Love this place. Stick with thier specialty: pupusas. The soup was also really good. The staff were friendly.

It is a small place, but their pupusas and tamales de elote are delicious. The people are very friendly too.

We ordered takeout from this place tonight for the first time & their pupusas are amazing. We tried a large assortment and ordered a few tamales as well-- everything was so tasty! I don't always post reviews but I had to review this place. Definitely would recommend checking them out! read more

I love the pupusas here. Best I've had in years and I've lived in Union City and West NY area. They're so delicious that I've been here 3 times already. I've had the pork and cheese, also the pork, beans and cheese pupasas. You should do yourself a favor and go. The cabbage they give you it's just ok by itself and they give you some sort of tomato sauce in a tied sandwich bag too. Not sure what the tomato sauce is for because it's a little watery. I treat it like a cold soup but you could heat it in the microwave if cold isn't your thing. I personally put it in a bowl and add salt, red pepper flakes, parm cheese and oregano and eat like a soup. Really good that way it's sort of like a bonus soup I guess lol. I guess you could put the cabbage in there too if you wanted to. Haven't tried it that way but maybe next time. The last time I mixed the cabbage slaw they give you with some greek yogurt. Really good that way but you may want to drain some of the vinegar first from the cabbage slaw probably if you do and season to taste. Haven't tried the other items like tamales and entrees but I will soon. If it's as good as their pupasas it should be great. If you like what you read hit the "like" button. You're welcome Yelp and be sure to be nice to each other. read more

I am Cuban and think their food is great. My GF is Salvadoran and believe the food tastes authentic. Zapote/mamey milkshake is great too :). read more

The food was good but portions are very small. I ordered a Salvadorian breakfast that came with shambled eggs, a side of re-fried beans, sour cream, a slice of white cheese and a side of corn tortillas. I ordered 2 pupusas on the side along with my breakfast. The portions were very small, including the size of the pupusas, very small. The price for the breakfast is pretty inezpensive but I would prefer to pay a little extra for a little extra. The breakfast was good, and the pupusas were tasty but as I mentioned 30 times the portions are very small. I also ordered a hot chocolate and I was surprised that they gave me powdered instant hot chocolate with hot water, I was expecting Mexican chocolate or at least milk when preparing the hot chocolate. I most likely would not return but if you do remember to order like 2 breakfast's or 5 pupusas in order to feel satisfied. read more

I've had authentic El Salvadorian papusas from different areas (Queens, Perth Amboy, Passaic, Paterson) but never really developed an appetite for them due to their thickness. My friends wouldn't shut up about this place's meat-to-papusa ratio, so naturally I was sold. Papusas were deliciously thin and crispy as opposed to the more soft and dense versions I'm used to. They cram a good amount of meat/filling in, which makes these papusas a winner in my book. We ordered bean with cheese, chicharron, and chicken with cheese. All were delicious, but the chicharron was the most flavorful. My opinion is probably biased since I favor pork over most meats, so try the chicken. The ladies were really nice. read more

Love this place. They are super friendly and the food taste amazing. They are very inexpensive. I ordered 4 cheese pupusas, chicken tacos (flautas), fried pork with yuca, and 3 chicken tamales plus 3 drinks. Everything was amazing and fresh. read more

Pupuseria Las Americas - Salvadoran Near Me - Hackensack, New Jersey

The pupusas were delicious, the platanos and the pineapple empanada. Too bad they did not give me the tamales. I did not check and they forgot to put them with my order. Check your order before you leave. Feeling dissapointed! read more

Just called to put in an order for delivery. I asked first if they delivered and the guy said that it depended on how much I was ordering. Mind you my gos says they are 6 minutes away!! I was trying to order 10 pupusas and 2 horchatas and the guy said, that's not enough. I'll take my business elsewhere and DEFINITELY WILL NOT BE RECOMMENDING THUS PLACE TO AAAANNNNNYYYYYOOOONNNNNEEEEE!!!! Follow-up: I decided to give them another chance and ordered for pick up recently. Pretty good. read more

Authentic Salvadorian food. We will definitely be back. I will take pics next time we go- we ate the food too fast and I forgot to take pics first. Yummy!! read more

Pupuseria Las Americas - Salvadoran Near Me - Hackensack, New Jersey

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Ehhhh! I really, really wanted to love this place, so this hurts my heart a lil. I needed some pupusas in my life so I did a little research and this seemed to be the spot. I come from a place with excellent Salvadorian food and I had a crazy craving. I was surprised at how small the place was. Only 6 crammed tables, but it was cute and very clean. I ordered 2 pupusas revueltas (pork and cheese) and a order of the chicharron and fried yuca. I started to take pictures, but as soon as my food came out I wasn't happy or inspired anymore. They mixed my pupusas with my companions, so we had to figure out what was what. They all look the same on the outside and he ordered cheese ones and some with beans which I do not like. So after sorting thru that, which was annoying, I found the revueltas. The pork was virtually non existent. It was basically a cheese pupusa and they were really greasy. Eh! Then comes the chicharron with yuca. The yuca was fine but the salsa that came with it tasted like really watered down ketchup. The chicharron was the really sad part. Firstly, I got a ton of yuca and covered in curtido (slaw salad) and only 6 chunks of pork. Every single piece of pork had cartilage, so it was not pleasant to eat at all and it tasted salted, but not flavorful. At some point I realized that my cutlery came on my plate and they hadn't even given us napkins. Not only was the food terrible, but so was the service. This was very disappointing for me. Yelp failed me this time. read more

Pupuseria Las Americas - This is pretty much how big it is in the restaurant. - Salvadoran Near Me - Hackensack, New Jersey

Very yummy, I had tacos dorados, pupusas mixtas, and Horchata. All which I recommend. Just make sure you have them repeat your order to you before they send t off into the kitchen. We had a few confusions. The family owned restaurant is a sweet little spot for a quick yummy lunch. They're all very kind. read more

Pupuseria Las Americas - Tacos dorados! I had this with Horchata and pupusas mixtas. - Salvadoran Near Me - Hackensack, New Jersey

SO good! it's a small location with around 5 tables, but that doesn't change the fact that these pupusas are delicious! sure, they take some time making these, easily 20 minutes for 4 of these yummy patties but I don't mind! they make it right then and here in front of you so you know it's the real deal! don't forget the cashew juice either! they have the alternative of a creamy drink, something like horchata, if you're seeking something more savory. try this place!!!! read more

Pupuseria Las Americas - son deliciosos! - Salvadoran Near Me - Hackensack, New Jersey

The food is delicious very authentic saldadorean food. The best pupusas in Bergen county specially the ayote one and the price are great too. read more

This place is a small spot and great if you are looking for some cheap el Salvadoran food. The prices are reasonable and the pupusas are pretty tasty. I got the mixtas and the revuelta pupusas and they definitely hit the spot and satisfied me. I ordered two and I was full. But if you are very hungry u might want to get 4. This place is good and cheap. But not great. read more

My boyfriend and I come here all the time for pupusas and to have some lunch! The staff is very friendly and the food is always very fresh! Portions are huge and the food always tastes delicious! Eating in or taking it to go is always pleasant for me. Never a bad experience dining here and I definitely 10/10 recommend! read more

Best pupusas in the area hands down. Some places tend to have the pork ones taste kind of bland but this place makes them with great flavor. I live in fort lee but will drive here all the time just to get these. Parking can be tricky since it's located on a one way street with no street parking but you can park on main st and walk around the corner. Def worth trying! It's become my go to. read more

I love pupusas from Salvadorian places in the old neighborhood, so I was excited to find a place in this area to satisfy my cravings. This place is a tiny and looks like a family owned restaurant, with no parking in the immediate area, but worth the trip if you live in the area like us. We ordered the pupusas revueltas: cheese and pork. They were delicious, and made fresh!! The ladies who run the place were extremely nice. Because the place was pretty popping with locals, my pupusas took a bit to get, despite the fact that my husband called ahead for them. My husband ordered the sopa de res and said it was okay, it was meatier than soups at other local restaurants, but not as flavorful. I would definitely return for pupusas when I'm craving some! read more

I have ordered for pick up twice now pupusas and I must say they are delicious. Its a small hidden gem for us Salvys who live in northern nj wanting a bit of native food. So far i have tasted cheese, revuelta and the tamales de frijol and pollo. Tasted the horchata and it was on point too. read more

My first time trying pupusas and they were delicious. I really enjoyed the jalapeño and cheese ones. Coffee was very good and service was friendly. read more

The most exquisite pupusas. Most of the pupusas are $2.00. They are so fresh and tasty. Staff is friendly. Call ahead for takeout as they can get busy depending on the day. If you are a cheese person, highly recommend the cheese pupusas and the mixta ! Will defiantly be coming back. read more

The pupusas were alright. I got a revuelta and a queso pupusa. The queso pupusa was good but I had better. The revuelta one was delicious. They are small and a little flat. The curtido is not that great. I will give this place another try in the future. read more

I found this Pupusería online and ordered today for the first time. I have been going to Hudson County for pupupas because there's only one place I've like them from here in the States. However, the pupusas in Pupusería Las Américas are delicious and only $1.50 each :) The owner/cook is a really nice lady, too. I really like this place and will be ordering from here from now on. No more trips to Hudson County! read more

Great pupusas! A small spot, but with great food! Being Salvadoran, this place has great food and I approve !

The food was very good and the waitress was very pleasant, but most important prices were very low. I recommend them.

Amazing food at a great price! Love their pupusas!!!! Very friendly staff. Check it out!!

The food I'll give 3 starts but the service I would give Zero stars. So my mom & I ordered our favorite Orchatas and it was really sweet they over did it with the sugar since my mom is diabetic I told my mom not to even try hers so we can return it and get something else. So when I told the lady the problem she asked us what else we want it to drink so we got a bottle of water. When the bill came she charged us the waters plus orchatas. I thought maybe it was an error so I went to tell her she charged for some drinks we didn't even drink and she told me once she serves us something it's going to be charged. If I would've known that I wouldn't have bought water. She should've said that from the start. & from that moment she just had an attitude. read more

*super blunt review* me and some friends went to this place for dinner last night and we were unaware how SMALL the place is so brace yourself if you're planning to go with a large group of folks. i had the shrimp dish in the wine sauce with rice and salad - the shrimp tasted a bit weird to me but i ate it anyways because i figured it was just the way they made it. that night at 3am i was woken up by serious abdominal pains and everything left my body like it came in (that was the only full meal i had eaten all day, it was coming out of me like lava lol) hospitality was good and the place was clean.. but i definitely won't be going back. read more

I'd give 0 if I could. Came here to meet up with 2 of my friends who are of the Hispanic nationality and went with my 4 year old daughter. They had ordered already and when we walked it it was like we had 10 heads, I wasn't very hungry but my daughter wanted to try a pupusa and they rejected service to us!!! Uhm I find that discriminatory and racist!!!! How were they served and not us?! What the hell?!?!? I got up and left these complete jerks !!!! read more

The pupusas are legit! Really good place. We ordered close to 20 pupusas and they had them ready for pickup within 20 minutes! We also ordered one tamal de lote but sadly that wasn't as good (a bit dry and small). read more

Loved this place. I'm from Los Angeles where they have tons of Salvadorian restaurants. I was craving a little taste of home and this place was pleasantly good. Service was great just took a while to make the pupusasa but I didn't mind. I'll definitely come back. read more

Amazing! Went with my family..my mother is salvadoran and I can tell you that this is AUTHENTIC and FANTASTIC! The ingredients were all so fresh. Food is all made from scratch so do not start complaining if food is taking longer than normal. Owner is super sweet as well. DEF try the zuchinni pupusas! The jalapeno ones were awesome too. LOVE this place! read more

Best pupusas around. Authentic and delicious. They are actually stuffed compared to other places who give more tortilla than filling.

Delicious pork and cheese pupusas. I also highly recommend a plantain pupusa. Very friendly staff.

Hands down the best Pupuseria around! My family and I travel from Hudson and Passaic county just to eat traditional Salvadorean food. It's so worth the drive! I've even ordered some Pupusas to ship to my sister out of state. The lady was so sweet to make them the size of my food shipping container. Definitely give it a try if you're in the area. Very good Salvadorean food. read more

The pupusas are so delicious we went back 3 times so far to order more! Looking forward to trying other stuff but hard to pass up on the pupusas. read more

I recommend this restaurant, if you never try the "pupusas" give a try they are very good (is corn tortilla with cheese or pork inside), I recommend the tamales or the beef soup. read more