Empanada Mama Times Square (40th St)

200 W 40th St, New York
(646) 970-9895

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Desayuno Colombiano Wheat Empanada
Spinach and Cheese Empanadas
Pepperoni Pizza Empanada
Shredded Beef Empanada
Viagra Empanada
Buffalo Chicken
Shredded Chicken
Empanadas Beans
Chicken Soup
Spicy Chicken

Menu

Featured items
Cheeseburger
Ground beef cooked in traditional Latin spices with Cheddar cheese
Viagra Wheat
Mama's seafood stew with fresh tiger shrimp, and crab meat.
Buffalo Chicken
Spicy. Spicy and tangy marinated shredded chicken with Blue cheese sauce on the side
Jerk & Cheese
Jerk marinated chicken with Swiss cheese.
Spicy Chicken
Spicy. Chicken breast slowly cooked in Mama's special picante sauce.
Shredded Chicken Wheat
Chicken breast slowly cooked with sofrito sauce.
El Toro
Chipotle, red wine, and spice braised oxtail with maduros.
Cheesesteak
Top round steak strips, Mozzarella, red pepper, and Spanish onion with a Latin twist.
Shredded Chicken Corn
Chicken breast slow cooked with sofrito sauce.
Reggaeton
Caribbean style roast pork with sofrito seasoned yellow rice and pigeon peas
Romeo & Juliet
Guava & Mozzarella Cheese
Shredded Beef Wheat
Slow-cooked beef marinated in traditional Colombian spices with onion
Pepperoni
Slices of pepperoni with tomato sauce and Mozzarella cheese
Rice & Beans Combo
Mac n' Cheese
Macaroni, Cheddar cheese and bacon in a creamy cheese sauce.
Sancocho de Cola
Dairy-free. Homemade Colombian-style oxtail soup. Prepared with yucca, green plantains, slices of corn on the cob, recaito, cilantro and onions with a side of white or yellow rice
Belgian & Banana
Melted Belgian chocolate & bananas
Cuban
Slow-roasted pork and ham with Mozzarella cheese and a touch of sofrito sauce.

Wheat Flour Empanadas (MT)
Brasil
Traditional Brazilian style empanada with ground beef, olives, onions and potatoes.
Buffalo Chicken
Spicy. Spicy and tangy marinated shredded chicken with Blue cheese sauce on the side
Cheesesteak
Top round steak strips, Mozzarella, red pepper, and Spanish onion with a Latin twist.
Cheeseburger
Ground beef cooked in traditional Latin spices with Cheddar cheese
Cuban
Slow-roasted pork and ham with Mozzarella cheese and a touch of sofrito sauce.
Desayuno Colombiano
Colombian pork sausage, Cheddar, eggs, Spanish onion and top round steak.
El Toro
Chipotle, red wine, and spice braised oxtail with maduros.
Hawaiian
Ham with sauteed pineapples and Mozzarella cheese.
Jerk & Cheese
Jerk marinated chicken with Swiss cheese.
Mac n' Cheese
Macaroni, Cheddar cheese and bacon in a creamy cheese sauce.
Pepperoni
Slices of pepperoni with tomato sauce and Mozzarella cheese
Reggaeton
Caribbean style roast pork with sofrito seasoned yellow rice and pigeon peas
Shredded Beef Wheat
Slow-cooked beef marinated in traditional Colombian spices with onion
Shredded Chicken Wheat
Chicken breast slowly cooked with sofrito sauce.
Spicy Chicken
Spicy. Chicken breast slowly cooked in Mama's special picante sauce.
Spinach & Cheese
Mozzarella with sauteed spinach.
Viagra Wheat
Mama's seafood stew with fresh tiger shrimp, and crab meat.
Bombay
Curried chicken with chick peas, cilantro and scallions
Cheese Wheat
Stuffed with Mozzarella cheese.
El Jefe
slow cooked Birria beef, sweet roasted corn & peppers, Oaxaca cheese & cilantro lime rice
Bourbon Chicken Melt
charcoal grilled chicken, sauteed white mushrooms & melted mozzarella cheese in our homemade Jack Daniel's bourbon sauce

Corn Flour Empanadas (MT)
Cheese Corn
Colombian corn empanada stuffed with mozzarella
Ground Beef Corn
Traditional Colombian-style ground beef.
Shredded Chicken Corn
Chicken breast slow cooked with sofrito sauce.
Veggie
Steamed potatoes, carrots and lima beans.

Baked Wheat Flour Empanadas (MT)
Eggplant Parmesan
Tomato, oregano, basil, red wine, lots of Parmesan and Mozzarella.
Greek Spinach Pie
Classic Greek-style empanada with spinach and Feta.
Plant-Based Brasil
Traditional brasilian-style plant based ground beef with olives onions and potatoes
Plant-Based Ground Beef
Traditional brasilian-style plant based ground beef with olives onions and potatoes
Ground Beef Baked
Ground beef sauteed with onions, Latin herbs and spices
Shredded Chicken Baked
Shredded chicken sauteed with sofrito sauce and red peppers.

Tapas (MT)
Classic Tostones
Mashed fried green plantains and garlic puree.
Yucca Frita & Plantain Chips
Spicy guava sauce, sour cream and guacamole.
Guacamole & Plantain Chips
Our special homemade guacamole with plantain chips
Yucca Frita
Fried yucca served with avocado sauce
Maduros
Fried sweet plantains
Chicharrones
Fried fresh pork belly with tostones
BBQ Buffalo Chicken Yucca Fries
Bbq buffalo chicken with blue cheese topped with cilantro & scallions
Veggie Yucca Fries
Mama's garlic salt, black beans, avocado sauce & pico de gallo
Picada
Strips of grilled steak, chicken, fried arepa, yuca, chicharron, chorizo and green plantain.

Soup (MT)
Chicken Soup
Served with white or yellow rice. Dairy free
Colombian Lentil Soup
Vegetarian. Low-fat. Dairy-free.
Sancocho de Cola
Dairy-free. Homemade Colombian-style oxtail soup. Prepared with yucca, green plantains, slices of corn on the cob, recaito, cilantro and onions with a side of white or yellow rice
Butternut Squash Soup

Salads (MT)
Avocado Salad
Green salad includes cucumbers, tomatoes, Romaine and Iceberg lettuce, sliced avocado, cilantro and scallions with house cumin dressing
Small Salad
Green salad includes cucumbers, tomatoes, Romaine and Iceberg lettuce, cilantro and scallions with house cumin dressing

Breakfast (MT)
Typical Colombian Breakfast
Scrambled eggs with tomatoes and scallions with white rice mixed with red beans and arepa

Meals (MT)
Carne Sudada
Arroz Con Pollo
Colombian-style, shredded boneless chicken mixed with sofrito sauce, seasoned yellow rice, peas, onions and red peppers. Served with maduros (fried sweet plantains).
Entrana a la Plancha
8 oz. Grilled skirt steak marinated with traditional Latin herbs and spices. Served with rice, beans, salad and chimichurri sauce.
Pollo a la Plancha
Marinated chicken breast seasoned with traditional Latin herbs and spices. Served with rice, beans, salad and chimichurri sauce
Pollo Guisado
Latin-style chicken stew cooked slowly in sofrito sauce, yellow peppers, potato and garlic. Served with rice.

Sides (MT)
Rice & Beans Combo
Green Sauce
Homemade Plantain Chips
Side of Guacamole (8oz)
Rice
Beans
Red Sauce
Side Avocado
Side Skirt Steak (10oz)
Side Grilled Chicken (8oz)
Side Grilled Shrimp (8pcs)
Blue Cheese sauce (1oz)
Guava Sauce (2oz)
Chipotle Mayo (2oz)
Sour Cream (2oz)
Chimichurri (2oz)
Cumin Dressing (2oz)
Pico de Gallo (2oz)
Garlic Puree (2oz)

Dessert Empanadas (MT)
Belgian & Banana
Melted Belgian chocolate & bananas
Romeo & Juliet
Guava & Mozzarella Cheese
USA
apples & cinnamon

Desserts (MT)
Homemade Flan
Traditional Colombian-style flan.
Churritos
Served with dulce de leche and bittersweet chocolate sauce.
(1) Scoop Ice Cream
Churrito Combo Special
Served with dulce de leche and bittersweet chocolate sauce.

Lemonades (MT)
Cherry Lemonade
Lemonade
Watermelon Lemonade

Hot Drinks (MT)
Cafe con Leche
Cafe Latte
Cappuccino
Coffee (Black)
Colombian Hot Chocolate
Double Espresso
Espresso
Hot Tea - Earl Grey
Hot Tea - English Breakfast
Hot Tea - Green Tea
Hot Tea - Lemon Ginger

Iced Coffees & Teas (MT)
Iced Cappuccino
Iced Coffee
Iced Latte
Iced Tea

Juices (MT)
Homemade Mango Juice
Homemade Passionfruit Juice
Pineapple Juice

Shakes (MT)
Mango Shake
Passion Fruit Shake
Blackberry Shake
Strawberry Shake
Avocado Shake
Banana Shake
Vanilla Shake

Soda/Water (MT)
Poland Spring Bottled Water
Vita Coconut Water
Coke CAN
Diet Coke CAN
Sprite CAN
Ginger Ale CAN
Sunkist CAN
Malta Goya Bottle
Jarritos Lime
Jarritos Pineapple
Jarritos Mandarin
Postobon Apple
Postobon Colmbiana
Redbull
Club Soda

Lunch Specials
2 Empanada + R&B
Choice of two empanadas + white/yellow rice and black/red beans
Avocado Salad + Grilled Chx

Breakfast Special
Desayuno Colombiano + Cafe Con Leche
Colombian Bfast + Cafe Con Leche

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Recent Reviews

I was pleased with my time at this place. The culinary experience here is outstanding. Employees offer warm service and suggest meals that satisfy. The dishes here exceed all expectations. This place has me coming back for more, great experience.
July 2025
This might just be the biggest (and tastiest) surprise of my trip! A colleague of mine—originally from the Dominican Republic—recommended this place, and I’m so glad she did.

These are traditional Caribbean or Central American snacks that look like beautifully wrapped dumplings, with different fillings inside. We ordered four: two beef with corn dough and two seafood (crab and shrimp- but it is called Viagra on the menu lol!😂)with flour dough.

They...
June 2025
The neighborhood's reputation improves with additions like this. This place has a welcoming vibe. The dishes are delicious, prices are sensible and service is great. I judge places by their service, and this restaurant tops the charts. The employees were attentive, the dishes were excellent.
June 2025

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Empanada Mama Times Square (40th St)

200 W 40th St, New York, NY 10018
(646) 970-9895