El Metapaneco

I had a craving for pupusas and found this place through Google Maps-and I’m so glad I did! I ordered the pupusas rancheras, which came with two huge chicharrón pupusas-honestly, the biggest I’ve ever had. They were served with a side of refried black beans, Central American-style sour cream, two sweet banana slices, and a rich red sauce that tied everything together perfectly. Everything was absolutely delicious, and the service was warm and welcoming. I’m definitely planning to come back and will be recommending this place to my friends and family. Highly recommend!

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Today, 9/13/23 returned for breakfast after 2+ years gone due to bad experience and the breakfast typico Salvie was Amazing. I even told the dude if they had new cooks, well today must be the great cooks cause the presentation, the size, the Food was AMAZING.

If you want authentic Salvadorian food this is the perfect place. Everything is really tasty, fresh and homemade. The queso and crema tasted 100% Salvadorian not like other places that you can tell is american sour cream and the platanos were really sweet exactly the way I like them. Everything is made to order so you need to wait, they have pan dulce so you can get some with coffee until your food is ready. The place is big and clean, everyone is welcoming and friendly. I get my pupusas and tamales only from here!!! I highly recommend it!!!

Place has nice Salvadoran food. I have had the mix pupusas, sample platter, Micheladas, Pollo de creama, fresh made guacamole w/chips, fried fish tilapia, chicken tenders. The kids and family like this place. They need to add a little longer business hours here. The pastries and Breads are good here too. The horchata is tasty to. So if you are in town you should stop on by for a bit to eat or a sweet tooth craving. Or just to hang out with friends over a sample platter and Micheladas.

I’m gonna start by saying I am Salvadoran American, so I’ve been eating El Salvadoran food my whole life, and this restaurant has some of the best Salvi food I have ever tried. I recommend trying the pasteles as an appetizer. You can’t go wrong with their delicious pupusas, and they have some of the best horchata I’ve tried in the longest time. Check out this restaurant. Support small businesses.

Try the Desayuno Meta Breakfast. It’s my go to breakfast when I come here. It’s unique and packed with flavor. $15 gets you all this.

Ordered thru door dash baleada is good and a decent amount as well. Will definitely be ordering this again