Mana’s Restaurant

Horrible service! First of all, I know they usually give «tortilla chips» with a side of guac and beans but we were waiting for our food for almost 45 mins that we had to ask for the chips, were they going to bring them without us asking for it? Second of all, the waitress was not very pleasant at all, no customer service at all! Third, when my husband ordered his «ranchera meat meal» he literally only got 2 tiny strips of meat and he goes «where’s the meat that were paying for?!» So we asked to get a bigger piece and they brought another small strip of meat?! Wth?! Were paying for a meal that were not getting! Fourth, the waitress dropped the coke glass and splattered all over the floor and inside my husbands shoes (I understand accidents happen) but she didn’t even apologize! She just cleaned it up. And lastly, throughout the whole time we were there I think just once she asked if everything was good. I wouldn’t come back to this place!

The food was good but I don’t think I can get past how horrible the service was. It took is 45 minutes to get our food and we didn’t even get our drinks till AFTER we got out food. Don’t bother asking for a refill on your drink because first they charge you and second they will take as long as possible to get you that refill. We won’t in for the family special of $ 19.99 and came out spending almost $ 40.00 because they even charge for a to-​go box.
Did I mention that the service was horrible! It was honestly like we didn’t exist to her. And she wasn’t very pleasant either.
Not a place to take kids to eat if you don’t want them to be bored and restless. The wait was so long and we were pretty
Ugh the only people in The restaurant.

For 17.99 you get marinated meats and pork belly, for $ 22.99 you get better cuts of meat. Other places give you shrimp, squid and vegetables to grill, but not here. You do get a salad bar with noodles and rice to fill you up but the quality was not very good. With so many Korean AYCE joints that offer more variety on the grill, I don’t see the reason to come back to this place.

Tried this place last night since I always pass it on my way to work. We love pupusas but its difficult to find a place who actually knows how to properly make pupusas. From past experiences with other pupusa vendors I have had frozen pupusas and precooked pupusas and both are true crimes towards delicious pupusas. The atmosphere during our visit was lonely, the places was empty except for one other couple and later another couple arrived. When we were seated, we immediately heard the heavenly sound of pupusas flapping and I knew they where being made fresh. We placed our order: 3 revueltas, 1 bean & cheese, and a plantain with beans and cream. We also added an horchata. Knowing they are being made fresh would mean they need time to be prepared but I felt they were slow in their serving times. We were the last ones to be served even though a coupled arrived after us. The pupusas were simple, they were not exploding with flavor but they are not raw or overcooked. I would not recommend the Horchata, it was aromatic and when you finished it felt like you ate soap. The plantain was perfectly cooked, not to oily and well complemented with the beans and cream. Parking is scary especially at night, i suggest only going during the day and avoid in-​hailing when passing the garbage can in the back. Service was lacking and you could sense what little enthusiasm they had towards serving you.

The best Pupusas outside of San Francisco! I have been searching for something comparable since I moved back to LA. Don’t be deceived by the surroundings, once you walk in the door it is cool and nicely decorated.

Pupusas, Pupusas, Mi vida, mi amor! Por ti yo canto, por ti yo como. Oh, how I longed for you, my pupusas, after my swift departure from San Francisco. Oh how I longed for you, comida salvadorena fina, after I bid farewell to my two amores in S.F.
At 6:30 a.m., self woke up, self said: a pupusa can really lighten up my day right now. As such, in a hurry to get my beloved pupusa, I reviewed every possible corner online for pupusas and headed straight for N. Lake, for the pupusas over there. Unfortunately, they were CLOSED at 10 a.m. Oh, the horror. I drove around, aimlessly, trying to find a salvadorean restaurant. I went down on green st. Nada. I went on colorado. nada. I went into the depth of San Marino. not for pupusas but for pretty mansions, but still, nada. Oh, no. I suddenly crossed over to huntington drive, and. thinking that there must be a pupuseria there, I frantically sought to read every banner that came into my purview.
NAAAAAAAAAAADDDDDDDDDDDDDDAAAAAA.
Devastated, I followed san gabriel blvd for who knew how long, only to come across some other street that I can’t remember and ended up in Montebello. Yes, there were mexican restaurants everywhere you went but no SALVADOREAN Restaurant. I drove and drove, and suddenly, just when I was going to give up in an foreign land, unbeknownst to me, I saw. with giant red letters against a white backdrop, the sweet letters of «Pupuseria.» Thank you lord!
I went in, the décor was fabulous and, guess what? it’s AUTHENTIC. that’s right, they barely understood me and my poor spanish but, I got my pupusas de queso y loroco, y squash, y horchata!!! Life is good.