Tres Pupusas

SO sad to be leaving a one star review for a once much loved food item.
When I first tried a Pupusa at the City Park Farmers market a few years back, it was instantaneous and complete love. The slightly chewy, slightly crispy crust oozing with gooey melted cheese, filled with piercing green Chiles and topped with a fried egg. Truly one of my most memorable street food experiences, hands down.
However…
this review is for the BOXED versions still avail at Whole Foods and Natural Grocers. (But at the downhill rate they are sliding, it won’t be long before they are offered at Wal-​Mart, IF they will even take them)
The live, fresh made ones (in their tents) as of last September’s farmers market were still amazing but the frozen ones have slipped into ridiculously bad territory and I know I am not the only one asking why!!!
It seems they were originally just too tasty, and perhaps it was too easy to make a big profit so rather than be content with how they first sold them in bags, (which were exactly what you got in the tents), some crazy-​decision maker type cut every corner imaginable and now the consumer is offered nothing but dry, flavorless, hard masa discs minus any actual filling or you know, flavor.
Every box I have tried over the past several months has been worse and worse… and the final box purchased last week and-​of which the remaining will be returned, are way beyond edible and a complete rip-​off.
Be aware if you like the farmers market version as maybe they have now changed all of their product to the horrible, small, flavorless frozen style-​I certainly hope not.
Whomever is in «charge» at Tres Pupusas should be fired or at the very least, forced to eat these every day. If they don’t break a tooth or die from boredom maybe they will go back to their original recipe and save a once-​promising company from extinction.
Buyers Beware this death-​watch item!

As a native salvadorian i have had my share of pupusas from really good to some not so good.
I got the Green Chile and cheese pupusas at whole foods, when i saw them i got pretty excited since it is hard for me to find many options in the area.
I know they are frozen so i wasnt expecting them to taste like the real deal BUT i didnt think they would be so bad.
the cheese… well what cheese? more like the lack of cheese in the pupusas is crazy, little to none green chile.
they just tasted dry and plain, i even checked the expiration date thinking i have got some expired pupusas but that wasnt the case.
Just a flavorless, dry piece of masa.
I am not the kind of person who leaves mean baseless reviews but i was very dissapointed with the quality of this product.

Popular Pupusas
I had the pleasure of running into Tres Pupusas at the farmers market in Boulder. We got there past the usual allotted FM time, yet the place was still packed with vendors that were pushing out their last sales and customers quickly grabbing what they wanted before they get cut off by the FM police. TP was finishing up but I was able to snag an order of the mushroom, leek, and cheese before they were done. It wasn’t the freshest since it was the last batch but I enjoyed it. That was the first of the many times I’ve had their pupusas.
Their pretty tasty and the trimmings are a nice compliment when you get them on site. I would have to agree with some of the reviews that @ $ 4 a pop (+trimmings) and $ 1 for a side of guac can get a little ridiculous. I even purchased a frozen pack of two from Natural Grocers for 5 bucks which was okay. They aren’t the best I’ve ever had and the price point can be a little better but I still like them in general. The vegan and gluten free options make them popular in this area. Kudos to them for adapting to the culture. The staff/​owners I’ve encountered were nice, they weren’t rude which is a good thing.
Would I recommend? Sure! Are they the best? Some might say they are but try them out for yourself! A-​OK for me :)

Tried their pupusas at the Stapleton farmers market last weekend. I had a green chili and cheese which was nice and crispy but a little light on the chili. The cabbage was wonderfuly cool and crispy with a great tangy flavor. $ 4 is ridiculous for a pupusa, however, and it’s due to the price that I’m rating them a bit lower.

I LOVE these pupusas. For only about 250 calories I could eat the for breakfast, lunch, and dinner! Their café in east Boulder is a great place to grab a quick lunch or get some frozen pupusas to take home for dinner (get a least 2 packs because they will go fast!). YUM!

Okay, let me clear some things up for all you yuppies that think you know what pupusas should taste like.
First of all, $ 4 for a pupusa is OUTRAGEOUS. They are typically anywhere between $ 1.25 and $ 2 (at the high end).
Secondly, pupusas are NOT supposed to be «vegan.» Pupusas should have cheese, refried beans and/​or pork (or beef, chicken).
Third, the pickled cabbage (called curtido) is an essential part of the pupusa – it adds a nice vinegar flavor and some good crunch. So to the reviewer that said they don’t like it because it makes the pupusa «soggy» doesn’t know what they’re talking about. Sogginess is good when it’s from the curtido.
This place has yuppified pupusas – not cool. Of course, Boulder would do this. If you want to try the real thing, don’t go to this place.

Tried them at the Cherry Creek Farmer’s Market. They serve the papusa and cabbage in a rectangle paper tray type bowl. Papusa tasted good, but I didn’t like the cabbage juice making the papusa soggy.

I’m sold!
After a long bike ride, I had Tres Pupusas at the Cherry Creek Farmers Market last weekend. Maybe I was just hungry from my ride but these things were amazing! I had the green chili and cheese pupusa with a side of black bean salsa and of course the cabbage, so good!
Perfect for a Saturday lunch!

Mushroom, leek, and cheese pupusas get five stars; green chile and cheese get 3.5. (I love green chile, but this was like 90% cheese. Now, I love me some cheese, but I was pretty pumped for the green chile, and bummed when there wasn’t much inside.)
I highly recommend Tres Pupusas, though — they’re at the Cherry Creek Farmers Market on Saturdays. Make sure you get there early to get the best selection — they run out of some flavors early!

I had Pupusas for the first time when it was still located on the opposite side of Broadway in a building that was kind of a dive. Their new location totally changes the feel of the establishment, however. It’s hip and trendy, but the food is the same affordable deliciousness as the old place, though! They have a pretty decent variety of Latin foods, so the adventurous and those that are less so will be pleased. Either way, you should definitely try the pupusas. I recommend the cheese and asparagus pupusa. Yum!

Tasty, creative combinations that taste amazing even when you can’t eat ‘em fresh!

We have been eating these papusas for 2 yrs. now. Every month
or so I get about a dozen to take home and we freeze some and
eat some on a regular basis. We eat them for breakfast with
a fried egg on top. It’s best served with the salsa, guacamole
and cabbage. all I can say is there’s lots of love that goes into
these papusas. Don’t miss out!
Try the chicken tamales too… it’s all gluten free

I haven’t been lucky enough to go to the new restaurant, but I did receive a mail order. Delicious papusas!!! Very healthy, but still soooooo good. I highly recommend!

Never eaten them in person, but I’ve bought their pupusas at Whole Foods, and I love them! They are a great replacement for a grilled cheese sandwich with a cup of tomato soup, or a nice snack. They’re only about 230 calories, so they taste much more indulgent than they are.

I look for them at the farmer’s market … oh well sometimes I go to the farmer’s market just so I can eat their papusas. I have never been disappointed with the quality of the food and their innovative exotic dishes keep me hooked.