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Dolores Ypsilanti - Fish Tacos

Dolores Ypsilanti – Restaurant Review – CLOSED

Dolores is now CLOSED.

Dolores Ypsilanti is a Mexican restaurant in the Main Street Area of Ypsilanti. They opened at the end of January 2018. They closed temporarily during the early stages of the pandemic, but reopened in June 2021 with a limited menu. After a few months, they have pivoted again and are only opening the bar with drinks and salsa on Wednesday and Thursday evenings.

This review of food is from 2018 with an updated section for summer 2021 when we got takeout. They have outdoor tables and chairs on order and will be offering outdoor dining on Washington St when they arrive.

Dolores Ypsilanti Food

Chips, Salsa, & Guac

We started our meal with chips and guacamole and chips and salsa. The chips were homemade and we enjoyed all 3 salsas and the guacamole.

Dolores Ypsilanti - Chips & Salsa

Entrees

My husband and I both opted for the Baja Fish Taco. Unlike the other tacos which are served as an order of 3, the Baja Fish Taco is served as a single (larger) taco. My husband and I both enjoyed our fish taco. Our daughter sampled ours and decided to order that next time. The fish taco costs about half of the other tacos.

Dolores Ypsilanti - Fish Tacos

My daughter ordered a chicken quesadilla. She loved her quesadilla and does recommend them.

Dolores Ypsilanti - Chicken Quesadilla

Starters

Since my husband and I ordered the Baja Fish Tacos, we were debating how to complete our meal. I debated two fish tacos, or a fish taco and something small. My husband opted for chicken tortilla soup with his taco. I decided to order the elotes.

The chicken tortilla soup was served with avocado, cheese, and tortilla strips. My husband enjoyed the extras, but said the base soup was fairly basic. Next time, he plans to order a different dish to go with his fish taco.

Dolores Ypsilanti - Chicken Tortilla Soup

I am not a fan of spicy food, so I was a little hesitant to order the elotes – especially when the server told our dining companion that they are spicy when he ordered one with the chips and salsa. He felt it wasn’t overly spicy, and suggested I order it. Our server suggested ordering the spice on the side. I was completely fine with the spicy, and would have no hesitation ordering it again…without the spice on the side.

Dolores Ypsilanti - Elotes

Taco Tray Takeout in 2021

When we ordered takeout, we opted for the Taco Tray – 12 tacos for our family of 3. For the tray, you can pick 4 different types of tacos. We also ordered one elote for each of us (an order is one ear of corn) and guac & chips to share. With the sides, we decided to split our taco tray into 2 meals. We each had 2 tacos the first night and 2 the second night and ate only half our elotes.

Dolores Taco Tray & Elotes at Home

Our food was ready promptly on time and staff was very friendly. I loved that they didn’t automatically include plastic utensils and asked when we arrived. Most times we are taking our food home so we don’t need them, but I always forget to request that they not be included.

Desserts

Dolores Ypsilanti offers a couple of dessert options. However, we decided to visit Go Ice Cream for dessert. They are across Michigan Avenue and on the east side of Washington St. And yes, when we returned for takeout in 2021, we also went to Go Ice Cream, this time bringing home a couple of ice cream pints.

Go Ice Cream - Carrot Cake

Drinks

Dolores Ypsilanti offers plenty of adult beverage options including a margarita and a mojito. There also offer Mexican Coke in the bottle and fountain beverages including Coke and Fanta. For my daughter who doesn’t like carbonated beverages, there were not a lot of options. She ordered an Aqua Jamaica, a hibiscus drink. It wasn’t her favorite and she mostly drank water.

Kids Menu

There is a limited Kids Menu at Dolores Ypsilanti. The options are quesadilla or taco.

Dining at Dolores Ypsilanti

Dolores Ypsilanti is located at 6 S. Washington St, Ypsilanti. They are one block south of Michigan Avenue near the Farmers Market. They do not have a sign on builidng. There have been some issues of permitting since it is an historic building. There is a free parking lot across Washington Street.

Dolores Ypsilanti offers a decent amount of seating. There are options for both small and large parties. We had a party of 6, but there were even larger tables available.

Dolores Ypsilanti - Seating Area

While there, I suggest checking out the photos of their renovation. It is amazing to see what they started with.

Dolores Ypsilanti - Photos of Renovation

Overall Thoughts on Dolores Ypsilanti

We will definitely be returning to Dolores Ypsilanti. My daughter already plans to order the Baja Fish Taco. To complement the fish tacos, we discussed ordering a different taco that comes as a set of 3 to share. As a family of 3, this would work perfectly.

While Dolores does not have a huge menu, there is definitely enough variety for everyone to find a dish they like.

Check out Dolores Ypsilanti if you’re looking for a Mexican Restaurant in the downtown Ypsilanti area.

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