Wow!! These empanadas are ridiculously good And the service from this restaurant is impeccable! We order from them every week for our dealership of INFINITI of south miami. If I could leave 10 stars I would! HIGHLY recommended this restaurant! Thank you Don Criollito for your delicious food and amazing services! read more

Don Criollito - Venezuelan Near Me - Miami, Florida

The food was delicious! I had an arepa and we tried a sample platter that was delicious!

the food is good but Irma is extemely rude and disrespectful very sad that the reviews have always complained about the same thing many other good options people read more

Mi experiencia aquí en Don Criollito se resume diciendo que es como estar en mi casa en Venezuela en aquellos buenos tiempos, he visto como han estado mejorando todo el tiempo, soy un diario comensal. La comida con excelente sazón, el servicio excelente, y el ambiente muy agradable. Se los recomiendo. Las empanadas, arepas, cachapas, inmejorables. read more

Excellent Venezuelan food, empanadas, real tequenos, pan con jamón y in excelente café

At my sister's suggestion, we had breakfast at Don Criollito this morning. This is a Venezuelan little restaurant, the girl who served was very nice and patiently explained to us what we didn't know about Venezuelan cuisine. For example, I thought cachapa was an arepa but it isn't. We ordered the criollo breakfast which is two eggs your way, an arepa, meat similar to tops vieja and black beans. What I loved the most was the cachapa, a soft corn shaped like an empanada with cheese inside, it was amazing. We ordered cafe con leche which my sister felt it was the best age ever had as it had a lot of foam. Overall, the food and the service were good. Cozy little place. read more

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I love this place in Kendall if you are in the mood for delicious Venezuelan food. The arepas and cachapas are DELICIOUS!!! The place is very clean and such a great and friendly service. read more

The service here is soooo bad. The First Lady who greeted me was super nice but some lady with white hair took over the order and was so rude. Judged my mom and I for asking for help with what to order. We ordered the Pabellón and she goes "yeah it's normally with cheese and a fried egg on top, but I didn't give it to you" Oh ???? Okay??? read more

Don Criollito - Pabellon - Venezuelan Near Me - Miami, Florida

The food is good but it's expensive for the amount you get, their arepas go for like 12$. As far as their entrees, it takes them over a half hour to bring out scrambled eggs. read more

Ooppppps. I completely forgot to take a picture of our food. It was very good and I was concentrated in eating it, that I did not take any pictures hehehehe Simplicity and good taste are two good words that describes this small and cozy restaurant and their food. I love to go to places like this, where you can get authentic food and such a humbled sweet service. I ordered one tequeño portion ( comes with five for only $3.99) and two ham cachitos. They fried them as soon as I order them and they were very good. The tequeños where larger than I'm use to eat and good. I liked the ham cachitos even more than the tequeños. Their amount of ham was fair enough but I loved the bread, that dough was made and cooked perfect. Thank you!! Ooppppps. Me olvidé completamente de tomar fotos de nuestra comida. Estuvo muy bueno y me concentré en comerlo, que no tomé ninguna foto hehehehe La sencillez y el buen gusto son dos buenas palabras que describen este pequeño y acogedor restaurante y su comida. Me encanta ir a lugares como este, donde se puede comer comida auténtica y un humilde servicio y muy dulce. Pedí una porción tequeño (viene con cinco por sólo $ 3,99) y dos cachitos de jamón. Los frieron tan pronto como los pedí y estaban muy buenos. Me gustaron los cachitos de jamón incluso más que los tequeños. Su cantidad de jamón era justa, pero me encantó el pan, que la masa estaba hecha y cocinando perfectamente. ¡¡Gracias!! read more

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We ordered the Reina which states shredded chicken and avocado. When you look at the pic on website it shows large pieces of chicken and chunks of available Caldo. What we received was finely ground chicken DROWNED in mayonnaise it was really horrible. It was like eating tablespoons of mayonnaise with an extremely thin arepa. Mae also ordered the signature cordon blue relleno tasty but very greasy. It was placed strait into a plastic container so the grease looked underneath. The location has potential if they paid attention to the details. read more

Never again! Super rude staff. Lost my business unfortunately. The lady rolled her eyes at me when I asked for a plastic container instead of a bag. Classic Venezuelan food but there's more in this area I'd rather go to. read more

Wow. I ordered one arepa. Let me repeat, "1". At the counter. It took 16 min to get it in my hands. There was 2 tables (1 with 4 guests and 1 with 2 guests) and both tables already had their food. There was 2 ladies in the kitchen, 2 in the dinning room floor and 2 super young girls behind the counter. After the young lady noticed my frustration after 10 minutes she checked on my food. Then she began to empty my empanada filling but stopped because her buddy began to show her a video on her phone. Now why I won't go back! Not because these individuals don't care about services, anticipating guests needs, etc. I won't go back because the management is clueless and have no idea how to train. I can't blame these non-service oriented employees, I blame management and their lack of knowledge. I went their 3 years ago and swore it wouldn't go back for the same service but I decided hey why not.. Kudos to you guys for lasting so long. Good luck with that strategy though read more

Food is good, service is slow. I called ahead and ordered one arepa pabellon with avocado and a cheese empanada. It took me 25 minutes to get there and my food still wasnt ready. I waited another 20 minutes for my food only to recieve my arepa without avocado. I was so hungry I didn't bother to go back lol. But overall, the food was great. I just wish they wouldn't take 3 years on a simple order. read more

Don Criollito - Arepa Pabellon (ig: foodsmiami) - Venezuelan Near Me - Miami, Florida

Food is always good but they never check your order well when you order take out and there's always items missing. Make sure you check it always because they never will. They also rob you in the coffee - picture attached of an "8 oz coffee" read more

Don Criollito - Venezuelan Near Me - Miami, Florida

Visited today for the first time. Ordered 2 Reina pepiadas, one empanada de carne, one mango juice, and a tequeno of cheese and guava = $20 The empanada of carne was terrible. Stale, and tasteless. Did not enjoy it at all. The reina pepiadas took a while to come out but were ok. I am used to them having avocado, these did not, but they we're ok, I would order them again. The mango juice was yummy. The tequeno was ok. Very hard at the tips, but middle section was eatable. The staff was ok. The bill took forever to arrive, to the point that I walked over to the register and paid there. I will say, that when the waiter would come around, she made conversation and made a few nice comments about my daughter, which was nice. Most people that came in, mainly ordered the lunch special. Perhaps that is THE thing to order, I just really wanted the reina pepiadas. I will return again, but will order the reina pepiadas and mango juice only (and will probably order ahead so I can just pick up and not have to wait) Be sure to ask for the spicy sauce if you order this. read more

Don Criollito - Venezuelan Near Me - Miami, Florida

Delicious Venezuelan food with a very friendly family oriented staff! They have special empanadas aside from the normal ones that are extra delicious: empanadas operadas read more

The worst service ever seen .. they don't care about customers ... the soup is a ripped out ... just water that is it ... and even though they request for tips .. i forgot .. the never gave me water neither asked for read more

Other than time to wait for the food and to pay (yes, to pay) could be faster, the food is good and fresh, the people are nice. I've been here several times, and I will come back may others because I like the place and food. waiting time is not a big issue for me, so if you are in a hurry, now you know this is not the place. They offer what is called "Cantina" so you can pay for several meals a fixed price and they give you a card that you can punch to know the remaining meals you can eat. The price for lunch with this system is super good. After all, a nice place. read more

Don Criollito - Arroz, frijoles negros, maduros y una carne deliciosa. - Venezuelan Near Me - Miami, Florida

This is the spot to be for quick and legit Venezuelan food! It's a family owned business where the mother is in the kitchen cooking up goodness from scratch, you can feel and taste the difference between other restaurants that may purchase their items frozen/prepackaged. My friend Kat and I started off with a glass of refreshing passion fruit juice (which soon turned into a pitcher because of how darn good it was) and an order of 4 small tequenos & cachapa as an appetizer. The tequeno dough is baked to fluffy perfection, it's like a pillow filled with warm cheese dipped in their special green cream sauce! I've never had a cachapa before but I will definitely be ordering it more now! It's a sweet corn cake folded like a taco with melted ooey gooey cheesy goodness inside, served with a large slice of avocado on the side! I'm obsessed, this was my absolute favorite dish and I wanted it to be the last taste in my mouth before dessert. We shared two entrees. A plate of white rice drizzled with meat sauce, negro asado (beef in brown sauce) and ropa vieja pulled beef. Their sauce is scrumptious and the ropa vieja was so juicy! The second entree was a super well made chicken & avocado arepa stuffed to the max, with shredded cheese and slices of tomatoes on the side, accompanied with their special green and orange sauce. My stomach was filled with happiness, although full, I could not stop eating the arepa with green sauce in every bite. But as full as we were.. we didn't dare skip dessert after we heard they make Nutella stuffed tequenos. These are so delicious it's a sin! We ate them with a cup of chicha, a thick sweet rice based drink with condensed milk and cinnamon. It's cold creaminess went well with the warm, rich chocolate tequenos. You have to come here with an empty stomach if you're thinking of trying everything on the menu like we did, 3 course meal style haha. But even on a half empty stomach, an order of a cachapa or tequenos will also satisfy you with no leftovers behind. read more

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I've been coming to this place for years. And it never disappoints. They have the best Venezuelan empanadas. They have 1 lb empanadas too. Have yet to try one but it sounds tempting. My wife loves the patacón and the cachapa. Even the sauces are really good and compliment the food well. They also have Venezuelan drinks and sodas to try. If you're looking for a Venezuelan place in Kendall to try, you should pass by here. read more

Don Criollito - Venezuelan Near Me - Miami, Florida

Really nice place, the waitstaff is very friendly and the food is delicious and fresh. Most definitely will come back for breakfast, is the best around the area read more

Always good service and good food. La reina pepiada operada, cachapas, ensalada rusa are all on point.

Yummy arepas and cachapas. Definitely recommend reina pepiada and a plain cheese cachapa.

Nice little place for authentic Vezuelan food. The arepas with mechada is fantastic. Tender shredded beef and just right fried corn cakes. Great for takoit or a quick in store lunch. read more

I've been to this Venezuelan Restaurant for breakfast long time ago and it has been okay. This time on the other hand was absolutely terrible. I was on my way from Costco and needed to grab a quick bite to go and stoped by this place, it was around 1:30pm on a Thursday, the restaurant always has its costumers, it was not full, but not empty either...they serve a daily special, but they didn't have much choices left by then, so I decided to get Pabellón (white rice, black Beans, shredded beef and maduros) portion was okay and the service was fine. So the food...mediocre at its best!! The beans were still kind of hard, not cooked properly and watery, and the beef tasted ok but also kind of watery and salty. It's been a long time since I haven't had such bad food. It's so disappointing to have experiences like this when there are so many options out there to eat/ what a waste of money and calories... read more

My mother in law brought me here to eat arepas. I was soo excited, living in Washington DC, these are the moments I live for when I come to Miami. We walk in and stand by register for 5 minutes, and no one pays attention to us. The owner was playing with his child who was playing behind the register, he ignores us. His wife looking straight in our faces but not registering in her head to take care of us. Laughing with the kitchen staff and playing with the other child- Right away you notice the service is not very good. I ordered jugo de mora, which I love and crave. I was delighted when it touched my lips, but two gulps of the juice.... soooo sweet I needed a glass of water. Man was I dissapointed but soo looking forward to my arepa reina pepiada. After 15 minutes of sitting and waiting for our order, they ask us if we are waiting for anything else. Yes, we haven't gotten our food. I finally get my reina pepiada which is shredded chicken, avocado and a little mayo. What I got was chicken and mayo! Omg I am really pissed off now. So I ask and they say, we don't have avocado.... Well?!... If no avocado shouldn't you say we don't have any, can we get you something else?!?!? But no, instead the owner asks me with a mean face, do you not like it? Usually I get my way, but today is New Years Eve. So I let it go... But I can't let go of the review I want to write, because I am pissed off and I really think all businesses deserve to read their flaws and work on them especially when it is you, the owners servicing the clients. Thanks to your overly sweet juice, "mayonnaise"arepa and terrible service I will never come back. read more

In one sentence...This place tastes like my childhood. I have been looking at the shell of what is now a wonderful Venezuelan restaurant for a couple of months now, waiting in anticipation for the day that they'd open their doors. They finally did. This place is about 1 minute away from my house by car. I cannot believe how great it feels to have a little taste of Venezuela right down the street! It's about time! I used to have to drive at least 20 minutes to get anywhere that sold decent cachapas, and now they're almost a little to close for comfort- for my waistline anyway. It's been open for just a couple of weeks now, and when I visited today for lunch every table was occupied- I suppose there's a great demand for a little home cooking around these parts...and boy am I thankful! We ordered the Pabellon Criollo and a Cachapa. The Pabellon came out right away- 7 bucks for delicious meat, rice, beans, plantains, and a soup to start. Great deal! Seasoning was amazing...The rice reminded me of the rice they served at the daycare I used to go to when I lived in Venezuela. The taste took me back more than my memory could alone. So awesome. The cachapa was also amazing, even better than my usual go-to spots to satisfy that particular craving (and it's right by my house! I mentioned this already but it makes me so happy I'll say it again!). The only drawback (and thus the reason I give it 4 stars instead of 5) is that the cachapa took so long to make it came out after the other dish we ordered was long gone and in our bellies- probably about 20-25 minutes. Kind of ridiculous to wait that long for what it is, and maybe they're just not ready for the amount of people that were in there today. I don't know. But when it came to the table and I put that first bite in my mouth, I forgot about how long I'd had to wait to savor it. So far, so good! read more

Overpriced arepa. Domino with canned beans and bland cheese which was obviously not venezuelan cheese. They didn't mix the beans and cheese and they charge for each flavor separately. I asked for avocado in the arepa and I only got 2 sliced and got charged an extra flavor. Customer service is really bad. The lady was at the phone the whole time when placing my order. read more

I placed an order 45 minutes ago for just 5 empanadas through ubereats...I called them to check what was going on, and the girl on the phone just told me that she was going to request the driver, so my order was ready and getting cold until she decided to put the order ready on the system? 45 minutes to prepare 5 empanadas, really? read more

Con: Delivery took 1 hour and 50 minutes. Pro: The cachapa with shredded chicken was fantastic, great combination of flavor! Con: The patacon was mostly coleslaw, just one slice of ham, and the pernil was the worst I've ever tasted. Pro: Maizquesitos Con: Arepas and cachapas have doubled in price from the menu pictures posted on here. read more

The food is really great especially there lunch menu. Everything is house made and it is family owned. There will be days you can sit right next to owner and have lunch with him and he will treat you like family. They have really great Venezuelan juices and for dessert try their marquesas I believe that's the name of it. Basically a sponge dulce de Leche cake topped with almonds and candies caramel. For lunch they always have fresh and house made meal which includes a salad or soup. They are a little over priced on certain things but for lunch I wouldn't mind paying $15-18 on a good house made meal. read more

This place is legit for Venezuelan arepas. I cam here with my mom after one of her friends put her on to this place. We both shared an empanada pabellon: fresh and great texture, plenty of flavor. Then of course, to the arepas, an arepa con carne mechada for her and an arepa Guayanes--they were both great. The flavors stood out that much more with some of their maybe-homemade hot sauce. Lastly, we shared a Peky lyche soda which I'd never had before-- it tastes just like lychee. Aside from the great food they have a cantina service where you can get bulk orders of empandas and such. There are also plenty of flyers and newspapers with Venezuelan orientated news and services. This kind of place makes me wish for something similar for my mom's home country's cuisine. The restaurant is very casual and is a great place to have a quick lunch if in the area. I think its a family owned place since I saw quite a few people behind the counter and they had that way of talking to each other that seemed so very familiar. I suggest everyone stop in and order an arepa or two and tell your friends! This is most definitely a hidden jewel in the Kendall culinary landscape. read more

Super yummy food and the lady's working there are incredibly nice and attentive. There's a quite average wait time but it's because the food is fresh and warm. 10/10 read more

The customer service is horrible! Never going back to this place again. The lady who took my order I believe her name was amarilles had such a nasty attitude because I asked her to add cheese to my arepa. The food is good, but there are plenty of Venezuelan restaurants where the customer service is A LOT better. read more

Great food but one of the ladies there was beyond rude and clearly should not be working with the public. Just left right now, she's the one with the little blue press on nails. read more

If I could give 0 stars it would be better. I called to order. They told me the food would be done in 20 minutes. I areived 30 minutes later and it took them 45 more minutes to give me my order. Horrible customer service. Please stay away read more

Great empanadas and selection of imported Venezuelan drinks/sodas. Wish there was a location closer to Coral Gables though. Only critique is they apparently can't apply 10% Yelp discount if splitting the bill, wish they could have advised beforehand. Aside from that they have posters of local Latin events and even take in donations to send to Venezuela. Love this place for a quick Sunday breakfast. read more

This place has such of bad service. The treat customers as they are doing you a favor by taking your order. I have been here before and though to give them a second chance, but nothing has change. read more

Unfortunately, this place is a no go. Portions are small, service is bad, prices a ridiculous. I tried to like this place, but it has let me down each and every time. Don't waste your time and money. read more