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Hamburger empanada
Marie G.

Wow this is way better than anticipated! So right now there is terrible construction going on right in front of the store so it is not easy to maneuver into the parking area, but it is well worth it. They have many choices of fillings that are beautifully wrapped in a delicious pastry and branded on the top so you know what is what. My favorite was the hamburger in the big, round empanada crust. My other favorite was the pineapple- not overly sweet like the ones you get at a bakery- this was just right. The price seems steep at over $4 for an empanada, but they are much larger than the small ones at some restaurants. Everything I got was so good. Tip: if you don't want to try to drive there with the construction, some food delivery services do deliver from there- sweet!

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Shawn O.

So happy to see a good empanada restaurant in town, even if it is on the other (west) side of town! The menu has lots of variety to choose from and is very clear with detailed descriptions for each! So many delicious pockets of baked food goodness to choose from! Dropped by and was happy to see so many "Ready to go" options available! Tried to get one of as many that were available to see what we liked best! Opted for (BCH) Beef & Cheese, a (CHO) Chorizo & Cheese, (PP) Pepperoni & Cheese, (HBC) Ham & Bacon & Cheese, (PH) Philly Cheesesteak, (BBQ) BBQ Pulled Pork from the MEATS; (S) Spinach & Cheese from the VEGGIES; (SH) Shrimp & Chipotle from the SEAFOOD and one of each of the SWEETS - (N) Nutella, (AC) Apple & Cinnamon, (LQ) Leche Quemada, (PN) Pinadelphia. One family salad came with the order of a dozen. The salad is coleslaw style. We loved all of the empanadas - no complaints about ANY of the options we had to choose from! Some of our favorites included the Philly Cheesesteak, BBQ Pulled Pork, Pepperoni & Cheese and Beef & Cheese. All of the desert options were very good too! Looking forward to going back again and trying the options we didn't get to try this time around. Highly recommend this place for tasty baked empanadas!

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Nancy H.

Delicious empanadas. I got a combo with 3 empanadas, one sauce and one drink and I paid a bit over $11. The first one I had was the beef habanero. The beef was good and the habanero gave it a nice kick. Not overly spicy at all. Perfect balance. The humita is vegetarian and it was good. The chimichurri sauce is oil with vinegar and spices like oregano. It is a traditional Argentinian sauce. Good choice for the beef habanero empanada. The third one was the pinadelphia, it has chunks of pineapple with Philadelphia cheese but I expected more filling. It is not overly sweet, so a good way to finish to my meal. Glad I was on the west side of town to be able to stop here. Even though i live on the east side, I will be making special trips to get me some empanadas. Good food! I did go back for more empanadas and tried different ones this time. The best one was the chicken Buffalo.

Ham, Bacon & Cheese Empanada Philly Cheesesteak Empanada *NEW* Buffalo Chicken Empanada Leche Quemada Empanada Apple Cinnamon Empanada
Mayra A.

On Christmas Eve, my family and I decided to go out for dinner even though it wasn't planned and after trying 3 restaurants that we had called ahead to confirm they were open but in fact said they were closing early, we accidentally came across this place and let me tell you, best accidental find EVER! We got a wide variety of their empanadas to try everything and I loved that they stamp on the top the initials of what you order. Makes splitting everything so easy. My kids and husband loved the chorizo, Buffalo chicken and the pepperoni empanadas. I didn't even get a chance to try them because they are them so fast lol. I got the ham and cheese, and the Philly cheesesteaks which was so good with the chimichurri sauce. That sauce was so delicious! We even got desert and I loved the leche quemada and my kids loved the Nutella. All in all this is a great place, nice staff, delicious food and sauces and was a great adventure trying Argentinian empanadas.

Ceci M.

They sell baked not fried empanadas. The ingredients are fresh and made daily. They offer 18 different fillings. They are crunchy but soft in the middle and it feels like you're eating a pie. All of them taste really good. I tried almost all the flavors. They also stamp them so you know which one you are eating. They have daily specials so check them out. You can sit and enjoy them there or take them home. They have seafood options, sweet, savory and even vegetarian Empanadas. Yummy

Lisa A.

Super good! The empanadas kind of reminded me of the ones grandma makes in the fall. She usually makes camote or sweet potato and pumpkin. Both sweet potato and pumpkin taste similar to me. Anyway...I ordered four empanadas. The leche quemada empanada (burnt milk) sort of reminded me of a sweet potato/pumpkin one. It was really tasty. Keep in mind I'm not really a pumpkin or sweet potato fan unless it's inside empanadas (empanadas are somewhat similar to turnovers). It wasn't what I was expecting but it was still great tasting. For some reason, I thought it would be more like tres leches, meaning milkier and sweeter. I don't know why I was thinking of that! Note to self: Tres leches and leche quemada are two different things. The dough tasted really fresh and savory in each of them. I liked that very much. I also enjoyed the crunch in every bite I took. I ordered a pepperoni and cheese, along with a philly cheesesteak. I liked both of these. The only thing I didn't like about the cheesesteak was that it had too many tiny, chopped up onions inside of it. The meat had a great taste. Bland anything was out of the question with these empanadas. I also got a Nutella empanada but I haven't tasted it yet. I'll probably warm it up and eat it later on. I got a combo and it came with two empanadas, a salad, a dipping sauce (I chose Ranch dressing) and a drink. The ranch complimented the empanadas perfectly! With the two other sweet empanadas, the total came out to $18 and change. I felt that the empanadas were a good size. My dog wouldn't let me eat one in its entirety! I shared the pepperoni and cheesesteak with him. He loved them! He devoured them within two minutes! He's kind of picky with food so that's a good sign if something tastes good or not. The salad was more like cole slaw. It was pretty good too. It had chopped nuts on top of it. That was different in a good way. La Empanaderia has four locations. Three are in Mexico (Chihuahua) and one is here. The customer service was great. The young lady who was helping me out was really friendly and helpful. I told her it was my first time visiting. She told me they offer specials/promotions everyday except for Saturday. The day I went, it was 10 percent off my order. That's pretty cool! Would I come back? YES! Try it sometime, El Paso peeps!

Spinach & Cheese Empanada, Beef Empanada, Coleslaw Salad
Andrea B.

GrubHub delivery, which arrived promptly with the food still warm. I love the variety of options on the menu. The coleslaw was a treat--crunchy with just the right amount of sweet. I also love that it's made with yogurt instead of mayonnaise. I look forward to trying more flavors as well as sweet empanada soon!

Diana V.

This place has delicious empanadas and a variety of options to choose from. It was our first time there and honestly wanted to order one of everything. Being a family of 5, I personally thought that it is a bit pricey for each empanada. Other than the price, we cannot complain. The place is very clean and the customer service we received was great!

Tiny Empanadas for $3.69 each
Kristine V.

They serve tiny snacks as empanadas. I was really looking forward to trying these empanadas at this new place but was soooo disappointed in them. I tried the nutella, cheese with pepperoni, and beef habanero ones and to begin with they were all tiny (see picture) and tasted "so so". I would never return. I'm especially disappointed in the size to price ratio. At close to $4 each this is really sad. But I wouldn't even return if the size was bigger. Only if they also changed their recipes.

Gabriela A.

I was waiting for this place to open, I finally got empanadas both sweet and salty. I can't describe the quality of these empanadas, they are absolutely amazing, great customer service, fast and beautiful looking LOL! It was worth the wait. Highly recommended!

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It's 12:20 on a Wednesday. How are you out of so many types of empanadas. Also why is everything premade??? Walked out without ordering.

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5 years ago

Amazing! I've tried a few of the empanadas and they are absolutely delicious. They have a nice variety of empanadas and sauces

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5 years ago

Way overpriced and the size and portion are tiny!! I had way better Argentinian empanadas. Over rated

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