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    Empanada Loca

    3.8 (386 reviews)
    Closed 10:00 am - 1:00 AM (Next day)

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    EMPANADA LOCA ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for kids
    Outdoor seating

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    Cheese Burger Empanada (wheatflour) Fried Calamari
    Jose O.

    Second time coming here. Service was quick and perfect. We just grabbed a small bite but I got full with the calamari and the empanadas. They were so delicious. I went crazy over the sauces and the complimentary plantains. I definitely want to come back again to try more food on their menu. Oh and their music choice is excellent!

    Claudia W.

    I looked out! Visiting Brooklyn for my birthday weekend and I found this little gem. As soon as we walked in and we were already free mimosa, and they accommodated us with some plantain chips and fresh guacamole. But it only gets better.. The empanadas were so good and they have chicken and waffles!! What! A full bar , clean, and excellent customer service

    Creamy Spinach Empanada
    Christy L.

    Their empanadas very good not oily . Service is friendly and fast Place very clean Definitely coming back for more empanadas !!!! A/c is very cool temperature definitely many people love it . Just me a little chilly haha . Not pricey for a food very good .

    Desiree F.

    I was so excited when I got the chance to try this restaurant! When I arrived I parked on the street nearby. I walked into a cute restaurant and was greeted. I was greeted by the owner, George, who was super nice and was served by the manager Nico and the bartender Jenn, and they were great! We had different cocktails and food, including the plantain chips w/ Morita salsa, cerviche, Elotes, infused (drink), Octopus Avacado salad, fish tacos, skirt steak, and stuffed chicken. I really loved the old-fashioned drink, which was strong. I also loved the stuffed chicken. Let's not forget the delicious dessert. I had a really wonderful experience

    Beef empanadas
    Stephen D.

    Wow! We were told the empanadas were fantastic but they were better than that. My wife had the chicken melt and I had the beef. The service was excellent and the ambience was fun and modern. Highly recommended

    Beef Empanada (cornflour)
    Jacqueline C.

    Picked up two beef empanadas and both taste amazing and they were very full I went to the location at city point they have the stand right in front of primark. Service was good although I was confused at the menu a bit bit the lady helped me out I will be going back this was a quick bite to eat on the go

    Avocado Toast
    Allison C.

    I'm still thinking about how delicious the empanadas were at Empanada Loca! I've never seen such a variety of empanadas on a menu before! I thought it was really cool that they had a whole brunch menu as well, with interesting dishes like the chicken & waffles with gold leaf! The complimentary muffins and mimosa toast were so nice too. Professional and attentive service with beautiful decorations and presentations of every dish. I'll definitely come back if I'm in this area of Brooklyn again!

    Cocktail menu!!!
    Lina F.

    I did want to love this place but somewhere between the facelift of high end Mexican restaurant status, the place lost its roots. The gold foil is such a disconnect from the neighborhood and its families. It is hard to envision families sitting at a table gold leaf dishes and I wish the chef understood the neighborhood a bit better. True - an elevated Mexican restaurant is an amazing place to be apart of but when you lose out to connection, there isn't really a point to a place to eat and visit!!!

    No seasoning, no good.

    We've ordered from the Empanada Loca in Park Slope before, twice. We really enjoyed our chicken, beef, veggie and spinach empanadas before, but today 5/2/25 all of them were horrible. absolutely no flavor whatsoever. It so disappointing that all flavors were bad. chicken, dry. Stems in the veggie. We will not order for Cinco de Mayo or ever again.

    Kenny C.

    I don't know what was going on here tonight. I don't know if someone was trying to get extra tips so they charged a false price or what but I'm extremely dissatisfied. I've dined here a few times and was very happy every time. The food was good and decently priced. My favorite is definitely the mini bandeja paisa which is only 22 dollars and you get a good amount of food! Tonight I was waiting for my take out and decided to add a brownie and cookie. It was nothing special. Just a plastic wrapped chocolate chip cookie and brownie at the front (picture provided). The ones you might see at a school PTO meeting. They charged me $10.49..thats almost half a bandeja paisa for a home baked cookie and brownie. I know inflation is happening but come on.. Levain cookies is cheaper than that..

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    I love the food, always freshly cooked so far I only had to empanadas and the baked chicken with rice and beans it was actually good

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    4.6(32 reviews)
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    I was pleasantly surprised with the empanadas here. I didn't expect much but this just became one…read moreof my favorite empanada spots. I very much enjoyed the Irby, specifically. Something told me to get it and I don't even like shrimp. I really loved this. And the way the empanadas taste with the sauces, truly perfect together. I wish I got more. I also got the pabellon. This was also yum. I don't know the name of the orange sauce, but it paired really well with that one. Having a sweet plantain crust is a very interesting. It wasn't as durable as a regular empanada. But it did tasted really delicious. Recommend!

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    OMG!! These…read moreempanadas are seriously the best tasting empanadas I ever had. Immediately I was going to rate them lower due to size and no labeling but the taste was truly made with lots of love. I ordered 4 via Ubereats, totaling roughly $24 with 3 sauces. I ordered the Chicken macaroni and cheese, Ropa Vieja, Americano and a Pastelon. Every single one of them were on point, warm and crispy. My only true complaint is that they're super small. Better for my calorie intake I guess lol. The meat was extremely well seasoned, cheese was melted, plantain was sweet. The edges were crispy and the flavors together were delicious. The avocado sauce is way too thick. It's more like a thick heavy cream. The pink sauce is your typical mayo ketchup. There is absolutely no way of knowing which empanadas are which. They need a better concept so that customers know especially if they're ordering as a group to share. I've never seen an empanada place not label their empanada. I read a google review from the owners saying they put it on the package on the bottom corner but that is a lie. It's not on the empanada itself or on the packaging. Overall I'm still ordering from here again : )

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