La Empanada Llama

I have only gotten delivery so I can't speak to the atmosphere, cleanliness or staff but the food!!!!!!!!!!!! I ordered it for lunch yesterday and dinner today. That's a good review right there. I had the arroz con pollo with a side of fried plantains. The rice and beans were so well seasoned and not dry like some other reviewers have found. I've now tried 5 of the savory and 3 of the sweet empanadas. I think my favorite so far is the cabbage and chorizo. I would drink the green side sauce with a straw! Also, I have found it be reasonably priced. Tonight we got the family dinner which came with plentiful arroz con polo and your choice of 4 empanadas for only $28. Highly recommend this establishment!

It's Saturday I decided to treat myself today. Started with a massage, got the hair done, now I'm hungry. I see Empanada Nada. I keep hearing so much about this place. Ok let me try it out..mind you I don't like eating out because everybody food isn't good.. anyways, I order the arroz con Pollo with fries dinner. [yeah I know weird combo] in my opinion I did not like it. The rice was highly flavored in cilantro the peas was crunchy the chicken had no flavor or color and dry. The best part of the meal was the steak fries..sorry Empanada Nada that meal was an epic fail for me..

We were passing through town a few weeks back on vacation and decided on some Peruvian. My wife is Peruvian so we know good Peruvian food. What a HUGE disappointment this place was. We got the empenada "special" for $6.50. I kid you not a fried empanada and instant rice and beans from a can. Peruvians DO NOT fry their empenada and NEVER eat instant rice, only real rice. Beans had zero flavor and came straight from a can. My son asked for a smoothie and the man behind the counter acted as if we were bothering him!!! Woman behind the counter was rude and gave us an attitude when inquiring about the dishes. Needless to say will never go back so if you want authentic Peruvian food you'll have to look elsewhere in Albany. Quite frankly I'm shocked at the number of 4 and 5 stars it has received as apparently it's easy to please Americans taste buds when they're eating garbage.

We loved the empanadas! The basic beans and cheese, and the spinach and cheese are easy winners. The melted cheese is great! For the more adventurous, try the tacu tacu or the quinoa empanadas. There are also dessert empanadas. The dulce de leche one is delicious, but watch out - when you bite into it, it will squirt all over you. These are fried empanadas, not the baked ones we are used to in Argentina. But they are delicious, too. Please look through the menu before you go. The staff was friendly, but seemed pretty busy handling orders.

This place makes a unique experience that most other restaurants won't give you. It's a hole in the wall kind of place that serves great food that makes you feel like it was a home cooked meal. The food is reasonably priced for the kind of food that you get. If you look at the price for Peruvian food anywhere else, it's 5-10$ more money. I ordered Ceviche, which is a very classic Peruvian dish with raw fish marinated in a lemon fish sauce. It tasted right. If you don't like lemon or raw fish, then you won't like it. The portion sizes are misleading because they look smaller than they actually are. Both my wife and I did not finish our plate. It's very filling. You should know that the food definitely isn't prepared by some kind of renowned chef, which you can tell, but it's good nevertheless. The price is right! The empanada's are delicious, and worth the trip to this restaurant alone. If you read other people's reviews, everybody raves about the empanada's. The customer service was excellent for us. Others apparently have had bad experiences. However, the lady who helped us had a big smile on her face, and served us very personally. PS: There isn't any bathroom just in case you need to go!