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| - I was missing Colombia so decided to check out Aracely's for dinner. I had bookmarked this restaurant even before I went to Colombia for vacation.
The interior was smaller than I expected, and was nothing fancy, but the employees were all really warm and friendly. One waitress apologized that her English was poor, but I thought it was actually pretty decent.
I ended up having bandeja paisa, mondongo, and jugo de lulo. It was too much food for one person and I had leftovers, but I wanted to try multiple dishes. The portions were decent, and prices fair though I wouldn't say inexpensive.
As for the food, it was tasty, authentic, and reminded me of my meals in Colombia. On the menu, it says that mondongo comes with rice and fried green plantains, but I was given rice and a small arepa. When I mentioned this, the waitress brought two pieces of fried green plantains (patacones), without hesitation.
I asked for Tapatio since I saw it on other tables but not on mine, but the waitress offered to bring some house salsa instead, which was much fresher.
I enjoyed my food and had a pleasant experience with friendly service. I recommend coming if you're in the mood for Colombian!
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