Budare's — Restaurant in Austin

How many times do you eat in a day?

Venezuelans have 3 main meals: a large breakfast, a large dinner (around noon) and a light supper in the evening. Their food is influenced by European, West African and Native American traditions. Their social culture is very much like Asian cultures - collaborative, community based and collectivist. So if you visit someone in Venezuela they will feed you!

Cachapas is one of their most popular dishes and my favorite too. It is a thick, tasty pancakes made from maize (sweetcorn) and served with a slab of white cheese called “queso de mano”, topped with lashing of margarine. The sweetness of the maize and the creaminess of the cheese paired. Add a bit of pulled pork or shredded beef and it provides an explosion of flavors from the texture and saltiness of the meat.

Cachapas in Venezuela’s culinary history dates back to pre-Colombian times. The indigenous people used stone pestles to grind corn and cook it on clay budares flat griddle plates cachapa-style. Originally only made by the locals in the state of Bolivar, you can now enjoy it right here at Budare’s on Burnet.

It was lovely to meet Carmen at Budare’s. They have been serving Authentic Venezuelan food in Austin for several years now. They were the first Venezuelan food truck in Austin and they paved the path for others to open as well. We can delightfully say we have added another Venezuelan favorite to our list alongside...

This is fresh Venezuelan food cooked in small batches and prepared to order, lovingly fried or sauteed and seasoned. The food looks appetizing. And it is!

Their empanadas are fried corn dough stuffed with melty cheese, shredded chicken or beef. These are fried to golden perfection, served piping hot and paired with a fresh and flavorful cilantro sauce. They keep well till you get home for takeout.

The plantains are sooo good. So sweet!

If you're looking for powerful nutrition, consider their sweet soursop juice (aka Guanabana juice). High in antioxidants, vitamins B and C and fiber, this packs a punch.

SAFETY FROM THE 'RONA: You'd better be taking every possible precaution to protect me and yourselves, and Budare's is doing just that. The two chefs inside the little red truck were wearing surgical masks.

SPEED: Don't order from this truck if you're in a rush as they don't prepare their food ahead of time.

RECYCLING: Since takeout is the preferred order of the day, how the food is packaged makes a difference to me. Everything was served in a...

I’ve never had Venezuelan food in my life, but getting it from this food truck it was amazing although the menu was limited the food was still really good, I had some bean and cheese empanadas with the salsa rosada although there initially wasn’t any left the owner was willing to make a batch just for the order, tequenos with the cilantro sauce with some mango juice, the empanadas were really good on their own but with the salsa it was orders of magnitude better with the sweet and slight lightly smoky taste and plus it being cold was the best way to cool them down and it also tasted amazing with the empanadas, the tequenos were pretty good on their own with the cheesiness and the pastry outside it was amazing with melty cheese and bits of pastry was chef’s kiss combine that with the cilantro sauce it was so good and with the mango juice it tasted like it was picked straight from the Amazon rainforest and juiced and served right on the spot,it just tasted like a fresh mango with no...