Pan y Pizza Pa' Ya- Irving Park — Restaurant in Jefferson Township

We popped into this place randomly one day to kill time while we waited for our son to finish karate class next door. Since then, it has become one of our favorite places. We had a cafe con Leche and a pastry. Both were amazing, so we decided to be adventurous and order a small pizza. Getting pizza from a bakery seemed outrageous to me, but I'm so glad we did. The crust is crispy and buttery, and the cheese was so flavorful and layered thick. I was astonished at how amazing this pizza was. Since we are in the area twice a week, we have been trying new things frequently. Their pineapple pizza is soooooo delicious! Even those who don't agree with pineapple on pizza have been shocked at what this place can do! Not only do they have baked goods, great coffee, and amazing pizza, but they also have an entire menu filled with all kinds of Colombian delights! I definitely recommend checking...

Desserts, pastries, baked goods are good, the food not so much!! First we ordered 6 empanadas, I wish we knew they aren't cooked fresh. They are kept in a glass display. Empanadas are suppose to be hot and crispy. I ordered the sancocho, the chicken is precooked but it is barely warmed up, which sucks when must people won't get to it until after they eat the soup. We sat down and the waitress passed by us and didn't acknowledge us to even tell us that she would be with us. I had to send my kid to get menus from another table that was empty but still dirty.

If you want a coffee with a pastry or two, this place will satisfy. If you want a good meal, you won't get it here. A side note this is my second time here. The first time wasn't great either but at the time, I thought it was because they just opened up and were still figuring it out but...

Walked in and sat down. Waited forever. Finally someone came over only because I kept looking to see if someone was coming. We ordered coffee and busquemos. And than waited again. We finally told the guy that took our order that we were ready to order and he said someone will come over as he sat down to count the tips and I guess log it. I wanted to order the papas correadas but wanted to know what the house guiso was and didn't really get an explanation. I asked if if was with red sauce and I was told no. So I thought that it would be an oil with onions, spices and the cheese. Well it came with a red sauce!! Disappointing!! No one came to see if we needed anything or refill the water. We had to ask for it and waited yet again. Waitress was a little rude. Need to learn how to treat...