Overall, the experience af Arepas Pues was good. The steak on the Super Tostones was cooked to…read moreperfection and well seasoned. The chicharron was juicy. I'd say the chicken salad in the Reina arepa was a little on the dry side. For a saturday afternoon, it appeared to be a little busy because there were some tables that haven't been cleaned from previous patrons and the cashier worker seemed overwhelmed between working the register and taking order and checking on the cooking staff. But I'd still give Arepas Pues another shot because their menu had a lot of good looking stuff.

The food quality was ok, but the portions were small and service was slow. The restaurant was busy…read morebut not packed at 3pm on a Sunday. We tried the reina pepiada and the pabellón- the pabellon was better than the reina pepiada in my opinion. The amount of filling inside the reina pepiada was small for the price. I wanted to try one of the agua frescas, but they were out of every flavor except the agua panela.

If you want quality pupusas, pop into this spot. Park out front and walk into a colorful space with…read moretables and a small bar. The owner is from El Salvador and worked in some of D.C.'s favorite restaurants like Le Diplomat and Jose Andres' restaurants. You can't go wrong with anything on the menu, but start with the pupusas made from either corn or rice flour. I personally loved the mushroom and spinach ones in corn flour and the pork with rice flour. The shrimp is perfectly grilled and the pupusas come out crispy and smooth on the inside. The shrimp tacos are worth getting too. This place is so inviting and warm. Come in as a stranger and leave family.

I've been meaning to try the pupusas here for quite some time and finally popped in while also…read morewaiting for pizza next door. I ordered three pupusas, chicken, pork, and shrimp. It came with the usual cabbage and sauce/salsa I enjoyed the chicken and pork the best. Since you can't get a bite of shrimp in every bite like you can with chicken and pork, the shrimp is my least favorite. The pupusas were really good, so much so I really didn't need the sauce or cabbage. But it was nice to have of course. The food is made to order of course so it took a few minutes. The staff here is really nice and even brought my order to the front door when I went next door to grab my pizzas! I'll definitely be back for more pupusas! Buen provecho!

Best quesillos in town! Amazing service - thank you, Sandra and Tania, for taking great care of my…read moreboyfriend and me! The food is absolutely fantastic! We highly recommend El Chante!

I came here after reading in The Washington Post that it's one of the best bargain food spots in…read morethe DMV. Unfortunately, I must respectfully disagree. The portions are pretty big, but considering the price, it's definitely not the best bargain in the area. Carne Asada de Res ($22) - Carne Asada, rice & beans, tostadas, and fried cheese. The beef was way overcooked--burnt and tough--which's a shame because it's otherwise flavorful. Overcooking the star of the dish like this just doesn't work. On the other hand, the rice and beans were amazing - easily the best I've ever had. Overall, it's nothing special. While the rice & beans were spectacular, it's disappointing that they were also the best part of the dish. That said, the servers were absolutely lovely - extremely friendly and even offered us samples of the drinks.

Savory comforting amazing…read more We each had the 2. Saltena and drink combo. One fussy child was having a fit. Did not want to get any of this new and foreign food which none of us had tried before. Making faces and being unpleasant after the rest of the fam voted for this place. So we were going to get food near by for the Fussbucket. But had FB try my soupy deliciousness of a Saltena and FB no longer wanted other food. But also wanted 2 Saltena and a Mexican Coke. Which was thoroughly enjoyed!! Mouth quickly and pleasantly occupied with Saltena and drink. Saltnas apparently cure tantrums. Bring your fussy kid. The Saltena's are just beautiful. They have embossed words on them and this beautiful pattern of where the dough is pinched together. The dough is flaky but reasonably firm to hold the contents which are like a savory, warm tasting very very mildly spicy rich soupy umami flavor bomb. But with the unique spice/flavor combination. One Santana was just enough to make one not hungry. 2 might have been too much for normal appetite. 2 was good for really hungry people. It's special. You have to try it!!! The fancy drink-mocochinchi was awesome. Peachy cinnamony goodness. With a dried peach --rehydrated in the drink--at the bottom. Loved it! If you love peaches this is for you! Staff were so, so nice. Explaining how to eat the saltenas without causing a huge explosion of soup. Bright airy inside the shop w a few tables. Also a few tables outside the shop. Fair price for the area. The execution of this soup in a pastry concept is amazing! We are used to the soup dumpling fail w leaking and loss of the precious soup--so this technical win was such a pleasant surprise! Lovely staff. Pleasant environment. Just beautiful, savory, umami packed unique food. 10/5. Must eat here! Highly recommend. It was not busy. I'm shocked. It deserves way more business. It's our DC miracle --the saltenas cured a kid meltdown. It is somewhat hard to find. We walked through the lobby of a building to find it around the corner on the other side near another restaurant store front. But it's worth the effort!!! 1000%

I went around their closing time on a weekday so there was no one else in the store. They gave me…read morefree samples of the mocochinchi (drink made with dried peaches and cinnamon very delicious) and the passionfruit drink (I ended up getting this one). The worker was very nice and gave good recommendations, and since they were closing soon, they only had the spicy beef salteña and chicken salteña left. I got the spicy beef salteña; my first time trying one! It was PHENOMENAL and the worker explained how to eat it (there's hot soup inside)! I wouldn't call it spicy but it was very flavorful and hearty. The store is small inside but they maximized the number of seats they have. Definitely best for a quick snack!

Continuing my alphabet series onto the letter S, I realized I already reviewed the prior to 2018…read morelocation (another Peruvian chicken place, Sardi's in Laurel, which I reviewed in August 2023 & had given them 5-stars then, although more like 4-stars as customer service was a little more hit or less in last 2 years). So, now just moving on to 2018 without replacing the letter S prior to 2017. I used to live in Wheaton and had a couple of Peruvian chicken places within walking distance of me, but I honestly wasn't overly impressed with any of them, and would most often drive a mile up the road to Don Pollo in Glenmont (see my 5-star review of them written way back in June 2018, when I actually lived near there). I went to Super Chicken a few times. I thought the quality of the chicken was pretty good as were the sides, but it didn't quite hold up to Don Pollo & Sardi's. Customer service was cordial overall. One noteworthy time I ate there was on Monday, September 24, 2018 during the start of the worst week of 2018. I was laid off from my company that afternoon due to economic hardship. That afternoon I drove home distressed and decided on comfort food for dinner convenient from my home, which was Super Chicken, which was my favorite in Wheaton. Another time I went was in January 2018 with my girlfriend of that time. We both thought Super Chicken was good. Then, about a month later I took her to Don Pollo. She was like ugh, not Peruvian chicken again, as we had been to a couple of other places within the past 2 months. I assured her Don Pollo was superior to Super Chicken or others we went to, and she was like you were right, Leigh, Don Pollo is way better. However, the reason why Super Chicken is not getting 4-stars & only 3. One time probably in 2019, I ate in there, and they had some soccer game in Spanish blaring full volume on the TV. It was absolutely ridiculous they had the TV extremely loud like that. I tended to eat in there because I probably walked and didn't want my food to get cold by the time I walked home having to cross two major roads and/or may have been doing something else after that was walking distance. After that deafening TV, I don't think I returned.

The chicken is soooooo good. White rice and black beans has never tasted better. Spicy cabbage is a…read moremust for me. Good prices and service. Clean restaurant and bathroom. I can't wait for my next visit.

Spectacular, gimme 14 of them right now!!!…read more So we decided to come here as we are trying all of the pupusa places in the area. This by far has got to be the best one yet. We had yucca with chicharones, tacos dorados, and pupusas (revueltas, loroco, chicken and jalapeños). The curtido was SOOOOO GOOD!!!!!! The service was super attentive, sweet and gave really good recommendations. Also, it is a great place to watch the World Cup! We had aguas frescas to drink, maracuya and tamarindo. They were so gooooood!!! Amazing small business. Clean, welcoming, and warm. Food was excellent. Highly recommend.

Excellent papusas, cortido solid Good customer service, food…read moreis made to order and comes out fresh

El amigo is one the fresh food spots. Your Pupusas are prepared before your very eyes the staff is…read moregreat and the vibe is right

Do not go there bad service the lady had very bad attitude and she tells me no receipt and tried to…read moreget me for $5 smh I could of tipped her more than that

Really liked the food here and the staff was really nice We tried the empanadas de queso,…read morechicharrones with tostones and all kinds of sushi rolls. None of the sushi has fish, it's more like sushi that is good to eat warm, but very delicious (with plantains, fried cheese, salami, etc.). The empanadas were bomb! And also loved the chicharrones and tostones very fresh. Only issue is that the food took about an hour to be prepared so I strongly recommend ordering ahead as they make everything from scratch.

This Dominican spot opened up a few days ago. My family and I decided to give it a try and we were…read morepleasantly surprised! The place is still opening up slowly, and with the COVID safety measures in place, there isn't anywhere to sit, so it's more of a take-out place. However, the food is great! The serving sizes for some dishes are on the smaller side, but the flavor of the food makes up for this. We had the Dominican breakfast (mangu, salami, egg, longaniza, and cheese), steak, rice with guandules, sancocho (soup), mondongo, cheese empanada, beef empanada, and chicken empanada. Everything was tasty and the service was very attentive and friendly. Pro tip: call ahead of time to place your order.