Don't ever go to Patacon if you want GOOD Colombian food. The best joint to go to (you are reading a Colombians opinion, results may vary) is Fruti Valle off Buford Highway in Atlanta, they have been there since I came to GA. Best mondongo/Bandeja around!! This was the first Colombian spot I ever heard of here, and I think the first non-mexican restaurant to open here.

Another good spot, though I don't know if they are still around, is Mi Pueblo, off Rockbridge Rd. I usually go around that area only at night, so I'm not sure. As for empanadas, try Fruti Valle or Las Americas in Doraville, behind the chinese shopping center, next to Monserrat.... they have also been around for a LONG time, for a while it was only them, my grandmothers restaurant, and Los Toros around Atlanta for anything spanish