This has been my go-to spot for menudo. We went here practically once a week after church; often enough that the owner pretty much knew us after a while. Had some friends meet us and they agreed about the menudo too. Mine with pata and hominy added! And the side of fresh made tortillas is so good, delicious, and almost fluffy! read more

La Cuchara - Menudo - Mexican Near Me - Vallejo, California

OK place for pupusas and plaintains. Their deserts are pretty good. I"m not a huge fan of the burrito, but maybe I am just spoiled by Mexican burritos. Salvadorean is a different style. Only once was I impressed with a Salvadorean burrito and that was in Daly City off Mission St, but unfortunately that place changed when the son took over and it became more SF culinary-academy-like which is where he went to school. What made the original burrito good was that it was tightly wrapped, mostly steak, and the portions were perfect compliments to the steak. I found La Cuchara to have more equal ingredients with the meat being more of an after thought. To each is own. I will however come back to La Cuchara when I am craving pupusas even though, as mentioned previously, the sauce does not have much flavor. With tapatio sauce though, it satisfies my craving. For burritos and tacos, I will stick with La Joya or El Tesoro. read more

Amazing authentic food. Try the platanos, surf n turf burritos, shrimp tacos, pupusas (the coleslaw is great), sopes, horchata latte... Owner/manager Edurado is very friendly! Look at the digital menu because the lighted menu is missing a lot of items. I am gluten-free and there are tons of choices for me. Deliciosa! read more

La Cuchara - the outside of the restaurant - Mexican Near Me - Vallejo, California

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I ordered pozole verde they gave me a huge plate of tomatillo sauce. I asked the guy at the register if it was chicken he said yes but it was in fact pork, I don't like pork. And on top of that the soup was not really a soup it was literally green tomato sauce. The food is not even good and the prices are way to high. read more

I'm giving this place 3 stars. The food sometimes is good and sometimes is not. The first time I tried it the pupusas we're good and now they are not to good. The other night I ordered a Salvadorean pork tamale, it cost over $7 and it was very small as you can see by the picture. It was such a disappointment and I can't believe they would sell something like that. read more

La Cuchara - Tamal salvadoreño - Mexican Near Me - Vallejo, California

We own a collision repair and smog shop literally 3 doors down from this restaurant. Drive past several times a day but it was not until yesterday we finally tried their food. We go out to lunch everyday and I had no idea what a amazing restaurant is practically next door. We tried the super burrito yesterday and is was perfect in every way. Ingredients were evenly layered so you can get a bit of everything in every bite. Very important to me. The chips were obviously freshly handmade they were kind of thick with perfect crunch. They have two salsas a red and a green. The red is full of yummy chunky ingredients including fire roasted tomatoes. Food was so amazing we went back today to try the tacos. I have a feeling we will from now on be eating here several times a week. Tacos did not disappoint! I had a fish and also a chicken one. The fish was perfectly seasoned and cooked. Husband had the pork which were also perfect. We are really looking forward to trying everything on their menu. We officially have a new favorite Mexican restaurant! I can't forget to mention the owner. What a nice fellow. They are also being responsible wearing masks and plexiglass in front of the register. AlpastorCarnitas Tacos read more

La Cuchara - Fish and chicken tacos - Mexican Near Me - Vallejo, California

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The food was delicious. I ordered the fish tacos and a beef sope. The food was made fresh to order. I can tell the cooks put effort into making this meal feel like home cooked meal . I felt like I was in someone's home when eating this. The food portion was big enough to get full with the 2 tacos, I still ate the beef sope because it looked too good . What brought me into this restaurant was it's vibrant wall art on the outside and colorful canopies. Thankful for the blessings and food read more

La Cuchara - Fish tacos ! And a beef Sope! - Mexican Near Me - Vallejo, California

Disgusting! All around tables dirty floors unclean and no suprise a mouse ran under my feet seated inside with my food . The owner said it because the door was open ,um no your place is Disgusting and someone should call the health department. The owner didnt offer anything and we paid because my hisband felt sorrry for him . Im sorry BUT RODENTS AND FOOD DONT MIX . DO NOT GO HERE pepes is long gone this place is a infested rat trap read more

Outside and inside looks can be deciving. Dont judge a book by its cover kinda place! This place needs TLC. Food was ok. Kinda bland. The wait was a bit longer than I thought we'd have to wait. Friendly service. You'll get chips and salsa while you wait. Salsa was spicy and tasty! I got carne asada tacos. Meat was a bit dry but good. Large portion of meat w/white onions and cilantro of course. Served with a wedge of lime. The cheese quesadilla was very cheesy. Lightly grilled. Came with the sour cream which was warm and runny like dressing. Chicken salad is what hubby ordered with one carnitas taco. He enjoyed it. He did mention there was no juice to the meat and it was dry like mine. Great little place if your hungry and not in much of a hurry. Simple and homey feel. Fountain sodas, jarritos, sweetened ice tea. read more

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Delicious, authentic, and well seasoned food! We've had almost everything on their menu and have yet to find a dish we didn't like. My go to Carne Asada Fries, Menudo, Papusas, and of course Tortas!! Yum and yum! Also- the owner is the sweetest man alive! read more

First time trying this place after driving by multiple time. The food we ordered was excellent! If you looking for close to home cooked Salvadoran food, this restaurant is for you! We ordered two and a half dozen pupusas (six cheese and the rest mixed). They each had a good filling and masa ratio. Also, we order five chicken tamales. They were perfect in size! They come with shredded chicken, green beans, green bell pepper and potatoes on the inside. Wrapped to perfection in a banana leaf and paper to maintain moisture. Highly recommend La Cuchara if you are in the Vallejo area! read more

La Cuchara - The pupusas!!! - Mexican Near Me - Vallejo, California

I've eaten here about 5 times. The first 4 times I'd say this place was a 4 - 4.25 star place. It's kinda a awkward location/building. Loud outside from the traffic and stuffy inside... but!.. the food was great and the owner was on top of it. After my last experience it is now 1 star. Ate here about a month ago with my girlfriend during the fires. It was one of the few places that was open when the power was shut off. Long story short, the owner freaked out at me after I questioned him. We ordered two burritos, one with meat and one without. They made the one without 1/3rd as large and charged me the same amount of money. It was like a 10 or more dollar burrito so I protested... He went off on me telling me "they can only put so many beans in a burrito" (which makes zero sense)... and then told me to leave without paying while being very disrespectful. The whole thing kinda blew my mind... we had ate there several times, usually talking with the owner a bit and complimenting the food. We will never eat here again. read more

Ordered menudo delivered. 14.00 and I got a quart of broth with 1/4 cup of tripe. No meat, only tripe . 1/4 cup for 14.00. Came with onions and cilantro. No oregano. No pepper flakes. 14.00. The only saving grace was homemade tortillas. 3 for 3 orders. I thought it would be good to giveth another try, but no. I might as well eat canned. read more

Delicious food and friendly service. The Pupusas are Devine and I loved the chicken tacos. I can't wait to try the empanadas. Reasonably priced. read more

I honestly have worked down the street from this place for 10 years and have never eaten here. My coworker brought a big pupusa into work and I had to try it. I mean this "Papusa Loca" is a size of a small pizza, easily can be shared between 2 to 3 people. My greedy behind had 1/3 for lunch and the second part for snack/dinner and still brought enough to bring home for my kids to eat as a snack before dinner. Place had plenty of parking and quite a few people in the restaurant. I ordered my meal ahead of time because my co worker said they take a while and i only had 30 minutes for lunch. When ordering Over the phone I asked the price and the guy said $9 for the pupusa loca which is stuffed with cheese,pork and spinach. When arriving I see that in the menu the price said $7. So not sure what the actual price is $7 or $9. All in all I purchased the pupusa loca, small beans and a lime jarrito for a total of $13 and some change. So I do believe I was charged the $9. Which is a little disappointing but I definitely did not question it while I was in the restaurant. Can't help but think that it's the same mentality as when your in Mexico; if you don't speak Spanish or look Hispanic they up the pricing. But all in all food was delicious, I wasn't a fan of the salsa given with the pupusa, taste more like tomato sauce and their beans are like puréed instead of mashed which I enjoy a little bit of texture with my beans. The food on the menu looks pretty tasty so I probably will be back to try something different but will definitely call them out on the pricing if I'm told another price read more

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I hate to write this Review because they make delicious popusas , but this would be the last time I come here for breakfast burritos or menudo I can even say that I will ever come back there's always a disappointment with the food , don't go base on this pictures in the Yelp app , last time we order menudo not cook all the way thought , today we order breakfast chorizo burrito , picture on the Yelp app shows that it will have cut up potatoes freshly cook , well I got French fries in them , I was told I was going to have sour cream nothing just egg cheese chorizo beans and French fries, I recommend that business likes this sticks to what they know instead of trying to monopolize the menu , by having all kinds of options and menu is not always a good think unless you have perfected , read more

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Came here multiple times food has always been good. Went there about a week ago. The normal guy who works in there wasn't there. Pupusas were horrible. I don't think I will be going back here. read more

Yummy food and great service! If you're in Vallejo you need to try! Nice outdoor seating too.

I went in hopeful and was sorely disappointed with the food. The tamales were horrible. There were French fries in them and there was no meat found. The entire meal was horrid. I will never go there again. I don't recommend this place. read more

Excellent papusa with crisp cabbage and side sauce! Great agua frecas drinks. Pass on crunchy, raw veggie beef soup and dense cheesecake. read more

My family had a very interesting experience at this restaurant... we drive past it often and decided to try it. We were excited and on first glance it looked okay. The ambiance was nice-ish, and the menu looked ok. However, after looking at the prices we were surprised . They seemed unreasonably steep ($20 for a meager bowl of soup). But we were willing to order despite it as we had been looking forward to it for a while. After we ordered our food we asked for water and then sat down. But the water never came?? So we went up to ask again and the servers gave us attitude. After this unpleasant experience there was no reason for us to stay any longer so we left before receiving our food. 1 star experience. read more

3 stars because I purchased food and bakery items from them yesterday and the bakery items were all stale. $10 worth of stale pan de dulces is extremely disappointing. The staff there is always really friendly. The popusas are subpar but their soups are really yummy! read more

I been living in Vallejo for about 7 months now and have been trying out the food scene. Me and my girlfriend who is Salvadoran came across this place. She had the yuca Frito with chicharon and I had the chilequiles with carnitas and revuelta pupusa. It was amazing everything was fresh and made to order. The yuca was so tender my girlfriend loved it. My dish was so flavorful and the pupusa was great. After the first time we knew we would be back so I came back to try the pozole and I am now hooked. I have never had a green pozole and I am glad I tried it. It taste like Chile Verde which I love add onion, lime, cilantro and cabbage to make a big bowl of happiness. I have had it twice since trying it. The broth the hominy the tender pork all perfection. Since I have Sunday's off I plan on coming here to get my food for Sunday Football. read more

La Cuchara - Pozole with all the fixings. - Mexican Near Me - Vallejo, California

Best menudo I've ever had! Just had to get that out of the way. I mean this menudo is clean and has great flavor. The folks that eat menudo know what I mean about it being clean. No smell whatsoever and the broth was rich and terrific. My office has ordered lunch from here a few times so we have had the pleasure of sampling several items on their menu. The sopes are a must have. They are definitely better than most places. The pozole was also a crowd pleaser as well. Everyone said it was the best pozole they have ever had. We also had burritos, tacos, tamales, and enchiladas and all of them were well made and the meats were delicious. This place is steps above most Mexican places. Give them a try! read more

I'm very sorry but please save your money. By far the worst burrito I've ever had and I have had a lot of burritos. The meat tasted like fat.. My quesabirria did not have cheese. I was really disappointed..... read more

This place is soo good! Got the wet burrito, and the sauces outside and inside were killer! Papusa were also on point! Wife got the molcajete and it was massive! A+ read more

La Cuchara - Molcajete! - Mexican Near Me - Vallejo, California

We recently moved to the area and we were looking for some yummy tummy warming sopa de res. I am Salvadoran so I yelped Salvadoran restaurants in the area and found La Cuchara. We ordered over the phone and the lady on the other end was very friendly and patient when explaining their menu. We ordered our food and went to pick up and were received warmly. I left a good tip for costumer service. The food was beyond my expectation of great. The soup was very tasty, the res was perfectly cooked and the veggies were not falling apart which meant the soup was fresh. I thoroughly enjoyed our dinner and will definitely be back again! read more

Sign says new management but that's bs. Don't support this place. Called to place a pick up order and asked about the price for the pápusas and got hung up. I thought it was my phone so called again and another person told me to come in if I want to see the prices and then they hung up. What type of service is that?? Llamé para hacer un pedido de recogida y preguntó por el precio de las pápusas y me colgaron. Pensé que era mi teléfono así que volví a llamar y otra persona me dijo que entrara si quería ver los precios y luego colgaron. ¿Qué tipo de servicio es ese? read more

My husband and I always drive by this location and noticed it was a new restaurant now. We decided to try it and oh man! New favorite spot lol. The desayuno salvadoreño is off the hook. The pupusas are delicious. The service is great. Friendly owner, really enjoyed the conversation. We have come 3 straight Saturdays in a row :) Anyways, come try it!! read more

La Cuchara - Desayuno salvadoreño but switched the eggs for huevos rancheros. - Mexican Near Me - Vallejo, California

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everything was delicious. the owners were very nice and personable. inside is cute and quiant but of course the food is the main attraction. Especially the posole with homemade corn tortillas read more

La Cuchara - posole, papusas, and something sweet on the side - Mexican Near Me - Vallejo, California

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Fui por un menudo al cual en la pantalla el menu decia que menudo $18 cuando me cobraron salio a 20 bueno eso es lo de menos se que todo esta caro hoy en dia pero cuando llegue a casa a comer solo tenia como 7 pedasitos de menudo y al igual pedi con pata y no me pusieron nada de pata yo miraba los platos de la jente comiendo ahi mismo y se miraban llenos de menudo y caldo me esperaba algo bueno.. para mi que me dieron las sobras de esos menudos la cantidad no era ni una porcion para una persona pessimo no vuelvo read more

Found this place on yelp, and noticed it got great reviews. Omg, the food here is amazing!!! We ordered the Birria, cabeza taco, fish taco, and pupusa loca. The birria comes with home made tortillas soooo bomb highly recommend this. Also the cabeza taco is a must try! In fact, everything that we ordered was really good. Will definitely be coming back here, the owner was super friendly! read more

So I had to come and write a review which I rarely do, this place and the people are so inviting, the owner is such a nice guy ! We could have spoken for hours, we sat and enjoyed a tamale huevos Rancheros, platanos dish and a chili relleno which was my favorite, if you want authentic salvadorian fidget your butt down there. I will definitely be coming back because that burrito caught my eye ! Thank you for the great service and warm welcome I can't wait to see what more you do with the place! read more

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The food is amazing. It is really easy to find because it is right on the corner. The food is so fresh and the flavors are perfect. The people here are so gracious and wonderful. read more

This place is hands down the best Mexican/Salvadoran food place in Vallejo. My boyfriend and I come here weekly and order something different every time, and every time it is amazing. The owner is on site every day and super nice to talk to ! They even started serving amazing hand made tortillas this time around, as well as classic Salvadoran quesadillas. I have been to Central America and have had hand made tortillas, pupusas, and quesadillas, and this place makes me feel like I'm still there, which is saying something for being in the Bay Area. I would recommend the pupusas, the Birria, hand made tortillas, menudo, breakfast burrito... honestly just the whole menu! And the Agua de Fresa to top it all off. read more

Was passing through the area and came across this gem. I was looking for aguachile and unfortunately they didn't have it. However the Revuelta pupusa I had was delicious and the menudo was some of the best I've had in a while. Make sure you get the pig foot in the menudo if you like that sort of deliciousness. read more

I've been coming here every weekend for almost as long as the change of ownership occurred. I've got to say that without a doubt this has become my favorite mexican restaurant/ restaurant in Vallejo, perhaps even all of the Bay Area. Let's start with the service. When you walk in the door the high spirited man behind the counter takes your order and after a bit of conversation you discover that he is the owner. He cares very much about your experience here and will strive to make sure that you have a great time here, and how could you not with his long history of working in the restaurant business. He's high spirited and highly motivated. The food is absolutely phenomenal, or I wouldn't keep coming back. Now to back track a little bit, I grew up in San Diego. I was only a thirty minute drive from Mexico any time I wanted Mexican food. Understandingly this has made it hard for me to enjoy a lot of Mexican food places. The best compliment that I could give this place is that it makes me feel at home. Mesaluna really captures the Latin Sazon. Today's dish of Birria was especially good. The owner surprised me with home made tortillas and I've got to say that you should most definitely ask for some home made tortillas. In short: If you want to eat at a place where the service makes you feel like you're number one, and you want good food then Mesaluna is where you should eat next. Recommendations: Strawberry water, home made tortillas, and tacos de cabeza. read more

First visit. Went because of the outdoor seating and the covid-19 situation. The food was good and the service was great. Being on Sonoma sucks but the restaurant seems to be working on the outdoor atmosphere. The restaurant seems to have implemented safe practices related to covid-19 (i.e., sanitizer, paper plates, plexiglass). read more

I really enjoyed the ginger scones from la cuchara at the mare island nature preserve mother's day tea. They made a custom ordered tres leches cake for me this week and it was wonderful. Not too sweet, very nice whipped frosting with strawberries. The owner was very friendly and helpful. read more

Yeeeee! Hella good! I happened across this place accidentally... it was meant to be. I recognized the pupusas from a farmers market in front of my job a while ago. Yes, they made an impression. I had to get the quesabirria... magnificent. The steak taco... delicious. The loroco pupusas, as outstanding as I remember. I also got an empanada... but am saving it for later cause the dude kept feeding me his wet chicken burrito. I, no lie, swooned a lil bit and did a happy dance... the hallelujah church kind. Needless to say, I'll be back. I'm telling the dude its to see him... but it will really be for fix of this stuff... sshhhh. read more