(34) Argentine Beef Empanada @ Venga Empanada

I used to pass Venga Empanadas all the time when I lived a block away from it and for the longest time I didn't go in because the first time I passed the establishment the dyslexic idiot in me read their sign as VEGAN and not the Spanish word ¡venga! Initial thoughts: vegan empanadas?!??! Blasphemy. Duuuuuumb. I don't believe in veganism, so I avoided the place. [Any vegans out there? This one is for you.] It wasn't until I was strolling to work one morning and realized my transposition goof-up. Can't believe it took me this long to realize there were delicious empanadas around the corner. The Argentine beef empanada is a fresh flaky pocket of pastry (baked daily!) with moist natural ground beef, chopped onions, sauteed red bell pepper, and small bits of hardboiled eggs. It's cheap, fast, and substancial. ¡venga!

Argentine Beef Empanada. Photo credit: Voxxi.

Argentine Beef Empanada @ Venga Empanada ($3.75)
443 Valencia Street
San Francisco, CA
415.552.5895
Everyday > 8:30 a.m. - 10 p.m.