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mojovoyager
1 reviews on 1 places
If you are looking at an interesting and flavorful twist from your normal fast food experience, El Paisa BBQ is your place. It is a small take-out only Colombian food kitchen situated in a strip shopping center parking lot that is located on Richmond between Jeanetta and Tanglewilde.
The service is not fast as the food is cooked when the order is placed and takes between 15 and 20 minutes to prepare depending upon the amount of other customers placing orders.
There are several Colombian burger and hot dog variations served with fries. One member of our group tried the Paisa Perro, a hotdog variation from the Paisa region in NW Colombia. It was sweet and juicy and rated as the best hotdog this person had ever sampled. The Paisa Perro was reasonably priced at $3.
The rest of our group tried various meats (chicken, beef steak and pork) grilled Colombian style and served aboard a large and delicious arepa (a corn based, circular bread about 1/2 inch thick). The meats were well seasoned and were complimented by the moist and chewy arepa. These meat/arepa dishes go for between $5 and $7 depending on whether you order a regular or large size. Pork belly, chorizo dishes and blood sausage were also on the menu but there were not enough members in our group to sample the full menu.
For appetizers, we order the empanadas. That was the best decision of the night. Many places make very good empanadas and in my humble opinion, the El Paisa empanadas rate up there with the best. Each empanada is very reasonably priced at $1.
A variety of Jugos Naturales (natural juice) were available for a beverage with either a milk or water base. We tried the Blackberry and the Tamarindo constituted with water. The flavor was wonderful. At home, I added a few ounces of spiced rum to my Blackberry juice with very pleasing results.
I would rate the food as 5 stars, the service as 3 stars and the overall value and enjoyment as 4 stars.
The service is not fast as the food is cooked when the order is placed and takes between 15 and 20 minutes to prepare depending upon the amount of other customers placing orders.
There are several Colombian burger and hot dog variations served with fries. One member of our group tried the Paisa Perro, a hotdog variation from the Paisa region in NW Colombia. It was sweet and juicy and rated as the best hotdog this person had ever sampled. The Paisa Perro was reasonably priced at $3.
The rest of our group tried various meats (chicken, beef steak and pork) grilled Colombian style and served aboard a large and delicious arepa (a corn based, circular bread about 1/2 inch thick). The meats were well seasoned and were complimented by the moist and chewy arepa. These meat/arepa dishes go for between $5 and $7 depending on whether you order a regular or large size. Pork belly, chorizo dishes and blood sausage were also on the menu but there were not enough members in our group to sample the full menu.
For appetizers, we order the empanadas. That was the best decision of the night. Many places make very good empanadas and in my humble opinion, the El Paisa empanadas rate up there with the best. Each empanada is very reasonably priced at $1.
A variety of Jugos Naturales (natural juice) were available for a beverage with either a milk or water base. We tried the Blackberry and the Tamarindo constituted with water. The flavor was wonderful. At home, I added a few ounces of spiced rum to my Blackberry juice with very pleasing results.
I would rate the food as 5 stars, the service as 3 stars and the overall value and enjoyment as 4 stars.