The food was great. Be prepared to wait. The chips are amazing and go for the chile cab. The salads are great and love the dressing. A nice stop after the theater.

The food was great. Be prepared to wait. The chips are amazing and go for the chile cab. The salads are great and love the dressing. A nice stop after the theater.
Can I say that I go here ALWAYS!!!!!! The best!! I've never had an empanada that compares to these. The staff can be a lil rude but the food is great!!!
If you don't know where it is, you may just walk right by it without knowing it's there. More so if you are driving. We happened to notice it after being stuck in traffic for about 5 minutes right in front of it. Found a parking spot on a side street, and the place ended up being a great diversion...
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The Chicken and Rice meal was great and to have such ethnic south american food on the West side was a treat. The place is always packed and they still get everyone's order out in a timely fashion. Great place to get your Colombian Fix!!
We had dinner at Empanada on the 28th April. The room is quite small and we had to wait 15 minutes to be seated. Food quality is good and the price is low. I was impressed by the guacamole sauce with fries.
Found the place by accident... walking past the place and saw it was hopping. I went in to see if they sold empanada's that were not cooked or baked. Luckily for me they did. I had just eaten so I wanted to try them. I ended up buying 20- a pair for each variety. My family and I enjoyed the...
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We discovered this little restaurant the last time we were in NYC & absolutetly loved it! Usually, we don't venture too far off the subway line (to give our feet our break), but this restaurant was not a bad walk from our hotel in Times Square. Every empanada I've tried is wonderful...and cheap! The sangria is awesome and goes down...
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We stopped by a second time as the first time there was a longer wait - a good sign! Lots of good choices starting with great sangria. We had tamales and arroz con pollo but the empanadas looked really good at the tables next to us. Guacamole was great served with plantain chips. A nice restaurant in Hell's Kitchen.
My family and I have gone 2 years in a row and great both times. I had the typical Colombian breakfast with Chorizo. We all had plantain chips and guacamole, which was outstanding. They've upgraded the interior, but it's still a hole in the wall. Go for the food, it's a tow thumbs up!
We visited our son over Easter and he recommended we pick up some empanadas, guac and chips for the return trip. I ate mine in the car and it was sooo good! I could not possibly finish the chips and guac, so I put the guac in the fridge, figuring the chips would be not so good the next day,...
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