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En Panchitas, te damos la bienvenida a un rincón de San Francisco donde el sabor de El Salvador cobra vida. Nuestra especialidad son las pupusas, elaboradas con cariño en una variedad de sabores que te transportarán a Latinoamérica. Ven a disfrutar de una experiencia auténtica y...

Panchitas

Salvadoran · San Francisco

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www.panchitaspupuseria.com

About Panchitas

En Panchitas, te damos la bienvenida a un rincón de San Francisco donde el sabor de El Salvador cobra vida. Nuestra especialidad son las pupusas, elaboradas con cariño en una variedad de sabores que te transportarán a Latinoamérica. Ven a disfrutar de una experiencia auténtica y casera, valorada por...

En Panchitas, te damos la bienvenida a un rincón de San Francisco donde el sabor de El Salvador cobra vida. Nuestra especialidad son las pupusas, elaboradas con cariño en una variedad de sabores que te transportarán a Latinoamérica. Ven a disfrutar de una experiencia auténtica y casera, valorada por nuestros clientes con una puntuación de 4.5 estrellas.

What Customers Say About Panchitas

Panchitas is loved for its delicious and affordable pupusas, especially the bean and cheese options. Customers rave about the authentic flavors and generous fillings. Be prepared for potential lines, especially during peak hours.

Popular Dishes

pupusas (14) combo 1 combo 3 beans and Mexican pupusa mushroom and zucchini pupusa chicken pupusa beef ribs

Best For

Locals Quick Bite Casual

Tip: Don't take pupusas to go, the texture is best when eaten fresh at the restaurant. Consider visiting between 16th and Rondell, where there is a park garage for easier parking.

Features

🌳 Outdoor 🅿️ Parking Accessible 🌅 Breakfast 🍽️ Lunch 🌙 Dinner 🥗 Vegetarian Coffee
🎯 Casual 🛋️ Cozy Trendy 👥 Groups

What to see nearby

Episcopal Church of St. John the Evangelist, San Francisco
A 190m

Episcopal Church of St. John the Evangelist, San Francisco

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Clarion Alley
A 198m

Clarion Alley

atracción turística

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Recreation Park
A 223m

Recreation Park

parque

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Redstone Building
A 329m

Redstone Building

edificio

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Woodward's Gardens
Heritage
A 370m

Woodward's Gardens

parque de atracciones

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St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church
A 374m

St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church

construcción

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Explore the area around Panchitas

Panchitas is located in San Francisco, surrounded by cultural and historical points of interest. Here are some of the most notable places nearby.

Historical Heritage

  • Woodward's Gardens (A 370m) — 19th-century amusement park in San Francisco, California Hito histórico de California
  • Trinity Presbyterian Church (A 453m) — church building in San Francisco, United States of America Lugar inscrito en el Registro Nacional de Lugares Históricos
  • Misión de San Francisco de Asís (A 473m) — Mision española Lugar inscrito en el Registro Nacional de Lugares Históricos
  • Congregation B'nai David (A 542m) — synagogue in San Francisco, California, US (1908–1978) San Francisco Designated Landmark

Religious Buildings

  • Episcopal Church of St. John the Evangelist, San Francisco (A 190m) — church building in Mission District, United States of America

Parks & Gardens

  • Recreation Park (A 223m) — name of several former baseball parks in San Francisco
  • Strauss Playground (A 471m) — park in the United States of America

Other Points of Interest

  • Clarion Alley (A 198m) — street in San Francisco
  • Redstone Building (A 329m) — historic landmark in San Francisco, CA
  • St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church (A 374m)

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Frequently asked questions about Panchitas

Panchitas is located at 3091 16th St, San Francisco, CA 94103, San Francisco.
Near Panchitas you can find points of interest such as Episcopal Church of St. John the Evangelist, San Francisco, Clarion Alley, Recreation Park, Redstone Building.
Panchitas offers salvadoran cuisine.
Panchitas has regular opening hours. Check their profile for updated schedules.
Panchitas offers the following services: dine-in, takeaway.
The most recommended dishes at Panchitas based on customer reviews are: pupusas, combo 1, combo 3, beans and Mexican pupusa, mushroom and zucchini pupusa.
Panchitas is ideal for locals, quick bites, casual dining.
Panchitas is loved for its delicious and affordable pupusas, especially the bean and cheese options. Customers rave about the authentic flavors and generous fillings. Be prepared for potential lines, especially during peak hours.
Don't take pupusas to go, the texture is best when eaten fresh at the restaurant. Consider visiting between 16th and Rondell, where there is a park garage for easier parking.
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Panchitas San Francisco Reviews

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Tara McHugh

You HAVE to try the pupuserías they’re unbelievable!! We got beef, garlic and mushroom and jalapeño and spicy sausage! We will definitely be back! Service was also brilliant!

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Horacio Damián

Looking for authentic Salvadoran cuisine? This is the place. The prices are outstanding, and the service is impeccable, warm, courteous, and genuinely welcoming. While it seems they already have plenty of loyal customers, I can’t help but highly recommend this hidden gem in San Francisco.

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J T

Wow… This food is so good I can’t believe it. Like so good, I had to stop myself while eating so I could have leftovers for tomorrow and enjoy it a second time. I’m so excited to eat it again. Wow 😋. The atmosphere was lively, and busy. The people working there were so kind!

Chris Tran Burton
Chris Tran Burton

Visited twice in one trip. Hands down the best pupusas I've ever had. The texture of the flour was done right with just enough crunch. The fillings were generous. We ordered the combo plate which included 2 pupusas and the second order was beef ribs. Both were delicious in their own way. Great for celiacs. Everything is made from rice or corn flour. I'll definitely be back next time I'm up here.

Nark 360
Nark 360

An exceptional pupusa. I’ve tried many others and nothing comes close to Panchitas. Don’t take to go! The edges are ever so slightly crisp with delicious cheese and the cortido and salsa make a perfect pairing. If you take it to go, the cheese has time to cool down and the steam worsens the texture. Still tasty but not as perfect. Highly recommend for anyone living or visiting San Francisco. Can get busy late at night on a weekend but for good reason.

Aakash Raghubansh
Aakash Raghubansh

Fantastic pupusas! I like the slight difference in Salvadoran horchata as well

Babak M
Babak M

Great Taqueria style restaurant in the heart of mission neighborhood. Very good food at reasonable prices. Friendly service

Joy O.
Joy O.

Amazing food, amazing service. I don’t eat dairy so I ordered combo 2, pork + pork/beans pupusas and they were delicious! I recommend the pork one. I wish they had one with just chicken. I’ll be back next year hehehe My husband eats cheese and he said that beef + pork with cheese were wonderful as well. Super fast service. Bathroom needs a bit more regular cleaning but I understand

Sydney Grange
Sydney Grange

We tried this place on Halloween night when the line was around the block and not only was the food amazing but the service was great and the staff handled the nonstop orders incredibly well. The food came out pretty quickly despite crowds of people and long lines all night. Great food and service, thank you!!

Florencia Naranjo
Florencia Naranjo

We loved the food! Parking is very hard to get, but between 16th and Rondell is a park garage

Lisa
Lisa

Delicious. I am a long time customer and I went vegan a few years ago and they started offering vegan options which is fantastic. No impact on the quality for our meat eating friends 🤗. I really enjoyed the soyrizo it was a little spicy which I loved but also the other two vegan options were delicious. Staff were kind and helpful and plenty of cabbage and salsa. Open late with options for everyone. Please don’t gentrify panchitas. ❤️

Spencer Browning
Spencer Browning

we ordered combos 1 and 3 and tamarindo. everything was delicious—personally i would recommend combo 1!

Khushboo Katara
Khushboo Katara

A friend introduced me to Panchita's, and now it's my absolute go-to! My usual order is the beans and Mexican pupusa, with a side of platanos. It's so filling and incredibly pocket-friendly, which is a huge plus. Another bonus is its convenient location near several bus stops, making it super accessible. Highly recommend checking it out!

Mrimon Guha
Mrimon Guha

Oh my god! This place is amazing. The food is phenomenal and one of the cheapest restaurants in san francisco with such great food. Me and my friend ordered two pupusas with rice flour, yucca fries, empanadas. The chicken pupusa which I had was very delicious and had good amount of chicken filling inside, paired with the hot sauce and coleslaw, it was heart filling. I loved how crispy the rice flour was. The yucca fries were good but we had to add some sauce and pepper for our taste buds. Empanadas were perfectly cooked and so soft and sweet inside. Our food came within 20 mins on a busy Sunday afternoon. Must visit!

Emilia Vesper
Emilia Vesper

There pupusas were delicious. Very cheesy and tasty. I got a mushroom and zucchini pupusa and they were delightful. They have a variety of juices and our favorite is the guayabana (soursop). ☺️

Helena Aredo
Helena Aredo

Great first time dining here! The pupusas are perfect! Not oily, which is a problem at a lot of other pupuserias! Very tasty and authentic food. Not too crowded. Wait time was not too bad. I am very glad this place was recommended to me by a friend.

beyza simsekoglu
beyza simsekoglu

My friends highly recommended this place to me, and I tried it for the first time today. It definitely met my expectations. Their combo menus are best-sellers and they are really satisfying. You can choose your own meat, which is great. The food was delicious. One of their most popular menu items is the mushroom garlic, but I didn't try it because I don't like mushrooms. Just something to keep in mind!

Yolanda Salinas
Yolanda Salinas

So GOOD! I got combo #3 vegetarian - pupuse of beans. I don’t really like trying meats out of state so I stick to veggies when I travel. And this this was soo delicious I RECOMMEND you come by. I will definitely be coming be coming back

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Vaishakhi Pilankar

The food was fantastic! I really loved the vibe of the interior, too. Plus, you can sometimes catch a live mariachi band playing!

Shray Chandra
Shray Chandra

First time trying pupusa's and they did not disappoint. Its a basic, self-serve place, with lines that can get long especially on weekend nights. Friday evening had us waiting for about 10 mins in line to place our order. As an indian, it is hard to not draw a parallel to a cheese-stuffed paratha, but with a twist. Glad to see that they have plentiful veg and non-veg stuffing options. I tried the mushroom-garlic pupusa, the chicken pupusa, and the pollo en salsa roja (chicken breast curry style in a thick tomato sauce). The combo plates come with slaw and cream/guac or fried plantains. There is also a dessert with fried plantains and cinnamon, which was unique. All the food was great, although a little mild for my palette (I asked them for alot of jalapenos on the side since they don't have a hot sauce). Also, its open till 2am and would make for great late-night grub food.

Alex M
Alex M

Nice/tasty pupusas, however long wait for one combo plate 30+ mins. It was pretty busy so we understand the wait can be long, but there was a situation where there were several tables of people who came in & placed in their food orders (for multiple plates) after us, but they got their food much before us. Also, while the pupusas were flavorful/tasty, they & the rest of the food on our plate were relatively lukewarm when we got them.

Veronica
Veronica

The food is delicious, I really like the garlic and mushroom papusa. I’ve been here a few times and the food is consistently good. They are always busy so prep for a line. Tonight I spilled my drink while waiting for takeout. I’d only taken a few sips and I felt really bad. I asked if they would replace it for me and they said no which I thought was really weird.

Ophelia Zhu
Ophelia Zhu

Food was yummy but we ordered pork and beef pupusas and didn’t get any meat in them. We let the staff know but they gaslight us in saying the meat was in there but there was indeed not.

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Fred Williams

Was very busy Saturday. Quality was good before, tasted like fast food, not fresh,sat to long before being served. Cold

Malik M
Malik M

Unfortunately I really like this place but cannot justify this type of unhygienic food preparation, just got a to go order and drove home (30min) and found a clothing tag? that had been cooked into my papusa. Actually disgusting and made me shudder.

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3091 16th St, San Francisco, CA 94103

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Highlights

Highly Rated
4.5/5 stars
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Many Reviews
2002 reviews
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Budget Friendly
Price level
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salvadoran
Cuisine type

Services

🥞 Breakfast
🍽️ Lunch
🍾 Dinner
Coffee
🍰 Desserts
🥗 Vegetarian Options
🥡 Takeout
🍴 Dine-in

Dining Options

🍽️ Dine In
🥡 Takeout

Restaurant Info

Status
Verified by owner
🕐 Hours Today
9AM-11PM
Rating
4.5/5
💬 Reviews
2,002
💰 Price Level
$
⏱️ Typical Visit
People typically spend 30 min to 1 hr here
📞 Phone
+1 415-431-4232
🌐 Website
www.panchitaspupuseria.com

Amenities

🅿️ Parking
🌿 Outdoor Seating
Wheelchair Accessible
🚻 Restroom
💳 Credit Cards
📱 Mobile Payments
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The Neighborhood

Episcopal Church of St. John the Evangelist, San Francisco

church building in Mission District, United States of America

A 190m
Clarion Alley

street in San Francisco

A 198m
Recreation Park

name of several former baseball parks in San Francisco

A 223m
Redstone Building

historic landmark in San Francisco, CA

A 329m
Woodward's Gardens Heritage

19th-century amusement park in San Francisco, California

A 370m
St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church
A 374m
Trinity Presbyterian Church Heritage

church building in San Francisco, United States of America

A 453m
Strauss Playground

park in the United States of America

A 471m
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