Went here for brunch. Food was alright - I'm not too big on fried foods so perhaps that's where it wasn't my favorite. We ordered the sampler plate of appetizers and it all felt like variations of fried mozzarella sticks. For vegetarians, there are usually more limited selections, so I went with the cheese / mushroom arepa. The flavors were good and I liked the arepa but they put a giant chunk of straight up mozzarella in my arepa, which wasn't really melted or flavored in any way, so i ended up having to take most of the cheese out just to be able to eat it. What I really liked was the price point - I found them to be pretty reasonable!!
Cate H.
Authentic Venezuelan fare with arepas, pabellon and tequeñas. Everything was tasty. The arepas were comprehensively stuffed. Bare bones ambience, but how much does that matter when the food is so good.
Mayuri A.
I was excited to try Venezuelan food at Bienmesabe. I had heard a lot about their arepas and decided to give them a try. I tried the Caribbean arepa with sweet plantains and cheese. Honestly, not a fan of the sweet plantains and the arepas were a bit grainy too. I then tried the Domino arepa which tasted better as it was savory but the arepa corn bun was still a little grainy to me. I do love cornbreads, don't get me wrong so I expected arepas to kinda taste the same. The service is fast and ambience is nice and casual. Overall, a good restaurant to try if you do like Venezuelan food. For me personally though, the food was a miss.
Gloriana M.
Absolutely delicious. We ordered it delivered so didn't go in the restaurant. But this was some of the best food we've ever eaten.
Dario Manjarres
Really, the specialty is the arepas from my point of view... Excellent!! I had the opportunity to try several and they are large, very well filled. The tequeños are exquisite. The place was packed, but the service is very good and orders come out very quickly. 100% recommended!!
I recently ordered food and was very impressed with how quick and efficient the process was. From the moment I placed the order until I picked it up, everything went very smoothly. The food was ready on time and well packaged. I will definitely order
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tequeños 3
Lilí Merino Gómez
Excellent dishes, I really recommend
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Arepas M, Fried Plantains
Rich Lawrence
Super friendly staff and amazing food. The environment is fast paced but worth it.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Black Beans
Yaneliz Higyera
I loved it, they have a very good variety and they are 100% typical Venezuelan dishes.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tequeños 3, Patacones M
Mona Tong
Overall Thoughts: This was a cute space in the Loop close to tourist highlights like the Bean, Art Institute, etc., with stools lined around a long center table and restaurant sides for indoor seating. However, the food felt overpriced for the small-ish size and mediocre taste. The veggie seta bowl I ordered was ~$16 and was just okay. The flavors were a lot milder than I would’ve hoped; everything tasted kind of watered down. Maybe their meat / cheese options are better since this was an entirely vegan bowl and maybe their non-bowl menu items are better too. However, based on the veggie seta bowl alone, I’d give the spot 3 stars, but will update later if I try anything else I like more from here!—Price (relative to peers): 3.5/5Food: 3.4/5Ambience: 4.5/5Service: 4.8/5Overall Value: 3.5/5
The Catria was delicious and the Mandocas was so sweet and good. We will be back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Mona T.
Overall Thoughts: This was a cute space in the Loop close to tourist highlights like the Bean, Art Institute, etc., with stools lined around a long center table and restaurant sides for indoor seating. However, the food felt overpriced for the small-ish size and mediocre taste. The veggie seta bowl I ordered was ~$16 and was just okay. The flavors were a lot milder than I would've hoped; everything tasted kind of watered down. Maybe their meat / cheese options are better since this was an entirely vegan bowl and maybe their non-bowl menu items are better too. However, based on the veggie seta bowl alone, I'd give the spot 3 stars, but will update later if I try anything else I like more from here! -- Price (relative to peers): 3.5/5 Food: 3.4/5 Ambience: 4.5/5 Service: 4.8/5 Overall Value: 3.5/5
Nidia Gil
Terrible service, the empanadas were very small and the spice was burnt, it was already decomposing as well as the guacamole. They do not explain what kind of food they sell and when asked the man who serves does not explain. Terrible Terrible shame, I drove 30 minutes to this place and left with great disappointment.
Taylor Diem
Always hits. Whenever I’m downtown I try to go. Filling, delicious, and on the healthy side. ??????
Went here for brunch. Food was alright - I'm not too big on fried foods so perhaps that's where it wasn't my favorite. We ordered the sampler plate of appetizers and it all felt like variations of fried mozzarella sticks. For vegetarians, there are usually more limited selections, so I went with the cheese / mushroom arepa. The flavors were good and I liked the arepa but they put a giant chunk of straight up mozzarella in my arepa, which wasn't really melted or flavored in any way, so i ended up having to take most of the cheese out just to be able to eat it. What I really liked was the price point - I found them to be pretty reasonable!!
Authentic Venezuelan fare with arepas, pabellon and tequeñas. Everything was tasty. The arepas were comprehensively stuffed. Bare bones ambience, but how much does that matter when the food is so good.
I was excited to try Venezuelan food at Bienmesabe. I had heard a lot about their arepas and decided to give them a try. I tried the Caribbean arepa with sweet plantains and cheese. Honestly, not a fan of the sweet plantains and the arepas were a bit grainy too. I then tried the Domino arepa which tasted better as it was savory but the arepa corn bun was still a little grainy to me. I do love cornbreads, don't get me wrong so I expected arepas to kinda taste the same. The service is fast and ambience is nice and casual. Overall, a good restaurant to try if you do like Venezuelan food. For me personally though, the food was a miss.
Absolutely delicious. We ordered it delivered so didn't go in the restaurant. But this was some of the best food we've ever eaten.
Really, the specialty is the arepas from my point of view... Excellent!! I had the opportunity to try several and they are large, very well filled. The tequeños are exquisite. The place was packed, but the service is very good and orders come out very quickly. 100% recommended!!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Tequeños 3, Reina Pepiada Arepa, Tequeños Y Arepa Pelua
I recently ordered food and was very impressed with how quick and efficient the process was. From the moment I placed the order until I picked it up, everything went very smoothly. The food was ready on time and well packaged. I will definitely order
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tequeños 3
Excellent dishes, I really recommend
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Arepas M, Fried Plantains
Super friendly staff and amazing food. The environment is fast paced but worth it.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Black Beans
I loved it, they have a very good variety and they are 100% typical Venezuelan dishes.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tequeños 3, Patacones M
Overall Thoughts: This was a cute space in the Loop close to tourist highlights like the Bean, Art Institute, etc., with stools lined around a long center table and restaurant sides for indoor seating. However, the food felt overpriced for the small-ish size and mediocre taste. The veggie seta bowl I ordered was ~$16 and was just okay. The flavors were a lot milder than I would’ve hoped; everything tasted kind of watered down. Maybe their meat / cheese options are better since this was an entirely vegan bowl and maybe their non-bowl menu items are better too. However, based on the veggie seta bowl alone, I’d give the spot 3 stars, but will update later if I try anything else I like more from here!—Price (relative to peers): 3.5/5Food: 3.4/5Ambience: 4.5/5Service: 4.8/5Overall Value: 3.5/5
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The Catria was delicious and the Mandocas was so sweet and good. We will be back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Overall Thoughts: This was a cute space in the Loop close to tourist highlights like the Bean, Art Institute, etc., with stools lined around a long center table and restaurant sides for indoor seating. However, the food felt overpriced for the small-ish size and mediocre taste. The veggie seta bowl I ordered was ~$16 and was just okay. The flavors were a lot milder than I would've hoped; everything tasted kind of watered down. Maybe their meat / cheese options are better since this was an entirely vegan bowl and maybe their non-bowl menu items are better too. However, based on the veggie seta bowl alone, I'd give the spot 3 stars, but will update later if I try anything else I like more from here! -- Price (relative to peers): 3.5/5 Food: 3.4/5 Ambience: 4.5/5 Service: 4.8/5 Overall Value: 3.5/5
Terrible service, the empanadas were very small and the spice was burnt, it was already decomposing as well as the guacamole. They do not explain what kind of food they sell and when asked the man who serves does not explain. Terrible Terrible shame, I drove 30 minutes to this place and left with great disappointment.
Always hits. Whenever I’m downtown I try to go. Filling, delicious, and on the healthy side. ??????
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Arepa was pretty good and hefty in size.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pabellon Arepa, Fried Yucca & Guasacaca