Empanada Mama East Village, 14th St

Very franchised empanadas. They are good, though. A bit pricy, $5 each. I liked the birrira one more. They came with delicious sauces, a nice spice kick. The green one in particular was great. Clean place. Kiosk to order. High tables for sitting.

Empanadas are very tasty - plenty of flavors to choose from and they’re all packed well for a hearty bite and perfectly crispy/flakey exterior. Open late as well so great for a late night meal - I recommend the shredded chicken and El Jefe (whole wheat empanadas), and the cheese (corn empanadas)

It was my first time at this location. I ordered the jerk chicken and Swiss cheese and had a jarrito. You have to order your food on a screen and pay there also. You wait for the number to be called. They have a few seats for you to eat your empanadas.

At $5 an empanada, I expected a bit more. The cheese and spinach empanada was good, but I'd much rather get large $3 empanadas at a food truck.

Great hole in the wall for quick cheap bites! They have a big menu with lots of unique empanada flavors.

The menu includes an amazing and tasty variety of empanadas, tapas, soups, salads, sandwiches, sides, desserts, and drinks, as well as a “Typical Colombian Breakfast”. The sitting area is fabulous to enjoy your meal and to people watch, as a mix of music jams. You are taken care of by the low-key friendly crew.

Some of the best empanadas I’ve had. They have a delicious vegan friendly veggie empanada. It’s convenient, delicious and a great price. I highly recommend this place for a quick bite to eat

I really like this place. Since i started traveling to this area, they have had that Grand Opening sign outside so I'm unsure of exactly when it opened. The place itself is tiny. I appreciate that they have self service machines to place your orders. It helps those of us who rather explore the menu on our own and at our pace. The drinks are off to the side and can be picked up the customer. I love that idea however, I already witness a homeless person actually take a drink without paying. So thats the only down side to having the drinks available to anyone. The empanadas here are good. Theres only one that i have fallen inlove with. The reggaeton is the name of it. It has rice and peas inside and pulled pork. It sounds crazy but it WORKS. They put a bunch of flavor into this empanada. Its not dry but very juicy. I highly recommend it. I did get the Toro one and it came with oxtail and sweet plantains. I dont recommend that one. The plantains were NOT sweet and i did not enjoy the flavor on the oxtail. The beef empanadas are good. I've had both fried and baked. Baked is delish. I took a gambled and ordered the fried pork with tostones. It was horrible but wasnt the best. It could of been crisper but then the meat would of been burned. The tostones were perfect!!! Thin, crispy. I did not enjoy the sauces i ordered. The garlic is really good but i didnt like the pink or green sauce. I tried the homemade lemonades here. They need to be more consistent. I bought two and one was soooo sour. I tried the next and it was sweet and not sour. So i wouldnt personally try it again because its almost $5 and still needs to be adjusted. I got the cherry lemonade and i couldnt taste the cherry in it at all. Just sour lemon. Nothing in here is cheap. Not even the empanadas. Overall, i will continue to come here and order empanadas. I def recommend ordering through the app because you wont have to stand in here and wait. The empanadas do NOT come out quickly as they are fried on demand...which is a plus.