This is an amazing place to experience what real Venezuelan cuisine is. Granted, the place is not very accommodating; it is in a very hidden corner; however, the food is to die for. I enjoyed the welcoming atmosphere and the cashier's attitude. In my opinion, they need to expand soon. All in all, this is a great place to try food from Venezuela. read more

Amazing food, very authentic Venezuelan arepas and cachapa! Guasacaca was good too. Overall great food

Good food, but their cashiers are rude and lack customer service skills; they have no manners and leave a bad impression on this facility!

Amazing food!!!! What a wonderful surprise! You get into a parking lot and you will find a door with stickers which hide the gem: a small store with great people, ready to welcome you and provide a great service! It is a store, so do not get surprised. Even though the sitting area is small, it is clean and cozy due to the wonderful customer service they provide! My daughter found this place and I will be back many times!! read more

See all

Arepa Zone, which is next door to and under the same ownership as Antojitos de tu Pais, makes good food and is probably great for catering. As far as walking in and getting an arepa goes, however, it's pretty ridiculous. I wanted to try it because it's close to my house and in an industrial park where you wouldn't expect a business to be. I had my husband run in and order for me while I was in the car with our baby. They said it would be 10 minutes--which would've been fine. My husband ended up waiting in there for over 30 minutes--we only ordered two arepas and an empanada. He was the only person in there ordering food. Meanwhile, I was circling the parking lot...there were no spaces except ones threatening to tow. Since it's an industrial park, I had to get out of the way of several delivery trucks. It was just stressful. Then we got the food...no napkins which was annoying considering how greasy it is. The black bean and queso fresco arepa was just okay. The one with black beans, queso fresco, plantains, and beef was really good (but very greasy!) The chicken empanada was amazing! Green mayo sauce was just okay. I mean, obviously it was super fresh but it didn't need to take so long! This would be a go-to for arepas if they could just get it together! read more

See all

Finding this place was like going on a scavenger hunt! Once we got to the location, the only indication we had was the food truck parked outside. We arrived shortly before ten on Saturday and found the door, finely pulling the door and entering. The store consisted of two cold cases, some shelving, a heated case for the empanadas and the cashier's station.We ordered 7 empanadas - 2 for my wife, 2 for my sone and three for me. They had just finished being prepared and were piping hot. Crunchy and airy, wow! . They are a little pricy, but they are also the best we've had outside of Venezuela. Since we don't have a store like this in Richmond, we did go a bit overboard! Buying cheeses, cachacas, taquenos, candy and a tee shirt. Just had a couple of the taquenos and they were solid. I didn't give them 5 stars for two reasons. One, in my humble opinion, you can't be s small growing merchant, as they are, and not be stocked. For our visit, they were missing two items - queso de mano and the regular size cachapas. The other reason is that several items were overpriced, based on what we've purchased elsewhere in the states. Overall, if we're in that part of Northern Virginia we would surely visit again (heck, we would have visited again on Sunday for more empanadas, if they were open!). read more

See all

I used to have a friend from Venezuela who made these fresh. This is the only arepa place I have eaten at that can compare. My friend and I tried them I got the shredded beef with black beans white cheese and plantains in it and she got the shredded chicken with cheddar cheese. We both liked the beef one best but she said if she had added black beans to the chicken one they would have both been excellent. I saw in another review someone complain about the wait but it was well worth it and the girl at the desk was really nice. It is greasy but good greasy. We will both definitely be back for more. I only took a picture of the chicken one because I devoured my beef one haha. I like the green cilantro garlic sauce too. read more

Antojitos de Tu Pais - Venezuelan Near Me - Fairfax, Virginia

Nice and filling food with a ton of traditional bakery and candy there. Their sauce is out of this world read more

From my understanding Antojitos de tu Pais is the building location associated with the food truck Arepazone. This place is a bit of a "hole in the wall," but I have found those are the best for finding authentic ethnic foods! In this case, Venezuelan food. It's a small place with a few tables, or you could get it to go. Also, they have a little shop inside, which sells Venezuelan snacks. Some of our favorites include Ovomaltina (nutella in a tube) and Cocosette (coconut wafer cookies). Unlike the foodtruck, ADTP sells empanadas- and they are probably the best I've ever had! The key is the dough, which is similar to arepa dough if you've had them, but a bit sweeter. If you've never had empanadas, they are bread pockets with different fillings inside. They have a few different fillings; we tried: queso (cheese), pollo mechado (chicken stew), and Pabellon (beef, fried plantains, black beans, cheese). They also sell Tequenos, which are like the mozzerella sticks of Venezuela...actually better IMO! There's a green garlicy sauce on the table along with a spicier one. The food was FANTASTIC!! Sweet and savory and buttery all at once- yum! I found about this place from my soon-to-be father in law, who is Venezuelan-American. I'm not sure how he found out about it, but clearly word had spread among the community because it appeared to be a popular little place on a Saturday at lunchtime. To others like me who do not speak Spanish, don't be afraid! I ordered an extra empanada in English and it was no problemo! Please don't let that stop you from trying this fabulous restaurant out! Finding it can be a bit tricky- drive down Spring Street until the road starts to curve left, then turn left into a parking lot. It will look like nothing but storage/warehouse units, but ADTP is tucked in there I promise! Walk toward the back of the parking lot (away from Spring Street) and it's on your left about halfway down. Also, I recommend checking out their Facebook page (click the "translate" option) for more info, including address and hours: https://www.facebook.com/AntojitosDeTuPais/?hc_ref=NEWSFEED read more

See all

Bad experience horrible costumer service they never have any products they don't care if you try to talk to the manager food too expensive DONT GO THERE!! read more

For grab & go, get there early for the daily empanadas (before they sell out) and great (but small) selection of grocery items. For arepas that are ordered, you'll have to wait a bit because it's all made fresh, but you can't beat the taste. The only ones that are better are my wife's and her mother's! read more

Great little place, clean and well kept! Come try Venezuelan food without having to drive to D.C. to enjoy their yummy offerings of arepas and cheese taquenos :) Parking is kinda tough so try to call in first so that your order is ready for pick up and you can zip in and out. Empanadas served on Saturdays only. Today I had a sampling of their Arepas, which were super stuffed with flavor and filling. Loved it! Extra star for the awesome service :) read more

See all

Ahh! My favorite empanada joint in VA!! The empanadas, arepas and cachapas are all amazing! The lady who sits in the front is also always really sweet and helpful when I'm indecisive in choosing my poison. 10/10 great hidden gem! read more

A must try little cozy place they have really great traditional Venezuelan empanadas and you must try the "patacón mixto " a little pricey ..... but good confort food ... very friendly staff read more

Every year we place an order for hallacas which are usually flavorful and packed with filling (meat and veggies). This year's order was horrendous. All corn flour, barely any filling, no flavor at all. We paid $80 for 10 slabs of corn flour. To top it off, my mother found a piece of plastic in the flour while eating. Disgusting. This will be the last time we order hallacas from this location. Disappointing! read more

Empanadas are always wonderfully delicious and crispy. Prices are a bit high, but once every now and again is part of our family ritual. Glad to have found this place where I get a fix of my favorite Venezuelan dishes.. read more

Ordered 2 days in advance, 2 pan de jamon for Christmas eve to be available for pick up by 10am. Unfortunately their online ordering didn't work. So ordered by phone. I arrived to pick up my order a few hours late only to find out my order was not ready, or for lack of a better word, sold to other customers. I would need to wait a minimum of 2-3 hours to get my order. I was really excited to order from here, but after this huge disappointmemt, I would not recommend. They even had the nerve to say Merry Christmas as I left. Sorry but this order was part of my Christmas event. read more

This place has great food. The empanadas are the best I've had in this area. My wife ordered an arepa that wasn't on their menu and they were happy to make it for her. The seating inside is a bit of a problem. There isn't very much seating and the seating that they do have is communal type seating. But overall it's worth it for the food. read more