Arepas el Pana

RUN don't walk to this place. Holy crap on a cracker, Batman, the food here is insanely good. Everything was perfect. Beyond perfect. I'm looking at the Albuquerque housing market for this place alone. In all seriousness, this place is special and your life will be better for eating here. 1000000000/10

I really liked the empanadas (shredded beef empanada is delicious) and the passion fruit juice. I came here for a short trip and definitely I was not expecting to find a Venezuelan restaurant here in Albuquerque and I was very happy when I saw the place.

If you’re thinking about it, just do it. This place has delicious food, was clean, and even has great food presentation. We got the Reina Arepa, Pernil Arepa, Pollo y Tajada Empanada, and Yuca Fries to share. I could barely finish my arepa after sharing yuca fries with my husband, and an empanada (theirs are huge) plus an arepa was more than enough food for my husband who eats over twice as much as I do. In other words, it’s very filling haha. The chimichurri they serve with the yuca fries, I kid you not, was some of the best I’ve ever had. I wanted to take some home with me but I’m getting on an airplane later 😅 Side note: Arepas are great for a gluten free meal if you have a sensitivity, not sure about cross-contamination because I’m not a celiac and mine is only a sensitivity, but none of the food bothered me!

We wanted to try something new as we always do when out of town and was not disappointed. All employees were very friendly and attentive. The food was delicious. We've never had Venezuelan food. The Arepa looked small but was very filling. It was very stuffed. I was surprised by the ham on the breakfast platter. The tres leches was so good with a latte topped with cinnamon. If you like milky tres leches that isn't over sweet then this is the place to get it. All the flavors of everything was new but amazing.

Great little place to try something different here in Albuquerque! We make Colombian arepas at home but these were a delicious treat and different than ours! Secret sauce was a nice addition! Tostones were done to perfection. We would definitely come back. Service was fast and friendly.