Balompié Cafe #1

3349 18th St, San Francisco
(415) 648-9199

Recent Reviews

M Friedman

Very cute soccer oriented, El Salvadoran spot. We had the pupusas, which were great. Service was prompt and friendly. Decent selection of beers on tap. Wine selection very limited.Dietary restrictions: Gluten free options abound.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Pupusas Breakfast

Mario Dos Campollo

Very good El Salvadoran food. Everything was cooked perfectly and held up after a very late delivery. The bistec and chorizo was tender and juicy, perfect. The pupusa was filled with delicious meat and cheese but not overly dry (not to much masa). Excellent. The frijoles and salsa were fresh and savory. Awesome. Now I saw the other reviews and ordered instead. Everything arrived packed very well but like I said the driver got lost and missed the delivery window by 30min. So I got my food 1hr 30min after I order it but it was still delicious. Will definitely reorder.

Royce Song

The definition of a mom and pop shop. Evelyn the owner is awesome and usually there so say hi! It's definitely worth stopping by for some amazing hand made

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Bictec Con Camarones, Sauce, Pupusas

tandy maltez

The pupusas are everything I expected ❤️

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Demyiah Simpson

Go to this place

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Yesi Q.

Be aware of your receipt if you leave cash tip they charge "service Charge" almost $20 in my receipt after checking a day after my bad for not check at the time of pay (I choose not tip as I know I left cash on the table) so disappointed to see a hidden fee on my receipt let me know if I'm wrong I'm always open to leave a good tip when the service is ok even when the service take to loooong and my coffe was giving at the end of my meal (cold) .

Karla R.

I always thought this place had a bad costumer service. The only time I been here and loved it, is when Evelyn is around, always smiling and giving good vibes. I was here tonight with my family, they all loved pupusas but not the rest of the food, tiny portion, my bistec was under cooked, not well done like I asked, I got hard pieces of rice. I hope they change the workers, for someone that really likes to work and is happy to welcome people. I will be back for to go pupusas

Diana Kakar

Amazing little spot nestled in a bustling corner in the SF Mission District!As soon as I walked in I was greeted so cheerfully! The location is super clean and has 2 television as so I assume watching a soccer match and a cold beer or soda would be great!I ordered 6 pupusas to go 4 rebueltas 2 cheese!They were excellent! Super hot gooey and well the red sauce was probably one of the best I have tried!I can't wait to be able to come back slowly take pictures and eat everything! The bar menu looked appealing- Mimosas are on the menu and I spotted a beautiful coffee machine so definitely I want to order a cappuccino for the next visit!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Pupusas Revueltas, Salsa

Shannon E.

This place used to be my absolute favorite place to get a pupusa but let me tell you something has changed... After waiting an hour and a half for a delivery which I don't blame on them I got a box that had about a quarter of an inch of grease in it that the pupusas were sitting in and the chicharron was this weird gritty taste that left an awful aftertaste!! And if all that wasn't bad enough I had a hair in it a long black hair and my hair is very short and curly!! I ended up getting a refund and going to the pupusa place up the street from me that didn't open till 12:00. Since I ordered from these guys at 10:30 and didn't get it until almost 12:30, The place by my house was finally open. I should have just waited for them to open in the first place but when I placed my order and said it would be there in 20 to 30 minutes!! I don't know what happened with the way they make their pork and cheese pupusas but it wasn't a good change!! Plus even the cheese tasted funny!!

Eric Curry

Folks, there’s a reason their menu doesn’t have any pictures. Their horchata is actually pretty good but for what you’ll spend on food here you can feed TWO at most other places nearby but the food is actually palatable.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Gerson Anderson R.

This place is not really good, they took a long time for pupusas if you have a chance don't go eat there if you're hungry. Cause this restaurant is to expensive the food do little for the price they giving you.

Eric C.

The pricing and portion sizes suggested fine dining, but the service and taste was mediocre at best. No, you don't get to charge fifteen dollars for a small bowl of refried beans, an egg, and half a sliced plátano. I also ordered two queso and loroco pupusas (greasy and tasteless) but the horchata was actually delicious. Thirty dollars just for my portion. I'll never come back.

Christian M.

We have been here several times. The food is amazing... if it ever makes it out of the kitchen. There's another Bolompie in Bernal that has there actually together. As I am writing this, I am waiting on an order of 8 papusas that were ordered 50 minutes ago. This is not an exaggeration, nor am I surprised it is taking this long. I should have listened to the voice inside my head when it said "don't go there, it takes so long." Alas, I have only myself to blame.

Michaela Nee

Delicious, down to earth and affordable. The pupusas did not disappoint ?Vegetarian options: Bean pupusas

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Alison Hom

Always delicious! I especially love the loroco y queso, and the

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

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