With temperatures soaring into the high 90s this summer, we decided to skip dining in at the restaurant when we noticed the A/C didn't seem to be working. Instead, a sign for pupusas on the road caught our eye as we headed to Guanatajo Bakery, and we knew we had to stop and order some. The pupusas are made fresh to order and take about 20 minutes to prepare. You can choose from pork, chicken, or veggie fillings. We opted for a mix of pork and chicken, and at just $2 each, they're incredibly reasonably priced. By the time we got home, they were still hot and came with a side of Salvadoran pickled vegetables and both red and green salsas--the green being the spicier of the two. These pupusas were absolutely delicious--cheesy, warm, and downright satisfying. For anyone looking to try them, I recommend calling ahead to place your order and picking them up. This spot has definitely become our go-to for pupusas. read more

Dona Carmen Pupuseria - Mmmmmmm delicious papusas - Salvadoran Near Me - Fort Worth, Texas

Waited 1 hour and 10 minutes for six pupusas. Wasn't able to try the food as we gave up waiting for it. Server took a while to come take our order. Asked along the way for an update on our food and both servers had no answer for me and never came back to update me. Poor experience on my end. read more

I've eaten a lot of pupusas and tamales in my day, and aside from my mom's and some random location in Alabama, Dona Carmen's are the best pupusas/tamales I have had! 10/10 every time. read more

One of the best places to get authentic pupusas in the DFW area. The sauces and slaw is like it should be. I did take off one star since service was a bit slow, not sure if they were under staffed but they could do better. Will be back! read more

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Went and I got uncooked tamale. After realizing I called back and told them the situation. She plain out said she doesn't know what to tell me. Then when I asked for a refund she hung up on me! Nasty uncooked food and even worse service !!! read more

Dona Carmen Pupuseria - Uncooked tamale de elote - Salvadoran Near Me - Fort Worth, Texas

Food is great ! Wonderful ambience and the decor is absolutely beautiful. The only complaint I have is the service , everytime I come here the waitress comes and takes our order then after about 40 min of waiting for our food she brings us our meal and never comes back to ask if we need anything else such as... refills for our drinks, to go plates, or maybe a dessert. I would appreciate if the servers were more attentive with serving the guests. Other than that I love the food, me and my family always order pupusas to go :) read more

Llegué porque el lugar a donde regularmente voy estaba cerrado. llego y nadie me atendió me tuve que parar yo a por mi menú. Después de eso esperé 10 min a que alguien me viniera a tomar mi orden de bebidas y de una vez la orden de comidaz después de eso esperé 25 minutos para la comida y el lugar ni siquiera estaba lleno muy amablemente le pedí a la mesera por nuestra comida ya que le había llegado la comida a una familia que llegó después de nosotros. Le pregunté sobre la comida y mientras estaba hablando con ella me dejó hablando sola y se fue. No recomiendo que vayan mejor vayan a las popusas de Restaurante Choluteca muy ricas y muy amables ahí. 2803 Azle Ave Fort Worth, TX 76106 read more

Service was good, the cleanliness and the way the restaurant tried so hard to be authentic in decorations did ruin everything. The Yuca Frita I ordered was actually good and fresh. But seems as if this is a half way Salvadorian restaurant. read more

Dona Carmen Pupuseria - Yuca - Salvadoran Near Me - Fort Worth, Texas

I came here to have dinner with my family and I left very unsatisfied, food was mid and the service was terrible. We did have a big order but it wasn't complicated at all, we waited so long just for them to bring out the food 1 plate at a time, I ordered 3 full plates with 2 papusas each they only brought out the 6 papusas no full plates. They never checked how we were doing or if we were missing anything. We waited till closing for our plates and never got them. Then at checkout we told the young man up there that we weren't paying for the plates that we were missing and he proceeded to only take off 2 plates. I had to go back in there to get my money back for the last plate he had to take off, what an inconvenience!!! But needless to say I won't ever be coming back here again!!! I 100percent do not recommend. It's just over priced food and bad customer service!!!!. Just pure laziness!!!!. read more

The food is good and all! But if you like flys in your food! Than this is the place for you! The lady told us it had landed on the plate & we know for a fact it didn't land in the plate this came from the pot itself! Great service and all but will not tolerate this at all! Never coming here again!!!! read more

My admin told me about this new place she tried and wanted to know if I wanted to try it. Being an adventurous eater, I said yes. So with that, out she went and picked up lunch for us. It was my treat of course as I always take care of those who take care of me. I have never had a pupusas, but it was very good. She picked up a few different ones, cheese (Queso), cheese n bean (Queso com Frijoles), and one that had cheese, beans, and pork (Revueltas). I could only eat one as it was enough for me. I had the Revueltas along with some of their pickled cabbage which was very good as well. If you're an adventurous eater, it's worth a try. read more

Dona Carmen Pupuseria - Pupusas - Queso, Frijoles con Queso, Revueltas, with cabbage and hot sauce - Salvadoran Near Me - Fort Worth, Texas

I am just LOVING their new location! It's very spacious and beautifully decorated. It has this authentic feel to it! As soon as my parents and I walked inside we were greeted and told we could sit anywhere. The customer service has improved tremendously, not sure if they hired more people or perhaps they're just that attentive. I must say, it does take a little while for you to get your pupusa's because they are making them when you order them. It does not take a lot of time, but you do wait a little. It is totally worth it! Their pupusa's are nice and fluffy. The cheese is just delicious and everything tastes fresh. I have yet to find a pupuseria this good anywhere in the DFW area. The prices are ridiculously good for the quality of food you're getting. I highly recommend this place. read more

The atmospheres is great. I didn't wait long for my food and it was very delicious. I recommend this restaurant to anybody looking for authentic Central American food. read more

Excellent food and service! Don't let the size of the place fool you. Their pupasas and fried bananas are so good! They specialize in savory food from El Salvador. read more

I really love their tamales. They're giant lol, there's whole piece of chicken along with the half a potato in it but apart from it I love their fresh papusas too and of course their rest of the food is worth it too read more

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Im from LA ( originally from El Salvador) and been looking for a good place with a good Mariscada. Well I had to travel all the wAy to Fort Worth. The soup is to die for, not only it's flavorful but it has plenty of seafood. The pupusas are also delicious. They put so much loroco on the ones with cheese. I wish this place was close to my home. This place food it's super good. Prices are very reasonable and the quality great. read more

Dona Carmen Pupuseria - Mariscada (Seafood Soup) - Salvadoran Near Me - Fort Worth, Texas

Went today for lunch with my family. The food was good but the service was horrible. My family ordered pupusas and when they were brought out the server took over 10 minutes to bring us our individual plates. They also took forever to bring the rest of our food. We weren't asked if we needed anything else or if we were missing anything. When it was time to leave the server again took forever to bring us containers to pack our left overs. My mother in law had to get up and go get herself a takeout container because once again no one brought it. We were not even given a check. When we were waiting to pay, we noticed that the sweet bread they sell was covered in mold. When I told the cashier about our bad service and the bread, she just brushed it off. I understand they were busy at the time but they could've handled it a little better. I don't think I'll be returning. read more

I've been in a handful of times and each time two things have been consistent: 1 great tasting food 2 bad customer service. If you don't care for customer service then this place is great because the food is delicious!! However the servers all the way to the cashiers are rude. I came by today and once seated at a table the waitress came by I greeted her and she just asked are you ready to order.. They usually walk by and never come around to check if you need anything or if you're satisfied with your order. When I went up to pay I again greeted the cashier and he said where did you sit So I pointed over and he started typing up whatever was on the order and gave me my total I paid and that was it. read more

Food is good but service is bad, especially the cashier.. they just don't care if we are in a hurry.. the cashier will have her break while working and don't care the line waiting to pay read more

I love their pupusas and salsas. Everything else on the menu looks great and very appetizing. The wait for food can be a bit long but it's because everything is made to order. The waitstaff could be a little friendlier but they are getting way better. This location is so much better and more comfortable than their previous location. When I order to go I always have to ask for extra tomato salsa cause I love to slather it on by pupusas, wish they would just give more instead of having to ask for more everytime. read more

This is far my favorite place to eat. Great service . Food its delicious. Affordable prices cant go wrong with that. read more

Dona Carmen Pupuseria - Salvadoran Near Me - Fort Worth, Texas

Pupusas are hard, dry and burnt really bad, 2 years ago pupusas were delicious I don't know what happened with this place.

These aware the best pupusas I have ever had!!! I have been here several times since someone brought me to this place the juice they have is also amazing. Great service as well. read more

Waited 1 hr for 4 pupusas while multiple tables that walked in after us get their food before us..

The place: kinda dirty inside. doesn't look very up kept. there were long pinic tables everywhere, very old and dirty. On our table, it was still dirty with some coleslaw. I think we even tried to pick a clean table. Service: only Spanish. I think you seat yourself. We stood at the door for a few minutes while a girl keep walking by with food. I know she was busy, but she didn't even pause to direct us. Finally! some attention. told us to sit wherever. She never even gave us menus. We stared around a saw a menu board hanging on the wall. But then i noticed other tables were getting menus when they sat down. This is definitely not restaurant quality of any sort. Don't expect attention or help. Almost seem like they don't care. Just as long as you eat and pay. If we needed something, we had to wait patiently until someone came by and flag them down, cause they are NOT making eye contact with you to see if you need anything. In fact, it almost seems like they avoid looking at you as they walk hurriedly by. It could be we were the only non-Hispanics there. Ordered some pupusas. had some fried with jalapenos. It was ok... I didn't get the super oozy, cheesy pupusas like I usually get. In fact, mine didn't have a lot of oozing cheese. The weirdest thing was the coleslaw. I think that's what they call the cabbage/carrot stuff soaking in those plastic containers on the table. I'm used to it being brought out cold and fresh looking from the fridge along with my pupusas. The containers on the table were cloudy looking, dirty with dirty tongs on top of the jar for self-help. The cabbage slaw juice was a very odd color. pinkish/orangish. I'm used to seeing it in a more clear water type liquid, and not cloudy. This definitely did not look appetizing... We ate our food and left unimpressed and disappointed our cravings weren't satisfied. We will have to stop in the pupusaria in Arlington one day. read more

This place was packed, but they quickly found a table for my family. The servers are very friendly and polite. The food was amazing, by far they make the best pupusas in the area! We had cheese, mixed and loroco pupusas and they were so delicious. The masa dough was very soft and thoroughly cooked, but not burned. Their portions were very generous and we got a free drink as courtesy of the house. I would definitely go back to try some of the other dishes in the menu because they looked so delicious! read more

This place has pretty good pupusas! They are cheesy and full of flavor. It's a lot better than that restaurant Tacusa on beach. Definitely recommend. However the inside of the restaurant is kinda hot and cluttered. I always order to go. read more

I went in at noon and ordered. I sat down thinking it would take awhile, but it only took about 3 minutes. That was nice! However, that means I didn't get to try to free aqua fresca, so maybe I will dine in next time. It is long table seating style, but there are a few different tables. The pickled cabbage slaw was fresh and crunchy with the perfect amount of spicy! The red sauce tasted like ripe tomato. My pupusas were perfect! I got pork and cheese. They were very flavorful and juicy. They are only $1 each, so I ordered 5... I meant to eat some now and some later... but.. I ... ate them all. (2 or 3 would be a good lunch for most people) Next time I am in the area I really want to try some platanos con crema and see how they do their tamales! read more

The restaurant had spectacular food, amazing service, was very clean, and tidy. I would recommend this to anyone who wants to try authentic Salvadorian food. read more

One of the worse places to go eat i went around 20:40 trying to eat some pupusas inside or either take them they told that they were no taking more orders but It was a lot people eating inside a girls wich I assumed she was the waitress was way so mean with me worse experience ever there are better places then here. read more

great food, large portions, only draw back is that for a only English speaker like myself it can be difficult to order. read more

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Can you please update your hours! Literally drove from far and got there at 8:14 pm and your online hours say u close at 9:00p, amazing food so completely bummed out. Trying to do a pick up order to show friends from out of town how good y'all are. read more

Walking into the restaurant, I felt as if I was walking into a family get together, like a backyard barbecue. They don't serve barbecue, and the tacos they serve are sublime! It's not a fancy place, more of a place you go to meet up with friends for a quick meal before heading out for other activities. They serve what looks like an amazing chicken vegetable soup, with whole chicken parts and large chunks of vegetables. Looking at what people were eating, this was a very popular choice. I will try it next time! read more

This place is so homey. The food is amazing. It makes me remember my childhood days. The tamales are so good, pupilas are delicious! The fruit juice they have for free is amazing! Their plates of food are generous! Huge plates of food. The atmosphere is really nice too. Very family friendly. I can't wait to try the rest of the menu. We had the breakfast platter. It was delicious. read more

Incredible food. I am half Salvadoran so I know a bit about Salvadorean food and this place gets it right. Very good atmosphere awesome employees, definitely a place to try if if you are into authentic Salvadorean food. read more

Good food good service will come again to try more plates it just need more space space inside so you wont share a table with others

Popusas are delicious and pricing is affordable. Customer service though literally makes this a hostile environment. The worse part is it's not just one person it's all of the girls in the front. One of them will not acknowledge your presence. The other acts like you're annoying her by trying to pay for your food. Rolling eyes and making faces. First and last time going here no matter how good the food may be. read more

This place is GREAT. Atmosphere-wise, you kind of feel like you have accidentally walked into a party in someone's family's home, where they cleared out the living room and stuffed a bunch of long family style tables and everyone is just hanging out eating. That about sums up the atmosphere. There is no printed menu (not that I saw) but the staff are awesome and extremely friendly and helpful. My husband and I probably looked a little out of place when we walked in, and maybe a little confused because we weren't quite sure where to go/what to do, but a girl came over to us as soon as she wasn't busy and asked us if we knew what we wanted. She was super kind and since we had no idea what was on the menu (besides pupusas, which is why we came) she kindly listed off everything for us and helped us with our order. We ordered a bunch of different kinds of pupusas (you have to have the ones with jalapenos cooked on/in them) and set us up. Now the whole time everyone at the restaurant was going over to this enormous soup-pot looking thing (I am not kidding that it was enormous. I think a large child could literally get in that pot it's so huge) dishing out stuff from the pot into the cup. I first thought this was some sort of family style soup, but it turns out it was FREE agua fresca. Another one of the servers was super nice and pretty much yelled (see! family atmosphere y'all) at us to help ourselves to the fruit water. It was delicious and I'm hoping that they have that every time. Anyway, This place is great. It feels like you are in another country and although I haven't yet visited El Salvador I'm supposing it is very authentic. The pupusas are so yummy, they are huge, and I think they are like $1.25 each if I remember correctly. Go check it out! read more

Finally an authentic Salvador hole in the wall experience available in the DFW. Don't come here expecting an Americanized treatment complete with an English speaking staff with accents serving food and simultaneously dancing to salsa music. This restaurant stays true to its roots offering a plethora of authentic dishes and even a few Honduran favorites. The pupusa selection is pure and the prices are so low you'd might feel like you just robbed a sweet old Salva lady. Service is rapid, food is delicious, and credit cards are accepted. However, it receives 4 stars due to a lack of fresh cabbage. read more

This place was terrible! That huge "pot" full of "Aqua Fresca" was merely kool aid filled with old fruit. The pineapple was black, and It was so unsanitary the way people would lick their fingers and make their way to the community pot filled with koolaid. The waitresses were rude whenever I asked to see a menu, and the place was so full that my back was bumped by passing waitresses as I waited for my food. My pupusas were horribly burt and tasteless. The tables were dirty, and the plastic was coming apart. I was served with Styrofoam plates and cups which had holes from the burnt pupusas. The table I was sat at not only included my family, but we were forced to share the table with another family. The waitress brought us a jar of cabbage to top our pupusas along with a pair of tongs to help ourselves, which I didn't mind until the family next to mine started to reach into the jar with their hands (Which is apparently completely normal in this place). It was horribly overcapacity and I'm sure it was in violation of the fire department. Then came desert. There was a table on the other side of the room which featured about 7-8 sweet breads to choose from. It would have been fine, had it not been for the flies making their choices before I had a chance to do so. I would have ran for the exit, if I were able to find it. Making my way out of here was a complete nightmare. Would NOT recommend this place to anyone else except for the fire department, and a health inspector. read more