Empanada Kitchen Menu (Update 2025)
Introducing Empanada Kitchen, a veteran-owned Argentine restaurant specializing in flavorful empanadas for breakfast and brunch. Located in San Diego, this restaurant offers a variety of empanadas, including traditional beef, ham and cheese, chicken, mushroom and goat cheese, sweet corn and basil, caprese, and veggie options. Their empanadas are praised for being juicy on the inside and crispy on the outside, with unique and delicious fillings. Customers rave about the quality of the food and the friendly service, with many highlighting their favorite flavors like sweet corn and basil, lamb, and beef. Empanada Kitchen also offers fresh chimichurri sauces and a side salad of the day. With a cozy ambiance and various amenities like outdoor seating and free Wi-Fi, Empanada Kitchen is a must-visit for empanada lovers in the area.
Empanadas
Beef Empanada
Ground beef, onion, red bell pepper, green onion, olives. The most traditional filling and shape. Not ideal for vegetarians.
Ham and Cheese Empanada
Only two ingredients, but a lot of flavor.
Chicken Empanada
We cook the chicken, we make a sofrito and then we saute all together.
Mushroom and Goat Cheese Empanada
Saute onions, sauteed mushrooms, goat cheese and touch of mozzarella.
Sweet Corn and Basil Empanada
Sweet corn, basil, and mozzarella, all integrated in a delicious bechamel sauce.
Caprese Empanada
Traditional caprese combination. Basil, tomato and mozzarella.
Veggie aka Ratatouille Vegan Empanada
Roasted veggies, onion, red bell peppers, eggplant, zucchini, tomato, garlic. This one is vegan.
Side Salad
A mix of greens, toasted nuts, and small colorful tomatoes served with a vinaigrette dressing we make in-house.
Salad of the Day
Sauces
Chimichurri Sauce Original
Each. We make our own chimichurri sauce fresh every day following a traditional, gaucho approved homemade recipe: chopped parsley, oregano, garlic and chili flakes in a base of red wine vinegar and olive oil (no, it is not spicy).
Chimichurri Sauce Spicy
Each. The spicy version of our original (yes, it is spicy).
Coke in a Glass Bottle
Original recipe.
Sprite in a Glass Bottle
Original recipe.
Water
It's water.
San Pellegrino
Sparkling water.
La Colombe Iced Latte
Latte in a can.
La Croix
Flavored sparkling water in a can.
Diet Coke
In a can.
Kombucha
Local Kombucha.
Beverages
Desserts
Apple Pie Empanada
Apples, butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, vanilla, dough, yum yum yum
Alfajor Chocolate
One dark chocolate Havana Alfajor imported from Argentina.
Alfajor Maicena
One corn flour Alfajor made in house by hand from scratch.