Empanada Mama

I am in love with this place! Empanada Mama is delicious and the variety of empanadas can't be beat. Their menu is huge. They make corn empanadas, wheat empanadas, oven baked empanadas and dessert empanadas. With classic choices like beef or chicken to brocoli and cheese, there are plenty of choices for everyone to find a favorite. Along with empanadas, they also serve tapas, arepas and sides like rice and beans and guac with plantain chips. YUM! Check out the full menu here.

Empanada Mama has two locations at 763 9th Avenue NY, NY and 189 East Houston Street NY, NY. This is a great place for dinner before a broadway show or before a night of drinking and dancing. Service is quick and the food is just so damn tasty. Empanadas range from $2.50-$3.75 each. So, take your Mama and have an empanada today!

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Ruben's Empanadas

     
     Ruben's Empanadas are mmh-mmh-good. I stumbled upon this small shop about two months ago when I was running an errand at my internship. While walking down Broome street the word "Empanadas" caught my eye and immediately I was curious. I didn't have time at the moment to check it out but it didn't take long for me to wander there for lunch a few days later, and I'm sure glad I did.

     The menu is pretty simple as well as there marketing strategy. You won't find a Twitter, Facebook or Instagram for this shop and that fact kind of makes me like it more. It feels like you are a part of the extended family when you dine in at one of the four tables in the whole shop.They have been in the same spot for 32 years serving up some of the tastiest empanadas in SoHo. 

     They have empanadas made with beef, potatoes, ham & cheese, broccoli, ricotta and mozzarella and their most popular is spicy chicken. They also serve up classic rice and beans with your choice of black beans or pinto beans. For dessert they have sweet empanadas and a a cookie sandwich stuffed with caramel. YUM! Love, love, love this place and you should too!

Ruben's Empanadas is located in SoHo on the corner or Watts and West Broadway. The empanadas rock so go get some!