Juanita’s Restaurant

So I went to juanitas with my co worker server service rude I ask her to bring me a drink and she brought me the wrong one my co worker ask for white meat on their pollo guisado and she was acting like she didn’t know what he was talking about finally I ask for a dessert and her answer was we don’t have any I won’t comeback to this place again

This place just lacks good quality food. I’m 100% sure I heard them cooking with a microwave. The beef pupusa was even a fail. Never again!

So I call to make a carry out order on my lunch break today. First time calling this restaurant.
I ask them if I can make a order for «carry out». A lady with an accent replies, «quesadilla?». I say no and asked her if she could hear me. she said «yes», so I asked if I could make an order for carry out; she said no. Then I said mentioned that it says carry out on the menu, but she replied again «no» and hung up. I call back, I hear what seems to be the same woman laughing, says nothing to me, then hangs up. I call a 3^rd time, the line sounds like a fax, I hang up. I call a 4^th, same lady picks, I say that I called to make a order for take out and you hung up on me, she says «no», then hangs up.
So I got on my phone and wrote this review. I’m taking my dollars elsewhere.

Just asked what was good in the kitchen and got some of the most amazing chicken of my life. Friendly owner. Rice was perfect. All sauces where on point. Remember Unilocalers keep it simple and true. Sometimes it is ALL about the food! Xo

Juanita is super friendly and very accommodating. The food is delicious and authentic Mexican & Salvadoran cuisine. Be sure to try the empanadas. The staff is helpful with suggestions.

Honestly I was really hoping this place would be Great. Unfortunately it’s really expensive a meal for 2 came out to $ 50. All I can say is that the pupusas are AWSOME but that was mainly it.

Place is awesome. Dropped my car off for service and went to Unilocal to find somewhere in walking distance. Got a cheese pupupsa and one of the best burritos I’ve ever had (chirizo) and the bill was $ 5.85. Boomshakkalakka

This is not a terrible place to eat, it’s just not as good as it could be. The very cute Mom and Pop couple running it would be much better off restricting their menu to only the stuff they can cook well. If you want Salvadorian food, and you don’t want to drive very far, and you’re willing to try items until you build up a sizable enough menu of things to order regularly, this is the place for you.
If you’re the kind of person who likes to order a variety of appetizers like they’re ghetto tapas, then be sure to skip the pupusas, they’re bland, small, and uninteresting. But definitely go for the papas relleno (potato croquette stuffed with ground beef, about the size of your palm, $ 2), it was just salty enough and very flavorful.

I ate lunch here on ⁵⁄₂₃. I was greeted by a very cheery waitress and sat down. The restaurant has a very cool latin vibe with pictures hanging from El Salvador and Mexico. I ordered the lunch portion fajitas which were priced right at 7 bucks and were very tasty. I was also happy to recieve a coca cola that was in a glass bottle that was made in Mexico. The best Coca Cola in the world. No Corn Syrup! Very refreshing. I then got a chance to meet Juanita who was very very nice. This place is not easily found but is a gem.

It’s so sad. I really would have liked to have given this place a good review. I work close-​by, and my coworkers and I used to order delivery from here often. My favorite was the lengua burrito. However, on one occasion when we ordered there, I actually got a MOTH in my salsa. Needless to say, we never ordered from there again. Sorry Juanita.

Everytime I come here, I wonder why I come back because it just keeps getting worse… I’m thinking it’s the fond memories I had as a kid.
Dead cricket on the floor & fly on the table. I would say that’s ok, except the food was mediocre: I ordered tamales (dry) as an appetizer and it came out way after we started eating lunch. I asked to substitute more rice & salad instead of beans but somehow got the same portion as my dad who got beans. We were the only ones there and it took us over half an hour (I stopped counting) to get our food (for lunch)…service was equally not great.

A good friend of mine, a Mexican, recently told me that I am, «mas mexicano que un chile.» He has a point, and I’m a good judge of Mexican food.
Juanita’s Tex-​Mex is more Mex than Tex (a good thing, in my book). It isn’t perfect, it’s good. I will definitely be back.
After I was seated, the waitress brought me a basket of warm, fresh chips and a bowl of warm roasted tomato salsa. Both were very tasty, but the salsa lacked any heat. Authentic Mexican food doesn’t have to be spicy, but I love a little heat. I asked if there was a spicier salsa, but there wasn’t. The waitress brought me a bottle of Tapatio.
The menu was interesting, and included some items (like pupusas) that are neither Mexican nor Texan. There is an extensive list of lunch specials. I ordered a lunch special of carne asada fajitas ($ 8.95), and a pork tamale ($ 1.75) on the side.
When my meal arrived, it was a lot of food! The fajitas would have been plenty, and adding the tamale was pure gluttony. The fajitas were very good, and the tamale, while small, was handmade and delicious.
The waitress did a good job. She was friendly, and kept my iced tea filled. She was on her cell phone nearly the whole time I was there (I’d deduct half a star for that if I could), but she didn’t neglect me. She kept my iced tea full, which is one of the big keys to my heart!
As I left, the waitress told me about the $ 8.95 Juanita’s all you can eat buffet each Friday. It sounds like there are a lot of great items on the buffet, and I’m looking forward to trying it.
All in all, Juanita’s was a good experience.

We had really low expectations coming here, but we were on a quest for empanadas and this place was the closest.
We lucked out, because we all enjoyed our food. Nothing fancy or particularly amazing about it… just generally pretty tasty stuff. The empanada crust was delicious but I didn’t care for the filling. I did feel like all their ingredients were only so-​so in quality, but the prices were so low I can’t complain about that.

There’s nothing great about this restaurant. The portion’s kindda small, the food’s just ok. The staff can barely speak English and it takes awhile for them to cook the food. It’s true that some of the dishes are cheap ($ 1.5 for pupusa and $ 2.50 for empanadas), but like I mentioned before the portion’s pretty small. So you will end up a lot in the end lol. I’d rather go to other Salvadorean/​Mexican restaurants.

We had lived in King Farm for over 5 years and had driven by this place many times. Not sure why we never tried it out but I certainly am glad we finally did today. My husband and I were starving and we went in not knowing what to order. Tostalos (deep fried tacos) were great. If you like spicy food, be sure to ask for their special spicy sauce.

This place is in an odd location, near Inkers (tattoo parlor) and just off of 355. I have to say, it was a wonderful find.
It’s a tiny little restaurant with just a few tables, good service and great food. They serve mostly Salvadorean food, with a little bit of Mexican and some American. There is a grill menu (carne asada, pork chops etc), a fajita menu, burritos, tacos, and an «American» section (steak and chesse etc). I also saw a sign that they have rotisserie chicken. Oh, and then there is the appetizer portion of the menu, the reason this place gets 5 stars. There is a large variety (pupusas, empanadas, quesadillas, shrimp cocktail, and many more) they are very VERY well priced, and the portions are great. $ 1.50 for a pupusa about 5″ across, that comes with some sauce and cabbage. $ 2.50 for an empanada that is massive. I could go on…
The pupusas are excellent. The empanadas great. The quesadilla amazing. The carne asada was also great, if the rice and beans were a bit lacking. The price can’t be beat. All in all this place is a great spot to hit up. Need a snack? Grab one for under $ 2. Need dinner? You can make it happen for around $ 8, and be totally stuffed.

The restaurant was relatively clean.
When I arrived at the restaurant, my guest and I were the only customers.
The waitress was friendly but did not give me a great vibe. She was watching one of those Judge _​_​_​_​_​_​_​_​_​shows on Latin American television and did not seem to be genuinely enthusiastic. Yes, patrons were steering her away from her show, but the place was dead before we walked in.
I ordered the Fajita de Carne for $ 9.99 while my friend had the Steak & Cheese Combo for $ 6.50. His combo came with fries and a canned soda and my dish was supposed to come with flour tortillas but I didn’t get them without inquiring about them. My waitress looked at me like she didn’t understand. So I thought I was just being a know-​nothing Chinese girl and ordered something I had no idea about and doubted myself. The waitress even shook her head and said «no» when I inquired about the wraps. But after going into the kitchen and spewing lines of Spanish out she came back with a small plate with 3 small flour tortillas.
I found out later that fajitas do in fact come with flour or corn tortillas.
The food portions were skimpy and bland, but not terrible. But as the two stars show, «Meh. I’ve experienced better.»

Very good Salvadorean and mexican food restaurant. I had the pupusas (of course). They were excellent, very filling and juicy. Juanita gave us some of her homemade hot sauce which was deceptivly spicy. The sauce kind of sneaks up on you. I also had the chorizo burrito, very very good filled with rice and juciy chorizo with onion and peppers. Its a very tiny little family restaurant that makes real good home cooking. You walk in and become part of the family. I advise anyone who likes salvadorean food to go here.