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    Illegal Pete's - Pearl St.

    3.7 (350 reviews)
    Open 10:30 am - 12:00 AM (Next day)

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    ILLEGAL PETE'S - PEARL ST. ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Outdoor seating
    Happy hour specials

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    Nachos!   All of our favorite ingredients, a mountain  topped with lots of cilantro.
    Sara M.

    What a nice chance to visit Pete's on Pearl Street again. It's been a while and I have to say, the people are as friendly and helpful as ever. We had our favorite option, their design-it-yourself nachos. The portion was huge as you can see in the picture. They were especially generous with the barbacoa, tender moist shredded beef, not greasy at all, their famous queso, guac, and many more items. They were amused that I asked for lots of cilantro as I am almost addicted to it. I recognize many people have a different reaction to cilantro, but I have been know, when in a group and those people try to pass off their decorative sprigs from their plates, I am always a willing taker. My husband had one of his favorite beers and I had their always fresh iced tea. The music was not to my liking today but it varies a lot and often is just great. Everyone is welcome here, from families with young children, seniors like us and many college age and 20 somethings as well as middle aged professional. Since to was Easter weekend, a large group of college aged adults came in all wearing pink bunny eared headbands. Very cute. We will continue to frequent this location. Even with the issues that have been apparent in very recent times on the Mall, on a day like today, it seemed like people were making an effort to enjoy themselves. The holiday atmosphere help a lot. And I have neve had bad service from the staff in more than a dozen visits.

    Grilled chicken bowl
    Keenan T.

    This Chipotle-style Mexican eatery serves up some good fare at reasonable prices. My colleagues recommend their burritos. I chose a bowl to make eating easy. You can customize your bowl with the various toppings on offer. The adjacent bar area is for those who want to have drinks. My bowl was portioned well for lunch. I wouldn't mind coming again. Next time I'm going for their generously portioned nachos.

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    Matt C.

    I was downtown Friday picking up some race stuff, when I needed to carb and protein load for my run. Lucky I was next to IPs! I've personally never tried it but was pretty impressed! I grabbed some Baja fish tacos and a lager. The food was fresh, fish crispy, and salsa flavorful. Really enjoyed it and would grab again. Living in co fish can be hot or miss. Beer was fresh too. Great time and will return! Of course I forgot to take a food photo before I ate it so fast.

    House Lager.  Only available at Illegal Pete's.
    Brian N.

    Fast casual restaurant with cheap margaritas and beers. Think of this as similar to Chipotle or Qdoba with alcoholic beverages. Ordering is fast and efficient as you order at the counter and select all the ingredients you want in your burrito, bowl, taco, or quesadilla. Bowls come with either tortillas or chips on the side. We also added a small side of queso to go with the chips, and it was quite tasty! The have daily happy hour from 3-8PM with specials on the house margaritas, house beer, chips & queso. Overall, would definitely recommend for fast casual dining or even stopping by for happy hour and some chips & queso.

    Alisa J.

    This food is just ok. I've had take out a couple times and haven't been amazed by anything. I don't like the flavor of their olives and I don't know why. I've had canned olives before, but these ones have a super weird flavor that I've never experienced anywhere else. The steak burrito was ok. Good filling to meat ratio but the steak was chewy as I found the other stuff in there to be kind of dry as well. Good spice level though. Overall nothing amazing and there's way better food elsewhere.

    Baja fish tacos
    Richard H.

    Great place to enjoy freshly made baja fish tacos and Mexican bowls! Sports bar atmosphere, great selection of beers and three sport screens to catch a game or watch espn highlights. I highly recommend their baja fish tacos on soft flour tortillas.

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    So good and they mix up the stuff in the burrito before rolling it up. Cool vibe. Service was quick and build it yourself style

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    9 months ago

    By far the worst breakfast burrito I've ever had in my life. The cheese and potatoes were straight up cold... would not recommend at all

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    11 months ago

    This is the better version of Chipotle! I ordered the nachos and they were so good. I love this place and can't wait to go back!

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    Not very friendly. Really only cares about their "regulars" and everyone else has to adapt.

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    The food is passable but the staff moves like they've been stoned for 180 days straight.

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    4 years ago

    Good. I love Illegal Pete's, but this location has skimped a bit on my burrito fillings. Good and affordable place on Pearl, though.

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    Good food at a decent price. Easy to eat low carb there. Fast service. Nice to eat out locally once in a while.

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    Ask the Community - Illegal Pete's - Pearl St.

    Do you have gift cards?

    We sure do! If you want a physical card, you can purchase those in any one of our 12 stores. We also offer digital gift cards. They can be used at any store or for online ordering, just like any physical card. Those can be purchased online here -… Read more

    I used to get a burrito here called the gambler, anyone remember what was in it?

    Hey Daniel! A "gambler" burrito isn't a specific build - you can add "gambler" sauce (aka Chipotle Ranch) to any burrito. Just ask! :)… Read more

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    Illegal Pete's - Pearl St. - mexican - Updated June 2026

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