Empanada Mama
Address:
763 9th Ave, New York, NY 10019
Phone:
(212) 698-9008
Hours:
- Mon: 10am-10am
- Tue: 10am-10am
- Wed: 10am-10am
- Thu: 10am-10am
- Fri: 10am-10am
- Sat: 10am-10am
- Sun: 10am-10am
Payment:
Nice to Know:
- Noise Level Loud
- Parking Street
- Wifi No
- Accepts Credit Cards Yes
- Recommended Meal Lunch, Dinner
Other Details:
Socrates Nanas, who founded this restaurant with the owner of the Mama's Empanadas chain in Queens, has a foolproof plan to feed the masses: big flavors in small packages. The menu of more than forty empanadas stuffed and sealed with wheat- or corn-based shells is designed to hit a nostalgic nerve. Whatever flavors you like, you can expect them here, wrapped in a warm, yielding pocket: Greek (spinach pie), Cuban (ham, pork, and cheese), Polish (kielbasa and sauerkraut), Hawaiian (ham, cheese, and pineapple), Italian (sausage, peppers, and onions), [and] American (cheeseburger). Other small offerings include arepas, tamales, and veal and rice balls with Greek avgolemono, fork-tender meatballs in a lemon-based gravy. Dessert empanadas are worthy of a fancier establishment; the fig, caramel, and cheese patty mingles salty cheese with sweet figs and gooey caramel.
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