Food was good! Egg rolls are pricey but very tasty. Initially thought it wouldn't be a big meal but…read moreit was surprisingly a good amount. Would go back if needing a quick meal as the food was prepared very fast!

This restaurant is conveniently located in a shopping strip and easy to find, though the traffic…read moreflow in and out could be better, something to keep in mind when visiting. The space itself is fairly small, so seating options are limited, especially if you prefer a quieter or more secluded area. Ordering is done at the counter before you're seated, and the food is brought to your table. The pho is served in paper bowls with plastic utensils, which I didn't mind, and drinks are provided in to-go cups even when dining in. I ordered the shrimp egg rolls, filet mignon pho, and a tropical berry tea. The shrimp egg rolls had potential, but the shrimp didn't seem properly cleaned. The pho broth was decent, though the portion of meat was quite small, and I left still feeling hungry. The tea was enjoyable, but I would have appreciated a heads-up about the boba settling at the bottom of the cup.

Taiwanese girl after finding 飯糰 in ATL: Went to the Opo pop up and need to go again asap. It's SO…read morehard to find good Taiwanese food in Atlanta (esp breakfast), so this made my whole week. It took a while to get our food bc it was wildly busy, but was well worth the wait.

Taiwanese Pop Up…read more As I'm preparing to return to Taiwan next month, it was a must to finally try a Mighty Hans pop-up Harbor Coffee. The theme of this pop-up is one of my favorites in Taiwan... breakfast: 1 蛋餅 Danbing - With love, with bacon. My favorite breakfast in Taiwan. 2 粢飯糰 / 糍飯糰 Fan tuan - A texturally addictive classic, that I could devour any time of day. 3 營養三明治 Nutritious Sandwich - I've only had the sliced donut style version at night markets. This version had a scrumptious shrimp patty paired with sour green tomato was worth the 45 minute wait. Ambiance is a line of folks waiting for food.

I was born and raised in Atlanta, but I am a first-generation American señorita. Both sets of my…read moregrandparents, along with my mother and father, came from Cuba in the early days before Castro's catastrophic revolution. I AM CUBANA PURA Y CON ORGULLO. En mi alma llevo tabaco y café con leche. En mis ojos y de los cuentos de mi madre y mis abuelos, puedo imaginar ese mar azul y bello. En mis oídos puedo escuchar aquellos Versos Sencillos, nacidos del corazón de José Martí and later sung so beautifully by Celia Cruz... and again by Willy Chirino. Cubans are passionate, affectionate people by nature, and for us, food has never been just food. Food is family. Food is memory. Food is home. Every summer when I was growing up, we made the long 12-hour drive from Atlanta to Miami to visit my dad's parents, his four older brothers, all of my cousins, and our Cuban family and friends. We usually broke the trip up into two days, staying in some cheap little motel somewhere around Gainesville and, later, Ocala (we had more money by then and felt like royals going from Days Inn to a Hilton.) And as kids, we always knew when we were finally getting close to Miami. We started seeing Cuban restaurants pop up here and there. Then came Calle Ocho. Croquetas. Pastelitos. Empanadas. Medianoche sandwiches. The smells. The sounds. The flavors. That feeling of, we're here. And when it was time to make the long haul back to Atlanta, everybody in our Cuban family who lived in Georgia already had their requests ready. Our car would literally be packed with boxes of pastelitos, especially pastelitos de guayaba y queso, to bring home and share. Because back then, you simply could not find that kind of authentic Cuban food in Atlanta. For years, that was how we brought a little piece of Miami -- and really, a little piece of Cuba -- back home with us. Then one day, my best friend Alicia , una Cubanita TREMENDA, took me to Buena Gente. I remember walking in and immediately thinking: Oh my gosh... I'm in Miami. The smell hit me first. Then the food. Then that familiar feeling I quickly realized I missed so much. Buena Gente didn't just remind me of Cuban food. It reminded me of my grandparents. My cousins. Those long summer drives. Calle Ocho. Boxes of pastelitos stacked in the car for the ride back to Atlanta. It felt familiar in a way that is hard to explain unless you grew up with food tied so deeply to family, culture, and memory. So when I tell you that I take Cuban food seriously, I mean it. And Buena Gente gets it. For this Atlanta-born Cubana, walking through those doors felt a little bit like coming home. AZÚCAR!!!

The service is excellent, very friendly and helpful when asking questions as a first time…read moreexperience. The place looked clean, but the all star is the food. The ham croquet, the papa rellena, chicken empanada all flavorful & delicious. My favorites were the mango milkshake, and the guava cream cheese pastellio. Definitely get you some, next time I come to atl I would come back for sure.

Whoops! This is an overdue review from December…read more Xela Pan Cafe is a Guatemalan restaurant/bakery/convenience store on Buford Hwy in Doraville. Just a quick warning that, depending on which employee helps customers, there may be a slight issue with their understanding of English. They absolutely speak and understand Spanish. Xela Pan Cafe is in a small strip mall that is next to the strip mall where Kung Fu Tea is located. There is limited parking in front of the storefronts. This small business is made up of a restaurant, a bakery and a convenience store all run by the same employees. The convenience store sells a lot of seemingly random items, just about all in glass display cases. I noticed a lot of things to help with digestion and upset stomach, and hoped that this wasn't an indication of their food (Thankfully, it turned out that it wasn't!). The bakery items were in a separate area of display cases, but customers are free to self-serve themselves by using a tray to place whatever they choose, using either tongs or disposable gloves (I can't remember which they use) to take the items out of the cases. R and I came here for breakfast on a Sunday morning just before 9 am. There is an order counter, but that's for customers who are ordering items to go. Once the employees found out that we were going to eat breakfast inside the restaurant, we were told to seat ourselves and an employee would be by soon with menus. The restaurant area contains mostly booths, with some tables and chairs in an area between the order counter, convenience store and bakery areas. A very helpful and knowledgeable server came by our table, bringing a couple of glasses of water and menus. For a small restaurant, there were many items on the menu. We both ordered the scrambled eggs, rice, black beans, plantains and cheese. We didn't wait very long, in spite of other customers lined up at the counter to order takeout meals. The scrambled eggs with tomato and onion in them tasted a little bland, but I dressed it up with some bottled red hot sauce that was on the table. The plain tasting white rice, which had peas, carrots and corn in it, was pressed into a heart shape. The black beans in its watery sauce were very good. The plantains were cooked to a perfect firmness, and had a perfectly matching natural sweetness to them. The small block of slightly salty cheese also had a nice firmness to it. The price for each meal was very reasonable. Overall, this was a good dining experience.

This is probably the best Guatemalan food inside the perimeter of Atlanta. When you walk in, they…read morehave a lot of typical Guatemalan things hanging up, and the menu has many of the typical dishes you would find in Guatemala. There are certain things they make better than others. For instance, the chuchitos are pretty good! The Pepian that I ordered didn't really taste like Pepian, but more like a guisado. It was still pretty good, it just wasn't Pepian haha ! They have traditional drinks and they even have pan francés! The Guatemalan snacks they have are very convenient when you have antojos! I would say the service is pretty friendly and the ambiance is pretty authentic! We have been here several times and will definitely return!

I stopped by today based on a new food app I had downloaded. I was blown away by the variety of…read morepastries (sweet and savory), and the baker was so helpful and informative describing what they were. He also explained the history of this bakery and how it's been around for 40 years. I'm so thankful I stopped by! We got to try their freshly baked baguette, guava pastry, apple pastry, beef empanadas, and chicken empanadas. Everything was so good! We've also ordered from them using a food delivery app for Cuban sandwiches - and it's the best I've tried in Atlanta. They bake their Cuban baguette in house.

A Cuban sandwich, a beef empanada, a chicken empanada, a beef pastellito, and a guava and cheese…read morepastellito all for $17! And everything is so tasty! This is the kind of hidden gem that makes Atlanta a fantastic food city. Make sure you have cash, but you don't even need much. There's no menu. They have Cuban sandwiches, empanadas, and pastries. The owner said they sometimes have soup. Def will be back!

I had gone down (by Uber) to Atlanta Vintage Books for the afternoon to lounge in their chairs and…read moreread books, soak up the culture and enjoy their resident cats. I had not eaten before I left and after several hours there, I was HUNGRY. Because I had taken Uber, I asked the lady at the counter where was the closest restaurant within walking distance. She directed me across the street - just a hop skip and a jump from the bookstore. to Jebena Bistro. Never having eaten Ethiopian food, I decided to give it a try. As "Noelle" to the right, said, it's a little "hole in the wall". From the outside, it's nothing to write home about. But as soon as I walked in, I knew I was going to enjoy it. First of all, the lady that waited on me was so kind and welcoming. I asked her for her recommendations and she suggested several things. I ended up choosing the vegetable platter. When she brought it out, she explained to me that they eat with their hands. There was no silverware. She showed me the bread that they use to soak up the food with. It was made of a sponge-like substance and was rolled up. The platter was SO good. I quickly filled up and had to get a "to go" box which was filled with food. The amount of food I received for price I paid was ample. It easily made me a second meal at home. This wasn't a fancy place. But the food was very tasty and I will go back in the future.

What a jem! We are working our way trying every Ethiopian place in metro Atlanta. Jebena did not…read moredisappoint. The food was so fresh and flavorful! We bought two platters. One to share and one to take home to eat the next day! The love and care that went in to our meal was obvious. You have to try Jebena!!!

Love this place! It was a staple for lunch when I worked in the area and I still visit time to time…read morewhen I'm craving it. The food is amazing and cooked made to order. It's fresh, it's hot and never disappoints. The service is always A1. The lady that works the register is really nice, always greets you and stays on top of your order. The restaurant is small but has an outside patio for extra seating. It can get pretty busy during lunch time but the wait is worth it or you can call in your order.

I'm such a creature of habit but, what I like, I like. Whole Cuban sandwich with a side of black…read morebeans, and rice with tomatoes, fried plantains, and an iced tea.

We were greeted right when we walked inside at Banh Mi 135. We ordered the combo sandwich and drink…read morefirst just to try it out. Once we got it, the texture of the bread was perfect! The pâté was really good with no strong smell. We also got the classic sandwich and it was delicious. We ended up going back and ordering 6 more bánh mì sandwiches to take home! Jayden asked if it was our first time and how everything was. We told him everything was great. He also made us a BBQ pork sandwich to try, and it was really good too. Thank you for the amazing hospitality, Jayden! We'll definitely be back.

A friend favored this spot so we had to give it a try…read more Classic banh mi combo: I usually would go with this banh mi pick, but I switched it up. And sadly this sandwich version tasted better. The bread was just right with its crunchy exterior and soft interior. The filling was as expected with the pork items (roll and steamed versions), pate, and head cheese type meat. But the detail that made it different was the buttery sauce. There was something different about this butter; it was more savory. I dunno. The hubs was raving about it. The drink that the hubs chose for the combo was the Vietnamese iced latte. It was so so. It was pretty much like the traditional iced coffee but was a lot less intense and more mellow. I honestly didn't take too much of a liking to this so I have no further opinions. Pate & pork roll banh mi: I went with this choice thinking there it was going to be the classic version galore. But the filling was a little skimpy. I didn't give the menu a good read so it was the opposite of what I thought: It's a more simplified version of the classic banh mi. The pickled items actually filled the void within the sandwich since it was only filled with, well, pork roll and pate. Oh. Butter was included of course. The special combo was actually a pretty decent deal. You get a pick of any banh mi and a choice of any iced tea or coffee for $9.95.