Empanada Man Pizzeria - Lake Forest, California

La R.

It was our first visit to this restaurant, and I went with my husband and our two daughters. I want to commend Ariadna, the cashier at the front, for her exceptional service. She was incredibly patient as we asked numerous questions about the menu and prices, making sure we felt well taken care of. The food was absolutely delicious, with fresh ingredients that really stood out. We tried three different flavors of empanadas and the pizza, all of which were amazing. We’ll definitely be coming back!

H C. J.

One of the Best Pizza places in Orange County, consistent every time, the empanadas get better each time I come here too. Highly recommend this place. Great customer service as well.

Maria O.

We had a nice dinner our first night in CA. Roxanna and the young lady at the register were super friendly, helpful and welcoming. Definitely returning before we head home (maybe more than once) and recommending Empanada Man to our friends and family. The place is on the smaller side but food and service were great (and we are picky when it comes to food!).

Minh N.

Out of 4 empanada fillings we had (chicken, Hawaiian, beef, Spanish+cheese) I only really liked the chicken one. They seem to have mastered doing the crust since I enjoyed the empanada crust as well as the pizza crust. At $2+ for each empanada, it makes for a pricy meal.

D S.

Ordered carryout and was pleasantly surprised with each item. Choripan, side of meatballs, #1 combo, and a medium pizza. The chimichurri is more like a thick sauce, I'm used to chunkier chimi but the flavor is robust with just enough garlic that it is not overpowering. The pink sauce is a spicy mayo and I really enjoyed it. Pizza crust was eaten by my non-crust eating son so it must have been good.

Carryout server was friendly and my order was packed accurately and safely as nothing spilled in the car. Overall, we will be back again and I can't wait to try other flavors and support this local business. They also cater and I can see myself ordering from them for large parties.

Yvette

1st time visiting. 5 stars for the service, the guy taking order was very helpful and knew the menu selection well. Came here for empanadas and pizza. Empanadas were okay but a little small and missing something. It came with side of chimichurri, which was great. Ordered bbq chicken pizza, and that was delicious! The kids ordered spaghetti and enjoyed it.

Jeneye S.

At first glance this was delicious, a little chewy but I thought it was just the melted cheese.
My order was a three cheese blend with tomatoes and basil.
The person taking my order was super kind and suggested multiple types since I was overwhelmed with their menu. The wait time was 10min and I thought that was pretty quick for empanadas.

We’ll after my first one I had to leave since my car was ready. The sauce was amazing!

Once I had more time I attempted to eat a second one only to find out the dough was RAW. I was disgusted and already not feeling well. I meant to go back and show them but at this point I was not going to go back out of my way to get a second meal that I probably wouldn’t have liked.

To sum up 13$ for three undercooked empanadas. Not my cup of tea maybe it was just a rush order ? Or maybe the dough is supposed to be that raw. Definitely would not go back for a while.

Adrianna M.

Everything was delicious, I would definitely come back! My favorites were the shredded steak and garlic potato empanadas. We picked up our food to-go and had a picnic at the nearby Nature Park- our 9 month old loved the empanadas too!