Many moons ago, a friend introduced me to pupusas. Every so often since that fateful day, I get a…read morehankering and that is how I discovered Los Planes de Renderos. Now, this low-key, casual spot is a regular in my rotation of restaurants, a favorite place to stop by for a reliably good, inexpensive meal with friendly service. Parking is easy in the private lot beside the restaurant. I've never had to wait for a table; reservations are not necessary. The décor and hood are nothing fancy, but the food is well worth the trip. The crisp, chewy, made-to-order pupusas; generous sides of tart curtido; and extra-large sweet beverages (I always get the piña) bring me back again and again.

Rude service. Food wasn't good, looks and feels dirty inside. Won't be coming back, Don't recommend.read more

This rating is specifically for the chicken tamal - I finally got to get one from them because I…read moretend to go to Grocery Outlet to do my shopping on Sundays so this place is always closed ahah. Since I was in the area today, I finally went in to get my chicken tamal (if you're not familiar with Salvadorean tamales, they're sooo worth a try! They're wrapped in banana leaves instead of corn and are much more soft and moist). These were $6/tamal. Kinda pricey but they are a bit bigger than most-however the size is moreso due to the amount of masa to meat ratio, which I don't mind since I do love the masa parts. I do wish their chicken was either more shredded or more flavored since some bites of chicken were on the dry side. The bites that wern't so dry were delicious though! Looking at their pics/reviews now it seems other people have tried other kinds of tamales, but I only saw one option on the menu so that's what I went with. All in all, not my absolute favorite tamales, but it hits the spot.

I have curious about pupusa after watching several YouTube video reviews. Although I have seen…read morerestaurants offering them for as so long as I can remember I must admit I have never had any. So today was my day for an adventure. I found this El Salvador Restaurant nearby has decent review albeit not many though. It looked clean and tidy. Walking in around 11:45 am to an empty dimly lit dining, a lady behind the counter greeted me and told to sit anywhere. It was warm with no air circulating as the ceiling fans weren't turned on. I mentioned to her it was my first time having pupusa so she patiently pointed several options. Complimentary chips and salsa were served. I thought the salad needed something to give it kick. I chose lunch #1 that consists of 2 pupusa, plantains, red bed beans and sour cream; separately ordered a lemonade. The drink came short afterwards. It was lemony slightly sweet. My plate came hot as it should and the accompanying coleslaw and red sauce were brought over as well. Pickled coleslaw and red sauce were added to the top of my first pupusa which as the cheese a beans. It was too hot to hold by hand so I ate it with knife and fork. It was definitely something g I never had before. A little hot sauce helped. I wish the doughy covering wasn't so overwhelming as I would appreciate the filling much more. It was the same experience for the second pupusa that was the pork, cheese and beans. Finally the fried plantains, I haven't grown to appreciate at this point and this example didn't improve my opinion, I'm hate to admit. I wasn't sure how to apply the red beans and sour cream so I dipped the plantains in them. I guess I need some guidance. On this initial visit, overall, it definitely was a good experience, service was pleasant, food was good though not sure if it was a great representation of this particular good. But I felt it was a good experience and I'm quite open to trying other dishes here.

Good service, nice people, everything was delicious. I'm definitely coming back!!! I recommend you…read morethe tamalitos de elote best ones I've had so far

Great food and super friendly service. I ordered a pupusa and fried plantains and my hubby the…read morechurrasco salvadoreño and both plates were delicious! I highly recommend and wait time was very minimal. Great food! I would come back again for sure!

Delicious food! I had the bean and cheese, rice flour…read morepupusa- what a treat! The yucca with chicharrón and plátanos con crema also delicious! We ordered ahead and it was ready when we got there! Such lovely service!

We like this place and their pupusas. We often get cheese or chicken. The staff is nice. The place…read moreseems clean. We call it in and ya ready within 20 minutes or so. The cabbage slaw is spicy!

Pupusas are DELICIOUS!! They aren't too greasy, which I love, and the staff is very friendly. The…read moreplace is small but quaint, only complaint is the parking can be difficult.

We ordered three different kinds of pupusas to try a variety of flavors. The food came out quickly,…read moreand the gentleman who served us was friendly and welcoming. The restaurant itself looked clean, but several tables around us remained dirty throughout our visit and were never cleared. As for the food, the rice was the best thing on the plate. The pupusas were just okay. One of mine had very little meat, which was disappointing. The cabbage was mostly spicy but lacked much flavor otherwise. Unfortunately, the beans were the biggest letdown. They tasted like dehydrated beans and had a burnt flavor. None of us could eat the beans and none of us finished our food and did not take any of it to go. Overall, the service was good, but the food didn't quite meet our expectations.

Omg! I never thought i'd have such a good experience at a food court! The cashier was SO nice. He…read morewas so helpful and cheery. The wait wasn't long, it was maybe 10 minutes but everything was hot and fresh. We only tried the pupusas but they were phenomenal. My only issue was that the lady making them was a little mean. While picking up my order, I asked her a question, she just stared and then ignored it. I asked her in Spanish as well! So def no language barrier. She understood everything else I had said before that during the pickup. I felt awkward asking again, so I just left it.

The customer service was extremely horrible. I accidentally ordered my food on one plate, so I…read moreasked if I could get two more plates. The lady said I could only get one more. Like seriously? One plate won't make them any richer... When we didn't finish our food, I asked for a to-go box like at any other place. They said they couldn't give me a box since I had ordered my food to eat there. This may seem like minimal complaint, but both were very disrespectful and made me feel discriminated. The owner is who refuses to provide the proper customer service. Other reviews have confirmed this too. I usually order my pupusas to go, so I I have minimal interaction with the workers, but it's also not the first time that they try to provide the bare minimum service. Never going back again.

Pupusas need to improve in flavor tasted like a cheese tortillas Curtido no flavor in fact rice and…read morebeans too General cafe style

Tried this El Salvadoran resto after seeing it several times after grocery shopping in the same…read morestrip. There's actually plenty of seats inside for dine-in, but I think I've seen more take-out orders than people dining in. If dining in, I've always ordered at the register and paid first. But I've seen a few El Salvadoran customers eat then pay when they were done, so I think they get a different level of service. No big to me, just an observation. Agua Fresca ($4ish/3.5*) I saw a large glass jug up by the register that looked like a melon agua fresca. I order one but was told it was a mixed fruit version. I'm down tried it anyways. Sure there were a good amount of shredded cantaloupe which gave its summery orange hue. But there were also chunks of apple and maybe orange, so it was definitely fruity like a homemade punch. Too sweet for me tho, as I only sipped a third of it there with my meal. I brought the rest home and diluted it with more filtered water and I was able to stretch it out whilst making it more refreshing. Pupusas ($5ish/4*) I had these twice, one being a revuletas (mixed) and another time with cheese and chicharone. They are quite petite, so 1 for an app is good while 2-3 for a meal would be required. Their masa mix is nice and soft, but they don't griddle it enough for my preference. I like em well browned maybe even slightly charred on the exterior. Here they barely get them browned, so kinda like a medium rare pupusa. Lol. One time it was nice and browned but another time it was pretty pale, so it even looked kinda raw, but it wasn't. The fillings are solid, especially the ones with cheese in the middle. Their curtido and thin tomato salsa is spot on authentic, great crunch with good acidity and bold hits of oregano. So good with the warm pupusas. Platanos Fritos ($6/3.5*) Fried very ripe plantains, so the plantains are quite sweet and soft/mushy. I like bites of this to go with my entree as I like the rotating hits of savory with sweet. Very oily tho. Menudo/Sopa de Pata ($17/4.5*) Perfectly simmered tripe that were so tender and silky which I love. The pata was just 1 small piece, not crazy tender, still had some bite to it. I still love the collagen filled bites, very ethnic eating which is quite natural to me. I think I actually got the hybrid of menudo with their Sopa de Pata, cuz even tho I got a good dose of tender tripe, the broth was white-ish (no red chiles) and there were lots of veggies like sliced zuccini, cabbage, carrots, yucca and corn. Those are definitely not usually part of the menudo definition, but I welcome such veggies in a rich protein meal. I loved this bowl, with a touch more dried chiles and a squeeze of lemon, with bites of fresh thick warm corn tortillas. So filling and so satisfying. I still want to try an El Salvadoran breakfast plate and maybe a carne guisada (stewed beef) platter, so I'm sure I'll be back. Yeah buddy!