Ordered two empanadas to share and service was super quick, I got them right away. I got the beef and chicken empanadas. I was so impressed by the quality of the empanadas. The food truck takes cash and card, its located right outside of barclays center in front of the apple store. I was a bit unsure about the food truck but there was a small crowd gathered around and the empanads looked pretty good so I decided to give it a shot, so glad I didn't just walk past because WOW these were so good. The empanadas were delicious. They were fried just right, there was a satisifying crisp and a good amount of fillings for both. Both of them were so juicy and seasoned. I didn't have any expectations since this was a gamble, but both the chicken and the beef were so flavorful. I haven't had a good empanada in awhile and this was sooo good coming from a food truck. If I had the time, we probably would've stayed to really look at the menu to try other things. Would recommend trying. read more

This food truck is location right in the heart of Downtown Brooklyn next to the Apple Store. I've had the Shrimp and Chicken Tacos here with the green sauce. The tacos were are OK. I've had better tacos at Miti Miti. It's definitely ideal if you want to grab a quick bite. Next time I will likely try the steak taco and/or burrito or quesidillas. They put way too much lettuce in the tacos. read more

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Every few weekends, this empanada truck will pull up next to Fort Greene park on a Saturday during the market, and any time it does, it's a lifesaver for feeding the kiddos while they play at the playground. I've only had the empanadas, but they also sell a range of tacos and burritos. The empanadas we've had are fantastic, and the kids devour them. We'll get the sweet potato, cheese, or chicken ones with vegetables, and they are all really good. I've even started to get one for myself. They use a lighter appetizer-style breading, which keeps them super crunchy and less heavy than some others I've had. Highly recommend for a quick, kid-friendly snack on the go! read more

As often as I'm in the downtown Brooklyn area, and I've seen the Cesar Empanadas truck, I never tried them. There's always people waiting to order no matter if it's freezing cold or steaming hot. One day I just decided to give them a try. I got the cheese and the beef. I love a fried empanada and Cesar's empanadas hit the spot. The crust was nice and flaky. Also, I love the green hot sauce. I'm glad I finally tried their empanadas; I look forward to trying different ones. read more

Cesar's Empanadas - Food Trucks Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

Caesars Empanadas is hands down one of my favorite food trucks in Brooklyn! It's right outside the Atlantic Barclays train station, parked perfectly in front of the Apple Store, so it's super convenient when you're coming off the train and craving something good. There's usually a line, but it moves fast. I always order the classic chicken empanadas--crispy, perfectly golden crust with juicy, flavorful chicken inside. I did try the chicken spinach, empanadas once, but I still prefer the regular chicken more. The green sauce they give you? Just the right kick of spice without overpowering anything! Prices went up a bit (used to be $3.50 without cheese; now it's $4 regardless), but honestly, it's worth every cent. If you're ever in the area, you should try it out. Quick service, incredible empanadas, and always a satisfying experience! read more

Cesar's Empanadas - A baked empanada with a golden-brown, flaky crust featuring small holes and uneven surface texture. It is placed on white paper, likely in a food service setting, and appears to be a savory pastry filled with ingredients such as beef, chicken, or vegetables. - Food Trucks Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

Easy, quick, grab and go service. I've tried their Beef, Beef and Cheese, Chicken, and Chicken and Spinach empanadas. Never been let down. Green sauce is light and refreshing, red sauce is hot and vinegary. For $4 an empanada (please factor in some change for the credit card fee), it's filling and hits every time. read more

These are my favorite empanadas in NYC. There's no one can make them any better in New York City. I swear to it, everyone I know goes to this truck to get these delicious empanadas, savor or sweet, and regular food as well. The staff is friendly.The price point is a great and the food is always fresh. My go-to choices are the regular chicken or the chicken and cheese with the green sauce. I may go again this week, lol. read more

There are these food trucks parked on the opposite end of the Barclays Center. I have been to this food truck for a while now. Service is fast and food is phenomenal. I dreamt about the mash potato empanada. So tasty. I would buy somethings and then I'll take it to public spaces to devour. By the way, you don't have to take spicy green and red sauces that they include with the burrito orders. I don't expect ambience to be a factor as this is still eating outdoors. read more

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With lines around every corner in NYC, it can be hard to know which ones are worth the wait. Cesar's Empanadas always has a line and it's always worth the (minor) wait. Service is quick and empanadas are fresh, hot, and delicious. The chicken and cheese hit the spot -- one was more than enough for me. My friend loved the beef and went back the next day for more. Don't forget to ask for the sauce! And bring cash if you want to avoid a credit card fee read more

Literally the best empanadas in the city! Me and my family have been eating these empanadas for over a decade at this point and there's truly nothing better. The service is always nice and super fast and the food is never not fresh, hot, and delicious. Both locations are just food trucks so nothing fancy but don't let that deceive you, the food is seriously so great. This place is one of my favorite spots in all of NYC and remains to be one of my favorite places to bring friends from out of town. Will likely be back with the next too weeks! read more

I feel so pretentious when I say I've had better xyz elsewhere or in a different country but I do not mean to sound that way--I only wish to share what my basis of comparison is. I'm one month past a work trip to Bogota where I had the chance to learn about Colombian empanadas on a food tour. That being said, Cesar's truck is one that I pass frequently to and from Whole Foods. I stopped once recently to have a snack after putting away my groceries. I ordered one beef, one rice and beans, and one birria empanada. I found the crust delicious and not too oily. The ground beef empanada was a little disappointing in terms of how moist it was. It was not dry but I've had much juicier filling from Empanada Mama in LES. All empanadas were good and had a nice amount of filling but they were not tasty enough to warrant a second visit. read more

Cesar's Empanadas - beef (no cheese), rice and beans, and birria empanada - Food Trucks Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

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Best empanadas! $3 each n 50c more w cheese. Beef is really good. Spinach n cheese is also good. I took 5 empanadas home n put in in the toaster. Sooo good. read more

Cesar's Empanadas - Outside - Food Trucks Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

Stumbled onto this food truck for a quick bite. They have a multitude of fillings. My favorite was the beef. The empanada fillings were okay, but was really good with their green sauce. The truck accepts Apple pay which was a huge plus. The lady running the truck was very sweet and kind. I hope I run into her again if I'm in the area. read more

Cesar's Empanadas - Beef empanada - A hand holds a beef empanada wrapped in white paper, with the empanada partially unwrapped to show its golden, crispy crust and filling of beef, vegetables, and spices. The background appears to be the interior of a vehicle, with a dashboard and some electronic devices visible. - Food Trucks Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

I'm a big fan of this place. The first time I tried it was when they had a small truck in Williamsburg, but now I prefer going to the one at Atlantic Terminal since it's closer to me. I always make sure to order the beef and spinach, but if they don't have it, I go for the chicken and spinach or beef and cheese options. The birria tacos with consome soup are also a must-try, and the staff is incredibly friendly. What makes it even better is the convenience of it being a food truck. read more

Cesar's Empanadas - Two empanadas with crispy, golden-brown crusts are placed in a foil container, accompanied by cucumber slices, a lemon wedge, and a green sauce. The empanadas appear to be filled with ingredients such as vegetables and possibly meat, with visible herbs and chopped vegetables inside. The presentation suggests a takeout or street food setting, typical of a food truck offering Mexican or Latin American cuisine. - Food Trucks Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

Cesar's Empanadas is one of my top NYC food trucks. Reliably parked at the end of Hanson and Ashland Place, across from the Apple Store and the LIRR side of of Atlantic Terminal, Cesar and family makes the perfect hand pie. Get one for a snack, get three for a meal. Cesar has three vehicles and you may see any or all of them: a big white truck with two windows that does tacos and plates, a bright blue truck for Cesar's Cafe that carries everything, and a small coffee kiosk style cart that only carries empanadas. If there is a line, it moves fast, so don't get upset when you see all the fans. The staff are super fast and efficient. Every. Single. Empanada. Here. Is. The. Bomb. The empanadas here are fried and flaky and warm and have the right ratio of crust to filling. I love the beef and cheese, the spinach, the chicken with veggies, the guava. They make a blueberry pie, a birria beef, a shrimp. They also do burritos and plates and tacos, but when I see the truck all I crave are the empanadas. They're a perfect impulse snack. Cash is preferred, and you MUST get the green salsa (jalapeno cilantro). read more

Cesar's Empanadas - Yummm - Food Trucks Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

Love their empanadas! I love the chicken,beef and the spinach one also love the lemonade (just ask to hold the ice) lol but other than that they are awesome and their barria tacos is top notch mush chefs kiss ! I go there for breakfast you can enjoy their empanadas anytime of the day read more

You can't miss this truck if you're near Atlantic Terminal and the Apple store. There's also a cart with the same name on the same block. I'm assuming they're both owned by the same people. The empanadas are very good and quite hefty. The pastry shell isn't that crispy, but I'm glad it's nice and thin. The chicken empanada is great, but the chicken with vegetables one is even better. It's filled with soft and tender pieces of corn, string beans, and carrots. Anything with veggies means it must be healthy, right? The chicken in both is surprisingly juicy and very flavorful. One is perfect for a snack on the go, or you can grab two and make it a meal. read more

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I have always gotten empanadas from this cart and the one near Atlantic terminal entrance and it every time is has been delicious and had not giving me any problem. Until it did. I got food poisoning from a chicken empanada I got from the cart near the terminal entrance. I know it was from it because I hadn't had anything else that day. I'm so disappointed. I'm never eating from this cart again. read more

I stopped by this food truck after a job interview. The line was pretty long so I guess the food had to be good plus it smelled good so I was down. I got two steak tacos and two cheese empanadas. Empanadas are my new favorite thing and it's pretty hard to screw them up. The steak tacos were a miss, the steak was not seasoned at all but the other fresh ingredients and tons of hot sauce masked it somewhat. The empanadas on the other hand were amazing and I should've just ordered empanadas but I wanted to be greedy and have them both. For a quick bite if you're out and about you can't go wrong but to take a trip from another borough to come here I would not recommend it. read more

Cesar's Empanadas - Steak tacos - Food Trucks Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

Amazing empanadas. Very fast service. I loved the sweet plantain ones. Love the food truck vibe Can't wait to go back and try their tacos. read more

Cesar's Empanadas - Cesar's Empanada Truck - Food Trucks Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

Even when it wasn't along the way, I wanted to make a detour here for a quick bite. There are 2 Cesar trucks right across each other, one big one small. Not sure what's the business strategy in that but let's roll with it! The high school memories drove me to order that Chicken w/ Cheese Empanada ($3.50) and Beef Empanada ($3.00). Hmm, things have sadly changed since I last remembered them. The empanadas were given to me lukewarm, and on my first bite, I thought I would be hitting meat, but all I got was the skin. It was identical to the feeling of opening a chip bag. Still, once you reach the loaded chicken or beef, you're in for a toasty treat. Especially if you get them with cheese, there is just so much flavor and juice going on in there you don't even need sauce. But the jalapeno green sauce does help in upping it a couple levels! They were being cheap with the green sauce portion though. Cesar, nonetheless, still delivers a satisfying empanada meal. Perfect for the size and price, these filled pastries are a bang for your buck and a must try whenever you're in the area. read more

Cesar's Empanadas - top: Beef Empanada ($3.00); bottom: Chicken w/ Cheese Empanada ($3.50) - Food Trucks Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

I've passed this truck HUNDREDS of times and somehow never got myself to stop. Was in need of a savory snack one day and stopped by. They have a wide selection of empanadas, with a good selection of veggie ones too! I got the mushroom one, as well as the spinach and cheese one. Perfectly fried without being greasy! They were nice and crispy, and well filled! They also accept credit cards with a 50 cent fee. The spinach and cheese one was my favorite. So glad to have tried it!! read more

Cesar's Empanadas - Mushroom Empanada - Food Trucks Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

I went to this place on a Saturday and the birria tacos is $5 each. I got a 3 birria tacos and a soup and everything was $18 and chance, I saw my bank account and this people charge me more than that ($24). even with "taxes" or "card fee" it shouldn't be that much. Plus the tacos and the soup was cold, I literally eat it right there. You guys have to stop doing this. read more

Today, I discovered there is such a thing called as an air empanada. How are they in business? I have been passing by this truck for years and decided to give it a try. I don't recommend. I got two empanadas on my way home. One was empty and the second barely any chicken in it, hence flat as a roti. This establishment should be introduced to fat empanadas from Empanada Mama (best in NYC), so they know what $3.50 empanadas should be filled with and how much filling should be in it, if they even decide to have a filling. read more

If you want to pay for overpriced fried dough with cockroach eggs, be my guest. Zero fillings, unsanitary and overpriced. Not to mention the owner is a rude and condescending when I told him there was a bug in my empanada. You try to support small businesses and this is what happens. read more

Cesar's Empanadas - Food Trucks Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

I've been meaning to go here for the longest time, being that it's on an extremely busy intersection and noticeable to everyone. I finally got the chance and was thrilled, as everything was exactly the way it should be. We had to Birria tacos which were up there with the greatest Birria tacos. We also had the consommé, which was to die for. I'll be back soon to try more items. read more

I dare you to eat just ONE empanada! It's just impossible. Cesar's Empanada is soooooo delicious and addictive. It's a good thing it's located far away from me! hahaha However, every time I'm near Barclay Center or Atlantic Terminal, I start jonesing for these empanadas! They're fresh, hot and oozing with flavorful goodness. Oh, and they're actually HUGE! @ just $3 per empanada, this is just a fantastic deal! They have a huge variety of empanadas for whatever you're craving and even have vegetarian and dessert empanadas! Cesar's has a wide menu - it's not just empanadas. They also have tacos; burritos; lamb, chicken and fish platters; quesadillas and even fish & chips! I've never had anything other than the empanadas. Perhaps one day I'll try their other menu items....but my priority is always the empanadas! Ohhhhhhh, and do NOT forget to get their Green Sauce....it's a total MUST! read more

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Beef and chicken empanadas (with vegetables, $3.5 each) were incredible!! The empanadas are very good and quite hefty. The pastry shell isn't crispy, nice, and thin. The filling is incredibly tasty! I personally liked the beef emapandas, paired with the white sauce it is so good. There are pieces of corn, string beans, and carrots. Perfect for a quick snack, or get a couple of deals you will have one meal you will not regret. Guaranteed mhmm read more

Cesar's Empanadas - Food truck - Food Trucks Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

Haven't been to Brooklyn in a few months, but I would miss my train for one of Cesar's Mashed Potato Empanadas! How is this food truck not Zagat rated!? Delicious! read more

They have a large variety of flavorful empanadas. Their vegan tofu mushroom is delicious. Crispy on the outside with savory filling. If you're craving something sweet, you can always get the sweet plantain. Even with a line they are fast paced and are always pleasant and friendly. Good spot to grab a quick snack. read more

This is very close to my job so I've been here plenty of times. The tacos are pretty good and some empanadas are decent. Last time I went I tried the spinach and bean empanada. The spinach was ok and the bean was TERRIBLE. Like so dry and flavorless like they just rinsed some beans and threw them them inside an empanada. Very disappointing especially for their prices smh. I feel like they shouldn't serve veggie empanadas if they're just gonna half ass them. Just stick to serving meat/cheese. read more

Cesar's Empanadas - Bean empanada - Food Trucks Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

Love it! I came for a visit and our crew loved it. We ate here every night for like four to five days.

Come back to Williamsburg! We miss your delicious empanadas! So good. We recommend the bean and bean and cheese.

I've always wanted to stop by and try an empanada from this business. However, whenever I passed by it in downtown Brooklyn there was always a long line. This time there was no line so I decided to try one out. I was unsure of which one to try since it was my first time and I decided to try the chicken empanada. I waited until I arrived back to my car to eat it. I fell in love at the first bite, it was so good. It made me so happy inside. It was flavorful without being overseasoned and the dough was light and flaky and not sautéed in oil. I was impressed by this flavorful empanada for only $2.50. I was upset at myself that I only purchased one and almost turned my car around to go back and purchase another one. I've tried empanadas at several restaurants and this has been the best empanada thus far. I know understand why the lines are always long at the other location. I'm good with it now because if I'm in the area, I will be standing on it too lol. I'm a fan of Cesar's Empanadas now. If you haven't tried this place out yet, please make it your business to patronize this business because it is definitely worth it. read more

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I've been going here since high school ( I'm a college grad at this point) & the flavors have always been consistent! These are some of my favorite empanadas & will continue to be as long as they stick around! read more

Love the empanadas wish I could have some now but moved out of state but always fresh

Solid wonderful cheesy pockets of delight. A wonderful quick snack if going to fire island on the LIRR to see Frank.

I'm spoiled by Mama's Empenadas and a few other really good places to get empanadas. I only had two dessert empenadas from the big truck by the Apple store. One blueberry and one guava/cheese. They were both very mediocre and blah. The guava filling was watery and spilled out. The blueberry filling was ok. The crusts were not crispy or that tasty. Meh. Probably best to get a fresh empanada from an actual storefront business. read more

I love LOVE love the empanadas here. It's HUGE, both in size and flavor. And the green hot sauce is so delicious, I want to take straight shots of it. The empanadas are so good, my co-workers used to ask me to pick up 20-30 empanadas for office parties. My favorite are the chicken and beef. They have about 6-8 other fillings, but those two seem to be the most popular. The empanadas are simply the best and I have been eating at this truck for about 10 years. They have expanded to a few more trucks and even one dedicated to tacos, but I always go back to the delicious empanadas. So good! read more

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Pretty overall underwhelmed by this place and surprised by the reviews because I think I expected much more. Stopped by on the way home from running errands and walked outside to Whole Foods to eat them. Super quick service, probably fried and left out because mine were soggy. Order was ready in less than 10 seconds. Maybe a 2-3 minute walk and they were kinda soggy. Decent pricing for a snack, 3-4$ an empanada Ordered 4 different kinds of Empanadas. They had other options for food, tacos, burritos, etc. none of them were particularly crispy or warm with the exception of the crust, which was fried and dry in an over oiled way. 1. Beef with spinach (3/5) - pretty underfilled imo and the spinach itself gave most of the flavor. 2. Potato (2/5) - pretty bland, felt like boiled potatoes but good with the salsa 3. Mushroom (3/5) - flavorful and one of the better ones ordered 4. Spinach and cheese (3/5) - pretty flavorful as well. Cheese helped. I think I'll stop by and try one again and hoping I'm pleasantly surprised. read more