Owner Graciela Russo does her own cooking and baking and brings a great deal of enthusiasm to the experience. We have never had Argentinian food before but I was intrigued. We stopped in Friday July 24, 2015 at about 12:45 to have lunch. Graciela explained the different types of empanadas to us. I have eaten Mexican empanadas before and was anxious to see if they were similar.
I order 4 beef and two mozzarella, tomato and basil. Al had a coke and I tried a traditional Yerba Matte green tea. The empanadas are baked fresh so there is a short wait but it gives you plenty of time to look at all the delicious sweets they sell as well as traditional foods from Argentina.
The empanadas arrive piping hot and it was love at first bite. The beef is ground and I could see small pieces of boiled egg in the filling. They are not spicy but far from bland. It is quite delicious and the crust is so cute it has Mi Argentina impressed in it.
The mozzarella, tomato and basil tastes like a mini marguerita pizza. They do have more American flavors such as pulled pork.
For dessert we had two sweet facturas, one with pastry cream and quince and the other with dulce de leche. They had very crispy flaky pastry. It is very sweet, maybe a little sweet for our taste but I think with some black coffee it would have been even better.
It was a very tasty lunch and one that we will do again. I have been looking for someplace different to dine and Mi Argentina is unique and delicious.
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