THEY DO NOT HAVE VEGAN EMPANADAS ALL DAY. MAKE SURE TO CALL FIRST BEFORE DRIVING TO THEM.
Yetunde O.
My coworker referred this place to me. I ordered the Kale and Mediterranean empanada. I asked that my empanadas be heated. It was warm, light crust the veggies inside were delicious and well-balanced in flavor. I recommend this place.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Super Kale, Fresh Spinach Empanada
Mwengwe Mpekansambo
Great
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Empanadas, Argentine Beef
SEN FOUNDATION Animal Rescue
Veggie friendly, unique flavors, Wi-Fi, AC - what else can you wish for! Friendly
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kate L
I used to really enjoy going here; the soups are very good, and the empanadas so comforting. The fillings always taste homemade and they’re a great item for takeout. My favorites are the gaucho chicken and the chorizo, though all the cheese ones are also good. But there are a few reasons why it’s gone downhill:-It’s super expensive now - for six empanadas it’s almost $40 which just doesn’t make sense for fast casual (you need about three for a meal)-The service has gotten much worse. The young woman who was working there today kept her airpods in and talked on the phone for a personal call with her friend the entire time she was serving me and kept not hearing what I was saying. Then she did not write any reheating instructions on the box, or write on the box top which empanadas had which filling, which the lady there always does.If you’ve never had empanadas it’s worth a try at least once, but because of the price and the service I don’t think I will make it a regular thing. The ambiance isn’t great with fluorescent lighting so if you do go, I recommend take out.
George Bazlamit
Great people, very sweet and humble. The empanadas are fabulous , I wish they had a better presence downtown, I think people are missing out.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Steve Diaz
The young man who helped us was great. The empanadas were kind of small and so I ended up getting a half dozen of them . They were good and we'll go back for snacks.Vegetarian options: There was a pretty good selection of empanadas. Not just cold saladParking: The parking in town is mostly paid parking
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Empanadas
Rami Farran
Okay flavor and texture. Haven't had the urge to come back since going almost a year ago.
Jade
Excellent empanadas, lots of vegetarian options that are all delicious!
Michael Lewis Jr
I'm not much on reviews but the experience I had here was bad enough that I feel compelled to talk about it. My wife and I arrived to Venga last week while we were on our way SFO. The trip was initially met with a lot of fanfare since I had been reading reviews on this place, and as a result, we were very excited to try Venga's offerings. I really wish I hadn't because it left a lot to be desired.Upon entering, we were the only patrons in the restaurant (already a bad sign) and we were not greeted at all. A simple "hello" would have sufficed, I'm not asking for anyone to treat me like royalty when I walk in but the woman at the counter clearly couldn't care less. We asked a couple of questions about the menu regarding their cold items and she just motioned over to their refrigerator. We selected a spinach salad, lentil soup and a drink from the fridge and I ordered two empanadas. It was absolutely mind boggling to me that both the empanadas and the soup needed to be warmed up and were not freshly prepared.The empanadas themselves were relatively bland and if I'm being completely candid, almost resembled a taste like a microwave burrito. The salad was fine and the lentil soup just served as filler. The combination of the service and the food pretty much sealed it for me. I wanted to like this place because people seemed high on it but it just didn't do it for me.Edit to owner's reply: I was here on March 22, 2023 around right around 4:30 PM. There was a younger woman working the front counter.
Small quaint Argentinan empanada shop...which were absolutely delicious! My girlfriend's family are from Argentina and she loved the empanadas and alfajores!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Empanadas
Andres P
Overpriced empanadas. The filling is thin in all empanadas flavors and ham and cheese empanada has oregano in it? That’s not a real Argentinian empanada. The oregano is overpowering and you never taste the ham or cheese. Other flavors also has lots of condiments that are normally not part of the normal receipts. Misleading and overpriced. Never go!
Marielle Liberkowski
so yummy :) they have a lot of vegetarian options and I couldn't get enough! The dough was flaky and the filling was super flavorfulwish this place was closer to san jose
papa smurf
Some of the best empanadas I've had, if only I could order everything off the menu, I will have to go and keep trying new combinations! To the sweet lady working the counter, thank you!Vegetarian options: A whole section of vegetarian options!
Roger B.
Summary: I doubt I'll give this place another try Taste: spinach empanadas was good; tasted like creamed spinach in a pastry. Mushroom was good, but had maybe 2 cooked button mushroom sized worth of mushroom in it. Spicy chicken was very disappointing- not spicy at all- it was just unmarinated shredded chicken breast cooked with thinly sliced sweet red peppers- the only good thing about it was that it had the most filling out of all 3. Service: I was waiting for the person at the counter to notice me. I was standing there for a little over a minute waiting for the person to look up from their phone. Also, the person didn't do anything when one customer came in with a dog. Isn't it illegal to bring a pet into a restaurant?
THEY DO NOT HAVE VEGAN EMPANADAS ALL DAY. MAKE SURE TO CALL FIRST BEFORE DRIVING TO THEM.
My coworker referred this place to me. I ordered the Kale and Mediterranean empanada. I asked that my empanadas be heated. It was warm, light crust the veggies inside were delicious and well-balanced in flavor. I recommend this place.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Super Kale, Fresh Spinach Empanada
Great
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Empanadas, Argentine Beef
Veggie friendly, unique flavors, Wi-Fi, AC - what else can you wish for! Friendly
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I used to really enjoy going here; the soups are very good, and the empanadas so comforting. The fillings always taste homemade and they’re a great item for takeout. My favorites are the gaucho chicken and the chorizo, though all the cheese ones are also good. But there are a few reasons why it’s gone downhill:-It’s super expensive now - for six empanadas it’s almost $40 which just doesn’t make sense for fast casual (you need about three for a meal)-The service has gotten much worse. The young woman who was working there today kept her airpods in and talked on the phone for a personal call with her friend the entire time she was serving me and kept not hearing what I was saying. Then she did not write any reheating instructions on the box, or write on the box top which empanadas had which filling, which the lady there always does.If you’ve never had empanadas it’s worth a try at least once, but because of the price and the service I don’t think I will make it a regular thing. The ambiance isn’t great with fluorescent lighting so if you do go, I recommend take out.
Great people, very sweet and humble. The empanadas are fabulous , I wish they had a better presence downtown, I think people are missing out.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
The young man who helped us was great. The empanadas were kind of small and so I ended up getting a half dozen of them . They were good and we'll go back for snacks.Vegetarian options: There was a pretty good selection of empanadas. Not just cold saladParking: The parking in town is mostly paid parking
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Empanadas
Okay flavor and texture. Haven't had the urge to come back since going almost a year ago.
Excellent empanadas, lots of vegetarian options that are all delicious!
I'm not much on reviews but the experience I had here was bad enough that I feel compelled to talk about it. My wife and I arrived to Venga last week while we were on our way SFO. The trip was initially met with a lot of fanfare since I had been reading reviews on this place, and as a result, we were very excited to try Venga's offerings. I really wish I hadn't because it left a lot to be desired.Upon entering, we were the only patrons in the restaurant (already a bad sign) and we were not greeted at all. A simple "hello" would have sufficed, I'm not asking for anyone to treat me like royalty when I walk in but the woman at the counter clearly couldn't care less. We asked a couple of questions about the menu regarding their cold items and she just motioned over to their refrigerator. We selected a spinach salad, lentil soup and a drink from the fridge and I ordered two empanadas. It was absolutely mind boggling to me that both the empanadas and the soup needed to be warmed up and were not freshly prepared.The empanadas themselves were relatively bland and if I'm being completely candid, almost resembled a taste like a microwave burrito. The salad was fine and the lentil soup just served as filler. The combination of the service and the food pretty much sealed it for me. I wanted to like this place because people seemed high on it but it just didn't do it for me.Edit to owner's reply: I was here on March 22, 2023 around right around 4:30 PM. There was a younger woman working the front counter.
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Small quaint Argentinan empanada shop...which were absolutely delicious! My girlfriend's family are from Argentina and she loved the empanadas and alfajores!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Empanadas
Overpriced empanadas. The filling is thin in all empanadas flavors and ham and cheese empanada has oregano in it? That’s not a real Argentinian empanada. The oregano is overpowering and you never taste the ham or cheese. Other flavors also has lots of condiments that are normally not part of the normal receipts. Misleading and overpriced. Never go!
so yummy :) they have a lot of vegetarian options and I couldn't get enough! The dough was flaky and the filling was super flavorfulwish this place was closer to san jose
Some of the best empanadas I've had, if only I could order everything off the menu, I will have to go and keep trying new combinations! To the sweet lady working the counter, thank you!Vegetarian options: A whole section of vegetarian options!
Summary: I doubt I'll give this place another try Taste: spinach empanadas was good; tasted like creamed spinach in a pastry. Mushroom was good, but had maybe 2 cooked button mushroom sized worth of mushroom in it. Spicy chicken was very disappointing- not spicy at all- it was just unmarinated shredded chicken breast cooked with thinly sliced sweet red peppers- the only good thing about it was that it had the most filling out of all 3. Service: I was waiting for the person at the counter to notice me. I was standing there for a little over a minute waiting for the person to look up from their phone. Also, the person didn't do anything when one customer came in with a dog. Isn't it illegal to bring a pet into a restaurant?