Pueblo Viejo’s Cafe — Restaurant in Boston

Pros: Fried plantains were good. Food came out pretty quickly. Clean.

Cons: [1] The menu is not descriptive, so you have to ask what's on there for a lot of the items. For example, one just says "Grandma's breakfast" with a picture, but you only see one egg that hides everything what's underneath. Also, even if it has a description, it's not too accurate. [2] They also give straws automatically, which is bad for the environment. [3] The service was bad. Our waitress smiled and wasn't blatantly rude, but it was really hard getting her attention even though the place wasn't crowded. After a group of men she knew sat down, most of her focus went to them. My sister stretched her hand as much as she could and audibly said, "excuse me" several times when the waitress was right in front of us, and she just walked right passed us. When I tried getting the check, I had to go to the counter (because she wasn't coming to us) and said, "can we get the check please?" 3x for me to get her attention. [4] Plus, the food wasn't that great. My sister got the Tipico Salvadereño and it was quite salty. We also got a bowl of fruit, which was topped with something that looked like powdered sugar. I asked her if it was powdered sugar, she said no. So I asked what it was or what it consisted of, but she couldn't answer that.

Tips: [1] ask for no straw for your drinks. [2] ask for no...

I placed an online order for pickup and I was beyond disappointed with my order. They were honestly the worst pupusas I've ever had (and I've never really had a bad one before today). I ordered 1 bean w/cheese and 1 fried pork w/cheese. They were like rubber- and the rubber texture was hard and really gummy on the edges-way too much cornmeal/rice flour and not enough filling. The bean and cheese one tasted okay but the outside corncake was terrible! The fried pork w/ cheese was really bland- no flavor at all- could only tast the cheese; and the corncake on this one was terrible too. The curtido (coleslaw) that they serve with them was pretty good, but they didn't even serve enough of it for the 2 massive rubber corncakes that they give you. If the pupusas were done right- I would've definitely appreciated a little bit more curtido considering the size of them. I ate less than half of both because I could not get past how terrible the outside was. Chewing the corncake was a too much of a job. I live nearby so I really want to like this place, but based off tonight's order- I don't think I want to give them another try. Oh... and the lady at the counter...

This place is so delicious! We always eat in person, but with covid missed them so much When I saw you could order with Uber Eats, I ordered right away! The food was as good with the takeout, as it is in person Im Italian, and usually eat my own cooking I’m picky The Salvadoran breakfast is incredible The tacos perfect, papusa incredible Everyone I send here raves The kitchen here is spotless Do yourself a favor, and order from...