I am not sure what may be going on with El Balcon Express. We have been here several times and…read moresimply love their food. It always seems popular too. But in the last few weeks we have gone passed it they aren't open and there is a sign on the door saying they are closed for seep cleaning. I never owned a restaurant and neither do I know how long a deep cleaning could take. I suppose it varies depending on what is being cleaned. But as of 5/9/26 the restaurant remains closed. The last social media post from Facebook was January of '26. The website associated with this profile on Yelp doesn't seem to be working and neither does the website associated when you Google them which is very concerning. Hopefully they will be open again soon and none of this is subtleties amounting to a permanent closure.

There were a few reasons I tried Balcon Express. 1) never had El Salvadoran food, 2) close to my…read morehouse, 3) was recommended by a colleague, 4) Yelp reviews were very positive and saw that the restaurant responded to reviews which doesn't happen often - definite a plus! So, I parked - I found a street parking around the corner. It's a small establishment with an ADA bathroom. You can go and order with the staff, or you can order with a kiosk. I happened to do both! I asked the server who told me later that he was the cousin of the owner and el Salvadoran, what he would recommend. I ended up getting Combo 2 which is two tacos and a pupusa (which I've never had). Both I got pork and pupusa he said to get pork and cheese. I liked it ALL. Although the puousa is made of corn and tasty, I prob wouldnt order it again. I really, really liked the two tacos. The seasoning and taste was delicious!!! I am craving it right now as I am writing this review. They gave me condiments - 3 different hot sauces which I liked the avocado one which was a great creamy sauce. And there 3 pieces of lime and cut radishes. Plus, there were pickled onions which was tasty! I asked a lot of questions because I wanted to eat them all the way he would so The server told me to put the pickled onions on the pupusa. Oh, that made a huge difference. So delicious!!! Next time, I am just going to get 4 tacos - yep 4! lol and may try a burrito just to see how that is. I ended up getting a Jarrisco with Tamarind flavor. Oh it was a sweet and perfect complimentary drink. I will def be back! Really enjoyed it.

soo yummy i love getting pupusas and bakery goods from here and good customer serviceread more

My boyfriend and I stopped by cause they had an offer for a free drink, tamale, pupusa or…read morequesadilla grande and we wanted to try it out. We opted for the drink as we were heading to a friend's for dinner. I got the ensalada while my boyfriend got the horchata and I appreciated how the cashier asked if we wanted ice or not. We also saw some cute Halloween decorated conchas and saw that for four of them was 9.95 so got that to share with our friends. The conchas were delicious and not too sweet. There was plenty of parking near the location. When you enter, you see the restaurant half which is a lovely, cozy space that can seat many customers of all party sizes. They have a section for napkins, utensils and to go boxes too. If you go to the left, that is the bakery as well as small store of different goodies. They had all types of pastries, cakes, and snacks that you can choose from. The prices seem fair. When we entered the bakery side, the employees welcomed us and told us to let them know if we have any questions. Very friendly and quick service! We definitely want to come back to try their pastries, cakes, and food again. They also do have a point system that you can sign up for to get discounts and even a birthday reward too.

Really excellent pupusas! I wish I lived close by, because I would come back all the time. I…read moreespecially loved the Zuccini and cheese. The slaw is also seasoned very well and the beans are tasty.

Heading up to go to the Emerald Queen for some slot and table game fun and we discovered this…read morefantastic pupusaria! Hands down one of the best pupusas I have had. The place is clean, (bathrooms spotless) and the customer service was top notch. Very friendly, and they brought our food out without a long wait. Love,love the black beans with the plantain and the Crema! I also had the Salata orange drink that has all the fruit in it, and it was refreshing too. I would definitely recommend this place to anyone that is craving El Salvadoran pupusa's .

Authentic and delicious. We have been back many times. Be patient - all made to order!read more

OMG.... I'm lost for words. Their Revuelta Pupusas are out of bounce! I always drive by this…read morerestaurant, and thinking when I can try their food... I finally got to try it after a year of driving and thinking... and it was a very very delicious!!!! I was so excited, I forgot to take pictures of my pupusas and adobado pork taco. You have to try their food. Amazing! Going to go back tomorrow for more :)

I had the opportunity to eat at this nice and friendly restaurant…read more Food was amazingly delicious, everyone in my party was thrilled. We tried different dishes from the menu and all of them were delicious, tasty and perfect portion sizes! Great job to the staff at "Mi Chalateca" See ya back soon!

We did an online order for pick up.The pupusas were all raw had barely any flavor on the masa. This…read morecan cause someone to get sick. We bought 4 pupusas and all of them were like this. It's a waste of money considering how expensive things are. We aren't even close enough to go return them. Even if we were, it's the principle of things and how we paid money and they weren't fully cooked

The place serves really great Latin American cuisine. The dishes are unique and feels authentic…read more The staff is friendly as well. The restaurant was a bit hot so we sat in front of fan but their drinks were savior. Overall the food was great for the price we paid. Even vegetarians in our group really liked the food and it was filling. The tortilla was really fresh and in house made Must try: any of their papusa

I thought this place had shut down but when I sent my husband to buy tamales, he came here. He said…read morethe place was up and running with customers. He only came here because he thought that if the tamal cost $6 then they had to be good. They were not. When I asked him where he got them and he said here, I looked it up on Yelp, who was saying they were permanently shut down. Little to no flavor. Traditional Guatemalan tamales have a slice of red bell pepper, and an olive in it, giving it more flavor but this one just had the meat and let me add that the amount of bones that were in the tamale was just absolutely unacceptable. Everyone knows that you don't put bones in tamales. The amount of times I bit into a bone or had to spit them out, made the eating process so unpleasant. I had told my husband to not come here anymore since it's so overpriced but I guess he forgot. It was just another reminder why I don't come here anymore

This quick serve place serves Papusas, tacos and other Mexican and Latino foods…read more I came for the pupusa's today They were delicious

Pupusas were ok, but the tacos were not. I usually avoid…read moreplaces that make more than one type of cuisine because either only one kind of food is good or neither is good, too many pots on the stove so to speak. Maybe if this place only made pupusas and other Salvadoran food it would go from just ok to actually good.

This review is mainly for the service instead of the food like all of my other reviews. I…read morespecifically wanted to laud this establishment as we dropped in after our flight to Taipei was cancelled. We got a couple of food vouchers from the airline and since Las Palmas uses Toasttab as their payment processor we were able to order food here. Even though we technically weren't dining inside, they let us sit and eat while we were trying to figure out what to do to rebook the flight and hotel near the airport. We ordered a Pollo al Grill and a bunch of different pupusas. Honestly I was way too stressed to really pay attention to the food, but here are some notes that I jotted down while eating: Pollo al Grill Chicken ($20.49) - Rice is good. Chicken has a nice grilled flavor and plenty of spices added, but the interior is kind of dry Pupusas ($3.89 each) - Las Palmas is generous with fillings. Every single pupusa is very tasty and cooked perfectly. Las Palmas gives a lot of sides and sauces/condiments with the order. The curtido has good acidity and there's a very savory salsa roja to pour on top of the pupusas. There's also a small container of beans, very smooth and full of lard, guac, and sour cream. I really need to revisit in the near future!

This is a really cute little spot. The ambience is casual but not sweatpants casual. It's a family…read morerestaurant for sure. There is a small bar area in the back. The service was great. Our server was so sweet and attentive. We ordered chicken tamales and a queso and spinach pupusa and a queso and chicharron pupusa. We also went through two baskets of chips and salsa, which were divine. We both really enjoyed the food. The tamales are a bit expensive at 6.50 each, but they're a safe food for me with my food allergies. So to me it's worth it! There are potatoes and peppers in with the chicken. The chicken was flavored well. These are gluten free and dairy free My partner had the pupusas. The chicharron was his favorite of the two as it was very flavorful. He also really enjoyed the sauce which tastes like a tomato soup flavor vs like a more traditional salsa. He wouldn't get the spinach again, but it wasn't bad. He said they were very comforting. We will be back! $25 to leave full and content.