El Mercado Latino

I honestly thought it would have a better taste but it was ok they do have all the Latin culture based food and drinks though 50 cents charge for card use.

I truly forgot to take pictures because we ate them so fast but they were SO GOOD. We had the chicken, chorizo, ham and cheese, and guava and cheese. They were nice and hot and super freaking delicious. We went there because we were over stimulated and needed food fast, and we're already talking about going back lol. I highly reccomend!

The ladies behind the counter were cute and nice, but $6.99 per empanada (up $2.00 in less than a year??) and $2.99 for a can of Diet Coke dictates the highest I can rate this tourist trap is two stars, which is the most I could go for. Also, think that's bad? While I was eating them sitting on a step, I saw a sign for "Seattle's Best Meatball Sandwich" for $19.95 next door. One and done with the Pike Place Market!

I stumbled upon this place walking around while waiting for sushi reservations. I got a salmon empanada - never seen this flavor! It was closing so it wasn't warm anymore, but still a really good snack once heated up!

Stumbled upon this shop as I was walking around the Pike Place area. I didn't even know I was hungry until I saw the empanadas displayed!The empanadas are AMAZING. I came at around 4PM and they had already ran out of their more popular Beef Empanadas so I ended up getting the Chorizo Empanada. It was so delicious! The breading on the outside was soft and fluffy. The chorizo on the inside was nice and juicy. I'm definitely coming back to try the other ones!They also had a small shop full of lots of seasonings, hot sauces, snacks, and more!

While in the market, we grabbed a few empanadas to heat up for lunch later in the week. OMIGOD - they were delicious! I had the mushroom and the salmon empandas. The mushroom one included cheese and althogether the filing had great seasoning and a nice substantial consistency (I mention this because other empandada places over-index on the cheese thus making it a ooey-gooey runny mess when you eat it.) The salmon empanada was mostly salmon, with great flavor and a little spice - which I just loved. He had the chicken and the beef and enjoyed them both. We'll definitely be grabbing empanadas from the market again!!

I am driven to hunt for a good empanada anywhere I go, and walked past this place which is super close to Pike Place Market. It was $8 for a beef empanada (expensive) and I see that they increased their price over the past year. I'm happy to support a Latin owned business but the taste was not memorable.

It's not affordable. Prices are outrageously high. $13.00 for a brick of coffee that is $4.00 at a grocery store in Seattle is absurd. $25.50 for 4 frozen Goya pasteles? The cooked empanadas are $7.00 each. Would be a great location if the prices were a little more realistic.

Rip off, overpriced tourist trap. Our two empanadas were oily and cold, and at a price we could get sit down service elsewhere. Feels like they are trying to pull a fast one on charges.

I was charged $7.99 for salmon empanada when the sign says $6.99. When I clarified the price, they pointed to the sign and said salmon says $7.99. They charge $0.50 for a plastic bag when the sign says "$0.50 charge for less than $10." I don't mind paying premium prices for a tourist trap location but don't take advantage of tourists. We tried: beef, chicken, salmon, chorizo empanadas: All of them were 75%-85% onion. It's located in the same alley as Pike Place Chowder. Don't be tricked like me. Definitely not worth coming here.