Solo Empanadas

This place always hit the spot after enjoying happy hour drinks at El Divino. The empanadas are small but always fresh, hot, and filling. At about 2 bucks each, you can buy a few and not waste a lot money trying to soak up all that whiskey. I also really love the green sauce that comes with it!

The empanadas are really good! The best ones in my opinion are meat and cheese. The chicken is also good. The empanadas are baked with a perfect crust. They are really stuffed with the meat so it’s not all bread. Good service. The place is a little small but has never been packed when I go.

The empanadas are excellent! They are baked, and have a just perfect crust. I have not tried all of the varieties they offer but would recommend the cheese with jalapeño filling and the ground meat (salteno). The gaucho salad is a must with your empanadas.

I’ve had some Argentinian empanadas before so I was hoping there was a place in McAllen that made some and I found it. All they sell is empanadas and salads but they do have about a dozen different flavors so my wife and I tried an few of them and I’m delighted to say they were, good except for the shrimp empananda I say skip that one. Humita was the one that really hit the spot definetly recommend that one. Chicken in chipotle was really good and the meat ones were excellent. On this visit the young lady at the counter was very friendly and offered great customer service and her recommendations were right on.

I love these empanadas but last night I came to get a large order for a family gathering but when I got home no chimichurri or salsa was included. That bothered me a lot, owners should pay attention on these things employees seem not to care

The atmosphere is cozy, the prices are good, there are plenty of choices and they serve tasty chimichurri sauce. However, I just didn’t think the empanadas were all that great. We tried the meat and cheese and the shrimp and cheese. The meat and cheese was a little better, but the shrimp empanada was pretty much flavorless. Honestly, had I not found the one teeny, tiny, little shrimp hidden among the cheese I would have thought that they messed up my order. I certainly couldn’t identify it as shrimp based on the taste, because there wasn’t much taste. The crust reminded me more of crackers than pastry. It wasn’t really crunchy, but it wasn’t flaky either. I guess it was kind of like stale water biscuits. I’ve never had Argentinian empanadas from any place but here so my basis of comparison is limited, but I would imagine that there are probably better examples to be found.

I was excited to hear the valley had some Argentinian empanadas. I ordered 6 different ones so that we could share and taste all the different flavors. I honestly was not that impressed! :(
I think the chard empanadas needed more chard… they were mainly cheese… I mean, you could hardly see or taste the chard… it was like eating a thin crust pizza with no sauce… just plain cheese… nothing exciting to it. I think those frozen hot pockets they sell in the corner gas stations might have a bit more umph to them than these!
The meat empanadas were tasty… they were ground beef picadillo… seasoned ground beef that is… the chicken ones were decent… semi-​tasty chicken… but nothing to brag about. The corn and onion ones were mediocre.
The empanadas were baked, which is a healthier alternative to anything fried… but the pastry was a more on the dry (bite-​and-​break-​your-​tooth) side.
Some of the empanada fillings were very tasty… but it almost felt like the crust was so hard I might as well be eating chips and scooping up the filling.
The thing is… making the dough for empanadas has a science to it, just like croissants, it has to have the perfect consistency… the dough is key to a phenomenal or just a «meh…waist of calories» experience. It is what can either make it or break it… empanadas should have a soft, yet crispy, buttery light crust with a yummy tasty filling. That’s it!
The prices are cheap! (Less than $ 3) I was full with half the small salad and 1 empanada!
The chimichurri sauce was excellent!
Place was very clean.
I’d give it 3.5 stars of I could.

Good is amazing. So happy to find a place with great empanadas down here :)

Yummy empanadas. Good selections available, even a few vegetarian options. Salad is yummy. Few locations in the RGV.

Empanadas are good, customer service is bad. Cashier has no personality. Food is a bit over priced.

I want to give one disclaimer up front… I do not give this a 5 star review based on the customer service, because most times, although she is not rude, the cashier is not all that friendly or concerned with you being there.
That being said, I absolutely love their empanadas. They are always hot, fresh, and super tasty. I also really enjoy their house made chimichurri sauce. It adds a great tang to my favorite Carne Dulce empanadas.
If you don’t go in there looking for great customer service, but looking for exceptional empanadas, it’s definitely the place for a quick, delicious meal.

What bothers me is that the person who takes the orders has seems like she doesn’t want you there, it makes me wish that I hadn’t come in. So I won’t, although usually I love supporting smaller places like this. Also, the vegetable empanadas are not filled generously at all with vegetables, but with 90% cheese, so you’re getting mostly that weak tasting cheese and white bread of the empanadas. I’ve always spent close to $ 7.00 here and never felt full. With that, plus the resentful cashier, makes me think that this space could be better utilized for a restaurant that adds more value to it’s patrons. I rarely see more than one other diner here while the restaurant two doors down is always very full, there is a reason for that.

good and tasty empanadas

I agree with one reviewer’s reference to a commercial pastry pocket, because that is exactly what they are. Solo Empanadas’ tasteless commercially made fast food may be acceptable to generations brought up on commercial toaster pastries (the smooth, shiny surface is a dead give away), but they are a far cry from what they could be, or should be.

I personally love fried empanadas, theirs are baked. they have a clean presentation, combos available. Each empanada is marked so you know which type it is. They have a wide variety of fillings. Personal favorites are acelga and traditional. Nicely packed inside, warm and with chimichurri sauce .can’t really go wrong with this delicious snack.

This place is fast becoming my favorite restaurant for a quick meal. They have about a dozen different kinds of empanadas and a great salad with chimichurri sauce. I love trying the different varieties and cannot pick a favorite. Be sure to check them out. The setting is small and simple, but don’t be misled. They know empanadas!

We discovered this a couple of months ago, in the same area as Barnes & Noble and Breadsmith. It’s specialty is Argentinian empanadas, in fact, that’s all they sell. About a dozen different fillings, served with a tasty, garlicky chimichurri. They’re really inexpensive, and a great way to try something very different. One or two can make a meal, and they do have combos that include a drink. Don’t worry about not being able to tell the fillings apart – each empanada is «branded» with a stamp showing the filling. These little pies are like «Hot Pockets» on steroids!