I use to frequent this place when they had a food truck set up on Potranco Road which seemed to always be busy. It might be less busy now as the construction worker foodies that made up most of their clients have dropped off now. However, coming to their brick and mortar location is more convenient for me as I enjoy having my lunch in an AC environment opposed to outside in the Texas heat. The menu is also expanded which I do like. I went with the Pork Frintanga plate. Pork is very tasty and chewy which is a nice touch to me. Add in the sweet plantain and fried cheese and this dish was definitely a winner. Big change up from the food truck meals of mainly papoose, which are a great food truck item. Service is a bit quiet, due to the language barrier, and their lack of speaking English probably hurts the business for non Spanish customers. For me, it adds some authenticity to the experience. read more

El Buen Paladar - Food Trucks Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

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El Buen Paladar feels like stepping into a kitchen where somebody's abuela is making sure you leave full. The food has that homemade, comforting flavor that just wraps you up and says, "you made the right choice today." Every bite tastes like it was made with care--not rushed, not generic. The portions are generous (come hungry), and the vibe is warm and welcoming. It's not about being trendy--it's about being good, and it absolutely is. This is the kind of place you come back to again and again when you want real food that actually satisfies. read more

The food is delicious. We ordered beef and cheese pupusa, nica meal- comes with rice with red beans, fried pork belly, fried plantain and cassava served with side of pickled cabbage and carrots served on a big platter. My husband got the Carne asada and rice served with corn and flour tortillas. The corn tortilla is thick and flavorful where you can actually taste the corn itself. It was served hot and fresh. We love the corn tortillas bec it's thick doesn't fall apart like other places we tried and has a really good flavor. There's plenty of parking and you're sat immediately. It's a must try when around Potranco Rd. read more

El Buen Paladar - Sampler Nica - Food Trucks Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

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Went the other day because I had been craving the pupusas. I've been there several times before & had no complaints until now. The elderly man at the counter was as slow as molasses. It seemed like they only had 1 cook & there were several families. The wait was long to get our order. Several people as well had long waits at first just to get menus & then to get their drinks. The food wasn't as good as before & when I got up to ask for a small to go box the man at the counter walked by me 3 x, never acknowledging me. He passed once just to leave menus to one table, then came back retrieved a soda & took it to the same table. The next time he came back to retrieve a fork. He could have done all that at once. Finally I was able to ask him for the to go container that I wanted. I've had bad service before at other places but not like this. I won't be going back again. The food was much better before when they only had the food truck. read more

Food was spectacular from the pickled cabbage to the meats! They have a spectacular menu portions are large and everything has flavor. Smells wonderful as you walk in and the decor is modern . They have a great happy hour menu from 2-6pm! read more

El Buen Paladar - . They have a great happy hour menu from mojitos to beers. Flavors are spectacular from the beans to the pickled cabbage ! - Food Trucks Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

Consistently the best South/Central American food I've ever had. Absolutely love this place

Every once in a blue moon, co workers get it right. This was such a treat. I'm a huge fan of Central American food. I had the carne asada Salvadorena, and a jalapeno con queso/pollo con queso pupusas. I truly believe that Central American and Non Mexican(ie cuban) restaurants seem to take pride in the asada they serve. It's always perfectly seasoned and cooked. It's usually some form of flank/skirt steak. I can't count how many tex mex places I've been that serve you either the wrong cut of meat, over cooked meat , or an under seasoned mess. This one was spectacular. I would come again just for that. It came with some of the best white rice I've had in a while. I'm bringing my rice freak midget to try it next time. I know he would approve. The only gripes I have are trivial. It's just a personal preference for me, I've just never been a big fan of refried beans. They were not very good to boot either. I got excited when they said they had home made corn tortillas. Hear me out, they were great, but they were waaaaayyy too thick. I could've made 4/5 tortillas from those two. When they are that thick, they feel more like a Gordita. Too much masa was a bad thing in this instance. The pupusas were good. Well the jalapeño and cheese one was outstanding. The chicken one was just a hot mess. I was conflicted on that one. One bite I liked it, the next I was confused. I thought it had too much going on. All the sauces are amazing, and have the kick I love! Definitely coming back to try more! read more

El Buen Paladar - Pupusas...I forgot to say that the coleslaw they are here, and all Central American places is amazing...and I detest American coleslaw.... - Food Trucks Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

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We had an amazing New Year's Eve dinner at this cozy Cuban restaurant! Even without reservations, we were seated quickly and enjoyed the best **masitas de puerco con congris** and tacos. The flavors were authentic and reminded us of home in Miami, where good Cuban food sets a high bar. Excellent food, warm ambiance, and great service--highly recommend! read more

El Buen Paladar - Platanitos maduros con queso y crema - Food Trucks Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

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This place is very clean and well decorated. It's a little small for a very large group. Tables are for two people but they put them together to accommodate a small party. More than 10 persons, you may need to call ahead and possibly reserve. My steak came cold so I told the waiter of it and took my plate to heat the meat. The pupusas were that bad in taste but I personally think, the venue has a high price for each. read more

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Driving thru, check your receipt if you pay with Apple Pay, they like to tip themselves without consent. Ask for itemized receipt.

My husband and I absolutely adore El Buen Paladar! Every time we come here, it feels like a treat. I always order their pupusas, and they remind me of home -- the dough is the perfect consistency every single time. My husband loves their carne asada Nicaragüense plate, and I'll admit, I often sneak bites off his plate because it's just that good! The restaurant itself is always spotless -- both the dining area and the bathroom -- which shows how much care they put into their place. The service is equally impressive: warm, attentive, and genuinely welcoming. One time they were out of nachos, and the owner/chef went above and beyond by substituting my favorite Mexican rice free of charge. That kind of kindness is rare and made me love this restaurant even more. Great food, great people, and a consistently wonderful experience. We'll definitely keep coming back! read more

Came here after reading an article about this restaurant months ago. I was excited to try pupusas from what seems to be an authentic Salvadoran restaurant. The service was quick. The ambiance was small. We picked up a couple of different pupusas to try out. The pupusas were delicious, especially the Revuelto one. Highly recommend coming here if you are near the area. read more

Pupusas bean and cheese and chicken and cheese were delicious. The curtido was just how it should be as were the salsa's. The service was courteous, friendly and when I asked for extra curtido it was given with a smile. I totally recommend El Buen Paladar and I will definitely go again. read more

FIRST TIME VISIT! Mind you, I've visited their food truck many times and was so glad they were just down the street! I love their pupusas WITH TONS OF CURTIDO and salsa, platanos con crema, and those tamales wrapped in banana leaves. That's some good eats! The worker at the drive thru window recognized me as a customer of their food truck and cheerfully greeted me. Apparently, the family has sold their food truck business about a month ago and has moved into this brand new space (on the far westside) on Potranco near the 211... now just up the street! Oh, joy of joys! They also have Mexican food, so today I ordered a plate of carne asada mini tacos for the hubby, 2 pupusas de revuelta (beans, chicharrones and cheese) and a plate of fried plantains (platanos) with crema, beans and a hunk of what I'm guessing to be Salvadoran cheese for yours truly. No, I wasn't messing around today. Beware of the orange colored habanero salsa, IT'S HOT! The curtido (pickled slaw) is as delicious as I remember from the food truck and the passion fruit drink is AMAZING. I did not care for the Salvadoran cheese, probably an acquired taste. Hey, I get it. I'm Hawaiian and I love poi but don't always recommend it to non-locals for the same reason. Everything else was tasty and addressed my cravings with a quickness... although I may need more this weekend. read more

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I finally found a place that has the best pupusas!! I've been looking for a place like this for a whole year. It's a lil food truck located next to a car shop. It has a lil blue tarp that you can't miss. Parking is sort of limited but I think it's ok to park at the car shop since that's where I parked and I wasn't told anything. The staff are really nice and the lady makes everything fresh. My mouth is watering just thinking about it and I had 5 pupusas from there less than 15 mins ago. My wife ordered 1 chicharron (pork rinds) and 1 Loroco (green vegetable/flower). I ordered 2 frijol y queso (Bean and Cheese) and 1 queso. After eating we realized they were soooo good we ordered 3 of the loroco and 1 of the chicharron. The loroco was by far my favorite and my life loved the chicharron. Now that doesn't mean the frijol and queso ones weren't good we just really enjoyed the other ones more. All the salsas and the cabbage you put on top are just amazing and filled with flavor. This will definitely be our go to spot from now on whenever we are craving pupusas. We'll also might try their tortas and tacos because they looked good too read more

Great place to get Central American food. They specialize in El Salvadorian and Nicaraguan food. I am a Nicaraguan and loved the fried cheese, gallo pinto, and pork plate. It tasted just like my grandmothers cooking. The pupusas were great too, can't wait to go back and try the Nacatamales on the weekend. If you want to try something different to drink try the Salvadorian horchata. It taste like a combination of horchata and chocolate milk. read more

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Saw this place as we were driving by and we decided to check it out .... Lo and behold, Today was their opening day!! Everything was very good! The friendly service, the delicious food, and the prices are very reasonable. If you're looking for authentic Salvadoran, Mexican, Nicaraguan, or Honduran food ... Highly recommend you try them out!! read more

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Excellent food and service. So many choices. It was well prepared food and lady working the counter is so nice and considerate. Thanks for a wonderful experience! read more

This place recently opened near our neighborhood so we decided to try it. We were intrigued by the variety of dishes from Latin America, they have menu options from Mexico, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Honduras. The place is small but it is decorated very traditionally. One thing I would say is that after ordering it took forever to get our food! The staff seemed aware of this so they were very attentive while we waited, but once we did get the food we realized one of the dishes was missing. I plan to come back and try it again since the dishes we ordered were delicious. I think the pupusas were my favorite! read more

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I thought this was a Cuban restaurant however there was no Cuban food on the menu. It was South American. They were out of tamales. Settled on pupusas and a combo plate. It was ok. Everything kind of tasted the same and much of the combo plate was fried. Even the chicken jalapeño pupusa was pretty bland. Not bad just underwhelming. Service was decent however there was a language issue and what I wanted to order got lost in translation. I realized that after ordering but before food arrived so it was on me to have corrected. I chose not to. read more

El Buen Paladar - Pupusa and combo plate - Food Trucks Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

This people must have a lot of money, they're close right around dinner(7pm) when open ti , closed on Sundays and today a went around 5 pm, their normal business hours and they were closed... oh well . I have no reference to rate the pupusas as a I tried them for first time here, but I love them! Wish they were more reliable with their customers read more

The food was absolutely delicious !!!! The fresh corn tortillas will have me coming back regularly. read more

El Buen Paladar - Food Trucks Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

Muy amable linda y atenta la mesera. La comida quedó deliciosa! Nos encantó comer aquí a mi mamá y a mí. Recomendamos a el buen paladar!

Tried this place today for the first time and it was pretty good. A little different from Mexican food but it was nice to have a little twist and eat something different. We had the torta, nachos, papusa w/ chicken and cheese and the mini tacos. The meat was very good and tasty!!! All very good!!! Prices were reasonable and the service was good. Will definitely be back! read more

Salvadoran here...SKIP this place, these are by far the worst pupusas I've ever had--I hate to say it. I ordered two pupusas revueltas, which should have equal parts beans, chicharrón and cheese, but as you can see from the picture, these were loaded with a sloppy cheese mess w barely a hint of something brown, I'm assuming was the "chicharrón". The price per pupusa is $3.75, which is INSANE. I also ordered a side of plátanos maduros w crema. The plátanos were cold and not ripe-/they were hard. I also had a cebada drink, and that tastes fine, it comes in a powder, so it's hard to mess that up, but a 32oz drink was $6. Including tax and tip, this meal was $20. That's bananas. I will definitely not be back and I will not recommend this place to anyone. The inside of the place was new and clean, but had a smell of something like exhaust fumes from a vehicle. read more

El Buen Paladar - Pupusa Revuelta - Food Trucks Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

This place is unquestionably amazing! The staff and restaurant are such a positive vibe! The food is incredible never dry or stale, always full of flavor with and without adding salsa 10/10 read more

I traveled over 3000 miles to try this restaurant. I discovered they existed a little over a year ago, and when I came to visit family I asked them to take me. It was totally worth the trip. Amazing meal. The curtido was perfect, the salsa was just the right heat level to enhance all the flavors. I would totally recommend snagging a cantaloupe Aqua Fresca. It was delicious, and went perfect with the meal. I might have to go back again tomorrow. Gracias para comida. Muy sabrosa. read more

El Buen Paladar - Loroco con Queso Pupusa with curtido - Food Trucks Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

So glad to have this Salvadoran restaurant in my neighborhood. Creative interpreters of all our favorite Salvadoran delicacies. read more

El Buen Paladar - Nacatamales were delicious! - Food Trucks Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

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This place has decent food but the natural drinks here are not good, they have plenty of options of drinks they're just not what to be expected. Like the horchata, it's a Salvadoran place I get that so the drink is made different with bananas and it's my fav horchata BUT they don't make it Salvadorian here, I can tell they put chocolate abuelita and it's a strong taste of it but not the banana part. And what's crazier is that a Large here is $7 when down the street at El Rodeo Mexican Grill they have theirs for $4 and it tastes just like a Mexican horchata Este lugar tiene comida decente, pero las bebidas naturales aquí no son buenas, tienen muchas opciones de bebidas, simplemente no son lo que se espera. Como la horchata, es un lugar salvadoreño, lo entiendo, así que la bebida está hecha de manera diferente con plátanos y es mi horchata favorita, PERO aquí no la hacen salvadoreña, puedo decir que ponen castanet chocolate de abuelita y es un sabor fuerte, pero no la parte de plátano. Y lo que es más loco es que un Tamaño grande aquí cuesta $7 cuando al final de la calle en El Rodeo Mexican Grill tienen el suyo por $4 y sabe a horchata mexicana read more

This is a small but clean and neat restaurant with very authentic food. The tastes are right on, especially the salsa de tomate for pupusas ( that's apparently a hard taste to get right). The service is fast and accurate and the menu is extensive for such a small place. read more

What an amazing hidden gem. I visited today with my sister and her kids and everyone ate every morsel on the plate. The steaks were on point and full of flavor. The fried cheese was heavenly and the rice was delicious. Service was excellent with attention to detail. The place is small but great family ambiance. Definitely will recommend this place to friends and family and will absolutely be coming back. Two thumbs up from the kids as well read more

Google and Yelp both classify this as a Salvadoran restaurant, but it has many menu items from Honduras and Nicaragua as well, plus a few Mexican items. There were explanations of all the dishes in English and Spanish in the menu, as well as photos of most dishes, which was very helpful! There was Spanish language music playing and a big painting of a village in El Salvador on the wall, plus other colorful decorations. It is easy to find both smaller items such as pupusas (ordered individually with about eight different fillings to choose from) and large portions such as nacatamales. The waitress asked if I wanted one or two nacatamales and I am glad I said one, because it is huge!! Definitely want to come back and try more dishes! read more

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The food is amazing and authentic!!! The carne asada Salvadorian is so good!!!! . Nery the server made us feel like we were at home

I have been craving El Buen Paladar since my first visit! I have stopped by twice and they were closed so I haven't gone back, I'm scared to make the trip and them not be open again. Though, I hope I get to go back soon because their aguas and pupusas are soooooo good! read more

On 1/23/2024 Luis said he has finally got good tasting pupusas in San Antonio, TX. Hot, fresh and friendly and clean. The only thing he would do differently next time is have the Curtido y tomato sauce onbeheerd side so it would not make the yuca soggy.. the jalapeño y pollo pupusa was something he didn't know was missing from his life. LOL read more

I searched high and low for this place, so glad I finally found it again! The food truck was my go-to spot when I was craving popusas and I was devastated when they were gone. So happy to have them back -- the popusas are as good as I remember them to be. 10/10! read more

El Buen Paladar - Pupusa Revuelta (chicharron queso frijol) - Food Trucks Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

Pupusas! Good ones! It's pretty hard to find good Central American food in North America. When this opened near my house I couldn't wait. To try in and I wasn't disappointed. So good. read more

The best Central American food in the San Antonio area! Friendly staff food is always great. Love how quickly the food is ready when I order to go. It's a very nicely decorated interior as well I enjoy to dine in whenever I can! Overall I could not recommend this restaurant more! Try it you won't regret it! read more

Great Salvadoran food! I have been looking for a place that sells Central American food and it doesn't disappoint. Excelente servicio. read more

AMAZING! I ordered 2 pupusas and they were amazing. They came out Piping hot and the pickled slaw and red sauce were the perfect add on to my pupusas! I will be returning and definitely recommending! read more