Casa De Las Empanadas

The restaurant area was great food was really good, after lunch we went went to buy sweets from the bakery, the air conditioning is not on on that size and maybe that was the reason but… we bought a few quesitos and they were all spoiled greenish it look. one I could maybe understand but omg it was gross.

We saw an ad on the TV and went there to try the food! My wife ordered a Pionono and a relleno de papa and I ordered a Pollo Empanado and Mofongo! The food has no taste and it appears that they use aged, dirty oil to fry the food! It was almost an hour waiting for the food and the dining experience was not good at all! The only good thing was a cheesecake that was delicious! Will never go to eat again there! I will not recommend this place! The bathrooms were filthy!

The service is really bad. We had to ask for menu after a while. Then order an appetizer that never came. The bathroom was nasty. The food was not bad. They give you a lot of food. We also had to ask for utensils. The pastries are really good. But, the customer service seriously needs attention.

I Always see this place driving by and decided to stop in to try an empanada. I grabbed a chicken one and wasn’t disappointed. For $ 1.50, It was huge and seasoned perfectly. On the other hand, my husband wasn’t too fond of his shredded beef empanada but loved his chicken empanada.

This is a great lunch stop. I eat lunch here periodically, maybe 3 times per year. The food is pretty good and the price is fantastic!

Um nope. Came up on Orlando’s dirtiest places to eat. I have only tried one thing from here and it was some ball thing filled with cheese but my co workers eat here a lot. Thanks to channel 9 none of us will be eating here again.

Well the food at this location definitely makes up for the lackluster bread. The empanadas are delicious, enough to bump the rating of this location. I tried two types and they were wonderful and there were many more I wish to try but didn;t have room left. Definitely will be returning to try more!

Pesimo sitio para comer. El pernil es muy seco, parecía viejo. Servicio es horrible para nada les recomiendo este lugar. Tanto que se anuncian en los comerciales y cualquier lechonera en el área es mejor que esa…

I ordered 4 empanadas:
Chicken, beef, ropa vieja and pernil. Each one was poorly filled and so dry it should only be eaten next to someone that knows the Heimlich maneuver because choked is very likely. So 4 empanadas each with one bite went into the garbage.

Ive been coming here for years. First it was because my friends came, then out of nostalgia, and now, I have no idea. The food is over salted, and the empanadas are always dry (which is a true shame for a house of empanadas). Like another reviewer noted, im sure if u catch them fresh, they’d be much better, but I have yet to.
Still, the flavors are familiar if ur into latin american food, and the price is right. So if ur in the neighborhood and you must, you must. It wont be the worst thing. But definitely not my first choice.

If you’ve been to Piñones, puerto Rico and miss eating those fried snacks on the beach, they have ALL of that here. Piononos, sorullos, alcapurrias… They had morcilla, empanadas, etc… It’s not as good as In Puerto Rico but it IS not good enough. Besides, there’s a buffet if you want that, and in the other side is a bakery with all the desserts and pastries. Great place! In a great spot too, right off OBT on Oak Ridge.

The food is not bad here and the empanadas are good but the service is complete shit, not very nice people and you better speak up if you want to get noticed if not the workers will just keep talking to each other behind the counter all day. Order to go and never look back.

From visiting many other Latin countries in my life, I know one thing. You normally are not going to get great service in restaurants of Latin America like you do from good American restaurants. I have learned to deal with it. It is a different culture. I get it.
But there is a difference from poor service (which I can live with), and NO service. I was the only one there at the restaurant. I was standing there for 5 minutes, the staff watching me from behind the counter. Finally someone gave me a menu. I ordered and once my food was brought to me, everyone stood behind the counter… never checking up on me. I don’t mind getting someone’s attention if they are walking by and if it is busy. But again, I was the only one there, and the staff (about 5 people) just stood behind the counter, never even walking by. And I was dying of thirst after finishing my first drink halfway through the meal. After I was finished and pushed away the plates, one lady came by and picked up my plates and asked me if I wanted another drink. Gees, thanks. I was just ready to leave, so I said «no gracias.»
The beef guisada was too dry. The carne y queso empanada was an air filled pastry pocket with little meat or cheese. Pretty uninspiring for a place that brags they have over 60 types of empanadas. The only thing I was pleased with was the papa rellena.

Yum! Latin American food! This place has a pretty diverse menu. We had a couple empanadas and steak mofongo. The mofongo was on par with what I’ve had in Puerto Rico. We came near closing, so the empanadas did not taste super fresh, but were still good. The papa rellena was among the best I have tried!
Would highly recommend giving this place a try. If I lived in the community I’d be a regular.

Seems to be a blend of all spanish speaking countries in the western hemisphere. Jack of all trades, master of none!?! Had a bandeja paisa (Colombian) and cuajito (Puerto Rican-​ish) and different empanadas. Food is decent, but not going to be my «go to» place. Bandeja was smaller in portion to other (mainstream and off the beaten path) places I’ve tried. The empanadas were dry, i am sure if you order in enough quantity they will make fresh. Definitely low prices, you get your monies worth.
The bakery part followed suit. Their bread is from cidrines.
Will we go back? probably only if we are in the neighborhood and really hungry.

I have a new love, called West Oak Ridge Road, with its wonderful Latino restaurants.
Today I had the good fortune of trying Casa de las Empanadas at the corner of Oak Ridge and Rio Grande. There are 44 flavors of empanadas on the extensive menu, although not all are available at all times. And another 18 on the Venezuelan/​Columbian section of the menu.
I had a white cheese empanada and a ham and cheese (minus the ham) sandwich on Cuban bread. Delicious.
The menu is huge — aperitivos, caldos, asopao, pollo, carne de res, cerdo, mariscos, pescado, especialidad de la casa, mofongo, sandwiches, empanadas Venezolanas/​Colombianas, side orders, and of course the 44 empanadas.
There’s also a bakery. And I’m not a buffeteer, but they also have a buffet.
My bill: $ 5.06.

Really good food for a cheap price!
Their menu has lots of items to choose from and I haven’t had anything that I didn’t like. Not only do they have empanadas, but they also have dishes with seafood, beef, pork, chicken and even desserts!
My boyfriend introduced Venezuelan/​Colombian empanadas to me through this place. Venezuelan empanadas are a bit different than your usual empanada because they are made with corn flour instead of wheat flour. I love these empanadas because the corn-​base is crispy and tasty.
I’ve also tried the ropa vieja (shredded beef) and carne frita (fried pork chunks) and both were delicious. You can get a meal with rice, beans, and plantains for about $ 6.00!

I love that they made an extra unit next to La Casa De Empandas to serve bakery goods. By doing this they eliminate having to go through the regular food line just for a little dessert. Plus they started really getting into making more custom cakes and expanding the amount of sweets that are made on a daily basis.
They now serve a variety of breads, cake slices, cookies, flans, tres leches, chocolate pastries, enclairs, and pasteles. The absolute best thing to try from here is the pastel de guayaba con queso which is a light crunchy puff that is sugar glazed with insides filled with guava and sweet cheese. The sugar cookies with sprinkles are always a winner, and the cake slice that I previously ordered has a questionable texture. I wasn’t sure if the cake should of been refrigerated since the ends were hard and the bottom was really wet. It could also be that spanish cakes are very moist and leaving them around for a day or two can cause that effect. Either way this bakery always supply and delivers excellent pasteles here, definitely worth trying.

Perhaps this place is too authentic for me… i love the variety of empanadas (cheap too, starting at $ 1.25) and the walk up buffet bar.
However, the food just didn’t sit well with me…

I was working the area with a sales rep. and we wanted to get some snacks. I saw that Unilocal had this place Casa de las Empanadas. We decided to give it a try.
I was very surprise when I walk in. I was expecting a very small little store that sold just Empanadas. What we walked into was a wide range of Spanish food. Everything from Chicharron de Pollo, Bistec Encebollado to Arroz con Marisco, Camarones al Ajillo.
We ended up staying a getting some lunch. I ordered white rice, beans with Ropa Vieja. We also got some Empanadas, sorullo with cheese & Alcapurria de yuca.
Everything I got was good & will be coming back again.

Not necessarily the best place to get Spanish food but it is decent. They have Dominican and Cuban food alike. I usually get the Ropa Vieja or Carne Guisada with cooked potatoes and carrots. White or yellow rice. Black or Pinto beans. Tostones or Maduros (Green plantains or sweet ones). There are several options here. Pick your fave. They also have different style beverages. Typical Latin sodas like Postobon, Kola Champagne, Malta, etc.
The Empanadas are mediocre. Not the best I’ve had but again, I’m not into the Cuban style empanadas because I believe the Colombian ones are much better. However, I usually always order some Guava and Cheese Turnovers because these are my favorite.
Casa de Las Empanadas is a good place to go for lunch or takeout. It’s a family run joint and not upscale by any means. It’s simply a good food joint in a plaza of other small family-​run businesses. Every worker here speaks Spanish for the most part so brush up on your Spanish skills. Just kidding, you’ll be fine!
Very inexpensive. Check it out!