Comments on: Caraquena

By: halle

halle — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 18:29:11 +0000

with all these negative reviews, i feel a need to comment and balance them out. i ate at caraquena for the first time last night. they were set up outside the quiet music festival at disjecta. both the women working were extremely nice to me. the wait was about 10 minutes which seemed appropriate for freshly made food. they only had one option, which was a seven dollar plate of caramelized garbanzos and rice, a ground beef arepa, yam empanada, slaw, a cookie, and an orange slice. everything was fantastic and very filling for seven dollars. i will definitely be back and recommending this cart to friends.

By: Cynthia

Cynthia — Thu, 26 May 2011 22:28:26 +0000

I just found out Caraquena is now located in the Kenton neighborhood, N. Denver and N. Willis. I’m so happy because I live nearby. Hope people will seek out this cart, the food is delicious.

By: vanessa

vanessa — Tue, 10 May 2011 19:20:45 +0000

nice a lot comments from americans talking about the great services a wonderful food and one venezuelan have to say something about it! dude I’m from venezuela too and is really hard to find all the ingredients the we have over there! so if you think you can make better food than her open you’re own restaurant! just be proud and say thanks because this people really enjoy our food!

By: carlos

carlos — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 18:41:42 +0000

Where is it ?, where is the address of this site ?. Thanks

By: Jose perez

Jose perez — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 23:49:30 +0000

Hello, I’m from Venezuela and the food was very VERY disappointing. it is a more American Venezuelan cart food. you fwill never find those arepa fillings in venezuela.

By: Matthew Lyon

Matthew Lyon — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:11:25 +0000

Michelle was talking about relocating out to St. Johns, but I’m not aware of any pods out there currently. Something about being near the Safeway.

By: Steven

Steven — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 18:45:08 +0000

Went here and enjoyed my meal. She was pleasant to me when I went there. I have been meaning to go back a few times but the cart was not open on either day I went. Then tried to go again last week and her cart was gone from the lot. Anyone know if it closed or just relocated?

By: Beth

Beth — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 17:14:49 +0000

First and foremost, the Refuel Station North food pod is a wonderful addition to the neighborhood. I am thankful to all the pod owners for their long days and consistent hours of operations!

As a neighborhood local I have been making my ways around the pod and my first disappointment came from Michele and her Carquena cart. When I approached the cart, I was having a hard time deciphering the menu as many items were crossed out and it was unclear to me which special board fillings went with which menu item. When I asked for further clarification, her response was curt, stating “Exactly what don’t you get.” She then turned her back to me and continued on with her other conversation through the back door.

While I was tempted to walk away I did not and sadly, the food did not make up for Michelle’s abrupt nature. While I know, empandadas and arepas are fried, I found both to be very greasy and the horseradish flavor in the sauce did not bode well with the sweetness of the fruit filling.

Again, I only want these carts to flourish and succeed, but perhaps this/these review(s) will encourage better customer service and a little TLC in the food preparation.

By: Mimi

Mimi — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 19:51:07 +0000

I went to this cart a few weeks ago, and was very disappointed. The owner was extremely rude. While I was waiting for my fried plantains, a woman approached the cart and asked if they sold a certain food (can’t remember what). The owner curtly replied “No, that’s not even a Venezuelan food.” The customer, after looking at the menu, replied, “Sorry, I meant the ___” (an item listed on the menu). The owner then stopped what she was doing and berated the customer for not knowing the difference between the 2 items. A few minutes later, a customer who ordered ahead of me asked the owner for a fork. The owner snapped, “Didn’t you order the empanadas?” The customer replied she had, and the owner, after practically throwing a fork at her, said in a very rude way, “those are supposed to be eaten with your HANDS.”

And on top of it all, my fried plantains were not good and were overpriced.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 22:08:48 +0000

I visited Caraquena today and I would say it wasn’t exactly the traditional Venezuelan food I was expecting, it was delicious. It is surely more a Venezuelan Portland joint than a traditional one.

The owner was friendly and very gracious giving me a side of plantains and even a drink on the house…it might have been because I mentioned I am Colombian.

I would definitely go back and I’m recommending it to all my Venezuelan friends so they too can try it.