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    Tango's Empanadas & Grill - Meridian

    4.6 (163 reviews)
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    TANGO'S EMPANADAS & GRILL - MERIDIAN ATMOSPHERE

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    Quiet
    Dogs allowed
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    Christina C.

    Both tango's locations are fantastic! Always delicious food and great service. You can't go wrong with any of the empanadas but my favorite are BBQ, Rancho, and Cafemello. The fries are a must as well!

    Genovese L.

    Stopped by here for lunch with my husband, who's from South America, and we enjoyed our experience! We ordered the Gaucho, Saltena, Tinga, La Boca, Cheese, and Arroz Con Leche. The service is quick and friendly. There's plenty of indoor seating and lots of parking as well. The empanadas were nice and hot! My personal favorite was the Saltena - it was juicy, savory, and delicious! Definitely want to come back here to try the other flavors.

    Gaucho Empanada
    Mallory S.

    Wow wow WOW these empanadas are HUGE!! The pictures don't really demonstrate just how much bigger these empanadas are than I expected. As an added bonus, they are also delicious! I gotta hand it to my guy, Guy Fieri, for showcasing this specific empanada restaurant on his DDD show. The producers really did their research here. I also did my research on what to order beforehand as their menu is huge and can cater to most tastes out there. I ordered the same as Guy did, the pork-based "El Puerco," as well as a beef option that is considered a traditional Argentinian empanada, the "Gaucho." For dessert, I enjoyed a warm "La Nona," as dulce de leche and bananas is such a winning combination. The empanadas exterior were crunchy and airy, and surprisingly not greasy at all for a fried food. All 3 of my choices were filled to the brim with their respective fillings. The meat was fully cooked and seemed to be of decent quality. As for the restaurant itself, the staff weren't too helpful in helping my friends narrow down what they wanted to eat, but the interior was clean and had a lot of tables and chairs, perfect for large groups. The best part of my whole experience was the PRICE! I know, I'm surprised as well that a restaurant in 2023 had reasonable/cheap prices! We all ate very well at around $8-12 a person.

    This was the "pizza" one

    I've heard such good things about this place so we drove 30 minutes to try it out... workers were nice. we got our food to go and when we got home I cut them in half to split with my son and they were pretty much empty. mine and I got him the kids meal ones and his were empty as well??? pretty disappointed

    Menu as of 8/2022
    Judi B.

    I love empanadas and am often disappointed by limited options, the dough or the overall price. Then, luckily, I found Tango's! What a welcome surprise. Friendly and helpful service. Empanadas take a wee bit longer than usual to come out...but they are hot, fresh and most definitely worth the wait. I thoroughly enjoyed the "El Puerco" the best. Chimicarne was very good. The dough was soft enough to eat yet firm enough to hold on the fillings. Dough was very savory without being a competitor to the superior fillings inside! All the meat was perfectly seasoned without being overpowering. The dough to filling ratio was on point. My daughter and husband enjoyed the Gardel empanada and upgraded to the combo (which is an amazing price!). They both gobbled down everything, including the crispy golden fries. We cannot wait to go back and enjoy more options this amazing menu has to offer. Excellent job!

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    Michele R.

    Tango's new location at this Meridian is in "pre-opening" mode as of January 17, 2022 doing take out only on Mon - Fri and hours are limited to 3p - 7p. Details follow. Reviews posted here with dates prior to 1/17/22 appear to be for Tango's old Nampa location which closed a couple of years ago. Looks as if Nampa reviews were carried over to this new Meridian. Regardless, the bricks and mortar store in Meridian just opened as of 1/17/22 (owners originally hoped for opening in early 2021). Here is what you might find useful to know before you go to enjoy empanadas made by these lovely owners who are originally from Buenos Aires so they know Argentinian food and started introducing Boise to it in about 2006 when they opened the original Tango's in Boise. For the Meridian shop: *Hours are M-F 3:00 - 7:00 *No dine in options now, carry out only. Orders need to be phoned in or texted in advance and no later than 2:00. 208-447-0701 *Credit card payment only for now *All 50 empanada options are available, but only empanadas at this location and for now no gluten free empanadas can be ordered for here. Empanada menu is at the top of Yelp page. *When this Meridian location is fully open it will include an Argentinian grill menu too. NOTES: *This location - Near Big Lots and Albertson's, same complex, on E. Fairview. is easier to access than the Boise location and they have a parking lot. *The parking lot has ADA / accessible parking. The building is level in for people with mobility disabilities. *These are fried empanadas. If you're looking for baked empanadas you can find those in Meridian too, owners are also from Argentina and are in the kitchen making their delicious food, down Fairview a mile so so at The Empanada Club which has been open for maybe four years.

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    26 days ago

    Amazing food and great service. Everyone is always kind and attentive. My favorites are the Jugosa, Rancho, and Pampa.

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    1 year ago

    What a great place! The empanadas are light and flaky and the various fillings are delicious!! We highly recommend! Can't wait to go back.

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    11 months ago

    Like most empanada joints I've eaten at, the crust was disappointing. It should be like a pie crust, crisp, buttery, etc.

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    Everything was so yummy! Best authentic Empanadas I've had! Staff was very nice. The wait was short and dining room was clean.

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    2 years ago

    The dessert empanadas are my favorite. Hours are business only which is a bummer. Closed on Sundays and most days at 7pm

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    3 years ago

    Amazing food, in a clean environment with amazing staff. A must for a meal or their amazing desserts.

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    Splurged and had a wonderful dinner out at Barbacoa. We love coming to Barbacoa and taking guests…read morethat are not from Boise so they can experience the Firerock Filet. While the price point here is higher than a typical date night for us, our experiences have always been worth the price tag. The staff is attentive and offers great recommendations. The table side guacamole is a must. So good and they tailor it to your requested spice level. Be warned, it is enough guac to feed a table of 6. So good. The Firerock entree is a crowd pleaser, and tastes amazing. You can't beat the experience of it getting flambéed at your table. I've also tried various cocktails and have never been disappointed. They serve their martinis in an ice glass (yes the glass is made of 100% ice). The presentation is so fun. This is definitely our go to for special date nights.

    A really fancy steakhouse in Boise with signature tableside guacamole and hot rock steak with a…read morefire show! Reservations are strongly recommended especially the weekend, but usually for the nicer months, most people go for the patio so reservations are mandatory for that. Indoors were pretty empty so you can probably get away with walking in, but for peace of mind, I would recommend a reservation. We went on a Saturday during mid May so people were celebrating Mother's Day and graduation, so we had to make a reservation a month in advance for that dinner service. We got the BBQ duck quesadilla, tableside guacamole, and the signature hot rock filet with a side of zucchini chips sprinkled with cheese. This was more than enough for 2 people as every dish is huge. The quesadilla is delicious, with a good amount of duck. Kind of similar experience to a BBQ chicken quesadilla, but fancier. Tableside guacamole is good - lots of guac but since we were seated outside with a beautiful lake view directly, there were steps so it was not possible to see the guacamole prepared tableside. The server should have mentioned it as we wanted to see the preparation, and we were never informed as such so the premium for the appetizer was not as worthwhile. The hot rock filet was good. I loved the fire show when they pour the mix of cognac peppercorn sauce. The steak was incredibly high quality - really juicy and not much tendon. This is the type of steak I have been seeking in many restaurants that fail to deliver. The zucchini chips side was good, a little flimsy on the batter, but nonetheless satisfying. We got cocktails that were icetinis - a glass with an ice shaped like the glass. They pour a small portion of the drink on the glass and left the rest in the cocktail shaker for us to pour gradually so that the drink is not as diluted, which is a good touch. Service can be improved - I understand the server is fairly new but there should be a minimal amount of experience to serve at such a high end restaurant? Some big misses I had were not giving shared plates until we asked, covering a bit of the show with the arm when pouring the fire cognac, and when requesting the check, he took a pause to place the receipt at the table but failed to see that he placed the check on top of some guac we dropped at the table so my credit cards after payment were incredibly sticky and oily. If people are dropping hundreds for a nice experience, I expected service to be better than that.

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