Tita's Pupuseria

4.0 star rating
89 reviews Rating Details

Categories: Mexican, Latin American  [Edit]

20643 Tracy Ave
Buttonwillow, CA 93206
(661) 764-5111
Price Range:
$
Accepts Credit Cards:
Yes
Parking:
Private Lot
Attire:
Casual
Good for Groups:
Yes
Good for Kids:
Yes
Takes Reservations:
No
Delivery:
No
Take-out:
Yes
Waiter Service:
Yes
Outdoor Seating:
Yes
Wi-Fi:
No
Good For:
Lunch, Dinner
Alcohol:
Beer & Wine Only
Noise Level:
Average
Ambience:
Casual
Has TV:
Yes
Wheelchair Accessible:
Yes

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"And the Pupusas are crispy hot and awesome." (in 40 reviews)
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"and the pork and cheese stuffed ones." (in 14 reviews)
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"My husband found and authentic salvadorian restaurant." (in 3 reviews)
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  • Review from Jim P.

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    Los Altos, CA

    5.0 star rating
    10/10/2011 2 Check-ins Here

    I don't hand out 5 Star ratings on a whim. A business has to earn it; and Tita's did! We were at Buttonwillo for a track weekend and ate here for dinner both nights. It was that good and the menu had lots of things I NEEDED to try!

    Food: The Pork&Cheese Papusa w/hot sauce and cole slaw were killer. I have to say that the highlight of my meals was the Chile Verde Tacos though; really really good! I also had the Menudo; which was awesome.

    Service: Great group of folks running the place; always smiling and spending time chatting with you to make sure you have everything you need. They honestly moved the rating up a star; we had a great time just laughing with the staff.

    Decor: Clean and nice. Excellent for Buttonwillow.

    $$$: Food and beer was a lot cheaper than I expected.

    I know where I'll be eating in Buttonwillow for now on!

    Cheers!

  • Review from Irina N.

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    San Marino, CA

    3.0 star rating
    12/22/2011

    Overall decent food. Pupusas are huge.   The cheese one was very cheesy. The one with cheese and pork had some strange concoction cheese and almost paste like substance. No pork that I could see.  

    I also tried their rice drink and it was so full of cinnamon that none of us could drink it.

    Also, had to ask the waitress to turn the porn of tv. My teenagers got quite an eyeful.

  • Review from Jim A.

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    Los Angeles, CA

    4.0 star rating
    12/17/2011 1 Check-in Here

    Taco truck!
    Had this on my way to Palo Alto

    Great choice when you have taco bell or carls jr staring at you.

    Healthier and so much food. The fod was very very good

  • Review from Simon C.

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    Walnut, CA

    4.0 star rating
    10/11/2011 1 Check-in Here

    Those are some delicious pupusas. And the bucket of cabbage was good. The salsa is delicious. I am a happy customer.

    The negatives include a long wait for food even though the restaurant was completely empty. The asada taco was pretty cold and dry so I won't be getting that again.

    Just stick to the foods this place is known for and you won't he disappointed. I'll probably stop by again on the way back down to la.

  • Review from Hallie M.

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    San Francisco, CA

    3.0 star rating
    1/6/2012

    If for some reason you don't want In N Out, this is the place to stop for dinner between Vegas and the Bay.  Delicious pupusas.  Really slow service though.  I can't imagine how they deal with people coming through the drive thru.

  • Review from Laurie H.

    Oakland, CA

    3.0 star rating
    1/5/2012 1 Check-in Here

    Everyone knows there are very few options on this stretch of I-5. But this is a decent alternative. Plus you can get breakfast all day (I think). Had a pupusa last year but this year stuck with the breakfast items and was more than happy with eggs and hash browns.

  • Review from Victoria L.

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    San Francisco, CA

    4.0 star rating
    12/12/2011

    Although our food arrived quickly, we did notice that another couple left probably because their food was taking so long. I guess that means it really depends on what you're getting. The al pastor tacos were tasty but a bit oily. The squash pupusa was tasty. All in all the meal was good. A caution, however, because this restaurant is on the side of a freeway, you will sit next to people from all walks of life.

  • Review from Kent W.

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    Grass Valley, CA

    4.0 star rating
    12/15/2011 1 Check-in Here

    We wanted something other than typical fast food. This  Salvadoran place in an old hamburger joint serves fantastic food. The fried plantains sweet and when combined with savory pupusa offers a wonderful complement. Being vegetarians, we ordered the pupusa con queso y loroco. The accompanying slaw has some oregano which flavors the whole dish. Great spot to stop en route between SoCal and NorCal. really fun.  Really full when we departed.

  • Review from Tina P.

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    Livermore, CA

    4.0 star rating
    Updated - 9/2/2011

    This latest trip down the 5 - we ate at the actual truck.

    Papusas were large and freshly made as you could see into the truck and watch the lady with the skills work the dough.

    Curtido still wasn't the best but wasn't bad either.

    My favorite option along the 5!

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    • 4.0 star rating
      2/8/2011

      Ate at the actual restaurant and not the truck. It was way too cold to eat outside!

      Service was super… Read more »

  • Review from Danna S.

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    Highland, CA

    4.0 star rating
    1/16/2012

    Worth trying. Caldo de REs, bean and cheese pupusas and tacos were fantastic. Make sure you squeeze the half lime juice into the soup. Decor and bathrooms are atrocious. I suspect the bucket of cabbage slaw gets passed from table to table. But the food is fantastic. Made with love and absolutely delicious.

  • Review from Hazel Q.

    Orange County, CA

    2.0 star rating
    Updated - 6/1/2011 2 Check-ins Here

    Dear Future Hazel,

    This review is only intended as a reminder not to stop here next time you're driving to the bay area. You forget every single time. All you have on your mind is pupusas, yet you forget that it takes approximately 7 1/2 years for your order to get to your table. And you forget that the waitress will never come and tell you what's going on. And you forget that it's pretty damn expensive for a little pupuseria/diner like this. And you forget that you'll leave grouchy because none of it was worth the time or money in the first place and you weren't even that hungry and you could have just gone to stupid McDonald's across the street and been in San Jose by now.

    Consider this your reminder. And if you simply MUST have some pupusas, stop off at the food truck to shave a bit of time off your order and skip the restaurant.

    Sincerely,

    Past Hazel

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    • 4.0 star rating
      2/12/2010

      Oh man, a couple of hours on the road already, let's stop here in gorgeous Buttonwillow, California… Read more »

  • Review from Jill G.

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    San Pablo, CA

    5.0 star rating
    8/22/2011

    On our way back to the Bay Area from Vegas, I yelped "mexican food" on my phone app and tina's popped up. i didn't read the full reviews, just saw the 4-star rating and new we needed to go there.

    At first I was kinda skeptical about this place because it looked like an old taco-bell turned into a restaurant. We walked in, not knowing whether or not we should order at the counter or sit at a table and ended up ordering at the counter and seating ourselves. Despite the confusion and the super authentico menu, we were able to successfully order.

    OH MY GAWD this place is unbelievably GOOOOOOD. This was my first time having pupusas and WOW the cabbage is amazing (they give you a small bucket full) and the sauce is tasty with just the right amount of spice. I didn't end up eating my entire meal because they are so generous with their portions - I had 1 pupusa leftover plus some rice and beans. The tortillas are HAND MADE - you can't beat that!

    This place is a diamond in the rough - don't judge a book by it's cover. The service was okay but the food is AMAZING! We didn't experience a super long wait time like other people have experienced but if I did, I wouldn't have minded because it's definitely worth the wait. If you have a little time to kill and want some authentic El Salvadorian & Mexican food ... Tina's Pupuseria is a MUST STOP!

  • Review from Stephen S.

    San Francisco, CA

    2.0 star rating
    7/27/2011 1 Check-in Here

    The food was good, but I can't say I'd recommend this place. It was pretty empty as I strolled in on a Saturday afternoon looking to refuel before heading back down the I-5 to So Cal. The food took forever to come. I find it hard to believe it takes an hour to cook up some eggs and pupusas. The only explanation I could come up with is that the corn tortillas were handmade to order. They were really tasty, thick, chewy, and pipping hot.

    If you have 2 hours to kill and want somewhere to waste some time come here. If you want to get back on the road and get to where ever you're heading, skip it.

  • Review from Ashley M.

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    Los Angeles, CA

    4.0 star rating
    5/14/2011 1 Check-in Here

    Tita's is one of the few landmarks that makes the long, tedious, arduous drive from the Bay Area to Los Angeles on I-5 tolerable for your intrepid yet exhausted reviewer. There are only so many trips up and down that long, straight, flat stretch of highway that a person can take before losing it completely. Luckily, this place is there for reassurance (yay I'm almost there!/well, I'm on my way home now!)...and PUPUSAS!!!

    If you know me at all (which, to be fair, very few of you do), you know that I'm a sucker for masa and cheese. Stuff masa with cheese, fry it on a griddle, and voilà: happiness! Add a little curtido (or Salvi Slaw, if you prefer) and salsa roja and I'm in gooey, greasy heaven. I don't know if I can tell the difference between a "good" pupusa and a "bad" one--and I don't know if I really care to be able to. I'm not a foodie and am pretty proud of that fact. What I do know, though, is that when I'm driving up or down the 5 and famished (or just really bored), Tita's showing up on the side of the road puts a smile on my little face.

    I haven't eaten anything here besides the pupusas, and I've only had cheese pupusas, but I don't really feel the need to try anything else. I get some cheesy goodness and a beverage, sit for a while watching soccer or a novela on the TV, do a little people watching, and then hop back in my car for a few more hours of tedium.

    I won't lie and say that I stop at Tita's every time I drive to/from Los Angeles, but I'm certainly glad that it exists, because I might very well go completely insane without it. Just knowing it exists is a comfort.

    And now, so that people with FUC me, I know all about AUTHENTIC Salvadorian food (I don't) because of my numerous trips to El Salvador (I've never been), and I have to say that Tita's Pupuseria provides THEE MOST AUTHENTIC AND DELICIOUS PUPUSAS ON ALL OF THE 5 (this is probably true; haven't seen any other pupuserias on the way from the Bay to Los Angeles). But if you're like me and aren't concerned with authenticity or proving how multicultural you are when eating "ethnic" cuisine (refraining from my diatribe about how the adjective "ethnic" is inherently racist and stupid) and only care about something tasty, stop here when you're about to poke your eyeballs out from boredom on the 5. It's cheesy, it's yummy, it's inexpensive. You'll like it.

    Well, you should, anyway.

  • Review from Lisa P.

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    Stockton, CA

    3.0 star rating
    10/26/2011 1 Check-in Here

    I read all these reviews so I had high expectations for the pupusas (my first ones ever) and I found the dish to be okay. It didn't help that I had to waive my waitress down for everything like a seat, a napkin, to order, the bill... hence the -stars. I did however like the lengua tacos but everything else was so-so.

  • Review from Kathy M.

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    Sacramento, CA

    5.0 star rating
    9/5/2011

    Just say yes.  

    This is ideal if you are driving the Bay Area to SoCal or vice versa trip.

    The freshness, tastiness, and newness of the food make it a fun stop and a great meal.  

    The Price is right and if you have kids, they will remember going here for years.

  • Review from Chi M.

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    Emeryville, CA

    1.0 star rating
    10/24/2011 1 photo 1 Check-in Here

    Horribly grease don't eat here unless u need a heart attack

  • Review from Andy H.

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    San Francisco, CA

    5.0 star rating
    9/13/2011 1 photo 3 Check-ins Here

    what and where is BUTTONWILLOW?! literally in the middle of no-whereville.

    me and my friends were driving back to the bay area from vegas, a long 7 hour drive that felt more like 12 hours. after driving for what felt like days in the desert, we got hungry and decided to get a quick bite. we didn't want mcdonalds and my friend suggested taco bell. well, there was no taco bell, but we passed by tita's, (makes me think of tit-tays) and i did a quick yelp and based on the stellar reviews, decided to walk in.

    i was expecting some horror film, run-down restaurant, but was pleasantly surprised to find the opposite. the inside was homey and inviting and we quickly sat down to order. since everyone and their mom on yelp suggested the pupusas, i ordered the pork and cheese pupusa along with two tacos.

    then the waiting game began. we were all starving and when the complementary chips came, we literally ate it in a minute. then we waited. and waited. and waited. and waited. and can you believe it, we waited some more! where the hell were our pupusas?!?!  but then, i see our waitress coming over to our table, and as if the spanish soap opera knew what was about to happen, i could hear magical music playing in the background. it was our food. our delicious delicious food. and the portions were HUGE.

    i didn't even know what a pupusa was, but i knew at that moment it was the best salvadorian dish i've ever had. i didn't care that my brain and stomach told me to slow down; my taste buds urged me to keep going. it was the best middle-of-no-where, long-drive-from-vegas, stuck-in-the-car-for-12-hours meal i've ever had. and if i happen to ever be in BUTTONWILLOW again, i will definitely make the trip back. the end.

  • Review from Angela D.

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    Fairfield, CA

    2.0 star rating
    11/5/2011 1 photo 1 Check-in Here

    My husband found this spot on Yelp as we drove down to Southern California.  I had the Pork & Cheese Pupusas, which were pretty good.  Service was just ok.  I wouldn't go out of my way to eat there again.

  • Review from Kelina L.

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    Oakland, CA

    5.0 star rating
    8/2/2011

    YUM!  Freshly made tortillas!  All delicious, really hit the spot!  Seasoned just right.  Will plan my road trip to stop here the next time I am traveling through the area.  Well worth driving a little further for, or eating earlier or later than planned.  

    Much, much better food than the surrounding restaurants, for several hundred miles.

    Coffee was very good, and there were some good desert options and fruit drink options.  Tasty scents coming from the kitchen.  This place made me feel right at home.

  • Review from Vy N.

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    Anaheim, CA

    5.0 star rating
    5/30/2011 3 photos

    My FAVORITE stop for delicious food that is NOT fast food off I-5 when travelling between NorCal and SoCal!  Got the opportunity to eat here again 2 days ago :)

    Tita's serves El Salvidorian/Mexican food.  I've eaten at their food truck parked right off Buttonwillow exit as well as the restaurant down the road towards the truck wash station.  The restaurant food was a little better and you get free chips & salsa!  You can bring the pups too since both locations have an outdoor patio.

    The reason we stop here is for the Carnitas tacos!  It comes out slightly crisped on the outside, unlike a lot of other places that serve it soft.  I also get the delicious cheese pupusa and go into a food coma while heading back on the I-5 freeway!  Love it!!!

  • Review from Sonia M.

    San Francisco, CA

    4.0 star rating
    3/11/2011

    This review is for the restaurant:
    If you happen to find yourself in Buttonwillow (...) then you'll notice that restaurants (and pretty much everything else) are few and far between. That being said, Tita's is a solid choice of a restaurant among the limited choices.

    To sum up the place: Solid quality food at a casual sit-down restaurant. I split a shrimp burrito and nachos and both were good. If I'm in that neck of the woods again, I'll probably go here again over other establishments.

  • Review from Jenifer V.

    Sunnyvale, CA

    4.0 star rating
    2/7/2011 3 Check-ins Here

    "Umm, why didn't we just order 5 of these things?"

    Those were the first words out of the man's mouth as soon as he took his first (ever) bite of a pupusa.

    DELICIOUS!  We ordered one to share (bean and cheese) and then ordered the chicken flautas (or were they taquitos?) for him and a carnitas burrito for me.

    Seriously. Tita needs to branch out and open a spot in Sunnyvale.  This was likely one of the best meals I've had in a taqueria.  

    This place is located in Buttonwillow which is one of the many pit stops along I-5.  I'd usually stick to places like Subway or McDonalds for a quick bite during the drive, but with the help of Yelp, I discovered Tita's.  They have a food truck right on the corner as you get off I-5, but slightly down the road, they have an actual sit down restaurant.

    I'm already trying to plan my next trip down that way just so I can stop at Tita's!

  • Review from Hannah L.

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    Buena Park, CA

    4.0 star rating
    6/13/2011

    The food was good and the servers were very friendly. My friend and i split two pupusas (one carnitas and one squash), 2 carnitas tacos, and an order of fries and we were very satisfied. Our total only came out to be $13!
    I loved the carnitas pupusa, it was really flavorful. She liked the squash one because you can taste the cheese better. The carnitas tacos were also reallllly good. Our only complaint: our food took a while to come out, but we ate it so fast that we didnt even lose that much time!

  • Review from Robert P.

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    Livermore, CA

    4.0 star rating
    2/7/2011

    This is a perfect example of a classic yelp dilemma: do you review places on an absolute scale, or take into consideration the context?

    This place unfortunately is not a wonderful restaurant, but given the alternatives on 5 it's pretty fantastic (read: everything else sucks on 5).

    I ordered two pupusa's -- one cheese, and one cheese and squash.  Unfortunately the cheese & squash one came out and was actually filled with pork.  The waitress apologized and fixed it -- but still.

    One of the best parts of eating a pupusa is the curtido you put on top.  Their curtido was not that good at all.  It didn't seem very fresh, and it wasn't nearly as sour as I like it.  The pupusa itself was quite good, and quite large.

    Basically you can summarize this place as follows:
    - adequate food
    - *cheap* prices ($2.75 per pupusa, and they're fairly large)
    - no decent alternatives when traveling 5

  • Review from Aishling R.

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    Fremont, CA

    3.0 star rating
    2/26/2011 1 Check-in Here

    Word to the wise: don't order in spanish if you don't speak spanish.  Trust.

    I thought I was ordering a papusa and a shrimp tostada.  What was served to me was a shrimp tostada and a plate of fried plantains, sour cream and beans.

    Tostada was good, but not the best I've had.

    The fried plantains were a hidden gem!  So tasty!

    So this place is a tad overpriced, and rightfully so as it is the only truly decent place to eat off of the 5 before you hit the grapevine.  

    Free chips and salsa.

    Keep in mind that this place is not a typical Mexican restaurant.  It is Salvadorean and Mexican so some of the dishes have more of a Salvadorean twist.  Boyfriend discovered this when his lengua was a bit different than he is used to.  So just be warned.

  • Review from Dmitriy S.

    San Diego, CA

    5.0 star rating
    10/24/2010 8 photos 1 Check-in Here

    Of all my years driving on I-5, In-N-Out has always been the designated food stop...until now. During my most recent trip down, I decided to see if there was anything interesting on the road that I could stop by and try. I found Tita's and decided to give it a try.

    Fast forward to a couple days later. A warm Friday night on desolate I-5 as we enter Tita's and are sat down by our friendly water. The service was pretty slow at times, but hilarious whenever it did come by.

    "Hello what would you like to order."
    "Umm I'll have a burrito con lenga, a bean and cheese pupusa, and a pork and cheese pupusa."
    "O_____O DAMN you must be really hungry"
    "Yea it's been a long drive. JK the pupusas are for sharing!"

    - Pupusas: Bean & Cheese, Pork & Cheese. OH EM GEE. These were probably some of the best pupusas I've ever had. The cheese was perfectly melted and the pork cooked to perfection. The overall blend with the special sauce just made the whole dish taste absolutely amazing. After we put the cabbage on top, it got a bit too soggy. so only put a moderate amount on.

    - Burritos: I got the burrito con lengua (cow tongue...my favorite!) and it was out of this world! For just $6, you're served a HUGE burrito packed with meat, beans, rice, and a whole bunch of other shit that was just too good. It was so huge I couldn't really eat it with my hands, so the knife and fork came in handy. Definitely one of the best burritos I've had.

    I don't think any place on the drive down to Socal gets better than Tita's. DEFINITELY worth visiting for the hungry traveler, whether you like Mexican food or not. The place is actually Salvadorian and Mexican, which contributes to a fascinating blend of dishes.

  • Review from Andrew K.

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    San Francisco, CA

    5.0 star rating
    6/26/2011

    This place was blow my mind delicious. In the middle of nowhere. It was hot out. But the elaborate fixins bar (w grilled onions, beans, and amazing salsas) and the HUGE yummy pupusa was a day-maker.

  • Review from Michael W.

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    La Verne, CA

    5.0 star rating
    8/16/2010 2 Check-ins Here

    5 stars for saving me from the fast food hell that is the 5 freeway.

    I was almost jumping up and down when I found out it was open at 7am

    My burrito was huge and delicious! The price was right too a little over 5 bucks for it.  Grab a chilled Mexican coke and your set!

    Some of the salsas are REALLY hot be careful.

    And the Pupusas are crispy hot and awesome.

    Dont be hating!

  • Review from Lisa M.

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    Irvine, CA

    5.0 star rating
    2/6/2011 3 photos 1 Check-in Here

    The first time I saw this truck while driving on I-5 I thought I was dreaming. I love pupusas and im really into food trucks. HEAVEN!

    The pork and cheese pupusas were really good. The size if these things are larger than normal, the mixture of pork and cheese is perfect and the cheese oozes out of the pupusa nicely. Just wish the curtido wad marinated a little longer.

    The only down side is the price. A bit expensive for pupusas, but worth it.

    Now I'll be looking forward to Tita's anytime I have to drive to Nor Cal.

  • Review from Eman S.

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    North Las Vegas, NV

    4.0 star rating
    10/31/2010 7 photos 2 Check-ins Here

    A buddy and I road tripped it to Las Vegas from the Bay Area and we had to get some gas. I see a food truck, and I automatically walk across the street to see what it was... Pupusas!!! So I got 2 Carne Asada tacos ($1 each) and 2 pork and cheese pupusas ($2.75 each).

    The tacos were really good and tasty but the pupusas were amazing!  I'm not Drake but it's the best I ever had!  I ordered the pork and cheese pupusas but didn't taste, see, or feel any pork in it.  The place is infested with flys but good thing I took it to go and ate it at a nearby Mcdonalds.

    They also have their own building but, it didn't look open at the time so we went to the truck that was a couple steps away.

  • Review from Monique K.

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    Long Beach, CA

    5.0 star rating
    8/4/2011

    A must stop spot on I-5 near the Grapevine.  Some of the best pupusas I've had.  So fresh and you get a BUCKET of cabbage/slaw/whatever they call it.  Not like some of those places that give you a little bit on the top...no no, this place gives you the entire bucket.  Warning: portions are HUGE.  The first time my husband & I went, we each ordered a pupusa + an entree.  We had to take the entrees home (btw - the enchiladas suizas are yummy).  Darn it - my mouth is watering now.  Thank goodness we're driving up to SF next week!

  • Review from rebecca w.

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    Sacramento, CA

    4.0 star rating
    8/23/2010

    I'm writing this for the Tita's Pupuseria taco truck. I'm thinking I missed out by not noticing the actual restaurant until afterwards.

    Regardless, this truck is l.e.g.i.t. A little more awesome than other taco trucks, this one also sells pupusa's. The prices were only slightly, say, .50 cents higher than other trucks I've visited. But big deal. .50 cents. The carnita's tacos were the best carnitas, probably ever. Some random dude that was in line behind me even informed me that this was the best Taco Truck he's ever encountered, and he stops every time he drives back and forth from the Bay to LA. I believe him.

    So they just serve you the meat on the tortilla, and all the garnish, i.e. onions, cilantro, grilled onions, and grilled jalapeno, are all off to the side for you to put on yourself. No problem there. And for whatever reason this was the best taco truck salsa I've ever had too. Mixed with the carnita's, it was just what I needed in the middle of my 7 hour drive home.
    As for Buttonwillow, CA.... I can now put them on the map.

  • Review from Oren P.

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    San Diego, CA

    3.0 star rating
    7/24/2011

    This is a great place to stop, take a break, and enjoy a good meal along Interstate 5 - but not if you are in a hurry. Service is pretty slow. They have a drive through, but you might as well come inside and relax, because you will be waiting for a while. The menu is a mix of Salvadoran and Mexican favorites and when the food eventually does come, it's pretty good. If you have never tried a papusa or other food from El Salvador this is as good a place as any to do so. There are cheaper and faster places to eat in the area, but this is one of the few where they almost force you to slow down and take a break from driving. You can also order to go if you really need to keep moving.

  • Review from Christina L.

    Fullerton, CA

    5.0 star rating
    6/21/2010

    Drove all night and checked into our lovely Motel 6. We had just eaten before the drive, but a few of us were starting to get hungry again. Everyone tells us that we have to try this taco truck.

    3 Asada Quesadillas
    2 Asada Tacos
    $26

    Seems a little pricey.. But it was damn good. Thankfully Titas delicious asada overpowers the stench of cow poop in the area. The taco was delicious, the meat tender and salsas were flavorful. The quesadilla is apparently what they are known for.... They were HUGE. Stuffed full of asada and cheese... Really yummy!

    The ladies were very nice and I cant wait for the next track day so I can go back to Titas!

  • Review from Lorrie M.

    San Jose, CA

    4.0 star rating
    4/19/2010 3 Check-ins Here

    Where else can you find a delicious beef tongue burrito for around $5? Of course at Tita's Pupuseria! (not to be confused with Tito's!).

    This was probably one of the best beef tongue burritos I've ever had. I can only imagine what it would be like to get a beef tongue taco without all the other ingredients getting in the way. The beef tongue was tender, soft, flavorful and went with the burrito so well. The chicken burrito was pretty good as well and their pupusa was alright ... I didn't think it was all that but their pork taco = deliciouso!!!!

    We had a whole feast, and I do mean feast for two for two days for around $15 (wow??) and it was right next to Motel 6. There's no better way to be lazy than to grab a feast for two after a long day of sitting around doing nothing at the track and coming back to the motel room to feast and sleep. great restaurant.

  • Review from Brendan S.

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    Riverside, CA

    4.0 star rating
    3/29/2011 1 Check-in Here

    I had no idea what a pupuseria was until Tita showed me the light. Good option for a meal stop between socal and norcal.

  • Review from Joseph M.

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    Riverside, CA

    5.0 star rating
    8/14/2010

    Excellence. Get the Pork and cheese.

    This place is now a permanent stop whenever I make the trek up to Norcal.

  • Review from matt h.

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    Ithaca, NY

    5.0 star rating
    10/12/2010

    Best Al Pastor tacos I have ever had in my life. The pork has been marinated in the perfect combination of red chilies vinegar and some sort of fruit juice. It seriously amazes me every time I eat it. On the drive between So Cal and No Cal I always (with  no exception) stop at this restaurant (or their taco truck a few blocks down). I use to live in Los Angeles and go to school at UC Davis, just outside of Sacramento and I can honestly say that I once scheduled a trip to visit my dad back home with the explicit hidden agenda of stopping here twice (once on the way there and once on the way back) in the back of my mind.

    The papusas are also quite tasty and come with a mildly pickled cabbage condiment that is also pretty good.

  • Review from Alp M.

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    San Francisco, CA

    5.0 star rating
    7/23/2011 2 photos

    This review is for the food truck, but I can imagine the food is equally good or even better at their restaurant.

    Best place to stop for a snack or dinner on I-5 on the way to NorCal.

    Had a pork/cheese pupusa, and calabaza pupusa. Both were delicious although the pork one was more flavorful. Another person in my party had the chicken burrito - looked great (rice, beans, lettuce, chicken).

    Fast, friendly service, cute outdoor seating area with music playing on the boombox. They also serve Mexican coca-cola.

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