This quick serve place serves Papusas, tacos and other Mexican and Latino foods…read more I came for the pupusa's today They were delicious

Pupusas were ok, but the tacos were not. I usually avoid…read moreplaces that make more than one type of cuisine because either only one kind of food is good or neither is good, too many pots on the stove so to speak. Maybe if this place only made pupusas and other Salvadoran food it would go from just ok to actually good.

Great pupusas and delicious tacos. Sweet owners who are easy to order from…read more Great place!!

Excellent food. Very fresh…read more Great customer service. We love Carreta's!! We will be back many more times.

I had written a review on the original location. I heard they sold the place. We stopped by here…read moreafter many years of being away... and wishing, missing this food badly. This is the best burrito in all of Tacoma/Lakewood!!! I tell everyone to try them. People don't know what they are missing, because they are just getting pupusas. Who would think they would have great burritos. So, these are not like any other burritos, because they are not Mexican. They use their delicious black beans, their white rice with a few little veg, sour cream, onions, cilantro, you can get really good chile sauce if you want it spicy. The sauce is so good. No cheese... can you believe it? Cheese is not even needed. You can get chicken or carne asada, or like we got, no meat and they will add avocado slices. I really wanted no meat, and platano frito added. This is what we used to get, and it's great. They should add a no meat option to the menu, and also the platano option. Everyone that loves unique delicious burritos, come check this place out. The guy that took my order was friendly, and even made our burrito half no cilantro. Thanks! They get busy.

Pupusas tasted great and the staff was nice when they took down my order, but genuinely :/ because…read morevery little napkins given and only a plastic fork in my bag? I ordered to-go, and I am genuinely surprised that they do not have more condiments available, especially with the salsa as I got 4 pupusas. No wet wipe, which may be asking for a lot, but at least make it up with the paper napkins. I love that it is near base, but u might as well order to eat-in the restaurant. That way u get all that u need. Better inspection on my end could have been done, but just :o at the...stinginess. That sounds like a harsh word, I know, but how else do I describe it...?

Food terrible, service pesim, ant in the tables , never returned to this place, prices so high and…read moreall the restaurant is nasty, Ambiance so bad , todo esta sucio y hormigas donde sea

Stopped in for a bite as we were in this unfamiliar area and Salvadoran food would squelch our…read morehunger. The food is bland, expensive for what you get, and questionable freshness. The restaurant itself is dark, dingy, and messy. Worst of all? The sole employee who runs the counter and cooked our meal is grumpy. Primera y última.

This place was a nice find! Very large eating spaces with a lot of table size choices! A few TVs…read morefor sports viewing! Even had a bar with seating. The staff were very authentic and sweetly attentive! My grilled steak was quite tender and tasty! the refried beans were actually some of the best refried beans I've ever had! The rice was tasty as well! I strongly recommend if you crave Honduran, Mexican, El Salvadoran , Guatemalan, or even Costa Rican dishes! You won't be disappointed!!! Street parking! Clean restrooms!

It's rare that you find a restaurant that serves dishes across a coagulation of countries. Normally…read moreyou have Mexican restaurants, Cuban restaurants, Colombian restaurants, etc... - but this place is truly a Central American restaurant. There are dishes from practically every country in that region here. I imagine this feels like home for a lot of people. I'm not even from those countries and I still feel the vibe of being local. It's a place where the staff seem to recognize a lot of folks who come in and chat, and the people who eat here seem like they come here all the time. To start off, I had the pupusa, which was filled with chicharron and cheese. I've had pupusas in Costa Rica before, and this one was so much better than what I had there. It came out hot, leopard-spotted on the outside from the grill marks. When I cut it open, the inside was practically steaming. The melted cheese and chicharron were perfect together. The masa on the outside was fantastic as well. For my main dish, I had the pollo frito from Honduras. This was simply a behemoth. It comes out and you're like....woah. The scale is truly staggering. It consists of a quarter of fried chicken, served over a massive bed of fried plantains and pickled cabbage. It's covered in so much sauce you don't even see the chicken at the start. While cool, I'm ultimately mixed on this dish. The chicken is solid - the inside is juicy, but the outside doesn't quite retain its crispiness - due to the moisture from the sauce and pickled cabbage. It's also not really meaty - as it felt more bone than meat to me. The way the dish is presented makes it very difficult to eat with hand, but due to the bone, cutting with a fork and knife isn't great either. The positives were the plantains were really damn good though. Eating that with the sauce and cabbage was very addicting. I was able to finish the chicken - but half the plantains and the rest were still remaining. I think there's just too much other stuff on here. I was super full - but I can always make room for Tres Leches. And this one was huge - I was expecting a single slice, and I got a mini-tray of cake. It was really good - not one of the absolute best tres leches I've had - but done really well regardless. The cake underneath the frosting layer was soaked super well. I could only eat a bit before taking this home. I paid around 50 dollars in total, including tax and tip. Was certainly not super cheap, but the portion sizes are really high. The pupusas especially were an excellent deal. Overall, the main dish was a bit of a miss, but the pupusas, tres leches, and atmosphere makes me want to come back. 8.5/10

soo yummy i love getting pupusas and bakery goods from here and good customer serviceread more

My boyfriend and I stopped by cause they had an offer for a free drink, tamale, pupusa or…read morequesadilla grande and we wanted to try it out. We opted for the drink as we were heading to a friend's for dinner. I got the ensalada while my boyfriend got the horchata and I appreciated how the cashier asked if we wanted ice or not. We also saw some cute Halloween decorated conchas and saw that for four of them was 9.95 so got that to share with our friends. The conchas were delicious and not too sweet. There was plenty of parking near the location. When you enter, you see the restaurant half which is a lovely, cozy space that can seat many customers of all party sizes. They have a section for napkins, utensils and to go boxes too. If you go to the left, that is the bakery as well as small store of different goodies. They had all types of pastries, cakes, and snacks that you can choose from. The prices seem fair. When we entered the bakery side, the employees welcomed us and told us to let them know if we have any questions. Very friendly and quick service! We definitely want to come back to try their pastries, cakes, and food again. They also do have a point system that you can sign up for to get discounts and even a birthday reward too.

I am not sure what may be going on with El Balcon Express. We have been here several times and…read moresimply love their food. It always seems popular too. But in the last few weeks we have gone passed it they aren't open and there is a sign on the door saying they are closed for seep cleaning. I never owned a restaurant and neither do I know how long a deep cleaning could take. I suppose it varies depending on what is being cleaned. But as of 5/9/26 the restaurant remains closed. The last social media post from Facebook was January of '26. The website associated with this profile on Yelp doesn't seem to be working and neither does the website associated when you Google them which is very concerning. Hopefully they will be open again soon and none of this is subtleties amounting to a permanent closure.

Delicious food, great customer service & a pleasantly clean restaurant. My first time trying…read moreBalcon Express & my family was thoroughly impressed. Tacos & bowls were amazing. Will definitely eat there again soon!

My favorite Pupuseria in Auburn. The ladies know what I…read morelike ... bean and cheese pupusa with a side of rice... delicious

Food is homemade, nothing extremely amazing that would have me return, especially with the other…read morepupuserias in Lakewood and Covington. The place is very small so it fills up quickly but the food quality was good and fresh, and my family found their food enjoyable.