Casa Guzmania

One of my favorite places in downtown San Jose!! Absolutely love the owners Cecilia and Rafael!! My favorite empanada is the mushroom with cheese and apple cinnamon. First Wednesday there's free comedy night paired with the best empanadas in town!! Check out Comedians and Empanadas on Eventbrite for free tickets!!

Update: I love how this small business gets foot traffic! Their horchata coffee is delicious and one of a kind in the area. I went with a sweet empanada, Nutella specifically, and my taste buds were in heaven! Winter will make this spot my go to for pockets of warm sunshine.

Cute little cafe in San Jose Downtown selling savory and sweet empanadas.We tried Choriqueso (Chorizo with Cheese), Tinga and Mushroom Cheese variations. Our favorite was the Choriqueso. The red spicy sauce served with the empanadas elevates the taste to another level.Paired the spicy food with iced Horchata which was delicious in itself.The owner is friendly and explained the popular options.Definitely coming back here next time I'm in SJ Downtown. Guava with Cheese empanada is exciting!

Overall 3.5/5, but I'll round up for this review.Small shop in a recently renovated area of gentrified downtown. Service is friendly and fast; was not at all bustling at 11:30 AM on a Saturday.I got 2 savory empanadas. Each one was $6.99.Pretty good:Choriqueso empanada - a layer of chorizo topped with a blanket of cheese. What's not to love? There was a significant air pocket at the top which I didn't expect considering the photos I've seen on Yelp have them looking pretty stuffed.Alright:Chicken tinga empanada - the chicken itself was tender and the filling wasn't too dry as sometimes stewed white meat can be, which was pleasant. I will say it could use more salt or spices because it was relatively bland for such a red mixture. This one was also not particularly filled up in my opinion.Overall for $7 per empanada, I feel like they should be a little more substantial. Flavors were pretty on point but I think there is some room for improvement.

Came here during fanime for a quick dinner since this place was conveniently located across the street from the convention center. There were several tables indoors and outdoors, and it wasn't too hard to get a table to sit after ordering our empanadas. I got the cheese & mushroom empanada for $7. It was kinda pricy for an empanada, but not too surprising given that this restaurant was in downtown Sj. The empanda definitely had a lot of cheese, but the dough was kinda soft and dense and wasn't flaky like other empanadas that I've had in the past. However, my friend's mole empanda was a lot more flaky and savory, and the chocolate mole chicken was very flavorful unlike anything else I've had before. Since the vegetarian empanada was the same price as the meat one, I highly recommend getting the meat ones (if you can) since it's a lot more filling and worth it.

Love the empanadas here. They are huge, flaky, buttery and very filling. I ordered a spinach and cheese one and a mushroom and cheese one. 2 empanadas are pretty much enough for a meal and at 6.99 per piece they are reasonably priced. Perfect before/after going to the convention center or san jose civic nearby!

Service is great and the place is super cute inside but I could not eat some of them due to the ridiculous amount of pepper in the filling. Most of them were also underbaked from the bottom. The only one I wad able to enjoy was the chicken mole. The meat/potato, cochinita pibil, and tinga all had way too much black pepper. If they can make that one edit and bake a few min longer they are onto something!

The empanadas are the best! Nice size and fair price. Tinga, ground beef with potato, and tuna are my current favs (in that order). Their horchata coffee is also really good! Service is above average. Staff is very kind and welcoming. Highly recommend :)

So glad we stumbled upon this place! On a Tuesday (late) morning, we were the only ones in the restaurant. The interior had brightly colored walls, plenty of seating, and a casual ambiance. We each ordered two empanadas, and I chose the Mole and Mushroom with Cheese, although so many of them sounded great. Service was friendly and fast, and we ended up eating outside. Both my empanadas were fantastic! They were so filling, I was barely able to finish the two. The texture of the dough was absolutely perfect and the filling was so flavorful. The Mole was probably my favorite, but it was a close call. I also loved the green dipping sauce they came with. Will happily return to try more!

Las mejores empanadas del área de San Jose! Una delicia y muy amable atención del personal