My dad has brought me pupusas from Nancy's multiple times but I came here for the first time on my own and had a really great experience! I ordered an ample amount of vegetarian and non-vegetarian options and they were soo delicious! The storefront is very casual but also felt homey as there were lots of small groups of people coming in with their families. I think if you come here often, you'll feel very comfortable! read more

Nancy's is unassuming, a hole-in-the-wall kind of place. I can't believe it took a long time to visit. I've dropped in a couple of times already and enjoyed my meals. They have a local feel when you walk inside. There is a little bit of a wait, and I think they make the food to order, so it's hot and fresh when you receive it. I recommend that if you plan to take out, call ahead to place your order to save time. They are known for their pupusas, which I got on my first visit. I was curious after reading some of the positive reviews. I ordered the revuelta and chicken with cheese. Both had great flavors and would consider getting them again. The flavorful, crispy empanadas were among my favorites. I got the carne (beef) and spinach with cheese empanadas and loved them. The perfectly fried shell and flavorful filling. Their Salvadoran tamales are prepared in the traditional style, with a flavorful filling and soft, moist masa, wrapped in banana leaves rather than corn husks. I love Mexican-style tamales (especially homemade), so this was a new experience trying Salvadoran-style tamales. I think most people will order takeout, but there's a moderately sized dining area with tables. It has a local feel and a pleasant atmosphere. The staff was kind and provided great service. The prices are fair for the quality of the food. I still can't believe I waited this long to visit Nancy's. I can't wait to come back and try other items on the menu. Note: There is a little charge for using credit cards, so cash would be better if you want to avoid the CC charge. read more

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I'm Salvadoran, which makes me a little pickier when it comes to Salvadoran food. I decided to try this spot even though it was a bit of a drive, and it was completely worth it. As soon as we walked in, it felt like home. It's a small shop like many authentic Salvadoran places, which honestly made it feel even more legit. I had read in some reviews that the main complaint was the wait time, but our food actually came out pretty quickly. And honestly, if you want authentic Salvadoran food, a little wait is part of the deal since most things are made fresh and by hand. Now let's talk about the pupusas. I ordered the queso con loroco and wow... they basically melted in my mouth. I originally planned to share one with my partner, but that plan quickly went out the window and I ate both myself. No regrets. I had the combination plate and my partner had a breakfast plate. Both were delicious. Safe to say we'll definitely be making the drive again. read more

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My family and I have been coming to Nancy's for years. We haven't dined in the restaurant in a while, mostly do pickups. The pupusas are consistently pretty solid. We usually order bean and cheese pupusas and jalapeno/cheese. Tamales de elote are always good too. For anyone that complains that their order takes too long. Pupusas are not a quick food to make. If they estimate 20 minutes for pickup, we go at 30 minutes. As far as the service they are always really attentive. read more

...was in the area and craving an Empanada. Nancy's was recommended when I Yelped "Empanadas" Arrived at 11 a.m. and this was the only place in the mini mall that had a line out the door! They cook to order, so there is a minimum 20-25 min wait in addition to the people in front of you. There is ample seating, so people are also eating here so there is a counter to order, if you decide to take your food "to go" The empanadas are fried, not baked as you will notice in the posted photos. I bought 3. Ground Beef, Chicken & Jalapeno/Cheese. The ground beef turned out to be my favorite. Thought it was a good time to also try a Pupusa. Googled it while I was waiting and found out it's made of flour and normally has a filling. I asked the guy which was the most popular and he recommended the pork and cheese. It came with a cabbage slaw and hot sauce, so I looked at some photos and poured it all on. I wouldn't pour it on next time. IT WAS WAY TOO WET and SOGGY. Unfortunately, this was not a favorite of mine. Next time I'll try a bite dry first. Also added 2 orders of Plantains. They came out fresh and hot and were the best Plantains I've ever had! One order was 5 pieces, two orders were $13. ($1.30 each) There are various wait times, apparently due to the amount of people here at any given time. Yelpers complaining about the wait. Maybe they should hire a few more employees. read more

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Tamales are good with side of beans. Says to expect a wait because everything made to order but my food took less than 10 mins. I went between 10-1130 and it was perfect- no one else there. read more

When you walk in they greet you and the gentleman working the front was very kind. There is a warning you that THIS IS NOT FAST FOOD PLEASE BE PATIENT. All the food is made to order and is delicious. I tried to popusas con jalapeño y queso also the chicharrón and cheese it was amazing. I have had some in other places but there's something different about these. The only thing I wish was a little different was a more wet curtido. Some places have it soaking in the juices this place didn't it was a little dry but doesn't take away from the delicious flavors. read more

I came here to try the pupusa they are so good perfect size and the filling taste great. They have more than pupusa even the empanadas are good to. Service was fast and if you eat there the cashier will bring the food to you table. I definitely recommend this place for great food read more

Nancy's Pupuseria - Curtido and hot suace - Salvadoran Near Me - Buena Park, California

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Yep. This is the one. This is where you come for the real stuff. The real delicious PUPUSAS. El Salvadorian food does not get better than this. Wide variety of delicious treats beverages comfortable seating. This wins the prize. read more

The pupusas and the food on their menus is delicious! I also love their smoothies and juices. But my favorite is the Jamaica! It's not as sweet as other places I've tried. I love getting their tacos dorados, the meat is super flavorful. The service is great! Everyone there is super nice and just amazing customer service. Definitely try this place out! I go at least once a week now :) they do get busy, so try calling ahead if you can. read more

Best place the food is fantastic and the service is great. The ambiance is great also read more

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I've been coming here for over 5 years now and they are The best Pupusas's and empanadas I've had. The empanadas are perfectly crispy and flakey with the right amount of filling inside . Let the picture speak for itself. read more

Nancy's Pupuseria - Spinach and Cheese Empanada - Salvadoran Near Me - Buena Park, California

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Their empanadas are amazing. Service is good. Ambience can do a little work but other than that, it is a very, very good place to have empanadas. read more

Ordered ahead to take out six empanadas. I was quoted about 15 min, but it ended up closer to 39 instead. The clients inside were all Hispanic and the food (including papayas) looked appetizing. I would consider returning and trying some other menu items, but only if I was in the area. The empanadas were large but simple. Both the Jalapeños and cheese and the spinach and cheese had mostly cheese inside, very salty from the cheese. The spinach was a muted flavor while the jalapeno was strong enough to carry over the cheese. The beef and chicken were both fully protein, and since it was just meat they were both dry and needed an accompanying sauce. The beef flavor reminds me of Worcestershire sauce or Sloppy Joes. The chicken could have been carnitas flavor but slightly dry. They offered mild and medium salsas, both were red with the medium being a deeper red. There was also a 50 cents card charge that was not made clear upfront. read more

Nancy's Pupuseria - 6 empanadas (2 jalapeno, 2 spinach, 1 beef, 1 chicken) - Salvadoran Near Me - Buena Park, California

The food is always fantastic never fails it's always consistent fresh great delicious authentic read more

Nancy's Pupuseria - Chile relleno platter - Salvadoran Near Me - Buena Park, California

Was on my way to a restaurant down the street and noticed this spot in a small shopping center. The place I was going to shutdown and we were left wondering "what now?". Glad I remembered passing this place cause we doubled back and were NOT disappointed! We're Mexican and huge fans of pupusas. Usually I can eat about 3 or 4 depending on the size. We've never been here so we didn't know what to expect. We decided to start with 2 each. The pupusas came out fresh and piping hot. They were pretty thick and wide too. Two was definitely more than enough for each of us. I ordered 1 revuelta and 1 chicharrón. Neither one missed! But between the two the better one was the revuelta. My son ordered 1 bean and cheese and 1 pollo con queso. I tried the pollo con queso and hands down it was the BEST pupusa I've ever had! I've never heard of that combo at other places I've gone to. You don't even need to add the delicious curtido and spicy red salsa with it cause it has so much flavor on its own. But I love me some curtido and finished a jar on my own. Haha Don't worry they gave us each our own so my kiddo got plenty for himself. As for the service, it appeared like a small crew. The cashier was also our server. But the cook also came out to bring us our order. Which is probably why it was piping hot. It really was off the grill! Both of them were very sweet and polite. I'm surprised this place isn't busier. Either way, I know we'll be coming back soon! read more

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GREAT PUPUSAS!! Had a craving for pupusas so decided to try this place. We loved the pupusas. We had pork, bean and cheese, and rajas and cheese. They were all tasty, the rajas was my favorite. I love the pickled cabbage (curtido) and we ordered the spicy salsa. All together it makes a delicious bite. We went during a busy lunch time and waited a while for our order. This is a small place with not much staff so I understand. I recommend calling your order in advance if you are not eating there. read more

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First of all!!! THANK YOU!!!! The food was absolutely amazing, and HUGE portions- my son was so happy, he's a big fan of pupusas- we drove here from San Clemente The area was clean and the workers were absolutely fantastic- the cook came outside to see my son, since he ordered 4 pupusas for himself Definitely a place to come and have some great food with family!! read more

Pupusas were very delish! We also got a empanada which was also good but I wish they had a plum or chimmi sauce with it... my husband also got platano fritos which he loved but wish they used black beans!!! Prices were a little high but we will go back !! Breakfast looks good read more

Nancy's Pupuseria - Salvadoran Near Me - Buena Park, California

Such a yummy family own restaurant in my community. We had the bean and cheese pupusas and the cheese and jalapeño. Food did take a minute to receive so next time I would order over the food. Overall great good, great family, and great location. read more

The food is a solid 4, but the wait brings this place down a lot. You order at the counter, and there's a few tables inside but it's not really a sit and eat type of place. Mostly cause there's not a lot of place to sit. Ordering can be a bit tricky if you're not a spanish speaker though the guy taking our order was nice enough and did his best. The food was excellent. The salsa/cabbage was good. The Pupusa's were quite tasty. They tasted great. There's plenty of parking for this place. The biggest downside is the wait. We ordered at the counter and were told it'd be 45 minutes. We didn't really have anything else to do so we decided to wait. It ended up being closer to an hour. The food was quite good, but the wait is the biggest thing that would prevent me from coming back here. I would definitely try calling ahead if you want to eat here and plan on being on the later half off whatever window of time they tell you it will be. read more

Pupusas are very good, good customer service, order ahead of time because they always busy. Food is good

When to this place because we were craving Salvadorian food and the very first thing we didn't like was the customer service that was terrible, we felt as if the guy was serving us in worst way ever. I asked the guy to change my drink to a large even though I asked him for a large drink in the first place and he said he couldn't.We asked for no ice on one of the drinks from the beginning and he took off the ice but also took off the fruit on the drink which is a drink with fruit. When we got our food we got our food next thing we noticed was the cilantro was really messed up. The Caldo was pretty good but the meat was very old and the pupusas ok. With this review I encouraged the people who are in charge to do better in these things because this was my first and last time eating here. read more

Love their papusas! Made to order, so they same out pipping hot and oozing with delicious cheese. Also tried their empanadas and I loved the crisp, stuffed filling. Cashier/server was super friendly and brought us extra tortilla chips and milder salsa for the kids. read more

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Good fresh pupusas but always a long wait time. Shop itself is a nice and clean small place with 6 or so tables for dine in.

Friendly, casual, tasty. I liked the jalapeño and cheese the best. Chicken/ queso and pork/queso were pretty good. Treated myself on a Fri early evening. I walked to the nearby coffee shop since it takes about 18 mins for fresh order. Saw 3 other customers for takeout, but a handful of tables are available to dine in. Came with plenty of the pickled cabbage and more and 4 sauces ("hot" sauce is not that spicy) for about 15 bucks. Would come back if I am craving pupusas. read more

Nancy's Pupuseria - 3 pupusas with sauce and veggies (extra bav not pictured) to go with my home salad - Salvadoran Near Me - Buena Park, California

It took almost 30 mins for the food to come outs. Tamales were soggy? They were just so wet. Pupusas were good, service was okay as well. Good couple of seating but there was no lighting that I noticed read more

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Oh my gosh. The food is fantastic here! Everything from the pupusas (we had chicken and cheese and just cheese), dorado taco plate, and tamales. They were all delicious. If you are looking for a new spot to try, look no further. FYI: The spicy hot sauce was also a hit for us. We will definitely be back! read more

I've been attempting to visit Nancy's for a long time now. I've constantly heard that this is THE place to go for great pupusas. All the recommendations I received were wrong. They are AMAZING!! And the staff is just wonderful!! I will definitely be a regular from now on. read more

My best friend was coming over for a oil change at our friends warehouse down the street when she mention we should have pupusas for dinner. I said yes we definitely should have some, she mention this cool little joint , she passed by on the way to the warehouse. We ordered a few pupusas and fried plantains they were so delicious. I highly recommend this place . We also called before they closed and the gentleman was nice enough to wait for us to pick up our order. read more

Was craving some pupusas and with the help of the yelp community found this place near my job. I preordered some pupusas because I know they usually take about 20 mins to be ready and they were hot and ready when I got there. Pupusas were good nice and thick's with plenty of filling and not greasy. Sat there to eat place is not big but luckily I beat the rush and got a nice big table. Pupusas were flavorful got plenty of curtido and sauce. They have a hot spicy one and a traditional just tomato sauce both are great. I have only tried the pupusas but they serve all the traditional Salvadoran dishes many people ordered and looked great. read more

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The food was reheated and the portions are s and the prices are very high bad service and low attention to customers over all bad experience Save your hard earned money and just go somewhere else. read more

Nancy's Pupuseria - The food was reheated & the portions are small & the prices are very high bad service & low attention to customers over all bad experience - Salvadoran Near Me - Buena Park, California

Tried making a food order over the phone and the guy caught an attitude with me because I was trying to order what was on the old menu (because that's what shows online) and I was trying to ask what his new menu looks like so I can order and he hung up on me. Will never refer this place to anyone. They lack professionalism and lack good customer service. I'd rather order from my original Pupuseria! read more

The food is fresh and authentic and the staff was very friendly. Everything was delicious!

me and my family have been coming here for years. never been let down, the food and service is amazing. clean establishment and friendly staff. read more

There's a waiter with a neck tattoo and he completely ignored me. He went and checked with every other table and made sure everyone was served well. I do not recommend this place. And the pupusas are okay. read more

Real home cooking. You can taste the quality ingredients, freshness, and care they put into the food. Cheap eats for sure, and definitely one where you're fed well. They also add this coleslaw side salad when dining in. Best empanada I ever had in my life was here. Quality of the meat was great. Tender, full of flavor, and cooked well. It was also my time trying pupuas. They're tasty but I'm more of the fried food person, so empanadas are more up my alley. The only tricky part in eating the pupusas is that the plastic knive wasn't really sharp enough to cut into them. But overall, very glad I came in to eat inside. The atmosphere is nice and cozy, and enjoy the artwork that's added to the walls. Definitely worth trying. read more

Nancy's Pupuseria - Salvadoran Near Me - Buena Park, California

This is a small family owned place. They care, and the food shows. The service has been good, and quick. My Salvadorian mother is so picky about Salvadorian dishes but she's liked everything she's tried here. Definitely worth stopping by! read more

I really enjoyed the Pupusas here. I got the Revuelta and the cheese really stood out. I like lots of curtido with my Pupusas and they don't really give that much by default. I also got the Chicken Tamale. I liked that too but I've definitely been to restaurants where there was more flavor. Their Plantains with Beans and Crema was spot on. It was the best part of the meal. Service was good. You may have a somewhat difficult time ordering if you don't quite speak Spanish, but the employee at the register was very polite. Parking was easy; there was plenty of space in the complex. The restaurant has a fair amount of seating. I went on a Sunday and there was only one other party there. It's a nice, clean establishment. Worth a try. read more

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As always their pupusas are always home made n delicious thanku we been going to Nancy's for nearly 10 years n u can't go wrong for taking them to work for lunch or any occasion thanku for ur service Jose read more