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    Pikalo Empanada

    4.3 (33 reviews)
    Open 8:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    Corn Chicken Cheese Empanada
    Brianna S.

    Yummy and huge empanadas. $5 each! Lots of options. The size of the empanadas was super impressive. I tried: beef & cheese, chicken, corn & cheese, and bbq rib. I also had a passion fruit smoothie which was delicious. The young lady staffing the counter was very attentive. For example, she kept my smoothie in the freezer until my freshly made empanadas were done. I got 3 empanadas and a large smoothie for $22. I will be returning!

    Pésimo servicio, pedi una orden por teléfono una limonada de fresa cuando voy a recoger la orden me entregan una limonada regular les digo que eso no es lo que ordene no me la quisieron cambiar, porque según ellos eso fue lo que ordene!

    Shrimp and cheese empanada
    Michelle R.

    This is my second best empenada I have ever had. First best is in New York. Service was quick and friendly. The place was clean and small for seating but we got a seat and ate just fine.

    Beef with Cheese Empanada
    Sara H.

    Good if you are in a rush and want good food! Great empanadas. I got the Beef & Cheese and it was scrumptious. I got it to-go, but if I hadn't I would have gone right back in to grab more to bring home. The hot sauce was good and perfectly pairs with the empanada. Highly recommend for something to grab quickly

    David R.

    I decided to go in and get a few items to pick on I started with a beef empanada. Taste was excellent it was a little bit on the well-done side on the exterior. Overall a great empanada. I also got two chicken croquettes they're actually sized approximately like a large mozzarella stick taste was great as well as the texture came with a little dipping sauce. The place is very small had no seating it did have one little lunch counter that could have fit 2 to 3 stools possibly nowhere to sit due to Covid I am not sure. The woman behind the counter was very polite hard to understand spoke just broken English but very polite. As always in the Square parking is limited and top so take your time and find a legal spot. The location was attractive to the eye and also clean.

    Chimi, this is not an RD chimi in any way, didn't really like the flavor of whatever sauce they use to smother it
    Alma R.

    Pros: This place has the best, biggest empanadas i ever seen in America. The filing is nicely seasoned as your mom would, unlike some others, and the dough is perfect, not too thick so that you are only eating flour or too thin that it crumbles. We had a completa and an eggplant and both super yummy. Portions are humongous and all came with FF. I also had dulce de leche, arroz con leche, and natilla, each of these was perfection. They must have a cibao grandma cooking in the back, i have never seen REAL dulce de leche being sold anywhere, this was my golden find. Oh and don't forget the quipe, it was crumbly but the flavor was on point. And no matter what you order have a jugoavena along with it, just as we do in the island. Cons: The meat in the sandwiches was shredded both times and mixed with a questionable sauce. My boyfriend really liked it, while for me it was meh and unexpected. If you are Dominican don't order The chimi thinking that's what it is, it isn't. Overall the bread was beautifully toasted and there was something there that made it taste like home, i think it was the mayo. I wish they would sans the weird sauce and just sautee the meat with flavorful things instead and serve that way. I need to come back to get my dulce de leche and a patacón!

    Cubano
    Kemberli P.

    Grabbed a cubano and beef + cheese empanada for lunch. Good, fresh food. Sandwich was lunch for 2 days for me as it was pretty big. Empanada was great as well.

    Beef and Cheese Empanada
    Silmary V.

    This place is a great spot for empanadas! The empanadas are huge and have such great flavor. I highly recommend the spicy sauce as well, it elevated the empanadas to another level. The Cuban sandwich was delicious and had so much meat. Service was a little slow, about a 25 minute wait for two empanadas and a sandwich, but they fried it fresh and made the sandwich fresh so I can't complain. The fresh jugo de cereza (cherry juice) was my favorite thing. The ambiance reminds me almost of a fast food restaurant. I wish they had played Spanish music! Only reason it gets a 4 stars is because of a bit longer of a wait time than I would have liked but overall I'm extremely impressed!

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    K D.

    A great spot to grab a quick empanada and passion fruit drink on the go before heading to the mall, or a long d distance car trip.

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    Kimberly R.

    Has the best empanada and quipe in all of Boston. The best lemonade. The service was great and it reminded me of my hometown.

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    Had the beef empanadas and also the guava n cheese; both were very good and freshly prepared even at 10 pm through Uber Eats

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    Their empanadas are too good! Clean and great service. I am definitely keeping this hidden gem.

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    quick and friendly service! AMAZING taste and great sized empanada. great value for the cost! can't wait to come back

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