Recently, the truck stopped near me and I gave it a try! Got 2 beef empanadas and a churro. The empanadas were warm and tasty, reminding me of the ones my family makes. And the churro was delicious! Had a nice caramel filling, but I wished it was slightly crispier with more sugar. Found out they have standing locations, so I definitely want to try the chicken and potato empanadas. read more

The Empanada Guy Truck - Beef empanadas + churro - Food Trucks Near Me - Old Bridge Township, New Jersey

Found the Empanada guy food truck at the Just Jersey Fest food truck festival, and I absolutely love their food! great taste, flavor, etc. Service was quick and pleasurable, the staff were very nice who were running the truck. great day, even better food! @rissyjayeats read more

We were at the Food Truck Festival in Passaic NJ and Empanada Guy was there. We recognize it on Beat Boby Flay and it looked so good on TV so when we saw it at the festival we were so surprised. Now we had so much food already from the Festival so we only share one to get a taste. They had a whole list of empandas on the menu but we decided to ordered their beef empanada. The ground beef filling was tender and juicy with rich and savory flavor. Don't get us started with the fresh Sofrito giving us that wonderful slightly sweet and tangy taste. read more

The Empanada Guy Truck - Beef empanada - Food Trucks Near Me - Old Bridge Township, New Jersey

WARNING: So I don't normally ever do this because I absolutely love to support businesses and help them grow However, I have to share my experience with The empanada guy food truck. So back in the beginning of June I messaged them to see if they were available for my daughters engagement/shower in late September. They replied via email saying yes they were available, and all I had to do was pick my choices and they would send me a contract. that is exactly what I did however, I never heard back from them. I never received a contract after numerous emails and phone calls to the corporate office and to my contact person, John Black. The fact that they never even responded to anything that I sent or called them was terrible, after about my 15th phone call and email to them. I received an email today saying that they are sorry they could not accommodate me as they were booked. I am now left a month from my daughters wedding shower, scrambling to find another food truck. they have the worst customer service and response time. I don't care if they're empanadas or not do not book them and go find somewhere else. Such bad service I don't know how they are still in business just an FYI stay clear away. read more

This truck came to my job during lunch. The choices were pretty limited and pricey. $4 for one empanada! I purchased the 2 for $8 and got one beef and one chicken. The dough was chewy and the filling tasted like something from a can. I wouldn't buy again. read more

Wow. Delicious empanadas. Awesome service. Try the guava empanada. It's soooooo good. read more

The Empanada Guy Truck - Delicious empanada - Food Trucks Near Me - Old Bridge Township, New Jersey

My favorite food truck in Jersey other than the Rutgers food truck, which has now closed down and makes me really sad. Hey, but at least I still have the Empanada Man! he accepts credit cards now too which is great because I can buy all the yummy empanadas...my favorite is beef then chicken...but my newest favorite is the chorizo empanadas, so much flavor and the juices just flows out in every Crispy bite. If you look closely, the empanadas have a nice little "EM" Initial for Empanada Man of course, stamped on top of the empanada. nice little touch. Anyways, they sell other things on the menu like yelper Bill said here. But the empanadas is what you go here for. For 3 dollars an empanadas, you can't go wrong! I recently stopped by and saw lobster empanadas as well, it's 6 dollars instead of the usual 3 dollars for the other meats but I'm sure it's just as good. have not tried them yet. read more

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This truck is awesome! Really good food. I have been passing this truck for a long time and finally able to stop to try it out. Really nice girl working. My husband and I tried the chorizo, beef, and apple empanadas. Also shared a side of rice and beans. Everything was very good! If you haven't stopped yet please do you won't be disappointed. read more

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Excellent Cubano. This is the best Cubano I've had north of Key West. The bread is a toasted, yet soft, long baguette roll. Delicious melted cheese, ham, roasted pork. The pork was almost falling apart, the sandwich was very well balanced. I could have used another pickle or two in there, but I am absolutely nit picking. I tried The Empanada Guy Truck in Philly at the Taste of 3 Cities Food Truck Festival & Competition (I don't actually know where they are usually located. There was a lot of good food there, but these guys got my vote for best food. We need one of these in Philly on a regular basis. read more

The Empanada Guy Truck - Cubano: excellent! - Food Trucks Near Me - Old Bridge Township, New Jersey

We went to visit the truck one cold night. The sign says it closes at 7pm, I think we were there around 6:30pm. There were a few people waiting already! Basically, you order and wait for your food to be cooked in the fryer. The empanadas need a little TLC once you order them. It takes around 5-10 minutes to cook. The server (I believe Empanada Man himself) was VERY busy on his blue-tooth phone talking to someone about ordering tickets of some sort, so he forgot to put in one our empanadas. He realized the mix up after the first one was done cooking. Thus, Empanada Man put in the new empanada in the fryer...but by this time, standing out in the cold was not amusing. He did throw in a free veggie empanada, but it was from the warmer, and was a bit soggy. The fresh empanadas, chorizo and beef, were nice and crispy on the outside. They are $3 each and pretty big. I would say for lunch I would be perfectly fine with just eating two total. A-OK food, meh service. read more

Whoever raves about this place obviously has no clue what a GREAT empanada is. These empanadas are just ok, trust me I am an empanada expert and I am always on the hunt for a great empanada, I tried 6 different combinations of empanadas from the empanada guy truck and they were all pretty much tasteless. However I am giving 3 stars because of the variety they have to choose from and because there arent too many empanada places around, some other places nearby have horrible empanadas. So if you need a quick empanada fix, go here, but don't expect to be blown away, they are mediocre at best. Update: Empanadas are even more oily than before read more

Very good empanadas. Perfectly crispy and generous with the filling--a nice size for the price. The Beef is very tasty, usually my first choice. read more

I love the Empanada Guy truck! Had my first experience in Hoboken at the Pier, and I was so happy to see he was in Old Bridge as well. $3 for a delicious empanada. I usually stick with the Mexican Chorizo - so good! The boyfriend had beef, which he liked, and I had a cheese this past visit, which was also good, but Chorizo is definitely the best. They also have chicken, beef, cheese, apple and I think one more, or you can go big for $6 and get one with crab or lobster. He also has side dishes - fried yuca, sweet plantains, yuca in mojo, and some others. The latter was not my favorite, but those empanadas definitely make up for it. Definitely stop by this place if you can! read more

Picked up a quick bite to eat at the truck on Old Bridge Turnpike and was pleasantly surprised. My sister and I wanted something quick, but an alternative to McDonald's or Wendy's. We ordered 3 beef empanadas, 1 cheese empanada, and 2 churros. I underestimated the size of the empanadas, and we were both stuffed by our second one -- that didn't stop us from enjoying our churros! The beef was well seasoned, and all were fried upon ordering. It's nice to know they don't just give you stale ones, or pop them in the microwave. The cheese used in the empanada was quite good, I just wish they had a beef and cheese option...it really would've made the empanada perfection. The churros were great too. Overall I'd definitely return. read more

The Empanada Guy Truck - Menu - Food Trucks Near Me - Old Bridge Township, New Jersey

Ok, so we heard about this empanada truck and decided to drive 20 min for lunch, on the way we called the number but was directly connected to a answering machine, when we finally got to their location in Old Bridge the truck was not there &^/##! $ We called the number again got the answering machine, it would be helpful if they put any type of information regarding the status of their truck location so potential customers don't waste their time driving to find the truck is not where they claim to be..... read more

Empanada was warm, not hot, as I expected. Crust was soggy, beef filling was soupy and i could taste some raw onions. Maybe it's the way they meant it to be but I am not used to having raw onions in my empanada. Disappointed. read more

We found the Empanada Guy at Laurita Winery's Food Trucks and Fire Pits event. Last year we had the beef and chicken, which were delicious, but we were dying to try the lobster and crab empanadas. And...we were definitely expecting the lobster empanada to be insanely good, and it was good, but the crab empanadas will blow your mind! The combination of bell peppers, onion, cilantro, herbs, and chunks of lump crab are enough to redefine what you thought you knew about empanadas. The crust is flakey and the filling to crust ratio is spot on. If The Empanada Guy was located in New York, I would definitely consider ordering a case for our next party. Read our full review here: wp.me/p5EPbt-7s read more

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I have nothing to compare it too but I really liked my chicken empanada. The beef was just ok. Very friendly server & food was served very hot. If you are passing through the area it's good for a quick bite. Truck is parked in a former doctors office parking lot. read more

The first time I saw this truck, it was at the food truck festival at the Monmouth Racetrack. Unfortunately then, we were unable to try it due to the outrageously long line. So to our surprise, we spotted it on our way to a doctors appointment in Matawan! We said, if it's still here when we go home, we definitely have to try it out. Luckily, it was still there and we tried $18 worth of empanadas. We ordered 2 beef, 2 chicken, and 2 pulled pork. We both loved the beef the best. The chicken I felt could have had more flavor and the pulled pork was very dry. We would definitely go back for more beef though. I'm drooling just thinking about it. And for $3 each, it wasn't too bad as they were quite big. read more

These empanadas are legit and they are great snacks while you're driving. The chicken ones have great seasoning to it. I would definitely recommend that one. The beef one's were a little too "mushy" for me (but I still would eat the crap out of it). I was also not fond of the ham and cheese one. It was too salty for my taste. But I will be back for more whenever I drive by the truck! read more

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I like going to their location in Brick since it's close to where I work. I'm all about their Cuban sandwich and their fried potato ball actually. I'm very grateful that there's something like this in the area. It's a great change of pace from the usual lunch and dinner fare at times. I find the owner's story to be inspiring and you can definitely tell that he and his employees bring a lot of passion to this business. read more

Driving down the road and saw the truck. Stopped in and got some beef and chicken empanadas. Pretty darn good. I always get these when it's at the middlesex county fair. I've had better but for a rush lunch these hit the spot and are always on point. Make Cuban sandwhich empanadas!! lol. read more

The Empanada Guy Truck - Yum - Food Trucks Near Me - Old Bridge Township, New Jersey

EMPANADAS ARE TERRIFIC!!!!!!!!!!! the service- the staff are on point. the food is quality. this truck will definitely remove the other sub-par truck over at LOT-D. other trucks cannot compare in price and service alone.... THANK YOU EMPANADA GUY!!!!!!!!!! GET THE PULLED PORK EMPANADA!!!! DEEEELISH!!!! read more

No too impressed, I got some for friends and family and we all agreed they are just ok. This was over 5 years ago and I never went back since. He has more locations now so maybe I will try it there. read more

These empanadas are terrible. You can tell the dough is store bought and tastes like it. The beef and chicken both have no flavor whatsoever. I have gone back a few times because I thought maybe I just got one bad one, but that was not the case. The empanadas were oily and tasted old and way over priced for the quality (or lack of). Disgusting. Do not go here. read more

Awesome empanadas!! I have seen these trucks around but have not given them a try. I happened to see Carlos the owner on Food Network Beat Bobby Flay!! That was exciting and to find out you're based out of Jersey, even better ! Always have to support. I was at a wine fest this past weekend, and Empanada Guy was there !!! Chicken empanadas were so good and flavorful. I like that it was shredded almost like pulled chicken. I will be looking out for another one of your trucks . read more

Went the other day just to compare to another food truck in the area. It was terrible. My sister and I ordered 1 chicken empanada and 1 chorizo empanada. The chicken was okay but cold in the middle and the chorizo one tasted like frozen dog food mush, there was literally frozen pieces in the middle. Very disappointed! read more

Had to try these since i make my own. After waiting online for 15 mins, I placed my order for a beef & chicken empanada. I had to wait another 10 minutes fir my order. When I finally got them, I was disappointed. Both had no taste! The chicken had reminded me of a flavorless pot pie minus the chicken & veggies. I took a bite & passed it. Onto the beef; again' no taste but what disturbed me most was the texture of the meat. It was so ground up it was almost a paste. Again, passed them. I dont see the hype. There are so many ways to make these and this way wasnt for me. I gave 2 stars because the truck's cute! read more

Great empanadas! Had to call to confirm directions as my navigation for their address took me to a house. It would be very helpful if on their website they put the name of the establishment that they park in. Either way, we got there and ordered. Even tho the empanadas are in a heated glass enclosure they taste and crunch surprisingly fresh and just out of the fryer. Their menu was small, but most that go are here for the empanadas. Most are $3 with crab or lobster being $6. Rice and beans for $5. I would have liked to see a combo with maybe 2 or 3 empanadas and a side of rice and beans, I don't see me eating a whole order of rice and beans so a smaller side would have been nice. Empanadas are offered with pico and hot sauce. Pico was good, I didn't try the hot sauce. I will definitely be back! read more

Most mids empanadas I've ever had guy sucks truck sucks over expensive four brothers much better

Fantastic lunch, our favorites are apple, beef, chorizo and chicken. Rice and beans as well as plantains are great!

Cheese Empanada's are my favorite. The food is very tasty, not greasy and well priced. This is a 5 star Truck. The proprietary Roy Villanueva is very attentive to clients. read more

Just heavenly. I had my first go at the Empanada Guy at the Jersey Shore Foodtruck festival and I fell in love. The next week a friend and I stopped at his truck on 516. We both had the beef empanadas and the guava and cheese Empanadas. The beef was slightly spicy and well seasoned. The filling was moist and plentiful. The guava and cheese was really good too. The cheese was just a touch too salty. I think they would be better with a creamier cheese like cream cheese. It was still pretty awesome. It was fun trying to drive and not spill the lava like guava sauce all over the place. read more

These empanadas AND the cuban sandwich are the bomb. Most of the time when you order empanadas at a restaurant, they're expensive and filled with a small portion of meat and all fried bread. The chicken and beef were filled from end to end with meat. I couldn't even finish two. The cuban sandwich was authentic and made with the right ingredients. It was super tasty, convenient quick bite, great menu, great service. read more

Every time i see this truck outside of my office, I get to excited! the empanadas are pretty filling and the guys inside are nice. i've tired almost everything on the menu, my favorites are teh corn tamale, beef empanada, and rice and red beans. and they accept card, major plus! most of teh empanadas are already made so its a quick bite! read more

I tried the Empanada Guys food truck at the Deadman's Curve Car Show...Ham & Cheese, Chicken (tasted like -pot/pie) and chorizo they were all delicious! Light & Flakey just like the #1 favorite ones my Aunt Cynthia bakes surprised these were fried. I would definitely eat from this food truck again even if the chorizo gave me heartburn:) These days most everything results in heartburn but I'm not giving up on flavorful food-that's what Tums are for, right? read more

This guy is simply awesome! only person to put my mom to shame!!! just consider yourself warned!!! they are highly addictive! it will require all your willpower to drive past him daily if you live locally! read more

I have to agree with a number of the reviews. I felt that the empanadas were Doughy and the filling was pasty. I literally hated them so much I chucked it in the garbage and had to rinse my mouth from the aftertaste. Sorry but my wife and salsa Latina in Old bridge make way better empanadas. read more

Saw Empanda Truck parked on Cranbury Rd and gave it a try. Ordered Beef, Lobster, and Vege. Could not detect much lobster for $6. The Vege just ok more like vege mash. However Beef was totally Best by Far perfect spice and flavor. Get the Beef if not a vegetarian. read more

Looking for delicious empanadas at a great price? Well this is not the place for you. The empanadas are not only bland but some are not even fried on the spot. For instance, I ordered the Lobster empanada and it was LUKE warm. The regular empanadas are $3 each. Which may seem reasonable until you realize they cost about 10¢ to make. Total rip off, because its the suburbs and its easy to fool people who don't know the real value of emapanadas. Save your self the money, find an easy recipe online, and you can make 40 of these for 5 bucks. read more