Reviews of El Pulgarcito (Restaurant)

Julieta Smith

Awesome food and staff. Prices are reasonable. My husband and I will be back a lot.

Don D

Amazingly delicious food. Fast and friendly service.

John Cooper

The food was great. I had a pork dish, and my wife a chicken dish. The chicken was rustic (a whole leg and thigh). It was good, but not the boneless meat she was used to.

Steve Estes

This was a great place to eat. No fancy but the food is great. You need to try it.

Ruth Ellebracht

Such a delicious dinner. The sauces were flavor filled and the meat juicy. We can't wait to go back. The fried plantains we had were tasty - the dipping sauce flavorful and not at all spicy. Please ditch the straws.

dirty white

Great food

jessy jessy

Really good food

Lenna Wiebe

We happened to eat there on the day when the inspector was there. They were crowded and had to fix a lot of take-out orders so we waited quite a while. The empanadas were worth the wait. It has been expanded and painted so it is a cheerful place to go now.

Liz Early

Best place ever!

Walt Bohn

Don't remember the place

Marjorie O'Bryan

This place is Great. The staff is friendly and the food is amazing. If you haven't been here, you're missing out.

Brody Weber

Delicious food, quick service, inexpensive. If you haven't had pupusas here you are missing out.

Nicole Blackwell

Great food, friendly staff and super ice was quick.

Ronduh28

Great place to see young attractive men eat.

Donald Rowden

Some of the best food I have ever had. Don't be afraid to try it. I have been there with well over a dozen people and only one person thought it was just ok. So good!!!

Rich Davidson

First time having El Salvadorian food. Went with a friend and we had a great meal. We will come back again with empty stomachs to have some more. Also will probably bring my mom and son to try it.

Melissa Windham

Sweet corn tamales were delicious!

Kim Marshall

Loved the food. Great atmosphere & service.

Rolando Amaya

Excellent food if you're from El Salvador this place brings you back home

Liz Uribe

The food was excellent. And the service was quick and friendly. Would definitely go back again.

Joseph Gomez

Was amazing

yaryd antillon

What can I say, we go almost every weekend to enjoy the food there

Teresa Jackson

Delicious "home-cooked" meals Okay, I'm not from El Salvador, and as far as I know, I don't have any relatives from there but this is comfort food through and through of the best kind--richly flavorful with generous, filling portions. The restaurant itself is well lit, clean, but casual. It reminds me of those truck stop diners they have in the movies, except a lot cleaner and presumably missing the serial killer. I only took off a point because you wouldn't go here if you are looking for an upscale or a place with a lot of romantic atmosphere. It does have nice colorful paintings of tropical birds and native flowers on the wall to add some cheer. I presume the food is authentic as possible in Kansas as there are many El Salvadoran customers (workers, families) that come there to eat. Regardless, the food is absolutely scrumptious.

Gabby Velasco

Love the food.

Alex Martinez

Good food!

Susie Aguilar

The Best AUTHENTIC pupusas in Kansas! Remind me of home in California. Definitely recommend this place for anyone wanting to try something new, or anyone looking for a little piece of home. Nothing in their menu will disappoint!

Jayla Velazquez

It has awesome food and amazing

Scott Northrup

Amazing food. If you haven't eaten here yet, you absolutely need to!

Zack Reeves

Amazing. Everything was good. Great atmosphere.

Eric Mcpherson

Always the best tacos and papusas in town!

Melissa Buren

Reopened and better than ever. Same great food, best tamales in town, and with online ordering. Prices are amazing. This place is a treasure.

Paula Anderson

Authentic food from El Salvador is very good. Service is excellent with ambiance. Parking lot is the only thing that brought down the score.

Katie McC

Fantastic! Seriously you have to come here. You know it's good when most of the people eating inside are speaking Spanish. Pupusas are amazing, coleslaw salad on top even better. Green "salsa" is hot and delish. This is a very casual place, seat yourself, pay at the cash register when done type of place. We came at night and the area doesn't seem super great but it was busy and didn't feel sketchy.

Alyssa Rogers

Very authentic! The traditional breakfast is my favorite and reminds me of my mornings in El Salvador. Thankful this place exists!!

Mason Payne

Authentic Salvadoran food. The pupusas are delicious and don't forget to grab some fruit juice to help take the spice from their sauces.

Heather Gordon

The pupusas are so good!

Aby Navarro

They are alright what I dont like is one time I went and it literally took them 45 minutes to give me 2 soups to go!!

Clyde Tried

This place is amazing! Get a Papusa they're incredible!

Dan Smith

Very good food!! You will love it

Sheila Towns

Had the chicken with cream sauce and it was excellent. Fall-off-bone tender leg & thigh with rich cream sauce... Say yes when server asks if you'd like the little flowers on top... So tasty. My friend shared his cheese-stuffed tortilla appetizer and I wished we had more than one. Highly recommend!

Alex Smith

Great place! It has AMAZING food and the people who work there are really nice. Definitely worth going to.

Heather S

1st time here... Food was amazing! I'll definitely be back

brandon machorro

I like the fried mojarra

ted ginder

The best lunch spot in the city.

David Deckert

Great little restaurant that we enjoyed very much. The waitress was extremely helpful in helping us choose what to order with her recommendations. We will return the next time we are in the neighborhood.

Jessica Best

Love love love this place. Papusas!

Adan Salazar

I loved the food it was so good and people there are nice and kind

Elmer Torres

Great. The best restaurant

Rat Race

Love their papusas!

Cathyrn Colton

Great food at a great price! This is not a TexMex restaurant. Very friendly staff and family friendly as well.

brian holbrook

Papusas and tacos are fantastic! Great staff!

Helen Jones

Papusas are my favourite. Service was great and we got our food very fast ... and they were packed full.

Jamie P. Ensign

Smells good but gross food

Ben Benavente

This is an amazing place. Salvadoran food was unbelievably delicious. Very good price and everyone there were very nice and explained everything on menu it was our first time there. I will bring my brother and his family next time

Skye BabyMac

This is by far the best of Salvadorian restaurant in Kansas City or Kansas CityKansas but it's delicious and it's in Kansas mission Kansas LOL and good stuff

Sunshine Girl

It was muy deliciosa. The service was fast, the food was delicious, and the waiters were very nice. If I had any questions they were willing to answer. It was quite, but it was comfortable.

Morgan Lowry

Welcoming atmosphere with great family recipe-tasting food. Definitely try the pollo pastelitos!

Rob B

Amazing food quick service and jarritos, what more could you need?

scott rynerson

fantastic! Great diner-style spot for dine-in or carry-out. friendly service. the pupusas are mandatory. & the beef tongue tacos! their green sauce is the best! Lunch time is busy but the line moves quickly. Everything is amazing here!

Carlos De Zamacona

Great authentic food at low prices. Gotta try the mixta pupusa!

Lillian Shelli Mihal

So delicious! Best fried plantains anywhere! Puposas are delicious and very big.

JAVIER HERNANDEZ

Good food, reasonable price.

Mike Neu

Best papusas I've found in the city. Terrific entrees as well. Low key mom and pop feel

henry martinez

U must go to know

BJ Ersery

As always it was fantastic... by now I've been here so much it's like coming home. I've told over a dozen people by now how great this place is. I was even telling people how good it was at another Mexican restaurant (new one on the corner of 87th & Lackman)... anyway point is this place is great. Best place in town for street tacos.... grab your keys, your family, friends.... whoever, just grab them & go have some great food.

Andrew Wenz

Very tasty authentic South American served with a smile and they have horchata! The greatest drink known to man!

Bradley R. Howard

Very good food. Pupusas are fantastic. You must try one. Tried fried yucca, which I didn't even know existed. Plus, friendly staff.

Michael Long

Excellent! Reasonable prices. Friendly staff. Great food.

maria munoz

Good pupusas and food and carmen always friendly. Muy amable

Gabriel Batista

Nice place good staff very friendly

Diana Gensler

good food. enjoyed our dinning experience. good service. took some food home.

Jose Villalpando

Great place to eat

Yvonne Ornelas-Rios

Love their pupusas!!!

Samuel Beltran

Food is good. Just don't trust the prices listed here. They're more expensive than what they show.

Frida Yanez

Absolutely bloody expensive for no reason. Food is mediocre at best. We ordered two plates of chicken nuggets, one puppusa, and one chicken quesadilla with 3 drinks and it was over 40 god damn dollars. Sides say theyre included in the meal but end up charging 2-3 dollars for them. We got a side salad which we thought was complimentary because none of us ordered it but it eneded up being an extra charge. Never coming here again.

Joshua Allen

Great hidden place for some authentic to Salvador food.

Pat Giannetto

Small cozy place amazing food great staff and service 5 stars!!!!!

Jackson Crowther

Great food! Recommendations: Chicken papusas Pork tamale Tacos, all of them Pollo en Crema

jeff imel

The food was great. This is a small place with older decor but definitely worth the visit

Lori Jorgensen

Awesome pupusas and tamales! Loved our waitress. Wish they served margaritas.

Jeff Tamblyn

Fun! Good food. Atmosphere zero, but who cares?

Jamie & Omar Beltran

They make the best pupusas around. If you have never tried them, I highly recommend you do.

Kristin Colahan-Sederstrom

Amazing food and horchata.

T P

Good food, family place. Privately owned. Everything I tried was delicious. This place is definitely worth a try.

Regan Baker

Delicious papusas and soup! Breakfast looked great.

Jennifer jursich

Always fresh and delicious!

Jorge Alamilla

My first time eating Venezuelan food wow it is so delicious and the server aww she is so lovely and nice

Joe Zuchowski

First time in, the waitress helped alot with suggestions suggestion. The pork and cheese pupsas were great, good tacos. The slaw they put out has some kick, but very tasty. I Recommend this place to try something different.

Samuel Barnett

A little place that pumps out some of the best tasting stuff in the city. Consistently great food. Sit-down or to-go, you cannot go wrong.

Jorge Almeida

Me and my wife both are incredibly pleased with the food and the attention we totally and completely Recommend this restaurant to anyone family For all.

Wayne Hackworth

Had a unique dining experience at El Pulgarcito Salvadorean Restaurant last time. They have the South American cuisine that is unbelievably tasty! Everything has been super flavorful and awesome!

Brad Sack

I thought I was well versed in cultural foods south of the Rio Grande. I am sorely mistaken! Have you tried Pupusas? What?!?! No worries, I didn't either until yesterday. They are a gift from the exalted El Salvadorian angels on high! You *need* to try Pupusas! And after you try them, you'll understand you should have Pupusas on the regular. El Pulgarcito provides a large assortment of flavors; pork, beef, cheese, loroco.. top them off with curtido and salsa! That's what I'm talking about! Enough talk! I'll meet you at El Pulgarcitos!

Stephen Dengel

Normally a really good experience. More recently, server forgot our papusa order, then forgot again when we reminded him. Ended up having to leave with no papusas.

Aj Johnson

Friendly staff. Salvadoran street tacos and papusas are some of my favorites. These were a little over the top. VERY greasy and cilantro overload. Orchata was excellent, and so was the carnitas.

Jacob Lierz

Wow, so good. Hidden little gem. Papusas are so so good. They're small so you're going to want a few. Tacos look great. The empanada is not what I was expecting at all. It is like a Chinese donut filled with refried beans. Complete with sugar on top. Not what I was expecting. Hot salsa was delicious.

Aaron Wagner

Best El Salvadorian food in KC.

Nydia Smith

Delicious popusas at a good price. Not so good service. My drink (agua fresca) tasted off/bad so after taking one sip, I asked if I could exchange my FULL drink for a different one and they said no, I would have to purchase another. Also before paying they said my wait would be 15-20 min and I ended up waiting more than 30.

Kara Jennings

The food is amazing! I always do a happy dance when I go here.

Thos. O'Brien

Very good El Salvadoran food! Not elegant but you probably won't care after finishing your meal.

Hazen Short

Absolutely delicious papusa and street tacos, fried plantains, soups, and combo platters. Great spicy home made hot sauces. Breakfast served all day. Daily specials. Very reasonable prices. Carry out or dine in. Good luck finding a seat at lunch time! We had great service at our first visit.

Steve S

Food is great, I had tacos and pupusas. Servicers could be a little more attentive. Had to flag then down for refills

Jaime Torres

Great Salvadorian food and they also have some Mexican food. The pupusas are some of the best I've had in a long time.

Jennifer Campbell

Excellent food! Even our baby loved it Service is great as well Definitely looking forward to eating here again soon!

Melissa Cavallari

Very good Salvadoreñan food. Try the pupusas, to die for!!

Ralph Holliday

Delicious, big servings, fun place.

Dino Kaye

Been coming here for years, always a good experience. Food is authentic and delicious. Place is clean and service was great! Great deal for the money. Highly recommended!

Andy Frazier

The pupusas are so, so good. If you're brave, try a lengua taco, too...it's tongue (and not nearly as scary or different as you might think). I usually order one lengua and one steak taco along with my pupusa. I pretend to like the lengua better (I am so cultured), but honestly I don't usually even know which is which. They are both delicious and devoured quickly. Along with being delicious and devoured, the tacos are small and cheap...but even being small, I can get full here at nearly fast food prices. Highly recommend.

Christopher Richer

Wonderful food. Horrible service. Go for the food & be prepared to basically wait on your own table.

Julie Schwed

Yummy as always!

Kelsey Ellis

Food was delicious and quickly/nicely served.

Harry Montero

Delicious pupusas!

Nate Jones

The pupusas are top-notch. Loved the variety of sauces. Definitely check it out!

David

Depending on when you come will decide the speed of the service, lunch time is super quick but not so much at dinner because they have such large to go orders to fill. Ive been coming here since i was a child and its nice to see how the …

tinzy Dguez

Excellent Pupusas. We waited a little more than expected but it was worth. Lots of cheese. Service could improve. Parking lot will improvement will give them a higher review. Bathroom was clean.

KATIE KING

Hidden little gem. Delicious tacos.

Benjamin Wiebeck

I'd never been to a Salvadoran restaurant before and this please made a great first impression. They had the pop I like and the chicken and cream was tender and delicious. I'll definitely be coming back for papusas

Jeff Howe

Fantastic food.

thomas campbell

Fantastic menu, pleasant staff

Debbie Hoffman

I've wanted to stop here for months; I've always been curious to know what kind of food would be in such an out-of-the-way place. I was surprised that it was full of people at 8:00 at night, but was seated right away. The service was …

Ashley Miller

Amazing food. Amazing people

keri cimorelli

The food here is amazing and the service is also great. I will definitely be back here again. The papusasas are a must try!!

L&L Lawn Care KC

very bad service. I waited more than 15 minutes and none of the 4 waitresses asked me if I needed something to drink or order something.

Ross Bonner

Good food, large portions at a great price.

Aaron Molina

This place is great. The pupusas are fantastic and my 3 kids go nuts for the main entrees. I love the unique flavors and haven't had anything that has let me down yet.

Ana Lía Maradiaga de Hernandez

My family loves the pupusas. The kids like the cheese one, they taste great. The service is quick and on-spot. We always call ahead for carry out. The food tastes great and the service is very good.

chris mcdaniel

Excellent food, the service can be hit or miss but even that doesn't keep us from coming back!

yi teh liu

You got to try this restaurant if you want authentic El Salvadorean food. So delicious!

josr urbina

Great experience amazing food

Tanya Dunn

A great little hole in the wall. Seems family owned. Delicious, cheap food. One of our favorites. Try the street tacos and the paupusas, but I don't think you can go wrong with anything here.

Tech Wizard

The service here is great. The food is fantastic.

Zacarias Michilinsky

The main thing they are known for and honestly the only thing I go there for and had are their famous pupusas. Revueltas are my favorite along with queso. Quick and very reasonably priced. If busy you may have trouble finding parking thus I usually ask to go and usually takes about ten mins, so fairly quickly.

Troy Knoell

Like everyone on here says, the pupusas are fantastic as were the tacos! The staff was very friendly. Our waitress was very nice and graciously let me practice my Spanish with her. I look forward to returning.

Aaron Poe

This is one of the best restaurants in kc, bottom line, end of story...unless you haven't eaten here, then it's the beginning. Salvadoran food ROCKS! (If you haven't had a pupusa, you haven't lived yet)

It's-Jared-

Amazing food! Very delicious!

Candi Richmond

Fantastic food and service

Todd Puckett

There are so many varieties of "Latin" food. This is one of my favorites. I would eat here every week if I lived closer. Friendly service Good prices Delicious food. The Salvadoran tamales and Pollo En Crema are very unique and so good. Everyone I take here loves it.

idkevenknowanymore

Amazing food! Would eat here everyday if I could!

Juan Vera

Great food

Lilian J Valdez

Hands down best pupusas in Kansas City. Pupusas are stuffed and the meat is prepared really well. They give you ample sauces and staff is always helpful and kind.

Alejandro Escalante

Best place I've been to outside of El Salvador and I've been to like 42 states.

Phillip Warren

Great pupusas

Teresa Matney

Great authentic food

Yuvina Barboza

Delicious pupusas. Friendly staff. A hidden gem!

PIANO MAN

Litfam best place

Melissa Reed

I could eat here every day. So good and great staff.

P Herr

First time trying Salvadoran food. Food is fresh and delicious. Service is great.

Jason Fackler

Exceeded all expectations. Incredible tasty food and very reasonably priced. I definetely recommend the streak and cheese pupusas.