Arepas En Bici - Aquisgrana

Great food and service will recommend to all my friends and family, can't wait to comeback

HEADS UP- this is NOT a restaurantthere is one chef who sets up a pop-up in various locations. We were not aware of this at first so we walked to two different locations before finding the right one, which was at Mayes Oyster House on Polk St. Finally came across the correct location on his Instagram story at @arepasenbici. Now we know to also check his website at arepasenbici.com *WAIT TIME- our party of 3 arrived right around 7 pm. We were a bit confused upon arrival since there were no other customers, only a bartender on FaceTime and a DJ jamming out by himself in the corner. We were worried that we went to the wrong place again, but it turns out that majority of the chef 's customers just orders ahead online then picks up to-go. After asking the bartender if this was the right place to find arepas, she told us to walk towards the back and meet the chef in the kitchen. Then the chef handed us barcodes to scan and we did not have to wait extremely long for our orders but it also wasn 't super fast since he had other orders to take care of. *AMBIANCE- fun, loud, going-out type of vibes at this specific location since it is also karaoke night on Wednesdays starting at 7 pm. *QUALITY- great! This was our first time trying our Venezuelan food and definitely won 't be our last. Although we have no other arepas to compare it to, we can confidently say that it was prepped with great care and skill. Love how there 's also a vegan option, which is the Dom arepa! *CUSTOMER SERVICE- great! The chef is friendly and highly personable, which definitely plays a role in us wanting to support him even more! He even surprised our friend with 2 pastellitos after finding out she didn 't order some when both my fiancé and I did, which was very nice and inclusive of him. *RESTROOM- bathroom available inside at this specific location. *OUTDOOR SEATING- available, but no outdoor heaters. *PARKING- no private lot available, best bet would be metered street parking on streets surrounding Polk like Bush St which is free after 6 pm!

I have never tasted food prepared with such LOVE! Every bite transports you to a happy place, everything is hand crafted and made with the best ingredients. I can't wait until he has a brick and mortar because we will be weekly regulars, we cannot recommend Victor and his delicious food enough. Our go to order is the Reina Pepiada (shredded chicken avocado), the Pabellon Criollo (shredded beef, fried plantains, black beans and cheese) and the Peluda (shredded beef and cheddar) and you can't go wrong with a side of the empanadas. The Guasacaca sauce is good on literally everything so be sure to get more than you think you'll need, you won't regret it.

Very good taste, I have not try Venezuelan food in a while and this took me back to my roots Thanks to chef Victor, my stay in San Francisco couldn't be better. We tried tequeños, empanadas, ice cream with dulce de leche, arepas of chicharron and my favorite Cachapas the best taste in San Francisco if you wanna tried Venezuelan food follow him, definitively a very good experience, I'll back whenever I have a chance. Enjoy!

Chef Victor has a very creative personality and it’s reflected in the authenticity of his food. He a very humble person and this is a startup worthy of expansion. I strongly recommend that you check out his cuisine and perhaps visit his offsite locations.