text: Being a Queens NY girl most of my life I have had access to culinary delights from all over the world One of my favorites is Colombian food Imagine my joy when I discovered a Colombian restaurant in my newly adopted city nnA bandeja paisa in the land of Disnefied strip restaurants and where locals assume all Latin American food is represented by the great but numerous Mexican restaurants here nnI had to check it outnnOiga Mire Vea is located in the S Sahara Pavillion on S Decatur and W Sahara It is not pretty but the people at the counter greet you with a smile and engaging conversation The entrance leads you to a small bakeryseating area filled with flyers and Colombian merchandise Off to the side is an opening to the larger room where live bands and dancing take place on the weekends It is tight old and messy with local business advertising their wares on a table jam packed with business cards and postersnnI was ordering takeout and will continue to do so Not very inviting to sit downnnThe food Having been deprived of my beloved Colombian food for too long I placed quite a large ordernnEmpanadas overstuffed mini cornmeal meat and potato piesnChicharron with arepa pronounced cheechahrrohn do not forget to roll your rs fried pork rind with white cornmeal cakenand the mother of Colombian plates the Bandeja Paisa bandehha piesah A huge platter enough for of grilled steak thin but tasty chicarron red kidney beans white rice chorizo chohreezoh fried ripe plaintain and a fried eggnnTo be continued