El Zocalo Restaurant
Salvadoran and Mexican plates, pupusas first, on El Camino Real in South San Francisco.
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Pupusas are what people mention first when they describe El Zocalo Restaurant on the delivery and restaurant listing sites: cheese and bean, revuelta, chicharron, made to order on El Camino Real in South San Francisco. Owner Victoria Vives is the contact on record. Those descriptions come from third-party listings; the owner has not yet reviewed this page, so treat menu details as a guide rather than a promise.
On the menu, typically
Listings describe a Salvadoran and Mexican kitchen. In practice that usually means pupusas with curtido and salsa roja, fried plantains with crema and beans, tamales, weekend soups such as sopa de res, and Mexican standards like tacos, enchiladas and combination plates for the table that cannot agree. Several listings mention a full bar, which for a restaurant of this kind means micheladas, margaritas and Central American beers alongside the food.
Take-out and delivery through the usual apps are listed, and at least one site says the restaurant takes reservations, which is worth doing for a group of six or more.
Planning a visit
Hours vary by day for many family restaurants on this stretch, so check before a late dinner. If you are ordering pupusas for a crowd, call ahead: they are pressed one at a time and a large order takes a while. Ask whether there is a separate lunch menu, whether the bar stays open later than the kitchen, and whether the parking beside the building is for customers. For catering a birthday or a work lunch, ask what trays they can do and how much notice they want.
Getting there
The restaurant is on the El Camino Real corridor in South San Francisco, the main surface route between Daly City and San Bruno. It draws from Daly City, Colma, San Bruno, Brisbane, Millbrae and Pacifica, and from San Francisco's southern neighborhoods.
Call 650-992-1482 to order or reserve. If you run El Zocalo, the chamber can hand you this listing to confirm the menu and hours.
Servicios
Típico de este tipo de negocioHand-pressed Salvadoran corn cakes filled with cheese, beans, chicharron or the revuelta mix, served with curtido and salsa roja; the dish South San Francisco listings mention most often for this restaurant.
Fried plantains with crema and beans, yuca with chicharron, tamales and weekend soups, the kind of home-style dishes a Salvadoran kitchen on the Peninsula typically cooks alongside its pupusas.
Tacos, enchiladas, burritos and combination plates for guests who want familiar Mexican dishes, so mixed groups can share one table without splitting up.
Listings mention a full bar, which at a restaurant of this kind usually means margaritas, micheladas, Central American and Mexican beers and a short list of spirits, served with the food or on their own.
Orders to go by phone and delivery through the major apps, useful for pupusa orders for a household or an office lunch; large orders benefit from a call ahead.
At least one listing says the restaurant takes reservations. For a birthday or a table of six or more, call to reserve and ask about set menus or trays for catering.
Detalles
Ubicación y zona de servicio
South San Francisco, CA 94080-1207
Preguntas frecuentes
Típico de este tipo de negocioWhat should I order at a Salvadoran restaurant if it is my first time?
Start with pupusas, two or three per person with different fillings, and add curtido generously. Fried plantains with crema and a bowl of sopa de res, if it is a weekend, round out a first visit. Ask the server which pupusa is the house favorite.
Does the restaurant deliver?
Delivery app listings exist for this address, and take-out by phone is listed. Availability changes, so check the app or call 650-992-1482 for current options and whether there is a minimum for delivery.
Can I book a table for a large group?
One listing says the restaurant takes reservations. For six or more, call ahead, say how many are coming and ask whether they can pre-set pupusa orders or a family-style spread to shorten the wait.
Is there parking?
Listings mention free parking, which on this part of El Camino Real usually means a small lot beside or behind the building plus street parking. Confirm which spaces belong to the restaurant if you are arriving with several cars.
Antes de contratar
- Confirm current hours by phone; listings show limited evening hours on some days.
- For pupusa orders of a dozen or more, call ahead so the kitchen can plan.
- Ask whether reservations are taken and how large a group they can seat.
- Check whether the bar keeps later hours than the kitchen.
- Ask about catering trays and notice period for events.
Resumen en español
Sobre El Camino Real, en South San Francisco, condado de San Mateo, El Zocalo Restaurant sirve cocina salvadoreña y mexicana; las pupusas de queso, frijol, revueltas y de chicharrón son lo que más destacan los sitios de reseñas y entrega a domicilio. Los listados mencionan bar completo, comida para llevar, entregas por aplicación y reservaciones. La propietaria registrada es Victoria Vives. Para pedidos o reservas llame al 650-992-1482. Esta ficha se compiló con información pública y espera la confirmación de la dueña.
Compilado a partir de registros comerciales públicos que tiene la San Francisco Bay Area Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. Las secciones marcadas como típicas describen lo que suele ofrecer un negocio de este tipo, no lo que este negocio ha confirmado.
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