Reviews for Pana Venezuelan Food Truck in Santa Cruz, CA
First time eating Arepas. I was concerned that I had ordered too much food, but so delicious, the arepas disappeared in no time.... I can?t wait to get food here again. Woot! Read more
Nice food truck serving Venezuelan food. It was like pita pockets with corn tortillas. Shredded chicken or beef in a pocket... with yummy sauces. Something a little different and quite good too. Read more
The portions are large and the flavor is amazing. We tried the chicken arepas, and the black bean and cheese. They were... delicious. Not too salty or spicy. The arepas were fresh and the meat was seasoned well. My two year old enjoyed the flavor ofthe beans. The fried plantains with the avocado dipping sauce are a must try. They have two picnic tables if you can?t wait toeat like us lol. Can?t wait to eat here again. Read more
Maybe I ordered at a bad time? My arepas were pretty dry, stale, and under seasoned. I ordered the pabellon which comes with... beef, plantain, cheese, and black beans. The masa was dry and a little stale. The beef needed seasoning and wasnt the mosttender. Even my dog wasn't stoked to try some. I love plantain, its my favorite food but some of it was way overcooked andhard. I couldn't taste the beans honestly so I took them out, it was unnecessary. I also ordered the catira which is shreddedchicken and cheese. The chicken was super dry and under seasoned. Same issue with the masa. I got all the sauces - spicy,guasakaka (aka wasakaka), and garlic. The garlic sauce was very very good but not unique. I ate the most of this one. Guasakaka is an avocado base and tasted store bought (almost like herdez or something idk). Spicy sauce was my least favorite.It had a ok amount of spice (not lingering at all) but was too bitter. I did order a Papelon as well but they forgot it sadly.Also keep in mind the arepas are pretty expensive and not super filling. I'm glad I got 2. But realistically their arepas shouldall be $2 cheaper. Unless this really was just a bad day for them. Not really willing to give them another go though. Read more
Their food is amazing! I really love papelon, Venezuelan lemonade, I?ve never tasted this great taste before, can feel special... cane sugar and lemonade, which was not too sour or sweet. For the pabellón, it was also excellent. It was my first time to tryplantain, the big banana, which might be my favorite add-in here. I will come back definitely. Read more
Run don?t walk to this local food truck serving authentic Venezuelan arepas. Parked in the corner of the Westside Farmer?s... Market lot across from Santa Cruz bikes. Friendly and helpful staff offering entirely customizable, filling portions. Even thepicky kids were happy. A couple picnic benches and plenty of free street or lot parking. Conveniently next to the new westsidepump track/skate loop. Don?t miss the plantains, variety of sauces, and tasty drink offerings. We?ll be back to try the restsoon. Read more
Finally tried Pana after months of wanting to. Wish I hadn't waited so long. I got the Pabellon Arepa which has black beans,... mozzarella cheese, shredded beef and plantains, and I had them put garlic sauce in it. I also got a side order of friedplantains with 3 dipping sauces. All of the food was great, but let me just say that you could put their garlic sauce onvirtually anything and it would be delicious, definitely going to be buying a bottle of it to keep at home. Good portion size,reasonable prices, and amazing food... what are you waiting for? Go get some! Read more
This place is amazing. I saw its logo hand painted on my friend?s beer pong table: a sign of how loved this place is. I... recommend the Pabellon, which they said was the popular thing to get. Yummy as hell Read more