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| - I am a fan of the cuisine, and I totally wanted to love this place.
...But it seemed like it's maybe just a hobby of someone's to have the restaurant open? Very sparse "decorating" inside. The space is shared with a Rosati's pizza location and our waiter (the only waiter) was wearing a Rosati's t-shirt. If I had to guess, the owners are Venezuelan and wanted a spot to eat w/ their friends, but they don't do enough business on their own to support it, so they got into a Rosati's franchise as well. Perhaps I'm off-base? Who knows...on to the food:
I ordered the sweet plantains (maduros) to start. These came with cheese which I didn't expect, wasn't told about, and cost more than the plain ones. In case you were wondering, they taste weird with cheese, so I scraped that off.
I also tried a queso blanco empanada which didn't have much filing to it. But, the accompanying salsa/dip was amazing.
My arepa, their namesake, was just so-so. I've had arepas before, so I had something specific I was expecting, I guess. I got the veggie (avocado, more cheese, and sweet plantain). The cake portion seemed underdone, as I have in the past had them more cooked, almost with a nice slight char to them. To me, this missed on some of the flavor.
My dining companion tried to order the Pabellon empanada (I think) and it was not available (at noon on a weekday with only 1 other table seating diners) so he got the Pabellon in arepa form. He seemed pleased with his meal, it being his first time getting Venezuelan food.
All in all, a mostly satisfactory meal, but I don't know that I'd go out of my way to eat here again.
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