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| - I'm officially in love with this place! I came here for lunch one day because Shanghai Cowgirl had a 45 minute wait, and I'm so glad I did. I'm quite fond of these grilled cornmeal sandwiches for its dense, crumbly texture.
My boyfriend ordered arepa of the day- ham and cheese, which came stuffed with an incredible amount of shredded cheddar. I would prefer all of the cheese to be melted, but the combination was delicious nevertheless.
I went for la llanera with beef tenderloin, avocado, fresco cheese and tomato. The meat was nicely charred and tender, and I loved the combination of the creamy avocado and fresco cheese. I wished that the filling was distributed more evenly within the sandwich. By the time I got to the bottom, all the avocado and beef were gone, and I was left with only cheese and sauce (which was still delicious).
The arepas come with three types of sauce: garlic mayo, green pepper sauce and hot sauce. The hot sauce, however, was spectacularly spicy! I'm normally quite tolerant with spicy food, after a few generous squeeze, I was in tears! Now that is what I call spicy! That said, it was really tasty, but next time I'll be more light handed with the hot sauce. My boyfriend particularly favoured the garlic mayo and he slathered it all over the sandwich between his bites.
Of course, we had to finish the meal with my favourite Dulce de Leche cheesecake. I'm officially proclaiming this cheesecake as my favourite in the city! It's just so good! Even my boyfriend, normally a cheesecake hater, really enjoyed the cake. It was delectable!
In addition, I also sampled the pumpkin cheesecake and alfajor cookie. I was actually disappointed with the alfajor cookie, as it had too much icing sugar on it. It was not nearly as delicious as the one I had from Aroma Espresso Bar. The pumpkin cheesecake was also delicious, but for $5, the portion seemed a little small.
All in all, I really love this place- the vibe, the people, the food. If I lived near Arepa Café, I'd be coming here at least once a week!
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