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    Cali Pie Guy

    4.9 (63 reviews)
    Open 9:00 am - 1:00 pm

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    Michele L.

    Bolivian Salteñas are by far the juiciest! Have you tried them yet? Cali Pie Guy takes the traditional meat pies up a few notches. Their unique flavors are bursting with the essence of Bolivia and its culture. They hand select and hand ground all their own meat, carefully measure their spices and they are oven baked at the Brea Farmers Market. I tried... Spicy Beef - not your classic beef Saltena. Slowly simmered in a special blend of spices but with an extra kick of chili pepper. Potatoes, carmelized onions, and a thick beef sauce. Regular Beef - without the chili pepper Flavors: Spicy Beef, Beef, Spicy Chicken, Chicken, and Vegan. Their spicy Vegan is available October - February. These meat pies have a crispy dough. Very juicy and flavorful! They do come out of the oven piping hot so be careful when taking your first bite Stop by their booth and pick up a few! You'll thank me later. Thanks for the rec @enjoybrea Save & Share Brea Farmers Market | 155 S. State College Boulevard Brea, CA 92821 Every Thursday 3 - 7 pm @calipieguyllc

    These Bolivian Meat Pies, also known as Saltenas are juicy and succulent. However, at about $5 a piece, the price is pretty steep, even by today's standards. They are about the size of a mini cocktail croissant if that puts it into perspective. Spicy Beef and Spicy beef are my favorite, but they also have the regular beef and chicken that are also good. The service is great, and the food is made on site. Also, it's just a dude and his red tent, so can't say much about the ambiance. Anyway, just try it out and see if you think it's worth the price.

    Regular chicken saltena, top bitten off
    Mark H.

    Tasty pasties. We usually order the regular chicken and regular beef because the spicy versions are a bit too spicy for us. The chicken and beef look the same, except for a splash of orange color on the chicken. Ask for a loyalty card! They stamp the card once per visit. A fresh salteña contains hot liquid. To eat it safely and cleanly, hold it upright and bite off the tip. Pour the juice into the cardboard tray in which the salteña is served. Then drink the juice from the tray and continue eating.

    At Long Beach Vegan Fest
    Harmonie T.

    Saltena Corner was at the Long Beach Vegan Fest and this vendor was at the top of my hit list. They were serving Bolivian Vegan Meat Pies filled with jackfruit, potatoes, caramelized onions, and mushrooms. How was I supposed to resist this!?! http://bit.ly/2JjPC0V From dough to filling, every part about this was super delicious. Be careful biting into it though...they serve it piping hot! A little pricier than I would like it to be. I spent $10 for two empanadas. Yikes! It's totally possible that those were festival prices though. Regardless, I would totally track them down at their other locations to eat them again. So yummy :)

    Chicken Saltena
    Matt M.

    When the guy who works this stand told us that the saltena was going to be juicy, he was not lying! I thought it was going to be juicy like juicy fried chicken or something, but it was more juicy than dumplings - and oh so good. This stand comes out to the Irvine Farmer's Market every Saturday. Service is friendly and really fast, so it's a good place for some quick eats. The amount of filling is ridiculously high it is really flavorful. Not quite sure what else was in that filling because I finished it so fast! Temperature was also just right, which made it very easy to wolf down! https://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/saltena-corner-anaheim-5?select=HSo7U35edQVvwrYgAbsa7g&userid=97Dj5h5CQUsWZrEWj3wWOg

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    Jin Y.

    I finally tracked them down! That's a lie. I was planning on going to their Sat Farmer's market stall based on their Instagram at some point. But, I usually go to the farmer's market at the Laguna Hills Mall parking lot on Fridays. Last Friday they were there without me even breaking a sweat! Woo! Now I don't have to make the effort of going to another farmer's market just to get something from them. I got six - 2 spicy beef, 2 spicy chicken, and 2 regular chicken. I got $1 off for getting six and a punchcard (free salteña after you buy ten). You also get a free one if you buy a dozen. Do your math accordingly. I was about to buy a dozen frozen but thought I should buy fresh first to taste test. Well, they're awesome so I'm getting a dozen next time! Eff my low carb diet! How do they compare to La Rancherita or Bebas? They seem a tad smaller though I have yet to do a side by side comparison, they offer spicy, which isn't typical, they taste a bit healthier since they don't use lard, it's not as juicy. and is more convenient for me. It's $2.50 each which isn't tooooo bad. However because they are kinda small I can eat 2-3 in a sitting. How to eat it properly - eat these babies vertically, making sure to stop intermittently to slurp the juice and bite down a bit more, slurp juice, etc. If you can do this without any juice dripping out, you may be an authentic Bolivian! PS They have vegan salteñas, which doesn't typically exist in Bolivia or in LA, so vegans rejoice! PPS One bite may take you back to Bolivia. Two bites may make you want to stay there.

    Regular beef saltenas.

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    These are amazing! I pick up a few from them every Saturday at the Mariner's Church farmers market and always crave them during the week!

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    I'm obsessed. This is my favorite food. Everyone must try this. Careful... it's really juicy and Delicious!!!

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    Picked up a bakers dozen at the Huntington Beach Farmers Market. Absolutely delicious!

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    Ask the Community - Cali Pie Guy

    Are they at the oc great park on Sundays?

    No, we are no longer doing the great park, for current schedule please visit our website www.calipieguy.com

    Do you sell pizza empanadas? Did you ever sell at the farmers market in Pico Rivera?

    No pizza empanadas just Bolivian Salteñas (empanadas) in OC only for the time being.

    Are the frozen saltena empanadas available to buy at farmers market at the great park?

    Yes we have frozen salteñas at every market.

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