King Empanadas

I’ve eaten food from here one time — beef empanadas. It did not taste good to me and the meat filling was basically a hot pool of oil and badly seasoned meat.
FYI please, please, please look up this place’s NYC Dept. of Health grades and scores. It regularly receives critical violations related to the presence of vermin and maintaining foods at unsafe temperatures. You can look this up on the ABCEats app which is the official NYC Dept. Of Health and Mental Hygiene’s app for providing restaurant inspection scores and grades.

Best chicken blu. Shrimp burrito was perfect.

With the plethora of restaurants that serve empanadas in this area of Queens, I started my empanada taste tour at King Empanadas.
The restaurant is a small non-​descript place with (if I recall) one dine-​in table with the rest of the seating being along a diner style counter with bar stools.
I ordered the following empanadas: cheese filled, maduro & cheese, ham & cheese, and a beef.
The cheese was very yummy. Not sure what type of cheese was used but it was similar to mozzarella in texture and was equally rich. The corn empanada dough was nicely textured with a fine grain of corn in every bite.
Ham and cheese was tasty too but the dough itself was a bit greasy. I probably attribute this to this empanada using a white flour based dough which probably absorbed more oil during the frying process.
Queso and maduro was solid, but I wish I could have gotten a bit more sweetness from the maduro as I tasted more of the cheese and empanada dough (same white flour based empanada shell as the ham & cheese). Maybe they could have used a more ripe plantain?
Beef empanada was made in the corn based dough and was solid but nothing exceptional to elaborate on.
Being the first stop on my empanada trek, this was a nice experience to start off.
Really apologize for not posting any pictures of the empanadas as I bought these during my work lunch hour and was in a rush to get back to the office.

Is a wonderful place to order out. Is one the only place in corona that have in their menu healthy food.

This place was once a barbershop and the same owner (Odalis) took it apart and made it into this great hidden treasure of 108. It has the combination of excellent food and staff. I’ve tried almost everything on the menu and I can’t say I was ever disappointed. Come for breakfast, lunch, dinner or pregame meal

King empanada? If there was a king like this there would definitely be a revolution of the people. They would definitely lose the game of thrones.
At this moment, after trying the chicken and cheese empanada we are driving as fast as we can to go home and wash down the horrible oily taste off our mouths.
Very disappointed with the quality of the empanadas. There is not a variety of empanadas, only a few options.

Seeing my previous review on ROTD reminded me I need to update. I’ve had Latin Breakfasts here and they are great! Hearty and cooked to order (eggs in various styles, Papa’s frites, chorizo…) perfect start to a big day. I’ve also had a couple dinners there (skirt steak, lobster salad, quesadillas.). I try to bring a friend or two so I can try their dishes but it’s also a friendly but laid back bachelor hang when I need it. I work nearby in the weekends and when the crew is getting along we treat each other by bringing back empanadas. The office fave is maduras.

Me gusta el gran sabor que tenia el chimichurri que pedí. Tenia mucho tiempo no probaba uno con tan buen sabor. El personal da muy buen servicio.

the food is amazing, i go eat there almost every week, the delivery is fast and they prepare you food right in front of ur eyes and quick, also if there something that its not in the menu they will make it for u !! :D

This has been my 4^th or 5^th time coming here and the food is consistently amazing! I have tried the salads, the quesadillas, the empanadas, and the shakes and they are all great! What I especially enjoy is that the food is made fresh when you order.
The chef is great and the staff is always friendly. Also, it’s always clean.
I work in the corona area all the time and great food in a clean place that I’m not scared to go into is hard to come by!
Definitely recommended!

The food is good at this place havent had anything I didnt like! Not only do they have the traditional dominican food but alot of munchy foods which is down right awesome and a breathe of fresh air. (since I grew up eating beans and rice). Ive had the quesadilla which is tasty the burgers are good and and priced well. Also they have a wide selection of smoothies and natural juice which is refreshing on a hot day. Over all the food is worth stopping in and checking out!!! Bong bong!