guasaca

worst customer service i've ever experienced. went in to guasaca tonight and ordered the "signature" steak arepa. i asked for pico on my arepa and the guy serving it said "we can't do that." i said "i don't mind paying extra for it." he said that the signature arepa only comes with 3 sides. i said well then just give me a regular steak, put everything on it you would put on the signature and add some pico. he said "we don't want thearepasto be filled so much they're overflowing and that he could put it on the side." "shouldn't whether it's overflowing be my problem?" i finally get up to the front counter (still with no pico) and ask the cashier for some pico on my arepa...."sure no problem" was the response. by that time he had filled a side cup of pico and put it on the tray.
very rude service. i will never go back there again. just save your money and go to chipotle...it's more food, better food, cheaper, and the customer can actually get what he wants.

fun and different. here is a place for those foodies wanting to try something a little different. if it is your first time, i honestly recommend selecting an arepa with the fillings already decided for your instead of making your own. it just always seems to taste better..probably because they know what taste good together. otherwise, great new concept. i hopearepascatch on in the triangle!

tasty and inexpensive. bright clean decor, knowledgeable and friendly staff. the signaturearepaswere delicious and quite filling.

when you walk in you go to the counter and walk along the assembly line as you watch them put together your order. the food station was very clean and well-lit... it was like an appetizer for your eyes. you could tell they use quality fresh ingredients.

i had a vegetarian, my friend had a chicken and a vegetarian. he said the vegetarian one was just a good as the chicken one.

we got there early- by 12:15 the place was pretty full.

it is a "disposable" restaurant - paper containers and styrofoam cups.

i love guasaca!. guasaca is one of my favorite restaurants in raleigh. the food is amazing! i've tried all of the signaturearepasexcept the fish and have thoroughly enjoyed every one of them. everything tastes fresh and the flavors blend marvelously. if the line isn't long, you can get your food very quickly, always nice. the place is very clean and the staff has been wonderful. they even replaced one of my coworker'sarepasfor free when a jerk let the door to the outdoor seating area slam into her tray, causing her to drop her entire lunch on the ground. i thought that was classy.

i typically get a mechada and a veggie arepa with a drink and am pleasantly full afterwards. the sauce that comes with the mechada, the red sauce, has a really excellent kick to it. and leaves a pleasant burn in the back of your throat, one of the few truly spicy latin american foods i've had in raleigh.

if you like latin american food, give guasaca a try! but you might want to avoid peak weekday lunch time - it can get really crowded and they sometimes run out of tables.

daaaaaaaaaaaaaamn! i had never had an arepa before and i certainly was not dissapointed. i got mechada and steak arepas. both were phenomenal. the sauce pairings were perfect as well. great food, great staff, very clean (100 a rating) and also very cheap! 2arepasand a drink for under $10. go go go!

i once spent a summer in colombia, south america, when i was growing up and one of the things i loved was that we would havearepasat each of our meals.arepasare corn meal-based rolls or fried bread (depending on how they are made), that are a constant presence for colombians and venezuelans. i have always been on the look out to have a good arepa since then and on occasion there have been places in the triangle that have served them, but those places are few and far between. imagine my delight when, while traveling down lake boone trail the other day, i saw a sign for guasaca arepa and salsa grill ! guasaca is owned and managed by three venezuelan-native partners: orlando escobar,  heli mandez and chef jose alvarez . they had this great idea to usearepasmuch like you would a flat bread, and have a “build your own sandwich” type of concept.

thearepasare yummy but messy, so consider getting a fork to help shovel in all the goodies that fall out of the sandwich. i tend to like the brown rice bowl with steak, plantains, cheese, black beans and some grilled onions. you should also consider getting a side of the guasaca with some chips, which is the signature sauce made of avocado dice and pico de gallo.