Arepas Las Gorditas

I love the corn arepas and the unique way they serve it with meat/​cheese/​salads inside was something that brought me to it. The arepa was tasty (the avocado/​cheese) and surprisingly filling. The cook was kind and asked us how it was… something that is not overlooked. I found that the only reason I deduct a star is that the cheese was not at the bottom of the arepa thus it wasn’t melted and didn’t give me the consistency or texture that I wanted, but other than that it was very tasty!

Best arepa I’ve ever had hands down. What I love most is that the outside is crunchy and doesn’t have a lot of the extra corn stuffing inside. They serve big portions one is enough to fill you up. My favorite is the chicken, avocado, & white cheese (it has a name but I can’t remember). The shredded pork one is also really good. Those are the only two I’ve tried but I’m sure they’re all great. So glad they opened a store in Miami and don’t have to track down the truck anymore!

I stumbled upon this truck in a drunken stupor (Meaning I’ve had 2 drinks) during a food truck invasion just outside of my favorite bar. It was a Thursday night, the roads were closed off and this street was crawling with people. I’ve gone to a few of these food truck events and they seem to be getting more popular each time.
Competition was stiff at this event but i ended up at ALG for 2 reasons. 1) The line didn’t seem very long and 2) I don’t do «Gorditas», so i figured it was about time i put that curiosity to rest. When deciding what to order just skip the named arepas and just go off the «Create your own». It’ll still run you the same amount of cash and it’s easier to figure out what they have to offer. I went with a shredded pork and shredded white cheese arepa with an order of tequenos. It only took about 8 minutes to prepare and get the food in my hands.
This thing really was a (simple) piece of work. The shredded pork overflowing with it’s blonde cheese hair getting caught on it’s corn flour dress as I strutted it around care free. This gordita may not have been my type but it seemed destined for me. Once i tore into it i knew i made the right decision. She was pretty tasteful even without any sauce. I really enjoyed it until the point where i was just left with the Arepa end. Turns out that without the delicious pork and cheese masking the taste, i’m not a big fan of the corn flour patty. If I’m not mistaken they do offer other patties so that may be worth a try for me next time. The tequenos i also had without sauce, if your a fan of cheese and don’t mind a little greasiness then you’ll probably like these.
The food truck accepts credit cards but you may want to verify that it’s working before making a line. They have some specialty sauces that look like they might be worth a try but i wasn’t in the mood to defile pork or cheese that night. An Arepa, tequenos and coke ended up being about $ 16. Even though they go heavy on the «guts» it still feels a little steep for some street food. If there wasn’t a minimum order of 5 tequenos that would probably help. Maybe it would also help if i wasn’t a slob that needed 20lbs of food per sitting, but we’re rating ALG here, not me.

This may be the slowest food truck of all time. I sat in front of them for at least 30 minutes watching as they took order after order and delivered about ¹⁄₅ in the same amount of time. I don’t know how late they planned to stay but it seemed that they were just getting farther and farther behind the orders to the point where I doubted they’d be able to deliver all of them by closing. During the time I waited, my husband went searching for another food truck, ordered, waited for them to cook his meal, ate the entirety of it and still had to stand with me another 15 to 20 minutes to get my arepa.
After all of that wait, it was completely not worth it. Really, I think it was the most disappointing arepa I have ever had.
I wish I could get that wasted time back and order something different.

Las Gorditas was supposed to be at Lauderdale in Fort Lauderdale at 6 pm tonight. It’s 7:45 pm and no food truck, so we are leaving. I was very excited to try Las Gorditas but it does not appear that they prioritized their commitment to come to Lauderdale. Too bad.

I had a pulled pork arepa with white sprinkled cheese with a side of hot sauce. I highly recommend. it was so so fresh and packed full of pork. Arepa was good enough to eat by its self.

I ordered La gordita… it comes with pork and white cheese… Initially…I was REALLY impressed. just looking at the arepa got my mouth watering. It was plenty stuffed with pork… It was very meaty and dense… I love heavy dense foods! It was also super messy to eat.
I added their garlic and cilantro mayo based sauces. Obviously the sauces added some moisture and flavors to the pork. They were tasty.
I was on the fence about what rating I should give them because… After I ate the arepa… I just felt SO bloated and full… even slightly nauseous? Normally I get like that occasionally with super fatty foods, even though I can eat entire pizzas and loads of ice cream and not have that feeling.
Part of me really liked what I saw and tasted… but hated how I felt afterwards.
Earlier in the day I ate like a pig which may have carried over a bit and affected how I felt during my food truck experience. Eating very fatty burgers earlier in the day then eating fatty pork and plenty of mayo… may have been a bit of on overkill for my body which may explain to extreme bloating I experienced.
I’ll give Arepas Las Gorditas the benefit of the doubt and give them a 4 star rating because the flavors and portions were real good.

Let’s start by the fact that I hate corn so getting an arepa off a truck made me even more skeptical. Yesterday, I was absolutely blown away by how delicious it actually was! I had an arepa with pork, maduros and white cheese. So damn good. Can’t wait until you guys are nearby, I will definitely drop by!!!

i suggest the beef with fresh cheese and cilantro mayo… mmmm. Food truck revolution!

Hell yeah Arepas las Gorditas! You have totally changed the way I think of arepas!
We were lucky enough to the find ALG food truck at art walk this month. My friend was in town from ATL and wanted to try a food truck with some Latin flavor. We walked around and checked out some of the other trucks then we ran into the ALG truck. The gal at the window was super friendly and as we were deciding what to order, the chef came out and advised us of some tasty options. My friend went for the Rumbera with shredded pork and and Gouda. I hadn’t planned on ordering anything, but as she was ordering I saw a couple of the stuffed arepas pop out of the truck window, I quickly changed my mind. I ordered the Reina Pepeada with shredded chicken, cheese and avocado. Both of our arepas was packed full of meat and toppings. Our new chef friend came back out from the truck to make a sauce recommendation. I had this garlicky-​cilantro sauce that out of this world delicious. As we both attempted to finish our arepas, we had several people come by and ask what we were chomping on. After that, the line grew and grew. We were quite pleased to have gotten in and eaten before everyone became hip to the game!
I highly recommend this food truck & I’ll be looking out for ALG at the next food truck meet-​up!