THE AREPA STAND ~ MAR VISTA
The Arepa Stand, which has been blowing minds in local farmers markets for seven years, soft-opened its own brick-and-mortar space in Mar Vista this week.
The business comes from siblings Mercedes Rojas (the chef) and Zeus Ferrini (director of ops), who are often praised for serving L.A.’s best Venezuelan-style arepas, most of which are named after different regions of our city.
“It’s a dream come true,” Rojas tells L.A. TACO. “We have worked so hard for this, and to see it as a physical space is sometimes unbelievable. We've been actively looking year after year after year. It’s kind of surreal sometimes. But I think people are going to be super excited to be able to have us as many times as they want in the week.”
Arepa options include “The Notti’s,” which comes stuffed with plantains, avocado, queso de mano, and a fried egg; “The East L.A.” with eggs, chorizo, garlic sauce, gouda, and plantains; and “The Inglewood,” which has braised BBQ pork, chile de arbol salsa, avocado, and queso de mano.