Empanada’s Place: A Cafe with a Touch of Argentina in Los Angeles


Great empanadas (Argentinian pastries with filling) in west Los Angeles.

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Want something hearty to eat, easy to eat, and most importantly, delicious to eat? Hard to go wrong with Empanada’s Place right near the 405.

If you’re still wondering what exactly an empanada is, then let Wikipedia (the sole reason a lot of us passed our classes in school) explain:

An empanada is a type of baked or fried turnover consisting of pastry and filling, common in Southern EuropeanLatin American, and the Philippines cultures. The name comes from the Galician verb empanar, and translates as “enbreaded”, that is, wrapped or coated in bread. They are made by folding dough over a filling, which may consist of meat, cheese, tomato, corn, or other ingredients, and then cooking the resulting turnover, either by baking or frying.

Wikipedia

Dang, Wiki has a way with words.



Menu

The empanada selection here is pretty serious. They separate the options into meat options and vegetable options, so we’ll list them out here.

Meat options

Criolla

Ground beef, raisins (trust me, it plays), green onions, eggs, and spices. A little different combination for the American palate, but one that is fun to try and delicious.

Beef

Classic go-to. Potatoes, hard boiled eggs, olives, and spices join the party too.

Chicken

Chicken with peas, carrots, bell peppers, onions, tomatoes, and spices. Just so good. One of the favorites here at Stuff in LA.

Spicy chicken

When regular chicken isn’t good enough, go spicy! This option does not include peas.

Spicy beef

For fans of heat.



Cheesy spicy beef

Add cheese to anything and you’ve got some attention.

Ham and cheese

Ham, mozzarella cheese, and onions. A winning combo.

Pepperoni

Pepperoni, bell peppers, onions, mushrooms, with tons of mozzarella cheese. A really fun empanada.



Vegetable options

Cheese and onions

Mozzarella cheese, white onions, and some spice. They just needed to say “cheese”, to be honest.

Potato and cheese

Russet brown potatoes, onions, tomatoes, cilantro, and mozzarella cheese. A nice hearty mix.

Corn

Sweet cut corn with mozzarella cheese along with some white sauce. Solid.

Spinach, ricotta, eggplant, and picante

These are all separate options; it just goes to show that there are tons of veggie choices!





Parking

Be prepared to street park here. There may be some space in an adjacent lot, but it’s shared with other businesses and is pretty small.