Rosita's Treats

Rosita's Treats is well known for its Colombian cuisine. We began the meal with a couple juices, the guava and lulo, and the empanada & yucca fritter (carimañola) variety pack. This included chicken and mushroom, chorizo and black bean, shrimp and crab, and bulgogi empanadas, along with ground beef, and cheese carimañolas. The chicken and mushroom and chorizo and black bean were my favorites of the 4 empanadas. The shrimp and crab was flavorful, but had a prevalent fish taste. The bulgogi was enjoyable, as well, but had a bit of kick. As for the carimañolas, I liked the ground beef a bit more than the cheese. The dish came with a sour sauce and, the cilantro based, aji sauce. Both were great, to the point where I didn't have a preference.For our entrees, we got the deep fried red snapper and the meat platter. The snapper was delicious, and the bones did not negatively impact the enjoyability of the dish like I thought it may. It came with limes, fried plantains, and an avocado salad. I recommend utilizing the limes, and trying the avocado salad simultaneously with the snapper. The meat platter came with chorizo, both links and pulled, fried pork belly, rice, a fried egg, red beans, sweet plantains, and avocado. Of the 3 meats, the links were my favorite. As for the 2 kinds of plantains, I definitely preferred the sweet over the fried. This was a solid meal, and you can't go wrong with any of other the menu options, either.

Discovered this place accidentally and was not disappointed. Authentic Colombian cuisine- each of us got the protein bowl which is the same as the all day lunch special. My parents really liked the beef and pork option, it was very shredded. I liked the chicken which was halal, it is a $3 up charge, but still worth it for the amount of food. We also liked the two empanadas we ordered- chicken mushroom and guava cheese. The guava cheese was definitely more of a desert one. Had leftovers to bring home for all of us. Might be a place a little better to do takeout rather than eat in, but there was seating. Paying with cash gets you 5% off. Overall did enjoy!

Wow! Amazing food. I am celiac and the fact that all the menu is all gluten free is the icing on the cake. This is what I call "naturally gluten free", just because the food is made with gf ingredients. So, no special menu needed. What a treat for this celiac!My husband was a bit reluctant, but ended up being very impressed, (not an easy feat).The food is amazing. Not good, amazing.Husband had a shredded pork dish with rice, plantains, and beans. It was deceptively great tasting. Plate looked good, but the flavor shined. I had the grilled octopus. I love octopus, and have had it at many high end restaurants. I will tell you, this was hands down, the BEST grilled octopus I have ever had. While being pricey (understandably), versus the rest of the menu, they give a huge portion of octopus. Lucky for my husband as I could share with him! Even my husband was shocked at how great it was. The most tender and flavorful octopus I have ever enjoyed.I knocked a star off of the service rating because they brought my husband's meal out quite a bit before my meal. We are those sticklers for manners, and won't start to eat before all at the table are served. My octopus took quite a bit longer than his meal. But, other than that - amazing experience. Friendly service, great food, fun & colorful atmosphere.The restaurant is small, so I would suggest reservations during busier times. But, we will definitely be back. I have to go back, I was fully intending on getting empanadas, but in no way regret the octopus dish. Now, what an ordering dilemma!

Our first experience with Colombian food and it went better than expected. It's a marvelous tiny bistro in a Sterling Heights strip mall, but you'd swear you're in the man's home. His name is Patrick and he has some terrific stories. Sat down with us and answered questions, like a true host. Highly recommended for the gluten free crowd, they have some astounding vegan dishes on their menu. I swear by the Plato de pulpo a la brasa. It's an octopus platter served with small potatoes and veggies and it is the bomb!Great customer service, Wi-Fi and live music. Prices are reasonable but the experience memorable! 06/24Serves vegan dishes · Has live music · Has

What a treat this restaurant is! We came here to celebrate friend's birthday and had an amazing time- from great quality Colombian food to music (& yes, dancing)!The owners are welcoming and attentive. We tried variety of different dishes and all of them were delicious. In house made empanadas were worth a drive and grilled octopus was worth waiting for to get prepared. Steak my friends ordered was also excellent! If you have space to have a dessert - I really enjoyed their cheese cake!The restaurant is pretty small so it's probably a good idea to call and make the reservations. Rosita's singing Latin songs made our night!

Came here because they advertised their fried chicken as being the best and they were offering a special to prove it. Oddly enough it's not listed on their menu but they knew when we mentioned we were there for the fried chicken special. So do I think it was the best fried chicken? It wasn't the best I've ever had but it was delicious. Juicy, large, fresh boneless chicken -breast and or thigh, it was hard to tell, but their accompany dipping sauce was addictively good. The plus is that it's gluten-free.We also ordered some of their empanadas which appear to be a main menu item as they had a large variety to choose from -ground beef and potato, kimchi, bulgogi, pizza, ham and cheese, and many more. I didn't care for the shell as I'm used to a flour based shell on empanadas, but the cilantro dipping oil served with the ground beef & potato empanada was fantastic. Rosita's is a small, quaint restaurant with a handful of two-seat tables, window stool seating, and friendly staff. Service was great but we were early and it was not busy. However once it got busy with patrons dining in and large carryout orders coming in, their operational challenges with getting food out and tending to customers were very apparent. It also could have just been an unusually busy night. We'll find out next time we come back.

After having Mexican and Argentinian empanadas and Honduran Pastelitos, we were looking around for other kinds of stuffed meat pies to try and came across Rosita's Treats. We decided to go on a Saturday afternoon and arrived a bit past 1PM. This small restaurant, with only around 20 seats, was completely full at that point. Thankfully, one party was just finishing up as we arrived so there wasn't much of a wait for us. I guess the reviews saying to make reservations are right, especially if you want to visit during the lunch or dinner rush.Lunch Special ($10) - This comes with rice, pulled pork, red beans, and yellow plantains. The rice was cooked perfectly with a nice fluffiness. They add a bit of oil and salt to enhance the flavor, but it's not overly done. The pulled pork is dried out and mixed with peppers and herbs, with an overall texture almost like a Sonoran-style carne seca. It's well spiced with a fantastic flavor profile and the texture is on point. While the meat seems to be dried out, it's shredded finely and is actually quite moist in mouthfeel. It's not stringy at all and doesn't get caught in your teeth. The red beans are served in a nice thick, savory and slightly sweet soup flavored with onions and spices. The beans are cooked until tender and are delicious by themselves. Finally, the plantains here are cooked perfectly. They have a slight crisp on the exterior and the inside is toothsome, but perfectly tender with a a slight plantain sweetness. They aren't oily at all, nor are they soggy. (5/5)Empanada & Yucca Fritter Variety Pack ($25) - We started selecting empanada varieties before we were told that the variety pack was chef's choice! I'm not usually a gambling man, but I did want variety, so I went ahead with the order. The empanadas turned out to be 1x shredded beef, 1x ground beef, 1x pizza and 1x chicken and mushroom. Both carimañolas were ground beef. Starting with the empanadas - the exterior is a very nice fried yellow corn meal based dough. Perfectly fried with a fantastic exterior crisp. The shredded beef, as with the shredded pork in the lunch special, is very similar to a carne seca. Again, perfectly spiced and delicious, with diced bell peppers and potatoes (5/5). The ground beef has a nice herbal, bay-leaf quality to it and is mixed with potatoes, giving additional tenderness (5/5). The chicken and mushroom is moist, mixed with gooey cheese, with only a slight mushroom aroma. On visual inspection there were a lot of mushrooms added but the flavor is mild and not overpowering (5/5). The pizza is kind of generic tomato sauce, pepperoni, and cheese and reminded me of the taste of a Totino's pizza roll. The cheese is previously melted, but after cooling down before serving, it reforms so it's not stretchy or gooey (3/5). The carimañolas are pretty interesting. The exterior has a very thin layer of light crunch. The entire yucca layer is much thicker than the empanadas, so there's more yucca and less filling. The interior yucca is almost mushy and slimy, reminding me a bit of nagaimo or Chinese yam. There's a bit of a bitterness in the yucca and overall the fritter retains noticeably more oil than the empanadas. The filling is the same as the ground beef in the empanadas. Maybe if the yucca layer were thinner, I would like them more? It was still good to try. (3/5)The variety pack comes with aji and salsa rosada as condiments on the side. The aji tastes pretty fresh and herbal, isn't overly oily, and isn't spicy at all. It adds a great bright, vegetal note to the food. The salsa rosada has a mayo/ketchup base and packs a smoky and spicy punch from chili peppers blended in. It's pretty heavy and can easily overwhelm the flavors of the empanadas and carimañolas if applied too heavily. Bathrooms - One unisex room in the back.I would definitely return to try more of the food next time I'm in the area. During our meal, there were many take out orders, and the kitchen ran out of some empanada flavors. If you are particularly set on trying a certain filling, be sure to call to ask for the daily flavors and get there early!

We stopped again for dinner, and discovered that Wednesday is fried chicken night! $5 for all you can eat gluten free fried chicken thighs. They were tender and delicious! We also got some plantain tostadas, that are always scrumptious. Apparently Fridays are fried fish with the same batter, catfish or tilapia. We'll definitely give that a try.

The food. Tasty! It's wonderful. The service is good too. I think it's pricey but - worth it for a lunch special as I think it's more affordable- it was awesome!!

Amazing food ! The sancocho bandeja paisa grilled octopus and de chiken saladThe entire menu it's gluten free the empanadas to die for