EmpaTaco Madisonville — Restaurant in Madisonville

I was planning to eat pizza, but the pizza place was closed, so I went next door to Empa Taco. Google says it's "mexican" but it's really a fusion of Mexican, Cuban and South American. I had never tried the Arepa before; it's a white corn patty with cheese and shredded beef (you could get pork or chicken too). I loved it, with a side of plantains! I'll be going back to try other stuff.

I noticed a couple of one star reviews claiming that the atmosphere does not convey that of a mexican restaurant; That's because it's NOT a "mexican" restaurant. It's a South American restaurant, that happens to sell some Cuban and Mexican dishes too. If you've never tried South American or Cuban food, don't expect it to resemble mexican food.

It's true that the atmosphere is not like a typical Mexican restaurant, but it does resemble that of a Cuban restaurant in Slidell...

Idk where to begin. Please don’t let me pay $25 for a plate of food that is just bad. Beans taste burnt, shrimp on tacos taste good but the mountain of soggy cold red cabbage inside of a super thick cold corn tortilla kinda offset that. The chips were fried in old grease; I can smell and taste it. tried to call and talk to someone about this food I just tossed in the trash ; but there was no manager on duty. Ya don’t say. Staff are nice. Rice is good. That’s all I got. Great location to do something amazing with and y’all are frying tortillas in old, unchanged, oil that smells like a grease...

We were visiting our oldest son and his family. When it was supper time he asked if we liked Mexican. We said that was great. He took us to Empa Taco. We were able to find a place and the restaurant is on a major roadway. The family that ran was Hispanic and they were anxious please their customers. We ordered empanadas and chimichangas. The food was hot and tasty. I had a beef chimichanga with sides. It was more than enough. I left feeling well fed. The server was anxious to please. We ate on a covered porch. It gave a nice...