Must eat here! Food and service are both excellent. The best hands down in house made guacamole and salsa. Pupusas, sweet plantains and the Montanero are personal favorites. The whole menu is great and you can't go wrong with any of these dishes. If you are looking for delicious, authentic food, then look no further than Taqueria El Carrizal!
It is a place that is too expensive and ugly, I don't like it at all.
Israel Reyes
Delicious, delicious, delicious! Fair pricing and humble service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Mixed Pupusas
Elizabeth Hopkins
I ordered delivery from this place via Grubhub and I'm astonished at how poor the service was. I ordered a $16 plate of nachos and literally received 5 chips—five—with hardly any toppings on them. On top of it I paid for a Jarritos soda that I never received. This is such deliberately and blatantly poor service I wish I'd ordered elsewhere. Whoever filled this order should be ashamed of themselves and I certainly won't be giving them my business again.
Food: 1
Service: 1
Jeffrey Gil
Friendly staff, and the service is always quick ! I live by their taco combination dish. 3 tacos with a side of beans and rice = amazing!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Nachos with Grilled Meat or Chicken, Guacamole
J G
Friendly staff, and the service is always quick ! I live by their taco combination dish. 3 tacos with a side of beans and rice = amazing!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Nachos with Grilled Meat or Chicken, Guacamole
Eduardo Briceño
Excellent service, excellent
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Anna F.
We were in search of good pupusas not too far away from where we live. This was a win! It's a pleasant sit-down experience. They have lots of good beverage options- my bf Francisco P. & I had horchatas and our dinner companion had a papaya shake. On request, they can prepare the shake with water instead of milk. You can see the female chef in the kitchen preparing the food lovingly by hand. I tried the bean and cheese pupusas, which were very good. Our companion also tried the chicken pupusas, which she said were also very good. We thought they tasted freshly made, to order. I love that the pupusas had the bits of crunchy cheese that form when some cheese leaks out the side. I was also glad to have the red sauce and pickled cabbage for putting on top. Maybe next time I'd order more of that because I love the pickled cabbage, or curtido. My bf had a Salvadoran combo plate- that had a pupusa, a Salvadoran tamale, and a Salvadoran enchilada (which closely resembles a Mexican tostada). I had a taste of the tamale, which had chicken, & which I thought was really flavorful, and different in consistency than a Mexican tamale- softer.
Francisco P.
Recently my mother came over to visit from Mexico. She has tried pupusas on a previous trip, which are hard to come by in Mexico, so she asked if we could get some. After some research on Yelp, I came across Taqueria El Carrizal. I lived in Allston a while back but this is the first time coming to this place. I can honestly say I had been missing out! This place has some standout items and is reasonably priced for the area. I tried a Salvadoran plate that had a pupusa, a tamal, and a Salvadoran enchilada (which resembles a Mexican tostada). The pupusa was my favorite. We could see and hear the lady making them through a small window in the kitchen. You know that you're in for a treat when you hear the kneading sounds from making the pupusas. The curtido and the sauce were delicious and the portions of each were appropriate per pupusa. The tamal was the most surprising part of the meal. It was softer and sweeter compared to the spicy and savory Mexican tamales I'm used to. I enjoyed it very much, and I was happy to experience a new kind of tamal. Lastly, the tostada was okay. It had a lot of cream for my taste and I did not have any sauce to pour over it. I had an horchata. It was certainly not the best I've had but I'd rate it as the standard kind you may acquire in Boston. My mother was trying to consume non-sugary drinks. Unfortunately, there were not many options. However, the waitress offered to make a sort of papaya shake for her without any sugar. I hear it was not the best but we appreciate their willingness to improvise to meet her needs. Parking around the area is horrendous. It took a while to find somewhere to park. I may have to try other items like the Mexican plate in the future. Nonetheless, I think this will be my go-to takeout spot for pupusas moving forward.
Some of the friendliest staff you'll see in Allston. Food is really good with nice portions (we love the montañero). Feels like getting a home cooked meal.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Hanna H.
A hole in the wall more people should definitely know about! As it is more of a spot for locals to hang out, they don't get too too busy so you're usually able to snag a table for walk-in. Service is okay, but they are more attentive to the tables with locals who stop by. Chips and salsa are free for the table, but you need to ask them for it since sometimes they don't bring them to your table automatically. The tacos here are decent and the Tipico Montanero plate is pretty good loaded up with food. However, I usually come here for the pupusas and nachos! Definitely come here for dine in since the pupusas get soggy and wet if you get them for takeout. Once, I ordered pupusas for takeout and for some reason the bag soaked through everything and onto my hands I couldn't hold onto the bag anymore. Overall pretty good spot, but can be more cognizant of the service they give to customers who are not locals. What I've tried here: - Pupusas - Tipico Montanero Plate - Tacos (beef tongue is pretty good) - Steak or chicken nachos - Horchata
Joe Martone
Fantastic service, delicious food, and generous portions at a very reasonable price.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Doug Vinitsky
Great place delicious
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Benjamin S.
This is the type of restaurant every neighborhood needs and should do whatever necessary to keep in business! Family run, homemade, delicious, and affordable food that you'll come back for. Everything we had was delicious and came out quickly. The service was very friendly. Even their tortillas are made in house and you can tell. We split a pupusa and a tostada as appetizers. For dinner my wife and I each got our own types of entree platters so we could try different things. The platters came with a ton of food and our final bill before tax was about $40, an absolute steal in the Boston area. Run here!
Must eat here! Food and service are both excellent. The best hands down in house made guacamole and salsa. Pupusas, sweet plantains and the Montanero are personal favorites. The whole menu is great and you can't go wrong with any of these dishes. If you are looking for delicious, authentic food, then look no further than Taqueria El Carrizal!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Mixed Pupusas, Colombian Typical Plate, Guacamole, Montanero
This place is great and the pupusas are huge...definitely going back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Colombian Typical Plate, Mixed Pupusas, Mexican Combination
It is a place that is too expensive and ugly, I don't like it at all.
Delicious, delicious, delicious! Fair pricing and humble service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Mixed Pupusas
I ordered delivery from this place via Grubhub and I'm astonished at how poor the service was. I ordered a $16 plate of nachos and literally received 5 chips—five—with hardly any toppings on them. On top of it I paid for a Jarritos soda that I never received. This is such deliberately and blatantly poor service I wish I'd ordered elsewhere. Whoever filled this order should be ashamed of themselves and I certainly won't be giving them my business again.
Food: 1
Service: 1
Friendly staff, and the service is always quick ! I live by their taco combination dish. 3 tacos with a side of beans and rice = amazing!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Nachos with Grilled Meat or Chicken, Guacamole
Friendly staff, and the service is always quick ! I live by their taco combination dish. 3 tacos with a side of beans and rice = amazing!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Nachos with Grilled Meat or Chicken, Guacamole
Excellent service, excellent
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We were in search of good pupusas not too far away from where we live. This was a win! It's a pleasant sit-down experience. They have lots of good beverage options- my bf Francisco P. & I had horchatas and our dinner companion had a papaya shake. On request, they can prepare the shake with water instead of milk. You can see the female chef in the kitchen preparing the food lovingly by hand. I tried the bean and cheese pupusas, which were very good. Our companion also tried the chicken pupusas, which she said were also very good. We thought they tasted freshly made, to order. I love that the pupusas had the bits of crunchy cheese that form when some cheese leaks out the side. I was also glad to have the red sauce and pickled cabbage for putting on top. Maybe next time I'd order more of that because I love the pickled cabbage, or curtido. My bf had a Salvadoran combo plate- that had a pupusa, a Salvadoran tamale, and a Salvadoran enchilada (which closely resembles a Mexican tostada). I had a taste of the tamale, which had chicken, & which I thought was really flavorful, and different in consistency than a Mexican tamale- softer.
Recently my mother came over to visit from Mexico. She has tried pupusas on a previous trip, which are hard to come by in Mexico, so she asked if we could get some. After some research on Yelp, I came across Taqueria El Carrizal. I lived in Allston a while back but this is the first time coming to this place. I can honestly say I had been missing out! This place has some standout items and is reasonably priced for the area. I tried a Salvadoran plate that had a pupusa, a tamal, and a Salvadoran enchilada (which resembles a Mexican tostada). The pupusa was my favorite. We could see and hear the lady making them through a small window in the kitchen. You know that you're in for a treat when you hear the kneading sounds from making the pupusas. The curtido and the sauce were delicious and the portions of each were appropriate per pupusa. The tamal was the most surprising part of the meal. It was softer and sweeter compared to the spicy and savory Mexican tamales I'm used to. I enjoyed it very much, and I was happy to experience a new kind of tamal. Lastly, the tostada was okay. It had a lot of cream for my taste and I did not have any sauce to pour over it. I had an horchata. It was certainly not the best I've had but I'd rate it as the standard kind you may acquire in Boston. My mother was trying to consume non-sugary drinks. Unfortunately, there were not many options. However, the waitress offered to make a sort of papaya shake for her without any sugar. I hear it was not the best but we appreciate their willingness to improvise to meet her needs. Parking around the area is horrendous. It took a while to find somewhere to park. I may have to try other items like the Mexican plate in the future. Nonetheless, I think this will be my go-to takeout spot for pupusas moving forward.
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Some of the friendliest staff you'll see in Allston. Food is really good with nice portions (we love the montañero). Feels like getting a home cooked meal.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
A hole in the wall more people should definitely know about! As it is more of a spot for locals to hang out, they don't get too too busy so you're usually able to snag a table for walk-in. Service is okay, but they are more attentive to the tables with locals who stop by. Chips and salsa are free for the table, but you need to ask them for it since sometimes they don't bring them to your table automatically. The tacos here are decent and the Tipico Montanero plate is pretty good loaded up with food. However, I usually come here for the pupusas and nachos! Definitely come here for dine in since the pupusas get soggy and wet if you get them for takeout. Once, I ordered pupusas for takeout and for some reason the bag soaked through everything and onto my hands I couldn't hold onto the bag anymore. Overall pretty good spot, but can be more cognizant of the service they give to customers who are not locals. What I've tried here: - Pupusas - Tipico Montanero Plate - Tacos (beef tongue is pretty good) - Steak or chicken nachos - Horchata
Fantastic service, delicious food, and generous portions at a very reasonable price.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great place delicious
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This is the type of restaurant every neighborhood needs and should do whatever necessary to keep in business! Family run, homemade, delicious, and affordable food that you'll come back for. Everything we had was delicious and came out quickly. The service was very friendly. Even their tortillas are made in house and you can tell. We split a pupusa and a tostada as appetizers. For dinner my wife and I each got our own types of entree platters so we could try different things. The platters came with a ton of food and our final bill before tax was about $40, an absolute steal in the Boston area. Run here!