The food is amazing! We ordered guacamole & chips for an appetizer some of the best I ever had! For an entree I ordered a fantastic combination plate: grilled chicken breast, tamale and a papusa. The Papusa came with a red sauce & a cabbage mixture. To go with my food I ordered a yummy papaya fruit drink . The servings were generous and I took home enough for another meal. The prices were reasonable. My only regret is I live in New Hampshire & La Cabana Salvador is far from my home! read more

Came here ater a hike in Inwood park and the cloisters....1st time having el Salvaforean food in sit down restaurant, got guacamole, tostones and the combo plate (corn tamale, papusas and steak) all tasty, friendly service and great prices. read more

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so blessed with a bestie in little DR who brought me here. not pictured is my tamarindo that i downed so fast. this steak was tender and flavorful. the peppers and onions which i am usually picky about texture, was the perfect crisp. the beans are not made with pork which was delicious with the green plantains. the chicken pupusa and the chicken tamale were delicious additions to the avocado salad. nothing needed salsa, limes went a long way. the inside was cozy and ppl were dressed up coming from church but also in their gym clothes enjoying a lazy sunday. wish i was closer ugh amazing. read more

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Stopped here for some breakfast on the way to the Met Cloisters and were very impressed! The pupusas were delicious! Perfect ratio of masa to filling. We tried two different kinds: spinach and bean + cheese. The curtido (slaw) added a brightness to the earthy pupusas that had us cleaning our plates. Looking forward to visiting again next time I'm in the area. read more

La Cabana Salvadoreña - Huevos revueltos, frijoles refritos, pupusas - Salvadoran Near Me - New York, New York

Oh my god.. SO SO GOOD!! Stopped in after visiting fort trion park on a Saturday afternoon. Inside is cozy and welcoming. Definitely a bit busy and there only seemed to be one designated server so service was a bit slow but it was so worth it for the food.... Usually I'd knock a start down for service but it was that good. Super reasonably priced and absolutely delish-- I got a lunch combo with a tamale, pupusas, and steak. Very generous portions. I wish I lived closer! read more

I wasn't prepared for how good everything would taste. The product quality defines their kitchen. Workers here offer satisfactory care. This place had high reviews, so I came with high expectations. I need to experience this place again. read more

This place is so delicious! Great food and service. My favorite thing to order is their combo #7. It's a half order of steak, one pupusa, and one tamale of your choice. We order Togo most of the time but they have a nice sized dining area. Honestly my favorite restaurant in walking distance of our neighborhood. read more

Do not to this place. Horrible service, there is always something missing, never say sorry and make you feel it's your fault Don't support this place read more

I'm having a hard time staying calm about how good this tastes. He had a great attitude and made our first time visit to the La Cabana Salvadoreña totally enjoyable. This spot shows attention to environmental details. The dishes need no introduction. I point food lovers to this place. read more

This is my most valuable find of the Week. Maybe even of the Month. Now don't get me wrong, this place isn't fancy, high class nor expensive but it sure is clean, casual, inexpensive and delicious. They have an assortment of foods ranging from their signature pupusas, tamales, tacos and meat and vegetable combos. They also offer fresh juices and other beverages. There really is something for everyone. The decor is simple but solid. There are about 10 tables for dining in, and what used to be an outdoor eating area could hold plenty more. I'm unsure if the outdoor seating is still in use. The bathrooms are tiny but very clean and stocked as is the rest of the place. They recently added a bar area which is separate from the restaurant so be sure to check out the festivities in the evenings and report back. Nice spot for lunch or if you're looking to try new cuisine. read more

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The people here are very nice. You feel right at home. I got the lunch special which was extremely affordable - where else can you get steak for less than $20? The beef was very tasty, as was the corn tamal! The pupusa was supposed to be pork but the filling kind of tasted like nothing. The texture of the pupusa was great tho! read more

La Cabana Salvadoreña - lunch special pupusa corn tamal steak - Salvadoran Near Me - New York, New York

Their menu keeps me coming back, and I enjoy exploring the nearby streets. The restaurant offers remarkable value. La Cabana Salvadoreña outperforms most restaurants I know. Their staff showed genuine care and welcoming attitudes. I anticipate my next visit. read more

This hole in the wall el Salvadoreña place offers papusas, combo plates and breakfasts. One of my go tos is the el Salvadoreña combo with steak, a chicken Papusa and a sweet corn tamale for $12. It feels family run and service is carribean style relaxed. Beer happy hour is around $5. Close to the 191 train in wash heights. read more

La Cabana Salvadoreña - El Salvadoran combo - my goto w steak, papuda, and sweet corn tamale - Salvadoran Near Me - New York, New York

Love to hit this place when I visit NYC to see my familia. Love the food and to speak Spanish with the staff. Customer service is sweet and kind. Abrazos fuerte. read more

Such a great restaurant. Homey and comforting diner energy, everyone's friendly, food is undefeated. Both corn and chicken tamales are fantastic read more

thank you to my dear friend, wanda , for taking me to try salvadorean food for the first timeit was LIFE CHANGING and while this was my first, it's definitely not going to be my last! i've always heard of pupusas but never had the chance to go prior to this visit, BUT IDK WHERE I WAS BC THESE WERE SO BOMB the restaurant itself was a quaint mom-and-pop store with the sweetest workers willing to give recommendations and accommodate our needswith a wide range of delicious salvadorean classics and surprisingly affordable prices, they truly give you a bang for your buck -- -- -- pictured: " 3 ingredient pupusa ($3.00 each) //filled with pork, cheese, and beans, each pupusa was a pocket of heaventhey also came with a slaw and salsa which gave each bite a refreshing touch! " grilled steak dinner plate ($16.00) // first off, the steak was seasoned to perfection and was huge given the priceit also came with a generous side salad, pico de gallo, and crispy plantains which were divine " yuca frita con chicharrón ($10.00) // this was my first time trying this AND I WAS SO SOLD‍the fried yuca reminded me of a potato wedge but lighter, airier, and slightly crumblier in the best way possible all with a crispy exterior! the chicharrón was also incredibly crispy and juicy making it so delicious! " horchata ($3.00) // unlike the mexican horchata i was used to with the primary notes of cinnamon and rice milk, this salvadorean horchata (horchata de morro) was very different in taste which I actually really enjoyed. using a different combination of spices and seeds from the morro fruit, the drink itself was nuttier and deep in flavor which i really loved! -- -- -- overall i truly loved my experience here and would highly recommend it to anyone looking for some amazing salvadorean food! read more

La Cabana Salvadoreña - a variety of mexican food - Salvadoran Near Me - New York, New York

Every dish is authentic to El Salvador and Central America itself. I love the Plato típico that brings Carne Asada, un tamal de helote, y una pupusa mixta con una ensalada de tomate. Y ordenamos una orden de casamiento, yuca y maduros. ¡Que ricura! Y no se olviden de llevarse un pedazo de quesadilla, yo me compré uno entero y se desapareció inmediatamente. Todo Delicioso read more

Pupusas are still very solid, here. Never had anything else, but don't have much of a reason, because I pretty much head here to get my pupusas fix. Very yummy. Get those with everything in it (the ones with pork, beans and cheese). Recommended. read more

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What do you say when your friends bring you pupusas from all the way uptown? "Thank you," of course. Who raised you anyway? What do you DO when your friends bring you pupusas from the Heights? You throw them in a pan, because they are a little bit cold (it's far from Brooklyn), and then you rejoice that you get to eat such an affordable, delicious snack. Pair it with the bag of vinegary slaw/salad (seriously, they give it to you in a plastic bag), and it's a solid meal. If you have to choose, cheese pupusa beats chicken pupusa in my very limited experience with La Cabana Salvadoreña. read more

La Cabana Salvadoreña - Cheese pupusa - Salvadoran Near Me - New York, New York

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Generally, the food is good. I recently ordered from Uber Eats and they left out 1 of the 2 main dishes we ordered. I could not rate them on Uber Eats, so I want to let others know BE CAREFUL ORDERING DELIVERY FROM THEM. It hurts me to write this because the food can be good. But their service is sub-stanadard read more

First time trying Salvadoran food! I ordered their beef soup and a mixed pupusa (pork and cheese). Both were extremely flavorful. The environment was cozy and the restaurant was clean. Would definitely recommend and go again! read more

La Cabana Salvadoreña - Beef Soup, Pupusas - Salvadoran Near Me - New York, New York

Incredible food and friendly service! I live here and have been coming for 2 years, never had a menu item I didn't like. Highly recommend the pupusas and anything with shrimp read more

This is a most go place to get some yummy and authentic salvadorian food. the place is very nice and cozy, super friendly employees. also is Kids friendly in case you wondered. I will definitely recommend this to everyone who is in the area of Washington heights and needs a good place to eat read more

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I had the grilled steak tamale and papusa meal #7. A little bit of everything. I loved it

I've always seen this small restaurant but never went in. Today my boss and I went on lunch since we were in the area. She's told me about this pupusa place but never told me the name, and of course it's this one. The restaurant is small and can tell is family operated which i love. The food and horchata reminded of my family in Nicaragua and El Salvador. The pupusa was pretty good I've definitely had better but wasn't underwhelming either and the rice and beans were bomb ! The rice was nice and soft just how I like and the beans were perfect and not overcooked. Would def come back again! read more

La Cabana Salvadoreña - Pork and cheese pupusa and rice and beans - Salvadoran Near Me - New York, New York

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This is another one of my "I love living in a city where I can eat food from around the world" reviews. Authentic El Salvadoran eats right in Manhattan! Yaaaasssss! I will preface this by saying you don't come here for the service. It's a complete dive, not particularly nice, food takes forever, but man is it good...AND CHEAP! My friends live in the area and are regulars so when I finally made my way uptown this is where we went for some papusas, which are like their version of arepas. Vegetarian papusas are $2, pork, beef, or chicken ones are a whopping $2.50. Unreal. Get the fried plantains too, they're bomb. You also get pickled cabbage as a complementary side as well as a jalapeño salad. Three of us ate for $20 total! read more

La Cabana Salvadoreña - Salvadoran Near Me - New York, New York

Stoked to have found authentic Salvadorean horchata! It's darker in color and a bit chalkier than the Mexican version -- take my word for it though, it's delicious. The pupusas revueltas (pork and cheese) were yummy and I love that it comes with what seems like a vat of salsa and curtido. As with most Salvadorean restaurants, the vibe is casual, TV is on, and everyone is having a good time getting their grub on. read more

La Cabana Salvadoreña - Pupusas Revueltas + Horchata - Salvadoran Near Me - New York, New York

Omg! I Lowkey had no idea what I was ordering since I've never had a pupusa before or El Salvadorian food but I needed some great steak and I got great steak. Ordered a beans and cheese pupusa as a side and it was delicious, comes with slaw and salsa as well. Everything was packaged very well and the food was kept at a good texture (nothing was mushy, too dry). Hoping to stop by the restaurant sometime for a sit down meal once it's safer! read more

La Cabana Salvadoreña - Slaw - Salvadoran Near Me - New York, New York

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I pretty consistently come here for the pupusas, which are exquisite. I could drown in the slaw. Refried beans also top notch. Steak, corn tamale, lemonade all good too. Love this place. read more

Worst service in Washington Heights. Went in for dinner March 26 with family. A couple other diners were there. Waited 10-15 mins for menus. After another 15 mins with no service I went to counter to tell them we'd like to order. Meanwhile we watched take-out customers come in and place orders. Another 10 minutes later we left. They didn't care and didn't even say "Sorry." I've eaten there several times in the past & liked the food. I'll never go back and will warn friends & neighbors. read more

I've been to many Pupusa spots around the world. This place has the best hands down! They have an amazing curtido that I can't find anywhere else. The staff are great and sexy. read more

The pupusa--- sooo good! Who ever their pupusa making lady is, keep her. The size was perfect the amount of filling perfect and not greasy!!! this place did not disappoint. definitely going back! read more

Unfortunately for La Cabana Salvadoreña, their five star worthy food gets knocked down because of the horrendous service. We went for the first time today, excited for authentic pupusas as our family is from El Salvador as well. From the beginning we could tell we weren't going to get anywhere unless we spoke Spanish to the employees. The only person in our party that was spoken to kindly was the one who was able to communicate in Spanish. We waited about 20 minutes to receive our drinks (4 waters, and 2 sodas) When ordering our food, we asked a question (in Spanish) regarding the meat platter. We were told it was big enough for all four of us and that it was very good. We ordered that and only a few pupusas since we were expecting a large platter. During the hour and 15 minutes we waited for our food to arrive, a different waitress came to our table and let us know that they had run out of the yuca root that normally comes with the platter. We said that's fine, we can do without the yuca. Finally our pupusas arrive (we ordered 7 and only got 6) They were amazing and were immediately devoured. We waited another 20 minutes and finally were able to call the waitress over to our table and ask how long it would be until the meat platter was ready. The waitress acted like this was the first she had heard of it, got the menu to clarify what we were asking, then got her notepad she took our order on and said that we never ordered the platter so it wasn't coming. She didn't put it in. We said forget it. We asked for the check. Another 10 minutes go by, we see her cleaning up tables and chatting with customers and other employees. Eventually we had to approach the register ourselves to pay just so we could get out of there. Long story short: Great authentic Salvadorian food if you have several hours to spare and like to have your order ignored and wrong. read more

Friendly service, reasonable prices. I had the plato típico, everything was delicious. Will def be back. Dined at their outdoor space l. With all the ongoing health concerns, pleased to learn they offer free delivery. Contact them directly to bypass the pesky fees charged by apps. read more

La Cabana Salvadoreña - Plato típico - Salvadoran Near Me - New York, New York

The prices of the food is great and affordable for Washington Heights but the flavors and quality is average. If you're not worried about that though...you can have a filling meal and be stuffed. I wanted to order Enchiladas but they didn't have any that day. The pupusas were $2-$2.50 each. It comes with salad and tomato sauce to put on top. I added plenty of Tabasco to give them a little spicy kick. I ordered 1 Revueltas - Chicharron con queso (Mixed pork and cheese) pupusa and 1 Con Todo - Frijol, Chicharron y queso (Everything - beans, pork, and cheese) pupusa. I was expecting the pupusas to feel fresh, piping hot and crispy. Instead, I was a little disappointed with them served mildly warm. The fillings inside the pupusas were lacking and tasted flavorless. I thought the Morir Sonando ($4) shake was a little watery. It had more orange juice flavor than milk/vanilla flavor that I'd prefer. The Nuegados con Chilate (Fried Yuca Dumplings) for $6.50 were good! They were fried and soft on the inside. The syrup to dip in on the plate was sweet. This dish came with a Rice Flour drink which wasn't all that appetizing. The Tamale de Elote (Sweet Corn Tamale) for $2.50 was simple and delicious. It tasted sweet with sour cream to dip in. The restaurant has been here since 1995. Its neat and clean with a few El Salvadorean things hanging on the wall. When you walk in, there's random South American currencies hanging behind their counter. There's a jukebox and on one side it's a golden mirror wall reflecting the room. I'll be trying other restaurants in hope of better pupusas! read more

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In this photo you will find my order of Ceviche with shrimp and one pupusa with cheese. My friend ordered a fried taco and one pupusa as well. We spent time at a park and decided to come here for cheap and tasty pupusas!! These prices are UNREAL. I wish the rest of NYC followed suit. Pupusas were $2.50-$3.00. And they were soooo good and yummy. The ceviche was JUST what I needed. Something light and refreshing. I should have asked for tortilla chips on the side. Treat yourself and check this place out!! read more

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I've lived across the street from this restaurant for almost 20 years, and had never been there until my boyfriend suggested we try it. Neither of us knew what a pupusa was and we were curious to find out, though the restaurant didn't look like anything special on the outside. We went to eat an early dinner there and were the only ones in the place. We were greeted by a little girl and her mom who turned out to be our waitress. She recommended we try the pork, cheese and bean pupusas; we also ordered a lunch special of tostones, salad and grilled chicken, a corn tamale and a limonata. The pupusas came with a tomato based sauce and spicy coleslaw and the tamale came with sour cream. Honestly - it was the best meal I've had in the neighborhood in a very long time. The chicken was well seasoned and tender, the tamale was sweet and perfect with the sour cream, and the pupusas were like eating a savory pancake. It was so good that we went back the next day and got palomilla steak, maduros and beans, and more pupusas. Service was friendly and we didn't have any issues with it being slow as mentioned in other reviews; however we went there at an off hour so that could play a role. We also felt that the food they served left a homemade, satisfying and warm feeling that went beyond a typical restaurant experience. As if it was made with extra love and care. Highly recommend this place! Don't judge it by its outward appearance; truly a gem in the Heights. read more

First time having Salvadoran food and it was off the charts. The tamal and pupusas were fantastic as well as the tender pepper steak. Definitely recommend and will return. read more

While it is about a 15-20min walk from Columbia's medical school campus, La Cabana Salvadorena is definitely worth it even if you're not familiar with Salvadorian cuisine like myself. They have a large seating area with two sides so you won't have to worry about waiting to get seated My favorite part of my meal was their plantains, which had the perfect sweetness to them. I also highly recommend their beef enchiladas and tamales. Overall great quality food and offered at a relatively cheap price. read more

La Cabana Salvadoreña - Beef enchilada - Salvadoran Near Me - New York, New York

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I've tried ordering from them several times. Although the food is tasty, the service is AWFUL. I waited for an order for pick-up, came home and found they messed up my order, went back and was given a hard time to obtain a refund. Staff didn't even apologize. Prepare for long waits and being treated badly if you're not a native Spanish speaker. read more