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Penelope G.

The food was excellent and people were kind and friendly. It was chilly, but the food remained hot and fresh!

Half Choriperro and half Tasty Arepa
Jeremy K.

Tasty Arepa was pretty good! It was easy to call in the order and swing by to pick up. The food took a little longer than the initial estimate, but overall a great experience. For food, we ordered a few Tequenos, Tasty Arepa, and Choriperro. The Tequenos were really good and much bigger than I'm used to. Both of the sauces that came with it were great too. The Tasty Arepa was pretty good--the actual Arepa had good flavor, but I wasn't a huge fan of the fillings. It probably would have been better if the fillings were mixed together, instead of separated. The Choriperro was good too, but I felt like there was just a little too much going on with all the different sauces. Overall, a great meal and I would return, but would try a different Arepa.

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Ivy L.

Pretty tasty arepas and empanadas for a decent price! This is a food truck located right on Washington, in the parking lot near Heart! The bf decided to pick up some dinner for us one night and decided on an assortment of empanadas and 2 arepas! We got a cheese empanada, some potatoes and beef, and some potatoes and pulled pork. They were crispy, filled with lots of filling that was seasoned well, and fairly large! They come with 2 different sauces that add to the flavors! The two arepas we got were the Blondie (Catira) - shredded chicken with Gouda cheese! They came out hot, crispy exterior and delicious filling! I ate them cold when the bf brought them home and they were still good - can't wait to try them again fresh! He loves this place and we got a good amount of food for the price!

Johnny Y.

I was shocked that they had this on seamless! A friend that recommended this place was well praised! The Tasty Arepa was hands down one of the tastiest thing I've had in a long time. Sweet, savory, a little kicker, bit of crunch all in one bite! Even the Chori Burger was bombs! (Yes, I still use the word "BOMBS") 80's kid. What can I say? I would surely come back to try other things on the menu!

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Farrah C.

Delish! Have you tried really good Arepas? Well, these are better! Wish they were open late- they close early on the weekends.

Jenny T.

Very friendly people taking care of your order. I got a "Columbian perro" which is a hot dog with fresh cheese, pineapple and raspberry purée, mayo, mustard, cream, chips and a quail egg. Compared to the ones I've had at other places I felt like this hotdog was missing something that I can't quite figure out. It was good still but for $6.50 a pop I think it's a bit much for a hot dog...

a fish and chips meal
Kamryn A.

The customer service was awesome! The worker helped us with the menu and was super nice! Definitely authentic food but make sure you order earlier in the day, I felt like my food was a tad bit stale! This is the cutest on the run snack and the sauces were great!

Your average looking food truck but it's promising when you drive by
Brent M.

So, my awesome wife sees this food truck almost every time we drive down Washington. She is wanting to try it as she spent time in Columbia and that area and raves about the food. So we pull in around 7pm one night. It's in an odd place as I am thinking the parking attendant will be charging as there is a gate that has to open to get to the van. We tell him we're here for some food and he waves us in with a smile. We park and walk up, the people sitting at the tables are super nice and love our dog as she has never meet a stranger and demands to be pet by everyone. As I am engaging in small talk with everyone my awesome wife orders. I hear a familiar sigh from behind me and turn around, she asks if have any cash. I hand her my wallet and she pulls out another $20. Odd, I am thinking as I wonder if she ordered everything on the menu. We site down and talk with everyone, my awesome wife speaking Spanish and me the goofy non speaking Spanish guy smiling and noticing they are talking about something that costs a lot and making funny faces. The young lady in the food truck window calls out my awesome wife's name and I go get the order, 4 items. I am thinking WTF. I take it to the table, a cheese arepa, chocolo (spelling is off I am sure) and some corn thing with cheese and some other thing. And drinks of course, non alcoholic. I take a bite, not knowing what this is or what to expect. What I get is dry. I mean Sahara Desert dry. I am thinking this is what it is supposed to be like and decline any more but wonder why others eat this cardboard when just down the street awaits food heaven or a shake and burger from a certain drive through in the area. Come to find out, others were talking about the price as well, at $6.50 an item it was to high priced in my opinion, especially for what you got. So, in short, nice people but just not worth the stop. Maybe a bad night and something was off in the truck but yikes, was this stuff dry and over priced.

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Delicious arepas, but it can take a bit to get your order. Also the address on here is wrong. The truck is on white oak.

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Best arepas in Houston. The tequeños are unbelievable and sauce is amazing. Favorites are the Boluda and shredded beef with plantain arepas.

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Not the best Arepas I've ever tasted but they definitely did the trick! Very fresh and a good variety. I would go back again!

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Delicious tequeños and the best pabellón arepa I've ever had. Good portion too. Would definitely eat here again.

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Las mejores arepas de todo Houston , 100% recomendado vallan y pidan su Tasty arepa es la mejor!!

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Thanks for your excellent review!! Keep it TASTY.

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Love the pabellon arepa and their empanadas! You get a lot for what you pay. I get food from here often and have yet to be disappointed.

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