"2"^^ . . "2011-10-29T00:00:00"^^ . . "2"^^ . "5"^^ . . "2"^^ . "Barroco Grill is a place of wonder and excitment. No Willie Wonka or Oompa Loompas. No, none of those things. It's a place of wonder because of the unique cuisine they serve there. Yes, there'll be things you've never eaten before but it's not an endangered species nor are you sampling something from the yonderparts. \nThe thing you'll see on their menu that stands out are the Arepas. White corn mesh, mashed and shaped. Griddle fried then stuffed. Yep it's a Columbian (I think) grits (that a whole new category of good from the south) sandwich. Way south.\nI ordered the arepa fries and paid little attention to its taste. It's cruchy stiffness lends itself perfectly to the sauce tasting journey that was already at the table when we sat down. I liked garlic sauce the best.\nOur chorizo arepa was as you can imagine good. Good crunchiness of the arepa with the nicely saut\u00E9ed pepper and onions with cheese and tasty chorizo. Yeah, that little sucker had it coming when it landed on my table. \nThe best part about Barroco Grill is not the food. It's not the ambience (small but decent, really nothing to write home about). It's the fact that it's located in Lakewood. Welcome, Barroco."^^ .