For those of you who don't know what empanadas are...it's basically a stuffed pastry plain and simple but it's oh so much more than that. How can it be more than just that? It's what you put in the thing that can blow your mind. Many different countries from around the world have their versions of empanadas but most of them generally look like this.
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Delicious delicious pastry meals. Why are they so great? I think it's the combination of having delicious bready outside plus savory filling inside. That's probably why I like stuff like calzones, stromboli, cornish pasty, chinese pork buns and hot pockets, to name off a few. Empanadas Place fit the bill nicely during a weekday lunch outing. The place is really unassuming, nestled on a corner facing the busy Sawtelle Blvd. Another plus is that they have their own parking, albeit not a ton of spaces, but I've never had a problem. The restaurant is cute and small, with very friendly employees who really care about the food you eat and your experience with them. Everything is very reasonably priced - I think , 2.75 per empanada. And what awesome empanadas they are!
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I was at the door of this Argentina Pastries place yesterday and found that they don't open on Mondays. :( That made me craved empanadas even more~
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The first time I ever had empanadas was in a Spanish class I took in my freshman year of college. On the last day of class, my Argentinean professor was going to bring us empanadas. She gave us three choices: chicken, beef, or membrillo. Most people ordered one or two; I ordered all three. My classmates seemed to think this was quite funny--to this day, I have no idea why. Little did they (or I) know back then that my obsession with trying new foods would only get stronger with time. It's one of those moments that I look back on now and can see clearly that being a food critic is what I was meant to do.
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