First time here. Got chicken & beef Empanadas which were great, especially with the sauces, but the Mexican Chocolate Empanada for dessert was insanely good!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Mexican Chocolate Empanada
Donna Hernandez
Tiny little shop, great empandas. Little tables out front, not great parking though. Man who helped us was very nice and explained menu.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Andy Haumersen
Tiny little empanada shop, that packs a punch. The empanadas are $4.50 a pop and there’s a bunch of different varieties. All seemingly equally delicious! Not a ton of seating but to be expected in such a small shop.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
R. pizzamonkey
Absolutely delicious empanadas. I've tried all of them and enjoyed all of them.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Ham & Cheese Empanada, Picadillo Beef Empanada, Chicken Ancho Empanada, Apple Pie Churro, Mexican Chocolate Empanada, Ham and Cheese Empanada, Chorizo & Potato
Oren Tropen
Delicious. I asked for recommendations and the lady at the counter told me that the ancho chicken and the birria were the most popular. As I soon discovered, that's for a good reason! Both were so juicy and flavorful, as were the sauces that came with it.I also got the Mexican chocolate empanada for dessert, and while it was very good and you could tell that they used high quality chocolate, I didn't get enough of the Mexican flavors.Other than that, I only wish the empanadas were bigger so I could eat more! Looking forward to trying the rest of the fillings next time.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Ancho Chicken Empanada
Jerry Tondo
The empanadas are very good, but they can't seem to figure out how much to make and when. They are consistently out of some empanadas and don't up-date that info.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 5
Service: 2
Donna N.
My first experience was good. This is my 4th or 5th time buying empanadas here. I like organic and would pay the price. However, this time I ordered beef and pork. It may as well be vegetarian because there was no meat. Definitely pricey for that reason. I won't be coming back.
Carl Brandt
The empanadas are soft here. I like crispy empanadas. Expensive I would not buy again.
Food: 2
Jo Ann D.
Beef Birria is excellent and so was the Chorizo & Potato Empanada. I highly recommend this. This was my first time and I will be back to try the other varieties of empanadas.
Keeley L.
Mixed experience here last week- this is a tricky place to review considering the circumstances: I pre-ordered on a Wednesday (24 empanadas for pick-up that Friday at 4:30). The order was for a small get together. I believe it was the best sellers variety pack (beef birria, two different chicken options, and some vegetarian ones with potatoes inside). When I arrived there was one other customer in the shop waiting for her order. I went to the counter and the employee didn't really acknowledge me (no smile, had headphones in) and I told him my name pick up for 4:30 - it was about 4:32pm. He said ok give me about 15 minutes. I am a patient person but I find it interesting with special online ordering systems in place, you'd think things would be ready. I asked the customer next to me how long she had been waiting and she was waiting 30 minutes for her pre ordered take out. She told me the empanadas were good though, worth it, and she seemed in fine spirits about waiting though it wasn't ideal for her either. 3 stars for the empanadas and the experience overall- they're tasty enough (mainly the beef birria) the slow cooked meat was tender and delicious. I didn't like the potato ones but maybe veg people do. They tasted like straight up American mashed potatoes stuffed inside an empanada. They were a good size, definitely filling even just eating one. The chicken ones were alright, I don't like corn that much and there was corn inside all of the meat ones so that was interesting. Fortunately, it did only take 15 minutes past my 4:30 pickup to get the order which was packaged beautifully. I want to say this in defense of the staff who were aloof and not really friendly- it was extremely clear that they were overworked and understaffed. Behind the counter its all glass allowing customers to see directly into the kitchen. There were only two staff members cooking hundreds of empanadas, and then the employee in front. I called a friend who is a caterer to get her thoughts and she told me it sounded like a management issue or that perhaps someone had called out that day. I hope the owner sees this because your employees are working so hard but they can't keep up with insanely large orders and walk-ins with so little people, nor can they be welcoming when they are that stressed! Especially during the holiday season when people are making large orders for parties. Ambiance: The store is clean, small, and humble. Not really a sit in place to eat but they had a counter and some stools. No problems noted on this front. I probably won't be back, but thank you to the chefs for your hard work.
My first time here. I think I have discovered my new finger food. I was enjoying my drive as I ate my empanadas. It was wonderful. They were really good and full of flavor even though they were potato. I had one lentil/potato and the second one was Potato/Rojas which is a spicy cheese. The spice was just right, not overwhelming, but enough of a kick to savor the flavor.
Crystal & Anne Marie
I had to come rep for my culture! Very cute little shop for a quick bite, perfect for a snack. Shop was small inside and the food was absolutely delicious. All the empanadas we tried, you can tell were made with love. Can’t wait to come back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Guto Araki
On a Friday afternoon I ordered 60 empanadas for an event on a Saturday at 10am, they opened the store earlier to ensure I would get my empanadas fresh out of the oven. They were incredible. Amazing food, amazing people.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ethan Wessel
This place does not disappoint. I frequent this place at least one a week.
Yummy flavors and 1 yummiest vegan flavor so all are happily fed.They're always quick to serve us when we walk in and order.Parking is hard on Artesia but usually if you circle around you'll find a spot.
First time here. Got chicken & beef Empanadas which were great, especially with the sauces, but the Mexican Chocolate Empanada for dessert was insanely good!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Mexican Chocolate Empanada
Tiny little shop, great empandas. Little tables out front, not great parking though. Man who helped us was very nice and explained menu.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Tiny little empanada shop, that packs a punch. The empanadas are $4.50 a pop and there’s a bunch of different varieties. All seemingly equally delicious! Not a ton of seating but to be expected in such a small shop.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Absolutely delicious empanadas. I've tried all of them and enjoyed all of them.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Ham & Cheese Empanada, Picadillo Beef Empanada, Chicken Ancho Empanada, Apple Pie Churro, Mexican Chocolate Empanada, Ham and Cheese Empanada, Chorizo & Potato
Delicious. I asked for recommendations and the lady at the counter told me that the ancho chicken and the birria were the most popular. As I soon discovered, that's for a good reason! Both were so juicy and flavorful, as were the sauces that came with it.I also got the Mexican chocolate empanada for dessert, and while it was very good and you could tell that they used high quality chocolate, I didn't get enough of the Mexican flavors.Other than that, I only wish the empanadas were bigger so I could eat more! Looking forward to trying the rest of the fillings next time.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Ancho Chicken Empanada
The empanadas are very good, but they can't seem to figure out how much to make and when. They are consistently out of some empanadas and don't up-date that info.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 5
Service: 2
My first experience was good. This is my 4th or 5th time buying empanadas here. I like organic and would pay the price. However, this time I ordered beef and pork. It may as well be vegetarian because there was no meat. Definitely pricey for that reason. I won't be coming back.
The empanadas are soft here. I like crispy empanadas. Expensive I would not buy again.
Food: 2
Beef Birria is excellent and so was the Chorizo & Potato Empanada. I highly recommend this. This was my first time and I will be back to try the other varieties of empanadas.
Mixed experience here last week- this is a tricky place to review considering the circumstances: I pre-ordered on a Wednesday (24 empanadas for pick-up that Friday at 4:30). The order was for a small get together. I believe it was the best sellers variety pack (beef birria, two different chicken options, and some vegetarian ones with potatoes inside). When I arrived there was one other customer in the shop waiting for her order. I went to the counter and the employee didn't really acknowledge me (no smile, had headphones in) and I told him my name pick up for 4:30 - it was about 4:32pm. He said ok give me about 15 minutes. I am a patient person but I find it interesting with special online ordering systems in place, you'd think things would be ready. I asked the customer next to me how long she had been waiting and she was waiting 30 minutes for her pre ordered take out. She told me the empanadas were good though, worth it, and she seemed in fine spirits about waiting though it wasn't ideal for her either. 3 stars for the empanadas and the experience overall- they're tasty enough (mainly the beef birria) the slow cooked meat was tender and delicious. I didn't like the potato ones but maybe veg people do. They tasted like straight up American mashed potatoes stuffed inside an empanada. They were a good size, definitely filling even just eating one. The chicken ones were alright, I don't like corn that much and there was corn inside all of the meat ones so that was interesting. Fortunately, it did only take 15 minutes past my 4:30 pickup to get the order which was packaged beautifully. I want to say this in defense of the staff who were aloof and not really friendly- it was extremely clear that they were overworked and understaffed. Behind the counter its all glass allowing customers to see directly into the kitchen. There were only two staff members cooking hundreds of empanadas, and then the employee in front. I called a friend who is a caterer to get her thoughts and she told me it sounded like a management issue or that perhaps someone had called out that day. I hope the owner sees this because your employees are working so hard but they can't keep up with insanely large orders and walk-ins with so little people, nor can they be welcoming when they are that stressed! Especially during the holiday season when people are making large orders for parties. Ambiance: The store is clean, small, and humble. Not really a sit in place to eat but they had a counter and some stools. No problems noted on this front. I probably won't be back, but thank you to the chefs for your hard work.
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My first time here. I think I have discovered my new finger food. I was enjoying my drive as I ate my empanadas. It was wonderful. They were really good and full of flavor even though they were potato. I had one lentil/potato and the second one was Potato/Rojas which is a spicy cheese. The spice was just right, not overwhelming, but enough of a kick to savor the flavor.
I had to come rep for my culture! Very cute little shop for a quick bite, perfect for a snack. Shop was small inside and the food was absolutely delicious. All the empanadas we tried, you can tell were made with love. Can’t wait to come back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
On a Friday afternoon I ordered 60 empanadas for an event on a Saturday at 10am, they opened the store earlier to ensure I would get my empanadas fresh out of the oven. They were incredible. Amazing food, amazing people.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This place does not disappoint. I frequent this place at least one a week.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Picadillo Beef Empanada, Chicken Ancho Empanada
Yummy flavors and 1 yummiest vegan flavor so all are happily fed.They're always quick to serve us when we walk in and order.Parking is hard on Artesia but usually if you circle around you'll find a spot.