The Original Marini's Empanada House

10001 Westheimer Rd # 2570, Houston
(713) 266-2729

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You Can Choose an Savory Ingredient and Make Your Own Empanada Flavor
Savory Empanadas Mini House Dessert Soup Salad or Fries
Milanesa de Carne Ensalada Y Sopa
Specialty Dessert Empanadas
Dulce de Leche Empanada
Las Adelitas Empanada
Milanese A Caballo
Milanesa de Pollo
Sopa de Vegetales
Chicken Diablo

Menu

Traditional Argentine Flavors
Beef Gaucho
Ground beef, sautéed onions, hard-boiled eggs, olives, and spices.
Chicken Diablo
Diced chicken breast, sautéed onions, bell peppers, tomato sauce, and spices.
Ham and Cheese
Diced smoked ham and mozzarella cheese.
Humita
Seasoned cream corn, sautéed onions, spices, and mozzarella cheese.
Spinach
Sautéed spinach, garlic, sautéed onions, and mozzarella cheese.
Fugazzeta
Seasoned sautéed onions and mozzarella cheese.
Plain Cheese
Mozzarella cheese.
Tuna
Tuna sautéed bell peppers, onions, garlic, fresh basil, and tomato sauce.

Our Savory Creations
Chuckwagon
Slow-cooked beef marinated in a red wine sauce with mushrooms, onion, and tomato.
English
Ground beef, peas, carrots, potatoes, onions, Italian seasoning, and Worcestershire sauce.
Chicken BBQ
Diced chicken breast cooked in our tangy BBQ sauce.
Texas BBQ
Slow-cooked beef in our tangy BBQ sauce.
Tex-Mex
Texans BBQ with serrano peppers, jack, and cheddar cheese.
Linda's Chicken
Diced chicken breast in a serrano-chipotle tomato sauce, jack, and cheddar cheese.
Las Pampas
Beef gaucho with avocado and mozzarella.
Hot Tia Maria
Slow-cooked beef, sautéed onions, poblano, and serrano peppers in a spicy tomato sauce.
Nacho Macho
Beef gaucho with refried beans, serrano peppers, jack, and cheddar cheese.
Chicken A La King
Chicken diablo with sautéed spinach and mozzarella cheese.
Pizza
Diced smoked ham, pizza sauce, and mozzarella cheese.
Chicken Poblano
Diced chicken breast cooked in our mole sauce.
Italian Marcello
Smoked sausage, pizza sauce, and mozzarella cheese.
Oinker
Ground pork, spicy diced tomatoes, and potatoes.
Las Adelitas
Chicken diablo with refried beans, jack, and cheddar cheese.
Chicken A La Queen
Diced chicken breast marinated in white wine, onion, tomato, and mushroom sauce.
Hawaiian Chu-Chu
Ham and cheese with pineapples.
Mamma Mia
Chicken diablo with serrano peppers and mozzarella cheese.
Green Hulk
Chicken a la queen with sautéed spinach.
Hippie
Diced genoa salami, sautéed onions, raisins, and spices.

Cheese
Four Cheese
Mozzarella, jack, cheddar, and asiago cheese.
Viva Zapata Cheese
Refried beans, serrano peppers, jack, and cheddar cheese.
Pancho Villa Cheese
Serrano peppers, mozzarella, jack, and cheddar cheese.
Magnificat
Mozzarella, jack, and cheddar with mushrooms.

Vegetable
Okie Dokie Artichokie
Artichoke hearts, sautéed spinach, cream cheese sauce, fresh garlic, mozzarella, and asiago cheese.
New Yorker
Broccoli in alfredo sauce, mozzarella, and asiago cheese.
Eggplant Parmigiana
Sautéed eggplant, diced tomatoes, bell peppers, and onions in a garlic tomato sauce, mozzarella, and asiago cheese.
Tomato Basil
Fresh diced tomatoes, fresh basil, mozzarella, and asiago cheese.
Spinach
Sautéed spinach, lemon pepper, onion, garlic, and mozzarella cheese.
Demichelli
Avocado with sautéed mushrooms and mozzarella cheese.
Vegetarian
Fresh diced tomatoes, bell peppers, onions, oregano, and mozzarella cheese.
Viva Mexico
Fresh roasted poblano peppers, sautéed onions, and mozzarella cheese.
Avocado
Fresh avocado, diced tomatoes, onion, bell peppers, garlic, and lemon juice.
Asparagus King
Asparagus, sautéed mushrooms, and mozzarella cheese.

Dessert Empanadas
Dulce de Leche Empanada
Homemade sweetened condensed milk caramel.
Apple Empanada
Fresh diced granny smith apples, cinnamon, and sugar.
Guava Empanada
Diced guava (tropical fruit) paste.
Banana Empanada
Freshly sliced bananas, cinnamon, and sugar.
Cherry Empanada
Homemade cherry preserves with a touch of sugar.
Chocolate Empanada
Milk chocolate chips.
Pumpkin Empanada
Homemade pumpkin with a touch of cinnamon and sugar.
Blueberry Empanada
Homemade blueberry preserve with a touch of sugar.
Peach Empanada
Homemade peach preserves with a touch of sugar.
Raspberry Empanada
Homemade raspberry preserve with a touch of sugar.
Strawberry Empanada
Homemade strawberry preserve with a touch of sugar.
Sweet Potato Empanada
Homemade sweet potato with a touch of vanilla and sugar.
Pineapple Empanada
Homemade pineapple preserve with a touch of sugar.

Specialty Dessert Empanadas
Apple Gabriella Empanada
Fresh diced granny smith apples, dulce de leche, and cream cheese.
Strawberry Holiday Empanada
Rich milk chocolate chips, homemade strawberry preserves, and cream cheese.
Smores Empanada
Rich milk chocolate chips, mini marshmallows, and gram cracker crumbs.
Oreos Empanada
Oreo cookie pieces, dulce de leche, and cream cheese.
Fig with Everything Empanada
Homemade fig preserve (locally grown), mozzarella cheese, and walnuts.
Apple Carnival Empanada
Fresh diced granny smith apples with dulce de leche and walnuts.
Berries Fairy Empanada
Homemade raspberry, blueberry, and strawberry preserves.
Snickers Empanada
Dulce de leche, rich milky chocolate chips, and cream cheese.
Banana Dulce de Leche Empanada
Freshly sliced bananas and dulce de leche.
Elvis Melbis Empanada
Freshly sliced bananas, creamy peanut butter, and dulce de leche.
Grandma's Marini Empanada
Dulce de leche and mozzarella cheese.
Cherry Delight Empanada
Rich milk chocolate chips, homemade cherry preserves, and cream cheese.
Mooskey Empanada
Rich milk chocolate chips, shredded coconut, and almonds.
Kiti-Kiti Empanada
Creamy peanut butter and rich milk chocolate chips.
Banana Carillon Empanada
Sliced banana, homemade strawberry preserve, and cream cheese.
Patty All the Way Empanada
Elli's Belly Empanada
Dulce de leche, shredded coconut, and cream cheese.
Chio Surprise Empanada
Freshly sliced bananas, rich milk chocolate chips, and cream cheese.
Grandpa's Marini Empanada
Mozzarella cheese with cinnamon and sugar.
Peter Pan Empanada
Creamy peanut butter and homemade strawberry preserve.
Banana Empanada with Everything
Freshly sliced bananas, mozzarella cheese, cinnamon, sugar, and raisins.
Piña Colada Empanada
Freshly sliced bananas, shredded coconut, and homemade pineapple.
Apple with Everything Empanada
Fresh diced granny smith apples and mozzarella cheese.
Evita Peron Empanada
Homemade sweet potato, dulce de leche, and walnuts.
Navidad Empanada
York peppermint patty.

Our Specialty Sandwiches
Churrasco Sandwich
Grilled New York steak marinated in our chimichurri sauce.
Milanesa Beef or Chicken Sandwich
Thin breaded beef or chicken.
Milanesa A Caballo Sandwich
Breaded beef or chicken topped with two fried eggs.
Choripan Sandwich
Grilled Italian sausage marinated in our chimichurri sauce.
Milanesa A La Parmigiana Sandwich
Breaded beef or chicken topped with eggplant parmigiana.
Rio Bravo Sandwich
Spicy slow-cooked beef in a tomato, onion, and poblano sauce with sautéed serrano peppers and topped with jack and cheddar cheese.
Chicken Sandwich
Grilled chicken breast marinated in our chimichurri sauce.
Marcello's Deli Sandwich
Fresh basil, sliced tomato, extra virgin olive oil, mozzarella, and asiago che.
South of the Border Sandwich
Slow-cooked beef in our homemade tangy BBQ sauce topped with chopped fresh onions, jack, and cheddar cheese.

Salads
Club Salad
Fresh spring mix, tomato wedges, carrots, diced Genoa salami, diced smoked ham, onions, olives, and mozzarella cheese.
Churrasco Salad
Grilled New York steak marinated in our chimichurri sauce.
Chicken Salad
Grilled chicken breast marinated in our chimichurri sauce.
Beef or Chicken Milanesa Salad
Thin breaded beef.

Marini's Sides
Curly Fries
House Salad
Fresh mixed greens with sliced tomato, cheese, and carrots (honey lemon) (house dressing) and (ranch or blue cheese).

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Recent Reviews

Great, friendly service from the counter, it wasn't too busy when I went, so there was lots of room to sit & good atmosphere. I had the Choripan with a side salad and it was fresh, tasty, and exactly what I was looking for after a hard day at the office. I've been going for years and this is what I've come to experience from this Marini's location.
May 2026
Not my first time, but it’s been so long I couldn’t remember what I had before, so I tried an assortment: Beef Gaucho, Spinach, Tuna, Linda’s Chicken, and Chuckwagon.

The Beef Gaucho was by far the best mix of flavors - the savory beef, olives, onions and a few chunks of hard boiled egg. The pastry shell is thin and crunchy; the filling is succulent.

The spinach was the second best, with gooey cheese and well cooked spinach so it isn’t...
May 2026
Marini’s has some amazing empanadas with so many different flavors to choose from. My personal favorite is the Texas barbecue empanada, but I always end up getting the Sneaker empanada for dessert too — you have to try it! Great food, great flavor, and definitely worth stopping by if you’re in the area.
May 2026

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The Original Marini's Empanada House

10001 Westheimer Rd # 2570, Houston, TX 77042
(713) 266-2729