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La Masa Restaurant

United States New York New YorkLa Masa Restaurant

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Casual, modern kitchen featuring turning out gourmet empanadas & other traditional Colombian fare.

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Casual, modern kitchen featuring turning out gourmet empanadas & other traditional Colombian fare.

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I walked inside of here one afternoon with one simple purpose: grab a to-go menu and use it after I was done going plant based. I had 3 weeks to left and I was looking forward to eating a heaping pile of Colombian food. Next thing I know I look at the actual menu and see that there are several vegan options. I didn't have to wait 3 weeks to get my grub on at this wonderful Morris Park restaurant And boy was I happy I didn't. As of this writing I've been there twice and this is what I've feasted on so far: their portobello mushroom burger which is a must eat, their vegan "sausage" and peppers with yuca fries which I can say I am fully obsessed with, their vegan patacon with mushrooms and assorted veggies, mushroom empanadas to die for, a vegan version of their Carrilera burger which was hearty, delicious and a definite must, vegan baked apple pie empanadas and their crazy good vegan whipped cream and strawberries. While I do look forward to chomping down on some meat dishes in a littles less than two weeks, I'm so happy I found this spot with delicious vegan dishes, great drinks and awesome drinks.

Em PinedaEm Pineda

50

La masa has been thoroughly disappointing and every time I try to give it another chance. You see, they used to be INCREDIBLE. I don't know what's happened, maybe covid affected them, I don't know. I ordered vegan salteados and replaced my rice with fries. I received my food in one container and my fries were a soggy mess. I was told on the phone that I have to tell them to put the fries on the side but why am I being told how to tell YOUR WORKERS HOW TO PACKAGE FOOD? Isn't that your job managers???? Common sense not to pack a liquid with FRIES!!!!! Every restaurant I worked with was serious about the packaging. Not for nothing something as small as this could be reported to FDA. They went from top tier to bottom tier since their opening and it's sad. There goes another option for my diet as a vegetarian. Beyond tonight, they've changed the black bean burger bun to something so dry it makes the black bean burger harder to swallow. I don't know if any of yall are eating the vegetarian food but everything I've ordered has been horrible lately :( the salteados were so bland(pictured below sogging up my fries), nothing like how it used to be. Oftentimes the food is either too salty or too bland. Maybe the meat dishes are good but 9 out of 10 times the food doesn't come out right for me. Im tired of waiting for food just to have them say they'll send me a replacement. I won't be ordering again.

LilithLilith

80

I paid $18 for a plate of cilantro shrimp and rice and beans. Let me explain why it shouldn’t be so much. First, I have no issue with plenty of rice, but I do have an issue when it’s really the only thing in my huge plate. Second, I ordered shrimp with it and only counted 7 (about one scoop). It’s hard to justify a price of $18 when the portion of the food is filled with rice. Literally under the 7 shrimps is more rice that has been packed. A suggestion of going easier on the rice and putting a little more shrimp to balance off the plate would be a better idea since customers have to pay so much mainly for rice. My food did taste good on the contrary but it was just hard to enjoy the whole plate while eating mostly rice. My girlfriends plate of arroz con pollo was too salty in her opinion. We had it for the following day again (because it was plenty of food which i’m not complaining about) and she said it tasted even saltier. She was in Cuba and had it there and only wished this dish was less salty to rival the amazing food she enjoyed in Cuba.

Nicholas WillsNicholas Wills

60

I saw this place being advertised on TV and thought I'd give it a try, its on the corner of the street and it's sign is brightly lit so you can't miss it. Its a small restaurant, with a generic look and feel and a open kitchen where you literally can see into...nothing special about the way it looks inside. However it is organized, clean, and wasn't busy at the time I arrived which was dinner time. Service was good they where pretty tentive to me and the person I was with and understood all our wants and needs. Food came out at a decent time and it was good. We ordered fruit juices along with our food and they where watered down so we had to get them exchanged several times before we decided to go with a different beverage. Restroom is unisex and very small yet clean, no customer parking here, prices are fair... overall I had a good time here and would try it again sometime hoping my experience next time would be even better. Thanks

Jabriel PerezJabriel Perez

40

This place has gone super downhill lately. Prices went up a lot. And quality and service is way down. This is what happens when a place gets popular and starts thinking they are irreplaceable. We sat and ordere.d 30 mins later as they are about to bring out everyone else in my party's food, thwy come to tell me that they actually are out of the cilantro lime chicken that I ordered half and hour ago. Ummm, shouldn't you have known that a few mins after I ordered and not waited till the rest of the food was coming out. And then tried to convince me to get something else that I did not want at all. Will not be coming back at all. Glad to put this place in the rear view. A member of my party ordered a steak, and most of it was just fat, not even meat. Thwy also needed us to rimend them of the sidesthat they kept forgetting to bring multiple time. Also, the restaurant was less than 1/4 full, so what's thw excuse. 0 stars. Goodbye.

Joel RiveraJoel Rivera

10

I had a vegan dish that had maduro and "beef-less meat with vegan cheese" that was good, but the meat imitation lacked flavor. And take it from a vegan who visits a lot of great vegan restaurants in New York state. I suggest working with some vegan restaurants for better taste in imitation meats. I also had the vegan empanadas and as soon as I split it in half there was a big splash of liquid that splashed all over that I believe it came from the mushroom discharged liquids. Taste also lacked flavor, but with the sauces they provide helped with taste, so it can vary. This is my personal opinion, but I've visited great vegan spots that really wowed me and this place didn't. The good part is that they not only cater to vegans, but also omnivorous. And it's good to see people not judge one another on eating habits. I do recommend this place and believe they will improve on vegan meat imitations. 🙏🏽

Nelson DiazNelson Diaz

30

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