Half Moon Bakery

We decided to try the empanadas at Half Moon Bakery. They were very tasty. The crust was very flaky and seemed made to order. They definitely knew how to make empanadas. They had limited seating at a counter in front of the bakery.The staff were very friendly and our order came out quickly.The bakery itself seemed very bare. There were very few items in the bakery case. Parking was a a minimum. You will likely have to park on a side street.

I've been wanting to visit this popular bakery for a while but never found myself in the area until today. I asked a friend what I should get and he recommended the chorizo empanada and guava dessert. Unfortunately, at around noon, most of the desserts were not in stock, including the guava dessert, but I was able to get a chorizo empanada as well as one Columbiana empanada. I got these to-go to eat later at home. There was a bit of a wait, as it was lunchtime and likely filled with busy medical professionals coming from Metro Health across the street. The inside kind of reminds me of a dive bar - messy, with very busy staff. So my empanadas were $3.50 each and were smaller than I would expect for that price. They were also VERY greasy! My to-go container was absolutely soaked with grease. I did enjoy the taste of the empanadas although I couldn't tell which one was which. One supposedly had cilantro and onions but I couldn't tell. If I am in the area again and hungry, I'll pick up an empanada, but what I really want to try is that guava dessert or one of their absolutely MASSIVE slices of cake!

Hole in the wall empanada place located pretty conveniently near MetroHealth main campus. This is definitely one of the best empanada places in Cleveland. You can seem them being made fresh in the back, and the staff seem like they're happy which is always a great sign. I think the traditional ones are more worth it than the open faced ones, but you can't go wrong with most things on the menu.It's more of a grab and go type place, and the food usually comes out pretty fast. Only complaint is I've noticed the serving sizes are slowly getting smaller, but that seems to be the trend everywhere. Worth a stop if you're in the area.

I waited about 7 months to come to this place and it was SO worth it! This place is such a whole in the wall. There is side parking and it's right across a brand new MetroHealth hospital. I got the cheese and Vegetable empanada (which came with a sweet and sour sauce). It was like a spring roll with an avocado. I got a couple sauces, and I liked the Avocado Aji and the chipotle dressing. It was so good, I cannot wait to go back! The inside is kinda small and I took it to go. The staff was so nice and friendly. Overall 5/5 because the food was that great!

This is a review for the Half Moon Bakery in Tower City on West Huron Road. I ordered the roasted chicken meal and a fruit punch. Rice was very good and tasty. Chicken was good and the salad excellant. I ate outside in the sun. Total bill 11.99 and definatley money well spent. Will be back and will stop at the other storefront on West 25th.

My sister told me about this place and I was so excited to try it out. My friend and I went in this morning to grab some stuff. I ended up getting the beef empanada and a chicken empanada as well as a strawberry shortcake type dessert. Haven't tried that yet but the empanadas were really good. My friends daughter couldn't find anything that she wanted so she got French fries. I had to try one since they smelled so good. They were good and very fresh. I would recommend trying it out. They are a bit on the slow side but the food is fresh.

I can't believe I'm writing this with only two stars... breaks my heart. I love this place the staff is always nice and the food is amazing... usually. A friend had been having a rough week so we decided to pick this up after his doctors appt.The meat was light in each item we got and seemed smaller. His fries weren't crispy, my rice was dry and a little undercooked and to make it worse my columbina had something hard in it I'm assuming gristle... if I got back I won't ever be able to eat a Columbiana again. I hope this has nothing to do with the second location I'm hoping it was just an off day

Great food! Always efficient with great customer service. I will return soon. Argentina open face empanada is my fav!

Everyone might think your actually eating good & healthy Puerto Rican empanadas but is completely the opposite this place is infected with rats mise & cockroach every morning before we open usually find 3 o 4 dead mise on a spot roaches walking all over the backery the cooler has a hole where rats & mise goes in & ruin the food & Pastries, oh & not just talking shit I work for the place a never again got to step a foot again here is you want to get some real Puerto Rican food go somewhere cleaner like villas or Ricoh criollo take 2. I only wish I had pictures of the mise & rats & cockroaches

Stopped for the first time and had a Cuban sandwich with fries and tried 3 empanadas Chicken, Columbiano, Chorizo They advised us they don't have any vegetables for making sandwiches. Cuban they can make.So turned out NO vegetables also means no onions tomatoes cilantro etc.. in the empanadas which they failed to mention.Chorizo empanada was all cheese no chorizo.The two other empanadas had only dry chicken in them.Sauces came in two 1/2 ounce thimble size containers.Empanadas were very small in size and grease.Cuban had one thin slice of roast pork and one slice of ham. Pickle slices are thicker than pork and ham together.Bread was good.Fries were cold even though we waited 20 minutes for our food.As many have mentioned the bakery cases were almost completely empty.Nothing special here, so many other great Empanadas options available.No understanding how you don't have vegetables for making your food at noon on a Monday.