Checked out Los Planes, a Salvadoran spot, on a slow Monday evening. It's across the street from La Cecilia. Service was friendly. Love the massive curtido containers on the table. - Horchata ($4.00) - typical - Maracuya ($4.00) - passionfruit was decent - Tamarindo ($4.00) - not very sour. Skip it - 2 Pupusas y yuca frita ($15.50) - chicharron and loca pupusas. Pork was excellent. Yucca was dry - Enchiladas verde ($21.00) - three chicken enchiladas. Decent but salsa verde was bland - Chuleta de cerdo ($22.00) - pork chop and sausage were good. Liked the plantains, rice was plain read more

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When I was in Montreal a couple of weeks ago, I took a walking and tasting tour of Jean-Talon Market and the surrounding neighborhood. The tour began at Los Planes - a Salvadoran restaurant. We sat down at a long table (the restaurant is a good size and pretty large groups could definitely enjoy a meal here together). We all had some pupusas (with the traditional toppings) and horchata (one of my favorite drinks on a hot day) - delicious. The interior of the restaurant is traditional, charming, and very comfortable. The service was excellent - everyone was so kind and warm. It was a great meal to start a day of exploring the rich food culture of the Jean-Talon area of Montreal. I would happily return. read more

Comida Salvadoreña!!! También encontrarás algunos platos Mexicanos, el lugar es pequeño pero acogedor y la atención muy buena, probamos varios platos y la verdad estaban deliciosos!! Las popusas increíbles!! Algo que si no me pareció muy cómodo fueron las mesas ya que son bastante pequeñas y los platos muy grandes, deberían o cambiar las mesas o cambiar los platos por unos mas pequeños, encontrar un balance para que el cliente este cómodo al momento de comer read more

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The best for Pupusas Fresh and tasty Sauce and juice grenadine Family and friends friendly Healthy and good vibes read more

Los Planes - Los planes hmmm - Salvadoran Near Me - Montreal, Quebec

We were in the area; my car was parked nearby, that's the first restaurant came to our view when hunger strikes. It is Salvadoran restaurant; a cuisine that I have never tried. So it piqued my interest more. The restaurant is ok looking, little beaten down. There was one server, she was friendly. The menu was more in Spanish, so I had to Google every word almost. It seemed pupusas are the most famous item in this restaurant. It is a flat bread, filled either with veggies or meat. We ordered the family combo which came with 6 pupusas, 2 filled chicken and cheese, 2 filled jalapeños and cheese and last two with mushrooms, spinach and cheese. We also got some nachos topped with refined beans, avocado, cream and cheese. All the food was good but not to 100% satisfaction. But I can't compare because it's my first Salvadoran cuisine to try. read more

Los Planes - a plate of flatbreads on a table - Salvadoran Near Me - Montreal, Quebec

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Went there last Saturday with a date . Food was good even a picky eater like me can find something he does like and enjoy . Unfortunately no air conditioning which doesn't help much when it's abour 30 celcius outside or 86 Fahrenheit so eating an hot meal and sweating like crazy wasn't the ideal at all .At least they had smoothies to refresh us a little bit but still . Service was pretty great and as they speak mostly Spanish it make me pratice my Spanish with the owner who by the way was really sweet . I took 2 chicken and cheese pupusas which I was there for at first as I said they were good . Unfortunately I also asked questions abbout other things on the menu and he couldn't really answer which wasn't really good. so in general I enjoyed my experience overhere and especially price wide it's really cheap so you be spending a crazy amount of money . Still I might or might not return mostly cause it was really hot inside . read more

I gave it 2 stars because there are no vegetarian options. They have one item but they grill it on the same grill with the meat. They use the same fryer for everything. I could not eat there at all. My friends eat meat and they enjoyed what they had. I don't know about the service because we went there on a food tour. Conclusion: don't go there if you are a vegetarian, if you do you will leave there hungry. read more

It was my first time trying Salvadorian food and it was a nice experience. The food was good, although to be honest it's not something I would eat often. Their pupusas are full of meat and their service is nice. The place is super budget friendly, you can have a cheap lunch set for less than 20$ including taxes and tip. It's worth a try! read more

Los Planes - Pupusas - Salvadoran Near Me - Montreal, Quebec

Los Planes served as my introduction to the wonderful world of Salvadorian food. I first sampled their food about a year ago and always wanted to come back for a proper sit down meal. Well one Saturday while looking for a spot to grab lunch with a friend the opportunity finally presented itself. It's a bit of a whole in the wall but the food is awesome. As an added bonus it is really affordable. I started with a tamale and followed that up with pupusas. If this is your first time trying Salvadorian food then go for the pupusa. The pupusa is kind of a corn pancake that is stuffed with a filling (meat, zucchini and hot peppers in my case) and garnished with curdito (a kind of fermented cabbage) and hot sauce. It is amazing. The tamale was basically a version of corn bread served with sour cream. It was also mighty tasty and contained whole chunks of real corn. My friend and I were here on a hot summer day so that could only mean horchata was in order. This drink consists of ice-cold milk and a variety of spices like cinnamon. I also tasted some hazelnut as well and it had been sweetened a bit. It was a very refreshing treat given the temperature outside. All of this only cost me about $13 which is really cheap considering the high quality of the food. The place doesn't have air conditioning and the day I came it was hot and humid outside so the restaurant was wildly hot inside. I still really enjoyed my experience and I would totally come back. After all who could say no to cheap and delicious food? read more

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Definitely a fantastic find and #1 visit on our stop list from our Yelp Elite food tour. Many moons ago our family helped a Salvadoran family get settled into Canada and I had the opportunity to try out papusas and tamales. So it was so satisfying to try them again as it had been over 15 years. Their papusas are very light and have a nice filling of pork. Them on the table was a big jar of horchata and by request they brought out a nice (creeper) of a hot sauce that was complex in flavour and a light cumin taste. Also there was a tomato based sauce that evened out the flavour! It was outstanding! To wash it down was a nice milk based drink that had a slight cinnamon flavour as well. The mixing of flavours was very complimentary and enjoyable. Eating Salvadoran food makes me wonder why Mexican food is so popular? Probably and evidently because it's border is the US. I think Salvadoran food has opportunity to become a very up and coming trend in foods. It's akin to how Chinese food was the only Asian food and now you see Japanese, Korean & Vietnamese and Indian food starting to grown in popularity! Montreal still has room to grow for Malay or Indonesian. Overall I need to come back here for a full meal! Really solid, different and delicious! read more

Los Planes - Menu board for ordering - Salvadoran Near Me - Montreal, Quebec

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Good food excellent service familiar ambiance not expensive prices easy location I recommend it

Pupusas Galore! Fresh, delicious, authentic, almost feels like home made food. The staff does put an extra effort to make us feel good. Small location with a big Tv just like all latin restaurants. My only downside was that the baby chairs are huge! A kids feet will be on the table which can be messy. read more

Los Planes - Salvadoran Near Me - Montreal, Quebec

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Solid and authentic papusas, yep the setup and decpr is still more suitable for "gringos". Recommended!

I took a friend that had never eaten pupusas before. we ordered the pupusas and what we got were burned toasted pupusas. When I told the waiter that they were burned her response was 'they are toasted'. most likely these were reheated pupusas we got. pupusas were over toasted that we could not even cut them with the knife! the salsa was sweet and the curtido was in a dark pickled water. Orchata and yuca frita were good but pupusas were not good at all. I do not recommend this place. read more

I have been there many times ... i hate how every single latino restaurant has a TV ( this place has the telenovelas on loop ) The decor too .... is very latino like .. not a lot of effort put into it ... The pupusas there were alright ... not like back in el Salvador but worth the trip... I have not been there in ages ... but since it has been open for over 20 years something that they do must be right ..!!! I don't think it deserves 2 stars but it doesn't deserve 3 either .!!! If i were to chose a Salvadorian restaurant i would go to Los planes gourmet ( own by same family ... the Son i think ) the decor is much nicer ... food more elaborated .... prices are steeper ... but hey is on St Denis..... read more

The pupusas we had were the highlight of the meal I had the spinach mushrooms and queso and my friend had chicken and cheese both phenomenal. However the rest of the meal was not as good I hoped especially after the great appetizers. The enchiladas were average and the tipico was also average. From my experience I would come here solely for the pupusas read more

This is my favourite pupusa place in Montreal. The toppings are way better than any other place I've ever been - crunchy, perfectly spiced, and the hot sauce is so good. The pupusas are delicious too, and the plantains aren't too oily. One of my friends complains that they don't have enough different fillings, but I don't care about that. There's bean & cheese, pork, and loroco if you ask for it. Mmmm... read more

One of my favourite pupusa places for sure. The masa is light and crisp, the meat fillings and cabbage and hotsauce are all fresh, the cheese is perfectly salty and chewy. This is a friendly hole in the wall with tri++lingual service that really delivers when it comes to flavour - super savoury but still fresh and clean. Whether the place is busy or quiet it takes about the same amount of time to get your pupusas (~15 minutes) and you can see the kitchen from the cash to watch everything being made. Instead of dining in the small, familial, but a bit bare restaurant we'll usually take a stack of these home and bury ourselves under them for a day or two, happy as clams. read more

Los Planes - Salvadoran Near Me - Montreal, Quebec

Los planes is my first experience with salvadorian food and definitely not my last. The food is fresh and made to order. The pupusas are little pieces of heaven especially if you add on top the tomato and the homemade spicy sauce. Try the horcheta drink on the side, it's the perfect complement to the spiciness of the dish. I can't believe I've waited all this time before trying pupusas. Don't make the same mistake I did and just go! Did I mention this place was incredibly cheap? read more

I love everything about it... Small place but clean, the service is always glad to serve you even the difficult costumer... The food lets talk about the food mmmm all the time every one of the different items I have chosen have been delicious and fresh. read more

Good restaurant to discover Salvadorian cuisine. Really authentic, you feel the latin vibe in there. Food was very good, service is casual and friendly. Good value for the money. read more

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Great and friendly place for a taste of El Salvador in Montreal. It was our first time in a pupuseria and the staff was very helpfull explaining the menu to us. We opted for pupusas, tamal and yuca frita. Everything was made fresh in the small kitchen which you can see at the back. Though it doesn't look like much in your plate, it is very filling and good. The cheese is melting and the sauce delicious (watch for the spicy sauce which is very very -very- hot!). One of those places, you will want to go back to. read more

I would have never found this place had it not been the yelp foodie tour, but I'm so glad I got to try it because it's definitely near the top of my list for authentic cultural food in Montreal. The family owned genuine feel just makes this place that much more endearing, and you can almost imagine that you are in El Salvador at someone house and their mom or grandma is cooking and serving you food. The pupusas were super tasty and the toppings and garnishes are generously given and equally tasty and homemade. This is by no means a fancy place, you would not want to go here for a romantic dim lit dinner, you would come here for genuinely great food that makes you forget about what the tables or walls look like, because you're busy enjoying the flavours in your mouth. I will definitely go back. read more

I come to this restaurant a lot and it never disappoints. The food is amazing and very fairly priced, there's all kinds of variety and it's always fresh and delicious. I live downtown and come all the way here just to eat. The owner is the sweetest, most caring woman I have ever met. She did a huge favour for me without even knowing me, I will always be grateful and will come back every chance I have. Highly recommended! read more

Really good restaurant. Price is reasonable. Excellent service. The pupussas are great and freshly made!

If my friends didn't bring me here, I never would have found this little hole in the wall. The pupusas are fantastic. Small, stuffed crepe-like tortillas (?) stuffed with fried beans, jalapeños, pork, and cheese (at least, that's the pupusa I got). It came with two of these and a plantain on the side with cream and fried beans. My partner and I shared this and got a couple coffees (which were actually really good as well). If you're looking for something delicious, check this place out. Your wallet will be happy, too! read more

I was there a few days ago, one of their waitresses treated me awfully. I came in with two of my Latina friends, not that it matters, but it's relevant to the story. The waitress was warm and welcoming to them, while she was very rude to me. I am of African descent and she was obviously racist towards me. read more

Love this pupuseria. It is just delicious. Pupusas are light and packed with flavor. Other pupusas I have tried have been greasy and heavy. Now I will never go any other place because in Los Planes, I have found my pupusa match. Love love LOVE the homemade hot sauce. I literally eat it on everything. However, it is VERY spicy and not for the faint of heart. read more

By far the worst service and food EVER!!! The Horchata was too watered down. The Pupusas weren't fully cooked and slow service