El Salvadoreño 🇸🇻 — Restaurant in Fairview

FAST Review: Food, Ambience, Service, Time

Food was good. It was delicious, but there are no wow factors. They are not trying to impress anyone, but catering to the local Salvadorean community. The presentation of the plate was very poor, it looked empty, with just the item ordered - but the food makes up for it. Papusas is typical Salvadorean and you should try it - I liked the Ajote as well as the Frijoles; the queso papusas was good. I ordered Pechuga la vina, and it was delicious. The salad was fresh. I did not like that tortillas, was too thick for me. The orchata was not too great. Loved the cappuccino.

Ambience is good. While they have space for a fast food place, they made it very accommodating and presentable with their colors, decorations and paintings on the wall. The tables were small and a little uncomfortable, but the servers were always around to remove unwanted plates and make it easy to navigate the table.

Service was very good. All the conversation was in Spanish, so not sure if they speak English. We were constantly checked on, and provided with extra cutlery and napkins without asking for it. They charged tip automatically to the bill and that was disappointing. I do not add anything more when restaurants add gratuity automatically - if that's what they think they are worth, that's what they get. I would have added more, their loss.

Time was good. We were attended to immediately, food was quick to the table, items were fresh and food was hot. It took time for them to bring the check, we were ready to walk out, :-). To their credit, they were busy with a lot of...

Food was very good, prices were normal. However, drinks were trash. The agua de Jamaica was too sweet. The horchata had too much power residue and wasn’t to our taste. Service was nice at first, then they completely forgot about our table. Food came after 45 minutes, and was incomplete we were still missing one person food. The waitress told us that the kitchen was backed up, reason being why dishes weren’t brought out together. To top it off at the register they charged us a 20% gratitude without asking before being rung up. I went back inside to ask and the girl said she couldn’t find the receipt. Said a quick sorry and offer to give back less than 2.00 to only charge 15%. If service would’ve been better I wouldn’t have made an issue. PLEASE CHECK YOUR RECIPT BEFORE LEAVING TO MAKE SURE THIS DOESNT HAPPEN TO YOU. Also nowhere does it state that tip is automatically included...

“A taste of El Salvador 🇸🇻”

🍽 El Salvadoreño 📍Fairview, NJ ⭐️ 4/5 💰 $$ 📣 Recommendation

This was my second time trying Salvadorian food – this time for brunch time instead of dinner. The breakfast dish was sooo delicious, it comes with eggs, beans, cream, tortilla, cheese and maduros (sweet plantain). I mixed everything and it was such a delicious combination. We also had the Pupusas revuelta but it wasn’t out of this world as I’d expect it to be. Nice indoor ambiance and a lot of people on a Sunday morning/afternoon.

Update: I’ve come back and all of the above still stands true. I also highly recommend the tamal de pollo. So tasty! Don’t forget to order your cafecito con leche. . . . #foodspotsnj #salvadorianspots #salvadoriandishes #njrestaurants #njsalvadorian #pupusas...