Cancel

    Open app

    Search

    Casa Vieja

    4.2 (167 reviews)
    InexpensiveMexican, Colombian, Seafood
    Closed 11:00 am - 6:00 pm

    Casa Vieja Photos

    Business Info

    CASA VIEJA ATMOSPHERE

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

    You might also consider

    Recommended Reviews - Casa Vieja

    Your trust is our priority, so businesses can't pay to alter or remove their reviews. Learn more about reviews.
    Yelp app icon
    Browse more easily on the app
    Review Feed Illustration

    Reviews With Photos

    Restaurant view
    Cindy R.

    Company birthday lunch is a time to explore new options! Here is our experience: Ambiance: upon walking in we were trying to get seated but sent us back to join a table since there was 6 in our group. It was a little inefficient but we understood. The place is open but minimal space due to tables within elbow length of each other. Service: was basic, nothing out of the ordinary but nothing terrible. Food: was wonderful! Lots of flavor and great portions Overall this place was decent and would come here again!

    Parilla. Ummmm yes please. I liked the blood sausage
    Christina C.

    We rolled in here ready mmmkay?! And it was worth it!! A. Little bit of a line and I see why! The empanadas are not be missed! Hubby got the mini bandeja paisa but why when the full is maybe 2.00 more? To punish him for this unwise choice I helped myself to much of his food. I ordered a meat sampler plate that didn't have eggs or beans but gave me a sample of beef, chicken, two sausages and a rib. I am a huge fan of the blood sausage although I don't like the name. It was very dark and spicy not with heat but with flavor. I want to eat here all the time !!! but even a devoted carnivore realizes this place is meant for a tasty treat and should be followed by fasting or juicing. I'm pretty sure we went for banh mi or tacos later but ? No judgement please. Know better and do better! And come here. Start with a fresh juice to ease the guilt. I had the blackberry and it was epic!

    Storefront.
    Kevin C.

    We wanted to try a Colombian restaurant that we hadn't been to yet, so we ended up at Casa Vieja in Doraville, GA. We loved the food! The parking lot holds a lot of cars, however, a lot of the small businesses here, including Casa Vieja, are very popular and busy, so it may get packed. We showed up at the restaurant a few minutes before 3 pm today (Sunday), and there were a lot of people waiting for tables to open up. Waiting areas are both inside and outside in a covered area. Even at this early time on Sunday, all of the tables were occupied. I noticed that customers here generally ate, then left without staying/lingering at their tables after finishing their meals. This restaurant doesn't allow open tables to stay unoccupied for very long, and the employees clean up very quickly after customers leave, and they turn the tables quickly for the next customers. Except for the booths against the windows, employees can move tables and chairs around to accommodate large groups. Upon being seated, we were given menus that had a whole lot of items. I wasn't listening to R as he ordered when our server came back, but I ordered exactly what he ordered: Bistec Encebollado (grilled steak with sautéed tomatoes and onions), which came with rice and salad, and our choice of fried sweet plantains, fried green plantains, cassava or French fries. This time around, we both ordered the fried sweet plantains. The food came out quickly and smelling so good! The steak had been cut/pounded thin, and it was covered by the sautéed tomatoes and onions to the point that it looked like an orange/reddish colored pile of onion stew on top of the meat. The only things that I could complain about this meal was that the meat was well done (but still tender), and the sautéed tomatoes and onions were slightly salty. I loved that the salad didn't include onions, but it did included crunchy shredded lettuce, large slices of sweet tomato and avocado. I kicked up the heat level a bit by squeezing a good amount of a red chili pepper sauce (homemade, I believe) from a bottle, and it was perfect. The plantains provided a sweet last bite to my meal. Portions were generous, and this meal was filling. Menus, with both English and Spanish descriptions, are provided to customers. The service was great! Our server was quick and efficient, and came by multiple times during our meal to check on us and to see if we wanted any refills. This was definitely a great find for us, and we will be back.

    Bobbie H.

    the food is great. the service is quick and friendly. it's super busy but the vibe is authentic. even though i speak english, they treated me like i was one of them. love this place. been here so many times i can't count. the food is absolutely amazing. you must try.

    Bandeja paisa
    Viviana M.

    It was amazing!!! Everything we ordered tasted fresh and authentic. Service was great!! Very attentive and prices were awesome!!! Definitely coming back. The yellow potatoes, empanadas and bandeja paisa were so delicious. And jugo de mora with milk. Todo era bacano!! Todo tenía sabor fresco y auténtico. El servicio era buenísimo. Y los precios buenísimos!!!! Definitivamente volveremos. La papa amarilla y empanadas y bandeja paisa estaban sabrosas!!!!! Y jugo de mora con Leche tan rica!!!!

    Mojarra Frita con yucca

    HAIR IN FOOD WITH BAD ATTITUDE I have been coming here for some years now my father too also almost 10 years. However today wasn't just a bad experience I will never eat here again. I traveled over an hour to have my BIRTHDAY LUNCH with my dad and all was going well UNTIL I FOUND A HAIR IN MY FRIED YUCCA THAT WAS SUPER LONG AND INSIDE THE ACTUAL FOOD ,I PULLED IT OUT SLOWLY IN FRONT OF MY DAD. When I called over a waitress to explain what I had found in the food she immediately got defensive and said that this long white looking blonde hair couldn't have been from the kitchen and maybe it was MINES ?!?!?!? then she left to speak with someone else about it supposedly and that's where it all went left. Some dude I think his name was Alex with super tight clothes on walked up with an AGGRESSIVE ATTITUDE asking if I had a problem. I explained that I found hair in my food and he immediately started speaking over me saying " No one in the kitchen has this hair IT MUST BE YOURS " to which I pointed out I have hot pink hair which was not at all what I found in my food . HE CONTINUED TO ACCUSE ME AND SAY I WILL TAKE IT OFF YOUR BILL (which I never asked for ) BUT ITS DEFINITELY YOUR HAIR AND KEPT REPEATING IT WHILE WALKING AWAY FROM ME to the point where I had to say you are not going to keep accusing me that's not my hair !. I completely lost my appetite at that point and asked to speak to a manager. The lady manager NaNa? Came over to try and smooth things over but when I told her my main issue wasn't just the hair found in my food but the aggressive and rude attitude that her waiter came at me with and accusing me. She apologized and said that we must have misunderstood him that he's been an employee of 10 years and just defending him,. Also she stated that what he meant was there's lots of hair from customers on the table that may have somehow gotten in my food , which is just ridiculous at this point because THE HAIR I FOUND WAS FRIED INTO THE FOOD . In conclusion the young man Alex kept talking mess in the corner to his co-workers and boss to the point other waitresses came up and started asking questions about what was going on. IN THE END THEY GAVE ME A NEW ORDER OF FRIED YUCCA AND KEPT STATING WE MISUNDERSTOOD THEM and I left without eating my food I will never return here because if you have any issue they will blame you and even if the waiters or waitresses are rude they will cover them and defend them as if you are the problem. Good Food TERRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE ...

    5/5 food, 5/5 service, 5/5 price. We started with some empanadas and mango juice and you could already tell how fresh and fulfilling the food would be. I got one of the chicharrones dishes and my friend got the chicken lunch special. We got flan for desert and it was like if a perfect angel was a food and you could eat it. Our waitress was very professional and the other wait staff were so eager and nice when checking on us! I will be dreaming about this food for the rest of my life. No, even afterwards, I hope this is on the menu when I go to heaven.

    Bandeja Paisa (small)
    María B.

    The best Colombian food around the Buford hwy area, that's for sure! Their bandeja paisa is incredible (rice, beans, chicharrón, steak, arepas, an egg, plantains and avocado) for just $7.99 (lunch hours) and $9.99 (regular hours). It's a lot of food so make sure you're hungry when you're getting Colombian food. I get the small one and I'm good. All the servers are very nice and helpful, and the restaurant is really nice and colorful inside. It's a small restaurant and It can get crowded specially on lunch hours. ESPAÑOL La mejor comida colombiana en la zona de Buford, eso es seguro. Su bandeja paisa es increíble (arroz, frijoles, chicharrón, bistec, arepas, huevo, plátano y aguacate) por solo $ 7.99 (horas de almuerzo) y $ 9.99 (horas regulares). Es mucha comida, así que asegúrate de tener hambre cuando compres comida colombiana. Ordeno la pequeña y estoy bien. Todos los meseros son muy agradables y serviciales, y el restaurante es muy bonito y colorido por dentro. Es un restaurante pequeño y puede llenarse especialmente en las horas de almuerzo.

    Sauces at the table. Hot sauce, ketchup-mayo, and a fresh cilantro sauce. Lime too.
    Daniel B.

    Casa Vieja is one of metro Atlanta's oldest and most well-known Colombian restaurants. Having opened in the 1980s, it's perhaps the oldest authentic Colombian restaurant in town. You can find it on Shallowford Rd in Doraville, very close to Buford Highway and not far from I-285. Casa Vieja's storefront stands out in a dumpy strip mall that's also home to Batavia (Indonesian market and restaurant). Casa Vieja is similar to La Casona and Las Delicias de La Abuela. All three are Colombian restaurants that are located within a mile of one another. Each has good food and service in a casual and festive atmosphere. I can't say I prefer one place over another. To differentiate, here are three things that make Casa Vieja different: 1. Casa Vieja is the oldest and most established. 2. Casa Vieja closes the earliest: 7pm (Sunday-Thursday), 9pm (Friday-Saturday). 3. Casa Vieja has the best service (though I should reiterate I think all three restaurants have good service; Casa Vieja just has the best). The restaurant is showing its age. The interior is painted with the colors of the Colombian flag (yellow, blue, red). It's got an outdoor "cowboy" sort of theme with horse-riding equipment mounted on the walls (written above the entrance to the restrooms is "pesebreras" which is Spanish for stables) and facades and awnings designed to look like homes or storefronts you might typically see in Colombia. The place is dark and dingy in some spots and there are old-school ceiling tiles, some of which have mold and/or water stains. There's a bar, TVs (they host soccer match viewings), a disco mirror ball, and a ceiling-mounted projector which leads one to believe they've hosted a party or two. The dining room has about a half-dozen booths and a bunch of four-top tables. I guesstimate seating capacity to be about 90 people. Tables can easily be combined for large groups. The dining room connects to the market next door, Mi Tienda. The menu features Colombian appetizers and snacks like patacones con hogao (fried green plantains with Colombian Creole sauce, $4.50) and arepas (Colombian corn cakes with steak or chicken, $6.75 each). They offer over a dozen meat-filled entrees from higado encebollado (grilled liver with sauteed onions, $10.50) to costilla de cerdo frita (fried pork ribs, $10.50). They've got seafood (e.g. shrimp cocktail, fried mojarra; $9.95-13.99 each) and a couple Mexican dishes as well (tacos, fajitas), plus weekend specials. Examples of weekend specials include sancocho de costilla (beef rib soup, $11.25; Saturday only) and mondongo Colombiano (beef tripe soup, $9.50; Sunday only). Desserts include items such as postre de natas (Colombian-style milk pudding, $3.95) and postre de maracuya (passion fruit dessert, $3.75). They also have a respectable non-alcoholic beverage selection that includes a decent variety of juices (mango, blackberry, guava, soursop, etc.) for only $2.50 each, an assortment of Colombian-brand sodas for only $1.50 each, and aguapanela ($1.50), a drink made from hardened sugarcane juice. Generally, I think the prices are reasonable. I tried a few dishes and enjoyed everything. Overall, I thought the food was comforting and filling. The portion sizes were generous. My favorite dish, which is one of Casa Vieja's most popular, was the bandeja paisa ($11.95). It's popular in Colombian cuisine because it comes with a nice mix of food. It's meat and carb heavy -- rice, beans, grilled steak (carne asada), deep-fried pork skin (chicharron), pork sausage, a fried egg, a corn cake (arepa), plantains, and avocado. For the price paid, the platter is a good value. While the quality of the ingredients wasn't the best (both the carne asada and the chicharron were a little tough and the plantains could have been a bit sweeter), ultimately, I found the platter to be tasty and satisfying enough. The rice and beans hit the spot. A "mini" bandeja paisa is available for $9.75. The menu doesn't specify what the difference between the mini and the regular bandeja paisa is. The mini is portioned smaller and doesn't include sausage. Two other dishes I tried and would recommend are the pollo a la criolla (chicken thigh in Colombian Creole sauce, $10.50) and the sobrebarriga a la criolla con papa y yuca (flank steak in Colombian Creole sauce with potato and cassava, $11.95). The Colombian Creole sauce is known as hogao and it's made with a slow-cooked tomato and green onion base plus other spices and ingredients. The pollo a la criolla and the sobrebarriga a la criolla are almost the same. They're served in identical black iron bowls and the meat, chopped potatoes, and cassava root are served as sort of a stew made with the hogao. These are hot, hearty, and substantial entrees; the kind that stick to your ribs. The chicken thigh is served bone-in. The chicken was quite tender and I preferred it to the slices of flank steak which were somewhat chewy. Both come with rice, a side salad, and avocado.

    Cheris C.

    Really enjoyed my first time eating Colombian cuisine. Casa Vieja is located in a small shopping strip with free parking. It's located maybe a mile North of Buford Hwy. It's a casual restaurant so you should can dress comfortably in jeans or basic attire. Our server was really great and helpful with any questions we had. For my beverage, I decided to try a Colombian soda. I went with the Colombiana since our waiter said it was the most popular and mentioned the taste was similar to champagne. Not sure if I got a champagne flavor or not. I actually can't explain the flavor beyond it not being super sweet, light & pleasant to drink. For dinner I went with the Mini Bandeja Paisa since many of the reviews praised it but also mentioned how large the portions are. It was pretty good and although it was a mini sized portion (which is basically regular size for most folks) I was stuffed and ended up taking almost half of it home. I would love to visit here again and try some items that I saw my dinner-mates get since everyone's dishes looked & smelled really good.

    Mini bandeja.

    See all

    6 months ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    1 year ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 1
    Love this 3
    Oh no 0

    9 months ago

    Helpful 2
    Thanks 0
    Love this 2
    Oh no 0

    2 years ago

    Helpful 3
    Thanks 2
    Love this 1
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Mick D.
    1281
    1417
    393

    2 years ago

    Helpful 2
    Thanks 1
    Love this 1
    Oh no 1

    2 years ago

    Helpful 12
    Thanks 4
    Love this 9
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Kevin C.
    794
    1122
    9251

    4 years ago

    Helpful 9
    Thanks 1
    Love this 8
    Oh no 0

    1 year ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    1 year ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Harry T.
    47
    22
    53

    2 years ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 1
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    1 year ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Bobbie H.
    4
    65
    209

    2 years ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    5 years ago

    Helpful 2
    Thanks 1
    Love this 2
    Oh no 0

    3 years ago

    Business owner information

    Photo of Alex V.

    Alex V.

    Helpful 4
    Thanks 1
    Love this 0
    Oh no 3
    Photo of YO S.
    0
    12
    6

    2 years ago

    Prices are the best, food is good and staff very welcoming, During the week special you get a free tinto (coffee ), I recommend this place

    Helpful 2
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    5 years ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 1
    Oh no 0

    2 years ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 1
    Love this 0
    Oh no 1

    3 years ago

    Helpful 2
    Thanks 0
    Love this 1
    Oh no 0

    7 years ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    8 years ago

    Helpful 9
    Thanks 0
    Love this 8
    Oh no 0

    8 years ago

    Helpful 2
    Thanks 0
    Love this 3
    Oh no 0

    2 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 1
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Eric B.
    13
    85
    21

    4 years ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 2
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    9 years ago

    Helpful 9
    Thanks 0
    Love this 8
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Toni W.
    264
    306
    3941

    8 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    5 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    7 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    3 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 1

    8 years ago

    Helpful 2
    Thanks 0
    Love this 2
    Oh no 0
    Photo of John E.
    1396
    941
    13355

    11 years ago

    Helpful 5
    Thanks 0
    Love this 3
    Oh no 0

    4 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    3 years ago

    Best Colombian restaurant in Atlanta. Great service, great food and the store next door allows us to take all the goodies home! Thanks guys

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 1
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    5 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    6 years ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Tina C.
    89
    83
    32

    5 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    8 years ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 1
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Ray S.
    245
    115
    349

    8 years ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 1
    Oh no 0

    4 years ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 1
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    8 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    8 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    Page 1 of 5

    Casa Vieja Reviews in Other Languages

    Ask the Community - Casa Vieja

    You might also consider

    Las Delicias de La Abuela - Plantains and Guacamole

    Las Delicias de La Abuela

    4.0(410 reviews)
    1.0 mi
    $$

    As a lover of Latin food, I had to check out this place! The food is absolutely delicious and the…read moreportions are generous. I came here with my Colombian friend that helped me pick the best options so I could get a variety of items that she rated top notch. I love hotdogs and had to get the Colombian version of one. It's one of the most unique hotdogs I've ever had. It's topped off with garlic sauce, pink sauce, pineapple marmalade, crushed chips, mozzarella, and a boiled quail egg. Omg it's one of the BEST I've ever had! I died and went to culinary heaven. Trust me get one! We also ordered the empanadas, which were just as good. Among the other items we ordered we got a cheese and ham arepa, as well as the bandeja paisa. No complaints here but just praises as the food was savory and scrumptious! They do have a full bar with a variety of drinks to choose from as well as Colombian beers. I was too full to indulge on the desserts but the dessert bar was esthetically pleasing and smelled incredible! The service is great, very attentive. The restaurant gave a homey and cozy vibes. Dress code is casual. They do have complimentary parking. I am definitely coming back to enjoy and try more of the exotic plates they offer. It's not often you see Colombian cuisine, worth a visit!

    Service is quick and friendly, delicious menu to explore - was there for late breakfast. Sancocho…read more(stew) with yuca and fat kernels corn, corn cakes (so good!), scrambled eggs with tomatoes and definitely request the hot sauce, currently special plantain menu, rice and beans yummy. Pastries, Colombian hot chocolate, juices.

    Photos
    Las Delicias de La Abuela - Seating

    Seating

    Las Delicias de La Abuela
    Las Delicias de La Abuela - Margarita Dobble

    See all

    Margarita Dobble

    Las Americas Cafe - Period, arroz, frijoles, arepa, y carne

    Las Americas Cafe

    3.1(14 reviews)
    0.1 mi
    $

    Las Americas Cafe has been around for nearly as long as I've been alive - since 1982. This is an…read moreold, small, humble, hole-in-the-wall Colombian "cafeteria" (more like a restaurant and market) that has served as a sort of hub for the Colombian community in Atlanta for decades. Years ago, one of my former coworkers, of Colombian descent, recommended this place to me and I've also read about it online through We Love BuHi (IIRC). We visited this place for breakfast/brunch on Saturday and I saw firsthand why this business is still around: it's popular among local Colombians and Hispanics. Several groups/families visited around 10:30-11:00am to dine-in. At one point, the dining room was at capacity and the staff had to set up a temporary table in the market space for a family to eat at. I estimate the cafe can seat about 25 customers comfortably. It's not very big. I was looking forward to eating here, but came away underwhelmed with the food. Unfortunately, it just wasn't that good. There were also mix-ups with service/orders, though the staff, both online and in-person, were welcoming and friendly (so I don't like giving this place two stars). One of the best things about Las Americas are the prices. The food and drink are super affordable. Most items on the menu are under $7 which is incredibly cheap for a restaurant. However, you also get what you pay for. The food is fairly simple and basic. Our table ordered a variety of items off the breakfast menu and every dish that came out kind of looked the same. They were all some sort of combination of rice, beans, eggs (usually scrambled), steak, and arepas. So, not a whole lot of variety, but they seem to have all the staples covered. We were told the credit card minimum was $6 though it was inconsistently enforced. If you're looking for a more full-fledged Colombian restaurant experience nearby, I recommend Casa Vieja next door (https://www.yelp.com/biz/casa-vieja-restaurant-atlanta), La Casona (https://www.yelp.com/biz/la-casona-colombian-restaurant-atlanta), or Las Delicias de la Abuela (https://www.yelp.com/biz/las-delicias-de-la-abuela-doraville). Those are more sit-down type places whereas this is akin to dining in a no-frills convenience store. The market portion of Las Americas consists of shelves stocked with packaged food products, no produce. There are, however, a couple keep-warm display cases at the ordering counter stocked with ready-made snacks and pastries like arepas, empanadas, croquettas, sausages (I saw some that looked like blood sausages), and chicharrones (fried pork belly). I was all set to get the Mini Bandeja (plate of rice, beans, chicharron, fried egg, and arepa for $7.99) from the restaurant's all-day menu, but was told by the lady behind the counter that the kitchen was out of avocados, maduros (fried sweet plantains), and I think perhaps other stuff. What a bummer. How can a Colombian restaurant *and* market be out of those important ingredients at the beginning of the day on a Saturday, especially with several produce-selling markets in the immediate vicinity? So I instead got the Perico, Carne y Arepa (scrambled eggs with tomato and onion accompanied with "beef roast" and arepa for $6.50). There was a miscommunication at the register so I had to be rung up twice to get everything I wanted. It's important to note that Spanish is the primary language spoken here. One of my friends ordered the Calentado con Carne y Arepa (heated beans with beef roast, rice and arepa for $7.48), but instead got a plate of beans mixed with rice and scrambled eggs with tomato and onion. Yikes. The food was fine, but again, simple stuff. Cheap food. You can only expect so much out of a steak that comes with a meal totaling $6.50. Low quality, dry, and tough with little flavor (seemingly no seasoning). Same with the arepas. You should eat all of the different foods together instead of separately to maximize enjoyment. Relatively fresh jars of salsa were prepared for multiple tables. The salsa, which was a salty, mildly spicy, green and oniony type salsa, was much needed for both the steak and arepas. The scrambled eggs and beans were okay on their own. Some of my friends ordered off the special blackboard menu which included Caldo de Res (beef soup), Caldo de Pollo (chicken soup), tamales, and avena fria (Colombian oatmeal smoothie). The Caldo de Pollo, served with bone-in chicken, looked colorful and decent, but again, no avocado. Several of us tried the house coffee, including myself. Las Americas' coffee is mixed with milk and sold in "small" and "large" sizes with barely a price difference: $1.25 vs. $1.35. The coffee maker looked like an old, run-of-the-mill, office coffee machine. No one liked the coffee too much. One of my friends commented that it tasted burnt. A lot of milk was mixed in, "watering" whatever flavor there was down. I'd be willing to return to try the antojitos Colombianos (Colombian snacks, like those in the displays).

    Came here on a Saturday for Brunch with a group of Elite Yelpers. @Daniel. B put together a great…read moregroup outing and he did call ahead and let them know we were a party of 25-30. Upon parking, the restaurant is a little place in the middle of a "strip mall" with other latin/hispanic restaurants and tienda (stores) for the community. The did update their store sign. There are two doors to go into but seems as though everyone uses the 1 by the iron gate. Upon entering it is a very small place with a wall for retail and 2 display cases with snacks and small plates like empanadas, papa renellas and other hispanic grab and goes. I will say this separately - little to no english is spoken, so be prepared to bring a translator or point at the menu for what you want. They do take credit cards and have a modern POS system, which is nice, but at times the $6.00 min isn't always applied to all orders. Items were good pricing and you will get out cheap. I had the Mini Badega and I will say it was good, minus the tough steak. The eggs were fried perfectly with runny yolks. The arepas were different from what I have had at other places, but it was ok accompanied by the steak. Arepas here were thin and large like a tortilla vs. the small thicker versions I have seen. Others in my party had gotten their orders mixed up and wasn't sure if they got the right plate, which all comes down to the language barrier and this restaurant not having the infrastructure to support a large group. I will try again if I am in the area, but may not be highly likely. I highly recommend the fried eggs and the chicharrones were really good and salty (not the healthiest though).

    Photos
    Las Americas Cafe - Arepa y carne

    Arepa y carne

    Las Americas Cafe - Empanada

    Empanada

    Las Americas Cafe - Inside. Door to kitchen. Pastry display. Ordering line.

    See all

    Inside. Door to kitchen. Pastry display. Ordering line.

    Casa Vieja - mexican - Updated May 2026

    Loading...
    Loading...
    Loading...