Highly authentic and delicious Salvadoran food! Quaint little place with nice staff and reasonable prices. I ate the Bistec Encebollado which was cooked well and had a great sauce. Pupusas were very good-we had 4 different kinds. Plantains and tamal de elote were delicious, of course. Definitely worth it to try their horchata too! read more

Their sopa de mariscos is sooo good!! best seafood soup in fells point. their papusas are also delicious. overall a great casual seafood eatery read more

TLDR: delicious casual Salvadoran food! This spot deserves more love in Baltimore. FOOD I've never had any major complaints about the food. Honestly, not sure about the authenticity but to me, it tastes pretty legit. My go tos: -Yucca con chicharron: honestly, sometimes the chicharron is slightly dry but I still get it every single time. I just love it that much (plus, where else will you get it in Baltimore). This dish is definitely better fresh in store though as the yucca can get soggy when taken out. -Platos Tipicos: The steak is also sometimes slightly dry but I usually expect that from places. Overall, great way to sample the different foods and I usually leave with leftovers. The corn tamale is my absolute favorite as a fellow corn lover. PARKING: usually plenty of street parking. The outside might look a little rundown to some, but I've never had any problems. SERVICE: Everyone's always so nice! Most staff are definitely more comfortable in Spanish but you'll have no problems if you can't speak Spanish. They also basically let you sit anywhere. read more

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So I dined and last week and again, I am happy. I did only order appetizers because that is what I love and I wasn't being very adventurous but they filled me up. Two horchatas later and the excitement from seeing others order the stuff lobster and disappointment I hadn't, left me extremely satisfied. The other ladies who joined me were happy with their meals as well and couldn't believe how such a small place on the outside had such amazing flavor and great food on the inside. I promise, the next time I go back I will order something different. Not saying I still won't get my pupusas and tamales to go but I will definitely order a different dish. Maybe even entree read more

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The food is amazing! The atmosphere is quaint and the service was excellent. On of my favorite new restaurants!

Great food I will definitely be back. After I ate the food in my car and I ate the rest when I got home. read more

This isn't like some fancy restaurant. This is a nice, homemade food type of place. As in, this taste like something from your abuelas house. Which I personally enjoy but perhaps others would not! Portions: Medium - Large Dishes: Chicken Tamales and Pupusa read more

El Salvador Restaurant - Tamales, pupusa, rice, bean mole I believe - Mexican Near Me - Baltimore, Maryland

The staff was attentive and super friendly. It's a cute restaurant with great tasting food. If you're reading this, YOU MUST TRY! read more

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The best Latino food in Baltimore City without a doubt. Very homey and comfortable atmosphere and services, awesome delicious food at large amount with good (almost on the cheap side) price. Salsa that came with the complimentary chip sets the right start to what's coming up. Chicken soup is hearty and has large amount of vegetables and meat (1 whole breast & 1 whole wing). Plate combo has greatness of everything: perfectly fried plantain and corn bread, soft chewy steamed tamale fully stuffed with bean and pork, super tasty aide rice and beans, warm and fluffy tortilla, and the most tasty beef. Rice pudding is just the right finish to all the great flavors. I left the hat on the seat and the staff ran out and gave it to me before we drove away, I am very thankful for that kindness! read more

El Salvador Restaurant - Sopa de Gallina, Plato Tipico Salvadoreño, Arroz con Leche. - Mexican Near Me - Baltimore, Maryland

They never put my order right It's so disappointing Today I ordered two tamales pízques and they something else smh I hope they pay more attention in what they're doing read more

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The food is okay. I had pupusas and they taste alright although I had better ones. The service is okay as well. It took a while to get our food and the bill but staff is nice. read more

This is my favorite El Salvadoran spot in Baltimore! The staff is quite literally the best and they always make sure the food is to your liking. Also, everything comes out piping hot and the portions are perfect. I highly recommend their pupusas and tamales de elote fritos. read more

This place offer very great spanish food, especially salvadorean. Pupusas are my favorite. Also the best "aguas frescas". I recommend also the mexican steak. With spanish rice, salads and spicy sauce on peppers. read more

El Salvador Restaurant - Spicy mexican steak. Very yummy - Mexican Near Me - Baltimore, Maryland

Super good!! I live around the corner and this is my go-to when I'm hungry. The pupusas are really good, the tamal de pollo, plátanos are more in the Sweet side, and flautas never disappoint. They also are super nice and sweet. read more

The Plato Tipico is my go-to comfort food when I don't feel well and don't feel like cooking. The rice, papusa, and sweet corn tamale are so delicious. The carne asada portion has varied every time I have gotten it and it also varies about 50/50 from being absolutely delicious and crispy to good and a little limp, but always good none the less. The refried beans are a little watery, but have a great taste and the plantains are generally good, but sometimes taste a little unripe. I've always wanted to try their enchiladas and chile rellenos, but it's always so hard when there is the Plato Tipico but since I live right around the corner, I will hopefully try it eventually. read more

Came here for real authentic food and that's what we got. We ordered a variety of the appetizers and some drinks and were happily content with our third lunch of the day. We got the pupusas both mixed and cheese. They came with a nice dipping sauce. We also got the pastelitos de carne, chicken tamales, yuca fries, and a couple of mojitos. My favorite we're definitely the pupusas and the yuca fries. The bits of crispy meat paired with the starchy yuca were so delicious! We went on a weekday before noon and there was plenty of room. read more

Delicious! The staff were all wonderful and seemed to be very happy - smiling, laughing. It was a great experience. :)

Pleasant surprise. Being new in Charmcity, was to do yet another search for great restaurants. Authenticity is key..and one of my fave for breakfast is the Latin cochin of their huervo con chorizo. Well, found it. Yes, I know, can't get any easier with this dish, but trust me, I've had it bad. This clean and friendly place had a great atmosphere and the dish was great. Had a hangover, so I also ordered a small size of their sopa de rez. Highly recommended! I'm so glad sometimes that alot people don't appreciate authentic foods and keep places like this a hidden gem and uncrowded. :) The rest of you can enjoy your tex mex. read more

Excellent service and tasty food. The are plenty of tables and it was clean. It is not very crowded which I loved.

I do not know how this place got 4 stars. We went there around 6:30pm, and were seated in the back room area, where there was one other group of people. It was FRREZING COLD back there! The waiter came and took our order, and was nice. I got two corn tamales, and my lovely dining partner got a chicken burrito. I will let her review her experience with that. The food took a LONG time to come out to us, for the amount of people that were in the restaurant. My corn tamales were good. I only ate one, because there was nothing else on the plate to offset the soft texture of the tamales. They had a soccer game on the WHOLE time we ate, and I GET that soccer is a staple in Mexico, but when you have guests, at least turn the volume down enough so the guests who actually want to have a conversation....can. No one said hello to us (other than the waiter who sat us)., or goodbye to us when we left. As we left, we walked through the WARM part of the restaurant where there was soft ambiance lighting...and HEAT. There are WAY too many restaurants to choose from here in Bmore. Seriously....we will not be back there. We love to eat out, and try the diverse richness in culture that we love about Bmore. Sad to say, this place is not a great impression of our city. read more

El Salvador Restaurant - Chicken burrito - Mexican Near Me - Baltimore, Maryland

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compré 12 Ostiones y solo me dan 2 limones es muy caro y no dan nada con que acompañarlo, pedí 2 sopas de Res y solo me dan una tortilla de harina no me parece que valga la pena sin ningun sabor de más pero no me dieron ni sal read more

Yes yes yes! Best salvadoran restaurant everrrrr. It's the most authentic restaurant I've tried in MD. My mouth always gets watery just from looking at their menu. I recommend their enchiladas, it's my favorite menu item. But everything here is delicious. I like that they have a picture for mostly everything on their menu. read more

El Salvador Restaurant - Mexican Near Me - Baltimore, Maryland

Good food Great service I didn't like the locations but other than is a really good food recommend it for Salvadorian people. read more

Stopping by here with a few buddies. We looked in and the place was empty, but we decided to try anyway. The complimentary tortillas were good. Good things : the appetizers are really good! Bad: we got the tacos, that was not good comparing to this hole in the wall taco place I've been to. My friends liked the combo platter and guisado. read more

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The decoration is fantastic love the restaurant painting very clean and nice convenience location and spacious. I love their atol de elote and its presentation. read more

El Salvador Restaurant - Mexican Near Me - Baltimore, Maryland

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BEST PUPUSAS IN BALTIMORE! Every week my house of six people gets a huge order for dinner. It's always delicious, cheap, & so quick. It's one of our favorite restaurants of all time. Highly recommend. Also open late which is so nice. read more

Food was a bit bland. The place was empty. The atmosphere was nice. The prices were fair. The service was great. read more

El Salvador Restaurant - Mexican Near Me - Baltimore, Maryland

While I've never dined inside El Salvador Restaurant, I can assuredly say it's a family-friendly restaurant! The wait staff are very friendly and helpful. The platanos con crema is a delicious starter and the mango milkshake is perfect! The portions are generous and there isn't a long wait time for food/carry-out. It's conveniently located near Fells Point if you're looking for something delicious and authentic off the beaten path. read more

Stopped in for an early dinner with my family on a very warm Friday afternoon in February, and I'm very glad we did. My wife and I both enjoyed the margaritas and the service was very friendly and attentive, which I hoped would be the case as we were the only diners in the front/main room. We ordered ceviche to start, and thought the shrimp were delicious. The complimentary chips were good, but salsa a bit disappointing. We also ordered pupusas that were fine, and we were happy with the entrees - whole fish and a large, tasty burrito. We had plenty of food, so leftovers took care of the next day's lunch. It was nice to take two young kids somewhere and not have to worry about it being too formal, or the music too loud. We plan to return soon to try out some of the other food options on the extensive menu. read more

El Salvador Restaurant - Thumbs up on the margaritas! - Mexican Near Me - Baltimore, Maryland

Excellent place because it's so authentic. I got a combo #3 and it was very good. Prior to our meal we got the spicy pickled vegetables(cauliflower, carrots, peppers, and onions)...so good! I highly recommend if you like spicy dishes. The plantains were also delicious...very sweet and done just right. I highly recommend AGAIN! It's super good! read more

Really Cool place the food was good but it was a little bit boring, I Will probably be coming back!

The fresh fruit smoothies are sooooooooo good,the corn tamale was wonderful and my fiance loved the pupusas and the fried green bananas, we found a new favorite spot close to home,we ordered it to go and the waitress wasn't rude at all like normally if you sit and order to go they think they won't get a tip so are standoffish, she was nice,the owner was hospitable telling us sit,sit!! You order to go is ok lol. They are open until midnight and we are going when we get off tonight. Mouth is watering for those tamales and I wanna try the flan this time too :) And btw we will leave our waitress another nice tip read more

I have been to several Salvadorian and Honduran restaurants across the east coast and I think this one takes the lowest rating. Way over priced. I will say the Baleadas were delicious and filling (I ordered two and had to save the other one). The Pupusas on the other hand were dry and it was more corn masa than filling, so the ratio there was off. The tomato sauce that comes with the pupusas was nasty tasting, super watery. The horchata was okay, a bit watered down. read more

My boyfriend and I come here for pupusas and they are so good! We haven't really tried much else on the menu- we were just thrilled to find a good pupusa place in the city. The restaurant is popular on weekends, but even then we have never had to wait for a table. It can get pretty loud at peak times, so if you want quiet then go at an off-peak time. I only gave this 4 stars because the booths are always dirty and that really bothers me. The restaurant isn't in the best area, but there is metered street parking and parking is free on sundays. You should definitely check it out if you're looking for some awesome pupusas! read more

The food was by far the best Salvadoran food I had since my mom cooking. Food is very tasteful and amazing. I definitely will continue to come back. read more

Authentic Central American food enough said. If you have never had a pupusa your missing out. Ask for the pickled carrots and onions they won't just bring it out with the food. I don't like sweet tamales the ones that I had with this combo brought it. It was good but not my favorite. read more

El Salvador Restaurant - Sorry I had to bit my empanada. I substituted rice for beans. - Mexican Near Me - Baltimore, Maryland

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Usually when I order food from this restaurant it is good. Don't know what has happened in the recent weeks. Management or staff must have changed. The platano maduro were somewhat hard and they forgot to give me the crema that comes with it, after I reminded the person on the phone about 5 times about it. When I got it, I didn't recognize what it was. The sauce wasn't lemony and it was chunky as it seemed like it was defrosted. Yuck. The pupusas were still great. I will probably order from here again if things improve. read more

This place was very nice. The food was extremely filling and tasty and the wait staff was kind

Their mariscada was SO good. Both of my parents thought it was really good and super authentic. Best drink by far is the ensalada!!

Visited this place for the first time, since I'm not from this area and I must say this place was pretty darn good! Plenty of options to choose from. Flavors were very authentic and delicious. The waitress that attended us was great! Overall this restaurant had great food and great service! read more

El Salvador Restaurant - Chicken Tostadas - Mexican Near Me - Baltimore, Maryland