The food is very inexpensive, fresh and good. The service was also very good. You can find the sister restaurants (Balompie Cafes #2 and #3) in SOMA and Bernal Heights, respectively. Pupusas are similar to corn tortillas, only thicker and stuffed with cheese, beans or meat. The pupusa originated in El Salvador. Balompie Cafe is famous for the best pupusas in the SF Bay Area. Balompie is the Spanish word for soccer, so expect a soccer themed decor and televised soccer games.

YELP FAVE:

Mmmmm...pupusas...big fat pupusas!

This is becoming a serious addiction. The experience of tearing into thick masa bread that came piping hot with gooey stringy cheeses oozing outward along with your choice of meat or seafood is one powerful "wow" factor that can't be underestimated. These pupusas do not simply stop here to make an impression after triggering a temporary paralysis of non-stop drooling. As soon as I broke off a piece of one of their specialties--mariscos y queso pupusa--my growling stomach started to seize control of my body as I quickly dipped the bread into a red salsa on the side and made sure it was accompanied by plenty of cole slaw before shoving it into my wide open mouth. The entire process cannot be repeated until I stuffed a few more spoons of refried beans and Spanish rice to make sure that my mouth was jammed packed to capacity like what you would see on the MUNI lines during those crazy commuter hours.

Nom nom nom...to me this was the sound of divine intervention with every component of the pupusa meshing together in my mouth. Thanks to Mika I, who declared this place as having the best pupusas in town,---Daniel L. There's wealth in unlikely places 9/1/2009