El Pulgarcito Restaurant

Alexandria, VA · Salvadoran restaurant

Rating
4.2/5
★★★★☆ 4.2
Reviews
20
Rank in Alexandria
#425
of 825 restaurants
City Percentile
42%
rating percentile
Address
El Pulgarcito Restaurant, 3838 Mt Vernon Ave, Alexandria, VA 22305
Phone
(703) 549-4549
Status
Closed · Opens 11 AM

El Pulgarcito Restaurant is a restaurant located in Alexandria, VA. It is one of 825 restaurants listed in Alexandria. Its 4.2-star rating matches the Alexandria city average of 4.2 stars. There are 10 photos associated with this location.

About El Pulgarcito Restaurant

This little Salvadoran Restaurant been in business in Chirilagua that a part Alexandria City community since 1999. It family owned and operated. We have authentic Salvadoran food in the area. Come by and try our Pupusas, Carne asada or our house dish... More

Hours

Friday11 AM–11 PM

Customer Reviews

★★★★★ 5.0 Tai Perkins · Dec 2025

We're visiting family and was craving pupusas so decided to give this place a try. We ordered Uber Eats and waited patiently. IT WAS WORTH THE WAIT, THE PUPUSAS WERE AMAZING!!! We ordered cheese, revueltas (pork and cheese), and cheese with loroco. They were all authentic and delicious. We also ordered the yucca with chicharron (fried pork belly) and it was fantastic. I wish I could take the restaurant home with me! You must try it out!

★★★★★ 5.0 Arielle Bateman · Feb 2026

Best pupusas in Alexandria / Fairfax! They were kind enough to make me bean pupusas without cheese, which was amazing. Not only are the pupusas so flavorful, they are huge—a great value. Also, the vibes are very relaxed and unpretentious, but it feels homey. I keep going back!

★★★☆☆ 3.0 Ludovic Lalo · Feb 2026

Food: cheese pupusa, cheese and bean pupusa, plantains, yucca. The pupusas were decent, but a little thick for my taste. The red sauce wasn't spicy at all, the cabbage didn't taste very marinated which came with the pupusas. The plantains were good enough. The yucca was too hard and overly deep fried. Moreover, I ordered only yucca but the server brought yucca with some type of meat. I didn't complain because I am open to chance, but the meat was not edible since it was too hard. After getting the receipt, I discovered they served yuca con chicharron instead of of just yucca. After leaving, I then discovered the meat was likely pork. Argh! I hate pork. Service: the server and I obviously had language issues. I won't discount for that, but the service was neither exceptional n

★★★★★ 5.0 Cady · Mar 2025

The food was delicious! The carne asada was tender, the rice was tasty, and the shrimps were buttery. The pupusa de queso was very good with lots of cheese. The horchata was refreshing

★★★★★ 5.0 Misha Enriquez · Jul 2025

Great little hidden gem in Arlandria-Chirilagua! I didn't realize El Pulgarcito has been around since 1999 and is a family-owned restaurant. Loved the pupusas and tamarindo juice. The pescato frito was wow! Also recommend the Asado Latino.

Accessibility & Amenities

✓ Wheelchair Accessible Parking Lot ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Restroom ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Seating

Services

Salvadoran restaurant

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