Arepa Pabellon
Pabellon arepa
Churros
Shredded Chicken Arepa with avocado in the sauce
a coffee shop with a television in the background
Patacones
Menu
Venezuelan Barbecue
Hot Sauce
Tacos
The tail end of the cachapa. This is about a third of it.
Menu - side 1
Menu - side 2
Pabellon Criollo (Whole Plate) - you name the restaurant after a dish - it better be good! These guys didn't not disappoint!
Chicken quesadillas
food
Menu
Three Milk Cake
interior
Pabellon arepa - chicken, tomato, lettuce, guac. Delicious cilantro sauce.
Shredded chicken empanada
Cachapa - order this!!! Fried corn cake that is crispy and butter on the outside and soft on the inside. Split this.
Pabellon Criollo (Whole Plate)
sandwiches, sandwich, food
Klee V.
Feb 8, 2025
Picked up lunch for 4 adults and we thoroughly enjoyed all of our choices, and was enough food to try bites of everything and be full. We ordered chips and queso, Shredded Beef Arepa, Shredded Chicken Arepa, and Llanera Steak Arepas. Shredded Chicken Empanada, Ground Beef Empanada and White cheese Empanada.Queso was yummy, not spicy at all. The green sauce was definitely a highlight to cut the grease of the meats. Our favorite was probably the Steak Arepa, but we enjoyed it all. Would pick up again!
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David B.
Sep 22, 2024
Delicious food, with a varied menu, Pabellón is definitely worth the visit.The sauces are one highlight of Venezuelan cuisine and they are very good here.The Empanadas are particularly wonderful. The fried Yucca are unique and taste great.Definitely worth visiting, the food is not what you typically find in the area, and I think it's quite authentic.The plates offer nice variety and that's what I usually order.
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Ciera P.
Aug 23, 2024
My boyfriend and I tried this lovely place out after finding it on Yelp. He's Dominican and was excited to try this place out after reading the menu. We will be back. The food is delicious, the staff are friendly and have the 2 most adorable children, and the wait was short. We got takeout consisting of:Cachapa: really good, but could use a sauce, and the chicken was a bit too salty for me, but perfect for my bfSuper Sweet Plantain: absolutely delicious, but I'm not a fan of the pink sauce. If you like mayo, it's deliciousArepas: the Pabellon with beef is delicious Empanada: with ground beef, it was very tastyChurros with Nutella and dulce de leche was so appetizing
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Norman C.
Aug 10, 2024
Outstanding!!!Fantastic arepas.Never miss an opportunity to eat here.Just the best.
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Delanie F.
Jun 11, 2024
10/10 would recommend. The empanadas were spectacular and the arepas flavorful. The service was so friendly and attentive. Can't say enough nice things about Pabellón. Glad we found this gem driving through Pittsburgh.
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Bob L.
Jan 7, 2023
Great little restaurant I've had bookmarked for quite some time. Very clean restaurant, lots of great food. Enjoyed the super sweet plantain entrée, which was a large plantain stuffed with lettuce, shredded chicken, and beef, along with fresh avocado, pico de gallo, and pink sauce. Grabbed a seafood empanada to go, with tilapia and shrimp which I'm sure will be great.One side of their menu is Mexican, the other side, Venezuelan. Will have to come back and flip sides. And BYOB too!
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Larissa G.
Dec 16, 2022
Pabellon is easily in my list of top 5 places to grab a bite around Pittsburgh. This eatery serves both Venezuelan and Mexican cuisine, and everything I've ordered is absolutely delicious!Most of the time I order off of their Venezuelan menu. I like Mexican food, but when given the choice between tacos and arepas, I've got to go with arepas! Especially since there's a wide range of options when ordering one here. Most of the arepas are more savory and include beef or chicken as the main ingredient. Others just contain cheese and vegetables/black beans, which is great on days that I don't feel like eating a lot of meat. There's an Arepa Caprese that is quite good - it's got the classic Caprese ingredients served up on the arepa-style dough. And there's at least one arepa that has eggs as the protein, i.e. it's got more of a breakfast vibe going on.There are a number of Venezuelan entrées available here as well, and they're great. I especially recommend the Cachapa. But if you just order a couple of arepas, you're going to be super full and satisfied. Actually, a single arepa will do the trick, but why only order one when you can explore more of the menu and take home leftovers for later?Another item I love ordering when I'm sharing a meal with family or friends is the Venezuelan Mix. This appetizer platter includes empanadas, tequeños, small arepas, yucca, and tostones. It's so good, and it's such a way to explore more of Pabellon's menu!I've raved about this place enough. It's great, I love it, and writing this review has me feeling hungry. Time to pick up an arepa or two!
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J E.
Mar 2, 2023
While working in Allegheny County, I stopped in here for lunch one day... Service was great, very friendly and helpful. Their menu is expansive! Lots of interesting items on the menu, mostly all Venezuelan. They have another menu filled with the typical Mexican items as well.I started with their yuca, which was fresh and great... They sprinkled a decent amount of cheese on it and then added their mayo-based sauce - Tasty! I dipped it in their hot sauce, which had great flavor and lots of heat!!Next step was to enjoy their shredded chicken arepa which was incredible! Think of a chicken salad, but with shredded chicken and avocado in the sauce - tasty!! The arepa bun was perfect and tasted like a nice corn bun. The filling was excellent! I also tried a ground beef empanada and it was excellent! Their green sauce that came with the empanada was excellent and tasty too!Overall, I really enjoyed this lunch and would definitely return!!
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Jill H.
Nov 18, 2023
We live a half mile from Pabellon so we've been there many times and have ordered from both the Mexican menu (good stuff) and the Venezuelan menu (amazing stuff). Arepas are terrific--*STUFFED* full--and crispy enough on the outside to hold up to the stuffings. My favorite is the Pabellon arepa, but I've also had the steak llanera. I'm also a fan of the Cheese Delight plate, which kind of makes you feel like you're sitting down to eat at a Venezuelan family table--homey and comforting. But my very favorite dish at Pabellon is the cachapa--a sweet(ish) corn cake encasing a big pile of tender, delicious shredded beef and salty melted cheese. It's big (takes up the whole plate on which it is served) and so satisfying. (My photo below is just the tail end of it. I ate most of it before it occurred to me to take a pic.) Pabellon isn't inexpensive, but the quality of the food is just terrific and portion sizes are generous. Skip the $9 chips and salsa starter and instead order the Venezuelan taquenos, which are well worth the nine bucks. Tres leches for dessert is a nice treat to share, though there's a churro place attached to Pabellon if that's more your thing. This is a really tasty little family run place, and you can dine in or take out. I prefer to dine in for the best quality arepas and more.
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Kris H.
Jul 3, 2024
Love this place! In addition to their extensive menu of Mexican dishes, they have an equally large variety of Venezuelan specialties. Don't miss the special "Pabellón" arepa. Lovely staff and very reasonable prices.
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