Cielo Restaurant

This is a hidden gem tucked away in a business park. Look for the large power transmission structures and perhaps approach from the east instead of Auburn Way for easier traffic. The service is friendly and helpful, and the restaurant is clean, albeit a little unusual having a small retail shop on one side. No booths, but several chairs and tables, seems ideally suited for the lunch crowd. We ordered 4 kinds of pupusa, a side of Casamiento rice-bean dish, and two desserts - Torreja which is a sweet french toast slice and Quesadia which is a cheese based savory cake. This was plenty of food for two people and in the future I would probably order 2-3 per person. Everything was hot and fresh and uniquely flavored as we had not tried Salvadoran food before. There wasn't anything we found unpleasant by American palate standards. We tried Loroco in one of the pupusas, it tasted something like asparagus and was a fun new thing to try. I don't know what is in the Hawaiian flavor, but it was our least favorite contrary to some other reviews. The red salsa was delicious and mild, and the cabbage served on the side was quite spicy and flavorful. It took 30 minutes to prepare everything for two people, so be sure to order with time to spare. We ordered takeout and everything was packed in styrofoam or metal trays, and a paper bag, utensils optional. We did have difficulty ordering through their website, but they were happy to take a phone order, and allowed up to 3 ingredients per pupusa. This was a fun first experience with this kind of food and we will be back again!

Located in Auburn, WA. Cute little mom and pop place. I actually came over because I placed a Wish order and it got sent here. Decided to order some dinner for the family. The owner, Norma, sweet little lady is from South America and explained some of the favorites on the menu. She also makes the Jamaica (hibiscus drink), Tamarindo , Fruit punch all in house and not from the pouch mix sold in other grocery stores. Which is a plus for me because less sweeteners. I ordered 10 of the chicken tamales and she included a few vegetable tamales to try. I ordered fried plantains. Everything was very subtle. A piece of banana leaf for flavor. Nice size. Not spicy and I can taste the delicate flavors. The vegetable tamales had refried beans. ✅. The chicken tamales had green beans, chicken. That’s all that I could decipher 😂. Order your food ahead of time because it will take 30 minutes to steam. I watched a cooking show while I waited on the TV and Norma occasionally came out to see what they were creating. Half of the restaurant held Knick knacks to purchase and the other had 5 tables for patrons to dine at. I would gladly return and order again.

Such a great place for a quick meal. Great small family business. You can tell the owners are very passionate about their business. The restaurant is very clean and the food tasted great. Was a little spicy, but not too much. Just the right amount. If you don’t like spicy, you can ask for mild. Will come back here soon. Definitely recommend this place!! Support local small business!!

I went to Toyota to get my car serviced. Decided to look for a bite to eat. Sure glad I stopped at Cielo Restaurant. The food did. It disappoint. I got 3 pupusas revueltas with some juice. This restaurant is family-owned and operated and the owners are extremely friendly! Hoping to bring the whole family next time.

It's hard to rate a place that I've been to once. So just for this visit I'm giving it for stars for service and yumminess lol. Papusas take awhile to make so if you're eating here for lunch at work I would order ahead. The lady( sweetheart) did warn us that it would be fifteen minutes which is ok because it was a Friday lite day lol. I will go again and then have a better review