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    Bilu's

    4.2 (161 reviews)
    ModerateColombian
    Closed 10:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for kids
    Outdoor seating

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    Mary-Ann L.

    Except for slightly slow service to take your order, there's nothing to fuss about this place. Lively ambiance, delicious food. There's even some entrepreneurship going on with a gentleman coming over to ask if you want to buy a trinket, instead of flowers I suppose. I couldn't finish the food definitely enough for a dinner and lunch! I asked what they have for dessert: tres leches, tiramisu, flan. I pass on dessert this time although they sound good! Highly recommended, will definitely come back to try their plantains with either beef or chicken appetizer!

    Lucy A.

    The food here is just fantastic! Consistently high-quality great service and a real family feel ambience is what makes this place so great! We ordered the empanadas which are always one of my favorite things. I like the meat ones and all the sauces that go with them. We also each ordered the Caldo the res (beef broth soup) it comes with delicious meat, potatoes, and yucca in a delicious broth and a side of rice we ordered an extra side salad that we split and that was a perfect meal for the both of us. I love having the soft drink postobon manzana and my husband had the Colombiana. These are wonderful drinks and so delicious. You will love this restaurant. It's family friendly and spacious. The food is very hearty. It's got a very diverse menu.. I will definitely continue to come back

    Pechuga en Salsa de Champiñones very creamy and the flavor profile was so perfect.
    Dan G.

    The food was excellent, the service was great and it was clean and very pleasant. Highly recommend.

    Ernesto G.

    I definitely liked the look of the restaurant. It had Colombian flair all over the place. The tv had on 2 soccer games to keep us all entertained. The service was outstanding and friendly. I had the Bandeja paisa con carne asada and it was amazing. The Morcilla con arepa was really good as well. They had a good selection of fruit juices.

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    Tami H.

    Me and my CoWorkers came here for lunch. I had the creole shrimp. A bunch t too much cilantro for my taste it overpowered the whole bowl. But everyone else's food was great and all the meals looked great. The staff was very accommodating and friendly. Would definitely go back and try something different.

    Chivo is super tender and flavorful dish!
    Edward K.

    Visiting Virginia Beach and wanted to take my nephews out for an awesome ethnic food lunch. Found Bilu's on Yelp and knew that it was worth a shot. Walked in to a fairly large restaurant, there is also a bakery side that also looked nice. We were greeted by a very friendly staff. They spoke far more English than I speak Spanish. We were given a nice table and some time to check out the ample menu. We started off with fruit drinks, blackberry, guava, and tamarind were all cold and refreshing. For an appetizer, we went with the Arepas con todo. Basically the arepa with a tasty mix of "everything", that was served with rice. For entrees we had their snapper in a coconut salsa and goat stew. The goat was a tender and flavorful dish. The snapper is an absolute show stopper! Sizable whole snapper, a medley of other seafood including scallops and shrimp, swimming in a delectable sauce. We absolutely loved it! We also received yellow rice, coconut rice, and red beans. I loved the sweet element of the coconut rice. After the quality of the main dishes, we knew that we wanted dessert. We selected tres leches, cheesecake, and a chocolate cake. The tres leches cake was divine, some of the best I've had. The cheesecake was fantastic, a different type of texture that was awesome! The chocolate cake was no slouch either. A perfect cup of espresso was a great complement to the dessert. We had a great experience at Bilu's!

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    Maurice W.

    The portions at Bilu's are huge! We started off with some hot empanadas that had a nice crunchy exterior with a delicious chicken filling. The paella was fantastic with a mix of all types of meats and seafoods, and plenty of flavor too. To round it out we also got Bilus Bandeja which was a nice platter of tons of meats which were all juicy and tender.

    Bunelo
    Lilia V.

    So it's been about a couple of years since I was last here! ( will disclose I am Colombian) I was only passing by and picked up some beef empanadas, a mango juice made with milk and now they have a bakery section next to the restaurant with Colombian treats and souvenirs! The whole place has been renovated and looks really nice. I ordered 5 bunelos to go as well from the bakery. The mango juice was good, the empanadas were fresh and fried to perfection! They were good! My only critique is, work on the Aji! I'm sorry but that is not aji, I felt like it was a Mexican salsa! The bunelos were ok, you need to add more cheese so the bunelo taste like a bunelo! It tasted like a bread! That's not what we want! Everyone was friendly and the place was clean. When in the area, I will try to come back to eat a meal! Till next time!

    Arepas con todo

    The food here is amazing! Me, my uncle, and my brother were looking for a place to eat and stumbled upon Bilu's. When we arrived the staff greeted us and asked what we wanted to drink. The waitress recommended the juices so we got guava, blackberry and tamarind. I had the guava and it was very good, I like the sweet taste and the fruity flavor. The building gives off good vibes with the Colombian flags hanging from the walls and the Spanish music playing. Although I don't know Spanish too well the waitress knew enough English to understand our order. Once we looked at the menu we instantly knew we wanted the Red Snapper. We also got goat, yellow rice, coconut rice and arepas. The goat had a pleasant flavor but a little chewy as expected, the yellow and coconut rices were amazing. And the arepas were also very good. The Red Snapped was by far the star of the show, the fish was delicious and the sauce was very flavorful. Once the fish was done we noticed the other seafood in the bowl. They didn't last long either, I highly recommend the Red Snapper. For dessert we went to the bakery section and picked out 3 items and an espresso. We got the cheesecake which was a unique flavor but it was my overall favorite. My second favorite was the tres leches, it was one of the best tres leches I've ever had. Lastly, the chocolate cake was a close competition with the tree leches, it was very rich and decadent and overall a very good cake Bilu's was definitely worth the drive!

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    Chanel T.

    I ordered the patacon and arroz con pollo and the little fried potatoes. The patacon came with shredded beef, white rice and fried plantain and sweet plantains. The whole dish tasted great, I felt like they could have been more generous with the beef portion but it was really good. The rice and chicken was seasoned good also. The little potatoe balls were bland though, maybe they could serve these with a dipping sauce ? I know they were deep fried so maybe they did seasoned them but it didnt stick.

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    El servicio fue excelente, un ambiente muy acogedor y familiar. La comida estuvo deliciosa y nos la sirvieron muy rápido.

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    Very nice interaction with our waiter who helped me with my order. Food was really good and they have various drink options.

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    Food was great! They cook everything fresh so call ahead. Service was great! We will definitely be back.

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    The waiter gave me a great suggestions on what to order. I enjoyed the rotisserie chicken with sides. The coconut rice was excellent!

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