First time having Venezuelan food!…read more This was at a small local restaurant, El Venezolano on Danforth. We got the El Venezolanito, which came with 2 arepas, 2 mini cachapas, 2 tequenos, 2 mini empanadas, and 2 patacones. Finished off with some churros! Apologies in advanced if I butcher the descriptions! Might be helpful to people that are new to Venezuelan food like me. - arepas: cornmeal cakes stuffed with meat - cachapas: Venezuelan corn pancakes - tequenos: fried bred cheese sticks - THESE WERE AMAZING -empanadas: baked pastry pockets - patacones: fried plantain I really liked the dipping sauce and the owner gave me 2 small containers of it to take home which was super sweet!

Best thing about Toronto is finding gems of restaurants like these! Small shop but full of life,…read morepassion and flavours! The staff are super friendly and lots of locals come here. The wall decor is cute too. Empanadas were oily but tasty. Great little garlic dip that comes with! I wanted to try the assorted platter of appetizers (El Venezolanito) but I was hesitant on the price as it increased by almost $9 since last year.

Simple and down to earth Venezuelan food. The owner was fantastic and explained all the different…read moreitems to us. I'm guessing this is more of a takeout place but was very happy to see that they have a small indoor seating area and some picnic tables outside. Everything was delicious! We had: * PARRILLA MIXTA - Grilled beef tenderloin, grilled breast chicken, chorizo, yuca fries, arepitas, nata, and guasacaca * PATACONES FLYING PORKY - Pulled pork with pineapple chutney sauce, ham, grilled fresco cheese, lettuce, tomato and salsas * TEQUEÑOS - Venezuelan cheese sticks * Drinks - Papelón con Limón (lemonade with cane sugar), Chicha (Venezuelan rice drink), and Passion Fruit Juice (my fav). I don't live close by, but if I ever have a craving for Venezuelan food, I will definitely drive the distance for it!

O-M-G! Gluten free empanada, arepas extraordinaire! I'm in Heaven!…read more And even better, these are the most lovely humans! Come here, you will not be disappointed!

Came with a friend to try the $14 vegetarian arepa which was tasty. For $16 we shared the yuca…read morefries and two empanadas (spinach and sweet plantain with beans). Everything was made fresh and hot. I only wish they had a fresh element like a side salad as most things are deep fried. We sat outside to enjoy some sunshine. Service was friendly.

I truly feel like whatever Arepa I got, I would have been satisfied. The soft Arepa with the tender…read moreslow braised beef with the beans, cheese and soft plantain was fantastic. This was my first time trying an Argentina Empanada, Spanish bechamel to be exact, and this reminded me of a Quiche but the inside was more moist and 'raw'. Tasted great You can dine in, they have seating at the window, middle of the restaurant where the kitchen is an open concept. Ran by 3 lovely women. They also have plenty of seating in the back. I ordered take out and it took about 15min to get my food, well worth the wait!

So, I asked a native Venezuelan, and he said this was authentic, and I was not disappointed…read more There isn't the usual effervescent food truck personality with the ladies running the truck, but the food definitely delivers. I imagine it is all very fresh, but this means they run our of things quickly! I ordered a reina pepiada? which is a chick and avocado mix (with other ingredients that I do not know) in a corn based pita. The chicken is shredded thin, and then mixed up with the avocado. It has bright lemony citrus notes that make it taste fresh too. The corn pitas (which definitely have a real name), are warm and soft with a nice chew from the corn. They are stuff with the chicken avocado mix to almost bursting. They like to hang out in Liberty Village sometimes in the summer, so I will definitely be on the lookout to try some of the other arepas!

This place does Venezuelan Street Food…read more Had the Classica Casabe (substitution for arepa). Advertised as a crispy flatbread made from cassava (yuca) flour, it was really just a salad bowl with more ham than salad with crispy chunks at the side, served with sweet sauce on the side. It was so-so - the ham didn't seem grilled, just shredded & the cheese was just shredded, not melted. Got 1 of each empanada (you can mix and match). Plantain was ok with not as much salty & sweet contrast as I'd expected (it was more salty). Tofu was actually quite good with nice spices & a vaguely Indian flavour profile. Beans & bacon & beef were both decent. Tried arepitas dulces, which came with sweet cheese & were flavoured with anise. They were not very sweet & were ok.

Delicious food!! The back patio is underrated. Very cute. The service is great and the food and…read moredrinks are even better. We loved everything we ordered and it was well-priced for the portions. We left very full. I loved all the little sauces they brought out. Very tasty

The interior of this Venezuelan cafe is more modern than most Latin American places. They have the…read morelargest variety of arepas I've ever seen. Since it's Good Friday, I went for the special seafood menu. Fish empanada & shrimp empanadas were big, with a nice crisp exterior. They had a corn body so they were like fried arepas. The stuffings were decent. Fish was tastier. "Fish Ceviche" was actually seafood. It had shrimp, mussels, squid, octopus & clams. There was a lot of seafood in there, cut with minimal vegetable. The seafood seemed cooked before being tossed in sauce & was of decent freshness. It was accompanied by tostones (fried plantains) which were pretty good: quite crispy. They're still doing only QR code menus, which was annoying.

I was out for a walk this afternoon and I stumbled upon a new restaurant boasting arepas,…read moreempanadas, and other delicious South American items, so it took me all of about two seconds to decide to pop my head in and order something. I walked in and after taking a look at the relatively small menu, I decided I needed to try the joint's empanadas. I didn't know which of the four to order, so I asked the very helpful woman behind the counter to give me a couple of her favorites. Those turned out to be a Cheese Empanada and a Pabellon Empanada ("Shredded Beef, Cheese, Sweet Plantain, Black Beans"). I got them home a short time later and they were actually still hot! I started with the Cheese Empanada and I was blown away pretty much from the first bite. The salty, melty cheese within was absolutely irresistible, and the empanada itself was perfectly fried and essentially the ideal of what an empanada should be. The Pabellon Empanada fared even better, in my opinion. The perfectly proportioned filling ensured that every bite was pretty much perfect, and I should note, too, that the included zesty sauce only enhanced the concoction's overall impact. I'm definitely excited to welcome Arepatite to Midtown, and I can't wait to try their other offerings.

Update! I stopped to try the Pollo (shredded chicken) Empanada today and it was another success…read more It's the cornflour dough and the dipping sauces that really stand out. It eats like comfort food, yet packs a big punch of flavour.