Las Pupusas Mama Lita

i love getting food from this place but unfortunately some of the staff is super rude and makes others feel uncomfortable.

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We are Salvadorian and always looking for a good local Pupuseria (we're from LA and they have lots of great spots).  We've ordered here quite a bit and the pupusas here are really good, always fresh and good size too! My mom also orders their tamales and they are pretty tasty as well.  The only thing that I took one star out is because the curtido is hit or miss.  On the times that it is a miss, its always the same thing; someone must REALLY love oregano - because thats all you can taste and nothing else.  My mom has had to "fix" it a couple of times when we've ordered to go because it is just too overwhelming.  You can always tell when the curtido isn't up to par with just the look of the curtido when you get it.  My guess is that someone else sometimes does the curtido when it comes out like this, because like I said, its not always bad.   One last note, they do have a surcharge for anyone using a card payment, they do prefer cash. More...

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Went here about three days ago.Service was nice and everything went smooth through the phone and they said order will be ready in 10 minutes. I got there about 20 minutes later and food was not ready yet. So i paid and waited at lobby. I decided to order a tamarindo large cup with light ice, but when i took a sip of the drink it tasted horrible. No words for how it tasted. More...

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Bro this place is fire straight bomb ass food sum of the best out there the best the customer service what perfect they guy there was just so chill cool ass dude

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I love their pupusas and tamales de elote y de pollo. But I just called trying to order some tamales and pupusas it's 7:00 pm they close at 7:30. She said that I would have to pick it up at the other restaurant, the new one that they just opened. I was not even done with my other, I said ok (that I would go pick it up there) and this young lady hangs up on me when I told her that I also wanted to order some pupusas. I'm sorry but you all need better employees, YOU NEED TO TEACH THEM TO BE NICER. I HAVE TO SAY IT, CUSTOMER SERVICE SUCKS AT THIS PLACE. and apparently it's not only me who says that. I work at a fast food restaurant and I understand how stressful and frustrating it can be sometimes, however, that doesn't give us the right to treat bad a customer or to give them attitude. Specially when the customer it's not even mean to you. Now, I ain't coming to this place anymore. More...

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I was there few weeks ago and I don't know if it the owner or who tall guy dark hair (rude) anyways we order food to to and he said I can help you here so pls leave So I don t recommend this place at all rest of the crew are ok but the guy may at all Ase un par de semanas pase por una pupusas era la primera ves que me avían recomendado fue la primera ves y la última  un chavo de cabello oscuro alto ( ocupa una s clases de cómo atender a sus clientes Llegue y me dijo que no me podía atender porque avía ordenado en otro lado Espero que esto le ayude a atender bien a su negocio perdió otro cliente y me imajino que ay mucho asís

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I went for dinner, not knowing the restaurant had changed hands, and I was pleasantly surprised. I'd never heard of a pupusa and soon discovered that I love these stuffed, grilled corn cakes. I was back for lunch with a friend within the week. Besides pupusas, we had the filet of fish and fried plantains. Everything was very fresh and perfectly prepared. This restaurant is an outstanding addition to Vista. More...

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I was told it would be 20 minutes for 4 pupusas. I got there after 20 minutes and 40 minutes later it's still not done. There was a guy that came in and order and received his food less than 10 minutes later.

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7.8/10I drove about 15 minutes to get to this location and I'd say it was worth it. You could tell the restaurant had a very authentic feel and ambience. That being said, the wait was a little long (about 20 minutes) so even though the location is nice, I'd recommend to order online.Finally, I ordered two pupusas (revuelta and chicharron) and a tamal. The revuelta pupusa I thought lacked a little bit of flavor but the chicharron was very good. The tamal was good, but definitely not their specialty. Also the cabbage deserves a shout-out because it genuinely was some of the best I've had.All in all, $5 for a pupusa is pretty high but I definitely enjoyed this spot. More...

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Little hole in the wall place. Very large portions, and they were very generous on the cheese! We ordered a bunch of plates because we weren't sure if we would be back in the area any time soon, so wanted to try a variety of their dishes. The pupusas were very flavorful and delicious, again, very generous on the cheese...they're practically fluffy quesadillas! I can't remember which ones I ordered to be honest, but they were all very good and hit the spot. You can easily order one and split between two people...but why do that when it's this good? The only other place where I've tried pupusas was in LA at Grand Central Market. And I would say this place is a good substitute if you don't want to battle LA traffic. More...

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The food here is delicious! Our family is from El Salvador and love picking up food here to remind us of food from home. Thank you for all good dishes you offer from empanadas de leche to yuca con chicharrón. More...

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Pupusas heaven! two Revueltas and two Bean & Cheese for the gf. The only thing is I can't eat both of them at the same time, so it's lunch and dinner. Great food, great service, and great value, what else do you want?! Highly recommend this place. More...

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I love the food and service. It's always a chill environment, with great music and futball on the screen. The revuelta pupusas and their unique El Salvadoran nachos.

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I ordered three different kind of popusas to try the place out . I'm very disappointed. Very bland !!! Please listen to your customers. Update your website and care about the true authentic Salvadorian taste . Ordene different popusas y quedé decepcionada! More...

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Que pupusas tan sabrosas! I was craving pupusas and had not tried this place before. We ordered four mixed and they were the real deal. Also got their platano plate and their yucca con chicharon. Mouth watering. More...

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Food is amazing. The most annoying thing about this business is you can't reach them via phone. Other than that, I'd give these folks my money everyday of the week, if i could.

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First time trying pupusas and honestly it was tasty especially with the sauce. And it was a pretty big size too. It's kind of like a hot pocket.  We ordered two with meat, one with cheese and I got the one with shrimps. Each pupusas cost around $4-$5 More...

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Absolutely phenomenal!!! Tried 5 different dishes and every single one was amazing!!! Highly recommend it to everyone!

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I went here based on the great reviews, but I was incredibly disappointed. The tamales were sopping wet (once you put a fork in it it would just crumble to pieces) and was complete mush. Then my pupusas were mediocre. The zucchini was the best by far, but still not great. There were bones in 2 out of 4 of my chicken pupusas. Will not return here. $28 wasted. More...

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I was looking forward for this restaurant to open. Tried it tonight and I was so disappointed. The pupusa was good ( first time having one) but the menu is very limited. No tacos or burritos or anything I was familiar with.  Food was bland. I'm so sad. I was really hoping to have a great new restaurant to dine at. Unfortunately, I won't be back. More...

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Larger size pupusas than I had expected.I enjoyed the queso & pollo, but the chicharron was my favorite. The curtido could have used some Jalapeño or Serrano peppers for sabor, and this was unexpected and the reason why I only gave 4 stars; it was more like American cole slaw. Overall, a good experience. More...

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This restaurant is the go to place if you want to experience true Salvadorian food!It was my first visit to Las Pupusas Mama Lita Restaurant in Vista. We arrived for a late lunch. The parking lots are behind the restaurant and there are plenty of them. The restaurant operates on first come first serve basis and may not look like much, but don't judge the book by it's cover as their food speaks volumes! I cut to the chase here and tell you right away that this is by far the best Salvadorian food I have tasted so far. It's authentic, flavoursome home like cooking food. It can't get better than this (certified by my Salvadorian/American spouse:) ).Here is what we ordered:Starters: fried yuca (ask to make it crispy) with chicharrón (pork rinds).Tamales: corn and chicken. The chicken tamale was to die for! The chicken melted in my mouth and the masa was velvety smooth.Pupusas were the hero. I opted for non dairy (normally all come with cheese) and I couldn't stop eating it. It was not oily and simply delicious. I absolutely love curtido on top of my Pupusas so ordered extra portion. This curtido was fresh and had nice kick to it. For the drinks I would recommend tamarind and fruit salad. Both were fresh and refreshing.I am a big fan of this place now and will come back for more food.Give it a go, it's really worth it! More...

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HORRIBLE SERVICE!!! I placed a phone order and made it very clear that I had two separate orders. I went to pick up my order and a VERY RUDE lady ROSA had the worst attitude. She spoke to me horribly and rolled her eyes all because I reminded her that it was two separate orders and she was charging all in one. I have never experienced such horrible service. Rosa and another lady that were there today 10/29 both laughed at me when I asked for their names and only Rosa said her name the other lady didn't want to tell me her name. I am in disbelief and I do not understand how those ladies especially Rosa are employees there. My family and I have gone to this restaurant for many years and have never experienced anything like this. After this situation we will never return. You guys should check your employees because of people like ROSA you're restaurant will keep getting negative reviews.EDIT: For everyone reading this. I CALLED over the phone and clearly explained to the lady my orders.  The lady in the restaurant was NOT wearing a mask and neither was I. So to the business owner who comment, don't blame the mask for your horrible service and employee when none of us was wearing a mask. More...

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I'll be honest. Their tamales and pupusas were good, but after the poor service I received I'd rather give my money to a business that will value my family as customers. The lady taking our order and checking us out, made a double take whether or not she wanted to sell us her last tamales. Finally she let us have the tamales, which is... bizarre? Like... I thought you were running a restaurant?? Then when we returned to give her our feedback on the horchata and how it tasted burnt, she left my mother talking by herself and waited in the kitchen until we left. I'm only giving 2 stars because the food was good and of course it's not the cooks fault, but everything else was negative. More...

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The service? A minus one start if I could. Not only did I wait for this place to open (which I didn't mind at all). But everyone got their food before me, the call in orders, the food delivery people, the guy who ordered after me in line (we both ordered the exact same thing) then the woman behind the counter had audacity to tell me once she finally handed me my order that if I wanted take out to "call it in" TF? I waited half an hour for you to give me one caldo. Both things I ordered initially they didn't have. I really wanted to try their food. I had already bought breakfast but I really wanted to try their food, which was excellent, a bit pricy but excellent. I don't mind paying for great food, but there's a lot of places great service and great food around. Even the man who ordered after me was wondering what happened to my food and said "but you ordered before me" as I was still waiting for my food. Their customer service is a joke! Lady, don't aggravate clients after they waited over 30 minutes for a plate of food while you served EVERYONE else. Call it in next time? You're a joke. More...

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The pupusas here are fire .  They are made fresh and they are just really tasty.  Whenever I feel like eating Salvadoran food I come here.  Highly recommend. I will definitely be back. More...

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Really good pupusas and decently priced, I've come to this place a couple times now and it's been great each time.

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I love this place, been coming out to Vista to enjoy the food and pupusas since I was lucky enough to find it back in 2018. Very cute and quaint spot in a shopping center, could miss it if you don't know about it but making the 80+ mile trip each time is well worth it. More...

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I am so happy I found this place. The restaurant is very clean. Edwin greeted me and was so helpful. The food is so fresh and delicious. It is such a nice change from your standard cuisine at Mexican taco shops. The pupupas are served with a unique salsa and a kind of cabbage curtido. It compliments the pupupas. The drinks are really good too. I cannot wait to go back and try something else. Check it out, you will not be disappointed! Prices are great too. More...

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Only issue I have is that the AC is not on. Drives me crazy when you can't eat comfortably. Food is fine and authentic. At least they are not making hamburgers and pupusas.

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I like to try places a second time to get a different perspective but everything was a lot better pupusas tasty with platano and an Agua de piña. I learned a little bit about the name Mama Lita actually lives in El Salvador she helped the business become a reality since she helped with money to get the business off to a start come and support. More...

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First time trying El Salvadorian food, pupusas specifically, and I was not disappointed. Definitely top 3 meal I've ever had. I had to wait about 30 minutes for 4 pupusas and it was worth the wait. You can tell they make everything from scratch and want to put out the best product for you. 10/10 More...

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Good size pupusas filled with plenty of protein of your choice and cheese will definitely go back.

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My friend & I were looking for a new place to try & decided to try this place out since she has never had Salvadorian food. Website says they close at 8:30. Walked in like 10 minutes before 8 to order take out. The moment we stepped in, we were not greeted and the cashier asked if we had already ordered. We proceeded to say no and right when she was going to give us the menu she snatched it back and said "actually no, the kitchen will get mad" in Spanish. She said she was going to close already and then said actually I'm closed. And then walked us out & turned off the open sign and told the customer inside "better luck next time" and they both laughed. Unprofessional and rude. More...

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Chicken soup was great with lots of vegetables in the clear broth & crispy chicken cooked separately on the side! Spinach/cheese & squash/cheese pupusa's are my new favorites. More...

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