Vegan-friendly
Lacto
Ovo
International
Organic
Gluten-free
Latin
Salvadoran
Non-veg
Serves meat, vegan options available. Restaurant specializing in cuisine from El Salvador, particularly pupusas. Vegan options are clearly marked on the menu. Focus on organic, natural, gluten-free, and non-GMO ingredients. Open Tue-Sat 11:00am-9:00pm. Closed Sun-Mon.
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115 S 25th St, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA, 80904
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32 Reviews
First Review by JWW
ellen.montague
Points +332
Unexpected in the best way - Edit
Never had pupusas before but wow, was I missing out! Plenty of vegan options and clearly labeled menu!
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amberbee
Points +90
Salvadoran savoriness - Edit
Lovely restaurant with phenomenal pupusas in OCC. Four different vegan options with various vegan toppings. My fave was the vegan carnitas & vegan cheese with two sides of plantains and roasted jalapeños.
Read morePros: Delicious food & aguas frescas , Friendly service , Fun outdoor setting, playing Latin dance
Cons: Can get busy, indoor seating is limited, Horchata has dairy
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pikesperk
Points +997
Great Flavors & Spice - Edit
Stopped in finally after reading a lot about the place. Unique and great flavor. Sizes are huge! Got two vegan pupusas and that was a bit much for one person. Staff was super helpful with the menu and I liked spice and the sauces and sides a lot (get the plantains!). Long wait but a nice spot.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2023-11-28
Pros: Flavor, Staff, Portions
Cons: Wait time
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keebler
Points +77
Accidentally gave us a real cheese pupusa - Edit
The pupusas are as big as your head. Ordered all 5 vegan varieties thinking they were arepa sized. They gave us a non vegan one by accident, luckily it was easily identified by the cheese leaking out the side. The nachos and vegan cheese were super delicious.
Read morePros: Plenty of options
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microfauna
Points +1886
Eat Here! Amazing El Salvadoran food - Edit
Monse is a cute diner with indoor and outdoor seating and plenty of vegan mains and desserts.
Read moreI’d never had Salvadoran food before, and oh did this make me a fan. The popusas are so flavorful and filling. I ate here and their sister establishment two meals in a row.
Updated from previous review on 2023-10-18
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Hikingtofu
Points +2197
Worth the wait! - Edit
The food here is great! We had a long wait but definitely worth it. Tried a pupusas with vegan “beef” that was made from jackfruit. I haven’t a lot of jackfruit surprisingly but this was quite good! They also have vegan bakery items at the front including vegan berry cakes and banana bread. The vegan vanilla berry bread was soft and sweet. The portions were good and filling and lots of great vegan options ! Would try again !
Read morePros: Lots of vegan options , Everything tasted good
Cons: Long wait
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elbur
Points +118
Great! - Edit
Everything I’ve gotten, I have really liked. I also love their Agua frescas, especially in the summer. Everything is gluten free too which is nice! There is usually a wait so be prepared for that.
Read morePros: Amazing food, Great options , Agua Frescas!!
Cons: Service can be slow , Kinda pricy
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ewarren22
Points +114
Amazing! - Edit
A ton of vegan options and everything was delicious. This week is restaurant week, so they had a few specials and we ordered the giant empanada with vegan carnitas and a side of beans. The filling was SOOOO good. The beans rancheros were also amazing; the flavor was great. Also had two pupusas, mushroom potato and soyrizo cheese. They were both delicious. I would definitely come back here!!
Read morePros: Loads of vegan options
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Lavender_Rah
Points +20
Favorite OCC Restaurant - Edit
Highly recommend the potato empanadas and pupusa- vegan carnitas. Love the location, friendly and accommodating staff, and affordable prices.
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grimbo
Points +148
OK - Edit
Friendly place. Vegan options clearly marked in the menu. I just didn’t think it was all that great. I had two different pupusa’s and I thought they were just OK.
Read morePros: Menu clearly marked for vegans.
Cons: Average food taste
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Alyannkar
Points +1175
I am very sad I cannot give five stars - Edit
This is my favorite restaurant in COS. I have tried all of the vegan pupusa flavors and love them all. The pupusa Colorado is one of my favorite items, which is smothered pupusas. I literally cannot rave enough about this place. Do yourself a favor and go here.
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SaraParish
Points +34
So delicious!!! - Edit
I was so full and happy after eating here! It’s delicious!
Read morePros: Huge portions, Lots of options
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rextrill
Points +54
Incredible - Edit
Have been to Monse’s multiple times and cannot recommend it enough to anyone looking for good local spots to go. The whole menu can be made vegan, and is already fully gluten-free which is a win for me. When they are offering breakfast it is to die for - and their alcoholic drinks are killer.
Read moreIf you plan to go for dinner - get there a bit earlier as it can get busy quite fast, but the wait is absolutely worth it.
Pros: Fully Vegan-izable menu, Fully gluten-free menu
Cons: Long wait times
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positivitay
Points +27
Highly recommend! - Edit
Only problem was it’s not fully vegan. 💛
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Forakora
Points +560
Pupusas 😍 - Edit
These pupusas are huge and delicious. Need I say more??
Read morePros: Several vegan options, Large portion sizes
Cons: Not fully vegan
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AmberSzymczyk
Points +98
A MILLION STARS - Edit
OMG, Monse is the cutest, sweetest, most welcoming person! She doesn’t know it yet, but we’re best friends already. Her husband is also so nice! And the food!! It’s so delicious! My husband and I went for dinner on a Friday night (the vegan pupusas with the vegan pastor on top were bomb!) and we learned that they serve breakfast on Saturdays (the ENTIRE breakfast menu can be made vegan!) so we went back the next morning. We had the French toast and the potato skillet with soyrizo and both were delicious, especially the skillet which was also HUGE.
Read morePros: So many options!!, So delicious!! , The owners are SO NICE!
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EmmaDendler
Points +239
Deserves 5 stars! SO GOOD - Edit
The food is amazing and there are so many clearly labeled vegan options! If you’re hesitant about trying Pupusas for the first time, just do it! I had never had one before but I would 100% come back. I got the soyrizo with vegan cheese and it was to die for!
Read moreThey also have a very nice patio with outdoor seating that is dog friendly!
Pros: Lots of vegan options (and clearly labeled), Indoor and outdoor seating, Lots of food for the price you get
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DaviaTaylor
Points +157
Would rate 5 stars if I could - Edit
The food here was incredible! More than half of the menu is vegan and all of the sides are vegan. The service was incredible and the owner(?) was incredibly friendly and explained every menu item throughly. The portion was MASSIVE and the prices were fair. I really enjoyed the atmosphere and hey have indoor and outdoor seating. Good for people with allergies as well, because the whole menu is gluten free.
Read morePros: Delicious and large portions, Friendly staff, Gluten free
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Madeleineglenn
Points +40
Great food BUT.. - Edit
First of all I'd like to say the vegan food I got was delish and they have so many options I was really excited about. BUT, I ordered the vegan queso with chips, it came out and first bite I was like, woah, this dip is unbelievablely good..I was suspect of it not being vegan but the waitress assured me it was. So I ended up asking another server later on if I could buy to go containers of the queso. Welp, later when I get home and look at the queso I bought, sure enough she got me the vegan queso but the one I ate at the restaurant was NOT Dairy free. So that was not only a big let down but I ended up not feeling well after. I will still be eating here though and want to try it all. Not going to hold one mistake like that aginst them. Just one of those things as a vegan to always look out for! And If you are a vegetarian...I recommend the queso! 😆
Read morePros: Lots of Options, Quality/ fresh, Vegan cheese and meat options
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Shannonlea
Points +74
Great service and delicious food! - Edit
The person at the counter took the time to explain the menu to us. He was so helpful. The food was absolutely delicious. I was practically doing a happy dance while eating. I can’t wait to go back and try more things.
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jeffar
Points +108
Many many vegan options - Edit
Would give this place five stars if I could. All the food here is soooo good!
Read morePros: Very vegan friendly menu, Portions are large , Sooooo delicious
Cons: Definitely for a greasy mood, Be prepared to wait on the weekends
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owlex7
Points +138
So many vegan options - Edit
The vegan queso they have right now is amazing!! We have gotten so many vegan things here and everything has always been amazing. The green Chile and pinto bean pupusas are the best! Their agua frescas are also a must try.
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JamieGiblett
Points +176
Great vegan options with flava flav - Edit
Delicious food. Stumbled upon this place after diving up pikes peak. Amazing.
Read morePros: Great vegan options, Amazing options for omni mates, Well priced
Cons: Nothing to note folks
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katreishoward
Points +57
Vegan pupusas and tamales - Edit
Small, cute place that has vegan options for all entrees on the menu. They have soyrizo, meatless ground and just egg for accommodations. Good stuff.
Read morePros: Lots of vegan options, Delivery
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rbond20
Points +175
Love it! - Edit
Cute restaurant with very friendly and helpful staff. The vegan options were clearly labeled and there were lots of them! I had three different pupusas and they were all delicious (and they were huge). When I ordered, the host asked me if I wanted vegan sour cream with it! The fried plantains I got as a side were also very good (I've been looking for some ever since I got back from Puerto Rico and these hit the spot). The mojito I had was also right on point. If I could give this restaurant five stars, I would!
Read morePros: Friendly staff, Lots of vegan options, Cool set up
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rmw
Points +37
Lots of vegan options! - Edit
Very flavorful. Friendly staff. Many vegan choices, plus they can make pretty much anything on the menu vegan. I love this place! Would have been 5 stars, but the service can be slow sometimes, even though you bus your own table.
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LoraLantz
Points +69
The best! - Edit
Always friendly service and incredible food. They have so many vegan options, it’s wonderful. The patio is great in the summertime, too.
Read morePros: Lots of vegan options, Fresh and high quality ingredients , Always delicious
Cons: They’re only open Wednesday- Saturday.
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