La Guanaquita
Salvadoran · Long Beach
About La Guanaquita
La Guanaquita in Long Beach offers an authentic Salvadoran dining experience that feels like visiting family. Guests praise the warm atmosphere and exceptional service, noting how the staff takes time to share their culinary best. Signature dishes include freshly made pupusas with generous fillings,...
La Guanaquita in Long Beach offers an authentic Salvadoran dining experience that feels like visiting family. Guests praise the warm atmosphere and exceptional service, noting how the staff takes time to share their culinary best. Signature dishes include freshly made pupusas with generous fillings, delicious chicharron con queso, and flavorful curtido paired with a unique ensalada drink. The menu also features tasty tamales, pan dulce, and savory pollo frito. With great coffee and desserts, this welcoming spot serves local specialties perfect for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. Whether dining in, taking out, or enjoying sports on the television, La Guanaquita provides a consistent, heartwarming meal where every visitor feels at home.
What Customers Say About La Guanaquita
La Guanaquita is a beloved spot for Salvadoran cuisine, especially the pupusas. Customers rave about the friendly service, delicious food, and welcoming atmosphere. Some have noted issues with parking and slow service at times.
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Tip: The pupusas are a must-try, especially the chicharron con queso. Be aware that parking can be difficult due to the small lot.
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La Guanaquita Long Beach Reviews
Hands down best soups and papusas every. Been coming here for at least 15 years.
My experience with the food, very delicious. I love the Salvadorian hard cheese, very hard to find, but they sell it.
Love the food here popusas are the best plus the viejitas are the bomb 💣
Delicious food and excellent customer service. Staff was super kind and helpful
I have had pupusas all over the Los Angeles area. These are worth driving to Long Beach for. They are absolutely fantastic and the best I’ve had in the last eight years of traveling to LA. The fillings are very generous, and the slaw is excellent.The frijoles are so silky, smooth, and perfectly seasoned, I’m pretty sure angels eat them. Next time I come to LA I’m driving to Long Beach to come here.
This place is absolutely delicious, for food that makes your heart feel as good as your stomach this is the place to go, they take their time with the food and they want to share the best food they can with each customer, bring your family and friends the employees themselves are sweet and funny and i personally adore Mariela, this is an amazing establishment and i would come here until i dropped
i have been coming to this place since i was a kid and it has been consistently great for YEARS. i love their licuados, pupusas, tamales & panitos.
Great pupusas,flavor, amount inside good. Tasty curtido and salsa. Took a mexican friend and he ordered three pupusas which are big by the way,he stayed quiet and clean the plate!! PAN DULCE IS THE BOMB,GREAT FLAVOR !!
All the servers here are phenomenal, especially Marina. The food is fantastic, and the environment is great. It feels like visiting family: great food, great service, and great conversation. They get to know each customer and always remember you and your order when you come in!
So glad I finally stopped in after having moved to the neighborhood! I haven't been able to find an authentic spot for Salvadoran cuisine since the gem in Reseda...well here it is, down the street! Customer service that makes you feel at home, welcoming to stay a while in their little cozy kitchen and Market. Brittney was kind, very helpful, and genuine (her service with a smile sold me to return if not for the delicious food!) The food met and exceeded my expectations: fresh, authentic, and filling...you cannot go wrong with their menu, not a large menu- but has everything you need to enjoy the flavors of Salvadoran food and culture right here in long Beach! I'll be back to enjoy breakfast and dinner next! Thank you La Guanaquita!!!
They were good there food was good
Unpleasant smell coming from the restaurants kitchen. The restaurant looks distorted. Plus, the service is terrible.
45 min sitting waiting for order ended up leaving other tables got served way before us even the ones that arrived after us worst service ever
I was very disappointed with my experience here. I came in with my service dog and was immediately told that dogs weren’t allowed. I explained that my dog is a service animal, which under California and federal law means I do not need to provide “papers” or special ID. Despite that, the staff demanded proof and told me I couldn’t stay without it. These are petty rude. “Asking for documentation is not only unnecessary but also against the ADA. Businesses in California are only allowed to ask two questions: whether the dog is a service animal required because of a disability, and what tasks the animal is trained to perform. “
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801 CA-1, Long Beach, CA 90806
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