Unjust can't express enough, this place has what all restaurants should have. Food is delicious, service to include the servers is very timely and pleasant to deal with. Price has remain, but for the overall service a few dollars extra is worthwhile. read more

El Cafetalito - Best breakfast...recommend , and the host are very friendly and service is fast. - Salvadoran Near Me - Arleta, California

I had been going to this restaurant because, honestly, the pupusas are good. I want to give credit to the kitchen staff because the food itself is what kept bringing us back. Unfortunately, this was not the first time they had issues. Several times our orders were wrong, and when ordering to-go, the salsa has tasted old and has made me and my family sick more than once. Because we liked the pupusas, we always made sure to ask for fresh salsa and reminded them about the previous problems. But what happened yesterday was the last straw. My ex-boyfriend of 17 years (now a friend) and I went there to eat. I went to the bathroom and saw a woman crying. She was obviously very intoxicated. I had only had one beer, and I asked her if she was okay because I was concerned. I won't share what we talked about because that was her private business. Suddenly, a man entered the women's bathroom and started questioning both of us, asking what we were talking about. I told him it was nothing, that I didn't know her, and I left. He also appeared to be intoxicated. Later, I was back at my table and ordered two more beers. The soccer game had ended, but people were still commenting about it, so I took out my phone to record a video for my boyfriend. The same man from the bathroom suddenly approached me and started asking me not to record him and the woman he was with. They became very upset because they were near the TV making out. The woman then asked if I was recording them because of what she had told me in the bathroom. She tried to grab my phone and told me I was recording them and that he could get in trouble. I told her not to touch my phone and that I would call the police if she tried again (which I did). Instead of handling the situation fairly, a man who appeared to work there (I know the owners are a Latino couple, but this man never introduced himself) immediately started trying to remove us. It felt like he knew the couple and was taking their side. A customer who was sitting nearby told them she saw my phone and knew I was only recording the soccer game. The couple kept demanding that I give them my phone, while this employee kept telling us to leave. Then our waiter took away the two full beers we had paid for and said they were closing. I told them: "First you messed up my food, and now you're telling me we can't drink the beers we paid for, while this couple who is clearly intoxicated can stay and continue drinking." The man still had a beer in his hand and was continuing to drink. Only after that did they realize the situation was being handled unfairly and asked everyone involved to leave. Today I tried calling the restaurant to get answers, especially because they refused to check the cameras after a man entered the women's bathroom and harassed me and the woman inside. Nobody answered. We will never return. I'm sharing this so people are aware of our experience. It is disappointing because we gave this place many chances despite mistakes with our orders and the salsa issues because we liked the food. But this situation was unacceptable. I wish I had pictures of the man and woman because of how upset they became thinking I was recording them, when I was only recording the game. Please be careful and make sure you are treated with respect no just in this restaurant but anywhere you go because we are paying customers and we are NOT ASKING THEM TO DO US A FAVOR read more

We went in and left before placing our order. We just wanted some breakfast but couldn't get it here the vibe was trippy af the managers gave us weird looks as soon as we went in and the waitress disappeared after handing us the menus and didn't seem to care to see us she never came back even though there was only one other table occupied. We ended up getting up and going down the street instead , it was way better. read more

Authentic Salvadorian breakfast is with their handmade tortillas and cheese. The spot even has a dj and the karaoke stage makes the place feel like the vibes of celebrating semana santa in El Salvador. read more

This is beautiful and the most amazing place. I love the atmosphere we like to come therefore birthday celebrations but this time we celebrated New Year with them. It was quite an amazing show. They had life music and lots of dancing happy people and great food. Also we quite often offer via Uber at dinner from this restaurant. I like it and highly recommended. read more

El Cafetalito - a decorated christmas tree - Salvadoran Near Me - Arleta, California

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el tiempo de espera en este restaurante para que te sirvan de 1:30 a 2 horas asi que hay que venir llenos para aguantar hasta que le sirvan la comida a uno read more

Did not receive my drink . Called to let them Know , put me on hold and never came back . Food is good but service not so good read more

at Cafetalito restauran #2 was truly exceptional - from the moment we stepped in, the warm ambiance and attentive staff made us feel instantly welcomed. The menu showcased a delightful array of dishes, each crafted with fresh, high-quality ingredients, resulting in flavors that were simply exquisite. Every bite was a culinary delight, and the service was impeccable, with any waiter providing knowledgeable recommendations and ensuring our experience was flawless. We can't wait to return to explore more of their delicious creations I highly recommend read more

Horrible customer service. Terrible hosts. Pick up the phone for once. Save yourself the headache and go across the street to El Pulgarsito, atleast they pick up the phone. read more

Que barbaridad con este lugar. Esperamos 50 minutos para cuatro Pupusas. También se pidió una mojarra y parece que fueron a la tienda a buscarlo porque a lo mejor no lo tenían ahí listo para cocinar. Esa fue mi segunda y última vez yendo a ese lugar. La apariencia está muy bien, está en mejores condiciones que cualquier otro restaurante salvadoreño pero que horrible que no tienen ahí la comida y hacen a la gente esperar tanto tiempo porque no están preparados. Solamente había una mesera y ella estaba haciendo todo. Y parece qué eran los dueños, pero estaban ahí relajados y el cliente muriéndose de hambre. Por lo menos deberían de ayudar a la pobre muchacha si no quieren contratar más gente Esperar tanto tiempo para recibir la comida y el servicio mínimo que tienen, no vale la pena ir ahí read more

Food is good but this is our 3rd time coming they don't have Atol de elote and café con leche im just saying maybe they should remove items from the menu if they no longer serve them read more

We love the pupusas and drinks, it's the perfect t place to Enjoy food from El Salavador. The staff is friendly and respectful read more

El Cafetalito - Pupusa de queso - Salvadoran Near Me - Arleta, California

If I could give this spot a 0 star rating I would . To start off they definitely need a better AC cause it's hot as'f in here . Took about half an hour to get out food , AND WE WERE THE ONLY ONES IN THERE . Then finally when we got out food , THE SERVING AMOUT WE GOT WAS UNACCEPTABLE , they brought me a plate with portions for like a kid , I'm a grown ass adult , this wasn't a breakfast plate . It was more like a lil snack . I also ordered to go food when we finished eating, from the time we asked for the to go food ,40 MINUTES AFTER WE ORDERED IT . THERES ONLY 2 other tables with people , we had to wait another 40 fucking HOT fucking minutes to get out of there after we finished eating . Oh I almost forget the host , worst fucking host EVER , she never came by to ask if we wanted a refill , I don't know what she was doing but she would be in the kitchen the whole time , and no she's not a cook she was the main host , she only came out when the 2 other tables arrived. This isn't the first time we had an experience like this , it's been 7 months since I came here , we stopped coming cause we had a similar experience to today , 3 times in a row . Me and my family can say for sure we are never EVER coming back here . I tried to talk to the manager about the situation today but they didn't seem to care . Worst salvi food place IN THE WHOLE VALLEY . read more

Place used to be good in regards to flavor, service has not been good, now the food is the same as the service, sopa de res has no flavor, order to go and there is always items missing. Not recommend this place . read more

I ordered the sopa de gallina and the soup literally tasted like water no flavor whatso ever . Only reason why I give them a two star was because the food was hot atleast . read more

Good food the chicharones botana is the best food and is family friendly super clean

Últimamente tienen mal servicio. Esperamos 45 minutos por la comidas . Solo eran pupusas y nos tomamos unas cervezas. No salieron casi $180 y nos cobraron 36 dólares de service fee plus the tip . Never coming back again. read more

This place has the best Salvadoran pupusas! they're always fresh! Some of my family gets tacos too! they're usually really delicious with flavor. This place is my go to on uber eats too. read more

The food was cold and the service was Horrible!!!! Worst service I've got so far! I called to place a to go order and they told me it would be ready in 35 minutes I called @829pm and got my order @922pm that's more than the time I was told. If they were busy they should've let me know it was going to take longer! The ladies were all talking smack about other customers and they kept taking my tortillas that were put in my bag to give it to another order. I only give 1 star because at least the ambiance was nice. I would understand if I was dining in but it was a to go order and u called ahead of time and I only ordered 2 items. read more

El Cafetalito - Sopa de Gallina - Salvadoran Near Me - Arleta, California

Food is really good. But service is not good it takes a long time to order, too long to get our food, then to get the bill we have to wait too long read more

Delicious food great customer service... the owner is really attentive... food takes a bit longer to come out but it's fresh n tasty

Yummy yummy Pupusas the girl at front is super cute cool Salvi... their food is yummy I can't wait to see their new bar & music.

Delicious pupusas, order 20 for our family took 40 minutes and was worth the wait! We will return when in the area

DO NOT COME HERE!!! The customer service here is the worst. It took us 45 minutes to get our food. There was only one waitress attending us and she took forever to bring us everything we asked for. They ran out of the majority of things on the menu so we had to change our order twice. The food was okay..I give it that but definitely not a good place for the customer service. Avoid i read more

I don't understand the low ratings below. They have the best Pupusas in the Valley, by far. The food is made to order, so you have to wait a few minutes, but it's worth it!! This is our regular stop now. Mouthwatering! I park around the corner.. their lot is tiny. Love this place!!! read more

Food is ok but it takes for ever to make it to your table , musics is super loud it became offensive for my taste read more

El Cafetalito - Food is ok , but it takes for ever to get to your table , music is super Loud - Salvadoran Near Me - Arleta, California

The best of the best! The caldos, the pupusas the cocktails de camarón!! BOMB.com Flor is such a sweetheart!!

The service was TERRIBLE! We were waiting for about 45-1hr for our food and we asked the waiter for chips and salsa twice and never got them. The manager/ owner kept going to a specific table and favoring them. They didn't even acknowledge us after they took our order. Even though I'll never go back to that place, the pupusas were actually pretty good. read more

Placed an order through UberEats, had the driver waiting for at least 20 minutes adding to my delivery time. I only ordered two items. Very disappointed with their service. Will never order again. read more

A zero is more likely for a review to this restaurant. My kids and I had spent the whole morning in the hospital, starving and tired, we decided to order some food from this restaurant through an app called Menustart, I placed my order @ 9:30 am but it took us more than an hour to go and pick up our order do to some paperwork delay, when we got there I was told that my order wasn't ready yet so they made me wait another 10 minutes on top of the hour, when my pick up time said a 25 minute wait from the time I had placed my order from the beginning. When I asked the waitress to ring me up, she took my card and charged me but never saw the original receipt with my order description, after a few minutes she handed me the original receipt and that's when I noticed that she had charged me a wrong order. When I complained about not being charged the right order she asked how I had placed my order and when I mentioned that I used the menustart app is when she stated that they no longer get orders through that app because something about not be able to update their prices. First of all it wasn't my fault, they should of cancel or stated some where in the app to do not order or some warning for customers to be aware of the malfunction of the app. I asked for my refund right away because my kids were hungry and annoyed for what had happened. It was my first time ordering from this restaurant and last time. The worst experience ever. Thanks God I did not paid through the app, otherwise I would of lost my money too. read more

DO NOT COME HERE!!! This place is the absolute worst! Customer service is terrible!! The staff is extremely rude. I was the only person in the restaurant and it took 50 minutes to get 2 pupusas! Stay away from this place! read more

I brought my husband here to eat since he tried the pupusas once and loved them. I had never been here and we will definitely not be back. I can tell the owner does not care about his business if not he would read the reviews and clean up his staff. The customer service was the worst I've ever encountered! The short blonde waitress had the worst attitude she looked like she either hates her job or life whichever it was not our problem she needs to be fired or quit. Never once came to our table to give us chips and dip nor refills. When we asked another waiter for the check we waited 15 min until we decided we were leaving. Only until then does that lazy waitress come from the back of the restaurant with her hair a mess as if she had just woke up. Stay away el Pulgarcito is across the street look it up much better food and service:) read more

Great place to hang after work ! Amazing sound system and ambience. My favorite dish is the Agua Chile read more

El Cafetalito - Every Wednesday Karaoke Night - Salvadoran Near Me - Arleta, California

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It was really good. I definitely recommend El Cafetalito. We have a lot of Salvadorean restaurants in the San Fernando valley but this one goes beyond the extra mile on taste and service... pupusas are the best but most likely everything taste so good. read more

This spot is amazing never been here before and my friend suggested it, and ohh man some of the best food I've had especially the pupusas, so good best I've had in a while, and service is five star quality I recommend this place to anybody local to the area, now one of my favorite spots in the valley! read more

love this place really authentic pupusas and i love the fried cheese that spills out of it LOL

this place needs to improve their service, I was around and I decided to get get something to eat, ordered sopa de gallina and I told her I want let and thigh she ok, I waited almost one hour for food, and she gave me chicken breast only. when I told her I didn't order that. and she said they don't have that. please don't waste your time in this restaurant. business owner please improve your the service. read more

Es para mi un placer recomendar a todas las personas el restautante salvadoreno (el cafetalito)uvicado en la esquina de la woodman y chase. Soy una persona muy delicate en cuanto al servicio y attention y aparte de la comida de primera los invito a que pasen un momento agradable y disfruten de todos los antojos salvadorenos ..yo me di un chilate con nuehados y una horchata de morro.. read more

Great food! I believe they have changed the staff cuz we had great service. I went there with friends not only we enjoyed the food but also they had great micheladas. Great environment read more

If I could give 0 stars I would. Horrible service!!! My boyfriend and I decided to try this restaurant, worst idea ever. We ordered 5 pupusas : one squash and one refried beans for me because I don't eat meat or cheese. one bean and cheese, one pork and cheese, and one with bean, cheese, and pork for my boyfriend. After waiting for our food 40 minutes!!! They bring a large plate with 5 pupusas, I asked which ones were mine. He went back to ask the cook and apparently she made them with all the ingredients mixed together! So after an hour, we were starving and they told us it would be another 20 minutes. I walked out. Forget this place. Horrible service and no clue how the food is because they don't know how to make food apparently. read more