One of the best papusa places I've tried The cheese and revuleta are delicious My husband likes the loroco and cheese Great price for the size Owner and cashiers are always friendly Only bad thing is that it takes a while to get your food since it's made to order so I've tried calling ahead and sometimes they don't answer the phone or just hard to get through But definitely worth it read more

Do not come here ! Horrible service, they also cheat you ! This plate is 19$ and it came with two small pieces of meat !? I will never be coming back again. read more

El Guanaco Restaurant - Do not come here !!! This is a 19$ plate and it came with two pieces of meat. Insane, they also have horrible service as well! - Salvadoran Near Me - Los Angeles, California

2 pupusas ,1 huevos rancheros and 2 horchata for $41 ? Idk the math didn't add up. Asked for the receipt and brought me a receipt for $41 no description whatsoever , im not the type of person to complain but this was no good bussiness . #no read more

I didn't think the food was going to be good tbh. Great food! Great prices! They didn't have Jamaica but still, the Horchata was good!

Came here on my lunch and ordered (2) pupusas; 1 of chicharron, and (1) of revuelta and an order of platano fritos. Food was made to order and piping hot! It was delicious and so good can't wait to come back and try something else. read more

El Guanaco Restaurant - Platano fritos w/a side of frijoles & crema - Salvadoran Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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Awesome place for authentic Salvadorian food. Pupusas weren't greasy so if you are health minded person, they do not use heavy grease to cook. read more

Stupid fire. The flavor profile on these are some of the best. Be sure to stop by El Guanaco for their deliciousness. Super friendly staff. Two thumbs up. read more

El Guanaco Restaurant - Pupusas de chicharrón con queso. - Salvadoran Near Me - Los Angeles, California

4.5 Randomly walked into this hole-in-the-wall CASH ONLY El Salvadoran restaurant in East Hollywood (great for Mexican and Central American food), and I was very pleased with my meal!! El Guanaco is an El Salvadoran diner located in the tiny strip mall on the Southeast corner of Santa Monica Blvd and Wilton Pl. I suppose my only reason for docking a star is due to business related issues. Unfortunately they didn't have salpicon (marinated minced meat) -which is okay- so I got the Bistec Encebollado (sub plaintains for rice) for a solid $13.70 w/ tax. Quick Tips: -Parking in the lot is kinda possible. It's Hollywood, so good luck finding parking (specifically on Mondays and Tuesdays) -Quite a bit of seating for such a hidden place. Eight 4tops and a 2top. -NO PUBLIC BATHROOM (anywhere in this area or that matter.) and CASH ONLY. -Plates come with a bowl of refried beans and two tortillas (El Salvadoran tortillas are essentially unstuffed pupusas. They're thick and delicious.) Traditionally made with masa, but a lady next to me told me they also make pupusas with rice. -I forgot to ask for curtido (El Salvadoran picked veggies) and the hot sauce that accompanies it, because this dish was so delicious. -Food is homemade and may take a while. -It's a sit-down restaurant, but I ordered/paid at the counter and it worked out just as well. Taste 5/5 My Bistec Encebollado was absolutely divine. Tender thinly cut beef and onions marinated in a plethora of fragrant spices. It came with a plain iceberg lettuce salad topped with tomato, cucumber, and avocado slices. I subbed out rice for plantains, and there must have been at least 5 (which were all large and well-cooked). Tortillas were fresh. I was very very pleased. Price 4.5/5 I wasn't starving, but it was a good-sized steak, and I was able to make it through two meals. Great bang for your buck. Service 4/5 It's chilly inside, there's styrofoam, food takes a long long time, and the service is just okay. One cook and one server for a restaurant. Again, it's cash only and there's no bathroom. I gotta call ahead next time for pupusas read more

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One of LA's Salvadorian gem. If you are looking for authentic Salvadorian food, look no more. I probably have tried almost every item it has been beautifully cooked and delicious all the time. Favorite, of course, pupusas, and yucca con chicharrón. The restaurant it self is small but don't judge it's book by its cover and you will kit be disappointed. read more

I've been coming here since I was in HS more than 20 years. The food has always been delicious. Small place but very authentic Salvadorian Food. read more

My first time here at this restaurant. Had the caldo de res and pupusas de chicharrón y las revueltas very yummy

I was visiting LA & had some time to spend at a sit down restaurant. El Guanaco is a delicious hidden piece of Venezuelan food. The workers are very friendly & the pupusas were delicious! Filled with a lot of cheese & meat; cooked perfectly. The next time I am in the area I will be taking some to go. read more

El Guanaco Restaurant - Pupusa - Pork & Cheese - Salvadoran Near Me - Los Angeles, California

We are Angeleno returnees, after 14 years away from LA, and now we were craving Salvadoran food. El Guanaco had a huge menu, but I ordered the platanos, frijoles y crema and 2 pupusas and my partner got the sopa de camaron plus a pupusa too. It was wonderful. So what if your food came out on paper plates? This place ain't fancy. The pupusas were made with a good corn masa base, grilled perfectly and filled with yummy goodness. I had a queso y loroco and a chicharrone one and with the very tasty repollo salad of carrots, cabbage, chile and vinegar on top and added salsa--this was da bomb! My partner got the shrimp soup--lots of jumbo shrimp, celery in a wonderful tomato based broth--and it came with 2 thick Salvadoran corn tortillas (to die for). With the platanos, it was a lot of food--under 32 dollars including drinks. We came out of there well-satisfied and will visit again. read more

El Guanaco Restaurant - Salvadoran Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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Somehow I managed to live **COUGH** number of years on this planet and had never had a pupusa. Enter El Guanaco to the rescue. One Pupusas Revueltas (Corn tortilla filled with cheese, pork meat, and beans) for $2.60 and one Pupusa de Queso con Loroco (corn tortilla filled with cheese and loroco flowers) for $2.60. The Pupusa de Queso con Loroco was a 10 out of 10 delicious. Loroco is a vine with edible flowers widespread in parts of Central America and a delight for the tastebuds. I can't really describe the taste but to say it was similar to a squash. If you're visiting El Guanaco, I highly recommend it. The Pupsas Revueltas was fine but (in this novice pupusa eaters opinion) not in the same league as the Loroco. It tasted heavy on the beans and light on the pork. The atmosphere was lovely and the staff helpful and attentive. read more

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I love pupusas, but I don't eat it too often because there are not a lot of spots in my area. Also its not the healthiest of dishes. So when my friend and I were looking for a dinner spot before our concert at the Hollywood Forever, yelp came through with this place and we were pretty excited to try it. This place is a real whole in the wall, and the one person working there did not speak any english. (Just FYI in case you have any burning questions about any of the dishes). We each got two papusa revueltas and shared an horchata, and it hit the spot. Perfectly crispy and not too greasy. Two each definitely filled us when you add the pickled toppings and all. Service was quick and everything was so good and cheap! Would definitely come back the next time I catch a show around there. Cash Only. read more

El Guanaco Restaurant - papusa revueltas - Salvadoran Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Food is okay, service is good. Restaurants need to move on from foam plates and plastic utensils. If you are using plastic utensils please use google ones our forks were all twisted by the time we finished one popusa. read more

This area of L.A. is such a melting pot when it comes to cuisines as they have flavors from Thai, to Armenian, Mexican and El Salvadoran. Makes it really fun to explore around and try the different eateries when visiting this area. I saw this place at the intersection of Santa Monica Blvd. and Wilton Place where there's a strip mall with a few other eateries in it. I've been wanting to eat some pupusas so I thought I'd pop in here as one of my starting points on probably an ongoing venture of trying the different pupuserias in the area. It's a small hole in the wall with a few tables and chairs. I looked through the menu and everything sounded really good. Although I initially came in to nab some pupusas for lunch, I decided to have the Caldo de Res combination which is a beef stew served over rice with a side salad. It also included the customary thick hand made tortillas that are thick and fluffy. It all sounded really good so I placed my order, waited for a few minutes and was handed my lunch to go as I had requested. The dish looked really great. I really love eating beef stew and it really most any dish that has a tomato based sauce to it and this was done really well. It had a nice flavor, the salad had avocado, tomato and cucumber over lettuce with a wedge of lime to use as the dressing I presumed and tasted fresh. I enjoyed eating this so much that I wish there was actually more of it especially since the price tag was about $8.50. I'm still amazed that these hole in the walls charge so much for this type of cuisine but I guess they're taking advantage of the gentrification of the area and trying to charge prices accordingly for the newer well-heeled clientele. I'd like to try the pupusas and the beef soup sometime. read more

El Guanaco Restaurant - Caldo De Res Combination - Salvadoran Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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Pupusas are damn good!! Both my friend and I got pupusas revueltas and we loved them. They were nice and crisp, and my horchata tasted like any horchata my Salvadoran mom makes so it was good, too! The woman who served us was very nice! The only downside was waiting approximately 30 min to receive our food when there were only 3 other people in the restaurant besides us. read more

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Amazing. Simply amazing for my Western pallet and white man ways. This is a dump of a restaurant, with laminate booths that are hard to fit in if you weigh more than 230 lbs. So do not expect comfort. that aside, the fresh offerings of the day are visible in the steam table pans: from creamy black beans to pork ribs in a verde sauce. This place is great. Order two or three entrees just to taste them. Chicken soup: amazing; pork in red sauce: amazing. It is all amazing. There is also a small grocery store in the restaurant and a bakery right by its side. What ever you eat, make sure to get an order of fried plantains with beans and crema for desert. Yum. read more

Service is really shitty , the lady changed the price three times in front of my face . Slammed my food on the table and just left . Worst experience I've ever had that lady had a bad attitude of u don't like working in social places don't work read more

Hands down my favorite Pupusería in Los Angeles. There's no reason to travel far outside of LA for good Salvadorean food. Once inside El Guanaco Restaurant, you'll feel transported to another time, outside the city. I suggest trying the Pupusa de Calabaza y Queso in this cash only eatery. read more

El Guanaco Restaurant - Salvadoran Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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OMG this place is AMAZING!!! Authentic cheesy chicharron filled pupsas! Added jalapeños and OMG!!!! FiRE

My family and I have been coming here for years. Best place to get delicious pupusas and authentic Salvadoran horchata. We also love how affordable their prices are and the staff is always friendly. read more

El Guanaco Restaurant - Pupusas revueltas and curtido. - Salvadoran Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Growing up with some of the best homemade 0upusas I was skeptical in trying this place.... pleasantly surprised is an understatement! The pupusas were a good size, filled to the brim with goodness. The curtido was also pretty good not overwhelmingly sour with vinegar. It was a great place to bring a friend to try pupusas for the first time. When in LA I will come back! read more

Fresh light fluffy pupusas, the fried yucca bomb cash only you can do phone orders for pick up smoke some weed send you're girl to pick it up perfect Sunday read more

Simply the best. The Carne Asada was so flavorful and cooked to perfection it didn't need anything added to it. The refried beans were probably the best I've ever had, in fact I could eat them on their own, and the veggies on the salvadorian steak were just unreal. This place is a hidden gem, right off Wilton and Santa Monica, walk in and you're greeted by loud speakers and friendly staff. My friend said it's the best huevos rancheros he's ever had in his life, 5 stars!! read more

It a small hidden gem! Amazing Pupusas and Yucca! I have ordered for twice for parties and they always provide enough condiments amd fresh and warm food with enough flavor!!! They are punctual, attentive, and sweet!! read more

First time coming here, I yelped a Pupuseria in the area before hopping on the 101 freeway. It's a little hole in the wall, food was ok. 1 out of 10 its a 6 1/2, service was ok, but the wait was forever. It could be cleaner. They only had 1 server and 1 cook. Would I go back probably not. read more

The wait here is horrible! I will not be coming back and to top it off they don't give heads up for the wait time. The service here is bad and if you're in a hurry I don't reccomend coming here. read more

5 stars? For THIS place? Yeah, right. Not on my watch. This place is actually one of the better restaurants around this particular area but still, it isn't deserving of five, four or even three stars. The pupusas here are the only thing worth eating. Anything else - don't. You'll either get food poisoning or a big dose of disappointment. The service is mediocre, what you'd expect but too bad the restaurant is virtually a dump. Food: 1/5 Service: 2/5 Price: 3/5 Ambiance: 0/5 read more

We had the Huevos Rancheros, Carne Asada, and a couple of Pupusas. The food was ok to good, just not great. The place is what you'd expect in LA, kinda small and run down but the folks there gave good service. They had quite a few people so it's obviously a local's favorite. I'd recommend it but bring cash, they don't except plastic. read more

El Guanaco Restaurant - Carne Asada plate - Salvadoran Near Me - Los Angeles, California

I loved this place!! The pupusas were delicious and the Carne guisada was omg!! A must have! However I heard they are now closed! I have yet to drive there and confirm for myself... Any1 else know if this place went out of buisness for sure? read more

This is a hidden gem for all of your Salvi cravings. The Pupusas are to die for; cooked & stuffed to perfection. I highly recommend it.

Whenever I am craving a pupusa this is the place to go! I usually call for an order to go and it's worth the wait. The pupusa is not too greasy which is a plus for me. Also, its walking distance from my apartment. read more

It took a solid 35 minutes to get our pupusas....and before those gloriously fluffy pockets of gooey goodness hit our table, I was sure there was no way their pupusas could be worth the delay. With just one bite (we got a revuelta, calabaza, and chicharron), I knew I was wrong. They were so good! I could literally eat them all day, every day. Note that they only take cash & take forever, so bring a book! read more

Found this place last night right around the corner from my how. I had the pupusas with loroco in them. They were totally delicious. The Salvadoran Horchata was also great. Me and my friend both got something to drink and two pupusas each and the bill was only 12 dollars. They also have a huge jukebox that plays really loud, funny music. Great chill spot, awesome price. Much better than La Pupusa Loca accross the street! read more

Never had a pupusa before tonight and wow! I AM IMPRESSED. Don't come here expecting luxury. Parking is tight. The food is delicious. Not greasy, salty or stale. Perfectly seasoned pupusas and the cortido is on point. This is how I feel as a pupusa virgin and my sentiments were confirmed by the Salvadorian buddy who damn near wept taking his first bite of chicharron pupusa. He hasn't had any luck finding a good Salvadorian restaurant, so his expectations were very, very low. Boy was he surprised! read more

First time at El Guanaco, I think it was great in every way. Starting with the fact that it has parking. I called my order in and was ready by the time i got there. The pupusas were amazing, not so greasy and full of flavor. The salsa was a little spicy nothing that cant be handled. The platanos fritos were delicious. Everything was reasonably priced. I work by this area and have decided to try all the restaurants here. I am definitely returning to this restaurant. read more

Called ahead so it would be ready, ended up waiting a half hour for food. Never again.

This restaurant has been around for many, many years and yes the food takes a little long because there's only one cook it's a small restaurant so it's expected. But hands down this is the best place for antojitos salvadoreños from tamales de elotes, atol de piña. You must try the empanadas de leche o frijol BOMB. PUPUSAS are a MUST. Best best salvadoreño restaurante in Los Angeles! read more