Don't sleep on Pilar's! The tamales are absolutely fire! Super chill and friendly place as well.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
L.J. Brazier
When you need love, food, hope, joy, go here. Sylvia is living her vocation; she is a staple of Ann Arbor; don’t miss out on spending time and eating here.
Tamales and pupusas are meant to be eaten with salsa and curtado; which is always a magical combination of flavors. Horchata is so good I can’t resist drinking the whole thing at once.
Today I tried the jalapeño and cheese tamale - steaming and slathered with salsa and plenty of curtado. It was like a grilled cheese and a tamale had a baby. So good.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Michael McCarthy
This place is an absolute gem in Ann Arbor, featuring incredibly delicious tamales and pupusas! If you've never tried the wonderful cuisine of El Salvador, please do yourself a huge favor and go to this place immediately for a delicious meal.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Brian Bergmooser
A little hole in the wall. You wouldn't expect this awesome food in this location. Buried in a little strip mall.
My partner found in on Google Maps. Since we were going to be in Ann Arbor during the day we were trying to find a place for lunch
We both had Tamales. I normally do not care for the traditional beef or chicken Tamales. I had The spicy pulled pork Tamales. Totallyoutof this world. I had two . Enjoyed every bite.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Millie Calderon
Yes I will. It was delicious place to eat 😋. I was happy n comfortable eating here. Definitely 💯 and going back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pupusas, Fried Plantains
Dimitri Roumanis
Just tried out Pilar’s and I’m a huge fan!! The tamales are what I came for, I got the spicy pulled pork that came with some homemade salsa, so so good. First time ever trying a Pupusas; corn tortilla with bean and cheese and filled it with their pickled cabbage and of course, salsa; excellent. I’ve never been a big fan of plantains… these little bad boys were incredible.
Food was amazing and the staff are friendly and engaging! 100% coming back!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Alex O'Neill
An absolute gem!!
The friendly service, the super tasty food and the cozy atmosphere together create a big big win. We are blessed to have Pilar's in our community.
Best tamales around. Great drinks, the hibiscus and watermelon are my favorites, all made from scratch. Plantians were great and so was everything else. Try the fried Yuca, it takes a minute to cook but so worth the wait. Can't wait to go back.
Tasty food, cool little shop. A favorite lunch spot.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Neha N
Cute little local Tamale place. Great food, welcoming owners & awesome service. Enjoyed the Vegan Black bean Tamale and Spicy Mocha. Can’t wait to be back soon.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Chris Reynolds
Pilar’s = Happiness. Tamales are yummy!! ❤️? Flan and rice pudding are next level. Get some!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kate S
The watermelon Agua Fresca is the best. Good variety of tamales for all preferences.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Mark Harmon
The pupusas were the worst I have ever had. They were not made fresh, they were the ones that you can get in the frozen food section.
I remember getting these pupusas at the grocery store and thought they were a very poor excuse for pupusas but were a quick snack on par with microwave pizza rolls. The ones they have at this restaurant are worse than that. Absolutely terrible.
If I could give negative stars I could, it's bad.
I don't normally leave reviews for bad restaurants, but I just had to this time. The audacity to charge as much as they do for these pupusas is crazy. It's highway robbery. You can get the real thing for much cheaper elsewhere. I got 2 "pupusas", plantains, and a horchata for almost $30.
How can the worst pupusas I've ever had also be the most expensive? it blows my mind.
Amazing food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Don't sleep on Pilar's! The tamales are absolutely fire! Super chill and friendly place as well.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
When you need love, food, hope, joy, go here. Sylvia is living her vocation; she is a staple of Ann Arbor; don’t miss out on spending time and eating here.
Tamales and pupusas are meant to be eaten with salsa and curtado; which is always a magical combination of flavors. Horchata is so good I can’t resist drinking the whole thing at once.
Today I tried the jalapeño and cheese tamale - steaming and slathered with salsa and plenty of curtado. It was like a grilled cheese and a tamale had a baby. So good.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This place is an absolute gem in Ann Arbor, featuring incredibly delicious tamales and pupusas! If you've never tried the wonderful cuisine of El Salvador, please do yourself a huge favor and go to this place immediately for a delicious meal.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
A little hole in the wall.
You wouldn't expect this awesome food in this location. Buried in a little strip mall.
My partner found in on Google Maps.
Since we were going to be in Ann Arbor during the day we were trying to find a place for lunch
We both had Tamales. I normally do not care for the traditional beef or chicken Tamales. I had The spicy pulled pork Tamales. Totallyoutof this world. I had two . Enjoyed every bite.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Yes I will. It was delicious place to eat 😋. I was happy n comfortable eating here. Definitely 💯 and going back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pupusas, Fried Plantains
Just tried out Pilar’s and I’m a huge fan!! The tamales are what I came for, I got the spicy pulled pork that came with some homemade salsa, so so good. First time ever trying a Pupusas; corn tortilla with bean and cheese and filled it with their pickled cabbage and of course, salsa; excellent. I’ve never been a big fan of plantains… these little bad boys were incredible.
Food was amazing and the staff are friendly and engaging! 100% coming back!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
An absolute gem!!
The friendly service, the super tasty food and the cozy atmosphere together create a big big win. We are blessed to have Pilar's in our community.
Also the best horchata I have ever had.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pupusas, Fried Plantains
Fantastic authentic Tamales 🫔. Absolutely DELICIOUS 😋
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Best tamales around. Great drinks, the hibiscus and watermelon are my favorites, all made from scratch. Plantians were great and so was everything else. Try the fried Yuca, it takes a minute to cook but so worth the wait. Can't wait to go back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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Tasty food, cool little shop. A favorite lunch spot.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Cute little local Tamale place. Great food, welcoming owners & awesome service. Enjoyed the Vegan Black bean Tamale and Spicy Mocha. Can’t wait to be back soon.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Pilar’s = Happiness.
Tamales are yummy!! ❤️?
Flan and rice pudding are next level. Get some!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The watermelon Agua Fresca is the best. Good variety of tamales for all preferences.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The pupusas were the worst I have ever had. They were not made fresh, they were the ones that you can get in the frozen food section.
I remember getting these pupusas at the grocery store and thought they were a very poor excuse for pupusas but were a quick snack on par with microwave pizza rolls. The ones they have at this restaurant are worse than that. Absolutely terrible.
If I could give negative stars I could, it's bad.
I don't normally leave reviews for bad restaurants, but I just had to this time. The audacity to charge as much as they do for these pupusas is crazy. It's highway robbery. You can get the real thing for much cheaper elsewhere. I got 2 "pupusas", plantains, and a horchata for almost $30.
How can the worst pupusas I've ever had also be the most expensive? it blows my mind.
The plantains were good though
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fried Plantains
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