I am a Venezuelan expatriate with limited Venezuelan food options around where I live. I love being…read morein places where Venezuelan food is almost the norm, and was delighted to find Paramo Cafe. I got the patacon with shredded beef. I was expecting a sort of fried plantain sandwich with the shredded beef in the middle, but it was still delicious. My husband got one of the cachapas that I got to try. I like how the corn flour is coarsely ground where I can still see and taste the corn kernels. My brother for the llanera arepa that he did not let me try but it still looked delicious. The staff was very sweet, and the atmosphere was very familial. Overall great place, I'd love to come back!

I have to thank Yelp yet again for helping me find another stellar spot. The food is so fresh &…read moredelicious. We were so excited to find tamarindo & it was creamy and smooth. Our server was super friendly & attentive. We will definitely add this to the list of places that we go to while in town.

Last week, we decided to check out a Venezuelan spot we found on 41, El Tizon Grill. I was excited…read morefor some cachapa, but it left a bit to be desired. We arrived Saturday about 4 for a bite. We grabbed a seat by the door. Our server was friendly. We looked over the menu and decided to to start with some tequenos. We placed our app order while we kept looking for our mains. Our tequenos came out first and looked great. They were served with two sauces that were quite flavorful. We both enjoyed our appetizer. We then placed our order for a chicken salad arepa and a cachapa with picanha steak for our main meals. Our cachapa came out about 5 minutes after we ordered. It looked good, but sadly it was cold. Both the pancake and the steak were cold. It wasn't fresh and wasn't reheated properly. It was pretty disappointing. We waited another 10-15 minutes and our areap came out. Thankfully, this one was hot and prepared correctly. The flavor was good and we both enjoyed it. Overall, our first visit was a bit disappointing. Being served cold and reheated food that wasn't even warm was less than ideal. I don't see us returning.

We stopped by while visiting Sarasota. This place was right next to our hotel. Place was pretty…read moremuch empty when we got there (Saturday 8pm). We were not that hungry, just kinda wanted a quick light meal. We went with two full hot dogs, which we absolutely loved! We also ordered a cheese pastelito which was fully stuffed with cheese Planning to stop by next time we're in town to explore the rest of the menu

Truly the best empanadas. I have been enjoying this for years, since I worked in Bradenton. Since…read moreI've moved my work to st Pete, I am still driving down once a month, just for these empanadas. If you haven't had Venezuelan empanadas, they are the absolute best. But miss empanadas takes it even further, every flavor and sauce is 10/10 on flavor. The taquenos are amazing as well. Her sauces are next level.

We tried both traditional and corn pork empanadas. No one was there and we waited 15mins to have…read morethem prepared. We thought the filling for both lacked distinctive flavor, the traditional were huge but the tortilla was chewy and thick. The corn was better in our opinion but not worth a repeat for us

We went after four years, we found out they changed owners. I'm from Venezuela and love to cook. We…read moredecided to go and have breakfast out so we came here. We tried: empanadas, arepas and the cachapa, since the owner mentioned they are really good and I'm very picky about Cachapas since I consider mine are the best. Well, the service was pleasant, the owner's daughter did the majority of the job and then the grandmother arrived to start cooking. I didn't like the food, probably because I cook a lot, but they fried our arepas, HUGE mistake, my husband ordered with pernil and he didn't like the flavor, mine The Reina pepiada, tooo much mayonnaise, no flavor in the chicken and the mixture was made just right away so it was not well prepared. The empanadas where ok and of course I didn't like the cachapas at all. No taste of sweet corn. I wish the best since it is a family business but honestly it needs better recipes and not excuses to prepared them accordingly.

Me ha encantado la comido, los precios eran razonables y las porciones adecuadas. Muy amable la…read moreseñora que nos atendió también. Seguro vamos a regresar, no hay muchos lugares que venden una buena comida venezolana entonces estoy feliz de haber encontrado a antojitos! The food was great! The prices were reasonable and the portions were adequate. The lady who attended us was very sweet as well. We are definitely going to come back, there aren't many places that sell good Venezuelan food so I'm happy to have found antojitos!

CACHAPAS of chicken and cheese! Amazing!!! I highly recommend this place if you looking for a great…read moremeal! Just know you going to have to wait a 5-10 minutes for your food. But trust me the wait is worth it!

Everything is made fresh and the service is outstanding. If you want your empanadas quicker please…read moretext (850) 615-9383 ahead. Ask about the daily lunch order.

I have family in Venezuela, but somehow I'd never tried authentic Venezuelan food -- not even an…read morearepa, the undisputed queen of Venezuelan cuisine! Luckily, while visiting a relative in St. Pete, we discovered we were just a block away from 11 Chicks Venezuelan Restaurant. My brother had been hyping this place up ever since he moved to St. Petersburg, so it was an absolute no-brainer to finally check it out. Wow -- I'm officially ruined for all other food. I ordered the Cachapa (a sweet corn pancake folded around a ridiculous amount of melted cheese), and because I have no self-control, I added chicharrón. Game over. That crunchy, porky goodness took it to another stratosphere. We also split the Chick #1 Carne Asada -- a smaller arepa absolutely stuffed with tender, juicy grilled steak. Don't let the size fool you; it was surprisingly filling and perfectly seasoned. The food alone would have been enough to win me over, but the customer service sealed the deal. Everyone was so warm and welcoming -- it genuinely felt like eating at a family member's house. Curious about the name, I asked the story behind "11 Chicks." Turns out the owners grew up in a house with 11 women (mothers, sisters, aunts -- the whole crew), and everyone pitched in to turn their dream into this incredible restaurant. Such a cool, heartfelt backstory. If you're anywhere near St. Petersburg, do yourself a favor and go to 11 Chicks. I'm already plotting my next visit... and maybe moving my brother closer to it isn't off the table.

Amazzziiinnnggg food. Everything was absolutely fresh and delicious. The mini arepas were so…read moreflavorful and fresh. Everything made here is healthy so that a plus. This is my new spot in the burg. A few things the restaurant is very small with a few seats inside and outside. Also, there was a bit of a wait because of the lunchtime rush so I recommend you order your food in advance. If you already know what you want, if it's your first time like myself going in is probably the best bet. Just make sure you have some time to wait. In my opinion, if they expand the restaurant to a bigger spot, they would kill it in Saint Pete. Can't wait to come back and try the empanadas and the other dishes that they have. The guy in the front was sweet and welcoming as well.

My wife and I were craving authentic Venezuelan cuisine and couldn't really find a spot in the…read moreTampa area that caught our attention. After looking at reviews on Yelp, we decided to check out Alma Llanera in St Pete. We made the drive and were welcomed when we walked in. They have a great overall selection on their menu, a variety of authentic Venezuelan dishes you can dig in to. Really, we were craving empanadas - but we are eager to try more dishes next time. We ordered three carne mechada empanadas (shredded beef hand pies), one cheese empanada, and two mora natural juices. Each orderaccompanied with a side of their house sauces that compliment the natural on-going flavors of the empanda - a creamy, white garlic sauce (salsa de ajo) and a cilantro based sauce (salsa de cilantro). The moment you sink you teeth into their empanadas, you're brought to a whole new world - A country called Venezuela! You are instantly met were explosive delicious flavors. The outter shell of the empanada has this savory, with a slight hint of sweet flavor. The inner part is stuffed with tender, satuéed shredded beef, you can taste the amazing flavors of the sofrito based meat. I would recommend anyone, someone who has yet to try this place to someone who eats empanadas on a daily basis, to come on and give them a whirl. It's a must try!

Generous, flavorful, and filling! This place serves top-tier dishes with portions that promise to…read moreleave you fully satisfied and ready to nap. A must-visit!

Visiting friends in Tampa and decided to eat at this place with friends who lived in the area;…read moreLocation its nice and clean, but service was rude and rushed by Cuban redhead Server ( she didn't mention her name) since we arrived mentioned that they were closing in 30 min ( we arrived a 7:20 pm ) and restaurant closes at 8pm. While taking a look of the menu, she mentioned again about not taking too long to order because the kitchen was closing soon, this was not even 5 min after giving us the menu ( if you are rushing to close just don't take more people and avoid having a bad attitude or experience ). Food 7 of 10 ( Venezuelan bbq was really good and tasty chorizos were delicious, sides were really well Cooked and flavory, Brazilian picanha was cooked perfect, chimichurri sauce was perfect but amount was very little, and cachapas were the weakest point.. cachapa had an old or musty aftertaste definitely horrible won't recommend it. Price is reasonable, first Venezuelan restaurant that I don't feel is overpriced ( 2 cachapas, 1 picanha 12 oz $52 ) As a former server.. please teach or do training sessions with servers to increase quality and positive outcomes. Food has a huge potential but experiences is what people take at the end of the day!

I've been here a bunch of times and it's one of my favorite places if I'm craving for cachapas…read more This time, they were just okay, but usually they're good. I got them with pork skewers, which were super fresh. The natural juices were so good and the tequeños were delicious. The service was great, they took really good care of us! It's a small place, but a good spot if you want to enjoy Venezuelan flavors. Overall, still a solid experience!

Suffice it to say that I've lived here for more than 30 years and my family and I have tried…read moredifferent restaurants and venues around the Sarasota-Bradenton area, but I've never experienced a worst treatment as a customer than in this place! After arriving and sitting down next to a couple of ladies (more about one of those ladies next..) not knowing where to place the order, I have decided to stand up and order what we came to eat "Shawarma" and we were greeted by a person inside the food truck that simply said "We don't take credit card payment here, it is Cash or Zelle" to which I agreed! When trying to make the cash payment I noticed that the Menu only showed ONE (1) price for the Shawarma of $14.99 and various combinations (not well specified) So I asked if one of the combinations could be with chicken & falafel and the person said "ok" but when proceeding to charges me stated that the price would be $42 (for the shawarma and "pepito" of $18.99)...Inmediately the math wasn't adding up! When I asked "why that much" is when the person proceeded to explain that the "falafel" was separate and had an up charge! (Something the person should have said when I asked for that combination instead of waiting until I asked why the short change back)...Not enough with that, when I had ask to just have the one main ingredient instead of the combination (again, up charge Not stated in their menu!). The person still shorted me with the change and said "when you come back for the food I'll give you the rest" (a few more dollars that they didn't seem to have in a venue that mainly accepts cash as a payment option!?)...The worst came after I sat down on the table to discuss all of this with my wife and one of the ladies sitting right next to us and that seemed to be one of the owners, started eavesdropping and proceeded to bully us, raising his voice in anger about "taxes being charged" and with her hands up in the air wouldn't even respond to when I had asked her "who she was and why was she getting in the middle of our conversation" she kept flailing and raising her voice! At this point I thought she couldn't have been the owner since what kind of business owner would act this way to customers without ever asking "what seemed to be the problem?" At least! Instead when I said that the person inside the food truck had made me come back a few times for my right change she responded with her hands flying up in the air that she didn't care and that wasn't important! My wife begged me to leave by how horrendous that scene was! I picked up the food and decided to ask for my receipt and there it was besides the local taxes charged a POS charged when I had payed cash and no POS was used! At least none in front of me!....Business owners should never treat customers this way! Maybe is a cultural thing or not but not in the US! Worst experience of my life at a place to eat!

Food is very good. It's different from what I'm used to eating. The price is too pricey but it is…read morehot and good