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El Pulgarcito Pupuseria

8.6 • Salvadoran restaurant
🎯 Authentic
🥘 Food
💃 Salsa
🍳 Breakfast
🥟 Empanadas
💎 Hidden Gems
🏷️ Affordable
🦞 Seafood
💭 Nostalgic
🍽️ Dinner Spots
💘 Date Spots
🍽️ Lunch Spot
🍨 Desserts
🥗 Salad
🫔 Tamales
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Spacious Salvadoran restaurant with a cafeteria-style setup and an unpretentious, hole-in-the-wall vibe. Atmosphere feels warm and friendly, marked by lively kitchen sounds and engaging staff conversations. Known for authentic, fresh pupusas and made-to-order dishes that take time but deliver genuine flavors.
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People are saying

"I loved the authentic Salvadoran pupusas, they were so filling and comforting."

"The warm salsa roja is amazing with the pupusas."

"I tried the Salvadoran breakfast and it was really good."

Good to know

1

It can take 20-30 minutes for them to make the food.

2

Call ahead to place an order and avoid long wait times.

3

Parking and navigation can be challenging due to the restaurant's hidden location.

Map showing 1738 W Chapman Ave
El Pulgarcito Pupuseria
8.6
1738 W Chapman Ave, Orange, California, United States
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