Tu Cachapa

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“I got a yoyo which is a sandwich held together by two patties made of sweet plantains.”

“I've only ever gotten delivery, so I can't comment on the ambiance.”

“The pernil patacon is pretty damn delicious.”

Tu Cachapa

Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Caters: Yes

Price range.

$ Price range Under $10

3 reviews

  1. I guess this is the former site of Cachapas Y Mas…although the banner still says go to the Cachapas Y Mas website as of August 6th.  The food is still amazing though.  We got the beef patacones (plaintain sandwich), two empanandas (beef/chicken) and the wonderfully sweet corncake shredded pork cachapas.  The food was really excellent and the sauces that come with (a mayo-y white sauce and medium spicy red sauce) are both great to put on.  The ambience is ok.  This place is open late, so a great spot to get something to go.

  2. I've tried their pollo cachapas with the queso frito or mozzarella (recommend the queso frito) and it's a decent size and tasty for 8$ or so.

    They are usually great with delivery but lately their delivery is on the struggle bus and the staff over the phone is not helpful and has an attitude. Until they get this together I can't order from here.

  3. Apas is a horrible disease and all of the employees here have it. Be careful if you come to this location, because it's very likely that you might "Catch Apas." It can affect more than one people, which is why it's not uncommon – if you bring a friend – for "Tu" to "Cachapas" here.

    What to get: YoYo plantains by themselves with nothing on them.
    What else: YoYos with stuff on them. Ham and cheese is a bit better than beef/chicken.

    The service here ranges from nice, to some of the worst I've ever experienced. Let's start with the good.

    (1) Their Cachapas are delicious, especially when you get them on the sweet plantains, which makes them "Yoyos". Order a Yoyo and see what you think. Yum. A little messy and a little over the top and sickly for some people though.

    (2) The plantain bread for the Yoyo by itself is heavenly, I recommend getting an order of it with absolutely nothing on it – heated up of course – to see how good it is. The sweet one, not the savoury plantains.

    (3) They're open 24 hours, pretty much, with the odd closing in the middle of the night for cleaning. That is awesome and seals the 5 star rating.

    The bad stuff?

    Well they're so mean sometimes. The girl that told me they were closed for cleaning pretty much yelled at me. Then the next time I came in, a different girl was really nice, and sold me the Yoyo sweet plantains with nothing on them for just a few dollars. So far, so good.

    Then the next time I came in, they charged me almost twice as much for the Yoyo plantains by themselves, saying I had to "buy the sandwich even if I didn't want anything but the bread." I was really annoyed by this. But it got worse.

    The final time I came in – and I drove quite far out of my way for this – they said "sorry, we can't sell the Yoyo bread without putting stuff on it." I was like… what are you talking about. Just give me a sandwich with nothing on it, then. I'll pay full price. I just want the bread. Nope. They wouldn't do it. Why not? "Because we want to save the bread for people that are buying the sandwiches." What are you talking about? Give me a sandwich, and just put everything on the side then. "No, we don't serve it like that. If you want a YoYo, it has to have stuff on it."

    I couldn't believe this mindless, nonsensical position. It was like the Theater Of The Absurd. It was an affront to common sense.

    And yet, because the damn YoYos are so delicious (if a little sickly, and a little over the top), I'm still giving them 5 stars.

    Oh and we're gonna walk ahead, to get some Venezuelan food. You can "Cachaptous."

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