rev:text
| - A little overwhelming compared to what I was expecting. First, the bakery part - sweets, cakes, bread, it's all covered. Even though I could tell it had been somewhat picked over before my early afternoon arrival, there were still some goodies. They also have a small frozen section with empanadas, some doughs I'm guessing that are meant to be fried, and the dough "fingers" filled with cheese (the name escapes me now).
Then, there is the eat-in restaurant part. They have a menu hanging with a large breakfast portion, and a selection of delicious looking lunch options. I thought I knew what I wanted, but then up on the white board I read a tamales special - which I ordered, not really knowing what I was getting into. Well, apparently they were freshly made, but not ready to eat, I still wanted them anyway and ordered two, forgetting I was in a colombian bakery and not in a mexican one. (we'll get back to that) To satisfy my hunger until I could get home and cook them I grabbed a beef empanada from the warmer they have next to the register (extremely unfair, you almost can't not order one). The woman behind the counter was surprised I only wanted one, and then directed me to the condiment containers they had on the tables behind me. Of course, she was spot on, the sauces were amazing. (one of them reminded me of green jalapeno sauce at pio pio)
So I get home and boil my tamale, after of course I realize these things are HUGE and I only need one. (duh, hailey, these are colombian tamales) After about 20 minutes it's ready and holy crap was I impressed by the filling. I chose the pork, so that mixed in with sliced potatoes, carrots, peas, and deliciousness - best banana leaf wrapped masa casserole I've had in a long time. Only draw back - HUGE bone in piece. Maybe that's customary, but a mostly mushy entree with a 3" inedible surprise seemed odd. but still yummy.
I will be back to try more of the menu, and the breads, possibly just so I can have a vessel for the tasty condiments on the table... but it's worth checking out!
|