Maria Empanada - South Broadway

"Lorena Cantarovici puts all the heart and soul of her native Argentina into the hand-crafted and hand-held stuffed pastries on which she’s built an mini-empire. Though some locations are temporarily closed due to the pandemic, the Platt Park original is still churning out 15 different types at $4 a pop, including breakfast versions stuffed with scrambled eggs and potatoes, and various meats as well as staples like chicken with chimichurri and creamed spinach with parmesan as mozzarella. For a change of pace, there’s stellar tortilla española." - Rebecca Treon, Eater Staff, Ruth Tobias

"For this year’s World Cup, the South Broadway location of Maria Empanada will feature daily games and will open before 7:30 a.m. when the Argentinian team is up." - Gigi Sukin