Based on 148 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.5 stars. Price $
✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout ✔️ No delivery
Address:
537 Church St, Ottumwa, IA 52501
Phone: (641) 682-1530
Website: https://www.facebook.com/JuanitasRestaurant/
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Hours
| Sunday | 9:30 AM–8 PM |
| Monday
(Labor Day)
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9:30 AM–8 PM
Hours might differ
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| Tuesday | Closed |
| Wednesday | Closed |
| Thursday | 9:30 AM–8 PM |
| Friday | 9:30 AM–8 PM |
| Saturday | 9:30 AM–8 PM |
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Reviews
Jacob Grobe
We got a large order for an event and the food was amazing! This is a mom and pop type of place and they were so sweet. I’m pretty sure they gave us a lot of extra food. We got papusas and and chicken/potato tamales. They are the type wrapped in banana leaf and were super moist. I lived on the sw side of Chicago for many years and these were definitely some of the best tamales and papusas I’ve ever had. This place is a gem, especially for a town like Ottumwa. Cash only and these is gas station across the street w/ an atm.
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Angie Zurita
Cash only???
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Jeanette
Best Pupusas ever. Best customer service too. Love this place
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Dagoberto J Rodriguez
OMG, this hole in the wall restaurant serves the most AMAZINGLY Salvador food. This is a must go to restaurant, will be back. I would have eaten the plate but the plate is not edible LOL…
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Elizabeth Warner
Delicious food for a really good price! It is cash only, so be sure to bring cash.
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Amy R
We enjoyed our first experience with pupusas. Definitely felt authentic. Very much a tiny hole-in-the-wall place (which I love, but may not be everyone’s cup of tea). Cash only.
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José Reyes
This is a great place for anyone coming to Ottumwa! The food is affordable, incredibly tasty, and served with the absolute best attitude and attention to detail you’ll find in Southeast Iowa! I recommend this place wholeheartedly to anyone interested in trying something a little different than what you might be used to with a typical Mexican restaurant that every town has. This is Salvadoran home cooking at it’s best!
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Sofie S
I was disappointed because I had read good reviews. The Chicken Tamales were awful, wrapped in a green tortilla husk with big chunks of I don’t know, Potatoes they looked like and then the Carne Guisada were FOUR medium size chunks of pork meat that tasted alright but not enough portion, it was Supposed to come with beans and rice but I guess they ran out of beans and didn’t bother to tell me, so it was just a side of rice only. Never Again
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Mytao Westside
The food here is on point. But unfortunately the portions are just to small. In particular the pupusas are very small when compared to other pupusas. Also the cabbage mix (curtido) is lacking some flavor compared to quality. I also don’t like that the restaurant is closed for most of June. Almost the entire kf month. Customer service is good. The price is a bit high for the size of pupusas you get in return. I would be happy to give 5 stars if they increased the size.
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Eric Osborn
The staff is unbelievably friendly. So many of them stopped by just to see how we were doing. The food is great. I haven’t had El Salvadorian this good since I lived with a friend from El Salvador who was going to open his own restaurant. It deserves a better location, but that does not really hurt the quality.
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