El Chinaco

560 W 19th St, Costa Mesa - 92627
204 reviews
Salvadoran Mexican
(949) 722-8632

Lo más. Rico en comidas. Deliciosas. Y muy. Fresca. La comida

My FAVORITE torta spot!! I may be basic but their ham and cheese tortas are hard to beat, they’re so good!! ? Can’t go wrong with the pupusas too, they’re delicious!!! Just know you going to have to wait 20min for them because they come out fresh ?

Good food. Breakfast burrito is my favorite.

great flavour. it was my first time trying pupusas and they did not disappoint!

Good pupusas. The best i have ever tasted!!!

Good popusas ?

Food is so delicious ?

Pupusas where r really good! Cheese and loroco are the bomb! And the fried plantains are the best! With sour cream and the fresh brewed coffee, yummm! The service was excellent, friendly and a little slow but I think it was because they where making the food fresh and had really a long line of orders to go, a lot of customers where coming and getting their to go order.The bathrooms where clean and dine-in the men's bathroom smelled clean and fresh ( yes, I went to use the men's room also lol) they have a lot of clientele so it says a lot. I recommend this place and still probably come back to try some breakfast plates.

Exquisite, authentic cultural Salvadorean pupusas. *chef's kiss*Cheap and high quality! My kind of buy.Don't waste your stomach space with their non-specialties like Mexican food, etc. I mean, unless you want to. But you gotta seize life by the nuts; you go to specialty restaurants to savor their specialty foods. Especially cuz you have limited stomach space and gotta eat their BEST for the lowest cost. Mmmm-mm!

Food is definitely authentic Salvadoran. They do serve large portions, good for sharing. It was dissapointing that they don't serve enough sauce and curtido (cabbage salad). This is served with the pupusas. While we were there, everyone requested extra, and they have a notice stating they charge extra if you request more. Dine-in is allowed and there's parking in the back. Prices are a bit higher than other Salvadoran restaurants I've visited. But overall food taste great.