The Colombian Spot
University of Pittsburgh, 3533 Forbes Ave Fl 1, Pittsburgh, PA 15203, USA
Hours
| Monday | 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM |
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| Tuesday | 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM |
| Wednesday | 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM |
| Thursday | 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM |
| Friday | 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM |
| Saturday | 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM |
| Sunday | 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM |
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Reviews
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Joshua McCauley
★ 3The food I got was fine, it just wasn't worth the price. I got a brisket arepa which I was excited for, but for the price of $12 I expected to get two palm sized arepas not one. Yucca fries were great, nothing wrong there. Just the aerpas are priced too high in my opinion for what you get.
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Asia Simmons
★ 3The staff and service are great, but the food is mediocre, not authentic Columbian and overpriced. Bowl is 3/4 rice and beans. No seasoning on beans, or brisket, which was dry. A small portion of salad with what tastes like French dressing! Empenadas are okay, but dry. Half a plantain for $4. No mango juice on brisket bowl but that was closest option for review.
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Karyie J Busch
★ 51st time there + convenient location. VERY friendly & accommodating staff. Colorful atmosphere & the music playing makes you want to shake your ..... to the beat :) until your food is ready
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Lizzay B
★ 3The food that we got was ok but the price tho in my opinion it was so pricey.
I ate in few places in Jersey and the price is like double here I’m not sure why. Maybe is because this area didn’t have much Latino community or near college kids. The portions also is small.
The pandebono in Jersey with regular size (if you are a Colombian or had been to Colombia bakery you know when I said regular size) is $1.50 to $1.75. At this place 3 pieces mini size $3.85 (see pics).
Same thing with empanadas.
And yes like other reviews said this place don’t have breakfast menu just very little bakery options.
The guy that take the order was friendly but I won’t go back here one time experience is enough. -
Ulyana K
★ 3This is a review for the Oakland location: Ordered dinner on Christmas Eve eve. Got lots of empanadas (3 beef, 2 chicken, and 1 vegetable), an arepa de queso, and tres leches.
The arepa was fairly flavorless. It tasted like an even milder version of an American grilled cheese, just with a different bread and white cheese. The cheese itself was fairly good when it wasn't overpowered by the tough corn breading. If you like crispy breading then the corn may be for you. It's also better when warm, just a heads up. Portion was okay, maybe a little on the small side.
My empanadas tasted quite authentic and delicious. They felt like they were homemade. Again, I wasn't a huge fan of the crispy corn on the outside. I thought the inner filling for the veggie was a bit strange. Keep in mind the only vegetables in there are beans and spinach, with the addition of rice. Tastes oddly sweet. The chicken was flavorful and had a pleasant sweetness and texture. No one flavor overpowered the other. The beef (and chicken too) had potatoes in it, which were quite creamy. Beef itself was cooked well and had an okay texture. Empanadas are medium sized but cheap.
I really recommend you use the sauces whenever you can, both with the arepa and empanada. I highly enjoyed the pink and garlic sauce. They were both creamy and flavorful.
Finally, my favorite part of the meal was trying my first tres leches. It was light but delicious! Cake was soaked well and I enjoyed mopping up all the condensed milk at the bottom. There is also some sort of frosting at the top.
Overall, it's a good restaurant to try Columbian food for the first time. I'm not sure when or if I will be back, but it was a decent meal.