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Having bought one of these discount vouchers when Yelp reviews to El Arepazo were limited but relatively positive, I held on to the voucher as I saw increasing criticism from more Yelp reviews.
But...the voucher was expiring, and I wasn't gonna waste it. Perhaps it was my low expectations, but our visit to El Arepazo was A-OK!
We ordered two Arepas (pulled pork and grilled chicken), and this cost us roughly $10 on top of our $20 voucher (which cost $10? if I recall). For an actual output of $20, we were satisfied by what we received. While some reviewers had complained of measly portions, we found our arepas to be very generously filled with meat and queso fresco (and grilled veggies in the case of the chicken arepa). The pulled pork was very flavourful, but the chicken was a bit bland, but that may be personal tastes. Each serving comes with a couple of sauces on the side to help amp up the flavours. We found the actual arepa to be on the greasy side though, so mostly picked out the fillings. The prices without a coupon might be considered on the high side for many (would have been $30 for 2 arepas only; no sides, no drinks).
Other reviews complained of long wait times. This was not the case for our visit. We went after lunch hour (around 1pm) on a weekday, and our order was up within 15 minutes. Additionally, service was friendly.
All in all, a better than expected visit.
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