I had to try The Empanada King for a second time since my students enjoyed it the first time around. They make large orders for groups so easy with their online menu options. As long as you give 24hours notice you can order in bulk by the dozen. Some of our group favorites are the organic chicken & spinach-artichoke savory empanadas! Of course, you can't go wrong with the sweet banana and chocolate either. The sweet ones tend to be a bit bigger in size! The pickup process was seamless. I highly recommend for student events or group gatherings! read more

The Empanada's King - Chicken Empandas are so delicious - Empanadas Near Me - Redwood City, California

Wrapper is light and not heavy which I like. The filling tasted very strongly of olive so if that isn't your thing then you won't like the classic beef ones. It has ground beef, boiled egg, and olives. Overall it was okay, I would have preferred it come with more stuffing for the money. read more

The flavors are all there in their empanadas and saltenas. The chimichurri and other condiments great. Ambiance and service friendly and cozy. I get the sense that much more of their business is for takeout and catering. The owner seemed a bit in over his head handling ours and another table with a big family. Our empanadas were for the most part stone cold. That's why I assume they do mostly catering as its really hard to not know how to warm up their signature dish. I'm giving them a pass on having a bad day. I gave the owner feedback, so I'm hopeful it won't happen again. read more

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I'm always looking for a yummy empanada, patty, turnover, pasty (meat hand pie) and found some delicious Argentinian empanadas at Empanada King...Hand-sized savory pies filled with a variety of meats (with vegetarian options) in a tender pastry dough and baked...Mmmmm! I found Empanada King by accident a couple months back while waiting for my pup at the vet (Sage) and bookmarked it for a future visit. Since I was in the area gave them a call to make sure they were open during these "covid times" and to place an order for a first, "social distance" family visit. Yeah it's been awhile... * BEEF EMPANADA - filled with ground beef, green olives, hardboiled egg with flavors of paprika, cumin, onions - 5 stars! * CHICKEN EMPANADA - shredded chicken in a tomato base, paprika, oregano and other seasonings - delicious with a wetter filling - 4 * HAM and CHEESE - ham, mozzarella and gypsy peppers...got these for my nieces and nephew but liked the chicken better * SPINACH - spinach, onion and ricotta cheese * CHIMICHURRI - parsley, garlic, olive oil, oregano and red vinegar - tangy from the vinegar and stronger flavor from the use of dried herbs vs fresh. *** 4 - 4.5 stars *** Empanadas were a hit even with the 8 and under set...Pastry is a simple, with a tender texture so not flaky or buttery but a flour dough that absorbs all the wonderful flavors. Empanadas all stamped with the contents inside which makes it easy to choose...pricing is super reasonable ($3.50?!) compared to others out there so come and enjoy some delicious Argentinian empanadas while SUPPORTing SMALL BUSINESS...they make a great snack or entree with a salad and reheats nicely. Will definitely return to try their other flavors like their "International empanadas" and their "sandwiches de miga" (layered sandwich)...not sure all the components but definitely has me intrigued! Especially, the fatay which I believe is filled with lamb! Located off Highway 101, exit Woodside and off Bay Road in the industrial part of Redwood City/Menlo Park. read more

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Food, service and ambiance delicious. Highly recommended! Hope the picture is attached! read more

The Empanada's King - Traditional Mexican cusine Veracruz style - Empanadas Near Me - Redwood City, California

Excellent little spot for great empanadas! The chimmichuri beef and the chicken were spot on!!

Delicious authentic Argentinian food! Great service , generous portions and fairly priced! You feel at home here! Thanks Julio!

I agree with the other posters the empanadas are light and not worth it. Most of these good reviews have got to be paid cause the filling is not flavorful at all. This is more like the empanada peasant. If you do try this place do not try the egg and bacon or the chimichiri. Ask for the empanada to be added back into the fryer read more

We had the best Argentinian cuisine experience! We went Saturday evening where we were greeted with a musician playing classic songs from Argentina. The place was decorated with authentic art and cultural references. They had a store front inside the place with authentic sweets and other goods you could buy and take home to enjoy. We got the Flap Meat Steak from their Grill menu. Let me tell you, that steak was cooked perfectly to order! The house made salad was fresh, their fries were crispy, and their homemade chimichurri went great with everything. All for $25! What a deal and experience. I highly recommend trying this hidden gem of a place. read more

Burnt empanadas. Completely mortified that any business would think that it's ok to serve customers, who pay them money, this kind of shit. Back in my home country of Japan, they would've gone bankrupt within a week of opening. Absolutely shocked at the non-existent standards of food this business has, and the blatant lack of respect and responsibility to their customers, no less. read more

The Empanada's King - Seriously? Is this supposed to be served to a customer? - Empanadas Near Me - Redwood City, California

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I went to this place as my husband needed to go to Redwood City. This is in an industrial location . Easy to order online to go. I also ordered a few empanadas from here to compare to other empanadas in area as well as a chicken Milanese sandwich. The empanadas were also fresh & good, but similarly not the most memorable. I think I like fried empanadas in general & these 2 places I went to are healthier-baked. The sandwich was huge & fresh albeit a bit dry bc no sauce or just little Mayo? My husband found the onions a bit strong in the sandwich (I don't eat onions). I think if they grilled them onions it would taste even better. I was disappointed to not find any chimichurri sauce included as I always assumed sauce would be included w/ empanadas. The prices were great for the empanadas at 3 for $10. The sandwich deal includes drink & chips. I may return if I'm in area craving empanadas. Next time I would like to order the bulk cocktail empanadas for $25. read more

The Empanada's King - 1/2 of the huge Milanese sandwich - Empanadas Near Me - Redwood City, California

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My family & friends previously ordered Bolivian Saltenas (different than an empanada-same idea but there are distinct differences) from Nuri's Donut House in Redeood City,which has sadly closed. My husband & I saw the delivery car for Empanada King on the freeway. We called the # and it went straight to VM at 1pm on a Saturday so when we stopped I tried to order online. After plugging in our order, the earliest order time was Monday at 11am. Oh well. I did message them about pricing for Staff Appreciation week at my daughter's school-60 on staff so it would been a good size order for them. Someone messaged back several days later apologizing for the delay & said that she wasn't receiving message notifications in a timely manner. No big deal. I figured I would be the guinea pig & order for my family to see how it was before feeding the teachers & staff. Fast forward a week or 2 and I decided to see if I could place an order. I was pleasantly surprised that it gave the the option to select ASAP or schedule a future delivery. I ordered 6 "Bolivian Saltenas,Argentinian Empanadas and 2 dessert empanadas $59.94. I live 10 miles away so I got in the car & needed to stop for gas. While I was filling up, my phone rang & it was a kind woman from Empanda King asking if I was coming. I said, yes, I am leaving right now, I should be there in 15 minutes. The lady said, ok because we closed at 4. I apologized & told her Inhad no idea because I placed the online order at 4 & the system allowed it. They could have called and told me they couldn't fill the order because they were closing. Few live close to their location as they are in a heavily industrial neighborhood with auto body shops and warehouses so that needs to be taken into consideration. I arrived at 3:30 and a man came out. I immediately said, "I am so sorry, I didn't realize you closed at 4-we live 15 minutes---" he cut me off and said, "one time! never again!" as he shook his finger at me. I couldn't BELIEVE I was being scolded like a child. SO, SO rude. Now on to the food...my husband was born & raised in Bolivia so we know what an authentic saltena is. Their saltenas were flavorful and cooked perfectly but true Saltenas are very juicy, with chunky meat, potatoes, hard boiled eggs & kalmatta olives. Theirs were made with ground beef and it was more of a paste consistency. The dessert empanada were fantastic and the spicy beef Argentinian empanadas were not considered spicy by the recipient. So food was fantastic but I really can't get by the rudeness of what I think was an owner. Looking at the other reviews, it sounds like others have been the recipient of his unpleasantness. read more

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Hector Varela I got the humita (beschamel and corn), the chicken with Gypsy peppers, traditional beef (with the raisins and olives etc) and Argentinian chimichurri beef. All were excellent. And they have a 3 for $10 deal, I shoulda gotten 6 I'd skip the corn next time cuz it's good but not AS good as the others, and they have like 10 different kinds so I'm def gonna try more. They have pizza and sandwiches too, it's on my way home from my doc office so I'll update as I try new stuff read more

The Empanada's King - Yummmmm - Empanadas Near Me - Redwood City, California

So Rude! I called at 1:30pm to double check if they were open. A guy answers and says "No, we close at 2pm" And I told him we'd get there at 1:45pm He said " what do you want " I tell him Dulce de Leche Empanada. He says " no we run out" and hung up on me! Terrible customer service and didn't offer anything else or a chance to order even if I was gonna get there before 2pm. read more

Tried this place, dined in. Ordered Empanadas, only a few flavors were available, so we ordered those... unsure of what we actually ate because the server weren't even sure which ones they served us. Anyways, pretty bad experience since the empanadas were all cold inside after we bit into them. Disappointed, probably won't try again. read more

Not authentic Argentinian empanadas food. The Colombian empanadas we're also far from authentic. 2 stars because the servers were nice.

I ordered a dozen of chimichurri mini empanadas, drive a long distance to get them without the chimichurri inside. Extremely disappointed when you drive from distance. The empanadas had no flavor inside, paid $38 for a dozen mini empanadas and some chimichurri sauce. The meat was not well cooked either, flavorless without the chimichurri. Extremely disappointed. Big FAIL! read more

I haven't had empanadas this good in years. We got a variety and liked all of them. I'm excited to try even more flavors in the near future. Yummmm! read more

The Empanada's King - Empanadas Near Me - Redwood City, California

Best place to order empanadas for your party. I recommend ordering the mini ones. We loved chicken, spinach and mushroom ones.

No authentic Argentinian empanadas. We tried the beef chimichurri. Very soft dough. The filling no tasty. The Dulce de Leche sweet empanada..... I couldn't finish it. Was no bad but not good at all. This review is about the food Truck. read more

Buenísimo! I drove all the way from Marin for the sanwichitos de miga for my moms birthday and I've never seen my family so happy to spend time together like old times. We OBVIOUSLY got empanadas too (24 of them LOL) as well as facturas (croissants) de dulce de leche! TOP!!! Se pasaron! read more

Best Argentinian empanadas in the Bay Area and a very good price (every other place in the Bay Area is more expensive and if lesser quality). The owner, Julio, is always there in the kitchen overseeing the preparation and quality of the empanadas. They have a wide array of flavors as well. read more

I like the customer service very nice and polite, food was great, I had 3 quesa birria tacos, el consomé was on point good for a handovers, plus the ceviche tostadas were very good. Definitely come back again. read more

My mistake in thinking that the business was closed. Just the store front. As Mateo S says they do catering only and you can get the flavors as follows: BEEF Ground beef , onions , egg, raisins , olives and spices CHICKEN TOMATO Chicken , onions tomatoes , Gypsy pepper , green bell pepper ,garlic and spices SPINACH Spinach, onions, ricotta cheese and spices HAM & CHEESE Ham , mozzarella , gypsy pepper BEEF SPICY Ground beef , onions , egg, raisin , olives , hot red pepperand spices CHICKEN CURRY Chicken, celery, mozzarella, onions and spices The Beef is a South American classic and a goto anytime read more

Not only is the food good and empanadas delicious, but the catering is fantastic. We got several dozen empanadas for a large event and not only were the few I got to eat warm delicious, but the staff packed them in aluminum trays for us and gave us reheating instructions that worked great. When we brought out the second round of fresh empanadas from the oven, people gravitated toward them - they were really a hit. I love how many vegetarian options there are, too - if you haven't tried the humita, it's a great mix of sweet corn and aromatic onion, with a perfect crisp shell. I am planning to go back and try more of the non-vegetarian options soon too. read more

Great Argentinian empanadas: fresh and delicious. The owner Julio, is very nice. He accepted a last minute order for my son's birthday.

The Everest sandwich was actually really good up until I pulled a long strand of hair out of the jam and jalapeño.

I picked up some sandwiches "de Miga" to share with my coworkers. They were delicious!!!! Super fresh!! And reminded me of a place I like to call home away from home (Mi Argentina querida!!). Definitely putting the word out for these guys.... and definitely coming back to try more. read more

Love the place. Its so delicious, I'm coming back. Called in a phone order before heading up. Got it fresh and hot and ate it in the car real quick before heading back. Hehe read more

The Empanada's King - Empanadas Near Me - Redwood City, California

They are OPEN FOR BUSINESS on location - Their Location 2995 Spring St/corner of 2nd St. in the border between Redwood City and Menlo Park. It is an industrial area, but they have some small tables and chairs, and they serve different coffees, etc. The food is absolutely delicious, and very authentic - exactly like in URUGUAY and ARGENTINA. and, of course many South American countries (Chile, Bolivia, Colombia, etc). Highly reccommend them, we went there this mornig for their official opening. Not only Empanadas, Sandwiches de miga (the best!!), but he said also Milanesas, Pastas, and in a couple of weeks, also Pizza y FAINA!!!!. VALE LA PENA!!! y FELICITACIONES JULIO!!! -- Teddy Heinrich read more

Made a trip here today around 9:30am expecting the place to be open as listed, but it was closed. No signage/hours on the door. Disappointed. read more

Easy to order online. They delivered on time. Empanadas were so cute and yummy! Had them for happy hour and they were the perfect appetizer. The Empanadas had a stamp on each which told you what the filling was inside. I recommend the spinach, chicken and Colombian Empanadas. read more

The best Empanadas!! My husband and I ordered three dozen to freeze some for later and were not disappointed. Also, the turnaround time is very impressive and the owner is great to work with! Try the spicy beef empanadas. read more

Nice people and great food. We were first introduced to them at the Facebook Community Market. The savory empanadas are so good I can't pick a favorite. And the dessert empanadas were great too. Order was thoughtfully arranged so that we knew which was which. We really felt our order was thoughtfully made with both care and passion. Family said "make sure you say that the food was good" read more

Amazing! The empanadas were a huge hit at work, he delivered on time, and the boxes were well-packaged and professional looking. Best of all, the empanadas were still warm. The best pricing I found for group orders, and I called every empanada bakery within a 50 mile radius. read more

I ordered a couple empanada's and bottle of water in the afternoon after coming from the park. Took the person at the register a long time to get my water and I could see them going back and forth in the kitchen. I was clearly a bit dehydrated but they seemed to not care. Unfortunately when I took down a seat to sit after getting my food I bit into them after 3 bites I could tell the middle was cold, almost ice cold. I thought I must be imagining things. I took them to the counter and she thanked me for the feedback and without a word took them and walked back into the kitchen. I waited a while and she came back explaining that the oven was not up high enough. Weird I thought ovens usually cook evenly for food like this? Anyway she gave me my old empanada's plus two more of the same kind I ordered. I sat back down and ripped the new empanada's down the middle and bit into them. They were both cold/room temperature down the middle. I left disappointed but hungry and ended up microwaving them at home. I ended up getting sick a day or two later with a sore throat for about 4-5 days. I would be wary of this place since they seem to have suspect quality control over their food that may lead to food illness. I really wanted to like this place since I read good reviews but maybe I didn't read the warning signs walking in... read more

loved the food people very nice and pacient and I'm berry picky I also hate veggies but loved the chicken and meat empanadas

The empanadas and sandwich de miga are D Bomb! They have great customer service, very friendly and attentive. The empanadas are delicious freshly baked! It's a great go to if you need some finger food for small gatherings or a party. They never disappoint me! read more

The best Argentinian catering in town. Extremely tasteful. Hope they can open a retail shop front so that I can go there often on my own instead of waiting for the occasional catering or party time at my company. read more

Very punctual! Ordered 5 types of empanadas for an office get together. They were a hit! Highly recommend this place!