COLOMBINO Coffee — Restaurant in Pittsburgh

I will remember this place for the rest of my life because this was the worst mocha I've literally ever had across dozens of cities and hundreds of coffee shops. The black haired lady who works at the truck was kind of rude to everyone. When someone behind us tried to order a smoothie, she barked "We don't have smoothies". She also weirdly asked us if we wanted to add tip, but she literally didn't ask anyone before or after us in line. She also said "Sorry for the wait" to everyone else except us, so I'm really not sure what her deal was with us, tbh. The wait time for drinks was about 20 min, which meant food was coming out but no drinks. They spent more time worrying about getting a speaker set up than serving folks. We watched someone finish their entire coffee in the time it took their friend, who was part of the same order, to get her drink. The Mocka was absolutely awful. The chocolate in it was chunky, and it tasted like there was no espresso in it at all. It basically tasted like water with a few scoops of undissolved, cheap cacao powder dropped in it. My wife literally was picking chunks out of her teeth for half an hour after we left. It was honestly really gross, which was extremely disappointing after paying $8 and waiting 20 minutes. Also, the arepa came out in like five minutes, but was generally lackluster in flavor. Even the salsa stuff couldn't save it from being bland. Overall, this experience was pretty awful. As my wife succinctly put it: "I feel like I just...

Solid spot for Colombian food. Not too many places that sell this type of food in the area, and it’s nice to see a small shop like this out in the Strip District. The service is quite quick and friendly. I tried out their arepa with plantain and cheese arepa, cheese bread, and empanadas colombianos.

The cheese bread is a classic for Brazilian (and I suppose Colombian) places so it did not disappoint! Decent portion, nice chewy texture. It was what I wanted from this order. I ordered it with caramel sauce which made a near dessert out of this cheese bread.

The empanadas Colombianos were a bit of a disappointment though. They were very hard and too crunchy. There might have been a bit of some kind of meat in there but lots of potato, which was a nice filling. It went well with the green side sauce, which was very fresh and flavorful. Side definitely saved these little empanadas (They are almost bite sized).

My favorite item was the plantain and cheese arepa. First time I tried arepas, they were disappointing, but this place makes them delicious. The plantain is lightly sweet and cheese is stringy. Nice topping and very flavorful.

All in all, a solid little Colombian place. It’s easy to stop by and get a nice snack...

I had been seeing ads for this place on Instagram constantly and always thought that it was some corporate company advertising Colombian coffee. Then, I stumbled upon it in the Strip District neighborhood in Pittsburgh, and it was fate.

To begin, the man and the woman both waiting on me were extremely kind and informative on what each item was like. This was helpful as I had never really eaten or tried many things from Colombia.

I settled with the coconut limeade, and it was perfect on that hot day. Excellent taste-- not too sweet nor sour!

I also had an order of pão de queixo (their Colombian version, of course!). They were hot and fresh and tasted amazing.

This place is a simple stall right outside of the Mexican grocer. It is easy to miss as it just looks like a normal food stall. However, they offer many specialties, and I am already itching to...