El Paisa was bustling with community energy. Busy but sat us immediately. The food was hot,…read moreflavorful and delicioussss. It was cool being able to see through to the kitchen and watch the chefs doing their thang. Staff was friendly, accommodating for non Spanish speakers / those trying. Beautiful murals / art. Remarks from our table: "Very good, very good" "This Honduran kimchi is goooood" "Biodegradable straws, wow"

I love this place, everything tastes good. Every time I visit, the service is excellent.read more

I was really craving tamales, so I stopped by Martha's Restaurant and I'm glad I did. The menu was…read morepacked with Latin dishes, both Mexican and Honduran which almost made me second guess my order. The restaurant itself is clean, spacious and the Latin music in the background gave it a warm, home like atmosphere. In the end, I stuck with the tamales and they did not disappoint. Soft, flavorful and filled with perfectly seasoned chicken, they paired beautifully with the rich salsa verde. Every bite was spot on. These are authentic Mexican tamales and I can just imagine the rest of the menu must be amazing. Prices are reasonable, service is friendly and the whole experience left me wanting to come back for more :)

We really liked it. Not crowded on a Saturday at 12:30 pm…read more We had the bandalara, the enchilada tostada and a cheese pupusa. Everything was deliciously Son ordered a sea food soup and it came with tortillas and even tho he was starving and ate a lot, he took more than half home cause portions are generous I went to see Next to Normal at 2 pm across the street after we were done eating and chatting We did walk to Cream and get ice cream

We were walking in Mission and stumbled upon this restaurant! And me and my fam had to try since…read moreit's rare to find a restaurant from our homeland. The staff is friendly and they have amazing authentic Honduran food, we got the pollo catracho and carne guisada and it was bombbb! Only downside is we had to wait around 40 mins even though it wasn't busy. But I'd for sure come again! Definitely recommend this place!

This cavernous space was previously the Golden State Grill, an oddly anomalous but fairly…read moresatisfying Mediterranean restaurant that didn't seem like a compatible match with the Excelsior. It has become an authentic Honduran restaurant and now it looks like it belongs in the neighborhood. Is that culinary profiling? Yeah, probably... But there was a constant stream of customers through the door, which is more than I can say about the two times I patronized Golden State. 'Know your market' is what I say. Now my familiarity with Honduran cuisine is limited. I believe it consists of hearty bowls of the menudo-like mondongo soup at El Paisa and Mi Yucatán further up Mission. I forgot about asking whether they had mondongo or not, so I ordered the $17 Camarones Fritos (Fried Shrimp) off the menu where many of the plates appeared near-identical. It was a pretty standard lunch plate - stir-fried unshelled shrimp with peppers, fried plantain slices, rice, refried beans, and salad (photo: https://bit.ly/3j3KEgn). Kinda oily for my taste, especially the plantains. Ay caramba. FOOD - 3 stars...a healthier execution would've appealed to me more AMBIANCE - 3.5 stars...big space in here SERVICE - 3 stars...pretty perfunctory TOTAL - 3 stars...decent Honduran plates but it could be more RELATED - Exploring the Excelsior? Here's a collection of places I've visited and reviewed: http://bit.ly/37B1acE

Wonderful restaurant, friendly service and excellent food!…read more I ordered a cochinita pibil torta and a beer. The sandwich was lovingly made and tasted great. Now I can't wait to return and try their other menu items. If you're looking for a cozy, bright and welcoming spot with friendly service, visit Catrachita Yucateca!

This is a 4* for food and a 2* for value for money. I'm feeling generous and feel bad for…read morerestaurants that run their business this badly, so I'll give them a 4. Service was good, not great. They also have that bullshit 4% "SF mandate" tax. Prices are hefty for the Tenderloin, and in this segment, this restaurant is fighting an uphill battle. The prices are frankly unbelievable for what you get. I'm talking 8x cost... and they're STILL going to be losing money.

Pupusas are to die for- cheese is rich and delicious. And the refried beans are the best I've ever…read morehad in my life. So good I left with a 16oz to go container of them. Staff is very friendly and the restaurant is clean and cozy. We will absolutely be back!

Great spot for pupusas. The combo platter comes with 2 pupusas, rice, and refried beans for $10…read more Can't get a better deal than that. The plantains here are some of the best I've had as well. They're sliced so long and thin. Every piece is a heavenly sweet, sticky, soft, crispy, caramelized morsel. The only downside is they don't give a lot of curtido. We were a group of 3, each ordering 2 pupusas each, and yet only got 1 small saucer of curtido.

I missed coming here before covid. They've updated it with a flower wall and looks brighter and…read moreneater. Love their lighting ceiling fixtures. The lady who served us was an energizer bunny. Always moving and checked with us at least four times. We got fresh chips and sauce that was so good. My eating partner cleaned the chips and sauce in no time. I had the combo plate: refried beans, rice, chicken enchilada, chicken taco, cheese and zucchini pupusa, and more sauce. Added shredded lettuce and spoonful of sour cream. This meal reminded me of eating at an Albuquerque restaurant. My mate got the res sopa with 3 little beef bones and cabbage and yucca section. With a small plate of rice and salsa. Great quiet place to talk and enjoy a visit with a friend. I saw a lady delivering fresh alfajores cookies.

We were in SF and my wife wanted to try a Salvadorian food for lunch. I checked my Map and La Paz…read morepopped up along our route back home. I saw high reviews and decided to give this place a try. We found street parking close to the restaurant. As we entered the restaurant, it was definitely a mom and pop shop. It was small but very inviting. We were greeted by the owner and she was very nice and sweet. She told us we can dit anywhere. My wife ordered the cheese and jalapeño pupusa and cheese and chicken pupusa. She also ordered the chicken tamale. The owner brought out complimentary chip and salsa while she made the pupusas. The pupusas were fresh and tasted very good. It had good amount of fillings. The chicken tamale was also good. I forgot to take a picture when it came out and by the time I remembered, my wife almost killed it. There was a good amount of chicken and it was tender. There were some other fillings inside. I think there was potato and some type of bean or nut. Since my wife liked the food so much, I decided to order 4 tamales and 4 pupusas to go for my parents to try. The owner asked us if we wanted the tamales cold or warmed up since we were taking to go and I told her to just warm it up since we will eat it once we get home. My parents never had tamales and when they tried it for the first time, they really liked it. They like how the corn breading is where it was soft and the fillings had good flavor as well. I think my parents will be ordering tamales now. I was glad we were able to try La Paz out. This place is worth a try. The owner was very welcoming and the food was good especially for the price. Parking might be tough depending on the time of day since there are homes around the area and you have to find street parking. Definitely give this place a try if you are in the area.

We were in the mood for some Nica food and wanted to try something new other than Oye Managua and…read moreRinconcito. So the wife found this little spot. We got the Isletas Especial, which is basically Plato Nica Especial for two. It came with a generous of portion of everything except Gallo pinto, which I wish they would give us more of instead of the abundance of tajadas. I think rice goes pairs much better with the proteins than fried plantain does. But oh well, all is good. The price of $45 was reasonable given the taste and portion size. We liked it better than the comparable dish from Oye. Will definitely be back to try their baho and desayuno dishes. Street parking was easy on a saturday.

Amazing! Honestly, sometimes it's hard to find good Nicaraguan food that takes you back nostalgic…read moretimes. This hit the spot! I started with cacao and this was creamy, chocolatey and delicious. We shared La Isletas platter for 2 people and this came with grilled pork, beef, chicken and tajadas, gallo pinto, fried cheese and salad. Maduro too which are sweet plantains. Everything was perfectly seasoned! The pork came with some juicy and fatty parts. The chicken was well marinated. The beef was perfectly juicy and cooked. I was so satisfied with my meal here. Highly recommend.

Came here on a Thursday evening and there were plenty of tables available. My friend and I got…read moredifferent menus with different numbering and different prices, so that was a bit confusing. The servers weren't super attentive but we didn't need much attention after the food came out. I loved the beautiful murals on the walls. In terms of toppings provided, I loved the giant container of slaw that they give you for the table and you could take as much as you wanted. The sauce was a bit thin and not as flavorful as I liked. I got two revuelta pupusas with the combo of rice and beans. The food came out in about 15 minutes. I loved the flavor and crispiness. I prefer beans that are a little thicker in texture but these were still tasty. The dish definitely hit the spot. My friend recommended I try the chicharron pupusas next time which sounds delicious, will try when I come next time!

Best pollo catracho around in the city! My wife is from Honduras and says this is the best one by…read morefar