Empanadas Monumental — Restaurant in New York

I have been craving good empanadas for over a week now and decided to try this place while I am working in the area and BOY DO I REGRET IT. These empanadas are terrible. They are bland and don't taste traditional at all. I am from Miami and these empanadas taste like white people tried to make empanadas and failed. (I can say this because I am white). Also I ordered their tres leches due to the delivery minimum since it was recommended on Delivery Dudes, and it was a soggy mess of what maybe once was a cake like item drowning in liquid. It was more like a soup. (Liquid was covereding almost 75% of the cake.) I would eat empanadas from literally anywhere else and steer clear of this place because I wasted $10 and wound up throwing more than half of my order in...

I can't begin to express my disappointment with this establishment. I have ordered different items from this restaurant over the years, But as you can guess by their name, They are known for Empanadas. All the other times I bought Empanadas, They were crunchy, hot and we'll made. As you can see by the picture, This time wasn't the case. They were flaky and sloppy. About 80% of the order of empanadas were poorly made with little to meat. It looked like the crust was premade and they inserted the meat with a tool. They didn't look hand made. The meat tasted bland and some of the empanadas didn't have a dot to distinguish them. You had to taste it to get the flavor. Lastly, it was if whoever prepared the order just threw...

— Fire Delivery & Flavor on Point! Ordered from Empanadas Monumental for delivery and they seriously did not disappoint. The food arrived hot, fresh, and beautifully packed — the portion was generous and the flavors were banging. The white and red sauce combo on top was perfect — creamy and spicy in just the right balance, and everything underneath was loaded with seasoned goodness.

You can tell they don’t cut corners. Even delivered, the texture was still on point — not soggy, not dry. I usually don’t expect takeout to hit like that, but this was easily one of the best comfort meals I’ve had in a while.

Definitely ordering again — whether for a quick bite or a late-night...