PRESS & ACCOLADES
BON APPETIT MAGAZINE: 50 Best Restaurants in America 2015
FOOD & WINE MAGAZINE: Tostada Chilaquiles featured on the Cover of Food & Wine
FOOD & WINE MAGAZINE: The New Originals: 7 Restaurants That Defy Culinary Trends
JAMES BEARD SEMIFINALIST NOMINATION: Best Chef Midwest - Christina Nguyen
EATER NATIONAL: YOUNG GUNS CLASS OF 2014: Christina Nguyen & Birk Grudem
EATER TWIN CITIES: The 38 Essential Twin Cities Restaurants, Winter 2019
GROWLER AWARDS: Best Latin Food 2018
CITY PAGES: Best Late Night Happy Hour 2018
MPLS / ST PAUL MAGAZINE: Best Restaurants 2017
MPLS / ST PAUL MAGAZINE: Best Restaurants 2016
CITY PAGES: Best Food Truck Turned Brick & Mortar 2015
MPLS / ST PAUL MAGAZINE: Best Restaurants 2015
MPLS / ST PAUL MAGAZINE: Best New Restaurants 2014
CITY PAGES: Top 10 Best New Restaurants 2014
STAR TRIBUNE: Review of Hola Arepa 2014
EATER TWIN CITIES: Take a Tour of Hola Arepa, A Tropical Paradise on Nicollet 2014
CHARLIE AWARDS: Emerging Food Professionals 2012
CHARLIE AWARDS: Outstanding Food Truck Item 2012