Super cozy atmosphere and some of the best service we encountered in Buenos Aires. No wait at…read more7:30pm. Ordered empandas, locro, mondongo, and a humita en chala. The mondongo was our family favorite--this is some of the best soup I have ever had--super comforting and absolutely bursting with flavor, and the tripe pieces were so tender. Every dish here was tasty though, and this was one of my top restaurants of our vacation.

Great empandas and service. Brick oven style. Very cool overall experience and a place I would…read moredefinitely go back to.

By NYC standards, the food is somewhere between passable and only-while-drunk…read more This popular chain primarily serves "Buenos Aires-style" pizza (one of the more unfortunate evolutions of the Italian original...) and empanadas, plus salads, desserts, and a bunch of other things. Like many Buenos Aires restaurants that aren't parrillas, the menu defies characterization. The muzzarella con morrones was 15 pesos and featured a thick sludge of cheese, a couple slabs of red pepper (morrones), and a Spanish olive. The squat triangular shape, thick and airy crust, and volcanic flow of cheese takes some getting used to for this New Yorker. The baked empanadas were not terrible, but I'm beginning to regret the concept of baking when applied to empanadas. The place is clean and aside from the fluorescent lighting, it's a few steps above what you'd expect for the food. Somehow, there's table service. Again, for the food they're serving, it's surprising to see small groups of Argentinians in their 30's and 40's having an actual dinner here, or older couples dining with a bottle of wine. Worth a visit? No better to come here than anywhere else for pizza. But there's a (bidirectional) cultural lesson to be had in seeing people who are presumably Argentines, eating what we'd consider drunk food with the air of being at any other proper restaurant.

"Hola, can you re heat mi pizza from yesterday?" /stare…read more"Que?" Irvin mined the action of reheating the cold pizza to the manager. The man was angry for some reason, he clearly disliked people who didn't speak fluent Spanish. He muttered something in Spanish to the waiter, took a glance at the pizza in the restaurant's own box and frowned again. This man loved to frown. "No" Irvin was confused. He bought this pizza from the place yesterday and just wanted them to reheat it. Not to eat in the place, just a simple microwave request. He'd seen the waiters reheat the cold pizza on the counter before. "Just reheat...like...bzzzzz...ding!" Irvin mimed the microwave action. "No" Man what a douche. The waiters are alright, not neglectful but far from great. They're like cold sandwiches, just there. No smiles the 3 times I was there. No friendliness. Just the beat down "I'll get it done attitude". Again...not asshole waiters. Just a dick manager. Skip this place if you're an English speaking tourist and go to La Junta, just 3 blocks down la mayo. They're kind, something this place doesn't get.

We rushed to get here for all the good things we heard and It wasn't open! Total downer.read more

This establishment is divided into two sections: one is a lounge type setting for drinks and the…read moreother is more restaurant for eating. The empanadas are good, but I like empanadas in general and I have never had an empanada that I didn't like. Some of their empanadas are unusual. I had never heard of or tried an empanada that had sun dried tomatoes and arugula before. They serve open and closed empanadas. I hadn't had an "open" empanada before. The Americano pizza was rather strange to me. It's not like any pizza that I have ever had in the United States. First of all, we don't put potato chips on a pizza, but here, they do for the Americano pizza. For the most part, the pizza here is similar to "American Style" pizza like what is served in the USA. Opinion about what's the best pizza and where the best pizza is depends upon who is making the claim for pizza and where that person is. Some will either like it or not like it. I liked their pizza, but it's not the best pizza in the world. Their prices seemed reasonable for what they have, and they are cash only. If you think that you can put it on a credit card, don't. They take cash only.

Easily the best empanadas I've ever had. We got a variety to split, but all of them were amazing…read more My favorite was the cheese, but I loved every last one. I think we got lucky with timing, because we barely had any line, but by the time we got our food, there was a line out the door.

Not to be missed empanada spot. Get one of every flavor but don't skip the carne picante or the…read morepicachu

The best empanadas I have ever tasted. This place is a hidden gem in Buenos Aires, and when I say…read morehidden, I mean really hidden. You cannot see La Cocina from the street. You must enter the shady underground plaza with the barber and sex shop, walk all the way to the back, and there you will find this unassuming little empanada shop. No habla Español, but navigating the menu was easy. They make beef, chicken, and ham empanadas, plus four vegetarian flavors. I ordered one of each of the veggie options, plus a few Carne Picante ones for my boyfriend. Their empanadas are made fresh to order, so be prepared to wait about 15 minutes. There are a few tables outside, but if dining in a fluorescent lit basement isn't your thing, you probably want to take your order to go. My empanadas were still piping hot 30 minutes later when I arrived back at my hotel. The best of the vegetarian selection was the Pikachu, a four cheese empanada with mild chili spices. The filling was packed with richly savory flavor without being overly oily or salty. The Queso y Cebolla (cheese and caramelized onion) and Pascualina (Spinach) were also fantastic, but more on the mild side. The Choclo (sweet corn) was okay, but too sweet. It tasted like congee with honey in it-enjoyable for a bite or too, but not one that I would order again. Highly recommended.

Unpretentious eatery, where empanadas are made and baked on order, in front of you! They have eight…read moredifferent stuffings, enough for two people if you order one each and are willing to share. One - with corn - appears vegetarian. Another one - with spinach - also appears to have no meat. Locals frequent this spot.

The service here is fine, they take about 15 minutes to prepare your orders. We got some ham and…read morecheese empanadas as well as some cheese and onion. Unfortunately both of these were relatively mediocre. The onions in the cheese and onion empanadas were far too large and made it hard to eat and the ham and cheese lacked any flavor. In a pinch this is fine. You can only takeaway, there's no spaces to sit down and eat inside.

Food is delicious, fresh and affordable. The staff are friendly. This is were local people eat…read more Located near "Mafalda bench". You must try.