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Pupuseria in the Mission, SF?

3 posts · Feb 6, 2001 to Feb 10, 2001

Robert L.Feb 6, 2001
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La Santaneca, east side of Mission between 24th and 25th.

ATE1 wrote:
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> My favorite pupuseria changed hands (Costa del Sol #2, Mission near
> Virginia), and what once were tender, comforting masa and cheese with
> spicy fresh cabbage are now a tough, greasy, sodden mass.
>
> This is one of my favorite comfort foods! Can anyone recommend a
> replacement in the SF Mission District? I am just craving a good pupusa.
>
> Thanks,
> Amalia
>
Mark M.SRI InternationalFeb 6, 2001
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Someone wrote:
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>    Relative to Virginia Avenue, have you tried any of the places on
> Mission near Valencia?  The pupusas at El Zolcalo aren't terribly
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  Dang!  How come the spell checker didn't catch that?

  El Zocalo
  3230 Mission Street
  San Francisco  (415) 282-2572

ObMenloParkPupusas:  Tu Casa Taqueria, 875 Hamilton Avenue.

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AnonymousSequoia Peripherals, Inc.Feb 10, 2001Subject: Re: MP Pupusas (was Re: Pupuseria in the Mission, SF?)
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Mark M. wrote:
> Deborah B. wrote:
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>> Mark M. wrote:
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>> >
>> > ObMenloParkPupusas:  Tu Casa Taqueria, 875 Hamilton Avenue.
>>
>> How does Tu Casa compare to Amelias in Redwood City?
>> They are about equidistant from where I work. I have
>> to pay to park near Amelias.
>
>   Never having been to Amelias, I fear I cannot compare the two.
>Whereabouts in Redwood City is Amelias?
>
>   That said, if you're looking for pupusas in a cozy Salvadorean cafe
>setting, you will not find it at Tu Casa.  While tasty, the pupusas on the
>menu seem to be an afterthought.

They are definitely not an afterthought at Taqueria La Bamba in Mountain View, a Salvadorean taqueria which also has great carnitas and tamales. I have never had them anywhere else so have have no basis for comparison, but their pupusas seem pretty good to me.
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