Half Moon Empanadas - Denver International Airport

I think this empanada place can utilize a little more love? As of yesterday (2/25/2025), the shop has 3+ stars. People tend to criticize businesses at an/any airport but sometimes we need to step back and think, "What if this place existed outside the airport? Would the rating be any different?" Let's talk about prices first. Their empanadas are priced at $6.50. And they are decently sized. I don't call this super overpriced. Overall cleanliness is also what I don't want to forget to mention. They have no chairs or tables to sit down and eat right at the store so this is strictly a take out place (so you'll go to your gate and sit there to eat.) All the empanadas are neatly placed in trays inside the glass showcase. Nothing looked dirty. And they are under the warmers so your empanada will be warm upon being handed to you. Service was also friendly and quick. My time being there was a quick 1 minute interaction . And off I went to my gate with no wasted time/energy. Oh, most importantly, the Spinach & Cheese empanada tasted pretty good. They also have sweet empanadas for sweet tooth. I simply cannot think of anything negative to say about my yesterday's experience. So I'm leaving my review of 4 stars for this decent place. Is that fair to say? Yes, right??

The dough was made from cardboard...absolute garbage.The mango cream cheese filling? No cream cheese.Should have flushed $7.00 down the toilet!!!

Food tasted great! I tried the classic beef and o was in and out. No line no fuss! They're a fast food restaurant so no seating. You use airport seating and someHave tablesToo. I'd have to try their other flavors.

Decent snack on the go, no wait time, fast service, simple baked with decent filling, prefer the classic beef, very pricey for an empanada but it is the airport.

The staff was friendly but their English was a little rough. I will admit I was on a time crunch to catch my connection but I ordered a four pack of Nutella empanadas to take home to my kids and a beef one for me to eat before catching my connection. The staff asked me if I wanted 3 Nutella and a beef since that would make it a better price. I said no, I'd take my 4 pack of Nutella to go and was going to eat the beef empanada for lunch. I paid the cashier while he boxed them up. I ate my beef empanada there. I was good and super flavorful. When I got home.... He had given me ONE Nutella empanada and the rest beef. After tip, it was $40 and they were rather small.

Empanadas are delicious and Half Moon Empanadas have some interesting flavors. I scored as my friend can't eat gluten so the empanadas were all mine. The guava and cheese was intriguing and I didn't know what to expect. It turned out pretty tasty. The sweet guava flavor was not overshadowed by the cheese. If I hadn't known there would be cheese I'd think it was strictly a dessert dish. Check them out for a grab and go meal before a flight.

Friendly and fast service! The empanadas are the baked kind. Nice quick snack/meal before our flight. I asked for recommendation and they recommended the three cheese and the beef ones. I also got dulce de ledge based on their recommendation. The three cheese and beef were solid. The dolce de Leche was just stuffed with the caramel sauce. We should have leaned in on our intuition and got the guava and cheese or the hazelnut cocoa one. Either way it was a nice snack! I didn't give them four or five stars, only because there was nothing outstanding but again. Solid choice for an airport food!

While the crust isn't quite as good as you'd hope, the portions in these airport empanadas are generous. I had a mix - chicken, spicy chicken, beef, spicy beef. The spicy options were dramatically better, and I was satisfied but unimpressed. For an airport, it's fine.Another con: warm them up. Counter service is great, but empanadas should be toasted right when you order, not sitting under a hot lamp.

I thought these were just okay. I was starving so I was fine with it but the ground beef could have had a little more flavor, it was served luke warm, which was already under my circumstances but they left a bit to be desired.

Was so grateful to find this place after a long day at the airport. Very quick, convenient and friendly. Spinach & cheese and Spicy chicken were great. Zero complaints.