![]() It offers a variety of Venezuelan dishes like the signature arepas and empanadas, as well as other Latin American favorites. Let’s welcome back an old family friend to the neighborhood. Pica Pica Arepa Kitchen in San Francisco, CA is a Venezuelan restaurant that has been featured on tv shows such as Diners, Drive-ins and Dives. Recently, Fieri visited Chico to film and release an episode of DDD, which got us thinking Where else has he visited in NorCal As it turns out, he’s visited A LOT of local restaurants. Pica Pica also has ceviches and sweet plantains, full-on plates of the arepas fillings (the Caribe, carne asada, a vegetarian and vegan combo, etc.) that come with rice and beans, as well as salads and desserts - yuca buñuelos! The other sauces were different versions of spicy/sweet. This was more than enough food, with plenty of leftovers. Guasacaca, an avocado sauce, came with everything, and went on everything. Perhaps it’s something that must be eaten just out of the fryer, as a friend counseled me. These unfortunately did not change my mind. For the life of me, I don’t get tostones, as I’ve only had ones that are tough and flavorless. The garlic was a tad bitter I’d get it without, next time. 401 Valencia Street, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA. To gild the lily, we also ordered garlic fried yuca. We started Pica Pica as a way to express our love of Venezuelan cookery that is why the menu evokes. Instead, we got the crispy chicken, which was pieces of fried chicken breast, and rather difficult to eat. The dough was crispy, light and sweet, but I wish I’d tried this with a simpler filling. Tonga Tower Design Hotel & Suitess restaurants, La Tramuntana and Blue Sky Bar & Restaurant. We also ordered a regular-sized cachapa, which is basically an arepa but made with fresh corn instead of corn flour. Carretera Alcudia-Arta, Can Picafort, Mallorca, Spain. Steak Hogie Sonnys Famous Steak Hogies (Hollywood, Fla.) Sonnys goes through between 30 and 50 dozen loaves of their homemade bread every day, so theres no sandwich shortage here. All tasty as well, bite-sized, so you can easily share a few. ![]() The BF wanted to try the empanadas, so we got a sampler of those, too: beef, chicken, and cheese. ![]() The beef was great, with a slight sweetness from the plantain, but I liked the smokey shrimp best: plump whole crustaceans, with a crunchy lettuce and jicama salad.
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