Please allow me to sit in the corner and weep about why I haven't had a magical Venezuelan Cachapas before last night!??! The only thoughts that run through my head are expletives.
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If you like corn cakes in Mexican cuisine, these are going to blow your tastebuds off! The corn (maize) dough starts off as an unassuming batter, but after they're done with it on the griddle and when you take your first bite into it, your mouth won't even know what to do! It's so good! I loved the subtle, unexpected sweetness the batter offered. It was also such a pleasure to find little kernels of corn hiding in the dough. The pulled pork filling was abundant and exceptionally moist with delicate flavor. The silky white cheese flavor is gentle to the palate in order to not take control of the show; this allows the corn dough and pork to shine through in all of its rightful glory! I could cut the entire thing easily with my plastic fork, so it wasn't dense in the slightest. I ate each bite with their creamy green aji sauce and the yellow spicy sauce and it was bananas! A wonderful punch of flavor to the face! I'll be the first to admit this - I really didn't want to share. It was so insanely delicious! I can definitely chalk this one up on the board as one of the best things I ever ate. Flavor rating: 5/5 through the sky! (Note: Wow pork cachapas prices raised to $10 now :O holy moley lol that's $$$$!)
I also tried the little discs of joy called fried arepitas which are fried cheese and I think coated with a light corn batter. They were very delicate and surprisingly not drenched in oil. I'm not typically keen on fried cheese, so this was not my favorite, but it is certainly a great version. I enjoyed them more with the red hot sauce and their creamy green aji sauce! Flavor rating: 4/5
Oh yeah and their Venezuelan arepa is hooked up! Stuffed to the maximum with a mountain (see pics) of juicy and flavorful pulled pork and oh man, the dough its resting in between: so fresh & fluffy! It truly melted in my mouth like butter! However, I personally preferred the sweet corn Cachapas dough, since it had corn kernels and it's slightly sweet - but this one is also quality for sure. Flavor rating: 4/5
This brand new humble food cart in Las Vegas has forever changed my Venezuelan food life!
PRO TIP: call for their hours since the hours listed on yelp are wonky & call if you must have a Cachapas since they can run out on a good day.