Alabrasa Cafe
Alabrasa Cafe
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Outdoor Seating: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Caters: Yes
Price range.
$ Price range Under $10
2 reviews
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Not off to a good start. Order 2 chicken patacones and 1 soda for delivery. She said 30 minutes, well 45 minutes later the food came. I am located on the third floor and he wasn't allowed to come there, so I had to leave the office and meet him downstairs. Our office has food delivered on a daily basis and never has anyone stated they can't come up to the third floor.
Anyways, I am starving so I give him the tip and run to the elevator. In the elevator I realized that he order is incomplete. I go upstairs and call the restaurant to explain they forgot the soda. The young lady is so clueless, she didn't even bother apologizing. She said she would call the delivery guy and here I am still waiting 10 minutes later. The delivery guy was very nice and the food might be good but this place is really disorganized. They didn't even include a menu when they delivered, seems like a missed opportunity for business.
Food: The consistency of the chicken was as though they used canned chicken. I can't imagine how much more delicious if they had used fresh chicken and shredded it! The food was really good so I can overlook their shortcomings and will consider ordering from them again.
It was a gorgeous and sunny day this past weekend and I really wanted to go for a walk in the park (literally, Warinanco Park is nearby) but on the way I saw Plaza Venezuela and this tiny store front intrigued me. Sometimes these store fronts hide treasures, and I hoped this would be the case.
I headed inside and saw a small counter with two fridge units behind it and a couple of small tables. It's a very small place but I was greeted by the friendliest gentleman behind the counter and a friendly woman sitting at the counter. It felt nice. As I looked into the glass case I saw they were mostly on empty but one thing shone like a beacon: arrepa! I love these things and was happy to try these.
I purchased one ($2, not bad) and noticed unlike the others I've had, it had bits of red peppers in it. The texture was smoother as well, but when I bit into it I noted it still had the wonderfully crispy exterior with a wonderfully soft and chewy interior. Awesomeness.
But then…I tasted their hot sauce. It looked like a balsamic mixture of some sort so I expected it to only be sweet, but it turned out to be sweet AND amazingly spicy. I'm not sure what peppers were blended into this thing, but to a hot sauce lover like me it was *heaven*. I asked the gent behind the counter what was in it and he told me (big smile intact) that it was his mom's home recipe and he didn't know the exact elements. She still makes it and that just charmed me to bits.
I walked out happy to have found a new spot that is friendly and offers a really tasty snack. I'm hoping down the line to try some of their other food on my next walk to the park!