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  1. Que Chevere

    Venezuelan Caribbean

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    Thick griddled corn arepas, stuffed or served alongside shredded beef and rice, are the spine of this Venezuelan Caribbean restaurant in downtown Mesa. The team graduated from a food truck to a brick-and-mortar, and the kitchen still rolls out hot cheese sticks every morning. The patacon swaps buns for fried plantains, and the cachapa, a sweet corn pancake, earns its own detour. A bar handles tropical drinks.

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    • Arepas

      “The food is classically Venezuelan, with arepas leading the way.”

      Phoenix New Times
    • Patacon

      “These include the Patacon, a sandwich “bunned” with fried plantains, and the Cachapa, a corn pancake packing hauntingly nuanced sweetness.”

      Phoenix New Times
    • Cachapa

      “These include the Patacon, a sandwich “bunned” with fried plantains, and the Cachapa, a corn pancake packing hauntingly nuanced sweetness.”

      Phoenix New Times
    • Tequenos

      “The kitchen rolls out hot, stretchy tequenos, Venezuelan cheese sticks, every morning.”

      Phoenix New Times

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