Mi Tierra Colombiana

We're a Colombian family in Washington, where there are a handful of us. Long story short, we were super excited to try this place. When we showed up it was staffed by 2-3 people - as hosts, waitresses and cooks - so the service was slow and blah. The place was empty, not one other person there. The food took a while to come out and was cold. Flavor was off, and it just wasn't authentic. Maybe my expectations were set too high, but if you're going to offer a specific ethnic food, make it right. I won't try it again.

Am a fan and would highly recommend the place.

Food - 5/5
Tried the empanads, yuca fritas, pollo sudado, and the bandeja paisa. Went there with a friend of mine and this was definitely a lot of food. The empanadas had great tasting filling of mashed potatos, and minced meat. Overall served warm with the a nice flaky crispness on the outside. You can hardly go wrong with Yuca Fritas. The pollo sudado is a quarter chicken in tomato based stew served with rice on the side. The chicken was tender and went very well with stew and rice. The bandeja was by far the most unique dish I had and a must try. It is meat fiesta with minced meat, pork sausages, a slice of steak, fried pork, fried plantains, mashed plantain chip, black beans, fried egg, arrepas and rice. It tasted really good and even after being totally full and stuffed we still wanted to continue eating.

Ambiance - 4.5/5
The moment you walk in he you totally find yourself surrounded by colombian decor. From the rickety jeep idling in the front garden with decoy bags of rice with the colobian flag on them. Once you enter the restaurant you are surrounded by very tastefully selected decor items. The decor definitely leaves one with no doubt on the Colombian-ness of the place. This is a house converted to a restaurant and thus it felt really cozy and comfortable. There is a bar and lounge at the back.

Service - 4/5
The hosts were accommodating and readily agreed to our request to change seats from the outside to inside the restaurant. Our host was helpful with recommendations from the menu and to his credit all of them hit the spot in a good way. :)

Accessibility and parking - 3/5
Getting there was a pain as the place is all the way in Kent. Once you get there though the place has got plenty of parking spots and it feels really open.

A great find on a night we weren't sure where we were going to end up for dinner!
As we approached the address, my first inkling of their fun decor was a jeep loaded up with flowers, a rooster and other miscellaneous nicknacks that I imagined was heading to Columbia! The ambiance for the meal was set and we weren't disappointed with the food! We fought over sipping each other homemade juices and enjoyed the special meal of the day. It was authentically served on a banana leaf and was melt in your mouth delicious, containing pork, chicken, beef, egg and an assortment of veggies. Their lounge area was pretty funky, decorated with white tablecloths, adorned with glow in the dark puffy paint!  We will be back one night to check out that scene plus enjoy more food! Next time, maybe even taking dinner on the outdoor patio! A great evening!!