Best Pupusas in San Mateo! The servers and owners are welcoming and kind and ambiance is peaceful and very clean. The pupusas are not too greasy and a pretty generous size. Platanos and frijoles are always spot on. Try them out!

I've been visiting this place since 2020. Customer service very good ambiance always comfortable nice and clean. Highly recommended

Great Salvadoran food, both the well known pupusas and other less known Salvadoran dishes. The fruit drinks are amazing (maracuya, horchata, tamarindo).

Food and service is really great!!! Very nice ambiance for casual dining!!! We will come back for more!!!!

This place looks very modest both outside and inside but wow does the food quality deliver. A Salvadorian friend of mine told me about this place. The Sopa de Pata had an amazing amount of flavor. It could definitely win an Umami award. The Pork Bean and Cheese Pupusa was my favorite. The Pupusas were some of the softest and best I've had. Easy parking in the shopping center parking lot. I will definitely come back here again.

This has been our go to place for some time now, I'm just finally taking the time to give them a review. We normally place a phone order and bring it home, this place is a little too loud for us. Today I ordered pupusas revueltas (chicharrón and cheese) combo. It's 3 pupusas with a side of rice and beans. The pupusas have the perfect amount of masa and cheese. The beans and rice are so much better if you mix them together, the rice is a little bland. My husband had the same combo but his pupusas were with harina de arroz. The only reason I give them 4 stars and not 5 is because they don't have the best service, it's truly a hit or miss. I will not let that interfiere with the amazing pupusas

I like to come to this place when I want comfort food. Like home made food. When I want some good soup or when you sick and you need to orden a good soup this is the place that's you need to think about it. Either meat or chicken soup highly recommend. Full of fresh vegetables. Is a very simple place but food taste good is always fresh made when you ordered. The people on charge are very friendly. Their prices are also very good. I also ordered popusas to go. I like their popusas because they are not greasy and good taste. Their portion are always on the big size in all the dishes I been trying so far.

My experience has always been to-go with plenty of notice. I know pupusas take awhile and a lot of grill space, so it's best to get your order in if it is a large order and suggest a pick up time. I always call in a hour or more ahead of time, tell them the name of the person, the type of pupusas they want, and come pick up time, it's always labeled properly and easy to pass out to my co-workers. They also always give bag of the cabbage slaw and hot sauce for each order as well to make things easy for everyone. I found out about this place from my brother friend who works at Genetech. They said they always take people here when they are from out of town, which I thought was a bit odd. I mean I live close by, it's in a strip mall, and let's be honest, isn't as nice as some of the restaurants you would find in downtown area. I can easily overlook that though if the food is good. Great staff and good pupusas. If that's what your looking for, come to Maria's. Don't go in excepting fast service if you got a large pupsas order since it takes a lot of space on the flat top. Give them some good notice.