ElGuapo Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 Arepas Pues joined the Downtown Silver Spring dining scene in April, replacing a Quiznos Sub on Fenton Street (next to Sushi Jin). After seeing some online reviews that seemed to show inconsistencies in both food and service, we decided to give them some time to iron out the kinks before we visited for the first time. Today, we gave in and decided to stop in for lunch. We stopped in during the middle of a quite busy lunch service. In addition to several groups and couples dining in, there was quite a bit of takeout orders being picked up. A good sign. Tajadas: Fried sweet plantains with salty cheese Empanada de Carne La de Pernil Arepa (foreground): Roasted pork shoulder, tomato slice, spicy sauce (the spicy sauce!!!) La Safrina Arepa (background): Chicken, mayonnaise, avocado, cheddar cheese - served cold, it was like a delicious chicken salad Sancocho de Cola: Oxtail soup slow-cooked with potatoes, cassava, green plantains, served with rice & avocados. My wife LOVED this - it reminded her of her mission trips to the Dominican Republic while in pre-med! We really enjoyed our lunch, and will definitely frequent them in the future. Arepas Pues 8555 Fenton St (next to Sushi Jin) Silver Spring, MD 20910 (240) 670-8020 | Facebook 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acgator Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 I think we went to different places. Upon setting sights on the word AREPAS images of the glorious corn cakes of La Caraquena sprung into my head. Alas, I saw the cook heating up our family's meal from pre made arepas from a plastic sleeve. To be honest, I can't even remember what else we ordered it was that forgetable. We've never been back since. Raul has nothing to worry about, I'd rather drive the 45 minutes to Falls Church from Silver Spring then try Arepas Pues again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizzie Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 Colombian, not Columbian. Sorry - I lived there for a while and it holds a special place in my heart and my dictionary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 14 hours ago, lizzie said: Colombian, not Columbian. Sorry - I lived there for a while and it holds a special place in my heart and my dictionary. And here to think I'm in Season Two of "Narcos." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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