Arepex Grill

I came and tried the chicken arepas the best thing you could ever try. If you want try Venezuelan food you should try this place. Not only is it really tasty they make it really healthy!

If you’re at a local brewery and Arepex Grill has a pop-​up location, don’t order unless you have 45 minutes to kill. We watched as order after order was filled and asked repeatedly when our order would be ready, after being told, «10 minutes» 4 times, and after watching several people who ordered after us get their orders, I was over it.
Terrible.

Located at the Scripps Ranch Farmer’s Market, Arepex is treating patrons with some fine Velenzualan eats with down to earth friendly service. I ordered the Chicken or Angel Arepa with avocado, cheese, and a nice sauce for $ 8.
The arepa, made from a white ground maiz or corn flour was very well made. Also, I may add that they make the arepa mixture and form the cakes on sight. The arepa had a good crispiness on the outside and was soft and delicate on the inside. They clean out some of the cooked maiz inside the arepa to fill it with its ingredients.
The Velenzualan seasoned shreded chicken was very tasty and well season. It was to bad the arepa came with to much cheese, because it obscured the flavor of the chicken. Also, it would of been nice if they would of used a good traditional Velenzualan cheese, like a Queso de Palmita or a Queso Guayanés which are commonly used in Arepas. Here, they used a yellow and white shredded blend that was similar or was a cheddar and Monterrey Jack cheese mix.
The Arepa came with a very good amount of fresh avocado delicious avocado. A little salt on it would of good a long way, but it was great in the Arepa nevertheless. They did not offer a fresh salsa with the arepa, but simply a Srirracha hot sauce. It would of been just grand with they would offer a Mojo de Cilantro y Perejil fresh salsa with the arepa.
The two ladies working the booth were very sweet and nice. I learned that they are hoping to open up a restaurant and I do look forward for that day.

omg!!!, the best arepas i never had yummi…

I have been looking for a good arepa for almost a year and finally I found it, I tried an arepa with beef, cheese and extra avocado. Just Delicious and gluten free. JUST AMAZING. Definitely I have to come back and try the others flavors. I’d highly recommend trying them.

Yesterday at the farmers Market my wife and I we tried the yummiest and tasty arepas on San Diego. The Owners were really friendly and the explain to us how the arepas were made very interesting.
I tried the Shredded chicken with avocado. And it was a bomb in my mouth.
THIS WAS AWESOME VENEZUELAN FOOD.
I want to come back to try the other flavors. the one with shredded meat. Definitely a really balance good meal

Just visited, for the first time, an absolutely unique and delightful Farmer’s Market in Rancho Santa Fe, just off San Dieguito Road~ Not only was this market filled with everything to tempt the senses for healthy, top quality foods, but a delicious discovery for us was to try the Venezuelan food arepas from the Arepex Grill~ What a great surprise! We tried the $ 8 chicken arepa, filled with chicken seasoned with Turmeric, stuffed with cheese and avocado, and left feeling pleasantly full and content! We’ll definitely go back for more arepas on another Sunday, and we’ll follow the Arepex Grill hoping they start a restaurant soon!

We finally made it to the Thursday Farmer’s Market in Chula Vista and were pleasantly surprised to find this vendor serving arepas (a gluten free food I CAN eat). They were friendly, fast and the chicken arepa was amazing! It’s been a couple weeks and I’m craving them again (which led me to post this review).
I’d highly recommend trying them– they frequent Escondido, Mira Mesa, Rancho Santa Fe, Chula Vista (as mentioned), Kearny Mesa, and the Scripps Ranch Farmer’s Markets.

One of my favorite things to do is try out new ethnic food. I’ve never had Venezulen food so I said, «Why not?» Upon stepping near Arepex, the really kind owners started explaining their chicken and beef Arepa. They immediately offered a sample of both their chicken and beef and said the chicken was the most popular.
The food was great and the owners are truly the nicest! I am definitely coming back to get some more.

I stumbled upon this Farmer’s Market arepa stand last Tuesday in Mira Mesa. I saw a woman hand making and forming white corn arepa dough. I looked at their menu and thought $ 8 bucks wasn’t too bad of a price to finally try my first Venezuelan arepa.
Allan (the owner) suggested I try the chicken arepa with avocado (+$ 1 more). He said it was the best item on the menu. Sounds good to me. They gave me samples of both the chicken and beef to try out.
Glaivmar, the nice woman making the arepa, finally started to prep one for me when the arepa dough was ready. This was the part I was anticipating most. She took an arepa off the grill and proceeded to cut it in half. She scoops out the soft mushy interior and squeezes the arepa open even more. Then she adds cheese, then the chicken, then a different type of cheese, avocado, cilantro sauce, and then the sriracha sauce.
They taught me how to eat this Guy Fieri style — no kidding. While standing, spread your legs apart, hunch over, and then take a bite because this chicken arepa is juicy and will get all over your shoes and shirt if you don’t Guy Fieri it (damn it — did I just use Guy Fieri as a VERB).
I liked the arepa and it tasted, to me, kinda like a very stuffed chicken taco in a corn tortilla. I could definitely taste the corn in the arepa dough and I liked the nice crunch it had from being pan fried on the griddle. There was quite a bit of yummy liquid from the chicken as the arepa soon started to drip the (tumeric colored?) liquid from the chicken. I could taste the abundant melted cheese (s) and I liked the creaminess the avocado brought to the arepa. I was really surprised how the sriracha didn’t overpower this arepa — I’d ask for more next time as I thought it brought this dish to another level.
Please keep in mind that this was my first time having a Venezuela arepa so I’m still figuring out what I like and don’t like about it.
I only managed to take a bite or two before I asked them to package it to go. They said the aprepa could be easily reheated in an oven or better yet, a panini grill.
It was a fun quick snack that I’ll have to enjoy later on (probably for breakfast). I’m finally happy to say that I tried an arepa. At a Farmer’s Market. In Mira Mesa of all places.
These guys were quite knowledgeable and so nice. I asked if I could take a picture of their stand and they wanted to hold their company’s banner for the pic. They do accept credit cards and there wasn’t an extra fee to do so. I thought my $ 9.27 (including tax) was a fair price for what was given to me that afternoon (plus I learned a lot about arepas as well).
They are at the Mira Mesa Farmer’s Market each Tuesday from 2:30p-7p (current market hours). Arepex Grill is a fun spot to try out especially if you’ve never had an arepa before.