Best pupusas in LA! If you're truly Salvadoran, you know real flavor--and this place has it. read more

La Fonda de Don Cuper - Best pupusas in LA! If you're truly Salvadoran, you know real flavor--and this place has it. - Salvadoran Near Me - Van Nuys, California

A great place to enjoy tasty Salvadoran food. The pupusas, tamales, and elote are all delicious, and the service is friendly and welcoming. The interior is spacious and functional, but in my humble opinion, it could use more aesthetic or character. People tend to turn away just because the inside does not feel or look inviting. As the saying goes, "People judge by appearance but remember by quality." The food is excellent, and with a more appealing interior, the experience could match the quality of the cuisine and attract more diners. read more

The Pupusas here are soooo THICK & full of cheese, beans or chicharrón. Delicious! Service was a little slow but after receiving my order I could tell they take pride in their food. They had a DJ playing getting ready for the night club I think it turns into. read more

La Fonda de Don Cuper - Pupusa Revuelta - Salvadoran Near Me - Van Nuys, California

La fonda de Don Cuoer es solo el nombre nada más , La Dueña hace Eventos te vende los tickets y los sobre vende a otras personas cuando llegas no existe el lugar que te vendieron esto es fraude al consumidor , el servicio es "0" ojalá alguien ponga atención a esto . read more

Only had the pupusas. Service was great. Food not so much. Pupusas just ok. Red sauce and cabbage completely flavorless so definitely wouldn't recommend if that's what you're looking for. read more

Placed an order on a Friday night so I knew to expect a long wait. I placed a phone order (they had live music so it was very hard to hear on both sides of phone). Ordered pupusas revueltas, queso con loroco, and calabaza con queso. I also ordered yucca. The pupusas were $3 each and they were able to accommodate my request of jalapeño. The pupusas are great, the service was great, and the prices were very reasonable in relation to portion size. The salsa was lacking something, maybe it was late and last of batch? Unsure but I will definitely come back and try everything again. read more

First off WOW !! I've been going to so many places looking for some REALLY good popusas . And this place BLEW me away!!! The minute I was served. The popusas were not oily and greasy at all! They looked perfect !!! But the minute I took a bite wow there's no words to explain how absolutely delicious these popusas were ! The first bite took me back to when my best friends mom would make them and it felt like home. It felt like the moment when the Anton Ego from ratatouille took the first bite of the ratatouille and it took him back as a kid . This this was it for me . I will never go to another location looking for popusas! read more

La Fonda de Don Cuper - Salvadoran Near Me - Van Nuys, California

Love the new location. It's spacious and you are still getting good customer service. The pupusas are not greasy and the food entrees that we tried were spot on tasty. We had aside from the pupusas, the pollo asado and family sampler. And the drinks are legit- the perfect amount of sweetness. read more

Hoy Domingo 3/2/25. Venimos almorzar: 2 sopitas de gallina $50. Atendidas x mesera " Karen, La distraida!!". Muchacha platiCadoooora con los caballeros, pero no atendia. Las sopas llegaron frias ( buen sabor). Se tardo otra platicadita con otros caballeros antes de traernos la gallina. Pedimos salsita adicional y la trajo el recibo. O j 0...comida rica, seevicio malo ( Karen. Orden 1290). Si hiciera bien su trabajo, treria la comidita y DESpUES q se dedique a platicar o acortar las conversaciones!!! Uno va a comer, no tanto a platicar con meseras selectivas read more

This place has changed names a couple of times. It is now a salvadorian restaurant, I hope this one lasts because I really like their food, this is my go to place for chicken soup, the service is always attentive and the owners are friendly and welcoming. We've come here a few times and we always leave satisfied, their pupusas and breakfasts are really good too. The inside is not luxurious but is well kept and clean. The parking is very limited so if you find parking on the street, go for it. read more

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First of all, I am super happy that I gave this place a chance through Grub-hub! I usually Order Pupusas pick up at Carrusel Bakery and Let me tell you That that recently they have not been on Point ! It is too hot to cook, so I decided to try this awesome place! Their Pupusas are easily, the best that I have tried in the valley ! they arrived hot fresh with an amazing cheese pull !!! I had to call the restaurant because the option for jalapeño and cheese was not available on Grubhub. I spoke with Rosy , she was super nice and accommodating , she told me just choose queso and Loroco pupusas and Ill know you want Jalapeño and Cheese I I will literally be ordering more stuff from this place. Great quality excellent price great customer service 10 stars for this amazing restaurant. I hope to eat at their place soon and try their fried calamari that looks delicious. I called them to let them know how amazing my experience was. I have yet to try my corn Tamal that I ordered. I'm sure it'll be delicious. Gracias a el Personal de Fonda Don Cuper un Establecimiento 5 estrellas , Calidad de comida muy amables ! Se los agradezco Mucho ! Chefs Kiss read more

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I heard their dance parties are awesome but I have only had their food. Everything was delicious and service was great. Will return when back in the area. read more

Have been to this place plenty of times, the food is delicious and the service was great I went in on a not so busy day if I recall a Thursday. I would give it a 4 stars only because they always mess up my order, other than that place is good! read more

The music is so loud it's impossible to have a good time. It literally killed my ears. You feel like you don't want to go back to that place. feels like they don't want your business. read more

Karaoke is fun. They have karaoke Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays. Great pupusas, tasty. Shrimp entomatados are the bomb. The owners are very welcoming. read more

Walked in and waited for a few minutes to be seated. Family of 5 but it seemed more like a bar with a kitchen. Karaoke was in full blast. After no one came. We left. read more

As always the food was great!! I loved the salsa that came with the chips and used it through out the meal but I have to say I didn't care for the Horchata. It was way too grainy for my taste and I won't order that again but I am down for everything else!! read more

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The service was atrocious, period. Our waitress took what felt forever to come to our table. We had to wave her down to get her attention multiple times since she never came to our table to check in on us. We asked for the bill and waited yet again until I had to get up and walk up to her during a conversation she was having with some drunk customers and asked for the bill which she responded with "yeah in a bit" and continued to talk to customers until we had to ask her for the bill again. 1 star well deserved. read more

Tasty pupusas. Not greasy. Customer service was good. There's a parking lot in the back.

Very Good food 100% recommended the sopa de gallina,Lomito And pupusas are one of the best I've tried. I'm from San Salvador just in case so I know what good Salvadorian food is like read more

Service is the worst! Servers are lazy you have to ask for napkins, and they give you 1 as if they were selling them. No music , no tv, all you hear is the ladys in the kitchen gossiping.is not as good anymore. Ordered pollo ala plancha , chicken was hard almost looked like I was been served rubber. Pupusas have more beans than anything... Definitely Not coming back read more

First and last time going to this restaurant!! Food was nasty, customer service was really bad. This place was not welcoming and the waitress was not friendly at all, she just snatches the card to charge didn't ask at least once of we needed anything and the place wasn't even busy!!!! This place can do way better but it has to start with the staff they have!!!!!!! read more

Clean, good music ,nice service ;food delicious very different from others restaurants plus bar

As Salvadoreña I love this place. Been getting on UberEats and they always killed it. Good PUPUSAS and let's not talk about plátanos fritos

This is a pretty good restaurant, but I don't like how the tv and the songs are really loud the whole room was vibrating

I'm writing this review because I was surprised by the number of stars this had when I looked it up- 3.5 stars seems way too low to me. We came here tonight for takeout because we live nearby. Every aspect of the food was perfect. I got the carne asada and it was cooked medium as ordered. I barely needed a knife it fell apart so well. The beans and rice were beautifully seasoned and the pupusas were awesome! They got our order to us in half the quoted time too. I couldn't have asked for a better experience. read more

Pupusa TIME!!! Holy hell one night I was in the mood for some refried beans, cream, platanos *fried bananas* and of course Pupusas! If someone thats reading this has no idea what pupusas are..they are stuffed floured tortillas with cheese inside. No this isnt some quesadilla that you get a taco bell, this is the real deal! You have to try it. Me coming from the valley, there isnt many pupuserias around my block but i found La Fonda de Don Cuper the other night. The place is AWESOME, it looks like a cuban home. You go inside and its a home, literally a home! Has old pictures of family members, famous musicians ( a huge A+ for having the beatles up there) and cute furniture to give you the comfort enviornment. Off to the menu!! You have your usual Salvadoran foods. Pupusas (different kinds) Breakfast Menu, Cocktails, Seafood, and has a cute small American food section. Have i told you guys that the food taste was....um.... Freggin AWESOME!? Well it was awesome, It filled up my tummy in wonderland. I suggest any pupusa lover to come here, not just for the food but to check the place out itself! read more

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On a quest to find the best salvadorian food in LA, I have been to a number of places. Little did I know that the best one yet would be so nearby. First, this place has an attention to atmosphere and decor that other salvadorian places do not even attempt. It is quite small, but also has a patio for when weather is warmer (very cold the night we were there). They had karaoke on a Friday night, but only one guy was signing. He seemed to be the host, and he was a good singer thank goodness. So with that out of the way, on to the food. It was wonderful. Now, this is not fast food. It does take some time to come, but when it arrives you can tell it was made fresh! We had a sampling of a few things: pupusas revueltas (these were good, the curtido is very spicy) panes con gallina (tastes like a homemade chicken sandwich with assorted veggies, a mayo based sauce on a french roll) platanos fritos con casamiento (tasty as always, and i noticed these were not dripping with grease as in some places) chilate y nuegados (nuegados=two little dumpling like things, bananas and sweet potatoes doused with a sweet syrup, in which I could see included cloves. chilate=a corn based drink served in a half coconut shell that is like a chaser to kill the sweet of nuegados). I can't wait to go back and try more of the menu, as I looked around the restaurant and saw what other people had. I highly highly recommend this place. read more

La Fonda de Don Cuper - panes de gallina & nuegados - Salvadoran Near Me - Van Nuys, California

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North Hollywood is home to many pupuserias, but this one is the best! You cannot miss their giant "PUPUSAS" sign on the wall outside. I wish I was eating their pupusas right now!!! Curtido also awesome! As was the hot chocolate. UPDATE, September 2010: This place is even more awesome than I ever imagined. Friday night is karaoke night! One of the waitresses used to be a ranchera singer and she can belt them out. There is still no menu in English, though thanks to Yelp they are getting more customers who can't speak Spanish. So here are some things to order! [1] Pupusas, any kind. [2] Any kind of fajitas, as each ingredient is delicious due to their cooking technique. [3] Bistec with onions. [4] Orange roughy, served filleted and with a great sauce. [5] To drink, try either their hot chocolate or "liquado sin leche," which is more or less strawberries! If you have a large group, try ordering "piquaton sabroso" which translates as "tasty pickings." read more

La Fonda de Don Cuper - Sign makes it easy to locate! - Salvadoran Near Me - Van Nuys, California

I'm picky with pypusas. Randomly stumbled upon this place while at the body shop. First off the decorations are adorable, literally feels like I'm visiting El Salvador. The staff is attentive and friendly. The pupusas are delicious. They are no greasy. It's not like other places where they are skimpy on the ingredients. Affordable prices. Will definitely visit again soon!!! read more

This place is soo good! Atmosphere is friendly and cozy. Food is always delicious! Their "agua de mora" (raspberry juice) is delicious!! My favorite. Here are my small complaints: -This place is very small, it becomes an issue when the place gets packed, there's not much room to move around. -The service can be slow at times but the waitress are really nice and the good food does make up for it. -they have parking in the back but it is very limited, if it gets packet you might have to park in the street. read more

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This is such a cute spot, can't believe I've lived here all my life and never went in. Atmosphere is nice and the service was great. I was here for breakfast and had huevos rancheros. Oh and the coffee is delicious (I'm a coffee snob).I'm definitely coming back. Provecho! read more

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It was the best Salvadorean restaurant until they moved to Van Nuys, for sure they don't have the same people cooking because the food now is terrible! read more

Let's start with the parking. It has its own parking lot on the back, that's very convenient. The place looks clean, it has some tables outside but we sat inside. It's small and cozy, I liked the atmosphere. It has 2 big TVs. The service was good, the waitress was nice. The food: I got the traditional breakfast plate and my sister got two pupusas. The food was good, decent but not the best Salvadorian food I've tried. The eggs -scrambled with vegetables- were a little salty, the chips and salsa were on point, the coffee was really good. I guess the pupusas were just not the best I've tried. I may come back to try other stuff on the menu but definitely not the pupusas. The price is very reasonable. We paid $22 for 2 pupusas, 2 coffees, and the traditional breakfast. read more

Looks like a little hut small but cute shabby little place ..... The food is authentic Salvador typical plates. I had the carne asada combo which comes with skirt steak and 4 jumbo shrimp and a dinner salad. My mom had the yucca with chicharon, my dad had the sopa de pata (soup) over all the sopa (soup) was delicious according to my dad best ever . My mom and I shared the yucca and the combo plate it was tasty but for the price I would of excepted a better choice meat.... (meh) and maybe 2 more shrimp Will I come back maybe I'll try it again as for my recommendation I guess you can say it's a cute place to catch lunch or dinner they have little back patio which is nice and the service is friendly my over all experience is 4 stars for the authenticity read more

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I cannot express enough how much I love this place. We decided to try it based on reviews and it did not disappoint. In fact, we've now been back three more times and can't get enough. The owners, Marta and Maurice put great care into everything they do and it shows. The food is authentic and full of flavor. The guacamole and house made chips are to die for. And don't forget a glass of their Sangria. A perfect complement to your meal! read more

La Fonda de Don Cuper - Delicious! - Salvadoran Near Me - Van Nuys, California

I love coming here my family has been coming here for years their food is so fresh and so authentic it's great the only thing they need more room for more people it's worth the wait though I love this place great food you should try it especially their horchata the best ! read more

I tried the Pupusas with cheese and loroco, coctel de conchas, and ensalada (beverage). The pupusas were really good. Fresh tasting loroco and the cheese they use is rich and strong. It's accompanied with a delicious, fresh tasting curtido (pickled cabbage slaw) and some sauce that comes in a squeeze bottle which I really didn't care for. This was $3 and totally worth it! A- Coctel de conchas has chunks of black clams, rough chopped white onion, radish, tomatoes, and maybe a hint of worcestershire sauce and thats it! So its a a little plain but honestly very fresh tasting. It tasted like the ocean. I did have to pick out some pieces of broken shells which was kind of annoying and unwanted. I also added lemon juice and salt but that was for my own personal liking. This was about $13 which was a rather good price for this type of dish. C+ My ensalada drink was sooo good. You gotta try this if you come here. Its light and refreshing with pieces of fresh diced fruit and shredded lettuce. A Parking was easy. They have plenty of parking in the back and on the street. The only thing that i found odd was that the entrance was in the back. Overall my experience was good and I will be coming back to try other things. I give 3.5 stars. Yelp has to fix this!!! ;-) read more

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I really enjoyed the platter, because I went in a group of 3 and it was just perfect. Muy ricas las pupusas.

Great authentic Salvadoran and sea food, service is fast and people are very friendly. Great place to spend a good time with friends and family. read more