Qué Bacano!

I'm not a Colombian food connoisseur by any means so I chose this restaurant purely on reviews. I ordered the Patacones with pork, Estofado de Carne, Arepa Rellena with veggies and cheese, Arroz con Pollo and Sanchocho de Gallina. The food was delivered and plated quickly upon arrival. I appreciated the cardboard containers vs plastic but it did soak through. The bags it was packed up in kept it from becoming a mess. The smells were amazing and I had to taste as I plated. Everything was amazing, very flavorful, tender overall and large portions. Sadly, the carne was a little tough and I would not order this again. The Estofado de Carne had a hot sauce I had on the side. It was a very hot and delicious habanero sauce that was amazing! Great food, we'll be back for sure!!

I got the bandeja, cheesy rolls and apple soda. The cheesy rolls were great and extremely addictive, and the bandeja was decent. The soda tasted pretty similar to an Izze. Nice place and creatively decorated with Colombian music in the background. The staff were friendly towards my Colombian friend but kind of standoffish towards me which was a little irritating.

Good GOD! I have never had Colombian food before, but I had heard good things about this spot. Came here on a date, and after having a couple of beers at the nearby Barrio, we both wanted something to eat... enter Que Bacano!I looked at the menu for a while, and EVERYTHING looked amazing. I couldn't decide! I eventually settled on the Arepas Relleno, which is a thick corn tortilla that is fried and split down the middle, then filled with absolute deliciousness! It's a bit of a fragile eat (mine was falling apart as soon as I picked it up), but dear lord is it tasty. My mouth is literally watering as I write this, remembering how good it was. That's saying something!The gentleman working there was very friendly, and kept speaking to me in what sounded like Spanish (I clearly don't speak Spanish). He soon realized I had little to no idea what he was saying, started laughing and apologized after switching to English. All the guys that had been in line before me were speaking Spanish with him, so I get it.Anyway, not much to say about the ambiance as it's a food cart, but overall a very positive experience and I will DEFINITELY be back. I gotta try everything else!

Delicious variety of Colombian food at Portland Mercado.Our favorites include the empanadas, patacones (green plantain with choice of meat and salsa), and the must-order cheesy almojabanas. We also like their arepas (with chicken). Several items are gluten free. Sure, there's a bit of a wait but the food is more than worth it. Que Bacano is one spot we always order from whenever we stop by Portland Mercado. Tasty food at a very fair price.

Brazilian cheese bread - Pao de Queijo - gets the love, but I much prefer the Columbian version: Alsojabanas. The latter its softer and more moist on the inside. Rather than opt for canned or bottled drinks from the other Mercado carts, opt for the homemade juices here. I enjoyed the rarely found Guanabana (soursop.)The guys were cool, but maybe I caught them at bad moment as it took very long for my small order.This place is the real deal.

I had a hard time giving this a two In the age of the Covid but there are far better places I have given three to. I got the arroz mixto. Basically fried rice. I was rang up for 50 cents more than that price on the board. Which was already high but whatever you know, covid. The girl at the register was really confused. I didn't even have that complicated of an order. I even paid cash. I'm not sure why she was struggling so much with my order. Rather than ask for help or someone offer to help she struggled through. So I got my pager and waited. And waited and waited. Over half an hour went by. I hate being that guy but I went to the window as asked if my order was ready. Suddenly she hands it to me and the pager goes off, except my food wasn't hot. I don't know if it's food cart standard practice to not use actual pictures of the food but what I got was not what I saw. It came with four humorously small shrimp. One of them didn't taste that great but the others were passable. I liked the mix of veggies and visible peppers but the odd thing was that none of the flavor came through. It was really one note and not a very pleasant one at that. Kind of oily and saltyI feel like both my time and money were taken advantage of. I don't like that.

A friend and I went here last weekend at the recommendation of coworkers that are based out of Colombia (and have also never visited this restaurant). Bottom line: I want to go back, but my friends experience was more so-so.My friend got an order of almojabanas to share between us, they were served hot and were delicious. I was expecting them to be stuffed with cheese, but instead the cheese flavor is somehow baked in and throughout the little cake. Definitely need to order these when you visit!I was pretty hungry, so I ordered two of the arepa rellenas with chicken. Those were super good! Stuffed full with shredded chicken, and a special sauce throughout. The arepa flatbread stayed surprisingly crunchy and didn't get soaked through from all the drippings either, so it wasn't as messy to eat as I thought it would be. My friend ended up swiping my second one and loved hers as well, but we both agreed the flavors were very subtle.For my main dish I ordered the Choriarepa, which is a chorizo sausage and slices of the arepa, with some shredded lettuce and a little container of a creamy sauce. This was super delicious too! Normally when I have chorizo I expect it to be sort fof overpowering, but this was a very mild flavor and almost made to work with all the garnishes and sauce.My friend ordered the Picada Colombiana as her main. She just didn't dig it. She said that the meat seemed unseasoned, and she kept hitting some gristly cuts.So ultimately this is why I'm not giving 5 stars right now. The flavors of everything were much more subtle than what we were expecting, so I'm not sure if this is the intent (I've never had Colombian food before) or if they were just having an off day. And my friends ho-hum feelings about her plate didn't help my opinion any. That said, I plan to come back because I want to give them another try, and I think anybody who's thinking about giving them a visit should make their way there!

Great empanadas, the chicken ones. And the arroz con pollo soooo tasty especially with the plantains... definitely a come back for me

I should really just treat this is an excercise for Bart Simpson to write on the chalkboard over and over: Almojabanas. These are what keeps me coming back. However, I did also have an order of the Yuca Fritas (fried casava) and those coupled with the accompanying sauces were equally awesome. So now, instead of only subsisting on almojabanas when I go there, I'll pair them with Yuca Fritas with an extra sauce for the almojabanas. Yes, they are that good. Go early though, they just might run out!

The food and flavors are 5 stars, however the owner has much to be desired to truly earn a 5 star from this elite. He was a bit curt, not very personable and kinda came across as rude/arrogant and unappreciative. If only he and his mother Lucy, swapped spots, where she was running the front of the house instead of the back of the house they woulda had this 5 star for sure...SMH. We bookmarked this spot awhile ago since It's rare to easily find Colombian food. Everything we ate was flavorful and authentic from the empanadas to the almojábanas to the picada, arepa con pollo y queso and the guanabana smoothie... they were all delicious! Where he really lost us was when we asked to purchase 20 chorizo in the next few days to have frozen and take home with us. He just seemed disinterested and like it was a hassle... didn't see that there was a sale to make (really missed on the opportunity). Not to mention he really tarnished our first visit. Hopefully he sees this and realizes that his customer service is a poor reflection of true Colombians. I've spent a good amount of time in Colombia and they would be ashamed of his representation (much like my MIL was)... not so "muy amable", really.