Had dinner here while in town and it was really good. I was staying in the area and La Perla was within short walking distance. Greeted walking in and seated in the same minute. The place is festive and bright inside, an impressive menu with lots of options. After giving it a once over, started with a Michelada and a bean and cheese quesadilla, it was a really good start. La Perla is known for its seafood, so I went for the Branzino, whole fish head on. The fish was so tender and flaky, just delicious. Served with fresh guacamole, rice, and a salad, with some fresh tortillas. This was an excellent dish and worth a try. 4.5 Stars rounded up for the kind hosts and cold libation 01094 read more

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if ever I could feel reverse racism in Loudon County this is the place. They seemed as if they didn't want me in their restaurant and weren't very friendly at all. I ordered pupusa's and next day paid for it on the porcelain throne. I'm not racist phobia but I'm telling you they didn't like this gringo in their restaurant. read more

The restaurant is on a quiet street near historic downtown Leesburg. I came in around 4PM for a really late lunch (or you could say very early dinner). There were no other customers in the restaurant at the time. I was greeted immediately when I came in. The staff were friendly and quick. The music they were playing wasn't too loud, and the dining area looked clean. They weren't particularly busy when I came in, but they did have a couple of order pick-ups. There were also a couple families that came in when I finished eating and was getting ready to leave. I was served complementary chips and salsa to start off with while I looked through the menu. They have extensive list of options from starters to desserts and drinks. I ordered the chicken fajitas that came with the usual sides. It tasted okay. I loved the tortillas, though! The tortillas were tasty. When you order drinks, I think you have to verify whether you want a fountain drink, bottled or canned. I'm not really sure if they offer fountain soda drinks. I ordered a coke from the menu that said it was $1.69, but a bottle of Mexican coke was brought out and it was rung up as $2.69. A little bit of a surprise, but I love Mexican Coke so I'm not really upset. They have a fairly priced menu with standard portions. Not as tasty as I thought the food would be, but it wasn't bad. I had a fairly pleasant experience with the staff. I may return to try again and see if my palate takes to the food! read more

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Food was amazing. Service was great. We will definitely be back. Extensive menu offered a huge variety to choose from. Decor and ambiance were also great. read more

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First time customers, authentic food, Henry took great care of us. Would be happy to go back there again when we're in the area.

From the outside, the place looks a bit shabby, however, the food and service were good. If you are looking for a local place for Mexican/ Salvadoran food.. go here! read more

Food was very good but it took a while to get to the table. No one was in the restaurant seated for dinner, so I was surprised to wait that long However, that said, the meal - Saltado Mixta was very good and more than enough to feed 2 or 3 people. I had plenty of left over to take home. Two problems I have with this restaurant is that there is no option for a drink that doesn't contain sugar, not even unsweet tea. You have to order sparkling water to have something to drink with your meal. With a full double sized cooler of drink options, they can't stock a non-sugar drink! Diabetics, watch out here. The have diet Pepsi on the menu but don't really have it. Come to think of it, the last visit, 6+months ago, they didn't have it then either. My server brought chips and didn't return until the meal was finally ready and then didn't return. I was seated in a quiet section in the back, but was shivering from the extreme cold air blowing down and chose not to finish my meal because the temperature was that cold. Since my server never came back to check on me, nor my drink nor my meal, I went to the front to get a to-go box and pay. He said nothing to me as he laid my things on the counter. Needless to say, too many great places with great service and atmosphere to try... it will be a long time, if I ever return to this restaurant. read more

I can't believe I haven't already reviewed this place because I've been eating here since before the plandemic. Luckily, they are among the few that didn't lose the food quality post-Covid, as so many other restaurants seemed to. There's so many great dishes here! The papusas are good, and the Salvadoran slaw that accompanies them is the best! The slaw has some heat to it, but it's fresh and crisp! They serve excellent thin and crispy tortilla chips, and the salsa also has some heat. My friend who is strictly a "mild" person gets their refried beans to dip. Her 11 month old granddaughter tried the beans and was making "yummy noises" and all the patrons and staff laughed in delight!! I don't even like refried beans from anywhere else! My absolute favorite is the chorizo tacos. It's Mexican street style with the 2 tortillas, meat, lime and cilantro/green onions. I keep searching for an equivalent back home in Florida, but I'm unable to find anything close. I tried the lemonade yesterday. Mmmmmm. It's actually homemade lemon lime and WOW, was it great! Such a beautiful presentation too! I love the boiled tamal de elote with the sweet cream. Mmmm. So good. Their plantains are the best of any place I've ever tried. Cooked to perfection! My friend had the Platos del Patrón yesterday. She said it was delicious! Must've been, bc she cleared that plate! The menu is HUGE, and with prices starting at $2.74 (papusa), there's something for every budget! Hands down the best restaurant in Leesburg! read more

La Perla Restaurant - Lemon limeade. Delicious!! - Salvadoran Near Me - Leesburg, Virginia

All I wanted was so good home style Latin food. And that is exactly what I wanted. When I found La Perla online and noticed that it didn't have a website, I said "yes this one" and I was so right. Food was fantastic. read more

The food was good with large portions. The dessert options are fantastic. Great service and priced right. Very convenient to the Hampton Inn. read more

Soooo, I'm currently sitting in this restaurant and the waiter took my order and then my 2 co-workers. Their food comes out and I'm just sitting patiently. So about 10 mins later the waiter comes back and asks me what did I order???? Say what???? He said that he forgot to put it in due to them getting busy. But you got the others correct. Definitely disappointed read more

Great service and excellent food. We had a variety of Mexican and Salvadorian food which we shared and loved. Moving to the area and will definitely be back! read more

Oh boy. Loud. Cramped. Not that clean. Attached to a... nail salon? Staff was nice and the food was so-so. They were out of several drinks. Would not come back. read more

I decided to try this restaurant tonight and was not disappointed. Hole in the wall style, very clean, food was well seasoned and flavorful, the staff was so sweet, the price was right, and their dessert was to die for, especially the tres leches cake! They won us over and I'll definitely be coming back. La Perla is my new favorite in Leesburg! read more

We love to support small businesses so we are always looking for small restaurants. We found La Perla by chance as we were picking something up from Facebook Marketplace. It's off the main road, and in a mostly residential area. The service is wonderful, it feels less like a restaurant and more like eating at a friend's house. The wait staff is very helpful and friendly, and as far as I can tell at least bilingual with Spanish and English. The food is absolutely amazing. I got a steak sandwich and the steak was perfect! Tender and well seasoned, definitely not using sauces or spices to cover up low quality. My daughter, a notoriously picky eater, got a hotdog and fries and said it was amazing. My wife got a quesadilla and it was again perfectly seasoned and delicious! Overall it was an amazing dinner and we will definitely be back for more! read more

Beef soup had no flavor. Will probably not return. I have to say that service was good and it was very clean.

This place is so good. It is definitely worth the drive from fairfax. Their pupusas are hands down the best in this region. I recommend people to try this place. Henry, the manager is very nice and hospitable. We look forward to coming back soon! read more

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Authentic cuisine and atmosphere. Unassuming from the outside. Don't let scare you away. Food and service was fantastic. We had the snapper and it was delicious. read more

The food and service here is amazing! It's very unassuming from the outside, but the inside is extremely clean and nice. The menu was very helpful and had pictures of every entree. We got the bean/cheese Papusas, Chicken soltado, fried yucca, and the chicken enchilada. Hands down some of the best food we've had in Leesburg. read more

Food and service was top notch! I highly recommended dining at this restaurant! It's definitely worth the trip!

OMG, the food is soo good. I ordered from here for the first time off DoorDash and I'm not disappointed at all. Portions are generous and food is delicious! I got a chicken tamale and a pupusa revueltas and they were huge! I definitely got my money's worth. Will definitely be ordering from here again. read more

This place has authentic Latin comfort food. we stumbled by this place on our way to the outlets and are we glad we did. The prices are very reasonable and the food is delicious. My husband ordered the steak with onions and I ordered the beef tripe soup. My soup was huge, came with rice and tortillas, that I ended up soft bagging. The flavor of the soup was light and not in anyway greasy. The steak with onions was tender and very tasty. Definitely a hidden gem for out of towners. Service was fantastic. Highly recommend. read more

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We ordered simple but flavorful food. The place was clean and friendly servers. Menu had a lot of choices well laid out. Carne Asada Tacos

First of, upon walking we were not greeted. We were told just to choose a seat, fine. Then, took a little while to take our order. The food wasn't as tasty as expected specially while being pricy. Lastly, the customer service at all wasn't great, they never checked on us after dropping the food, we ran out of our drink, it was all a vas experience. I'm surprised how it still 4.5 stars. read more

This place is awesome! I was out in the area and wanted a hearty meal. The chicken was really good as were the refried beans that came with the meal. One of the people who worked there ran out rice that they had forgotten to place in the bag, which was very kind as well. Overall great place to grab a hearty, good tasting meal. read more

Our go to restaurant in Leesburg. The food is amazing, people are friendly, and the restaurant itself feels like what I'm used to (I'm from Texas and we have a lot more Latin American food options there). read more

Ummm .... This was the Pupusa Loca they gave me to go this evening. Ordered 2 of them and the food took a very long time. When they came out I should've known something was wrong when they handed us one container instead of two. I asked about the second one and they said all they put them in one container for some reason. Of course when I got home I found out why they put them in one container. The first one they burned so they tried to hide it by putting the second one on top instead of making a new one. On top of that, they only provided one of the curtado and sauce that goes on top. Word to the wise, check your To Go food before you leave the place so they don't pull this same "trick" on you!! read more

La Perla Restaurant - Burnt Pupusa they gave me To Go - Salvadoran Near Me - Leesburg, Virginia

I can't tell you how excited I get when restaurants do Hispanic foods right. This place nailed it. The pupusas revueltas were excellent! My combination platter came with a chicken tamal which was also out of this world. Fresh food with authentic favors and reasonable prices. I'm definitely stopping by here again. read more

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I was there last Sunday with the fam, place was empty food was ok but oh boy the services; keep in mind that the place was empty we never ask for more coffee and the whole order was wrong and we were communicating in our own language. read more

We overheard some people at the outlets talking about the food so we decided to give it a try. We loved the food. I highly recommend the Bistec Encebollado! The steak was tender and had amazing flavor. We will definitely be back. read more

This place is authentic, the food is tasty albeit no thrills to be found here. The portions are very large even by American standards so come hungry but don't worry about breaking the bank. The staff are friendly and attentive. read more

This place is AMAZING!!! The service was awesome and the food portions were MASSIVE!!! 100% Recommend this place to go!!! The manager, Henry, was very nice and helped us out the whole time. Great atmosphere, great food, and great people. read more

this place was amazing, what can I say? I had the carne asada tacos and it was delicious; the meat was chewy and cooked well, the tortillas were fresh and warm and the pick de Gallo topped it all off. this was well worth the drive from tysons. The pupusas are super delicious as well! They serve them hot and and it just melts in your mouth. Definitely would recommend this to friends and family; the ambiance of the place gives you a family-like feeling, almost like moms cooking! read more

The portions here are huggggeeee nuggets pupusa I ever seen for only 3 dollars?! Not only are they big they are the best pupusas I ever had! Must try read more

Great food! My son and i got the tacos. The food was as a good as described. We had the tongue, steak and chorizo. I would recommend the tacos. Its on the appetizer menu. read more

Food was very good and overall price was cheap. Will definitely come back to eat here when I'm in the area.

One of the best value, best tasting restaurants in Leesburg. The fried plantains are perfect chewy, crunchy, and delicious. The papusas are done really well. Great tacos. The prices are off the hook. $30 for a full dinner with two beers. read more

Real bad chicken is rotten, insects makes lots of people get sick next time I will call the exterminator

Tipicos is a relatively new pupuseria and Peruvian chicken restaurant on Fort Evans Rd. in Leesburg. We got take out, but it has a clean, nice sized dining room split into two different sections. They seem to offer beer and wine, as well as a number of latin american beverages. The food prices are reasonable - $13.99 for a whole chicken and two large sides. We got rice, beans (expecting pinto beans, but they were refried), and we added an order of french fries. The chicken was delicious and came with the typical green and white sauces; and the sides were good. When I go back I will try the pupusas and tacos de carne asada. Everything looked delicious. Give it a try! read more

The staff mostly speaks spanish, so ordering over the phone can be tricky. But wow, their food always tastes so fresh. I don't know what I am eating half the time but it tastes amazing. I recommend the steak tacos. Definitely more authentic than your usual mexican restaurant. Can get random stuff like plantains. read more