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    La Uchirena

    4.1 (114 reviews)
    InexpensiveVenezuelan
    Closed 7:00 am - 7:00 pm

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    LA UCHIRENA ATMOSPHERE

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

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    Sarah P.

    I had read via yelp and also elsewhere that their empanadas were good. So here I came to sample one of them. This is a take out option only. I tried a traditional fried Venezuelan Pabellon empanada. It was filled with cheese, plantains and shredded beef. I enjoyed it, but found it very greasy.

    Pabellón Empanada
    Allison D.

    Hands down to the best Venezuelan empanadas! This is no fancy place, but those empanadas are royalty, also one empanada will fill you up like whole meal, good prices, savory and fresh. Don't be scared of the sketchy place and just do it.

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    Ann R.

    There was a local debate about who has the best empanadas in Doral . La Uricherena was the most common answer. So of course I had to come try them. Empanadas here are Venezuelan style, which means deep fried. I find this makes them greasy, but the fillings were great. I particularly liked the Pabellon

    Beef and chicken empanada
    Gianfranco A.

    Great taste!! The empanadas were great! Fresh made, the beef and chicken empanadas were amazing, price vs food quality was very good, if you are looking for a good breakfast and good price, this is the place!

    Katie F.

    Came here solely to try their empanadas based off of others recommendations and La Uchirena did not disappoint! Came with my boyfriend on a weekday during lunch time and the place was pretty packed. From what I see they offer various Venezuelan dishes that are pre-prepared but I think you can also get food cooked to order but not sure. First off, their empanadas are massive and truly are the perfect pocket meal to eat on the go. Their size were definitely not like any other place I had been to which was great since all their empanadas were still normal priced! My boyfriend and I shared the cheese, pabellon, chicken, and carne mechada. All of them were delicious but the best definitely was the pabellon that comes with carne mechada (shredded Venezuelan beef), beens, and fried plantains. Its an all in one meal. The salsas they had out were spicy and a perfect pairing. Would love to come back to try their other foods since these were prepared so well and they seem to have a pretty good following! IG: @KFitzEats

    Pastel de queso y papa
    Eloy V.

    I've never had Venezuelan empanadas and wow I think this is the best place to experience it. A Venezuelan friend of mine told me these are the best in Miami so I had to come here first before trying them elsewhere. They really are stellar! The outside sweet corn shell was freshly made and crunchy. The filling of both the cheese and the pabellón were piping hot. These things are being made like every 5 min. The girl taking order at register was extremely sweet and friendly. Great place I will be coming back often.

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    Good food, very good service, the empanadas are huge, very good price and super fresh

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    Pedí dos o emanadas para llevar. Cuando abro la bolsa solo hay una. 0 servicio al cliente.

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    Deliciosas empanadas venezolanas con las típicas salsitas, una masa crujiente por fuera y suavecita por dentro. 100% recomendado

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    La mejores empanadas las conseguirás en este restaurant, por ahora la comida es solo para llevar

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    As I ate my Pabellon empanada I felt as though I was walking the streets of Caracas.

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    We were in Doral for the morning and had our dog along. With a bit of searching I found this place…read morethat looked like it had plenty of character, and good food. Pepito's. The outside area to eat was perfect. When we arrived we got a table in the shade and took turns watching the dog and going in to order lunch. I walked into a place that just was Doral. Or as the side of their delivery van said, "Doralzuela". It was a good think my Spanish is passable, ordering was all in Spanish. I got the special hotdog, and the arepa con queso. My gal got the chicharron and cachapa de queso y pollo. The latter was the overall winner. The cachapa was excellent, but so was the layered hotdog and the chicharron was exceptional. The price was great and the food was so good and so Miami, perfecto. This is a spot you wanna put on your must list.

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    1.0 mi
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    Cheesy Corny Deliciousness Done Right!!!…read more We suggested to come and try this place by some Venezuelan friends and it did not disappoint. First of all it's a food truck and in fact it's two in one kind of spot. They have one truck for Cachapas and other Venezuelan items and then the have a Pizza truck. Tables are outside which for this cool Miami night was perfect. Wife ordered a regular Cachapa and I ordered the Patacon with Maduro as the plantain style. The kids had cheese pizza and we also ordered some tequenos and empanadas. Everything was really good but the star was the Cachapa. Is was simple yet perfect. The cheese had the right thickness but yet pull. The cachapa corn flavor was on point and even the crema was smooth and delicious. The Patacon was truly not too far behind. I ordered it with Chicken and it was moist and it also had a thick slice of cheese. With the Maduro style patacon it was the perfect sweet and salty combo that I love. Service was super quick and very friendly. They have plenty of seating. I would say the capacity is around 20 or so people and there was a line to sit. We fortunately got there before the line. Which just tells you they are doing something good here. Overall highly recommend Frank Cachapas and worth a drive to Doral to try it out.

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