The Original Marini's Empanada House

I am a pure vegetarian.
Tried their:
1. New Yorker - this has cheese and broccoli which was fresh in taste. 3/5
2. Eggplant parmigiana - this had some flavours. 3.6/5
3. Vegetariana - the veggies were crunchy. 3.4/5
4. Guava - 4/5

Friends dragged me here for the first time and I will definitely be back if I'm in Houston again! I recommend 3 regular empanadas and 1 dessert one. Artichoke was definitely my favorite

Lots of freshly made fillings and flavors to choose from! Seating is kind of tight but otherwise a nice place to dine.

A gem in the Westchase area. There are so many options for filling, and each one is freshly assembled and cooked when ordered. A couple of my favorites are the Naco Macho, Hot Tia Maria, and the Oinker. For dessert, I love the Banana Carillon or the Grandma's Marini.

Juicy flavorful empanandas! Chimichurri sauce is amazing! The habonero hot sauce is rather hot. Nice casual atmosphere too. I wished I lived near this place. But if you're staying at the nearby Marriott, give this place a visit! You won't be disappointed!

Iconic restaurant. Great empanadas. Not a place for calorie counters. Crowed for large groups, but pation is covered but not heated.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Alfajores, Savory Empanadas, Chicken Diablo, Beef Gaucho, Vegetarian, English

Came here for the first time to try the empanadas that was recommended by Guy Fieri from his show. The chicken Diablo was really tasty and great with the chimichuri sauce . The okie dokie artichoke empanadas was the best. Definitely recommend this spot.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Sauce, Fries, Chicken Diablo, Texas BBQ

Alw6good food. Add cheese to the chuckwagon

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The food is always fresh. The staff is always friendly. The atmosphere is always family oriented. They have the best empanadas in the city.

Parking: The parking is an open lot.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Cool place to get eats. A bit pricey in comparison to other places.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Dulce De Leche, Dessert Empanadas, Ham and Cheese

I went with my mother to eat some empanadas as a starter, I ordered chicken, it was horrible, it was not the typical chicken empanada that is in Argentina, this was stew sauce, the place has so many things that if Argentinian it doesn't have anything, besides people who are not Argentinian work, a place has to have people from that country, so that they know the flavor, the Milanese is horrible as are the potatoes they serve, they are all curled up and look like noodles, if they say that it is Argentine a place, make it Argentine, because there are millions of flavors that have been invented, and hire Argentine people, not from another place, they know NOTHING about your flavor.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Good experience with kindness

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Dulce de Leche Empanada

Great food!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

After so many attempts (it was closed because I was leaving home late 🤣) to try the empanadas here I was finally able to go 🥹🤌...

Tasty and so on... With two I was full and I couldn't finish the small large portion of potatoes 😞🤌...

They even have a photo of Messi where you order, by the way... You order and then they bring it to the table 🤓👍...

You can see a lot of history on the walls, also that little thing for the mate 🧉 but I don't know if it's for sale or it's just decoration (I wanted one but oh well) 🤓👍 cool thing...

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Beef Gaucho, Texas BBQ

Tasty!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5