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    Banana King

    3.4 (37 reviews)
    Open Open 24 hours

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    Moderate noise
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    Banana King Shake
    Pedro L.

    An option if you are in the Paterson area and are craving something Caribbean. In particular, I was looking for a tropical smoothie or shake and I found just what I wanted. Shakes offer is good.

    I wrote a song for you and it was all milky white, sort of off-yellow
    Fox E.

    I've been called the Banana King many times, but for totally different reasons. Anyway. I have a passionate loving relationship with banana king. I'm sad that several of locations have closed down. We're talking about a 24-hour Latin juice shop where they barely speak English and make all kinds of delicious and crazy drinks using foods that often you can only find in Latin America. So the five star rating is very obvious. The Maury or sonando drink is really interesting so I recommend starting with that one. It's the number one.

    Cheese ball
    Carmen M.

    This is an okay place after a night of drinking and you want some fatty food. I had a fluffy cheese ball which was pretty made up for the unseasoned dry chicken empanadas I had which I didn't finish. Overall, I guess it was worth the try.

    Inside of the Banana King
    Jadira Q.

    If you have never visited a Banana King location, I highly recommend you do! They are mainly knows for their shakes and have the quite the selection to chose from. All very good to be honest. I also think that their green and yellow décor makes it very easy to find them especially late at night lol Their menu offers typical Colombian style food that ranges from empanadas, sandwiches, arepas and even different size picadas...yum! I came here super late since they are open 24 hours after having a few drinks to satisfy that late night grease craving and was not disappointed. I order their Salchipapa which is French Fries served with Sliced Hot Dog with Pink Sauce drizzled on top and shared an Arepa Steak Sandwich. Both definitely hit the spot :)

    Banana King (street view). Corner of 21st and Madison
    Ray S.

    I've heard about this Colombian place for a while and also heard that this particular location is known for the best shakes. They have two locations in Paterson and others in Elizabeth and Jackson Heights. A group of us decided on our shakes. We selected Mamey (a fruit native to Central America and now also in south Florida), pineapple, passion fruit, and banana. Each was absolutely delicious in its own way! The mamey is sweet and tastes a bit like cantaloupe melon. The passion fruit was very tart and tasty. The rest tasted as expected. This location is on the corner of Madison and 21st, about 1 block from the popular Noches de Colombia. Perfect for dessert after dinner :-) All the street parking in this area is hit or miss but people tend to come and go frequently. Next time we will be sure to try the food as it looked great from the people around us. Enjoy!

    Chicken sandwich and mango shake!
    Katerina D.

    Nice little place with delicious food and great shakes. Stopped here on my way to Delaware water gap. Now I have enough energy for that crazy hike we're about to do:)

    Maricia H.

    This place was recommended to my by a coworker. What I like about this place is that it is open 24/7. We arrive at the location at about 2:30am and it was crowded. The food for the most part is reported to order. There are a few items sitting in the display case. It's no gourmet food, but a refind fast food. Overall I think that their shakes are far beyond amazing. The staff was really nice and answered all of my question.

    Banana king cheeseburger

    I had ordered a cheeseburger via, Uber Eats and received a patty and just cheese between a dry bun; never in my life I had to instruct a restaurant on how to dress up a cheeseburger, I am so disappointed, it looked like school lunch. I want my money back.

    Fresh shakes 24/7
    Jeccyka P.

    I pretty much order the same thing, slachi papa and a shake. Their empanadas are always hot! This place is a great place for a quick bite, the staff is always friendly and knowledgeable about the product. My only complaint is that they need to be aware of the cleanliness, sometimes the trash over flows and the tables need to be regularly cleaned. Not too bad overall.

    Coconut y strawberry shake
    Amoi H.

    The shakes here are BOMB. My favorite is the strawberry & coconut shake but you really can't go wrong with any of the flavors. Hits the sport every time.

    Monica G.

    Great shakes (try the mango shake/carnation milk) love this place, and the food is really good so delicious. The people there are also very nice.

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    Service is trash food and nothing ordinary. It's like the Burger King to noches de Colombia. Trash and the parking is a nightmare.

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    I love the banana shakes here is so good I use carnation milk excellent delicious the best smoothie drinks in town

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    What other specialty shake is yellow? I had bought in the amora Prohibido after I had tried to buy the same when I had picked up for an Uber order and it wasn't the same thing. The order I had picked up wasnt yellow like the uber order help?

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    I always get their mango shake and my sister gets the strawberry shake.

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