Empanadas & Arepas Factory

WARNING!! You will not get freshly made products here! FROZEN ONLY!!And - if you do not have an air fryer, you're once again out of luck.We were really looking forward... Wish them success and perhaps someday they'll have fresh-prepared food.

The food here is great, almost like mom's home cooking, but with empanadas and arepas.The ingredients they use are high quality, love eating here

Street food is very in now and for good reason. Places that specliaze in a particular fun and tasty food made fresh and tasty at an affordable price can fill a niche. These empanadas and arepas are Colombian specialties (Venezuela has similar fare also). Tasty on-the-go or relax and socialize fare. They also have awesome fruit drinks with or without milk which makes it a milkshake (guava, soursop, guava, lulo - a sour fruit not citrus but a bit like orange flavor - and blackberry. I think they also offer avena which is a wheaty beverage. Sort of like Milo maybe? Coffee drinks also. The arepas are white or yellow corn cakes with or without a mild farmer cheese. There are a couple of nice little counter areas to eat at inside and a table or tow plus a nice fenced porch area with tables along busy Armenia Ave. The fruits and empanada types offered vary and sometimes a fruit shake is out of stock, but go flexibles and enjoy a chicken embanada, beef and cheese, ground beef and potato, and pair with garlicky spicy sauce with a kick, green sauce, or sweet sauce (duck sauce). Crispy and yummy fried foods with wholesome fillings!!! They also sell frozen arepa 10 packs woth or eithout cheese to go. Made in house. Cool place. Taste of another land. I enjoyed. Very casual. Homemade.

Glad I found this place, whenever I need a small breakfast or a quick bite to eat for lunch this place is perfect. The prices are surprisingly good. The pastel de pollo, cafe con leche, and pastel de picadllo con queso, are the items I usually get. They're all fried empanadas with no oily after taste. The only thing I would say is the meat filling needs more flavor. You can taste the dough of the pastel more than the actual filling.

Good: I was driving my aunties to the airport when I suddenly realized that we needed a quick bite to eat for lunch! I didn't want to find something that would take a lot of time on waiting on so thank God that I was able to find a place like Empanadas & Arepas who sold frozen empanadas. If you have a large family, and it's summer time and you don't know what to prep, I highly suggest catering from this company.

It is an amazing little gem, it has a happy vibe. Their drinks are all homemade my favorite one is the sugar cane juice with lemon and lime. The food is all handmade, Perfect for a snack or a meal!

Best Colombian empanadas and arepas I've ever had in Tampa it's also very cheap totally recommend it .