Panaderia Y Pupuseria Belen

Incredible pupusas. Best tamales I’ve ever had. Superb platanos. Very affordable. Friendly folks.

Delicious handmade pupusas! Call ahead if you can otherwise there’s a wait while they make them fresh it’s worth the wait. Tough parking lot to get into and it is tucked away in the corner but a fun find. I’d bring cash unless you have a larger order.

Alright… So I found a Pupusa place out near Hollywood that I really enjoy, and have driven out there many times just to grub. Probably spending equal amounts in food and fuel. lol
So I searched again for a place in the SFV with high marks and found this place. I drove out the other day and found parking is similar to my dumpling joint, not great.
I walk in, mind you I’m a big bearded white guy, and again feel slightly out of place. I look at the photo menu on the wall, and see two ladies in the back kitchen area cooking it up. I ring the bell on the counter and a couple minutes later one of the ladies walks up. She’s very nice, and notices I’m a newbie here and helps with what I wanted. Bean –n– Cheese Pupusa’s. Two please, as if everyone here on Unilocal was wrong I wasn’t out much, and I didn’t want to look like a pig. Here or ToGo? I fumble and don’t know, so she says she’ll bag it to go but if I wanna eat there its cool. Very nice!
I have a seat, and notice Footloose playing on the back wall… Oh that takes me back a few decades… man I’m old… So I watch and wait, she hollers over that it’s ready and I walk up. She has utensils and napkins ready, and offers me a water or drink which I decline as I’m always packing.
This place definitely gets two thumbs up for the great service and lady there, she even thought my shirt was funny which most ladies wouldn’t think. Excellent!
Anyhow. I cop my seat and get back to watching Footloose while I open the bag and contents. I’m not a huge slaw fan, but it’s served with which is nice. A little bag of sauce as well tied up. Open the foil and see two discs of joy sitting there…
I loved the fact that the masa wasn’t thick and overpowered the filling, it was thin which let everything mesh well. A couple beans were a little hard but nothing to dock points for. It was a good lunch and the sauce wasn’t overpowering or anything.
Considering the great service and good food, this is my new valley haunt for Pupusa’s. Maybe one day I’ll try other things but for now, I stick to what I know.
The only downside is the parking lot, but support your local mom-​n-​pop places that have great food and service! If ya don’t try it, you’re missing out.

Yummy. the pupusas are freshly made and they are so so good. They are $ 2 a piece or you can get 1 dozen for $ 18.

So good! I had fresh tacos with homemade tortillas and yummy pupusas at a great price! My friends had the desserts (empanadas and cookies) and loved them. Also get the plantains with frijoles and crema. The owner, Maria, is a doll. I will definitely be back!

Ate some delicious squash and cheese pupusas. EXCELLENT. And she was SOOO nice. I was reading a book while I ate, and when I was about to leave, she invited me to stay a while and continue reading as long as I would like. 5 stars for sure!

everyone needs to know that if you are missing your mom, grandma or any women that makes you feel at home. you have to come to this place and eat here for the best pupusas, best coffee, best cookies… the lady at this place makes me want to hug her and kiss her. she soooooooooooooo sweet and nice. if their were more stars to give i would give 10 stars…

i walked in and the first thing he said was that they have a new owner. that said, my expectations were not high. ordered bean and cheese and the combo which has beans, chees and meat. the bean and cheese was doughy, and tasteless. the combo was much better in taste but did give us a tummy ache. the salsa and cabbage mixture was just alright. i will not be coming here again.

My girlfriend and I went here for the breakfast pupusas. They were delicious. Super nice service, the mexican bread looked tasty, I will have to come back to try them. Like a lot of people said, it’s a little hole in the wall place. But just because it’s small doesn’t make it any less tasty.

I went here today for the first time. I had the bean and cheese pupusas and oh wow were they good! The woman who was cooking made them fresh, they came out piping hot and tasty. And the man behind the counter was super friendly and willing to answer any questions about the food that I had.

4 stars to promote this hole in the wall gem. Always stop here during work for their breakfast sandwiches. Beans, eggs, cheese and cream… delicious. Two to go and your set! Too bad the owner of the strip mall is a selfish bastard who monopolized the sale of coffee in the strip mall with his pizza donuts shop next door.

I love little hole in the wall places and I will drive out from Culver City just to get my pupusa fix! They have a lot of the traditional dishes and they also have Colashampan! The food comes out quick and it’s made to order and tastes great! And don’t forget to take home some pan dulce before you go home!

sometimes little gems like these are hard to find in a sea of strip mall shops. and you never know what you are going to get at a random pupuseria but i tell you… it was delicious! and cheap! try the bean and cheese or meat and cheese. they even bag the cabbage and hot sauce. the guy at the counter was nice, the pupusas came out quickly and it was pretty clean and well-​lit in there.

I am an old timer in this strip mall on Roscoe & Reseda ever since Vallarta used to be here. I am proud that the Pupuseria opened here. The first time I came here was out of curiousity. Curiosity killed the cat, I loved the pupusas. The man in charge is very polite and funny & in no time you will get your pupusas or whatever you need. They have the traditional dishes also as well as Diana chips, Colashampan, and quesadillas. By far a hidden Salvadoran jewel in Northridge.