El arca bakery and restaurant — Restaurant in Los Angeles

🍽️ Food Review: A Feast of Crunch, Freshness, and Bold Flavors

This plate is basically a love letter to texture contrast and Latin-inspired comfort food:

• Fried yuca sticks: Golden, crispy, and begging to be dipped. These look perfectly cooked with a crunchy shell and a soft starchy interior major upgrade from regular fries. • Pork belly pieces: Rich, savory, and unapologetically indulgent. The sear on those pieces suggests tender meat with just the right amount of fat to melt in your mouth. • Veggies & Salad: The shredded cabbage, cucumber, and radish slices offer a refreshing crunch. It’s a smart palate cleanser between bites of the heavier elements. • Fresh greens & lime wedges: Watercress adds a peppery note, and the lime’s brightness cuts through the richness like edible self-care. • Dipping sauce: Likely spicy, maybe tangy, probably addictive. That little container is holding flavor reinforcements.

✨ Overall Vibe: It’s a sensory party, salty, crispy, bright, and fresh. A well-balanced plate that doesn’t skimp on flavor or flair. Basically, your taste buds are in...

Went to this restaurant today and bought one of their chicken pies and a cheeseburger combo. Upon opening the container to eat the chicken pie, I couldn’t help but notice a FREAKIN SPIDER in my food! I immediately went back and the cashier wasn’t surprised at all and gave me a refund. I return to the table and start to take the cheeseburger out of the bag and couldn’t help but notice something was moving in the bag. You guys…it was not one BUT TWO bugs in the bag! I immediately went back again and got my refund for that as well. Regardless of the fact that I got my money back, having bugs and spiders in your food is BEYOND unacceptable! I wouldn’t recommend this to my worse enemy!...

Quite honestly I would stay away from this place. I have ordered twice from this restaurant and had issues. They over-salt their food; service is terrible; portions are ridiculous. I’m one not to complain or write horrible reviews but this has been so bad that I feel like I have to. Salpicon portion is bad; they over season their Pan Con Pollo with mustard; something as simple as Pan Con Huevos Frijos & Queso they over salt. The chefs their just don’t care quite frankly what you deserve as clients and paying customers is not what...