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    Samantha's Pupusas

    4.8 (109 reviews)
    InexpensiveSalvadoran
    Closed 10:00 am - 8:00 pm

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    Casual
    Dogs allowed
    Outdoor seating

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    Grilled corn on the cob was amazing
    Kong L.

    This place is amazing! The food is incredible, with delicious flavors and a cozy, homemade feel. The service is fantastic, and the tacos are fresh and easy to eat. The homemade fries are top-notch, Salvadoran style, and the corn on the cob is a great addition. Grilled Corn on a Cob Asada Taco + Crispy Pork Skin Taco Salvadoran Fries (cheese, ketchup, mayo) Me every bite...

    Chorizo omelet
    Jay T.

    Was able to eat here for breakfast. Fresh avocado made this meal a treat. Service was exceptional.

    Pupusas & Cole slaw  3 Empanadas de leche
    Stefanie H.

    Such a happy find on our journey out to the country today! We stumbled upon Samantha's Pupusas while getting gas nearby. Inside is small but there is some seating for 3 groups of 4 plus two larger tables for 8 plus a lot of outdoor seating, in nicer weather. The workers were kind and the location clean; it has a recent sanitation rating of 100! We ordered several things to get the full experience: empanadas Salvadoreñas de leche o de Frijoles, Tacos (2 chicken and 1 asada), chicken tamale, and Papusas (1-spinach, 1-chicken, chorizo, and cheese, 1-cheese) and it came with salvadorian cole slaw! We had so much food and EVERY BITE was as good as the last. If dessert is what you want they also have a bakery full of some delicious looking items and even do special orders per the menu!

    Pupusas and plantain empanadas
    Liliana R.

    Food is delicious! The only think I didn't like was the curtido or pickled cabbage that is served when u order pupusas, it was sweet other than that, everything was really good,

    Dessert displays, counter to order
    Marcye M.

    Excellent food. The pupusas are delicious although they are on the small side. I felt that $4 each for their size was a little steep. However I will always support a small business. They have a huge variety of desserts! So much to choose from. I tried the oatmeal chocolate chip peanut butter cookie and it was so good! I wasn't crazy about the regular chocolate chip -!; the brown sugar cookie was delicious but they sprinkle (or pour) white sugar over each cookie and it isn't necessary. We tried a blueberry scone and it was soft and had great blueberry distribution Very clean and the rating shows it! Come check them out!

    Delicious!!!   Worth the short drive off the main road.   The chicken soup!! The chicken tamales.  Wow.  And the pupusas.

    Worth the drive. Off the main road. All made to order. The caldo de pollo and the pupusa were spot on. The dessert display is also tempting. The flan was delicious.

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    Lauren M.

    Delicious food! While visiting Hillsborough we stopped by for lunch. We ordered inside and they brought our food outside for us. They have a number of tables outside with umbrellas. It's next to a busy road so beware it's very loud. Lots of trucks and motorcycles drove by while we were there. The food was great and very affordable. I had a veggie burrito. I liked how it came with pico and two sauces. The red was was very hot but I really liked it! My husband had Pupusas. He had 3 and was able to pick different ones - Camaron, chorizo chicken and cheese, and Loroco. His favorites were the Camaron and Chorizo ones. Masks are not required and I did not see any staff with masks on. Definitely try this spot if you are in the area!!

    John B.

    I'm always a bit skeptical when I arrive at a place based solely on the reviews, because the internet told me it was good, knowing nothing about it. This little Salvadoran hole in the wall is next to a gas station in middle of nowhere, NC was one I wasn't sure would truly be worth a stop. Even though I ate my pupusas later, reheated, I must say I couldn't have asked for more flavor. The menu has a variety of options including beans and loroco (a little flower bud). The pupusas do all come with cheese, so perhaps not the best place for the dairy free crowd. Other menu options had items like squash flower and huitlachoche (look it up). In addition, a mouthwatering cake display was there for the wait. But I was there for pupusas, and they offered a grilled corn edge, along with salty cheese and some impressive condiments, including a sweet and sour curtido (pickled cabbage) and a venomous habanero hot sauce. Satisfying stuff. I have no trouble imagining their other menu items being just as delicious.

    John M.

    I am somewhat obsessed with papusas do when I found a place that served the Salvadorean favorite, I knew where I would be heading for dinner. Samantha's Papusas is housed within a nondescript building, the kind that you would pass by ten thousand times without ever considering that a culinary treasure might lie beyond the faded exterior of the building. The food is freshly made, so there will be a bit of a wait. I ordered three papusas (two carnitas and one chorizo), as well as an asada taco. After a bit of a wait, my food was finally brought to my table. The papusas were good, although they needed a bit of salt and the taco was also good. Price was good on these items and the meal left me full. I would return to this establishment.

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    I have been going here for four years now they have the best food service is always kind and friendly. Oh, but their tacos are amazing.

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    Great food and good variety to choose from. Pupusas with mushrooms and beans was good. Also the menudo was good and beef soup delicious.

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    Unbelievable food and service. You can't go wrong with the spinach or mushroom pupusas.

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    2 years ago

    Amazing food for a small place. The service was also amazing they would treat you kindly when you order and they are multi language

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    4 years ago

    The best! Pupusas and plantain empanadas are incredible! Definitely try the horchata and the hibiscus juice!

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    Love this local whole in the wall. Always fresh and always satisfying. Tacos are ny favorite.

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