Delicious homemade empanadas. Are they pricey? Yes, but so is fast food, and at least these…read moreempanadas we know and can tell are homemade. They have something for everyone: vegan, vegetarian, and with everything. We had sweet empanadas and several with meat. I love how each of the meat ones is named after a country, so it's easy to understand what you are getting, but the flavor won't be 100% the same as with the Jamaican; it doesn't taste like a beef patty, but it was good. My least favorite was the spinach with cheese. I expected it to be more cheesy, but it was still delicious.

We stumbled upon this little gem. If you are EVER in the…read moreD.C. area, this a MUST GO TO. 3 locations. Best. Empanadas. Ever. These are not fried, they have many to chose from. Locals recommended this spot. Side note..... Chilean & Jamaican were outstanding. THEN..... The dessert, strawberry & cream cheese...to die for.

I stopped by El Sabor Latino Bakery & Catering because another breakfast option fell through on an…read moreearly Saturday morning. I went with a breakfast sandwich and a cup of coffee. I forget the name of the sandwich, but it had eggs, chorizo, plantains, and something else that I cannot remember. Although I was a bit surprised the sandwich was around 8 bucks, I understood why when the sandwich came out because it was HUGE. Put it like this, the sandwich kept me full for a good 4-5 hours, so it definitely was worth the eight dollars. While waiting for my sandwich, curiosity got the best of me, and I ended up buying a few pastries for later. The sandwich, coffee, and four large pastries were about $16. Overall, I thought my sandwich was absolutely delicious...especially the bread/roll that it was served on/with. Like I said earlier, the sandwich was jammed packed with eggs, chorizo and plantains. Throughout the weekend, I tasted the pastries, and I thought all of the were pretty delicious. Unfortunately, I do not know which pastries I purchased because many were not labeled. To be honestly, I completely picked the pastries at random. One of the things that I enjoyed about the pastries: none of them were overly sweet. For me, they had just the right amount of sweetness, which might be considered bland for others. The bakery is kind of small, in terms of dining in, because it has about 2-3 small tables. However, the bakery seems more like a place to grab food (or pick up orders) and go. While eating, I was the only one who actually ate their food inside of the restaurant. I thought the two women behind the counter were exceptionally nice. Also, interacting with them gave me a chance to practice my Spanish. Overall, I thought this was a great random find, and I'm looking forward to returning and trying some more of their delicious pastries and other platos fuertes.

Tuesday 1/21/25 I…read morerandomly found out about this spot a few months ago while on TikTok. I heard A LOT of high praise for it, so now I'm trying it. The service experience was quite memorable and funny. There were differences in language barriers, but we still made it work out in the end. I was overwhelmed, to say the least, as I was completely new to the experience of a Spanish bakery, so I got suggestions from the workers, Yelp & Google, and what caught my eye. I ended up spending $43.20 total and got: Brazo gitanos $2.75, torta $3, pan de pina $1, steak egg and cheese sandwich $10.75, tipico platter $14, flan $5.50, pork & cheese pupusa $2.75, and chicken & cheese pupusa $3.50. Also, I was excited to try the tres leches, but they didn't have any at the time. - The brazo gitanos is like a pound cake with a cherry/strawberry swirl, and it was alright. - The torta was my favorite bakery item as it tasted the best, and was elevated further when I warmed it up. - The pan de pina is a Spanish pastry with pineapple "jam" in the center, and it was alright. - The steak egg and cheese sandwich was my favorite item. The Spanish bread paired well with the ingredients to create a great flavor with every bite. - The tipico platter was decent, but I wish I had gotten more portions of the chorizo because the portion I got was limited. One thing that makes it truly amazing is combining all of the platter items on their homemade tortillas to create a sensational taco of taste and flavor. - I'm not a fan of flan (it's alright), but theirs was pretty decent. - The pupusas (pork & cheese and chicken & cheese) were great, and they might just be the best pupusas I've had. Overall, I enjoyed my experience at El Sabor. I would recommend it and be open to returning (maybe next time they will have tres leches available).

I am very picky with pupusas and I work in the area so I'm always going to food trucks or other…read morerestaurants. Since I'm working near La casita, I decided to give the pupusas a try and I gave it a 5 stars because I love how their pupusas are evenly made. They are so perfect! This is my second time purchasing some. I will be back and recommended to people this place.

Felt the desire for simple comfort food. Papusas seems like a reasonable call I hadn't been here in…read morea few years I went to the one in Noma a lot. The kitchen was cooking picture perfect papusas so I have to compliment them on the visuals and I was impressed. There were very few guests but the delivery and pick up business was going very well. If someone doesn't know your standard mix like does it have flour or I don't want cheese you should be able to explain it and she got frustrated and called over someone else who did a better job. First order came out after 20 minutes. Ok they were picture perfect but the flavor just wasn't present and the sauce wasn't flavorful and neither was the seasoned cabbage mix. So I thought ok I'll try something else. The first girl rang me up for the wrong order I had to go back and tell them I didn't order this I ordered that. A manager or owner came and fixed it ok then they brought it to me as a to go which since I already had a table from before you would think you would ask bring it to your table again or are you in a rush. Disappointed in the sauce and cabbage mix and the flavor profiles for three different papusa types but they were pretty to look at. Service was what it was.

Arepas Pues is a great casual spot in Downtown Silver Spring for Colombian and Venezuelan street…read morefood. Everything feels homemade in the best way that tastes comforting and flavorful! I got the Bandeja Paisa con Carne Asada, and it was SO good! The portion was big and the carne asada was delicious! If you're craving reasonably priced, authentic, hispanic comfort food, I'd definitely recommend giving Arepas Pues a try!

If you've arrived at this place, then you're in the right space! The food is a wonderful…read morecombination of Cuban, Venezuelan, and Colombian cuisine. I ordered the Ajiaco, a homemade chicken soup with large chunks of chicken, corn, and other veggies. Flavorful, but not salty. The tostones with steak and guacamole on top was excellent, the bottom is a crispy plantain mashed down flat. They place the steak and guac and then drape it with this sauce. It was large enough for two people. I really enjoyed this; flavorful and filling. The steak was tender. You can sit in or take your food to go. The staff is very nice and will explain what the dishes are like if you're not familiar. They have so many things to explore outside of arepas. I look forward to coming back soon!

Bad service . Nasty dry food. Over priced. No good manners. I don't know how stay in business.read more

Needs better customer service and honor your prices that you display I felt taken advantage of.read more

Stopped in here on a whim- and am so glad I did!…read more The ambiance is so cute, and the service was very friendly. Ordered the pupusas and they were great. I also got one of their specialty drinks- their jamaica/hibiscus tea, which I gulped down in like one second and then came back the next day for more, LOL. One bit of feedback for the restaurant (which doesn't affect my rating)- the staff was very knowledgeable about what was gluten free and what wasn't. But it would be nice and easy if it was labeled on the menu!

Got a steak bowl. Good…read more Ordered a Sangria, $8. Glass was Very tiny. I was asked to pay for my food before it even came out......

First of all, forget Jose P's review saying that they lost their liquor license! They do have one…read moreand they made a couple great Mojitos for me! We met the couple who owns this place back in 2018 on a cruise and I've been meaning to stop by every time we're in the area. Today we made it happen! So happy we did! Must say that this appears to be more of a later neighborhood. We arrived shortly before 4 PM and almost every restaurant in the neighborhood was empty, even though they had happy hours. Cubano's was no exception. My wife and I were the only patrons. The Restaurant itself is beautifully set up! Truly enjoyed it. We ordered AREPITAS DE LECHON and CROQUETAS DE JAMON SERRANO to start, including our adult beverages! The dishes were superb! We both truly enjoyed the arepitas de lechon! Way yummy! A lovely way to start our late lunch. For our main courses, my wife ordered their happy hour chicken empanadas and I ordered the avocado salad. I really thought the chicken empanadas were beyond small. That said it fit my wife's appetite just fine. My avocado salad was delicious as well! If we lived in the area, I know we would be returning on a regular basis. As it is now, we'll have to wait till our next trip through the area. Keep up the great work Adolfo!

I have come here several times. My family is from Cuba, and I grew up on home-cooked Cuban food…read more Cubano has been the closest I've found to authentic. Unfortunately, this last time was disappointing. First, they lost their liquor license, so forget the mojitos, daiquiris, or even a beer. The most iconic Cuban meal is "ropa vieja," which we ordered. It is shredded beef, rice, black beans, and "maduros" (fried plantains). Unfortunately, the beef was cooked in way too much canned tomato sauce. It did not taste authentic at all. Still good, but disappointing. The only person working was the bartender, which slowed service. He was nice, and fortunately for us, many people came in and left when they found out they could not order drinks. Otherwise, the service would have been really bad. The music was great as they played all Cuban music, which I love. Overall, I feel like this place may not be around much longer, which is a shame. The food is still good, but they are starting to cut corners, and without the liquor license, it's clear that they are not going to get folks to stay.

I read reviews and decided to give a try. I ordered peanut soup. It turns to be terrific. The soup…read moresmelled and tasted great! The portion was generous. The service was friendly and the restaurant was lively with Latin music and dance.

Not many spot in MD for Bolivian food. This spot is so welcoming, feels warm inside, and is 100%…read moreauthentic Bolivian food. You will NOT be disappointed eating this food, I promise you. The flavors are out of this world, and accurate to what you'll experience in the country itself. The owners are also extremely friendly and ready to share their dishes.

Another good bakery in Wheaton, MD. Price is very reasonable. Anyway, the taste and quality aren't…read morequite consistent, sometimes. There is a lot of Spanish pastries styles. (I never try yet.) Their cake option doesn't has many kind but for me it's enough choices and most of them looks cute. p.s. Anyway I like Caramelo Bakery that they are closed quite late for bakery shop schedule and also beautiful graffiti art wall outside the building.

We randomly stopped by Caramelo Bakery to grab a cake for a last-minute holiday gathering. From the…read morestart, it looks like Caramelo is a the place to be since there were a lot of people were picking up their orders. I think there were about 12 people in line ahead of us. Although it was the place to be, I did notice that ordering and pick up was a bit unorganized. I think it would have been more efficient if one person was ringing up the orders, and the other two people were collecting the orders. I mentioned that because when it was our turn to order, we received two significantly different prices for the cake that we were interested in. Of course, the cake ended up being the higher of the two prices. For our order we went with the tres leches cake. It was kind of interesting because I've never seen (or made) tres leches in a cake form; I've only seen it served in a pan so the excess milk would not leak out of the cake. That said, the cake was AMAZING. It was so amazing that one of party guest who isn't a fan of cakes/desserts went back for seconds. I definitely look forward to trying more items from this bakery. Interestingly enough, I really want to try the bakery's roll. I said this because most of the folks picking up orders were picking up trash bags full of these rolls.

Quick, friendly service and excellent food at a reasonable price - what more can I say? Their…read morechicken is on point and the sides are yummy. I particularly like the fries (generous portion), coleslaw (nice and crispy!), and the plantains. I'm not a huge fan of chicken normally but the spices are delicious, the chicken is juicy, and the skin is crispy. Definitely delicious.

I love El Pollo Rico. They definitely live up to their name! Better than the known chains like…read moreSardis and Crispy Juicy. Everything is cooked to perfection. I love yucca fries. The make it crispy and that yellow sauce! Buy extras!! Normally I opt for dark meat but the white meat is extra juicy and tender!! The tortillas are heavenly delicious. I dont like plantains.. I never like the texture, but I do love tostones .. Definitely recommend. Service is great too!! I wish they had locations closer to my house.