Est. 1993 · Port Chester, New York
Authentic Salvadoran Cuisine
Rinconcito Salvadoreño is the first restaurant in Westchester to be featured on Guy Fieri's Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. He came to Port Chester, tried our pupusas, and ate the whole thing.
Our parents, Fabio and Filomena, gave everything to build Rinconcito Salvadoreño from the ground up. For over 30 years, they served Port Chester with pride, passion, and the authentic flavors of El Salvador.
Now it's our turn.
We're David and Edwin, and we're honored to carry on what our parents started — the culture, the tradition, and the home-cooked flavors that have brought this community together for three decades.
A Family Tradition of Sabor
It all started in the campos of El Salvador, where a better future felt nearly impossible.
Out of fifteen siblings, two brothers — Adan and Frank — made the decision to leave everything behind and chase something more. With nothing but hope and each other, they made the journey to New York City.
Jamaica, Queens became their new home — a new country, a new language, a new world. But no matter the obstacle, they were determined to build something and provide for the family they'd left behind.
In 1983, after years of hard work in a country that wasn't yet home, Adan and Frank did what they came here to do — they 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 word spread.
A decade later, Frank saw the same need in Westchester. In 1993, 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 community.
In 1998, the restaurant passed to family — Filomena, the younger sister of Adan and Frank, and her husband Fabio. Filomena had been part of the business since day one. She knew every recipe, every regular, every late night 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 — the block is now a Costco and AMC — they didn't fold. They relocated to 20 Broad Street and kept going.
For over two decades, Fabio and Filomena poured everything into Rinconcito. Not just the food, but the community. Port Chester. The people they left behind in El Salvador. They led by example — working tirelessly, serving with pride, treating every customer like family.
Now, with retirement on the horizon, their sons David and Edwin have stepped up to carry the legacy forward. Not out of obligation, but out of pride — in their parents, their heritage, and the sacrifices every immigrant family makes to give the next generation a better life.
Rinconcito Salvadoreño welcomes everyone. Whether you've been coming for 30 years or you've never tried Salvadoran food, pull up a chair. We'd love to share our culture with you — one plate at a time.
