An interview of the owner of Los Arrieros Restaurante is posted below:
If you couldn’t hear the video, do not fret. Los Arrieros Restaurante is a Colombian restaurant that has been located in Jackson Heights for about 30 years now. Customers not only from Jackson Heights, but from around the eastern coast, come to Los Arrieros for traditional Colombian cuisine whenever they travel to Jackson Heights. Typically, those who previously lived in or near Jackson Heights return to Los Arrieros whenever they get the chance to fill their desire for Colombian cooking. Considering the restaurant is located in Jackson Heights, there is a vast diversity of customers coming in everyday to get of taste of what Colombia has to offer.
Here are some of the dishes found in Los Arrieros shown below:
Bandeja Paisa consists of beans, white rice, ground meat (or steak), pork rind, fried eggs, fried plantain, sausage, arepa (a type of cornbread), and avocado. This arguably the nation dish of Colombia.
http://www.mycolombianrecipes.com/paisa-tray-bandeja-paisa
Empañadas is a stuffed pastry that is filled with a variety of different ingredients such as chicken, beef, cheese, rice, etc. or a combination them.
http://pierrecatering.com/?page_id=163
Sancocho is a Colombian soup that you can make with fish, beef, chicken, pork, plantain, potato, yucca, and/or other vegetables.
http://www.mycolombianrecipes.com/colombian-chicken-sancocho-sancocho-de
Thank you for such a brief yet well description of who we are. It was nice meeting you!
Happy Holidays!