The Empanada Maker
The Empanada Maker
#10 great choice.
4-cheese empanada, spinach and cheese empanada, cinnamon apple empanada
two baskets of food
a box of empanadas
Empanadas
a chef's hat
a closeup of the logo
Combo, Side Dishes and Dessert Empanadas Menu - December 2022
#10-The Diablo Empanada
Front of store
This is a mix of a dozen empanadas Beef Pot Roast Chicken Florentine The Diablo
assorted Empanadas
Original Beef Empanada
Empanada Menu - December 2022
1B Breakfast Steak
bagel, bagels, food
food
Someone stop me from eating these! I've finished 3 already! It's fresh, hot, and so good!
Ham & Cheese Empanada, Four Cheese Empanada
Ham & cheese
Original Chicken Empanada
Arya R.
Jul 3, 2024
Lots of different empanada flavors to choose from - 10+. This makes it exciting as you have flavors for whatever you are feeling for the day. The seasonal veggie empanada was my favorite, super flavorful. The star however are their sauces. The empanadas were good but the chipotle sauce and the chimichurri were to die for!
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Joshua T.
Jun 3, 2024
We got their family pack of empanadas, which enabled us to try quite a few. They all tasted good, from the non-meat ones, meat, and desert types. Each one has a number baked into the edge so you can tell them apart. This was a fun, relatively inexpensive way to feed 3 people for dinner. The variety you can choose from is nice and we've never had one we didn't like.
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Jackie D.
Oct 27, 2023
I decided to mobile order a Starbucks on my way to work when I remembered The Empanada Maker was right next door. I decided to pop in to give them a try since it's been years since I've last had them. When I walked in I saw two employees which looked to be the chefs. There was another behind the counter who ended up helping me. It was a simple and easy order/exchange which is always nice! I remember their cheese and spinach empanada was good so I ordered that one along with the seasonal veggie. Together they cost around $10 and some change which isn't bad considering how amazing they tasted. I really enjoyed the cheese and spinach one cause it had a ton of flavor and a flaky crust. The seasonal veggies one was alright and had a little less flavor than I was expecting. Overall I'm happy I stopped by and will be back to try out some of the other fillings!
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QD D.
Dec 31, 2024
Love there empanada. They moved closer to me so this is great. I take mine home. Service was efficient. Would go back for sure!
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Deanna N.
May 12, 2024
Such a great hole in the whole place. The staff are friendly and helpful. We did 12 empanadas,large rice and small rice pudding. So delicious!! Every time we're Mission Viejo we stop here.
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Winny H.
Feb 19, 2024
Delicious little empanadas! So many flavors to choose from and all quite tasty. I especially like the philly cheese flabored one and their 4 cheese one. Quite delicious. Staff is super friendly. I got a couple orders of empanadas to go as I was bringing food for a potluck. They were quite good and very popular among guests.
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Howie C.
Dec 24, 2022
Thirteen different empanada varieties plus three dessert empanadas, which one you pickin'?Finally got to stop by the Empanada Maker which I had bookmarked for years. It's a fast food looking setup and you can get hot and ready empanadas or you can take home unbaked dozens for your freezer. A dozen empanadas will run you $39.99 but with Yelp check-in you get $5 off. I went with Combo #3 for $15.99 which comes with three empanadas of my choice, one side and a fountain drink. I got fries for my side and added extra side of chimichurri rice for $3.99. Original Chicken Empanada (chicken breast, bell peppers, peas, potatos) - I liked the taste of this one, all the vegetables were very soft in this one. That means they cook the filling pretty long before putting it in the shell. Based on personal preference that could be a good or bad thing. Taste wise was great, I personally would have liked it a little firmer inside. Original Beef Empanada (ground beef, onions, potatoes, black olives, egg) - I like black olives and loved this one because the black olive was definitely noticeable but not overwhelming. Ultra savory and all the ingredients just go well together. Spinach and Cheese Empanada (spinach, garlic, onions, mozzarella and parmesan) - Since I had two meat empanadas, this one was a good one to balance it out with some veggies. It's mainly spinach and cheese taste with just a hint of garlic. Seasoned Fries - They give a generous portion of long fries, hot and crispy!Chimichurri Rice - It looked great but it was a little short on chimichurri flavor. Maybe I was hoping for it being a little more sour with a little more garlic and parsley bite? Or maybe I was hoping for too much? Anyhow, the portion size for the regular at $3.99 is kind of small. I would pass on this next time. Cilantro Avocado Sauce ($.50) - This had no taste to me. I would not get this again. Chimichurri Sauce ($.50) - This chimichurri sauce was a lot of finely ground parsley from what I could see but it didn't have any bite or that much flavor. I love chimichurri sauce but would have to pass on this sauce too. Some items here are hits and others are misses. If you are coming here, you are coming for the empanadas and they are all very tasty. The empanada crust is on the thinner side so they are good when fresh but the sauce might seep through if you keep it in your fridge a couple of days so eat them fresh or freeze them. The side sauces were small in size and disappointing but thankfully the empanadas don't need the extra sauce. The fries were great. Empanadas are mid-sized and $3.79 each so it can add up if you order a few of them. But hey, where else can you find this many different empanada flavors in South County?
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Cindy N.
Oct 14, 2022
If you crave empanadas~ look no further! This shop will enlighten you with their wide selection of empanadas choices, from carne to sweet fillings, to no spice, to caliente diablo lips-tingling tastes. from my photo, as you can tell I couldn't make up my mind, so I ordered all the flavors LOL. I've had two as I am writing this review; the philly cheesesteak & the diablo, none have disappoint me so far, and I don't suspect I will be. Atmosphere is fresh, the smell of the shop is AMAZING, I mean who doesn't appreciate the aroma of fresh baking bread as they walk in? The employee who helped me was so nice to even throw in the chimichurri dipping sauce on the house alongside with my avocado cilantro dip- saying "here, for you to try since this is your first time here." D'awww you remembered I said that in the beginning :) so helpful & so thoughtful, thanks a bunch!! You're a rockstar. p.s. there are numbers engraved at the corner of each empanadas that correlates to your receipt so you know which flavor you will be eating, however I like the surprise of not knowing which one I pick only to figure out the flavor from the first bite.
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Hector R.
Dec 30, 2023
Great empanadas. I love the Diablo spicy and really good. We tried all kinds of different ones
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Sammy B.
Dec 13, 2023
First time trying the Empanada Maker. When I first walked in I was greeted right away. Place is nice and clean They have a lot of empanadas to choose from even one with desserts. I ordered a combo with 2 empanadas, one chicken one beef, with the jalapeño beans. Diana was very sweet and gave me some suggestions to try. since it was my first time, I went with the basic chicken and beef. You can't go wrong with those 2 right??? Omg they were both tasty. I liked the chicken a little bit more than the beef. I loved the chimichurri sauce. Nom nom. The Jalapeño beans were good as well. Everyone knows I love spicy! The crust of the empanadas soft and flaky. I should've got more. I highly recommend and I'll definitely be back! Thank you Diana for your delicious empanadas and amazing customer services
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