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| - 4/16/07. Being a Queens, NY girl most of my life, I've had access to culinary delights from all over the world. One of my favorites is Colombian food. Imagine my joy when I discovered a Colombian restaurant in my newly adopted city.
A 'bandeja paisa' in the land of 'Disnefied' strip restaurants and where locals assume all Latin American food is represented by the great, but numerous Mexican restaurants here.
I had to check it out.
Oiga, Mire, Vea is located in the S. Sahara Pavillion on S. Decatur and W. Sahara. It's not pretty, but the people at the counter greet you with a smile and engaging conversation. The entrance leads you to a small bakery/seating area filled with flyers and Colombian merchandise. Off to the side is an opening to the larger room, where live bands and dancing take place on the weekends. It's tight, old and messy with local business advertising their wares on a table jam packed with business cards and posters.
I was ordering takeout and will continue to do so. Not very inviting to sit down.
The food. Having been deprived of my beloved Colombian food for too long, I placed quite a large order:
-Empanadas (overstuffed mini cornmeal meat and potato pies)
-Chicharron with arepa (pronounced 'chee-chah-rrohn' - don't forget to roll your 'r's. (fried pork rind with white cornmeal cake)
-and the mother of Colombian plates, the Bandeja Paisa ('ban-deh-ha pie-sah). A huge platter (enough for 2) of grilled steak (thin, but tasty), chicarron, red kidney beans, white rice, chorizo (choh-ree-zoh), fried ripe plaintain and a fried egg.
To be continued...
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