Patacon Pisao

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139 Essex St
New York, NY 10002
Founded in 2005 as a simple neighborhood food truck in the Washington Heights/ Inwood sector of Manhattan. Patacon Pisao now serves the most authentic and critically acclaimed Venezuelan cuisine in all New York City. We are best known for our use of plantains. Others who try to look like us attempt to imitate our artful creation of the classic, but there is only one. Our generation-old family recipes represent the traditional flavors found in restaurants and street vendors in Venezuela. Our casual atmosphere, generous portions, and affordable prices bring people from all parts of the the world to our doors.

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4.0461 reviews
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Luis S.
7/12/2025

Came here because I saw a tik tok saying they had the best sandwich in the world. I don't agree but definitely top two in the city in my opinion. I got the pabellon patacon. It was really...

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Cole D.
10/12/2025

I was hoping for better here. I like the idea of this place, but the execution is not good. I had a super crunchy yet tasteless cubano patacano. It's a plantain chip bun and tons of meat inside....

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Ashley B.
7/25/2025

I wanted to like this place given all of the hype but it just didn't do it for me. reasonable prices, but the food doesn't seem that fresh -- I ordered a salad and the greens came from a huge bag...

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Olives M.
7/19/2025

I 1st fell in love with patacon pisao when I found there truck uptown in 202 street many years ago. I'm pregnant and was really craving a great patacon so I traveled all the way downtown and I...

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Christina L.
3/29/2025

Food is yummy but do not come here without water if your mouth is kinda dry!! I ordered the vegetarian patacon and it was pretty hefty and ample. They were generous with the fillings but I do...

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