Island Empanada Shirley

Got a chicken empanada and pork empanada Chicken was salty as heck and pork tasted like nothing don’t waste your money $4.19 each

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 5

Service was first rate. Food was excellent.

Recommended dishes: 3 Empanadas Rice and Beans Sweet Plantains and Fountain Drink 16 Oz Dinner Special

Wow, reading some of these reviews and shaking my head. As a small business owner I can tell you it's impossible to make everyone happy and being from this area, I can also assure you that this is a tough area to please people. People are always wanting something for nothing around here and or complaining about things. I've been coming to this location since they opened and also frequent 3 other locations. Every time I've come here or the other locations the food is always hot and delicious and the staff are always so nice. People are reviewing that you can get bigger for cheaper in other towns, however, I have had empanadas from those other places and #1 they're flat out disgusting and tasteless and #2, they're not PUERTO RICAN! They're other hispanic cultured flavors which are NOT the same. As a Puerto Rican from Long Island myself and knowing what the authentic flavors are supposed to be like, I assure you that this is probably the only authentic Puerto Rican place left in Suffolk County and their flavors are on point. I highly recommend and I hope they stay around for a long time to come because like I said, it's the only Puerto Rican place left around here. Dios de bendiga! 🙏🏽❤️

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Papa Rellena, 3 Empanadas Rice and Beans Sweet Plantains and Fountain Drink 16 Oz Dinner Special, Pastelon, Pink Sauce, Pastelon Empanada, Rice \u0026 Beans with Sweet Plantains, Yuca Fries

Went here for dinner. Everyone that ate got food poisoning the next day. So bad. Throwing up nonstop.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 3

Good product - tostones and maltas muy bien
Good service - very nice employees, also keeping busy
Good atmosphere - good balance of fun and professional

Bad utensils - flimsy fork and knife, made eating very frustrating. May have to become an animal and eat with my "bear" hands with utensils like this.

Overall a nice experience. When it comes to the thing that matters (the food), it would be easier to enjoy with slightly sturdier utensils, considering most of the food is fried. Would recommend to a friend, and would visit again.
-Jordan Rivera

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 2

Plastic in my empanada. Poor customer service from beginning to end. They never get my order correct and they put plastic wrappers in the food

I've been looking for an empanada place ever since my favorite spot closed down. Today I decided to try out Island empanada. Ordered a pastelon empanada, pork, and the Philly cheesesteak, as well as some tostones. The pernil empanada was good, the Philly cheesesteak was good, however the pastelon one was disappointing. The meat had no flavor, there was parts that were a little hard and stuck together, not how it normally is. For a pastelon empanada, it had barely any cheese or sweet plantain. For almost $5 and that small size, I would've expected something delicious. The tostones were nice and crunchy, cooked to perfection. It's nice and clean in there , the employees were friendly.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 5

Placed an online order when the website says they closed at 9 pm. The order was place an hour or even more beforehand. Drive all the way to the store to see a piece of paper on the door saying they closed at 8 pm. I don’t understand why you don’t just turn off your online ordering system. Stealing money from customers basically.

Lovely place and very friendly staff, pink & green sauce with empanadas 🙌🏽

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Rice & Beans with Sweet Plantains, Pink Sauce

Orderd here for pick up when my in-laws came to visit. Ordered multiple meals with pastelon empanada and received all buffalo chicken! When I called they were close to closing and said I would receive a refund. Never did called back and they offered me a credit different person I was cool with that buy when we went to use it got the run around again. Kept telling me call back different manager. This place sucks biting into buffalo chicken when you ordered beef and cheese and then everyone was the same.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

The food was very good all honest truth I really enjoyed my Oreo empand

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Oreo Cookie Empanada

Highly over priced ! I suggest you go to Brentwood or Bayshore if you want your money's worth. In Bayshore the empanadas are bigger with more meat and they cost 3.00$ .They charge 4-4.50 and there so small not enough meat. You can get better tasting food in Brentwood or Bayshore for a whole lot less. I was charged over 30$+ for a meal that goes for 18.00$ in Bayshore or Brentwood. I will never go to Island Empanadas again. Their meal size doesn't match what you pay for. Over priced. Bayshore's biggest tin plate wouldn't cost 30 dollars with everything rice and beans, meat,fried sweet platanos,empanadas,and a soda. So I suggest those 2 places where your dollars get you more food for your bucks. Island Empanadas is a RIP off.

My Girlfriend brought home a Beef Empanda and a Mac and Cheese Empanada.
Instant love, and now a Customer for life!!
The best I have ever tried!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The 3 lady’s at this location were amazing! Place is super clean, food was hot and fresh. One of my favorite locations!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Rice & Beans with Sweet Plantains, Yuca Fries

Came here for the first time today . $4 for one empanada is a little drag especially given the fact that it’s small . Could have been more seasoned and less gooey.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 1

Service: 5