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| - The food is a 5 star and so is service. However, the prices I would give a 3 star. But, it's what the market will bear and since there really is no competition in this market, with great food, and an okay location, they can charge these prices.
I was looking on my mobile Entertainment app and found this little hole in the wall place. We went here Friday night and while driving there in the dark (about 6:30 pm), my husband was a bit leery about going here because it was on the edge of a residential area, dark, and didn't look that great from the outside. He asked me why I always chose places like this and I told him that some of these types of places have the greatest food, and it doesn't taste like it's a chain thing.
He felt nervous parking because the area didn't look too great. But I assured him we were going to be alright. He comes from Colombian and usually places that look like this or areas that look like this meant danger - people with guns, being killed or some other bad thing happening to you. I said it's really not the same here, at least not in Mesa and this wasn't really a bad area, just not well lit.
When we went in, the place was very urban looking, quaint urban, trendy. It was really very nice. It's not a big place and really more for couples. I don't see how you could have a large group here, though, unless you combine all the tables together and closed down the place for only that small party. But, it was perfect for my husband's and my date night.
We started off with Tostones ($6.50), which is like Colombian Patacones. It came with a Jalapeno Ranch Dressing. They also gave us their House Salsa, which looked more like a Green Salsa. My husband is NOT a saucy type person, but he loved by the Jalapeno Dressing and the Green Salsa. They were super yummy. They made the Tostones thicker than we made our Patacones and they came out piping hot and fresh, made from non-ripe plantains (very green plantains). Yum.
We started off with 2 empanadas each. My husband ordered the Pernil and the Chicken ($3.50) empanadas. I ordered the Boricua ($3.75) and the Cubana ($3.75). We tasted each other's empanadas and all were yummy. My husband really loved the Boricua, which is the Pernil with rice, peas, ham. The Pernil ($3.75) is a slow roasted pork. The Cubana is the Pernil, ham, mozzarella, and dill pickle. The Cubana was by far the tastiest one and I think the dill gives it that really special flavor.
Since these empanadas were so yummy, we ordered 3 more, 2 more Boricua for my husband and the Cheese ($3.50) one for me. My husband said these empanadas reminded him of Colombia, which he loves and misses the food. The size of these empanadas were 3-4" in diameter. The empanada dough, I believe, is made with regular flour, so it's light. They were not made with white corn flour, which would have made them much heavier. I prefer the white corn flour instead, but this was also delish.
My husband said they serve both kinds in Colombian.
Despite me thinking these empanadas were overpriced, they were yummy with good service and ambiance. We will be back with our kids, which we know they'll enjoy. At that point, we'll probably be ordering 20. LOL.
The mobile Entertainment gives you 25% off your total bill, which is really good because these are so pricey. But if cost is not an issue, then by all means. Food, service, ambiance is great!!!
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