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Tacos Lupita is located in Massachusetts. This place is located in the Somerville area. Locals say the restaurant serves genuine Mexican dishes.
4.0 of 5 stars.
Steak and pork tacos were divine. Papusas were an experience I wish I had not waited so long to have- AMAZING. Beans and rice rounded out my combo nicely- TON of food for $8. The homemade...
yelp.com - user review - 05/11/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This place would get 5* if they took debit cards. The papusas are the best! (pork and cheese). The horchata is awesome. The prices are great. It is quick, but almost like homemade. Come here instead...
yelp.com - user review - 05/05/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
i was totally starving, but this still was great.got it to go.
yelp.com - user review - 04/24/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Okay, yeah. I don't know if I can technically eat any of the food here. I have no idea how it's prepared, and I don't want to know. I had a burrito without cheese or meat, though, and considering...
yelp.com - user review - 04/21/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I stopped in for a carne asada quesadilla today after passing this place every day for ever. Wow. I usually am picky about what's on my quesadilla, but I decided to try it how it came. It was a great...
yelp.com - user review - 04/21/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
this is the best place! i will go here once a week every week as long as i live!
yelp.com - user review - 04/20/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
While planning a night out with the unrivalled Josh L, we needed something quick and cheap between Porter Square and Razzys. Having binged on Anna's during college, we decided to try Tacos Lupita....
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I can't lie, I really thought that I would be blown out the water here, but I wasn't. Granted, the place was much better than Anna's (not saying much), but with my mind stuck on El Pelon, I didn't...
yelp.com - user review - 03/26/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I first frequented this place about 8 or 10 years ago. It hasn't changed much except for a new coat of paint and new menu board. Aside from that, time flies when you're enjoying the food is all I...
yelp.com - user review - 03/18/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Just visited Lupita's for the third time and thought it was time to write a review. The best authentic Mexican food I've had.Huge 4 stars because they serve CONSISTENTLY good food.Why 4 stars instead...
yelp.com - user review - 03/16/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Good pupusas. Clean. My second favorite Salvadorian restaurant in Somerville.
yelp.com - user review - 03/15/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
tacos lupita is my favorite mexican place in metro boston as of last friday. we ordered tacos al pastor, a carne asada quesadilla, and a side of chips with guacamole. and of course horchata and...
yelp.com - user review - 03/04/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Love this little neighborhood joint--yummy, authentic, cheap food. The food is mostly consistent (i.e. good). Go here for an unpretentious, quick, and filling meal. Salsa verde= so damn spicy & good,...
yelp.com - user review - 02/23/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I just want to amend my review below to add a mind blowing gastronomic experience. Two nights ago I had the Chorizo torta, which is really an El Salvadorian sandwich. The chorizo was crispy and...
yelp.com - user review - 02/15/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This place has great food. The only thing keeping me from giving them a 5 start review is their need to ignore me. Every time I order something w/ sour cream or guacamole or no this/that they just...
yelp.com - user review - 02/04/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
um.. does huarache mean "cow i killed 3 months ago and tried to trick you into eating it?" not fallin for it LUPITA! no ma'am. i know that shit's old.my pork gordita on the other hand, was dee-lish. a...
yelp.com - user review - 02/02/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I dream about their burriots at night. So good every single time. Seriously. I am a vegetarian and I do cringe a little bit when I look up at their menu and absoutley everything has meat..but I just...
yelp.com - user review - 01/28/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The tacos al pastor are awesome, with deliciously spiced roast pork. Tacos are authentic style, the meat mixed with onions and cilantro, then folded into double corn tortillas. Bf's steak burrito was...
yelp.com - user review - 01/18/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I just have to say, I continue to be impressed with this place. The steak burrito really is excellent. I've started adding the "super" elements (cheese, guac and crema), which I have to specially...
yelp.com - user review - 01/17/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I. Love. Tacos. Lupita.As an undergraduate I made the mistake of trying to live off of Anna's Taqueria burritos. I was trying to cut food costs! I was busy! Okay, so those were dark days. Filled with...
yelp.com - user review - 12/28/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Went here tonight looking for some good pupusas! And, much to my surprise, I found some. See, there's this El Salvadorian restaurant in Richmond (California) called "La Bamba" that my ex-girlfriend...
yelp.com - user review - 12/08/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I just moved to the neighborhood and was super excited to try Tacos Lupita. I finally got a chance last night. I ordered a side of chips and guac w/ salsa, and a torta al pastor (i.e., pork sandwich)....
yelp.com - user review - 11/24/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Super tasty & super cheap!! Tacos Lupita is a little gem in Somerville! The beef burrito was great, the pork mulitas were very yummy! The guac was also really good--which is my test of a good Spanish...
yelp.com - user review - 10/19/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
This is a better burrito option than the much beloved Anna's. The chicken has more flavor to it than Anna's. On the down side I couldn't get black beans instead of pinto, and it doesn't seem like any...
yelp.com - user review - 10/05/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I know latino food. (If you're from Whittier, it's in your genes.) I've also come to love Salvadorean food while at school in San Francisco. Tacos Lupita promised something I love from the west......
yelp.com - user review - 09/27/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I can't believe I used to live about a block away from this gem! Tacos Lupita serves Latin American food with an El Salvadorean flair and their quesadillas, burritos, and pupusas are to die for!You...
yelp.com - user review - 09/11/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I could eat here every day. Everything in the menu is made with love by the two ladies behind the counter, and its all super cheap. The gorditas are sick! A gordita and a tamale is my go-to...
yelp.com - user review - 08/25/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I went here a while ago. It is my cousin's favourite taco joint around. So I submitted (mostly to shut her up) and there we were. I can't actually tell you that the food sticks out in my memory......
yelp.com - user review - 08/24/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Went here based on the glowing yelp reviews, not as impressed as I would have wished. Authentic yes, good quality, no. Both the taco and gordita looked like they were prepared traditionally, but the...
yelp.com - user review - 08/11/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I'm Mexican, and since I moved here in '99 I've tried different places, both cheap and expensive. Tacos Lupita is way up there, hands down the best taco place around Somerville. So coming from a born...
yelp.com - user review - 08/10/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This place makes me want to dry hump someone.CHEAP AND TASTY!!! I got an al pastor gordita and suddenly felt this strangely familiar stickiness in my boxerbriefs.Delicious!OH tacos lupita, you're so...
yelp.com - user review - 08/06/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
One word: pupusas!Ok, maybe a few more: tacos, cheap, quesadillas, horchata, delicious, yum. Seal of approval from friends from El Salvador: confirmed. :D
yelp.com - user review - 08/01/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Oh Tacos Lupita ladies, why so sad? Your tacos are delightful and cheap, even if the dining area looks like a cafeteria at an airport in San Salvador. Maybe your love isn't on your face because your...
yelp.com - user review - 07/21/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The inside is very basic and simple. Of course pictures of Our Lady, all over. There are maybe 8 tables and a window where you do your ordering. Don't expect the best service, it isn't that kind of...
yelp.com - user review - 07/15/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Overjocked and sketchy, but a decent option if you're not in the mood for Annas or Qdoba in Porter. One of the few restaurants where not a single word will be communicated to you when you're placing...
yelp.com - user review - 07/14/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Fate is quite trivial isn't it?For the past 3 years I've been cobbling shoes for Converse and I have the pleasure of travelling to Costa Mesa, CA for periodic meetings. My required stop for lunch...
yelp.com - user review - 06/29/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
It reminds me of Texas. That's not a bad thing. Southern Texas is home to some great Tex-mex restaurants that I grew up with. What's amusing about that connection is that most American-Mex...
yelp.com - user review - 06/19/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Muy fresca, amigos. Taco combo platter was piled high with avocados, limes, frijoles, rice. I wasn't eating meat and I wasn't punished for it. It's nice when carnivores aren't the only ones eating...
yelp.com - user review - 06/17/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Ah, Lupita's. It's the only fast food Mexican place I don't feel guilty going to. And being half Mexican, I like to think I carry high standards? But never mind that. I lived across the street--(good...
yelp.com - user review - 06/07/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Holy asada I love this place.I was hesitant to walk to Tacos Lupita, a ten minute walk from the Porter T stop, because of the thunderstorm looming overhead. But, my friends were hankering for some...
yelp.com - user review - 05/31/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
My fiance and I found this place from the NFT (not for tourists) book. Decided to give it a shot since we hadn't had decent Mexican food here (we're from Cali). At first pulling up to the place I was...
yelp.com - user review - 05/16/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This place is so, so awesome. I got probably the most basic item on the menu (chicken tacos), and the food was just superb: perfectly cooked soft tortillas with a slightly crispy exterior, yummy...
yelp.com - user review - 05/12/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Best Salsa Verde around.The guy behind the counter is really nice, and the portions don't own you for the next four days after eating a burrito. Just enough to make you full, and you survive to see...
yelp.com - user review - 05/01/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
When I lived in NC, there were tons of awesome tacquerias run by and serving migrant workers who had settled down. I moved up here in '99, and oh did I miss those delicious tacos. Then Tacos Lupita...
yelp.com - user review - 04/20/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
People call it a hole in the wall. It is not! It may not look like fine dining but it definetely tastes like it. And it's cheaper than how much I paid when I lived in cornfields for bad...
yelp.com - user review - 04/13/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Why on earth would anyone go to Anna's with this just around the corner?I passed by Tacos Lupita on about a million separate occasions, peering in the window, intrigued yet intimidated my the...
yelp.com - user review - 04/07/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Since it's Massachusetts, I'm totally allowed to marry Lupita. Oh, Lupita. How you bless the Boston area with delicious carne asada tortas and tasty al pastor huaraches! How long have I wandered...
yelp.com - user review - 04/06/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is a required stop when my boyfriend's family is visiting from Mexico. And I have to say that I can't get enough of their tacos. I wake up with an intense craving for their food so I'd have to...
yelp.com - user review - 04/03/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
i visited Tacos Lupita last night for the first time. I'd often waked by and thought that might be a good place to get a real burrito. I did not get a burrito though. I took 5 years of spanish, and...
yelp.com - user review - 04/01/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I am completely and utterly convinced that the fine ladies at Tacos Lupitas put crack in the food because I am addicted to their food-hard core. The food here is just so good and I have had everything...
yelp.com - user review - 02/25/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Best burritos on Earth. Anyone who gives this place less than 5 stars should have their taste buds removed and replaced with death.
yelp.com - user review - 02/21/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
A hungry driver, a rapacious runner and a ravenous pregger in need of food before plunging into Market Basket madness VS. a lunch of El Salvadorean goodnessWho succeeds in nourishing three and a half...
yelp.com - user review - 02/14/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
A bad day at lupitas = the best chorizo con huevos burrito ever and angry scowls from non-english speaking ladies when you ask for red sauce.A good day at lupitas = nailing the al pastor on one of its...
yelp.com - user review - 01/18/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I'm one of them snobs from close to the Mexican border who complains about the lack of food options resembling those from home. Lupitas is my standby for daily (well, maybe not that often) infusions...
yelp.com - user review - 01/17/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
How have I managed to not eat their food for so long? A good friend of mine lives about a block away and I also have spent quite a bit of time playing kickball just down the street at Conway. You'd...
yelp.com - user review - 01/07/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
"Oh my god. I have arrived. "This is pretty much the review. I don't know why the food tastes so much better here than (insert restaurant name), but it just does. I wish I could say it was the love...
yelp.com - user review - 12/26/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Dear Tacos Lupita,Are you mad at me? I guess I should thank you.Thank you for feeding me pupusas when I spend too much money on things I shouldn't spend it on. They are cheap and they fill me up with...
yelp.com - user review - 12/12/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
All I can say is YUM!! The food is delicious! You get great food for such a great price. If you like Mexican you should try this, it's Salvadorian/Mexican so they have both. Try a papusa, it's...
yelp.com - user review - 12/01/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Ditto all the great reviews this place has already gotten-- they deserve it.Just a special note on the 'pupusas:'A couple years ago I lived in a small town in El Salvador for a short while [read: surf...
yelp.com - user review - 11/28/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Three things drew me here:1. It's next to Tea Zone. (mmmm... Tea)2. Lupita relates to Lupine which means wolves. (mmmm... Wolves)3. Malena's other recs have been awesome. (mmmm... Malena)Two things...
yelp.com - user review - 11/27/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Awesome, authentic food! I live around the corner from this place and have been ordering take out from Tacos Lupita for the past year. The ingredients are fresh and simple, just like they are abroad....
yelp.com - user review - 11/20/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
It's so lucky for people lives in Porter square, when they want burrito , they can go to Anna's, if they want awesome tacos, They can go to Tacos Lupita! This El Salvadorian restaurant also make...
yelp.com - user review - 11/07/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
So you know how everyone who has ever lived South of the Mason-Dixon line likes to tell you how they can't find any *real* or *decent* mexican food in New England? Well several of them changed their...
yelp.com - user review - 11/06/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This place is full of delicious goodness. I love this place. My b-friend introduced me to this awesome eatery. The prices are great. They have burritos, tacos and rice plates. I have had the tacos...
yelp.com - user review - 10/29/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
this place has the tacos of uberness. huaraches too. supposedly good burritos as well but to tell you the truth I've been too busy eating the 1st two items to notice. This place is an island...
yelp.com - user review - 10/23/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Great, inexpensive, authentic (I assume and have heard. haven't been to San Salvador yet) Mexican-like food. I wish I lived a little closer to it.Also, has broad drink options including many types...
yelp.com - user review - 10/15/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Tacos Lupita is really great. Lupita is sooo fine too! Damn! I really love the pupusas and the dinner platters. I also really like that bottled sangria stuff too..mmmmm, sangria, aaaaaaghghg....
yelp.com - user review - 10/11/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Tacos Lupita is great because it has charm and taste. Charm in the sense that when you walk in you are greeted with a heavy steam-cloud of food-frangrance and frantic music (en Espanol, claro que...
yelp.com - user review - 10/11/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I've never been inside Tacos Lupita, but damn do I looove their food. I am a huge fan of El Salvadorian staples like pupusas, which appear on their menu, touted as 'mulitas'. They are really yummy,...
yelp.com - user review - 10/04/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Do you like good, cheap food? Do you like burritos? If you answered yes to these questions, Tacos Lupitas is a great place for you. Other reviews have commented on its "authenticity." Well, I...
yelp.com - user review - 09/24/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
i went with my indian friend for lunch here on saturday. it took a little bit of searching, but we were excited when we found it. i ordered the carne asada burrito, he got the chicken, and we shared a...
yelp.com - user review - 09/24/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
i live near tacos lupita and was excited to try it out after reading the great reviews here, so i go in, browse the menu. i don't find a single vegetarian option until i flip to the back where i see...
yelp.com - user review - 09/19/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Oh man, this place is SO freakin good.Now, I've never traveled south of the border. Never been to El Salvador. But when I eat here, I feel like I come close. Great food. Nice people. SO cheap!If you...
yelp.com - user review - 09/18/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Although plenty has already been said about this joint, I feel obligated to give my 2 cents since I live on the same block as Tacos Lupita. Tacos Lupita knocks the likes of Anna's, Boca, and Qdoba out...
yelp.com - user review - 09/18/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
i love this place. when ever i go there , i feel that i am right in mexico. the food is very good and the salsa with the chips is wonderful. there are three different kind: hot red chilli, green...
yelp.com - user review - 09/18/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I wanted to love this place, but it's just eh... A little more "authentic" than the taqueria chains around the area, and the real imported glass bottles of coke are a nice touch. Sadly, the quality...
yelp.com - user review - 09/12/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
delicious. there is basically no ambiance, but that's fine... the prices are super reasonable, the food is made fresh to order, and the cheese pupusas are yummy.
yelp.com - user review - 08/12/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Got the pork burrito & chicken quesadilla last night - both were very good. Different & not what I would call "traditional" mexican, but great nonetheless! The quesadilla was excellent & I'm not...
yelp.com - user review - 07/31/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
My first experience here? It was closed due to electrical problems. But Tea Heaven was open next door, so who knows for sure.I had the beef taco and guac & chips as many of you suggested. Granted it...
yelp.com - user review - 07/30/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Tacos Lupita...the second of the "authentic" Mexican restaurants I've ever had. I grew up in Florida, where (oddly) the only Mexican food around existed in the form of Taco Bell. Once I got to...
yelp.com - user review - 07/18/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
When I first moved to Somerville and I was poor/starving, I went to Tacos Lupita and split a taco plate (tacos, rice, and beans) with my friend. We quickly ate what seemed to be the most delicious...
yelp.com - user review - 07/15/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Two summers ago -when I was jobless and always hungry (a bad combo)- my friend told me that someone had recommended this place. We decided to go check it out; after all, we are always looking for good...
yelp.com - user review - 06/27/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I have driven by Tacos Lupita a zillion times, but never tried it until today. I was a little confused when I walked in, not sure where or to whom I should give my order. Finally I made my way to...
yelp.com - user review - 06/23/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I had high hopes for this place but I was a little disappointed. Granted I've only been once but the chicken in the burrito wasn't very tasty and that will keep me from going back. But I'm picky.
yelp.com - user review - 06/16/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
dear tacos lupita,thank you for making me fresh & delicious chicken tacos within really close walking distance from my house.thank you for having an amazing shrine to the blessed mother.thank you for...
yelp.com - user review - 06/12/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
There is not much that I can add that hasn't already been said...From start to finish, Tacos Lupita is unlike most places in the Davis/Porter area. It's cheap cheap cheap, the al pastor and chorizo...
yelp.com - user review - 04/17/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Pork. Burrito. Of. The. Gods.Is this a classy Ikea and shenanigans kind of "south of the border?" Absolutely not. It is made by people who eat this stuff for a living, speak the language, and take...
yelp.com - user review - 04/12/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
mmm...papusa! When you're hungry for some great grub, but don't have a lotta peso in your pocket- you can get your fix...at Tacos Lupita. The tacos al pastor are a must and and the queso papusas are...
yelp.com - user review - 03/27/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This place is amazing. I get the tacos basically every time. They're delicious and loaded with slightly blackened chicken and tasty tomatoes, onion, and cilantro. Everything is really fresh-tasting...
yelp.com - user review - 03/09/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Just tried the taco combo w/ carne asada... YUM! The pico de gallo is also quite good... maybe just a little to spicy for me, but I'm a spice wimp so don't take my word for it. I also had a bite of...
yelp.com - user review - 03/07/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The tacos here are the closest I've found in Boston to taco cart tacos. (Why does Boston have no taco carts? What's wrong with you people?) I can't wait to give their burritos a try as well. As this...
yelp.com - user review - 03/07/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Not only have I been to this location, I have discovered on just minutes away on Shirley St in Revere. My favorite thus far has been the steak quesadilla. Service is quick, they play soap operas on...
yelp.com - user review - 03/06/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I've been to the one here in Somerville, and the one in Revere. Tacos Lupita has the best burrito I've had yet in the Boston. The atmosphere was very Mexican. In fact, a couple of the people who were...
yelp.com - user review - 02/28/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
everything at tacos lupita is good, but i recommend the chorizo burrito. great food. great prices. and you people who complain that east coast mexican/salvadoran food isn't as good as it is in...
yelp.com - user review - 02/24/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
All the good things people say are true. Cheap, tasty, authentic, flavorful. Also small, and can get crowded some nights because everyone knows how good they are. If you get some super-sweet Mexican...
yelp.com - user review - 02/16/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This place has great, freshly made tacos right from their little kitchen. Cheap and tasty!
yelp.com - user review - 02/10/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
without a doubt the best tacos, burritos, tortas, pozole, pupusas in MA.very authentic as they feature 'lengua' on their menu (get a translator).no other mexican/salvadorian beats lupitasdon't eat...
yelp.com - user review - 01/19/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I guess I just don't understand the draw of this place. I've tried it, multiple times, the last being in July of 2006. The person I was with and I took one bite of our food and nearly threw up....
yelp.com - user review - 01/17/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
If this isn't counter-service Mexican perfection in Boston, I don't know what is.It's funny; I actually never consider buying a burrito here, and my friends who only ever buy burritos tend to be...
yelp.com - user review - 01/17/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
If I could give Tacos Lupita 6 stars, I would. Ours has been a long and torrid love affair, and I expect our relationship to endure for many long years of tastiness.I love you, Lupita.Update from...
yelp.com - user review - 01/10/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love that places like this exist. Dirt cheap and amazing. The El Salvadorian influence works really well.
yelp.com - user review - 01/05/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The best tacos in Cambridge/Somerville!Update: I'm not kidding here. They put a whole slice of fresh ripe avocado in every taco! Undeniably unadulterated avocado is unbelievable! True, the rice is...
yelp.com - user review - 12/26/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Oh... tacos lupita...So good.This is a nice example of working-class El Salvadorean cooking. The tortillas are corn and thicker than what you'd normally get in a Mexican place. I had the Carne Asada...
yelp.com - user review - 12/25/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Tacos Lupita provides consistently good mexican-style fast food, at great prices. The food always tastes fresher to me than competing restaurants, and when I order, for example, a burrito, it seems to...
yelp.com - user review - 12/22/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I come from California, and I have to say, Anna's is good but it is NOT that great. Somehow the flavor just.... feels kinda blah.Tacos Lupita feels more authentic to me. I've heard people say that the...
yelp.com - user review - 12/14/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Sooooo good! Though I'm not a vegetarian, I generally avoid meat in cheap restaurants. Maybe just one too many morsels of gristle in my life... But the smell in Tacos Lupita won me over. The tacos...
yelp.com - user review - 11/24/2006
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My wife and I were going to go to Anna's, but it was overcrowded so we decided to give Lupita's a try. I got a $4.99 pulled pork burrito; the tortilla was thick and fresh (unlike that see-through thing you get...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/17/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I grew up in Baja, Mexico, and this is as authentic as it gets for Cambridge/Somerville. I know, it's El Salvador, not Mexico, but it's the best in my book. Both the atmosphere and menu are very...
yelp.com - user review - 10/28/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I'm finding it nearly impossible to write coherently about Tacos Lupita. The minute I start to think about the place, I get a hankering bordering on blind lust for their simple, yet simply perfect,...
yelp.com - user review - 10/25/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The papusas are so, so tasty. All of the food here is both better AND cheaper than Anna's. Try it at least once, definitely, you won't be sorry.
yelp.com - user review - 09/17/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
What a hidden little gem of a place this is. It's one of the only few taco places in town that doesn't make me run for the border after I eat it. As other reviews suggests though, don't eat the...
yelp.com - user review - 08/17/2006
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Hands down the best burrito in town. There aren't very many choices on the menu, but it doesn't matter.
citysearch.com - user review - 08/15/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The best Tacos al Pastor in Boston - definitely! (Tacos al Pastor are the pork tacos) And that's from a Mexico City native. You can't beat Tacos Lupita - the burritos are also top rate (though an...
yelp.com - user review - 08/10/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
After reading all of these reviews I'm going to have to check out the tacos. It makes sense to try out the tacos at "Tacos Lupita", but I have a small problem. My problem is that I didn't try them...
yelp.com - user review - 08/01/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Want to make millions of dollars??? Talk to the owner of Lupitas - he is a good guy - partner with him and open a few locations downtown. The only reason this place hasn't taken off is it's crappy...
yelp.com - user review - 07/28/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
There's such a rich and hearty quality to Tacos Lupita's food that actually reminds me of the food in Central America, that quality that I know that I can't match cooking myself, and that the...
yelp.com - user review - 06/06/2006
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Tacos Lupita is the only place in som/cambridge where you can get some authentic food. It's very ta...
judysbook.com - user review - 05/30/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
If you want authentic Latin American food, this is the place. Here you won't find fancy tables, clean floors, or even a regular-sized bathroom, but you will find tacos with the perfect seasoning of...
yelp.com - user review - 05/26/2006
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Tacos Lupita is certainly one of Somerville's hidden gems. The small, sparsely decorated Salvadoran...
judysbook.com - user review - 05/16/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Great cheap eats. Never would have found the place if my friend hadn't told me about it. The tacos are awesome, and only $2! And the gorditas are really tasty too, if not a little messy to eat....
yelp.com - user review - 05/11/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Best south American food I have ever had, bar none.It is very authentically El Salvadoran judging from all the Spanish speakers who really enjoy this place. It tastes wonderful and the price is right...
yelp.com - user review - 05/01/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Why people go to Anna's when this place is right down the street I will never know! Yeah, it's small, yeah, it's dingy, but I'll take that over somewhere soulless and focus-group-approved any day....
yelp.com - user review - 04/27/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
If your in the mood for cheap and authentic El Salvadoran food, this is the place. The portions are muy grande; my boyfriend and I always wish we had split something but we're greedy gringos so...
yelp.com - user review - 04/05/2006
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I used to live very close to this little "Mexican" restaurant. It is in a somewhat out of the way l...
judysbook.com - user review - 03/17/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
If you want authentic tacos, this is where it's at. Don't question, just eat it, cuz this is how it's supposed to be. For 2 bucks, simple tacos: meat, onions, cilantro, salsa on two corn tortillas....
yelp.com - user review - 03/12/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Ordered chips and salsa--chips were so salty I couldn't eat them, and I love salt. Guacamole is mediocre. Pupusas were average. Dingy interior.update: had a chicken burrito today. a little better, but...
yelp.com - user review - 01/25/2006
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For those who are big Anna's fans, will like this better. The prices are about the same, but you get the more grilled homemade tastes! But be careful, the hot sauce they give you is beyond hot in large...
citysearch.com - user review - 09/07/2005
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This place is a great hidden gem outside of Porter Square. Much more authentic than Anna's (most of the clientelle speak Spanish), they actually describe their food as El Salvadoran. The tacos are...
yelp.com - user review - 08/27/2005
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This place is awesome!If you like Taco Bell or if you think Anna's burritos are authentic, then you might want to pass on Lupita. But if you think the tacos at Boca Grande are kinda good, but bland -...
yelp.com - user review - 08/16/2005
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4.0 of 5 stars.
if you want a buritto, go to anna's. if you want a taco, go to tacos lupita. try the steak, it's marinated in something really yummy. 3 for around $6- def. great for eating on a tight budget....
yelp.com - user review - 08/12/2005
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I have found that many local burritos suffer from soggy tortillas and not much cheese in them but Tacos Lupita near Porter Square serves its burriots literally bursting with lemon-marinated steak, pinto beans...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/02/2005
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5.0 of 5 stars.
You don't go here for burritos, you go here for tacos (you also don't go hear for the ambience, or cleanliness for that matter, but that's a minor concern). Consider the name of the place - what's...
yelp.com - user review - 07/15/2005
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I totally disagree with the previous poster! I went to Tacos Lupita because I thought the name sounded cute and because I really like burritos. So, a friend of mine and I both got the chicken burrito...
yelp.com - user review - 07/13/2005
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3.0 of 5 stars.
it's not anna's, take that as you will. this is the real stuff, made by a chatty kitchen of people who all seem related in one way or another. order a dinner and expect a mountainful of stuff; you...
yelp.com - user review - 07/13/2005
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Lupita's has the best darn tacos around. $1.99 for your choice of pork, steak, chicken, or tongue. How 'bout a sandwich? Tortas are toasted bread layered with beans, avocado, mayo, lettuce, tomato...
yelp.com - user review - 07/08/2005
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This is as authentic as you're going to get to real Mexican Tacos. I believe the ownership is part Mexican, part El Salvadoran, nonetheless, It's real Latin. I have been to several parts of Mexico, plus my...
citysearch.com - user review - 07/15/2004
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This little gem opened right down the street from us. My old roommate discovered this place and we've been addicted ever since. I can't even eat at Anna's anymore, I swear to you. This place may lack the...
citysearch.com - user review - 06/15/2004
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