1:47 PM
One of our little treats is ordering out every other Wednesday for lunch so we can avoid messing up the kitchen on the day the maid service is here. Usually we order from one of our staples in the area like Rodeo Goat, but today we tried The Empanada Cookhouse, which we've been thinking about for a while. (We miss Marini's Empanadas in Houston something fierce).
We got a six-pack of three different kinds: the Pork Tamarindo (sweet and spicy), the Pork Al Pastor, and the Beef Chimichurri. The beef was the weakest of the lot, which surprised me, but I just wasn't feeling the chimichurri, which wasn't the kind I like. I also ate it last and the Tamarindo and the Al Pastor were delicious. There were also some tots with cheese that didn't really survive the car trip and would have done better if we'd re-crisped them in an air fryer or something, and a Nutella sweet empanada for dessert that would have done better if I had warmed it. It was still really good though, and I don't think it needed a crisping, just a warming.
Verdict: it stays on the list, and I want to eat at the restaurant to get the empanadas warm and fresh. Based on my experience at Marini's back in the day, it does make a difference.
We got a six-pack of three different kinds: the Pork Tamarindo (sweet and spicy), the Pork Al Pastor, and the Beef Chimichurri. The beef was the weakest of the lot, which surprised me, but I just wasn't feeling the chimichurri, which wasn't the kind I like. I also ate it last and the Tamarindo and the Al Pastor were delicious. There were also some tots with cheese that didn't really survive the car trip and would have done better if we'd re-crisped them in an air fryer or something, and a Nutella sweet empanada for dessert that would have done better if I had warmed it. It was still really good though, and I don't think it needed a crisping, just a warming.
Verdict: it stays on the list, and I want to eat at the restaurant to get the empanadas warm and fresh. Based on my experience at Marini's back in the day, it does make a difference.