Truly appreciate this gem in my neighborhood. The way they went above and beyond for my office's order was wonderfully executed. I told them that I worked with Americans that hadn't tried Salvi food before & the way the señoras poured into each of these meals, you taste the authenticity. read more

Pupuseria Comalapa - Salvadoran Near Me - Bell Gardens, California

Great tasting pupusas and ensalada but the wait could be quite long. We called an order in and still waited 30 mins. May not return for that reason but I was definitely satisfied with their pupusas so if you don't mind waiting give them a try! read more

Food is authentic, ambiance is loud with all the pictures and service is good. Don't come in a rush and be patient. Food is fresh and delicious as it's made to order. read more

Pupuseria Comalapa - Pupusas time! - Salvadoran Near Me - Bell Gardens, California

visited the restaurant for the first time, and the server had a very serious attitude--she didn't smile at all. For someone working in a customer-facing role, I think friendliness is really important. Then, when I made a request for a dish, I asked for the beans to be blended. However, the server told me that it wasn't possible and that I couldn't change the menu. From my experience, restaurants are usually willing to accommodate customer requests when it comes to modifying dishes." Visité el restaurante por primera vez, y la camarera tenía una actitud muy seria, no sonrió en absoluto. Creo que la amabilidad es importante en el servicio al cliente. Luego, cuando pedí que me trituraran los frijoles en mi plato, la camarera me dijo que no era posible y que no se podía modificar el menú. Según mi experiencia, la mayoría de los restaurantes suelen estar dispuestos a acomodar peticiones especiales para modificar los platos." read more

Loved this place now they make their popusas small and price is up a dollar and some change. The lady in the front was so rude, I called ahead for an order when I arrived I asked a simple question without even letting me finish she right away said "NO TENGO" like ok, if you hate your job so much why are you still here. It was 6 Different popusas and they stuffed all 6 in one container to be honest I lost my appetite seeing it all scrambled in there. read more

The Morenita plates are basically a buffet plate filled with goodness, I got the #4 and devoured it. Their pupusas are also some of the best (and largest) ive ever had. Muaic os always playing and they serve beer as well...noce ambiance for sure. Service is very nice as well. read more

Good service, very friendly, fresh food and Amazing decorations. 10/10 reminds me of my moms food. would come again read more

Pupuseria Comalapa - #Morenita #5 - Salvadoran Near Me - Bell Gardens, California

Really good pupusas of Loroco and Jalapeño. The service was quick. Not too badly packed; found a table immediately.

Ayer fui con mi novio por primera vez y todo estaba muy rico! Las pupusas excepcional 10/10 y el ambiente tambien :) Si vamos a regresar!

I've eaten a lot of pupusas around Greater LA even in Palm Springs to Palmdale. These pupusas are among the best I have tried. It's not too doughy with the right amount of filling. The outside is dry and slightly crisp to the touch. Some places are oily and the pupusas are more dough than filling. I prefer the vegetarian pupusas and loved my spinach and loroco pupusas. The service is warm and friendly even if they don't speak English. If you're curious about Salvadorean style horchata and feeling adventurous, give it a try as it's different than the Mexican version. read more

Pupuseria Comalapa - Loroco and spinach pupusas - Salvadoran Near Me - Bell Gardens, California

me and my boyfriend tried this place on accident but glad we did. we both love the ensalada agua. cant go wrong with the pupusas revueltas and the tamale that comes with the morenita combo is very yummy. love the inside decor. read more

The food was delicious and home made, good service too. The bean and cheese pupusas were so soft. Will definitely come back. read more

Pupuseria Comalapa - DELICIOUS - Salvadoran Near Me - Bell Gardens, California

The food took a little while to come out but the pupusas were both authentic and delicious.

This is my place to go when my wife decides not to make homemade pupusas, always same quality and taste, I just get pupusas revueltas, I have not tried anything else yet. read more

I like this place because it is the closest to home cooked meals when it comes to pupusas and most of their dishes. The ladies are friendly and you can see them hard at work in the kitchen, they make their tortillas by hand along with all other items on their menu. Food is tasty and the serving portions are generous enough to share with family or friends. Have been coming here for about a year now and plan on returning whenever I'm in the mood for authentic Salvadoran food! read more

Espere demasiado tiempo para mi comida. Cuando llegue no había casi nadie. Esperamos como una hora para que nos dieran la comida. Le llevaron a 5 mesas su comida antes que a nosotros. Le tuve que preguntar a la muchacha mesera que porque. Y dijo es que la mojará tarda mucho. Pero me di cuenta de que había atendido a una mesa como con 10 hombres y ellos llegaron mucho más tarde que nosotros. Y ellos tenían casi todos mojaras. Después le dije que queríamos la cuenta y nunca la trajo. Tuvimos que pararnos e ir a pedirla enfrente. Y cuando nos vio dijo que ya no la había dado. Yo soy muy paciente pero sentí muy frustrada. Espero que a nadie mas le pase y solo aya sido una mala experiencia. read more

If you're looking for delicious, authentic, Salvadorean food, go right in. This is not a fancy place where you'll be treated like royalty, it's a mom & pop shop that's very in touch with their roots, as evidence by the decor. Yes, like any mom & pop shop they are understaffed, but thankfully in my experiences (yes, plural, I returned shortly after) the staff has been cordial. On my first trip I ordered pupusas: revueltas and queso con frijol, and it was delicious. I'm very picky when it comes to pupusas and these were definitely my cup of tea! They're not super greasy on the outside and then greasy again on the inside. They're a bit greasy on the inside because of the chicharron, but on the outside, it's not overcooked, just the way I like it. I also bought yuca frita with chicharron and asked for the yuca to be "bien frita" (very fried) and it was just perfect! The second time I went was because I really wanted to try the platter my mother bought since it looked delicious, platanos fritos con frijol y crema. (Plantains with beans and cream). My God, it was everything! They hand pick the sweetest plantains and as anyone that eats this dish knows, it can go south quickly if the plantain is too tender or too ripe. Nope! It was perfection. I also got cheese pupusas. I have a tender stomach and I have to be careful with the cheese pupusas because the cheese can be too heavy and I end up with an upset stomach. Nope, they do quality, authentic style cheese and it was scrumptious. I did not feel ill afterwards. Drinks: Horchata and tamarindo were okay (I'm Mexican so I prefer Mexican style horchata and tamarindo), but my daughter loved the horchata. I got the cola champagne and some water. This has become my go to place for pupusas! I recommend! read more

Pupuseria Comalapa - Inside the restaurant - Salvadoran Near Me - Bell Gardens, California

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Real good pupusas they hit the spot and their horchata Salvadoreño is amazing! My family loves this place !

Straight to the point this place is not what the reviewers say.. place is awesome, music is great, food is amazing. I'm really picky with pupusas. This brought childhood memories. Flavor is amazing. I think the only thing that does needs bitt more work is the casamiento. But everything else is on point. It's a mom's and pops place. Don't expect your food to be ready ready fast. If not fast food restaurants. They show the love of their roots. Great place. Old school decor. Stop complaining about the dumb stuff. Your there for the food. I live the the street from this place. I support local small businesses. I hate yelpers that leave stupid reviews. Customer service has always been great to me no problem. Bathroom is always clean. Smells great. But anyways. I wish this place had 5 stars .great food, great music, great service. Homemade food is always best. read more

My favorite place to come to! The pupusas are just perfect. The right amount of stuffing and the tortilla is soft. Very authentic. Their breakfast options are great, tamales are bomb! I'll usually order ahead for pick up or I'll stop by for a meal. Servers are always great. read more

I am not one to write reviews. But this place definitely doesn't deserve my money.for sure they lost a customer. My parents have been going in there for years. But that won't happen any more. Yesterday I went in to buy pupusas, an order of empanadas and a plate de carne asada TO GO. When I arrived to the restaurant it seemed pretty empty maybe up to 4 families in which three were eating. I was glad to see an empty restaurant because of the food I was ordering was going to be quick. Anywho, I order my food. Waited 40 minutes for the food which at this point I was annoyed and frustrated; mind you there only one family waiting for their food. I asked one of the waitress if my food was going to be ready. And she kept mentioning she was waiting for the carne asada plate. The time of the food arrive, I usually check my order before stepping out. I check my order and I told the girl that I didn't see my pupusas and she went to ask the cooker and the cooker said she put it wrapped in aluminum. At fist when I saw that I thought it was the tortillas for the carne asada plate. So I asked her; well Can you put it in a to go plate? And she responded I can't give you a To go plate since you only order 3 pupusas. You can picture my face when she responded that. Instead she gave me a flat plate. And she said If you want a plate to go plate is $.25; mind you I order to go. In addition, my mother notice that there wasn't any disposable forks; at this point we asked if they charge for forks and that they were out of utensils. Overall, the customer service is horrible from the moment we were following up on our to getting the food. They should be thankful I didn't make a scene in front of the families who were eating because I was more hungry than anything. Once I got the food; they were cold; not sure if it sitting there. Im all about supporting small business but not when they have a horrible customer service. Won't be coming here ever again. read more

When you pull into the parking area of the plaza, there's music playing from the restaurant. I thought it was interesting bc Ive never seen that before. Place doesnt look like much but their food is really good! Pupusas are stuffed with whatever flavors you can choose from. The waitress that served us was very polite, so that was nice since it was my first time coming here. I felt welcomed along with a more than satisfying plate of well-made pupusas. Definitely coming back here. read more

Pupuseria Comalapa - Chairs and tables - Salvadoran Near Me - Bell Gardens, California

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Si pudiera dar 0 estrellas lo hubiera hecho. Comida duró demasiado para llegar en nuestra mesa . Yo ordene una mojara y 3 pupusas . Cuando yo llegue no había muchas personas . Pero estando ahi por 10 minutos llegaron más y más personas . Yo y mi pareja siguimos esperando por la comida mientras los demás que llegaron después de nosotros recibieron sus platillos antes que nos otros . Le pregunté a la mesera que porque nuestra comida estaba tardando y respondió que mi mojara fue la razón que nuestra orden estaba tardando . Al momento que nos dijo esto mire que la un grupo de personas que llegó 15 minutos despues de nosotros agarraron sus platillos y unos de esos platillos fue una mojara . Eso fue injusto que yo llegué primero y otra persona que llegó después que yo recibió el mismo platillo que yo ordene primero. Si van a venir aseguren que no tengan el estómago vacío si no se van a desmayar de tanto esperar . read more

The food was good, the service was terrible. The waitress was an older lady and she was not nice AT ALL! The prices are very reasonable. If you're lucky you will get a nice waitress, if not, you'll still enjoy the food food read more

Their cheese pupusas are gooey and oozing with melted cheese which had me craving them since I first tried them at their Alondra location. I asked the server if the two locations by the same name are related and she said they are with this one being the original; then she asked me which is better and I said ... read more

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La comida está muy rica, los precios accesibles y tienen un buen servicio en definitiva lo recomiendo

This place is good there pupusas are one of the best i have tasted i would highly recommend this place to anyone in the area looking for a great tasting meal.... read more

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Looking at these bad reviews as I'm sitting in the restaurant eating my order of delicious Pupusas. Had a very positive experience here with my grandparents. The waitress was super friendly my food was fresh and restaurant was clean. No complaints. Ordered a Jamaica to drink was delicious as well read more

I been going to this place since it open I love it the employees are really friendly and kind the food is super delicious and the area is convenient a lot of parking the place feels like home so nicely decor represents the culture read more

Used to be my husband and my favorite spot. Came here weekly . I don't know what happened but service takes about 1-2 hours , once you get your food it's undercooked and the waitress has the worst attitude . They always have the now hiring sign up so I'm assuming they just need an extra hand.. for now we traded to MYRAS in Downey they have great service even though it's a little more expensive I rather pay extra. They used to have the best pupusas but after the last two times of getting then undercooked and a super salty caldo de pollo I just saw a time for change read more

This was my pupusas spot for a cool while, about 5 years ago. I stopped coming here because I found cheaper pupusas somewhere else. So about Comalapa, the place is nice. They recently remodeled the seats and now have booths as well as chairs. They have a lot of nice decor around the restaurant. They also have an old man singing music live to attract customers. However, the service is bad. I don't like the new server lady, she ignores the women customers to attend the men. The food takes forever to be served and she only checks up once. It took about 45 mins to get my 2 pupusas and a steak plate. I mean, the food is great. Horchata and chocolate are amazing. But, you can find BETTER pupusas somewhere else, with BETTER service. Some other man was waiting for a "to/go" order and got mad cause they took about 40 mins for his order as well. When the cashier dude gave him his order the man left angry saying "chinga tu madre hijo de puta" lol he was so mad. Everyone was mad. Bad waitress!!! I like the original waitress. I won't be coming back. read more

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Food is alright...not to impressed with it Customer service SUCKS! waitress always in a bad mood, you almost feel scared to ask for anything; not to mention to extremely long wait for the food to come to you I have stopped going to this restaurant long time ago read more

Great pupusas....bad bad employee! First time I came here it was with my mom. Ever since Gloria's in Bell Gardens closed we have been looking for a place to eat pupusas that is close to Downey and we decided to try Comalapa. We did not have to wait too long for our pupusas to go. It must be noted that you have to wait for good pupusas since they are supposed to be made fresh on the spot. This way you can know that they didn't use a premade pupusa. When we got home we really enjoyed our pupusas revueltas. The place is colorful in a tacky way and has lots of plants. The service was good the first time around. Next time I went is probably the last. When my boyfriend and I entered a tall chubby teen looked at us with an "I don't want to stay later than I need to" face and told us that they were about to close and that we would be the last customers! Wow! That is pretty bad! We just left! I do not care that the pupusas were really good. If you think about it a team is only as good as its players and his attitude must reflect the general overall attitude of the rest of the employees and owners. If he feels he can get away with that it is because he feels encouraged to do so directly or indirectly. Note to mom and pop restaurants....do not hire your kids by default and make sure you interview them! read more

When it comes to pupusas they are great!! As for the main dishes, they're not as fresh or good quality, I guess it depends on the day or hour u go. The service is bad!! Waitresses always have an attitude no matter how friendly YOU try to be, but the owner is a lot nicer. If you can ignore that, go for it! Watch out that they don't over price you!! It has happened to me a couple of times...I could say a lot more since I've been coming here for more than 5 yrs but I'll leave it at that :) read more

Pupuseria Comalapa - It's a small place but clean and with music :) - Salvadoran Near Me - Bell Gardens, California

4 stars in relationship to other pupuserias. Nice little hole in the wall. Very authentico. Well kept, clean and they received an A. I can't speak to most of there dishes, I stick to the pupusas de queso y frijoles. Wifey loves the revueltos. read more

Pupuseria Comalapa - Salvadoran Near Me - Bell Gardens, California

Great pupusas freshly made, rice and beans were great too,nice clean place,this will be from now on my place to get my pupusa fix,come check it out the lady's that work here are nice and attentive,Great Salvadorian decor, will definitely come back.....:) read more

Pupuseria Comalapa - Three Pupusas rice,Beans and a Tamarind Drink!! - Salvadoran Near Me - Bell Gardens, California

I loved the pupusas from here !!! So cheesy and flavorful. I got two pupusas revueltas and they were amazing and I got to drink an ensalada and it was superb! very good salvadorian food for sure !! read more

I must say, I was quite surprised! This place will be my number one choice to go to for Pupusas from now on, shall I find myself in the Downey area or its surroundings. Very clean and traditional, you will find it welcoming, if you ever been at a typical Salvadoran Restaurant. Lots of "ornaments and decor" hanged from the walls, loud music playing in the background with colorful walls, and of course... Don't forget their national flag hanged from the wall. Fluffy & Delicious Pupusas, fast service (To-go order) and very affordable prices are their highlights. Personal note: I need to try their other traditional dishes. I'm gonna go out in a limb here and recommend this place. read more

Being Salvi, I am very critical when it comes to going to Salvadorian restaurants. Especially if I order Pupusas cause I make my own at home so I tend to compare. Anyhow, this restaurant has some great pupusas! Big, stuffed, and delicious! I love the ones made with rice flour more as opposed to the traditional masa pupusas. It's a small, but inviting restaurant located in a stripe mall near a laundry mat. They offers kareokee on the the weekends, in spanish. The workers are friendly and the restaurant is decorated with many tipical Salvadorian Airt and pictures of my country. If you like empanadas de platanos, theirs' are pretty good except for the fact they only offer the cream filled ones, not the bean stuff empanadas. The prices of their food is pretty good compared to Mayra's in Downey and you get more for your buck too! read more

U want authentic salvi food this is the place to come. As a salvi so far best pollo guisado I have tasted. On a down note there's only one waitress and the wait is horrible. Overall customer service truly sucks but the food is delicious. read more