Empanadas Oleaga — Restaurant in Lawrence

This was my first and last time coming to this place. Food was okay, but the service was not good.

I got 3 empanadas and 1 quipe. I asked how much do the orders start for RICE ONLY and she said $2. I was expecting to hear $3 or $5 but $2?! Okay, great...I tell her give me an order of $2 of the rice because i only want a little bit.....she gets out the medium size plate and after 2 scoops I KNOW something is not right...she then asks me what part of the chicken do I want? I said chicken? I don't want any chicken. I only asked for rice! She tells me it's okay, just pick one... I'm like sure then, give me the chicken breast...she ends up giving me 2 peices!... when she checks me out, she says she charged me $6 for the chicken and rice....I said why?! I said I only wanted $2 and when you asked me what peice I want of the chicken I thought you were giving it to me because I told you I only want the rice.....so she's like ooooh I'm sorry I thought you wanted chicken too its okay here you go, and charges me $4 instead....im like but i said i only wanted $2?! And instead of honoring me the $2 she just looks at me....in my mind I'm like you know what, I'm not going to argue for $2, but its the principle behind it that bothers me....even if it's .10 cents more, it's not what I asked for....POINT BLANK PERIOD!.....So I payed the $4, and the total for everything was $22.

Taste: the quipe tasted like old, like it was sitting there all day, so I was disappointed because kipe is my favorite...flavor was okay, it was bland chicken, didn't Have enough sazón for me. 2/5 The pizza empanada was really good. It was just sauce and cheese, so don't expect pepperoni. Flavor was great. 5/5 The ham and cheese empanada was good too, but it needed more ham, it had only a little bit of ham, but it was packed with cheese. 4/5 The completa I didn't finish it, so I won't rate it because I got too full. The fried chicken again, didn't taste fresh, but the flavor was excellent, I can imagine how it tastes right after coming out of the hot oil. Very garlicky like I like all my meats. 4/5 The rice was okay. I've had better tasting chofán. 3/5

I would have came back at least 1 more time to try other things before I make up my mind about this place but after the service, I won't be...

So first off right off the bat they charge you a random$4 fee when ordering online. I was looking to see what this fee is for but no they just expect you to cough up 4$. Makes no sense to charge customers 4$ for an order they will pick up in store... I go in to pick them up after ordering ahead of time and I have to wait. Finally get home and start eating the yuca empanadas. Ordered 5 chicken yuca empanadas and they gave me all cheese ones instead. I wouldn’t mind but it looks like they’re extra stingy with the cheese, my empanadas were inflated with air and barely had any cheese. I also ordered a couple of chicken quipes. Those had really dry and tough chicken inside. Overhyped and definitely would not order...

It was late morning, windy, too cold for April, and I was very hungry. My first time here. Rosalyn took my order, and she was so nice! She let me order a weird combination of things which was fun because I wanted to try a little of everything. All the food in the hot trays looked so good. I was particularly intrigued by the rice, it just looked so interesting. I tried 2 kinds of flavored rice, 1 beef&cheese empanada, and one pollo&cheese. They were so good that I came back in to buy 2 more to bring home with me! It was fun to watch other people walk down the street eating empanadas out of the little paper bag also. All good things are simple. Everybody should eat empanadas! This place is great. I'll be...