior que ordene pedí pupusas de arroz que eran más masa que relleno. Las pupusas son buenas pero las cosíneras no saben hacerlas y se pasan dando esa bolsitas read more

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My wife and I came here and we have decided this place has the best pupusas in the Northern Virginia area. You don't come here for the service, the customer service could be a little more friendly and could definitely improve. But if you want some chunky, fresh and delicious pupusas, this is the place for you. The revueltas pupusas also come with frijoles on the inside, not just chicharrón y queso. They also serve other things like pastelitos, sopa de gallina, carne asada and anything else you'd get at a Pupuseria. The pupusas and food is a 5 star, customer service made me drop it to a 4 star. But again, like I said earlier, you come for the food here, not the service. read more

says online they open at 8:30 am got there and they're still not open at 12 pm update your times

I really like their pupusas and hot chocolate. Is always fresh. Do not expect 2 much from the service. Very slow. read more

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It has been over a year since we last had pupusas here but this will be the last. Our waitress was pleasant but I took an hour to get our food. We ordered 2 chicken tamales, two pork and cheese pupusas and 2 shrimp pupusas. The tamales arrived first. They had too much masa. Mine had a checked bone in it and my husband's had an olive pit! When the pupusas finally arrived all four where stacked on a plate and stuck together. They were partially burned and in my opinion inedible. I've had many pupusas but these were some of the worst I've had. I won't be back. read more

I ordered to go, when I walked in to pick up the place was semi empty so I felt comfortable b/c of COVID. I've actually come here prior to Covid many times and enjoyed the pupusas, unfortunately this time I was disappointed with the revueltas. They were a bit dry for me. Idk if it was because I took it to go, maybe would taste better if I ordered for dining in. read more

Great Food! Service is Hell! Attitude when you ask for basic things like the check lol . Wow never had such terrible service in my life. Hope the owner sees my review and can ask these waitresses to smile and not be so nasty. This can be such a great restaurant if the service was better. Everyone around us is so angry. read more

Doña Cecy’s Pupuseria - Latin American Near Me - Springfield, Virginia

Ah, pupusas. I only came here for pupusas. Dona Azucena does it right in many ways. I had 2 of the CHEESE PUPUSAS. The tortilla was soft with a slight crunch, and the curtido (cabbage relish), was fantastic. You get the mix of textures and the great flavors. But I have an issue. The cheese. I like cheese as much as the next person, but my 2 pupusas probably had 50% more cheese than was necessary. If they cut out a bit, I'd like them more. I also had a side of YUCCA which was crisp outside and tender inside. For drinks, I had a Fanta (hello!) and shared a HORCHATA, which I've always heard about but never tried. Yum. If you have the chance, try it. It's made of lots of seeds, rice, barley, etc. The first thing that I could recognize was definitely a ricey taste, in the best way. To top it all off, this whole feast cost us just over $30 for 4 of us, which included drinks, 2 tamales (which I didn't eat), and an order of chicharonnes (which I also didn't eat). Like I said, I came here for pupusas. Take the chance and try one if you've never had one. It'll only set you back less than $2, after all. Next time I stop in, I'll just let them know to give me a little less queso! read more

Love this place my favorite place for Pupusas! Menu is simple and their prices are good!

Pupusas are great but the wait kills and the servers seemed to hate on /gossip about woman clientele. MAYOR TURN OFF read more

Doña Cecy’s Pupuseria - Remodeled - Latin American Near Me - Springfield, Virginia

I live right nearby this place so I tried to call-in an order for pick up. On the first attempt the phone just rang-rang-rang-rang-rang-rang, and no one picked up! Tried it again and someone picked up and hung up the phone! Then I figured the third try is a charm, so I dialed them again and I got a busy signal! Wait a minute, a busy signal? Who on earth gets a busy signal these days!? read more

ENVIRONMENT: The A/C was not working and it was extremely hot in the restaurant. SERVICE: The service was terrible. The waitress never checked on us. She just came once to take the order and a second time to drop off the food. And finally a third time to drop off the check. Anytime we needed something we had to wave her down and ask multiple times as she kept forgetting. FOOD: They did not have horchata and were out of various sodas. As it was so hot, since the A/C was not working, we asked for water and we were informed that they do not give water only bottled water. The pupusas were ok, nothing special, we've had better. As the pupusas were hot and the restaurant was hot, since there was no A/C, we started sweating, so weren't able to really enjoy our meal. OVERALL: We would not recommend eating here. I would recommend the following...in Arlington - El Atlacatl or La Union. In DC - El Tamarindo. read more

I been eating pupusas for my whole life n these pupusas right here'll put a fat boy to bed. Horchata is banging too!! read more

Doña Cecy’s Pupuseria - Latin American Near Me - Springfield, Virginia

My son got sick after eat pupusas, mi hijo se enfermo del estomago despues de comer pupusas

My objective was to have a Salvadorian experience, satisfied stomach and not to spend much money. I accomplished all three in Dona Bessy's pupuseria. I went in, picked up the menu and showed with my fingers what I wanted. I got a smile from a server. I walked to the bar and with my two fingers showed the server that I want to sample the juices and I got it. I got a frees sample of 3 drinks and I've chosen one that may be the sweetest of all sweet juices. I listen Salvadorian music on the speakers and looked at the Salvadorian flag on the wall. Marinated steak (carne asada) was huge and moist. Pupusa with pork and cheese tasted like really rich tuna melt sandwich but I loved it just that way. The place is super clean and I was honored to eat my meal in the same space where Salvadorian jolly construction crew eat their meal (quickly) with their fingers. Those hard working man (that built America) enjoyed their meal too. Yes, the server does not speak English, but for me that is the original and valued thing and we humans figured it out with the smile anyhow. I did not wait a long time and even if I did it is not like I use every minute of my life to full extent. read more

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Service sucks. Water cup tiny and remained empty. Too much salt in the food. Menu doesn't have descriptions for half the stuff. Never going back read more

Since we've had considerable pupusas from Doña Azucena's other location - and they were always good, we were happy to see her open up a storefront here in Springfield. Unfortunately, for some unknown reason, the pupusas are nothing like the others, the quality of the place overall (although clean and neat) lacks the service punch, quality service and tasty goodness of the foods in general. I continue to give la Doña a 5 star rating elsewhere - but she needs a vast improvement at this location for me to return. For now, it's not worth the trip. read more

2.5 Grub was good and cheap. It's a buck fifty for a papusa! Holy cow. I liked my pupusas, fried plantains, and fried yuca. Just wish the papusas had a slight crunch to the dough and that they didn't stack my six papusas. The steam and heat from one another made them soft borderline soggy. They gave us plenty of the cabbage mix and sauce that accompanied the papusas. Service is tough to come by since they usually are short and have 2 waitresses running the whole place. Consider yourself lucky if you are served the correct order. read more

I have been to Dona Bessy's several times. I really love their pupusas, however their service is horrible. Every experience I have had here has taken well over an hour. I understand that the pupusas are freshly prepared - however it takes FOREVER for anyone to take your order, bring your food out when it's ready, or even to bring the check!! If you order water it comes in a small styrofoam cup - and never gets refilled. Also, the one time we tried to split checks (I even told her how much to run on each card) it was incomprehensible to the waitress!! I truly love their pupusas, but the service keeps me from going back! read more