La Cuchara

Reviews

• Jerry A.

  star star star star star 27 May 2026

  I have seen this spot for years before it was the diamond in the rough it is today. We had been driving by when we caught a glimpse of pupusas on a poster. We immediately turned in to the parking lot.
  
  We were skeptical at first but our skepticism turned into excitement. We were greeted by a gentleman named Eduardo. He was patient with us and was very knowledgeable about all the dishes.
  
  Eduardo took our order after helping us decide what to pick. We ordered some pupusa's and some sopes with an order of chille relleno. Everything that we were served was perfect. I was impressed by the high quality of the food.
  
  You can truly tell that everything is hand made. The tortillas are hand made and are amazing. If you know you know. I had not one gripe about La Cuchara and the service or food.
  
  I will definitely be returning to this tasty spot. To our surprise Eduardo the person that gave us such great service all along ended up being the owner.
  
  When I have a craving for authentic hand made from scratch pupusas, tortilla, and everything else on their flavor packed menu I will come running right back.

• Kiki W.

  star star star star star_border 24 May 2026

  I listened to Yelpers about the best Mexican in Vtown, it's my 1st time here & I'm impressed.
  
  There's a picture menu on the wall, the owner greets your warmly & there's plenty to choose from, including a sopes  station as you walk in.
  
  I threw a Cinco de Mayo curve ball & ordered 2 revueltas papusas, and WOW.  Delish! Properly crisped, no mushy parts, fresh and hot. The curtido was fresh & crisp as well. The agua fresca on the side was like a hella sweet cloudy strawberry Mexican Kool-Aid, yes!
  
  If they made their own chips, I'd add another star. I know it's a pain, but a place with such a homemade, food from scratch feel, should definitely NOT be serving dumbed-down standard chips.
  
  Parking is available on the street & in a lot outback, and there's room for outdoor seating, streetside in a sunny day.
  
  Next time, super burrito!

• Aissa M.

  star star star star star 20 May 2026

  Found this place on yelp, and noticed it got great reviews.
  
  Omg, the food here is amazing!!! We ordered the Birria, cabeza taco, fish taco, and pupusa loca. The birria comes with home made tortillas soooo bomb highly recommend this. Also the cabeza taco is a must try! In fact, everything that we ordered was really good. Will definitely be coming back here, the owner was super friendly!

• John H.

  star star star star star_border 19 May 2026

  Had a great meal. Let me start off with the "Pan con Pollo" you don't see this sandwich often. I'm used to eating  it at thanksgiving with my wife's family. They did a real good job here tender chicken and fresh bread and veggies. We also had the green pozole with lime and onions and cilantro mmmm.... The pork was tender and it was good. The chicken tacos were bomb. The chicken was cut in pieces and not shredded just the way I like it. And last but not least the guy working the counter and checking on the tables (who I think was the owner) was a really nice guy and very helpful. I will definitely be back. I just found my go to Mexican/ Salvadoran restaurant in Vallejo.

• joey p.

  star star star star star_border 8 May 2026

  Had not dined at this location since it was Pepes 20 years ago. Over the years several restaurants have occupied this space.  Very few cars were parked there and so it always looked a little depressing. The place had finally closed a few months ago .  It reopened recently and I began to see a pretty good amount of cars there,  I decided to eat lunch there today and it was OK.  I had the carne asada with beans and salad, They make their own tortillas which is a pleasant surprise.  The plate also came with french fries which could have been great but were wilted. Prices are very reasoanble and unlike my other favorite Mexican eatery Tesoro the parking is not in a sketchy neighborhood.  I will be back and it wont be another 20 years