So, I passed this truck a few times and then submitted to the siren song of the arepa - and lo and behold, I have a new favorite food truck. I've had the mixed cheese arepa with plantains and the beef cachapa with plantains - and they were both AMAZING. Their plantains are delicious so I actually prefer the simpler, crispier arepa to the cachapa (which is more like a pancake consistency), but the price is on point for one of these. You get some salsa and green sauce with each, which I find super falvorful and good. And for $7, I get a super filling lunch, which I think is very reasonable for a food truck. Gold star! Bonus: the staff is very nice and will help make suggestions if you are unsure what to get! read more

I stopped by the Woodbridge Food Truck Festival this weekend... of course as the name describes, there were numerous different trucks ranging in ethnicity. I made a plan to take a full lap around the festival before committing to one (or three) places and the bright yellow corn truck stuck out immediately. I ended up right back in front of The Corn Factory truck drooling over the menu. Not knowing what the majority of the items were, the woman in the window was more than helpful explaining the different choices, right down to the type and sweetness level of the corn. I opted for the Carne Mechada Cachapas and a chicken tamale. The Cachapas was to die for. I was there with two other people and we were all nibbling from each other's containers, this was by far everyone's favorite. The corn patties were sweet and crisp and held up well against the tender beef that was sandwiched in between. All I can say is YUM. My best friend works in DC near where this truck is rumored to hang out ... this could be dangerous - and she could literally bring me one home every day, I would be a much happier person. The tamale was good, perhaps a tad bit on the dry side. The chicken filling was seasoned well and maintained its juiciness. I know tamales are a pretty dry creature to begin with but I wasn't thrilled. I would eat a cachapas every day of my life, but I probably wouldn't order a tamale again. I have my eyes set on the empanadas next trip... nom, nom, nom. read more

For some reason I prefer Arepa zone, maybe because that was the first arepa food truck I tried. My arepa was good and hit the spot. I was a little disappointed that they were out of some of the veggie add-ons, like avocado and tomato. read more

The corn factory serves central and south american snack food. I stopped by the truck and ordered a mixed cheese arepa with avocado and plantains. The service was friendly, the wait was only a few minutes, and the arepa was wrapped in foil to keep it warm and was served with a side of what I assume to be salsa verde and pico de gallo. I first had arepas while on a trip in Colombia, and the corn factory's arepa stood up to those and might have even been better. My arepa was moist with a nice crunch, the filling was overflowing (get lots of napkins), and the salsas were fresh and complimented the arepa nicely. It filled me up for the rest of the day and was a nice alternative to the usual salad or sandwich. While the price points are consistent with DC, it was refreshing to go to a truck that was serving the type of food that you'd expect from a truck and executing it well. I will be back for the arepas and to try some of the other menu items. Hoping to bump this up to 5 stars after a few visits to see how consistent they are. read more

I am writing this review as my coworker and I finish off our breakfast of leftover arepas, which are just as delicious as they were yesterday. I hired The Corn Factory for a work event in Georgetown. They arrived early and went the extra mile the entire 4 hours they were there. Everything is made fresh, completely from scratch. With over 150 attendees, they kept the lines and the waits down - I don't think anyone waited more than 15 minutes during the largest rush, but for the most part, it was no more than 5 minutes. Farida, the owner, was an absolute dream to work with. She was SO friendly, knowledgeable, and clearly knows how to make some delicious food. The beef was my favorite, the pico de gallo is fantastic, and yes, you definitely want to add plantains. The Corn Factory is now my go-to food truck, both for personal meals and business events. You won't regret it :) read more

fresh and delicious! The chicken arepa was flavorful, although difficult to eat, and the empanadas were incredibly good. Pico de gallo was fresh and tasty, and came with really nice hot sauce. Service was quick, no issues at all. Will try again. read more

We tried the Arepas, which are stuffed grilled corn patties, and the Cachapas, which are stuffed sweet corn pancakes. AREPAS - we tried both the mixta of stuffed shredded beef and shredded chicken, and just shredded beef. Also added cheese and plantains. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!! The combination of the saltiness of the meat, with the sweetness of the plantains was delicious!!! Preferred the beef, both were flavorful, but the beef had a more robust flavor. CACHAPAS - we tried the shredded chicken with cheese and that was also very good! The pico de gallo was exceptionally fresh, as was the spicy green salsa. It was an excellent culinary experience! I will go back to try the tamales - and prob another beef arepas with plantains! The service was relatively quick and very friendly. read more

04.04.16. The empanada did not have a lot of flavor, the pastry was freshly baked though, like the first time I had it. I had to add a lot of hot sauce to add flavor. I ordered the Arepas with the plantains, but they forgot the plantains. This is the second time I tried the food as I liked to give the truck another chance. Will not return. read more

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I love this food truck! I previously only got the arepas, but I tried the empanadas today, and they were perfect. I'm greedy, so I wouldn't have minded a bit more stuffing, but they were still great. read more

The Cachapas are fantastic!!!we got the beef and chicken mix. I wish we had this truck in Dallas, TX!

A co-worker turned me onto the Corn Factory about a month ago. I really love this type of food and was excited to try it. Now my wife on the other hand is a HUGE Tamale fan but very hesitant because she cannot find any good ones around. I took some home to her and now it was mandated that I bring her Tamales once a week : ). Needless to say she loved them. I have tried their tacos, Arepas, and Cachapas and really enjoyed the flavors. I have eaten them right off the truck but honestly my favorite is to let it sit (in fridge) overnight and let the spices ferment.....MMMMM it is amazing. Not only is the food great but the service is truly awesome. Very friendly, professional, and knowledgeable on all items. Thank you for the great service. read more

Great authentic food that is a little on the pricey side but that's to be expected from food trucks here in DC. Really good arepas and everything is super bright and fresh tasting. read more

One of my FAVORITE food trucks. If you get the cachapas, the prices are amazing for the quality and quantity of food. In comparison to Arepa Zone, these cachapas are less uniform and smaller, but taste fresher. They are packed with whatever stuffing you choose. At my old job, we used to track where Corn Factory was literally every day and rejoice if it was at Metro Center. My one qualm is instead of using queso de mano for their queso cachapa, they use mozzarella ( a close cousin of queso de mano, but still a bit different). The end result is still delicious, just hoping they source some queso de mano like Arepa Zone does soon! read more

ordered chicken arepa with avocado Went down to the food trucks on first street today and saw the enormous lines at tasty kabob and dc slices. No line at the corn factory and I love me some arepa so I headed over there. Service-No friendly greeting or even a hi! how are you today? She just looked at me until I placed my order and then immediately tried to upsell me by rapidly writing the order down with all the toppings. I corrected her that I only wanted avocado. So no points on customer service. Food Prep-Since I was literally the only person ordering I expected to have my arepa made fresh, I was extremely disappointed when I saw the cook reach over to the side and wrap up a pre-made arepa. I have no idea how old the thing was. At other trucks that service the area, all the food is cooked to order, even on heavy volume days. Definitely not pleased with the effort I saw go into my food prep. Experience/Presentation-Opening the container I was pretty disgusted. Holy Hell the butter! The styrofoam was literally flooded with buttery yellow oil. The aluminum foil was literally coated in 'butter' outside and in, and the salsa and hot sauce containers were covered in butter. Not only that, in the 5 minutes it took me to get back to my desk, the food was already cold. I went through two napkins trying to get the arepa out of the aluminum foil because of all the butter and grease, and then when I got it out I was face to face with a soggy, glistening, yellow oil bomb. I had to peel it open to find the tiny smear of avocado that cost me as much as half an entire hass avocado. All in all, not a glowing experience or presentation. Taste-It was so greasy that even when I had my face a foot out over the container the red/yellow oil running down my chin dripped onto my shirt. One less shirt for me I guess. I want to stress this point: As I was trying to eat it, there was oil and orange water literally pouring out of it into the container. The taste of the chicken was ok, but the muffin was so soggy it was falling apart as I bit into it. I only ate about three bites before I tossed it out and washed my hands. So taste was sub par in every way. All of the texture I've come to expect at other restaurants was overcome by a soggy mass of butter covered undercooked muffin. You may say "but it's a food truck lol" but the trucks that have their business down pat would never serve me this...thing. Arepa Zone, Tasty kabob, and others have left me very happy, not disgusted. The worst part is that $8.50 later I'm still hungry with no time left to get more food. It may very well be that I had a bad experience, as there are a lot of positive reviews for the service. At the same time, I completely understand why there were 200 people waiting for tasty kabob and dc slices and nobody for the corn factory. read more

I usually don't do food trucks. I always feel rushed giving my order, I can't ever hear the cashier tell me my total, I get claustrophobic just looking inside and I question how they effectively wash their hands. However, at 1:38pm my stomach was getting ready to eat itself and I was walking pass a block of food trucks. I stopped at this place because quite frankly I'm over tacos and halal food and I would never trust a Jamaican food truck. The lady recommended the cachapa with chicken and plantains.......on my word! Seriously who knew so much goodness could come from a food truck. The chicken was bursting with flavor and so juicy, the plantain were perfect and that corn pancake left me wanting more. The whole thing went together amazingly. Now I have no choice but to follow them daily on social media in the event I get another craving for a cachapa. read more

Tried this food truck recently near metro center and the arepas were great! Had a cheese arepa and lived the option to add plantains. Plus, it was the perfect amount of food for lunch! read more

I initially hesitated, because I feared the Arepas might be small or unsatisfying. NOPE. Everything was really, really good. Very fresh. Very flavorful. I will absolutely return anytime I see the truck nearby. read more

Great service! Enjoyed the food very much. Had the carne asada tacos. Just as personal preference will ask for no onions next time. Will come back. Can't wait to try their other offerings. read more

Holy cow, I haven't had this good of a food truck in awhile. I got the Beef Cachapas and added cheese and it has plantains in it. It is the best thing I've eaten in awhile. I've only taken 3 bites of mine so far and found the need to quickly tell my yelp family how incredible this is. This truck is definitely on my top fave food truck list now. I can't wait to try their empanadas next time. Yum! read more

Really good tacos. I caught these guys on the food truck rodeo that hangs out outside the capitol house office buildings. Definitely worth stopping by if you see them in the line up. Really authentic! read more

This is my new favorite food truck! I first tried arepas, which are corn pancakes, when I was in a wedding in Venezuela several years ago. I loved them but I had never seen them in DC. I was so excited to see this food truck. These areaps are delicious -- my favorite is the shredded chicken. I highly recommend adding the plantains and cheese. The fillings are super flavorful, and I love that they wrap the areaps in foil so they stay warm. I'm definitely coming back frequently. read more

Farida and her team were outstanding. As a Venezuelan myself, I can attest that the flavors are authentic and bring back memories from our home country. She generally cares about her customers and you can tell it's all homemade. Nothing but fabulous things to say. Better than arepa zone or anything out there. Fabulous. I got the cachapas but you can't go wrong with anything on the menu! read more

This place is unbelievable. My coworker wanted to try it on a whim & we were not disappointed. I ordered a Mixta Cachapa and we split a Beef Arepa. Words can't describe how amazing both were. The cachapa had all the flavors going for it. The corn pancakes tasted a little like corn pudding to me, which i'm a huge fan of. the arepa was also perfect. seasoned to perfection. They had a spicy sauce on the side that I added to both items. The sauce by itself didn't taste like much, but once you added it to the food, it was a new element that was incredible. I will definitely have to keep an eye out for this food truck! read more

I stopped at the Corn Factory food truck one day during the lunch rush at L'Enfant Plaza. The very sweet woman who took my order answered my questions and made a great suggestion for my meal. I told her that I have had Arepas in the past so she suggested I try something differed. I had a Cachapa - sweet corn tortilla pancake stuffed with mozzarella and avocado. I cannot express how delicious and well balanced this was. It was so fresh and hot off the griddle that I had to wait a few minutes to eat it. It was accompanied by a hot green sauce and a pico de gallo. I immediately recommended this to my co-workers and the ones that have tried it love it just as much as I do. I can't wait to go back and try everything on the menu! Well done, Corn Factory! read more

I recently got some lunch from this food truck and I was pleasantly surprised. Although not my favorite Venezuelan food truck, it was pretty good! I got an arepa with mozzarella cheese and a cachapa with mozzarella cheese and plantains. The arepa was great, pretty much perfect, the way an arepa should be. The chacapa was good, too, but not amazing. I'll admit that the shape definitely threw me off! Cachapas are normally a half moon shape, so like a round package folded in half with the cheese, or whatever filling, in the middle. Theirs is a small round one, so when wrapped looks identical to an arepa. Obviously not a big deal, and doesn't affect flavor, I just had never seen one like this! (I'm Venezuelan, I've seen/eaten A LOT of cachapas in my day). Definitely a good and tasty option for lunch. read more

I honestly have seen this truck a lot and would just pass by. No more. I had a chicken Cachapas with plantains. Twas amazeballs with a side of awesome sauce. read more

Didn't LOVE the cachapa but the chicken was great and I am a madman for plantains -- and they were fantastic. I highly recommend them as an addition to your arepa/cachapa and they also will serve them as a side. Excellently cooked. Nice friendly owner. read more

Delicious Venezuelan and Mexican food!!quick and tasty.. if uou are around dc I ll recommend uou yo stop by and try this awesome homemade taste read more

I forgot my lunch and I am now very happy that I did. I ordered the beef arepa and it was wonderful. The service was also excellent. I highly recommend this food truck. Cannot wait to forget my lunch again. read more

Tried the shredded chicken arepa- added cheese and avocado. The chicken was flavored well, and the cheese was melted and gooey, but the avocado was pretty much non existent. I thought I'd get avocado slices, but it was just a little smear of green on the corn patty. The portion seemed a bit smaller than Arepa Zone, but the meat was more flavorful here. I'll come back but skip avocado and try the plantains. read more

Disappointing experience. I got the arepas - combo chicken and beef- with avacado and plantain extras. I had to wait over 15 minutes while the batch cooked the orders, ever heard of first come first served? Then I was surprised to see that I got just one arepa and the portion size for the price was ridiculously small compared to what other food trucks provide. It took me all of 5 minutes to eat. It came with tiny sides of tomatillo salsa. Would not recommend this for an office lunch or you'll waste all of your free time in line with little to show for it. read more

Cachapa was not good! There were whole kernels of corn in the patty. Not sure how they are selling this item as Authentic Venezuelan

Tried the chicken arepa with sweet plaintain. Very good. Came with sauce and pico de gallo on the side. The pico was fresh. Very good overall. Will try other menu items next time. read more

Wow just had an arepa with shredded beef today and I LOVED it. I've had many before but none like this.

Despite it's unfortunate name, The Corn Factory food truck is really delightful!! Vibrant flavors and hefty portions make this food truck a must-visit if it's in your work neighborhood. I ordered the mixta arepa - which came with shredded chicken and beef and a side of incredibly fresh pico de gallo and salsa verde that was pleasantly spicy and not too mild, which I enjoyed. I added avocado and cheese for 50 cents each, which only brought my order to $9! It was truly a steal. The portion of the arepa was larger than what I'm usually accustomed to for arepas. The corn tortilla was quite thick. I actually think they could get away with making them not so thick and go for more of a crunch, but the thickness helped absorb the sauces of the meats - of which there were plenty. This is definitely not safe to eat with your hands at work. There are delicious juices running everywhere, so I had to fork and knife this sucker. But it was extremely delicious, and I will definitely be visiting next week to try the cachapa! read more

So good. I got the steak tacos and a side of plantains. Heavenly. Love the spicy sauce provided and fresh limes to squeeze on the tacos! Maybe a little pricey, but pretty standard when it comes to a decent lunch in DC! read more

The food is good, but the wait is miserable. Next time, I'll take the hint provided by the huge group of people waiting for food, and skip it. read more

super friendly. got the beef arapa with cheese and plantains and the chicken cachapa. fantastic

One of my favorite D.C. Food trucks. The empanadas made from corn pastry are delicious and the perfect balance between crispy and moist. The arepas are terrific as well. read more

Best arepas in DC, good food and friendly people. Prices are good, it's worth adding the plantain and avocado!