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| - I wasn't impressed to be honest. The arepas take a long time to grill. Plus, they are dry and too hard for my liking. Since they are dry, I could barely taste the cornmeal, maize or corn flour- whatever it is they use. I've had them at several places and they didn't compare. Firstly, they stack (starting on bottom) all of the ingredients in a tight rectangular pocket so when you eat it, you are basically having 1-2 items at a time and eating from top to bottom. Once I got to the beans, I was done because I was also getting into the rice, which I didn't care for. I prefer arepas to be round, soft and layered so all ingredients can be tasted in one bite like a sandwich or taco. My favorite bite is warm with pork, white cheese and avacado, which they don't offer. Secondly, the plantains were way over fried IMO. Lastly, I thought they were very expensive. I don't recall ever paying over $5-6.
I am not an expert on Colombian arepas nor have a traveled to Colombia. I know they differ from Venezuelian ones (which tend to be thicker), but the texture, bite and offerings didn't do it for me.
Side note- I dined with my three kids and three of us didn't finish our arepas. My son, on the other hand tore up his burrito like no ones business! The burritos were huge and worth the price.
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