My Arepa

First time eating Venezuelian food, it was great. We had the Arepas Sampler, which came with 5 different Arepas, the Pabellon, Queen of Queen, Domino, Peluda, and The Blonde. Great service too.

I sadly have to downgrade my review… I don’t know what’s happening here, because this was such a great little place with a super friendly owner, but lately service and food are not reaching par.
Just the other day we ordered delivery, about 12 arepas for 6 of us. The order took almost two hours to deliver, we called 4 times asking what was up (our house is litterally walking distance from My Arepa, we should have just picked it up, but when you pay extra to have something delivered, it’s because you can’t pick it up, right??)
When it finally came, there was no apology or discount for the inconvience… The worse part was that part of the order was wrong! I ordered two «queen of queens» arepas (their specialty), which is just chicken and avocado, however mine came without the avocado! And about a tablespoon worth of chicken ;/​come on! How do you forget one of the main ingredeints? of a total of THREE ingredeints?
We also had ordered extra sauce (which, the green sauce is what MAKES the arepa), so of course, there was none in our order… I was so mad, I decided to just go over and get some myself (as I said, I live accross the street) When I asked for 5 containers, the cook brought me 3. I asked for two more. o₀ and instead of giving me new arepas (remember, I was missing the avocado) the cook spent a whole extra 10 minutes slicing some avocado and putting it in a to-​go box to add to my now cold arepas. (and by the way, there was a total of ONE customer in the restaurant when this took place)
NOT very happy at this point.
And to add to it, I find out later that one of the girls in our party ended up with a stomache ache that night… having a delivery order driving around with chicken and mayo products for two hours is bound to make someone sick… and it did. :/​I hope things change, because I really used to like this place…

The food was good and it was my first time going there with my husband, who is Colombian. We had 3 dishes: the ham arepa, steak fries parrilla, patacon supreme. All 3 dishes were very tasty. This was a bit much for food for the two of us, but we ate it.
Got a little confused when we walked in and the waiter had a Rosati’s shirt, but he explained to us that the owner of Rosati’s is Venezualan and went into the details of how My Arepa came into being. There were no other Venezuelan restaurants around, so he opened that and it has been in business for about 3 yrs.
We came for lunch and were the only people in that restaurant, so we had the place to ourselves. It was clean. There seems to be a wide variety of foods. We liked the arepa, but it was more me than my husband. He is used to Colombian food, but said this food tastes good.
We had a coupon from the Entertainment book, so that cut $ 8.50 off our bill. The food was prepared quickly, and seemed fresh. It would’ve been nice to see more people in the restaurant, so I hope they can stay in business, or I don’t know if Rosati’s carries this restaurant or not.
We live in SE Gilbert and happened to be in the area, which is not normal. I don’t think the location of this restaurant is in the best place, as that mall does not seem like a thriving area. If we are in the area and it’s about time for a meal, we’ll stop by again.
4÷30÷13
We went there again. Twice in one month. I would have to say the service this time from one of the waiters was awful. He wouldn’t smile to boot. However, thankfully the owner also helped us and he was super friendly. I showed them that I had the mobile Entertainment coupon before we ate, which was for 10% off.
I’m not sure how much they took off, but I’m pretty sure it was more than 25% off. We got a ton of food and all of it was super delicious. The owner of this restaurant was super friendly and accommodating.
This time, we brought our children and they liked it. So, we just ignored the unfriendliness of the main waiter. The first time we were here, a different non-​Latin waiter was super friendly, so we know they have good service.
This will still be a place we come to again.

Best venezuelan place, i have try food from many Venezuelan restaurants in US and i found the best one here in Phoenix AZ. Not even miami (Doral) has a place that got the real taste from my country, try the bandeja veneZolana but make sure to be hungry cuz is huge also try the tres leche for dessert.

Terrific service in a comfortable environment and delicious Venezuelan food at a fair price. Looking forward to a second visit… I wonder why more restaurant managers aren’t this excited about their food?

I am a fan of the cuisine, and I totally wanted to love this place.
…But it seemed like it’s maybe just a hobby of someone’s to have the restaurant open? Very sparse «decorating» inside. The space is shared with a Rosati’s pizza location and our waiter (the only waiter) was wearing a Rosati’s t-​shirt. If I had to guess, the owners are Venezuelan and wanted a spot to eat w/​their friends, but they don’t do enough business on their own to support it, so they got into a Rosati’s franchise as well. Perhaps I’m off-​base? Who knows… on to the food:
I ordered the sweet plantains (maduros) to start. These came with cheese which I didn’t expect, wasn’t told about, and cost more than the plain ones. In case you were wondering, they taste weird with cheese, so I scraped that off.
I also tried a queso blanco empanada which didn’t have much filing to it. But, the accompanying salsa/​dip was amazing.
My arepa, their namesake, was just so-​so. I’ve had arepas before, so I had something specific I was expecting, I guess. I got the veggie (avocado, more cheese, and sweet plantain). The cake portion seemed underdone, as I have in the past had them more cooked, almost with a nice slight char to them. To me, this missed on some of the flavor.
My dining companion tried to order the Pabellon empanada (I think) and it was not available (at noon on a weekday with only 1 other table seating diners) so he got the Pabellon in arepa form. He seemed pleased with his meal, it being his first time getting Venezuelan food.
All in all, a mostly satisfactory meal, but I don’t know that I’d go out of my way to eat here again.

I just went last night with our meetup group. The place is small (max occupancy of 27) and does not look as much but I visit restaurants for the food and not the décor. Someone had ordered tequenos (deep fried white cheese sticks) and I was fortunate enough to enjoy the last one. I usually don’t like cheese sticks but I maybe because it was deep fried was the key. (After all, isn’t everything better deep fried?)
For my entrée, I ordered the Chicken Parrilla (grilled meat medley) plate, which had sliced chicken breast, blood sausage, chorizo, fried yucca and avocado sauce. Of course, it was first blood sausage ever and it was different but tasty (I think I had a personal mental block because it was such a new concept for me but at least I can said that I tried it). The sliced chicken breast was moist and seasoned well. The chorizo… really, how could you go wrong with chorizo? was good as well. The fried yucca was also good, although the avocado sauce was nondescript I also ordered the sweet plantains with cheese, which not only served a side but as a dessert as well.
Almost forgot to mention the service… I believe the chef was doing dual duty as our waiter. We had about 11 people in our party and the service was decent considering that it only seemed one person was maintaining the front of the house and the size of our group.
All in all, it was a very enjoyable dinner and i will definitely visit here again. So many interesting things to try on the menu…

Stopped in here with my boyfriend tonight after we visited Bookman’s. He had never had Venezuelan food and was excited at the prospect of deep-​fried gluten free empanadas. My Arepa shares a storefront with Rosati’s pizza, which made the entrance sort of odd. To order or be seated, go to the window straight ahead once you walk in the door. We were the only people in the restaurant, which always makes me sad at local businesses.
We got two tamarindos to drink and WOW! I was expecting my standard Mexican drive-​thru tamarindo but these were to die for. They were made fresh and full of flavor. Can’t wait to try some of their other aguas frescas.
I, the vegetarian, ordered a veggie arepa and domino arepa, made with black beans and queso. They were both flavorful and the arepa itself was delicious, but the veggie was the stand out winner, made with sweet plantain, avocado, and queso.
SO ordered the Casaba Parilla plate with steak, yucca, and avocado sauce and a chicken empanada. The flavors of the steak were right on, but the meat was too tough for his taste. The empanada, he said, tasted amazing. Overall, this place is highly recommended: excellent service, and the flavors are very unique! We will be back.

I’ve been meaning to try this place for over year. I’m sorry I didn’t try it sooner. Today I tried the Deep Fried Cheese and the Shredded Beef Patacon. The deep fried cheese wasn’t really my thing, I was expecting more of a mozeralla stick than whatever it was that they brought out. Chances are it was made perfect and just not my kind of thing so no negative rating there.
The Patacon however was amazing, I’m planning on buying deep fried plantains and carrying them around with me everywhere I go so I can substitute them from bread at other delicious restaurants like Z-​Café.

I tried this place for lunch one day, and it was… just okay.
I tried a cheese arepa and a beef arepa, after being told by the waiter that one wasn’t enough for lunch. The beef was pretty good, but overall I was unimpressed – the arepas were unreasonably greasy and the cheese was chewy to the point of being almost inedible. Also I was not thrilled with the idea of paying $ 13 for lunch with no sides that wasn’t all that wonderful.
I won’t be back, but not because I had a terrible experience – I didn’t. It just wasn’t… good.

I read about this place in Phoenix Magazine. I drive by this all the time, but never noticed it, hidden as it is in a non-​descript strip mall.
Three of us went and we ordered a ton of stuff. None of us had ever tried Venezuelan food, and we wanted to try as many things as possible. Here is what we had: Arepas Sampler, patacon, pepito (one pork and one steak), Parilla Argentina, chachaps, fried yucca and one or two other things. We shared this stuff, and took a lot home. Portions are pretty generous. Our least favorite items were the pepitos, which are essentially big sub sandwiches. Not bad, but not up to par with the rest of the food, which ranged from good to awesome. I discovered that I love south American chorizo (I think they sell either the Columbian or Argentinian variety).
Now this place does not look like much. It is connected to Rosatti’s Pizza for some reason; I assume they have the same owner. I’m pretty sure our waiter was going back and forth between restaurants. That said, once you get your food drinks refills are self-​serve anyway, so no big deal.
In all, a very memorable experience and one that I recommend to the slightly adventurous Unilocaler.

Awesome Venezuelan food. I was raised in Venezuela and I can tell you that this
food is as close to the real thing you will come across outside of Venezuela.
Be sure to talk to Moises the owner — fantastic guy.
When you go, be sure to try the empanadas and arepas … ask for black beans
and rice on the side.
As good as it gets.
If you are in the mood to try something new, give My Arepa a try.
Food is so good that I have been known to by it, and ship to family in other parts of the US. When was the last time you did that!!!

Wow wow wow! I never thought I would find an arepa place in Mesa, AZ! This place delivers quality food with great service. The owner himself sat us at our table and offered to explain the menu. He even made suggestions for what to eat.
I have only had Venezuelan food in California, but this place did not let me down. I went during a weird hour so the restaurant was empty. This allowed for prompt service and more attention. The arepas were made fresh and come either baked or fried. I went with the baked option and was thoroughly impressed. The sauces are delicious so don’t pass those up (especially the green creamy sauce and the white garlic sauce). I also had an empanada, which was delicious too!
I would highly recommend coming here… it is a good alternative to the standard Mexican fare that is offered all over AZ.

The food was really good but took a while to come out of the kitchen. The arepas were good blood sausage was kinda dry.
You order at the small window on the wall in the dinning room not at the counter as that is Rosati’s.

My Arepas was a great experience for my and my husband. We love food and love to try new things. Growing up in AZ we both are big fans of international foods. My Arepas is a place of fun, food, and you can feel like you are in Venezuela by the things on the wall.
We got there and it was 70% packed. They share with Rosatis and it’s confusing but we got a table quickly. We spent time with the menu which is packed full of yummy eats! We picked some taquenos for an app, the arepas platter and the chicken dinner plate. We shared these things and they were good. The owner or our waiter was running around because We got there at the right time and it soon became packed with a wait. My only complaint about this place was the food came out in a different order than what we ordered it and the waiter seemed discombobulated with all the people lining up to eat there.
Our chicken dinner plate came out first which was so good. The sweet plantains were perfect, the chicken cooked to perfection, and the black beans were AHHmazing. My husband ate the rice and said it was good but not as good as the black beans.
Our taquenos and arepas came out a few minutes after we finished our chicken plate. We order the arepas

Boiled everything, soggy tostones, arepas bland, Rosatis and My Arepa are sharing kitchen and dining area? Weird. Overpriced for what it is.
Hard to order, awkward, also dry blood sausage

I love international food and I am constantly trying it everywhere I go. Venezuelan food is that type of food that you either love very much or find no pleasure in eating it. This is also a type of food that you can find restaurants galore in Miami, New york City and L.A.
I have several Venezuelan friends so I know exactly what a good Arepa tastes like, or a cachapa, hallacas, empanadas, etc.
I decided to go to My Arepa because I had been craving for some Arepas and cachapas so I decided to pick up my mom and went to try this place.
The place looks okay! As long as it looks pretty clean, I am okay with the rest. So this place looked clean to me.
I ordered a Parchita (Passion fruit drink). It was good and refreshing. $ 3
Then, I ordered Arepas (one of queso de mano-​soft cheese and another one of Shredded beef). $ 4 each! They were okay but please agree with me that the price is too high for an arepa!!!
My mom ordered a cheese and ham empanda for $ 4 and an arepa.
I ordered cachapas (sweet corn cakes) for my kids. They are sweet and fluffy. I ordered them with soft cheese for $ 6 each! They were good but the price is TOO high! These are probably the most expensive Cachapas I’ve eaten in my life. Not even in L.A. or Miami were that expensive… why is that? I don’t know yet!
And lastly, I ordered Hallacas to go (a tamal like cake filled with all kinds of vegetables and wrapped in banana leaves). They were $ 8 each and I must say that I’ve eaten better ones. They usually sell them frozen to go because it is my understanding that someone from Florida makes them for the owner. So they are not fresh and it is obvious!!!
Overall, the place is good but I would only go back if I am really craving Venezuelan food and don’t feel like cooking it myself. The prices are outrageous I think. I also double check with my Venezuelan friends and they also think the prices are high!!!

Discovered this restaurant last week through Groupon, and have been there twice in a week already with friends and family.
The food is outstanding. The owner admits to using ingredients he personally likes and delivers them with passion.
The beverages remind me to home. I personally suggest the Parchita (a yellow passion fruit juice).
I also suggest their Sancocho (soup) and Tawny Arepa (blood sausage arepa).
The place might be hard to find. Look for the Rosati’s, it’s right next door.

I had dinner here tonight with friend and fellow Unilocaler John M. Rather than ordering individual items, we decided to try a half bandeja:
(a full bandeja feeds 4 people), which turned out to be a very good choice. The savory array in the bandeja included tostones, rice, carotas negras (black beans), fried eggs, blood sausage, chorizo, grilled steak, shredded beef, avocado halves, sweet fried plantains … and an arepa, of course. If you come here with company, I highly recommend the half or full bandeja (depending on the number of people in your party) — it’s a lot of really good food and you get to try an array of dishes that go very well together.

As I was eating my Cachapa I couldn’t help but think of the absent minded professor and his memorable creation, flubber. Man, this thing had a ton of cheese… too much.
Not my favorite meal but a great spot to add some international color and flair to the neighborhood.