Quiero Cafe has the best empanadas! The pulled pork and plantains are soooo good!…read more The patacon cuban though is my favorite! Highly recommend!

Service: I have nothing bad to say even if I tried. Everyone was so friendly and talkative. Making…read moreconversation and not giving any sort of uninterested attitude. Ambiance/atmosphere: really nice and quite inside. The place wasn't too big, but not small enough you couldn't find a secluded spot if you wanted to. Nice music, vibrant color, and a really nice smoothie bar. Food: I ordered the steak and papas and it was delicious. Very well seasoned filet with crispy and fluffy soft potatoes with rice and really good pickles pink onions. I added quac and cheese onto it after mixing things together and when I ordered an extra side of steak they really hooked me up. So delicious. My dad ordered the patacon which has a very large and perfectly friend piece of savory plantain and topped with chicken and added steak with quac, lettuce, tomato, and a side of rice and black beans. For starters we ordered the yuca which was perfectly fried and crispy with a really good garlic aioli and cheese blanket over top. We also ordered the sweet madudo(sweet plantain) which came with cheese and was perfectly sweet and tender. So delicious. The side of tostones(savory plantain) was again perfectly friend and salted and with that garlic aioli dip and quac with pico de gallo it was fantastic. The empanadas came with all types of flavors. The beef was my favorite and had an amazing juicy, salty, and tangy flavor with the crispy casing. I'll say to skip the chicken, it was bland and had no flavor. My mom ordered the dessert empanada with cheese and a fruit inside and she said it was delicious and I'll say I can second that. The smoothies were delicious and had plenty of options to choose from. My mom ordered a Columbian milk coffee and said it was one of the greater ones she's tried, possible the best.

One of my go-tos in Saco since they opened back in 2017!…read more I've never had a bad meal here. Service is always friendly and the space is always clean. Highly recommended any of their empanadas and their lunch plate is a great portion size. Their limeades are my weakness!!

So good! I wish my appetite was bigger or I would've tried so many things. I'll have to come back…read more I started with a pineapple limeade and wish I had a gallon of it. I had the Cuban on the fried plantains and it was just sooo good. My boyfriend got it on the roll and tried both, he liked it on the roll better. He also got empanada with carne, pulled pork, and chicken. He added the hot sauce. It comes with a pica de gallo that I ate, very tasty and fresh. I wish I lived closer, but I'd journey here just for this!

I tried this food truck on a whim while visiting Libby & Sons to go apple picking. The chicken…read moreempanada was flavorful, stuffed with meat, potato and maybe onion? I wanted to try others but felt $8.50 for one was a little steep. There was a special that if you bought 3, they would be $8 each. I'd never had carrot salsa before but it paired well with the empanada. The tamales must be popular because they were already sold out by the time I got there. I'd like to try one of those next time.

Very tasty empanadas, especially if you can get them hot and fresh! I tried the chicken empanada…read morefor $8 at an event in town and thoroughly enjoyed it. The filling seemed to have chicken, onions, potatoes and spices. Each empanada comes with a carrot salsa, which sounded odd to me at first but was bright and refreshing, and paired really well with the meal. My only regret is not trying one of the beef empanadas as well--but now I have more to look forward to the next time I get the chance!

Incredible arepas and great hidden gem! Super affordable for the quality and amount of food. The…read moreservice was great and quick. They have frozen goods in freezers which I'll have to check out next time! Small spot with some outdoor seating and great food.

I can't say no to an arepa spot, and I was wonderfully surprised to learned via my meal at Maiz…read morethat Columbian and Venezuelan arepas differ in texture. Columbian arepas are thinner and crispier...yet both are extraordinary vehicles for fillings. Speaking of fillings, mine was *stuffed* with cheese, beans, and diced plantains, making for a filling meal. Lastly, the sauces you get to pick with your arepa round out for needed freshness. I tried both the sweet red and cilantro, and they complemented my arepa well. Though this was my first time trying Columbian arepas, I hope it won't be my last. I was thrilled with my experience at Maiz and wish them many more years of serving Portland.

Excellent food, excellent service, huge portions, fair prices. Perfect!! First time here, but I'll…read morebe back for sure!

This was some of the best Mexican food I've ever had. The portions were insane and everything we…read moreate was delicious. Service was good, everyone who works there is very friendly. I ordered the veggie quesadillas and they were amazing. They were filled with roasted squash and carrots aside from the usual peppers and onions so they were way more filling than the usual veggie quesadilla, and the veggies had great seasoning. Husband got the steak burrito and he loved it. The portion sizes were massive. We both took home enough for another meal. Plantains were good. We especially loved the complimentary sopapilla-esque bites of cinnamon sugar tortillas with whipped cream and cherry sauce which were provided at the end of our meal. There was one per person and it was a nice sweet light bite to end the meal.

LOVED PAPI!!!! We only got drinks here, but I'm really bummed we didn't eat dinner here too…read more Core Values was the best drink I had during my entire week long stay in Portland. Our bartender was amazing, super friendly, and after chatting about what kind of drink I normally like, he recommend I get Core Values and it was the best recommendation!! The inside is super fun too with a great bar. Highly recommend!!!

After a few days of eating ourselves silly on seafood, my fiance & I were dying to find something…read moredifferent. We didn't expect to find good Puerto Rican food in Portland, but I'm so glad we found this local gem! Reservations are recommended; they were still packed during the off season. We were lucky enough to snag two seats at the bar during dinner time without a wait. The bartender is super friendly and gave us some excellent food recommendations. We ordered the beef empanadas, pernil, and pollo guisado. Everything was DELICIOUS. The beef empanada filling is hard to beat - this might be one of the best ones I've had yet. We both really enjoyed the pernil & pollo guisado, but the soup was probably my favorite. I'm a soup gal, and this was just a hearty and excellent bowl of soup. Pernil portions were very generous. Definitely a highlight of our trip!

Great little market! They have the staples as well as Red Ribbon cakes, Jollibee (fresh from NJ)…read moreand food to go on Saturdays. Mae, the owner, is delightful.

I have been waiting for over 40 years for a Filipino store to open in Maine. It is amazing! So many…read moreofferings from snacks to baked goods from Christine's Bakery. Savory foods from Goldilocks to Magnolia and so much more! They have Filipino decorations and brooms and bags and beauty products. Today's trip we bought frozen lumpia, sio pao, shu mai, pandesal baliwag, dinuguan, Tito Als chicharrones and adobo peanuts and clover chips and and and soooo much. Quiet and friendly staff. Plenty of street parking on a Saturday too! They take credit cards. Can't wait to go back. I highly recommend!

First night and meal in Portland Maine and we started off at Terlingua. We had a large group so we…read moreended up doing the family style dinner which was $55 a person but let me tell you, you get some much food. We started of with what they called snacks... That being Chip, Guacamole, and Salsa. I will say I was a bag fan of the Guacamole. I was very was seasoned and very fresh. So for the mains them Family Style comes with Smoked Prime Brisket, Pork Shoulder (Pulled Pork), and the Rotating Daily BBQ which for us I believe were Burnt Ends which are one of my favorites. For the side we had Mac & Cheese Cornbread w/ Honey Butter, House BBQ Sauce & Spicy Vinegar with Pickles and Salad. To start with the sides that Mac & Cheese was really good but the winner was for the the Cornbread with the Honey Buter. The 2 just paired together so well. For the mains my favorites were the Smoked Prime Brisket and the Burnt Ends. The Brisket was good., probably not in my top 3 all time but for sure a must try. The Burnt Ends were also very good. You can't always get Burnt Ends but when you can it's for sure a must. We really enjoyed Terlingua and can't thank the staff enough for working with us for this event. For sure a must stop in Portland when you have a big party. Just plan ahead because they are so helpful to work with.

Enjoyed being on the patio they provide heaters and plastic to help make it more enjoyable when the…read moreweather is cooler. A variety of seating options. Nice decor. Friendly staff. We ordered just appetizers. The street corn could have used some chips. I told the server it was delicious but I think they can afford to add a small handful of chips for dipping. The seasoning of the dishes was great. I have no doubt the flavors of other items would be nice, I think we might be used to $18 entrees coming with something else, We saw the tacos and realized that the price only included the taco. Aside from that I see why this place was super busy.

The food is always on point. They have great authentic Colombian food…read more The burrito caliente was amazing

Great place for Latin American cuisine after a morning visit to explore Two Lights State Park in…read moreJuly 2026. My wife, two sons, and I enjoyed a delicious lunch of yuca fries (superb diced cubes with the mayo sauce), arepas, Cuban sandwich (shredded pork, ham, pickle, and cheese), and a special lunch with various items. Also, the service was friendly and welcoming! Parking is easy (it's in a strip mall next to CVS Pharmacy and an IGA supermarket). We were happy to find this place in Cape Elizabeth and would definitely return in the future.

Delicious Maine blueberry pie Crust was no joke very…read moreunique hearty sweet . Tried Whoopi's pies and lemon cookie. Service was friendly and you could tell bakers put lots of care into their craft !

No! Overpriced ...Almost $40 for 9" blueberry pie and requesting gratuity on top of the cost of the…read morepie. This was an order called in over the phone. Never stated cancellation policy. When I called in to cancel the order, they said fine with no mention of a refund. I called back after I checked my credit card to see if a refund was recorded, realized that it wasn't, and was told that no refund could be made if the cancellation was within 48 hours. Since the order was placed 24 hours before pickup, there was no way to get the refund so I picked up the pie. I should have been told, when I placed the order, that if I cancelled there would be no refund. Terrible communication since the person on the phone said she would be happy to cancel, but never mentioned that the $39+ would not be refunded.