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La Arepa

4.4 (72 reviews)
Closed 12:00 pm - 8:00 PM
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Happy hour specials
Dogs allowed
Good for groups
Good for kids

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Kelsey R.

Really quick and friendly service. My date and I shared two empanadas, one beef and one chicken, an order of plantano frito, and Cachapa with chicken. The food was so good. I really enjoyed it and will be back for those empanadas. We got them with the garlic sauce. So good.

Cheese empanada and chicken arepas
Paige S.

Have eaten at the Zed location. Have a lot of gluten free options. Order on and iPad and get food quickly. The Zed location is fun and family friendly. Always busy on trivia night. Loved the cheese empanadas. Not often I get to have a gluten free empanada. Great sauces as well. Great flavor.

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Steve A.

You can't go wrong with an arepa for lunch. Delicious. Friendly staff. Parking lot come. Eat. Enjoy.

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Sofia P.

Not as good as I remember unfortunately. I used to get the #4 (chicken and avocado) but the Pabellón arepa just looked so good I had to try it. The flavors were good, but not distributed well; the plantains, avocado, and beans were all in the front of the arepa and all the chicken was stuffed behind. The arepa itself wasn't crispy- it was hot and fresh, but soggy. It was also much more expensive than I remember it being. You get more for your buck with the plate. The passion fruit juice was great.

Shredded beef and cheese arepa. And passion fruit juice.
Scott H.

The Latin sandwich I have never really been a fan of. I don't like tortas nor do I really care for proper Cuban sandwiches. There's an Arepa place in Olympia my in laws like but I'm not a huge fan. They are an awful mess to eat and I'm left saying "that would have been much better as just a sandwich." No offense but this was my last choice but both of the other places in the pod were closed. I got the shredded beef and cheese. The beef had good seasoning and was portioned so there is one bite you take and are like "wow that's a lot of meat!" I like that the meat is moist enough to be yummy but dry enough to not make a mess. Speaking of mess, I really liked the presentation. I think this is the proper way to arepa. It wasn't an awful mess. The outside was crispy tasty and interesting. I actually thought about it the next day. I don't recommend the passion fruit juice. While tasty it's not really worth the price.

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Charlie T.

It was a great place to get a snack before heading out to the Pickles game down the street. The people working here are super friendly and kind. I ordered a couple of items to snack on and were impressed with how good it was. The Teque Tots and Tostones were great to share.

Mark E.

This food truck is awesome! Being from Doral, FL originally, I've had the pleasure of sampling some awesome Venezuelan cuisine, and this place hit most of those flavor notes for me, so tasty. Would definitely go back! Highly recommend the loaded tostones, and the fried plantains and cheese. Mmmm.

Brian S.

Excellent tasty food! The boy wanted to try something new, and chose this cart from among the options at this location. He absolutely loved it. I tried a bit myself and it was pretty tasty. Also, it's always nice when the cook is friendly and good with kids. Check it out!

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Jennifer L.

Although I think its cool that The Zed opened up the space to accommodate different food vendors I was not impressed with this place. You place the order yourself on a tablet and you will be picking it up for yourself as well. I don't have a problem with this, but as my friend pointed out, it takes a lot of gall to then ask for a tip. We were enjoying a beer and decided to get something real quick and easy - an empanada. First thing I don't agree with is mandating customers order a sauce, but then charging for it. How about giving a sauce for free like everywhere else. So now it took like 20 minutes to get a single empanada which is ridiculous. It's not handmade and you just toss it in a deep fryer so it should take about 5 minutes. Now on to the disappointment that was the food itself. The pastry itself wasn't quite golden brown and needed a little more time. There was absolutely zero flavor to the chicken. It was just very bland. Good thing you had to order a sauce, right? Nope. It was a thin liquid much like milk (less than 2%) and also had no flavor. If you can't get an empanada right I hate to think of what the rest of the menu is like. Plenty of other places inside to try so I'd avoid this one.

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Fresh and delicious! Gluten free! The variety of salsas adds to the distinctive flavors of the arepas.

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Ridiculously good food. We ordered off the regular and vegan menus and both were incredible

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I love getting the shredded chicken arepa with cheddar cheese. It's delicious by itself, but sauce 1 & 2 compliments it very well.

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