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    La Pote-Ria

    4.4 (60 reviews)
    InexpensiveFood Trucks, Colombian
    Open 11:00 am - 7:00 pm

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

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    Joe J.

    La Pote-Ria is the truth. I came to the outlets with my family and needed something just to hold us over for a while. We saw this on the way in and doubled back after we unloaded out first wave of shopping bags into the car. I'm not sure why, but I already knew this spot was gonna be fire. There just had to be something to it. Here is this tiny little booth just big enough for the lady inside it to turn left and right, and she's selling empanadas and arepas. We ended up getting a chicken, beef, and a cheese arepa. All three were delicious. The meat was tender and moist, and the sauce she put on it was amazing. I could've easily stayed here and sampled the whole menu. In hindsight, I should've just filled up here because dinner later that day was subpar, and I dont know when I'll be back on the area for another round...

    Hot buns and mustard. Should really invest in Nathan's hotdogs this is down right wrong
    Monique H.

    I pass this food truck every time I come to this outlet and have been wanting to try them out. And here I thought my tastebuds was waiting to be amazed. I skipped lunch so I just ordered a regular hotdog.. Now the prep was great. He had on gloves, steamed up my hotdog bun laid the wiener inside drizzled my mustard, ketchup and sprinkled on the onions. Don't take my words lightly cause sprinkled drizzled and wiener are as specific and descriptive as I can get. Look at the pics... like my tastebuds was disrespected.. more bun than anything... the worse $3.50 I ever spent

    Beef Empanada
    Anne-Olive N.

    I have a thing for trying every empanada I can so when I came to do some shopping at the outlets, I was excited to see that they had an empanada stand along with Colombian style hot dogs. I went ahead and ordered two empanadas, one beef and one chicken. As expected, these empanadas are not fresh to order. The employee retrieved them from a frozen pack and fried them. Now, I have tried a bunch of empanadas, but I suppose I have never tried Colombian style empanadas because these did not hit the spot. The dough wasn't really dough, but rather crunchy and tasted like fritos chips -- I did not expect this texture at all. Instead of flour, they used corn meal for Colombian style empanadas. The beef filling was not ground beef like I am used to, but instead it was pulled beef and the same goes for the chicken one. For 2.50 each, they are filled with a fair amount of meat. I wouldn't mind a little bit more seasoning, but the sauces give the needed extra push. Come here if you like your empanadas crunchy, but def stay away if that's not your type!

    Dipping sauce
    Tammy J.C. D.

    Delicious pockets of flavor. Whatever the sauce is it's amazing and adds the perfect amount of zing. Colombian pop is unique & worth trying!

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    Salomon F.

    Been here a couple times - honestly this time I was a bit disappointed - ordered 3 chicken empanadas - very delicious but it was about 10% chicken and 90% potato filling. The colombiana drink is very good - taste like salvadorean cola champagne. Service was great. Guy who handed me the order was very polite.

    Located in the gas station parking lot, between the McDonald's and the Wendy's.
    Tara D.

    Pure yummy-ness Possibly the cutest food truck ever Really friendly, helpful cooks Arepas were very good, but the chuzopan was our fav! Their current Thurs-Fri location is at 15805 Frederick Rd, Derwood, MD 20855. It's in the gas station parking lot, between the Wendy's and McDonald's. They have another location for other days. So I recommend you check their FB page to verify their current location.

    Beef empanada
    Andrea H.

    So good!! My favorite Colombian empanadas. They're better than empanadas at Colombian restaurants. They come with two different sauces. They're located on the second level of the outlets.

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    Jennifer D.

    Hands down the best empanada in the area. Our favorite are the chicken, but all 3 are amazing. My mother-in-law is Columbian and she says they are as authentic as they get.

    Sahar R.

    I love this little food truck/trailer/camper establishment. I saw it from from the road and I was more intrigued by the camper than the food at that moment. It looks like a nice little surfing cabana for road trips. And then I tried the food...OMG.. Admittedly, I may have some bias here being that Colombia is one of my favorite countries ever to visit so this bias might favor their cuisine. The food here was so good that we in fact ordered TWICE. I can safely vouch that I have tried possibly everything on the menu. I think the lovely owners were so surprised by our Man vs. Food eating approach they gave us a trucker hat that my boyfriend has not taken off yet and some reusable bags. Now onto the food.. We ordered the beef empanadas twice. Perfect fried goodness that come with a fantastic chopped green sauce. The sanguche la pote ria was by far my favorite item. A pork sandwich on french bread, lots of onions with chipotle sauce and lime and cilantro. Lots of cilantro!!! The Colombian banh mi. It was tangy and mildly spicy. The PerroCaliente, was another favorite with the quail egg, crushed potato chips, bacon, cheese and pineapple sauce. The cheeseburger us equally tasty with similar toppings. Please don't leave this truck without getting dessert, the oblea. Blackberry sauce with dulce de leche between two thin wafers. As a note, their hours vary so check out their wix site:http://lapoteriaa.wix.com/lapoteria before you go.

    Beef empanadas
    Thomas N.

    While shopping at an outlet my friend for a couple hours, my friend and I wanted a quick snack to keep us going. On the upper level of Clarksburg outlet we saw La Pote-Ria food truck and I was super excited since I love eating at food trucks. The menu was relatively small, so it was easy to choose what I wanted to try! Since I wanted something small before lunch I ended up getting a beef empanada. The beef empanada came out immediately, and at first glance I thought it was quite small for the price. However when I ate it, it was full of flavor! It was the perfect size for a quick snack. Overall, If I'm ever at Clarksburg outlet I will definitely look for La Pote-Ria food truck because it was a nice quick snack! Next time I'll try one of their hotdogs and get another empanada.

    their cute little truck!
    Casey Lyn B.

    Such a cute little food truck! I ordered the Arepas chicken and my boyfriend got the Arepas chorizo. The total of the two was about $12. It was pretty good! I prefer the chicken over the chorizo. The chicken was very flavorful and the texture was juicy, smooth, and soft. But it definitely was not a filler. I recommend just to try if you have not. I think the price was not worth it, but my order was delicious! Everyone should try! Customer service was great as well.

    Arepa
    Iris C.

    Delicious! I'm so glad I stopped by while at the outlet. I tried the chicken empanada, Columbia hotdog, and chicken arepa. You'll notice I have no picture of the empanada - that's bc I inhaled it walking to the car. I've had my fair share of empanadas - this is one of the best. The meat was tender and the filling was flavorful. My favorite was that the outside was corn. The corn dough was so soft. Corn can sometimes be dry and tough but not this one! The Columbia hotdog was really yummy - lots of flavors. She pulled out an entire tray of different sauces to put on it. Whatever the sauces were, they made it perfect. The hotdog bun was fresh too. (I note that because dry buns can be a thing almost anyplace you go to). The arepa filling was/is really good. I got too full after the previous two. Will have to save for later. I wanted to try everything! Can't wait to go back for more empanadas and whatever else they have. The ladies running the truck were also super nice. Such a great find. Go and check it out when you go shopping Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. (I think that's when she said they are there).

    Mazorcada! Let me tell u... it is AMAZING!
    Eva M.

    Loooove it!!! Great customer service and food! To die for whenever I am in town that's the place to go! Feel very welcome, they always greet you with a smile can't wait to go back!!!

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    So tasty! Perfect and easy snack stop when shopping at the outlets. Sauce had a little spice and was just right. Kids loved them too!

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    Favorite Colombia food spot!! Food is delicious and service is great! I love the empanadas with aji as well as the hot dogs

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