Zulia's Kitchen Restaurant

Totally surprised by this place.
Everything about it was spot-on.
Our Venezuela friend confirmed that everything is authentic.
We had arepas, the national dish, empanadas y mas.
The food is excellent, service is fast and friendly, and atmosphere is hopping.

And then there was lunch 😋 This Venezuelan place up by the TD offices has also been on my radar for several visits…the two clients I took from the TD office had never been and they are local so it made it even more fun for me to take them somewhere new…staff, amazingly patient for three first timers asking a ton of questions and switching our orders…Arepas, Hot Dog Salchiqueso, Patacons, and Steak Fries…everything was delicious…such a great price for so much amazing food! Was as good as food I’d had in Caracas! I hope they continue to be wildly successful…

For dinner tonight, we weren’t wanting to venture too far from home.
When I was searching on US281, I saw @zuliaskitchen 15 minutes away.
It turns out that Zulia’s opened this brick and mortar location 5 months ago.
I had had good experience at The Block SA location, when they started out as a food truck. You order and pay at the counter, get a buzzer, and pick up your food.
Milan took our order and took care of our drinks.
We ordered the following to share: Empanada with beef brisket, Pastelito (mashed potato and cheese), Sweet Plantains, and Quesillo (Venezuelan flan).
Dad and I shared the Arepa Pelua, which was with shredded brisket and cheese.
We both had the Passion Fruit Juice, which was a mix of sweetness and sour.
Hubby had the Arepa Pabellon and unsweet tea.
Everything was delicious.
I was loving the garlic cilantro sauce.
The sweet plantains were similar to Filipino ones except for the shredded cheese and mayo.
Dad really enjoyed these.
I was curious how this flan would be similar or different from the Filipino flan.
This one was more firm, but the sauce tasted fairly similar. One thing I learned reading up about arepa is that it’s in both Venezuelan and Columbian cuisine.
Now I’m curious to taste the Columbian version to see the difference. There’s a mini mart full of goodies and 2 refrigerated cases of products to buy.
There is covered outdoor seating as it warms up.
Come check it out! Another location is at The Block SA, 14530 Roadrunner Way.