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| - It's nice to have a Colombian restaurant/bakery so close to Compare foods, but unfortunately this place did not really impress. The big Colombian dish, Bandeja Paisa, is really the best way to rate a place. You can tell the care they take - is the egg just fried or is the yolk solid...is the avocado an entire fresh half, or a kind of old strip...is the chicharron a winner or too thin/burnt?
In Mi Tierra's case, it was sub-par. Chicharron (most important part!) was burnt to a crisp. Avocado was just a tiny chunk already blackening, egg yolk was firm. Plantains were good, chorizo good, rice and beans just OK, portion was decent but not big. But at $13 or so, this is one of the more expensive Bandeja Paisas around - and with Compare and their amazing chicharron just a storefront or three away, it has to be better to justify its presence.
Another bad note is the atmosphere - the restaurant was playing soccer games, which is great, but at the SAME TIME they had piped in latin music, which meant your ears had to deal with soccer announcers and the boom BAP, boom BAP cutting through it occasionally, which was just a cacophonous mess.
Los Paisas is a better restaurant just a short drive away, serving better food at a lower price and better ambiance. Antojitos Mi Colombia is a bakery/restaurant that I would put over this experience easily as well - full meals, arepa sandwiches, or just bunuelos to go, it's a winner. Too bad - I hope Mi Tierra improves and can compete with these in the future!
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