El Salvador Restaurant — Restaurant in Fayetteville

I’ve enjoyed this restaurant over the last few years and have always had great experiences. The waitresses are always attentive and look happy to work there. My issue is with the owner/management of the restaurant. During the years, there has been several price increases, which are understandable due to the current economy and inflation of supplies. My concern is that these prices changes come with no warning. Meaning:

The menus don’t reflect the price change. The prices on the English menu and Spanish menus are different. Price changes are not mentioned on the door upon entry. Price changes are not mentioned at the register. And most importantly, the wait staff don’t disclose the prices changes UNTIL after you’ve dined and you’re about to pay.

Price changes should come with full transparency and not be withheld until last minute. With the price changes, I would hope the management/owner(s) and spending money to update the menus rather than fattening their pockets.

Other than that, the food is good and the wait...

Ordered a pupusa and sopa de res. The soup tasted like chicken with tough chunks of beef thrown in. This place is cutting corners. Never had a sopa with baby carrots — the potatoes and yucca were undercooked. I can guarantee you they use the same chicken broth for all their soups then just throw in the protein you ordered.

The pupusa was wet and soggy. When the head waitress came to ask how the food was I explained that the pupusa was wet and the veggies in the soup were undercooked. She just shrugged and said that’s how yucca is supposed to be. I’ve eaten yucca my entire life and have had Salvadoran food all over the place. They knocked that soup together in 15 minutes and served it to me.

There’s a lady who does pupusas out of a truck, massive pupusas, at night across the street next to the Walgreens. Go to her, much better. Also the prices on the menu...

Is it even legal to give a customer outdated menu prices and never give a warning first hand? It feels like a scam. After we finished eating our food, she gave us the check and we were surprised of the bill. It was no where near our estimation based on the prices she gave. When politely confronted about it, she just said casually that the prices in the menu are old. Like wth?! She never gave an apology or gave us discount either. Mind you the price increase is $4-5 on each order. She even failed to give us the extra order of rice that we pid for. If she was just honest in the first place, we could have visited again BUT we will never come back!!! We value honesty most of all. This business is shady. They should...