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El Papaturro

★★★★ 3.5 · 0 reseñas

El Papaturro in Houston is a beloved destination for authentic Salvadorian cuisine, celebrated for its fresh, hot food made to order. Guests rave about the delicious tamales and pupusas, which are perfectly cooked without being greasy. The menu also features comforting beef soups...

El Papaturro

Salvadoran · Houston

3.5 · 1,003 reviews Google
Yelp 3.0 (38)

About El Papaturro

El Papaturro in Houston is a beloved destination for authentic Salvadorian cuisine, celebrated for its fresh, hot food made to order. Guests rave about the delicious tamales and pupusas, which are perfectly cooked without being greasy. The menu also features comforting beef soups, hen soup with frie...

El Papaturro in Houston is a beloved destination for authentic Salvadorian cuisine, celebrated for its fresh, hot food made to order. Guests rave about the delicious tamales and pupusas, which are perfectly cooked without being greasy. The menu also features comforting beef soups, hen soup with fried chicken, and refreshing fruit salad drinks that balance sweetness beautifully. Beyond the flavorful dishes, the restaurant offers great coffee and friendly service in an accessible setting perfect for solo dining or family gatherings. Whether grabbing a quick lunch, enjoying dinner, or picking up takeout, El Papaturro provides a warm experience that serves local specialties with consistent quality and care every day.

What Customers Say About El Papaturro

El Papaturro is known for its authentic Salvadorian food, especially the pupusas, which many reviewers claim are the best in Houston. However, slow service, cleanliness issues, and automatic gratuity charges are recurring complaints.

Popular Dishes

pupusas revueltas pupusas (8) beef soups hen soup salvadorian tamales chicken tamales salvadorian plantains bananas with cream salvadorian style seafood soups

Best For

Locals Casual

Tip: Order pupusas and be prepared for a wait. Consider calling in advance, but note that they may not answer the phone.

Features

🅿️ Parking 🚗 Delivery Accessible 🌅 Breakfast 🍽️ Lunch 🌙 Dinner Coffee
🎯 Casual 🛋️ Cozy 🤫 Quiet 👥 Groups

Frequently asked questions about El Papaturro

El Papaturro is located at 241 E Crosstimbers St, Houston, TX 77022, Houston.
El Papaturro offers salvadoran cuisine.
El Papaturro has regular opening hours. Check their profile for updated schedules.
El Papaturro offers the following services: dine-in, takeaway, delivery.
The most recommended dishes at El Papaturro based on customer reviews are: pupusas revueltas, pupusas, beef soups, hen soup, salvadorian tamales.
El Papaturro is ideal for locals, casual dining.
El Papaturro is known for its authentic Salvadorian food, especially the pupusas, which many reviewers claim are the best in Houston. However, slow service, cleanliness issues, and automatic gratuity charges are recurring complaints.
Order pupusas and be prepared for a wait. Consider calling in advance, but note that they may not answer the phone.
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El Papaturro Houston Reviews

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Reviews (23)
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Hector Mendez

Clutch Automotive loves El Papaturro! If you want the best Pupusas in Houston made with love and CONSISTANCY at any Papaturros, COME HERE!

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Cecilia Rodriguez

THE BEST SALVADOREAN FOOD!!!! Its so hard to find real authentic and delicious food but when I tell you this is it! This is it! Their pupusas are the BEST I’ve ever had and can’t be compared. I almost cried just enjoying every bite. I had the pupusas, tamal de elote frito, and platanitos fritos. My go to place from now on, loved the balada music playing in the background 😌

Phil Soto
Phil Soto

I had good experience, and was my first time visiting this Salvadorian Restaurant, the atole de maíz was delicioso i ask 2 cups, service was very good and very friendly

Daniel Pinon
Daniel Pinon

This place is #1 in authentic Salvadorian food in all of Houston. The seafood soups and pupusas are my favorite to go plates every time I go. The food is made fresh hot out the oven every single time with high quality ingredients trust me you’ll taste the difference coming here. The waitresses are very attentive and friendly.

Houston TailorShop
Houston TailorShop

Delicious pupusas! Their beef soups is delicious, their hen soup with the fried chicken! Everything in this place is delicious!

David Balderas
David Balderas

Was very tasty and good portion sizes

Augustine Arellano
Augustine Arellano

Ordered pupusas revueltas to go. Made to order, so it took a while. Food was fresh and hot.

Emmanuel Sanchez (DEATH5TARKILLAH)
Emmanuel Sanchez (DEATH5TARKILLAH)

These are the best tasting Popusas ever. No lie. I live almost an hour away. When I do show up I never buy less than 15 so that I can eat them for 2 or 3 days. I have tried different spots but nothing compares. I've been coming here for over 10 years. Since they were across the street at the smaller place. Do yourself a favor and try them. Trust me.

Jason “Jay B”
Jason “Jay B”

Food was delicious. The salvadorian tamales are very tasty, tamale made of corn was also good. We went again because my wife loved the chicken tamales salvadorian and this time I got plantains bananas with cream salvadorian style and blended beans. Its was delicious if I may say. Here are some pictures of it. I would recommend this place if you want to eat something foreign and good....this is the spot. #TrueRatings Please Like and Share.

Pasa Get Down Dena
Pasa Get Down Dena

First timer. Good pupusas revueltas. Good pan de pollo, (although im used to cabbage instead of lettuce & no steamed type veggies on top). I will return soon for the breakfast plate and seafood soup w crema.

Maria Elena S
Maria Elena S

I was in the area and wanted to eat a pupusa. I began with a fruit salad drink. It's quite refreshing and not too sweet. I had a cheese and loroco pupusa. It was quite good and not greasy. But it could have been cheesier. The cabbage (curtido) is a bit spicy. Once I got my pupusa the waitress never returned. I ordered a corn tamal to go. I proceeded to go pay at cash register as didn't get my check. I received my tamal at the cash register. It comes with cream. The cream could have been tastier. I'd give the pupusa another chance.

Mike T
Mike T

Really good pupusas, I should know I grew up eating them, my mom is Salvadoran ! The pupusas here have the right ratio of cheese to masa. Get the chicharon and the cheese with lorroco (an edible flower found in El Salvador)

Wilson Lazo-Cruz (Alexis)
Wilson Lazo-Cruz (Alexis)

Please fix up your daik phone please take phone phone orders again thanks

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Emilee E

Food is great but the service is terrible. There is only 2 customers in the whole restaurant and it takes 1 hour and then the food cold. It use to be great but now it’s just not good. The waiters seems to be the problem because there use to great waiters idk what happened but service is important Also side note they have terrible service but will make you pay a gratuity for a table for 2

Michelle Bre
Michelle Bre

Food delicious, takes forever. Needs management. My complain is that their menu dish "Papas salvadoreñas" has been downgraded to a small box to go. They used to have the larger box for 6 dollars. Which is good. Asking you guys to go back to that, that small box has almost no fries. Thats why my rating is low. Pupusas are delicious.

Angela P
Angela P

Very good food I came to eat here twice and loved it but they never answer their phone so I literally can never place an order….. I can only leave my job a few minutes to pick up lunch so my only option is to call and place order….. I’ve called 4 different days several times and no answer….

Jean Paul Casanova
Jean Paul Casanova

Food was good, but I wouldn’t come again due to food being too pricey, I have been to other Salvadorian restaurants and they are cheaper and delicious. Service wasn’t great either.

Philip Gurka
Philip Gurka

Be aware they think they have the right to automatically charge gratuity and we were only a group of 3!!!!! So a $39 bill went to $51 !! Absolutely ridiculous I'm guessing because people tip based on service and there terrible so they don't get tips. They also charge to use a card which is illegal look up the durbin act.They will be reported to the texas attorney general's for breaking the law.

Perla Estrella
Perla Estrella

It's unbelievable that a place offering delicious food has such terrible customer service. Now I understand why I was alone when I visited. I traveled almost an hour for this awful service. The waitress didn't even attend to my table and handed over her shift, leaving an absurd bill because she added a tip for two people. From a $64 bill, I ended up paying $80.43. I absolutely do not recommend this place.

Emmanuel Rodriguez
Emmanuel Rodriguez

The pupusas are drowned in grease and the the curtido & salsa taste terrible.

Dora Galdamez
Dora Galdamez

The pupusas were not good, the curtido was served to us, and it seems like the same container goes around different tables, which is nasty because you use the same fork you are eating with to serve it. The place was not too clean. We did not touch the curtido. If we could, i would give it a ZERO. Never going back again.

Orsito
Orsito

The waitresses take forever to bring the food, the food is not good anymore not to mention the cleanliness of this place is deplorable and unhygienic even for those who eat here. I can't believe the city would allow a business like this to operate. Don't come back anymore.

soli Sanchez
soli Sanchez

I absolutely hate going to this place! And the only reason I ever do go is because of my elderly mother. She likes this particular dish called, yucca. The service is slow. The wait for the food is even worse. Unfortunately, I have convinced my mom from from dinning in and I have since started calling in the order for her to avoid ever having to dine in and even then, placing a take out order is just as frustrating, you are lucky if you get them to answer the phone! Because of the lack of changes to this restaurant I have even convinced my mom to patronize other restaurants. It is not worth the hassle. And frankly, with the gratuity already included on your bill, why would they even care to make positive changes to the wait staff. It's my guess that this is why the business owner doesn't bother to improve its staff.

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