El Chinaco
560 W 19th St Unit D - Costa Mesa
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Outdoor seating
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Takeout
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Dine-in
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Alcohol
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Wheelchair accessible
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Accessible restroom
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Casual
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Cozy
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Good for groups
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Google Reviews (10)
Tried their Pupusas and I must say they were actually pretty good and the service was great from the cashier to the two ladies in the kitchen preparing the food👍🏻 I'd recommend this place to anyone looking for some delicious pupusas.
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The pupusas are the only thing I would buy here. They are very good and fairly priced. I tried the tacos once and was disappointed. Definitely not Mexican tacos, felt more like American tacos. The drinks are also a bit higher price than other places. Get the pupusas and skip the rest of the menu.
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The Best taco's in Costa Mesa. I absolutely love El Chinaco.
Super Friendly service. Fresh ingredients. My go to Spot for lunch when I am in the Coast.
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Takes I ordinately long to get orders here, I got bkfst burritos and it took close to 25 minutes for them to hand them to me, they were ok, no complaints.
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I’ve never had El Salvadoran food before but one of the waiters was kind enough to walk me through the menu during a busy time.
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Food is good good size very well-made. It just takes long to get your food but it’s understandable. It’s done fresh and by hand so if you cannot wait go to your regular local fast food location of choice.
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This is the 3rd or 4th iteration of El Chinaco. It has recently undergone an ownership change. However, the pupusas are still HUGE - portions are veeeeery generous - and it's still the best place to get pupusas in Southern California. Hell, I might go insofar as to say that they are even better than in El Salvador! (With the exception of maybe La Suiza, but, then you'd have to pay 800 bucks for a roundtrip ticket and try them out yourself.)
Sauces are good. I would pay extra to get extra hot sauce. I think my only recommendation is to not use Styrofoam containers and those little plastic containers for large amounts of sauce. The Styrofoam containers will melt from the heat and the little containers for the sauce are not good for large orders. Otherwise, I would still rank this place as 5 starts.
Support this local business and try them out. You won't regret it.
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I have been coming here for years. The food is excellent. It's delicious. My sisters drive from the City of Corona to eat here as well. I highly recommend this place to everyone.
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Ordered the pork papusa and the bean and cheese papusa, both came out piping hot having been made fresh. The cooks were singing over the grill as food cooked, atmosphere was welcoming, friendly, familial. Food was absolutely delicious, and worth the wait. Will definitely be back.
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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 👌
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