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I like this place been a couple of times & the food is always good. I got the Yuka fries, the maduro Patacon & the Pork Pabellón. Everything was good. They make it to order so you have to be patient.
If you're in the mood from some Venezuelan street food you're in the right place! The cachapas are heavenly. I honestly don't even know which is my favorite, but the beef & pulled pork ones are my usual go to's. Travels surprisingly well so don't be afraid to get it delivered! The servers are always nice & helpful and if you decide to eat in the atmosphere is very casual. Great neighborhood spot - tastes identical to the one in LES!
I saw this as one of the recommendations from Righteous Eats, and I'm so glad that I got to try it. The patacon is amazing. It was my first time having one, and I'm so glad I had it here. It was so delicious, I practically inhaled it. I got a create your own patacon with pork and the basic toppings with no extras. The sandwich is super messy. The meat juices just drip along with all the other sauces. The meat is so tender. I believe the pork is pernil. It's flavored to perfection. The plantains don't have much flavor, but it works well as the bread. It's greasy, filling, comforting. It's something that everyone should try at least once. Only disappointing thing is that the fried queso blanco is tiny compared to the massive patacon portion. The staff speak Spanish with limited English at this location, but they have an order ahead as well as computerized ordering stations on premise.
I had a plantain sandwich in Aruba and I was so happy when I found this spot! I wish instead of it being a fried plantain, I wish it was the soft plantains, but regardless it was still delicious! I do plan on coming back to explore other items on the menu! The service was also great, the store is small but it has indoor and outdoor seating available.
Had this bookmarked for a while. You don't come across Venezuelan food often here, so I've been wanting to stop for quite some time. While they do specialize in Patacon, I was ecstatic to see that they had arepas and cachapas as well. I ordered the 2 meats Patacon, a cachapa paisa and tequeños to share. Almost cried when I thought they didn't have tequeños, which are essentially these fried cheesy bread-ish sticks. They came in a set of 3 and they're actually listed in the appetizers section. I wish they also had the tequeños con guayaba tho but it's cool. A Patacon is a platanos sandwich and they have a lot of pre-set fillings or you can customize it and choose whatever you want inside. We opted for the two meats one and added an avocado in it (which is an additional charge). The cachapa paisa was sooo good and I highly recommend trying it if you like the sweet and savory combination; the paisa was loaded with grilled steak and they had an egg and avocado at no additional cost. My only gripe was the wait time. Seemed like it took a while for our order, but everything was pretty fresh and seemed like it was made on the spot! There's a good amount of tables and a set of a bar table along the window if you want to dine-in, but we just did take out and ate outside LOL
Was in the mood for a pulled pork sandwich but then I remembered seeing the stuffed arepa with pulled pork from this spot and I got it. Arepa was delicious, different than what I have had at other places but it definately hit the spot. Pork was seasoned well.
Delicious. I did not expect it to be that good Ordered a maduro pollo patacón. The sauce was perfect, the shredded chicken everything
Came here with family on a Sunday afternoon for lunch. It's cheerful and small inside - maybe seating for 10 at tabletops and four to six at a counter that faces the street. There are some questionable stickers on the doorpost for young children who can read (avert their eyes or be ready to have some conversations). Service was gracious - you can order ahead of time and will be notified when it's ready. The food is solid. We had: Chicken empanadas - three to an order and freshly fried cornmeal shell, stuffed with juicy, shredded chicken and a bit of potato. Yucca fries (plain but the loaded ones looked good) - delicious when freshly fried. Pulled pork rice bowl - served with the juiciest and perfectly seasoned pulled pork, white rice and a mountain of black beans with shredded quest blanco on top. The portions are huge! A vegetarian patacon - loved the addition of the sweet plantain and the avocado working together. With the black beans and cheese. These are customizable- next time we'll add the sour pickle for a few cents - it could have used some vinegar to cut the richness of the other ingredients. Highly recommend this establishment for a tasty and quick Venezuelan meal.
I walked in here not knowing what to expect at the restaurant. Just know there's no restroom or sink for patrons to wash their hands. They do have hand sanitizers and wipes, but personally I prefer washing my hands. Anyways, I got a tequeno which is cheese wrapped in dough since it comes with a free check-in on yelp. It was yummy especially with sauce on the side. I also tried a sampling of their empanadas. Not bad. For my order, I had to get what they're known for which is the patacon sandwich. I got one that they have on their menu - the llanero one which has steak, onions, and cheese sauce. I tasted way too many onions on this sandwich. They wrote out what is a patacon and apparently it's two green plantains breaded to form a sandwich. It was a bit messy to eat, but glad they served it in aluminum foil wrapping. All in all I'll be returning to try other items, but probably when I already washed my hands and don't have to use the restroom.
My friend and I wanted to try l the Venezuelan food. The lady at the front was very friendly but spoke no English, my friend got by ordering for us.. Then I ordered some sort of burrito Tacucho then the lady didn't understand what I was saying so she made it with Bacon which I don't eat and when I asked for it to be remade she could barely understand me then when my friend translated she said she only can remove the Bacon but not remake me a new one! Which I found bizarre! The food was Good but I wish that can have someone to whom we can talk to and explain what we need to avoid such misunderstandings! Good Food but not coming back for sure!
Again, I had to stop in for dessert after going to Tommy Thai next door! It was pretty busy tonight so I did have to wait, Saturday nights are pretty busy! They have $10 card minimum so I got the tres leches & tamarind juice - both were tasty as usual! Keep up the great work Guys! Also thank you so much for dessert tonight!
Ordered for pickup and it was ready exactly on time. Our first time going. CYO Rice bowl was ok but flavor of all ingredients was a little bland. Beef empanadas and Tres Leches were good. Giving 4 stars because the Patacon Paisa sandwich was very flavorful.
8 months ago
Love the cachapa de pollo and pabellon. I like to order extra sauce on the side even it does have mayo ketchup the corn cake can be a lil dry so ask for more sauce. Delicious worth the drive! read more
9 months ago
Every time I come to New York this is always my first stop straight out of JFK! The Chicken YO-YO is where it's at! The patacon is so dry I almost chocked so stick to the Yo-yo! read more
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1 year ago
I like this place been a couple of times & the food is always good. I got the Yuka fries, the maduro Patacon & the Pork Pabellón. Everything was good. They make it to order so you have to be patient. read more
If you're in the mood from some Venezuelan street food you're in the right place! The cachapas are heavenly. I honestly don't even know which is my favorite, but the beef & pulled pork ones are my usual go to's. Travels surprisingly well so don't be afraid to get it delivered! The servers are always nice & helpful and if you decide to eat in the atmosphere is very casual. Great neighborhood spot - tastes identical to the one in LES! read more
3 years ago
I saw this as one of the recommendations from Righteous Eats, and I'm so glad that I got to try it. The patacon is amazing. It was my first time having one, and I'm so glad I had it here. It was so delicious, I practically inhaled it. I got a create your own patacon with pork and the basic toppings with no extras. The sandwich is super messy. The meat juices just drip along with all the other sauces. The meat is so tender. I believe the pork is pernil. It's flavored to perfection. The plantains don't have much flavor, but it works well as the bread. It's greasy, filling, comforting. It's something that everyone should try at least once. Only disappointing thing is that the fried queso blanco is tiny compared to the massive patacon portion. The staff speak Spanish with limited English at this location, but they have an order ahead as well as computerized ordering stations on premise. read more
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I had a plantain sandwich in Aruba and I was so happy when I found this spot! I wish instead of it being a fried plantain, I wish it was the soft plantains, but regardless it was still delicious! I do plan on coming back to explore other items on the menu! The service was also great, the store is small but it has indoor and outdoor seating available. read more
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9 months ago
Had this bookmarked for a while. You don't come across Venezuelan food often here, so I've been wanting to stop for quite some time. While they do specialize in Patacon, I was ecstatic to see that they had arepas and cachapas as well. I ordered the 2 meats Patacon, a cachapa paisa and tequeños to share. Almost cried when I thought they didn't have tequeños, which are essentially these fried cheesy bread-ish sticks. They came in a set of 3 and they're actually listed in the appetizers section. I wish they also had the tequeños con guayaba tho but it's cool. A Patacon is a platanos sandwich and they have a lot of pre-set fillings or you can customize it and choose whatever you want inside. We opted for the two meats one and added an avocado in it (which is an additional charge). The cachapa paisa was sooo good and I highly recommend trying it if you like the sweet and savory combination; the paisa was loaded with grilled steak and they had an egg and avocado at no additional cost. My only gripe was the wait time. Seemed like it took a while for our order, but everything was pretty fresh and seemed like it was made on the spot! There's a good amount of tables and a set of a bar table along the window if you want to dine-in, but we just did take out and ate outside LOL read more
1 year ago
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3 years ago
Was in the mood for a pulled pork sandwich but then I remembered seeing the stuffed arepa with pulled pork from this spot and I got it. Arepa was delicious, different than what I have had at other places but it definately hit the spot. Pork was seasoned well. read more
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1 year ago
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Delicious. I did not expect it to be that good Ordered a maduro pollo patacón. The sauce was perfect, the shredded chicken everything read more
Came here with family on a Sunday afternoon for lunch. It's cheerful and small inside - maybe seating for 10 at tabletops and four to six at a counter that faces the street. There are some questionable stickers on the doorpost for young children who can read (avert their eyes or be ready to have some conversations). Service was gracious - you can order ahead of time and will be notified when it's ready. The food is solid. We had: Chicken empanadas - three to an order and freshly fried cornmeal shell, stuffed with juicy, shredded chicken and a bit of potato. Yucca fries (plain but the loaded ones looked good) - delicious when freshly fried. Pulled pork rice bowl - served with the juiciest and perfectly seasoned pulled pork, white rice and a mountain of black beans with shredded quest blanco on top. The portions are huge! A vegetarian patacon - loved the addition of the sweet plantain and the avocado working together. With the black beans and cheese. These are customizable- next time we'll add the sour pickle for a few cents - it could have used some vinegar to cut the richness of the other ingredients. Highly recommend this establishment for a tasty and quick Venezuelan meal. read more
I walked in here not knowing what to expect at the restaurant. Just know there's no restroom or sink for patrons to wash their hands. They do have hand sanitizers and wipes, but personally I prefer washing my hands. Anyways, I got a tequeno which is cheese wrapped in dough since it comes with a free check-in on yelp. It was yummy especially with sauce on the side. I also tried a sampling of their empanadas. Not bad. For my order, I had to get what they're known for which is the patacon sandwich. I got one that they have on their menu - the llanero one which has steak, onions, and cheese sauce. I tasted way too many onions on this sandwich. They wrote out what is a patacon and apparently it's two green plantains breaded to form a sandwich. It was a bit messy to eat, but glad they served it in aluminum foil wrapping. All in all I'll be returning to try other items, but probably when I already washed my hands and don't have to use the restroom. read more
4 years ago
My friend and I wanted to try l the Venezuelan food. The lady at the front was very friendly but spoke no English, my friend got by ordering for us.. Then I ordered some sort of burrito Tacucho then the lady didn't understand what I was saying so she made it with Bacon which I don't eat and when I asked for it to be remade she could barely understand me then when my friend translated she said she only can remove the Bacon but not remake me a new one! Which I found bizarre! The food was Good but I wish that can have someone to whom we can talk to and explain what we need to avoid such misunderstandings! Good Food but not coming back for sure! read more
4 years ago
5 years ago
Again, I had to stop in for dessert after going to Tommy Thai next door! It was pretty busy tonight so I did have to wait, Saturday nights are pretty busy! They have $10 card minimum so I got the tres leches & tamarind juice - both were tasty as usual! Keep up the great work Guys! Also thank you so much for dessert tonight! read more
Ordered for pickup and it was ready exactly on time. Our first time going. CYO Rice bowl was ok but flavor of all ingredients was a little bland. Beef empanadas and Tres Leches were good. Giving 4 stars because the Patacon Paisa sandwich was very flavorful. read more
This shop has been on my to-visit list for awhile now. Note: I ended up doing a delivery for my first time. I got a paisa patacon, vegetarian tacucho, and fresh passion fruit juice. All the food was pretty solid, but it didn't knock me off my feet (I had somewhat high expectations). I get a feeling it would've been better if I had the food when it was hot rather than having it wait through delivery. Paisa Patacon 3.7/5 Lots of good here and this was the thing I really wanted to love. There was such a variety of flavors and textures which was good at some bites and odd at other bites! The sauce of this sandwich spilled a bit in the delivery bag. Overall, it was a great choice. Some of the meat was a little overcooked/salted. I think the biggest disappointment was the plantains. I wished they was more flavor to them and it was a little closer in texture to fried plantains. Vegetarian Tacucho 4.5/5 This was surprisingly great. I loved the addition of the plantains in the wrap and overall the flavors and the sauce worked very well together. Passion Fruit Juice 4/5 Spilled a bit in the bag which was really unfortunate (this was not factored in my review, since these things happen), maybe there was a better preventative than saran wrap? The juice was overall tangy and on the sweeter side for me, but still great--wish there was passionfruit seeds in it! Would love to visit the store and try more food in a more fresh state (not delivery) and see if there's a difference. I'll be back! read more
3 years ago
I've been coming here since they had a food truck back in 2016-17 ish. But customer service today was horrible. The last time I was here, I was fighting over extra sauce. They didn't give me any than wanna charge, no problem. I left. Today at 2120 (9:20 pm), I went in to use a 3-dollar off coupon they sent me. I called before and asked if I could use it. The lady couldn't understand a word I was saying. I walk into the store, and I tell her you have an option on your computer to add it. The coupon doesn't say store or online. I told her it's not fair for me to get charged to use your app if I'm right in front of you and I can order. I'm all for giving immigrants jobs, but when they can't speak English, it's a problem. I'm asking to speak to a manager, and you are telling me no. Who are you to tell me no? I am an immigrant myself, but if you are going to have a cashier, at least have them understand English. To make matters worse, you pushed me away from your store and closed your register even tho you told me you closed at 2200 (10 p.m.). She needs customer service etiquette. I don't usually write these types of reviews, but when you treat me like shitt as a customer, now I have to write reviews like these, especially if I waste 1 hour of my time to come to your restaurant. read more
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3 years ago
The order was fast to arrive. However, For $18 plus delivery tip! Horrible meal... chicken was oily do not recommend this place. read more
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5 years ago
I have been obsessed with Arepas ever since Virginia Beach got their own Arepa Lounge, and after reading the reviews on both Yelp and Uber Eats about Patacon Piaso, I just knew I was going to love the lunch I ordered here; however, I was left dissappointed. Maybe I placed an order on an off day. I order and Arepa Reina and a side order of Yucca with Chorizo and Queso. My Arepa tasted like it was cooked using old oil and the Chicken Salad definately could've used more seasoning. My Yucca was mad hard but the chorizo on top was pretty tasty. I was only able to eat half of my food and just tossed the rest (which I rarely ever waste food even if I don't care for it.) Overall, I'm glad this wasn't my first expierence eating an Arepa. This place just wasn't my cup of tea. read more
I heard so much about this place & I was counting the days to try it! & I am glad I did Service was good Place looks nice & clean I had the "pabellón Patacon" & I really liked it, it could of been a bit more cheesy... the plantain was nice & crunchy... it was nicely filled w sweet plantain, cheese, shredded beef... I think all I wanted was hot sauce, haha! My husband had the "Cuban Patacon" filled w pork, ham, pickles...& it was nice & crunchy too! Delicious My son had the "burger Patacon" & he too loved it... I think it's a bit over priced but we were filled of it ... definitely will come back!!! read more
6 years ago
We LOVE Patacon Pisao! I am thankful they have remained open during the time of the COVID-19 restrictions, including offering free curbside delivery! Our personal favorites are the Arepa Vegetarian (we like the arepa crunchy better than grilled), the Arepa Cubana (the arepa crunchy), topped of with Tres Leches sponge cake. To be fair, we like those two so much we really haven't tried many others! ;-) We highly recommend the arepas here. read more
4 years ago
My love for the food here is so real. Anytime I'm in Bushwick or anywhere in queens, I will go out of my way to go here. I love the chicken avocado patacon. It's seriously my favorite thing to eat. I love that it's a small little place but it's packed with delicious flavorful food. I've also visited the one in the LES and in Inwood. If y'all would open one in Brooklyn, I'll be there just about every day. read more
Leave your preconceived notions about bread reigning supreme as the sandwich king at the door when you venture into Patacon Pisao. Translating to "flattened plantain," Patacon Pisao has successfully managed to show us that the plantain can easily give bread a run for its money as a sandwich binder. Owner Liliana Velazquez started her business from the ground up in 2005 out of a food truck in Inwood serving up some of the best Venezuelan food the city has to offer. Her meteoric rise to success has led to to multiple brick-and-mortar locations around New York. Pictured is their most popular menu item: the cachapa, a sweet corn crepe sandwich. Corn kernels peek out from the soft, pancake-esque shell which when folded and stuffed is large enough to feed two. Mine was stuffed with shredded beef, sweet plantains, avocado, cheese, tomato, lettuce, ketchup and mayo. read more
3 years ago
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7 years ago
Delivery was 15 minutes after food made and the fOod did not disappoint ( thank you UBer eats) ! I had the patacon paisa but the sauce was alittle sweet and overal not a fan BUT the arepas were amazing and their sauces ; I can just sum it up in YESSSS! Of course my favorite was the grilled arepa pabellon !! I will be ordering again! read more
3 years ago
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5 years ago
Best cachapa spot.. I love this place. I highly recommended the reina pepiada is so so delicious. The staff is nice. read more
The patacon sandwich is an innovative way to eat patacon. I like tostones. So decided to give it a shot. It was good, but felt patacons are a bit dry to replace sandwich bread. I like cachapa a lot better. Passion fruit drink was my most favorite thing here. Tequeno was ok. Prices are very reasonable. And they give very innocent quantity. read more
Ok ok how many of you have eaten at a Venezuelan restaurant? Well being from NYC I've had my share of it along with Ecuadorean and Colombian. This food diversity is very missed as Las Vegas has a very limited selection of South American food joints. Ellen F. actually was trolling reviews from fellow yeeps and found this place. A quick R train 4 stops and a short walk later we were there, Patacon Pisao!! The restaurant is almost like a food booth with a few tables and chairs, very small and quaint. There is no bathroom so if you gotta go check out the supermarket across the street, just don't say anyone told about it! The menu is very limited but it's ok because you don't come here for anything else but a Patacon. Don't forget to check in to get a free Tequeno, pretty much a South America mozzarella stick with different type of cheese, have it with hot sauce please. Now as a few of you maybe be wondering, what in the f&$k is a Patacon?!?! Well to put simply it is your choice of beef, chicken or pork sandwiched into pounded out fried plantains with lettuce. And yes it is huge enough to use the word sandwiched, this thing was massive! I could have share this rather then get my own. You have a choice of hot sauce, green sauce or what we know as the McD special sauce (mixture of ketchup and mayo). I chose a combo of the hot sauce and special sauce. This Patacon was quite awesome! I recommend it to anyone happen to be wandering around the Elmhurst, Queens area or if your just a few subway stops away. I was quite stuffed and satisfied. It's not a huge place so don't expect to large of a group or a toilet and sink, that doesn't take away from the experience as in NYC it is quite common due to the size of the eatery. If you haven't tried or seen a Patacon it's worth the experimentation. BTW pernil is pork in Spanish. read more
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