A Touch of Argentina at Empanada's Place

Here is my beautiful friend MM who smokes me down the Mammoth Mountain slopes, who laughs with me over silly conversations, and who's always willing to try something new.

She introduced me to Dane Cook before he was Hollywood big, danced with me and the original American Idol Top 10 from Season One, and was my photographer when I met Iron Chef Morimoto last year.

And when we came home from our weekend on the Mountain, we passed a little place off of Venice that I've always wanted to try.

BoLA: Have you tried that place over there?

MM: No, but if you want to go after we get dropped off, that would be cool.

BoLA: Yeah, that sounds good. Do you want to go too?
(I say as I turn to my friend who was driving, half laughing that MM left him out.)

MM: (With more laughter, turning to driver) Oh yeah, wanna go?

And with that, we made a U-turn on Venice and turned to park on Sawtelle right in front of the little shop, Empanada's Place.

With just a handful of tables, this small counter that offers "A Touch of Argentina in California" can be easily and unfortunately missed. They sell meat and vegetable empanadas for $2.99 a piece with a few other menu items, and the two I ordered was enough for my dinner.



I ordered the Criolla that's fried with ground beef, raisins, green onions, and eggs - a tasty, savory treat that was hot and full of different spices. My second empanada was vegetable filled with potatoes, onions, tomatoes, and cilantro - the Papa Cilantro.

Not for the weak hearted or health conscious, I was glad that my girlfriend was up to the task in eating these fried little babies. They were just what we were looking for on a cold Sunday night after our weekend of snowboarding, and I know we'll definitely be back for more.

Note: CASH ONLY

Empanada's Place
street: 3811 Sawtelle Boulevard | Los Angeles, CA | 90066
tel: 1.310.391.0888
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