Nora's Empanada Factory — Restaurant in California

I don't know about huge empanadas, for they are average in size. Initially I was thinking that they charge a pretty penny for their empanadas, at the tune of $4+ a piece? Then again, I recalled that usually I travel long and far to obtain empanadas, mostly Orange County, at an Argentine place on La Paz in Mission Viejo. Tuesdays they charge 50% less, so a hungry group (never alone so far) gets a dozen for under $20. In Nora's I believe the Dozen cost $3.66 a piece. The place was nice and much closer to where I hang my cape, so perhaps pricing should be a lot less than driving to and from to Mission Viejo. I am digressing, must be a little high on life, so a very nice young lady also called Nora, but no relation to the owner but a nice coincidence I thought took my order. Beef, Chicken, Ham and Cheese, Mushrooms and Cheese, Spicy Chicken, Spinach (the fatties of the bunch). They were all tasty, more so than the counterparts in Orange County, and believe me I have visited and purchased quite a few establishments in the county area. Spinach, appeared more of a fresh than canned? Very tasty. Chicken favorite of one of the ladies in our group, very discriminating taste as of late, gave them thumbs up. Alfajor, $3 very popular in South America I could not control the temptation of trying at least one. Did not disappoint after dividing it in three, each eater responded yes, and probably there will be an encore in a not so distant. Mushroom and Cheese, Ham and Cheese, and Spicy Cheese closes the selection. Have to confess, that like most people, favorites will be selected. Overall and for the not so inexpensive price of over $50+, regrets were few but not to be repeated for a few months since a dozen is the lowest per to be had. Being close to us was...

Cool hidden spot here near French Valley. I am happy they advertise on their van as they are pretty hidden in the shopping center behind Temecula Dance Company. I belive it was a catering company prior to that. Inside is very clean and there are some cool I belive Peruvian products I could be wrong sorry! Very cool none the less. They have a good array of flavors and even a soy chorizo vegan option. I would say pretty much everything you tried was very good. They have a unique way of showing you which empanada is which flavor, it could be a folded in corner or a little regular on top so I'll make sure you get those. We had to try the alfajores and they weren't bad a bit dryer and dense in the pastry than I'm used to but it could be because they are kept in the fridge but the flavor of the dulcet de Leche and coconut, so good! We will...

I nearly drove by this place since it's located in a business center. This place has been on my bookmarks for a while but they're closed on Sundays and I usually try to go on that day.

I did get 1 dozen of empanada ($51) for my family and I to try during our vacation. I chose 6 chicken and 6 beef, and with buying a dozen they give 2 free empanadas so I chose a pepperoni and a bbq pork each to try. It came with four containers of regular and spicy chimichurri salsa to eat them with.

There was no wait and they packaged my order quickly. The pepperoni, bbq pork, and the chicken were my favorites. My family liked the beef more. All the empanadas were seasoned nicely and were filled completely.

They have a few tables to sit, along with several Argentinian coffee and items to sell.

The staff was nice and the...