Last night we went out to the
Barroco Grill for dinner. It's a cute little restaurant. We went there first about 2 years ago. The place specializes in Latin American food featuring
arepa, a sort of bread made of corn flour. Pictured above are their sauces. The orange one is spicy peanut, the one to the right that is half empty is pineapple, and the one to the left which is pale in color is garlic (my favorite). I don't remember what the other two are. Apparently their new menu is only 4 months old.
We ordered a cheesy corn served with arepa fries as an appetizer. It reminds me very much of nachos. The first time we went to the Barroco Grill, the waitress described the cheesy corn as macaroni and cheese without the macaroni. This is very true, and very delicious.
This dish is the Montanera served with tortilla chips as a side. It is an arepa served open faced with melted mozzarella cheese, carne, and an over easy egg.
Steve got the Mexicana, a folded arepa with chorizo, frijoles, grilled onion, jalapenos, guacamole, and cheddar cheese. It was really spicy. The side dish is a bowl chili.
Madge got the Reina Pepiada, a folded arepa with grilled chicken, avocado salad, and roasted red peppers. That's the black bean soup in the background.
That was an extremely filling meal. Each of us brought home leftovers. I'm going to call it two meals per serving. Next time I go back, I want to get the Hawaiian Arepa and maybe the Mango cake dessert.
