For my Cuisine and Culture class I had to write about a cuisine I had not tried yet so I chose Viva Las Arepas.
Viva Las Arepas serves authentic Venezuelan food in a fast food like environment.
I came here with two of my classmates and we almost sampled every item on the menu. I personally ordered the garlic shrimp arepa; tequenes pastelitos; fried plantains; cheese empanada; and a mango beverage. The tequenes was the worst of them all; which contained an uncooked cheese stick in the middle. The arepa contained baby sized shrimp and was too fishy for my taste. The cheese empanada was tasty and the cheese was actually melted; mango beverage way too sweet; and the plantains while having a nice flavor were extremely greasy. The overall consensus on the food was that everything was too greasy.
I wish I was more a fan of the food here because it's right around the corner from my house and the owner Felix is a good man.