Empanola — Restaurant in New Orleans

I've visited Empanola inside of the Auction House and I adore them! So by all means if you're in the Warehouse District, swing by and enjoy! The food is consistently amazing. When I realized there was a location near Tulane University, I quickly went in to enjoy and this is where things went downhill. There was a young lady working and when I arrived she was outside on her cell. That didn't bother me, it was a gorgeous day and the place is small so I totally understood. However, she took her time getting to me and even then it seemed as though I bothered her. I was able to place my order and when I went back in to retrieve my food, I asked for a to go fork and she said, "Yeah we don't have any". After our awkward stare off, I had this great idea and asked if I could use the silverware instead to eat my salad. She was gracious and allowed me to use the fork only for me to realize that she failed to add...

Is it possible to love empanadas anymore than we do? It's an amazing meat pie w/ amazing deep flavors. Empanola makes many different flavors & everyone of them is delicious. We loved them while they were in Auction House, we love them at Freret, and we'll love them on Magazine. This time we got their Shrimp & Cheese, Spinach & Artichoke, Beef Argentina, Gumbo, Crawfish Etoufee, & Banana Fosters. Each came w/ some delicious sauces: Salsa Verde, Salsa Roja, and a sweet chocolate dip for the Banana Fosters

PS: it's so cute that they stamp their empanadas w/ the fillings...

I had a great experience with the two foods I got, but my friend got the bananas foster and when she bit into it, it was full of apples, cinnamon, and pecans. We told the lady working that it must have been labeled wrong, but she said no that’s just what bananas foster is. They were also selling apple pecan empanadas, so we know it got accidentally labeled. My friend is allergic to cinnamon, and now is having to receive treatment for her swelled tongue. Mistakes happen, but they should have owned up to their mistakes....