Reviews for Empanada Mama LES in New York, NY
The empanadas were decent. I had tried the pernil (slow roasted pork) and steak and cheese empanadas. I didn?t think either were... that great. The pernil reminded me more of pulled pork rather than what I usually think of with super tender and juicy PuertoRican style Pernil. The steak and cheese one I didn?t really like - the meat wasn?t tender and the cheese sauce tasted verybasic to me. The people working there were very friendly. Read more
This is my spot! I feel like their iconic, maybe to me! What stands out are the corn shelled empanadas. They are among very... few restaurants here in the city that offer it. In all 5 boroughs. I think I?ve found one food truck in Queens and anotherrestaurant that was in Jersey. I had the lunch special which was 2 empanadas with rice and beans. One empanada was ground beefand the other was the Viagra which is a shrimp empanada. Both delicious with the green and red sauces. Read more
Clutch. I?ve never been her before and boy I was in for a delight. The variety of empanadas are awesome and it?s the perfect... late night food. Would definitely come back Read more
Cute place . Lots of selections. Table was sticky. Cheeseburger and Cuban empanadas were delicious. The nachos was ok. The pull... pork was delicious but way to much bbq sauce. But they have so many other delicious stuff. Will definitely go again. Read more
First time dropping in and noticed the huge assortment of empanadas available. The list is pretty long so you can spend a good... amount of money trying out different flavors during your visit or multiple visits. Picked up 5 of them which where all veryunique and flavorful. The best one I ordered was the one called viagra which came with shrimp and some other seasoning making itthe perfect combination for a non meat empanada even after reheating at home. If they offered a bit of a combo deal when youordered a group of empanadas that would help offset the cost. Read more
Came here after hearing it being recommended by Monet X Change on her podcast. Was not disappointed at all. Everything was... really good, each empanada stuffed full of filling, and everything was fresh. Place was cute and service fast. Read more
We ordered the Viagra Empanada based on recommendations from staff. We were pleasantly surprised by how much filling was in the... empanada. The pastry was also deep fried to perfection and not too thick. A flavor explosion of shrimp, scallops, and crab meatin your mouth! Read more
Empanada were delicious and fairly priced. Pictured is the Romeo and Juliet, Cubano and philly cheesteak. I also tried the baked... spinach, that was my fave but I ate it before I remembered to take a picture ???? They had a sign that said if you ordered onthe app you got a discount so look for that sign In case they still have that deal Read more