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| - At the moment I'm going to rate 3-STARS only because not only is this my first visit to VIVA LAS AREPAS but my first AREPA. "Don't judge me, I'm a AREPA VIRGIN"
Before the upgraded location I would pass the stand at least 4x's a week. But it never called out to me: "c'mon dee, you know you want to try one, just one. pull the car over dee, you won't be disappointed" Needless to say that conversation never happened. So the other day I was watching Triple D and Guy Fieri was at a restaurant named VALENCIA LUNCHERIA and the chef made REINA PEPIADA. I can't lie, it looked so delicious my mouth to started to water (stop laughing). So I told myself that I will make a trip to VIVA LAS AREPAS. I'm not quite sure about this, but I think they've been here in Las Vegas for at least 5yrs. It's VEGAS, longevity does not come easy in this town.
OK, so enough of the introduction to this review, let's get to the REAL:
I order the REINA PEPIADA w/ a side order of handcut shortstrings.
I promise no disrespect to the Venezuelan culture, this reminds me of a TORTA. I didn't say it taste like a torta, its just reminiscent of a torta (its the san diegan in me)
FOOD:
AREPA
shredded chicken breast w/ avocado and cilantro, accompanied w/ a creamy cilantro dressing and salsa. the AREPA itself is grilled to a light brown, giving a nice crust w/ crunch.
the chicken breast is mixed together w/ the avocado and cilantro. (creamy chicken salad style)
super light and dense, nice crunch when you bite into it. the chicken is not under/over cooked nor seasoned. perfect amount of spice, topping the AREPA w/ the salsa is the KICKER. OMG, the salsa by itself delicious, it has the kind of heat that does not hit you right away, the heat kicks in at the back of the throat. Mmm, Mmm, Mmm that shizzy is FIRE! the creamy cilantro dressing I did not dress my AREPA w/ it for the avocado covered that for me.
FRENCH FRIES
i will pass on these, maybe because I got it to go my fries were soggy.....ok, no that's not going to work for me. I'M JUST SAYING there is another well known establishment that offers handcut fries and they always make it to the house w/ crisp.
Arepas are reasonably priced, the most "expensive" arepa on the menu is $6.00 (Shrimp and Garlic arepa). The fries are nothing fantastic, there are alternatives to the fries: fried plantains of fried yucca root. There are other things that I would like to try on this menu, so I will be making a couple of more visit to experience the other Venezuelan delights on this menu.
SUN -THU: open til 10pm
FRI-SAT: open til MIDNIGHT
TRY THEM OUT, I'M GOING BACK ;-)
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