La Olla

"2nd degree burns all over my tongue and mouth from their hot chocolate. My mouth and tongue are literally 85% blistered and my tongue is now swollen from being horribly burnt. NO WARNING WHATSOEVER that the chocolate was going to be BOILING HOT. Now I’m not going to be able to eat or talk properly for who knows how long. I was almost in tears when I told the waitress, only to get an “I’m sorry about that”, and still get charged for the food I couldn’t eat. She also mentioned I WAS NOT THE FIRST! If this horrible pain persists I am going to go have to see a doctor and I WILL be sending the bill to this restaurant. I don’t expect more than a reply saying “I’m sorry you had a bad experience and hope the next one’s better”, so save the reply. I’m not ever coming back but I will let other people know there are no safety concerns here for customers."

"This has got to be the worst Colombian food I've had in my entire life. And let me tell you, I've had the pleasure of dining at plenty of Colombian restaurants. Luckily we were not very hungry; just swung by to get a quick bite. But if it was not bad enough that the taste of the food was just not authentic, the empanadas were too greasy, the chorizo was lardy, the arepa was hard and not even warm - it was served cold. And I ask you, how can you go wrong with white rice. Well, the chef somehow managed to mess that up as well. I can honestly tell you that the only thing we enjoyed there was the Colombian Gaseosa. It is certain, I will not be dining there again. I am all for supporting our local establishments. But for the sake of their own benefit, the owners should make it a point to re-examine the chef's qualifications in order to retain and acquire regularly attending patrons."

"La olla is perfect for a good O Colombian ox tail soup. I have visited Colombians restaurants in the past, like in New Jersey and New York, and their ox tail is always delicious. I was surprised. I found this Colombia rest here in Houston. Very impressive. I need to return back soon and try their famous rice with chicken. Is one of the best dishes they have. Nice waiters. Very friendly. I recommend this place."

"A small place, especially good for meat lovers. I tried the typical Colombian Paisa Plate, which was a like a big sampler, including a thin-sliced beefsteak, big sausage, pork belly, red beans, rice, an egg, potato cake, fried banana and sweet potato...really enough for two to share, and topped it off with a nice blackberry smoothie. I would have rated it five-star, except that the dish should have included avocado and they were out, which wouldn't have been a big deal, but avocado was in season, so really no excuse. I asked for extra rice instead of the avocado, and was told I could substitute only fried banana or sweet potato, which I thought was not very accommodating. Anyway, just a small complaint, and the food was delicious, service good, and prices fair."