I just moved downtown for work, so after typing "lunch", limiting myself to a single dollar sign and zooming in the map to span a 3 block radius around where I work, I landed here.
I have found my happy place. The gentlemen running the place were super helpful on my first visit, letting my try a plantain after I was maybe a bit over enthusiastic upon finding that plantains were an option.
I wound up getting an arepa (shredded beef) and a hard taco (steak). Both were amazing, and maybe a little too much food for lunch, making this place a fantastic place to get a $5 lunch. I haven't finished my arepa yet, and I already can't wait to go back.