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El Rinconcito Salvadoreño – Next to Capitol Theatre, Port Chester NY

IT ALL STARTED WHEN...

Two brothers out of fifteen siblings looked around at the campos of El Salvador and made a decision that would change their family forever.

A better future felt impossible. But staying felt worse. So Adan and Frank left — left their home, their family, everything familiar — and made the journey north to the only place that promised something more. The United States of America.

They landed in Jamaica, Queens. New country. New language. New world. Nothing came easy. But the brothers had made a vow — no matter the obstacle, they would build something and provide for the family they'd left behind.

In 1983, after years of grinding in a city that doesn't wait for anyone, they did it. Adan and Frank opened Rincón Salvadoreño in the heart of Jamaica, Queens.

It was more than a restaurant.

For the Central American community in New York, it was the first place that felt like theirs. A place where the food tasted like home, even when home was thousands of miles away. With help from siblings who followed them to the States, the business grew — and it became clear that Adan and Frank had built something that mattered.

In 1993, Frank saw the same hunger in Westchester. The same community looking for a place to belong. He opened Rinconcito Salvadoreño at 17 South Main Street in Port Chester, bringing the same recipes, the same warmth, and the same mission to a new neighborhood.

Five years later, the restaurant passed to family. Filomena — the younger sister of Adan and Frank — and her husband Fabio took over. Filomena had been part of the business since day one. She knew every recipe, every regular, every late night spent closing up the kitchen. Now it was her turn, and Fabio's, to build something of their own.

When redevelopment forced them off South Main Street in 2001 — that block is now a Costco and an AMC — they didn't fold. They moved to 20 Broad Street and kept going.

For over two decades at that address, Fabio and Filomena poured everything into Rinconcito. Not just the food — the community. Port Chester. The people they left behind in El Salvador. They led by example. They worked tirelessly. They treated every customer like family and made sure every plate that left the kitchen was made with pride.

Now, with retirement on the horizon, their two sons have stepped up.

We're David and Edwin, and we're honored to carry on what our parents and uncles built from nothing. We take pride in our Salvadoran heritage — the culture, the traditions, and the flavors that have brought this community together for over 30 years.

We know what it took to get here. We see it in our parents. We see it in every immigrant family that sacrifices everything so the next generation can have a shot at something better.

Rinconcito Salvadoreño welcomes everyone. Whether you've been coming for three decades or you've never tried pupusas, pull up a chair. We'd love to share our culture with you — one plate at a time.