Empanada Mama
Prices
Average empanada: $2.
Cash only.
Description
Weve seen this trend develop for a while now: Chefs spotlight one food and spin out every variation their imaginations can muster (Rice to Riches and Rickshaw Dumpling Bar are also examples). Javier Garcia follows suit with this Hells Kitchen empanada shop, which joins the three others he has opened in Queens. Youll find 40 varieties of the main attraction, with fillings that range from basic (plain cheese) to ultracreative (cheese steak, pepperoni pizza). Kids ask for the Elvis: peanut butter and banana stuffed into a warm, flaky pocket.
Hours
Daily 9am–midnight.