Sabores Colombianos visit photograph by Roger Ma
Roger’s original visit photograph · 2017-01-24

Colombian

Sabores Colombianos

Normal Heights, San DiegoRecommended

Roger rated this 4 stars, calling the empanadas the bomb, the beef tongue dank and full of flavor, the breaded pork chop perfect with huge portions and good prices, and the guava milkshake bomb.

The call

Start with empanadas or beef tongue or breaded pork chop or guava milkshake, and check the restaurant’s current menu before you go.

What to order

  • Empanadas
  • Beef tongue
  • Breaded pork chop
  • Guava milkshake

Best for

  • A big appetite
  • Colombian comfort food

From Roger’s Foursquare

Roger’s tips on Sabores Colombianos

Source-backed notes

Visit history

Checked in 5 times on Swarm, most recently May 24, 2022. See the check-in log

2017-01-24day precision · source explicit
★★★★☆
“Empanadas are the bomb Beef tongue is dank. Plenty of flavor Breaded pork chop is perfect. Huge portion, good prices Milkshake are bomb. Get guava”

Roger called the empanadas the bomb, the beef tongue dank and full of flavor, and the breaded pork chop perfect with huge portions and good prices; he recommended the guava milkshake. (From an unpublished Yelp draft review, never posted publicly.)

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