love this place.... I will hve to say I love the cheese empanadas better than others. But a good suggestion, especially during lunch or dinner hours, call ahead and order for pick up. read more

This place is all the rave when it comes to ordering empanadas quick and easy. My friends and I went here a few times as well as the branch near Queens Center Mall for their Italian sausage, pepperoni and cheese, ground beef, cheese, ham and cheese, and a whole lot of others. The maize empanadas are really delicious and crispy especially. The green sauce is the best, but still try them all if you're a first-timer. The extra sauces are 50 cents each, which is unlike how it was before. They've only accepted cash when I went there about a month ago, so be sure to have enough. Also, count your change because they do have a tendency to make mistakes, and you'll be walking away short of a dollar or two and a few cents. It has happened to me before. Aside from that, this place serves yummy fast food and has pick up as well. read more

Good good empanadas!... best you can get in NYC... and all under $2 each. The lady who took our order was very nice and helpful, and our order arrived quickly. It's a take out style restaurant, so not many seats... best to order to go. I award extra points for being 24 hours. I will definitely stop by again. read more

Great empanadas! But they take so long to make! If you come here, be sure to call in advance with your order so you don't have to wait in line. I recommend the macaroni and cheese empanadas and the peanut butter banana empanadas! And the yucca fries as well! read more

Waited an hour and a half to get 4 empanadas. And o top it off, I ordered 20 min before I got there, by phone. Rude customer service and obviously extremely slow service. Everyone that walked in after me got there order, much larger than mine may I add, got there order well before me. read more

Came here a few days ago ordered about 10 spinach and cheese empanadas, got to my invited friends house To eat them and to find out that there was no cheese in there what a rip off how do you forget to put cheese on 10 empanadas,You guys need to hire more compiten staff, overall it sucks just to eat spinach and bread very disappointed never ordering a single empanada from there again. read more

Empanadas deliciosos! So far I have only tried beef and chicken. Both are fantastic. If you have two or three they can be a whole meal. I haven't been back to Jackson Heights in awhile, there is another Mama's across from the mall. I plan to expand my palette and try some of the other varieties. No real seating, but you wouldn't have much time to sit down anyway before your empanadas disappeared. read more

Holy cow love the empanadas here! They are so damn good! I had no idea they had cocktail size(now I know what else im going to be serving at parties now) they have a huge selection of empanadas to try! I tried the meatball, pepperoni, cheesesteak and the regular corn meat empanadas! I got to say the pepperoni one was my favorite( it reminded me of the hot pockets I always buy) I can't wait till I go back to try the other flavors! The only bad part about this place is no parking! Its always so hectic around northern blvd! read more

Close to Pio Pio, so sometimes when I make my track down there I will stop and get a few of these. I have never had a bad one. Some are admittedly better than others. But I have yet to have one that puts me completely off. They pretty much put anything and everything into either a cornmeal or dough empanada. read more

This place is great. I love the Latin beats blasting and the authentic colombiano decor on the walls. Just know there are two locations, both within a block of each other, both open 24/7. One is a take out spot with no chairs or tables and one has chairs and tables where you can bring friends and sit down. The "original" (since 1978!!!!) has the chairs and tables and also a bathroom. However, both have the same amazing empanadas. It's hard for me to even pick a favorite. You really can't go wrong no matter which one out of the dozens and dozens you get. It's my new favorite spot, especially bc you can come anytime of day or night and the price is $1.00 to $1.75 each. They even have a breakfast menu. I'll be coming back :-) read more

Great place for snacking in New York! Really love the concept and the selection they have- it was overwhelming seeing all the choices. I got a cheeseburger and cheese empanada and loved it. Melt in your mouth goodness with the crispiness of the crust was awesome. read more

I just moved to the neighborhood and could not help but notice there are TWO Mama's Empanadas a stone throw away from one another on the same side of the street on Northern Blvd. I ordered 2 beef & potato empanadas and a mozzarepa. It was addictively good. A little greasy. I really didn't care for the lack of cleanliness on the tables - the counters were not cleaned at all. I will pickup and eat at home next time. Can't wait to try the other menu offerings. The price is just right. read more

Omg! 24/7 cheap and yummy. Co-worker gave me a chicken empanada. I wanted more, and more and more. I will work through the menu...

my bf and i were so excited to try their empanadas cause they do have more than 1 store but it turned out to be a disappointment. we ordered about 19 empanadas as we dont live close to this place. the skin is TOO thick. their mushroom pizza empanada legit had like 2 little pieces of mushroom. theyre getting 2 stars from me because their chicken one at least tasted decent... the corn based one was hard to chew... wont be back here again read more

All of the empanadas from here taste frozen. The cornmeal crust is too hard and the filling aint all that. Yuck

Yummy empanadas! Quick and easy bite to eat. My favorite is the Cuban and caramel empanadas.

Disgusting food, threw up all night. Horrible service and employees. If you love your body and what care what you put into it, this dump should be the last place you go. AVOID read more

Great snack!! Open 24hrs couldnt ask for anything better! Broccoli & cheese empanada is delicious!

Tasty and spicy chicken empanadas.... Not pricy at all, only thing is the wait time is kinda long, but worth it.

The variety of Empanadas are great! A Great place to explore new tasting food. The plus side to this place is that theres a good atmosphere. Enjoy everyone. read more

Best mamas empanadas!!! Lots of meat and fresh fresh fresh!!! I get the packages with broccoli and cheese and meat. The green sauce is excellent. This place is open 24/7 read more

I usually go to another empanada spot, but was brought here last night, and this morning before going to work I decided to pick some up for the boys at work. Not a bad place at all, atmosphere is pretty good you get the Spanish music in the background and a futbol game on the tv. I opted for the cheese, and the regular carne one, the cheese one was amazing, just be careful when biting into it as the oil will shoot out while taking a bite. All and all I recommend the cheese and the Hawaiian empanadas with wheat/flour empanada shell. You definitely won't be disappointed read more

I love their empanadas! They have so many different empanadas to choose from. I haven't tried them all yet but my favorite so far are the Hawaiian and spinach&cheese. Also, love the pink sauce (basically ketchup&mayo) Great late-night snack! Taking one star off because they are not 24 hours all the time. Some days they close at 12am. read more

I'm just happy I live only a block away :D empanadas for breakfast, lunch, dinner or late night snacks. Everytime I go I try to get something different since there's over 50+ different empanadas. My favorite at the moment must be the Hawaiian just because of my sweet tooth w. pink sauce. YUMMMM. read more

Good CHEAP finger food, with a great selection. Place was clean, service was simple and efficient. Really wanted to try their mac&cheese empanada, but was told they were all out! (Bummer!) Italian calzone was really good, taste just like a mini calzone from a pizzaria! read more

The empanadas are pretty tasty but I gotta say..I never knew it took 20 minutes to fry a few pre-made empanadas. I went in here on a non-busy Thursday afternoon with practically no one in the place and it still took them 20 minutes. It's kind of skeevy inside with broken lamps and unkempt stools but overall for the price, empanadas are decent. read more

The empanadas here are amazing. There are so many choices to chose from & the employees are happy to help you chose. Not to mention, the price is right! Very cheap but very tasty. The empanadas are well prepared, hearty and filling. The calzone and Cuban are my favorite ones. I went there twice this week and both times it was a long wait but I didn't mind because it is freshly prepared. read more

This is cheaper than Empanada Mama's in midtown. Yet still as good. $1.75, empanadas VS. $3.00 empanadas. Mama's empanadas will always win based on price.. I wish they had better appetizers. Only thing I see myself ordering here are empanadas and maybe the salchipapa. As for service, depending on the time you go, you will have to wait a while. No sure if its open 24/7 but I am usually there around 2-4am. Its not very big so seating is limited. But you can sit outside in the summer on the benches near by. You can't go wrong with their food. read more

Big variety of empanadas. Quick grab and go food. Order in advance sometimes it takes a while.

I ordered from here for a birthday party. All corn empanadas cocktail size. 40 beef 40 chicken and 20 cheese ones. They were all delicious! The chicken ones could've had more chicken tho! It came with a pink sauce that wasn't spicy and a green one that was spicy. Both delicious! I ordered to pick up at noon on a Sunday and they were on time! read more

More then 45 minuts For 2 empanadas... I'm still waiting and have 6 other order before then mine!!! that's sucks! They are really busy, 0 organization!! read more

Empanadas are so so good! But definitely call to place your order in advance. If not, you'll be waiting about 20 minutes before you can eat!

Hands down the best empanadas in Queens. They have a great variety and the service is always fast. Huge plus for being open 24 hours! Highly recommend the following empanadas - cheeseburger, pernil, broccoli & cheese, rice & beans, and chicken fajita! read more

I don't know how this place has such high reviews. I went here 2 days ago and ordered 2 beef empanadas (fried) and 1 cheeseburger empanada. The beef empanadas were soooooo oily it was gross! The cheeseburger one I bit into and the cheese was not even melted and it tasted nasty. Also, there were parts of both of the beef empanadas that were cold and not cooked all the way through! Overall, a big disappointment! read more

Don't come here if you are starving, especially if you get moody when you are hungry because this place takes FOREVER! Their food preparing system needs an upgrade ASAP. Empanadas are delicious though. read more

It was just a late night and me and my home girl was craving some mamas empanadas.. so we went. I asked to split the bag and to have an extra sauce. So we both could have two sauces for our three empanadas each! She said "it's one sauce per two empanadas" I said okay so ... "how many sauces if you getting three" she said two. I said okay can I have an extra sauce. As if I was begging for some more sauce! Any ways she made us pay for an extra sauce and said you would've gotten two each if you ordered separately. No big deal, but customer service HORRIBLE. Next time I won't make it easier when me and my friend order food, we will just order a ton separately just for extra sauce. read more

I love the IDEA of this place. TONS of empanada flavors, which, in theory, is a really good idea. However, some of these flavors are just gross. I haven't had all of them, so I can only judge what I know. The flavors that I do like are the typical beef, chicken and rice and bean empanadas are all really good. I prefer corn shells which I can be pretty picky about, and their corn shells are fabulous. I would give another star. However, the last time I was here I ordered 3 empanadas. As I was waiting, the place started to get PACKED, which is usual and I understand the wait. I waited 20 minutes and then asked where my order was, I received a nasty attitude and was told to wait. So, I wait another 20 minutes. I normally wouldn't do this, but I really wanted the empanadas. So then I ask again, and the girl looks shocked that I've been waiting 40 minutes, and tells me she gave my order away by accident and tells me to wait another 15 minutes. A HALF AN HOUR GOES BY and I am still asking where my order is. Probably another 15 minutes later, and I get my three empanadas. They charge you for extra hot sauce, which is really awesome hot sauce (homemade) so I always get extra. I had forgotten to ask when I paid, so I asked them since I waited about an hour and a half for my food, if I could just have a few extra hot sauces and they FREAKIN CHARGED ME FOR THEM. So, I would only go here again for regular beef empanadas and their hot sauce. This is also a good place for some middle of the night getting home from drinking food. Otherwise, I'd rather go get some authentic empanadas without the wait and the attitude. read more

Came here based on yelp reviews. The empanadas were good. I had the beef, chicken, broccoli & cheese and caramel & cheese. The caramel and cheese was surprisingly good but it was really sweet. So, that was my least favorite. However, I'm giving them 3 stars because of the wait and staff. It took over 20 minutes to get my order and I was not the only one complaining about the wait. It took even longer to get my order because the kitchen forgot my order. When inquiring about the status of the order, the staff were not friendly in dealing with it. After this experience with the wait and staff, I probably wouldn't go back to this specific location if I ever wanted to get empanadas. read more

I've been coming here for years and I love their mozarepa, guava and cheese baked empanada, carne empanada abd the pizza empanada so delicious! read more

Horrible service, overcooked my empanadas! And when I asked them for extra sauce because one of my sauce fell. They had the nerves to tell me to pay extra! read more