Small place but very authentic!!!!…read more The owner is amazing! She was very sweet (like a mother) great spirit.. she walked me thru how everything and let me sample a tamales with banana leaf, (since I've never had it that way).. I was so good!!! I appreciated that she made sure that I would like her tamales... we spoke about how she started her business and seemed very humble... I ate a pollo tamales with banana leaf. It had just enough spice! I would recommend this place. It is also a bakery as well .

If you search for the best tamale place in Lawrenceville, immediately the top tamales list from…read moreYelp comes up and I don't remember if they are #1 or #2, what I do remember is that I went there very early next day (7ish am) and they already had a line, everyone was ordering several dozens. I tried all their three tamales (red and green pork and the rajas with cheese), all of them are delicious, however the rajas one is Jalapeño rajas and can really have a kick to it. They also have banana leave tamales (more common in Southern Mexico). Their price per dozen is fairly good, especially if you've ever made tamales, you know it takes. You can tell that one of the ladies at the front is the owner and she loves what she does, the whole staff is very friendly.

This place is inside a mall. plaza Americas. Cool little mall. She was nice! Answered our…read morequestions! We had Tequeño: first time I had it - so good!! Empanadas papa y de carne: they were good but the papa one was my favorite!! El Pepito: so so good! Must try : you better go hungry because it's big!

Read great reviews and wanted to check it out. A little hard to find, it is at the back of a food…read morecourt in a Latino mall. Never had Venezuelan food before so went with recommendation of proprietor. Patacon Zuliano is shedded beef sandwiched between fried plantains. Drink was Tamarindo. Excellent combination. Recommend you try it.

Barely any English speaking workers - this creates difficulty when ordering…read more I ordered (2) beef empanadas and it took way too long just to get it (they messed up the order at first). The empanadas tasted and looked like chicken to me & they were dry and not that good. If they were beef, I was expecting it to be a different way. I wouldn't return, only stopped here for something quick while in the area but it is inside of the BP!

This place is expensive for some arepas. Go down the street to Arepa Grill and they're on average…read moreabout $8. This place I got one for $13 and it was alright, it really needed the sauces to help boost the flavors. Texture of the chicken is more so like dried pulled chicken. The person at the register was very patient though and I appreciated that as I was trying to figure out what to get after the empanadas got sold out.

Antojito's Photosinos is located at the food court of Plazas Las Americas in Lilburn…read more I was up for checking the food court out to eat and explore more Hispanic food options. OMG, the empanadas are amazing!!! It's pricey, almost didnt get it but learned we will get 2 with salad and guacamole. Thank goodness we got to taste. Soooo delicious 59/2020

I happened to be at this mall getting my hair done and wow. I love the tacos. Probably the best Ive…read moreever had. They are fresh and made to order.

Came here for breakfast. You order at the counter and they bring the food to you…read more I had a cafe con leche coffee to start and got the Abuela breakfast that included rice, beans, chese, sour cream, plantains,fried mini tamal that was so good, tortilla and two eggs for $10 not bad at all. My plus one had a Baleada without meat, and loved it. A simple baleada is a big tortilla stuffed with refried beans, eggs, white cheese, sour cream. Cute little Salvadorian spot with quick service and good food.

Went out to lunch with friends and they picked this spot. The ambiance is super cute and a great…read morerepresentation of El Salvador's culture. There was a few places for good photo ops in here. The place is counter service, you go up and order and they will bring it to your table. This place had to have been the fastest in all the Salvadoran restaurants I've been to. (Unfortunately most are slower to bring food/make food) The food was tasty and fresh, it had great flavor and encompassed a true salvy breakfast.

I LOVE to travel and because of this I have been fortunate to visit many great places. My main love…read moreof travel is for two reasons: A) for the scenery/architecture and B) for the culture/food. In my travels I've had the privilege of visiting Guatemala twice. I was blessed to have home-cooked meals by locals all throughout the city. Prior to visiting Guatemala I had no idea there were so many variations of Latin foods between Central-American cultures and it was there I had an eye-opening experience with tamales. Guatemalans make their tamales a lot different than the Mexican style tamales I was familiar with eating most of my life. Their tamales were a lot fatter and far moister than Mexican tamales and the masa is softer. I instantly fell in love with the difference, especially after having eaten many overcooked & hard Mexican tamales in my lifetime. So you can't imagine how delighted I was to discover the Salvadoran tamales here @ Star Bakery are similar to Guatemalan tamales. [ THE FOOD ] After my first taste I returned 3 days in a row because I just couldn't get enough of the amazing flavor! Moist, fluffy, flavorful masa wrapped around juicy & oh so tender chicken. The ladies here truly have magic in their fingers, because it's not just the softness of the masa. I hear chicken bouillon is traditional in seasoning the cornmeal used to make the masa, which would explain why it had such a satisfying aftertaste. I also enjoy their Carne Guisada and delicious Fresas con Crema, but was not a fan of the Baleadas. Something about it tasted sour, almost spoiled. My favorite combination is an order of their Corn Tamales paired with the Grilled Steak next door @ Villino's. I ate them together as if they were steak tamales. The two flavors combined are enough to inspire an epic happy dance! On my latest visit I tried the Pupusas after two other customers in line convinced me I needed this in my life. They both recommended the Chicharron con Queso but I was more interested in the Cameron con Queso, so I ordered one of each. Both were great, but that dang Chicharron was AHHHH-mazing and exploded with flavor! They were absolutely right! * Elote Tamales (5 stars) * Pollo Tamales (5 stars) * Carne Guisada (4.5 stars) * Fresas con Crema (5 stars) * Baleadas (1 star) I think I just got a bad one! * Cameron con Queso (4.5 stars) * Chicharron con Queso (5 stars) [ FINAL THOUGHT ] Take a drive to Plaza Las Americas, casually meander to the food court in the rear and treat yourself to some of the best chicken tamales north of Central America. But don't be in too much of a rush because they take a little time to prepare. If you've ever traveled South of Mexico and sampled these amazing tamales, I think you will agree with me on their authenticity and deliciousness. BUEN PROVECHO! 2022 / 82

Star Bakery is located at the food court of Plazas Las Americas in Lilburn…read more I was up for checking the food court out to eat and explore more Hispanic food options. We were just walking around the food court and saw all the desserts that Star Bakery offered. The tres leches look deliciouis!! Then we saw they had tamales and pupusas!! Yes!! We ordered chicken tamales, cheese pupusas, cheese & jalapeno pupusas. I also got this yellow drink that was so delicious. They let us try it and I'm like wow!!! Food came out quickly. Delicious. They had the best tamales we ever had! The pupusas were so delicious too. I am so curious to try their tres leches next time. Big fan. Will come back! 57/2020

I was looking for a jibarito nearby, but couldn't find anything. This place came up and I decided…read moreto check it out. I ordered a lot of different items from the menu, as I wasn't really sure which I would like. The portions are huge and very generous! The food is sooo good. I am literally supposed to be on the way to the airport to go back home to Chicago, but here I am waiting for a 2nd order here! My favorite is the arepas with shredded beef, cheese, black beans and sweet plantains. (Though all the things I tried were super good.) The restaurant is in the back of the mall at the food court. Try this place. Also the white cream sauce, is like a garlic sauce or something, it's super fire!!! Get an extra one of those if possible. The workers are also very nice and friendly. Everything served hot and fresh, you can't go wrong! I'm a picky, finicky eater...Please believe me. All my family and friends tell me I need to be a professional food critic. This food is worth it. Sooo good. I'll be thinking about this place for a while lol

Whenever I'm traveling for work, I love finding little hidden gems and hole-in-the-wall places, and…read moreCelida's Café was such a great find. It's located all the way toward the back of the indoor mall, so it took me a little while to find it. Once you walk in, just keep heading toward the far end and you'll get there. Parking is plentiful, and there is handicap parking available near the front. I had an arepa with meat and cheese, and it was absolutely delicious -- flavorful, filling, and exactly what I was hoping for. The service was also great. The lady helping me was very friendly, and I really appreciated her recommendation. Such a tasty lunch stop, and I'm glad I found it while I was in the area. Up

This is a small restaurant in a complex bordered by Beaver Ruin and Indian trail. There are…read moreseveral other restaurants in the complex, some of which have bit the dust. They dont seem to get a lot of business and the business on each side has either none or 1 in them also. This is a places with all the photos on the wall and the prices on them. I like that as I like to see what I hopefully will get. What I really liked here is that my plate, and the few others I saw all looked BETTER than the picture on the wall! How often does that happen!!! Not only that the portions were big and the food was good. I had just eaten at a places that does the same the day before and of all their photos, they only had 3 dishes you could order, the food didnt look like the picture and the portions were small, and for more money!!! So to find this place was a treat! Service was simple but friendly and if your in the market for something like this by all means GO and support them!

This is an absolutely amazing restaurant. The food is amazing I feel like I am someone's kitchen…read morethat is preparing food with much love . Spanish is the predominant language and I still feel right at home!