Brasarepa - Envigado

We were in Laureles and wanted to find a great place to eat. After research we came across this restaurant and noticed that Anthony Bourdain had lunch in this restaurant. We've got one, and we went to Envigado. We went on a Sunday night and it was a very quiet night, seemed like a safe neighborhood. It felt like a ma and pa restaurant. Although they had no margaritas available, we chose a mojito. Mojito seemed to be missing in alcohol, tasted more like a lemonade drink. I had a fajita that was delicious! The sauces they added on the side of the dishes were so good, I wish I had got the name of the white, orange and green sauce. We also ordered arepas that were amazing! We had tried the street food arepas and they were not definitely the standards of this restaurant! In any case, you must try everything if you have the Appettie! Our bill for 4 people was only $25! Super cheap!

There were many good options on the menu, which is why I told my cousin and aunt that I must come back to try the other dishes. But that was before I might have experienced the worst service I have ever experienced. You think I'm exaggerating? 1. The waitress said we listed five or so dishes that made us believe they served nothing else. We asked if there were menus and she went and took them. Since when do you need to ask for menus in a restaurant? 2. My cousin ordered an Arepa without sauce. The waitress came back with an Arepa with sauce. When my cousin pointed out the mistake, the waitress didn't apologize. She said she didn't hear that part. She came back 10 minutes later with another Arepa and said there was less sauce on this. Okay. 3. My cousin and I waited for our food for about half an hour. My aunt waited for her food for about 45 minutes. The waitress apologized this time. 4. Our arepas con todo that were 't bad should contain guacamole. There were no guacamole in our Arepas. I guess Anthony Bourdain got a better service than we did.

Watched No reservations the week before we went down to Medellin and put it on our list. It was in fact a good decision. Order the bandeja paisa and loosen your belt. Even on an empty stomach, finishing the dish will come down to sheer willpower. They had an amazing coconut lemonade that was perfect for washing down the insane amount of food we ate. Didn 't give 5 stars because it took about 6 requests over 30 minutes to get water and soda refill, but other than that this place was great.

Recommend going at lunch, as they don't make the huge, traditional meal (Bandeja Paisa at dinner. We didn't try the Mexican food, but the Colombian we did have was great (Huge Arepas, which comes stuffed with chicharones, veggies, etc. Seating is open air, at picnic-style tables, so very casual. You could get here mid-day and hang out, then waddle out in early evening. Perfect service. This place is family-owned and run, and they really know what they're doing. Get a taxi on the street right outside to get back downtown. If you wander too much farther off that street, you might have trouble getting a cab, because they are all occupied.

The ribs are really good here and also the bandeja Paisa is recommended. They also gave Mexican food which is good.