Republica Empanada

Anonymous Mar 2, 2019 at 12:08AM

Chef Jinette would like to wish her son a happy birthday! Jorge, we’re sending you all the love from Mesa to Paradise! We love you and your energy is always present and felt.

Anonymous Feb 23, 2019 at 3:25AM

It’s National Margarita Day! Come in and enjoy our Classic Margarita, only $5!

Anonymous Feb 15, 2019 at 1:54AM

Did you know?... We accept reservations.

Anonymous Feb 15, 2019 at 1:17AM

Happy Love Day

Anonymous Jan 20, 2019 at 1:09AM

Today’s special: Stuffed Bell Pepper. #chileRelleno #vivaMesa #RepublicaEmpanada

Anonymous Jan 12, 2019 at 12:25PM

We will be showing Saturday’s NFL 🏈 Playoff match-ups. Game-time Drink specials!We will be showing Saturday’s NFL 🏈 Playoff match-ups. Game-time Drink specials!

Anonymous Jan 10, 2019 at 1:53AM

Tres Hermanas (Three Sisters) Stew is back! With or without chile rojo. Vegetable broth. Loaded with flavor and textures.

Anonymous Dec 10, 2018 at 10:26PM

Ask for Costa Rican Salsa Lizano with your Costa Rican tamale! Pictured is the #vegan tamale. We also have Costa Rican tamales with a blend of chicken, pork and beef. #lizano #SalsaLizano #tamalesTicos

Anonymous Dec 8, 2018 at 7:59AM

We have delicious vegan Costa Rican 🇨🇷 Tamales Everyone will love them!We have delicious vegan Costa Rican 🇨🇷 Tamales Everyone will love them!

Anonymous Dec 6, 2018 at 11:13PM

GuaranFor a limited time we have Brazilian Gauraná soda! 🇧🇷

Anonymous Dec 6, 2018 at 11:12PM

Costa Rican Tamale Time! #PuraVida

Anonymous Dec 1, 2018 at 5:35AM

Represent! RE shirts only $10 😲
🎁Give them what they want this holiday season

Anonymous Nov 27, 2018 at 4:30AM

We have improved our Gallo Pinto platter. This is a vegan meal but you can add two over easy eggs (Tico style). The platter now includes a smaller portion of Gallo Pinto served with maduros, tostones, Hearts of Palm coins, and cabbage salad. #galloPinto #vegan #vegetarian #comidaLatina #costarica #RepublicaEmpanada

Anonymous Nov 24, 2018 at 1:19AM

We have tamale platters! Pictured are our roasted Green Chile, queso fresco, and sweet white corn tamales (vegetarian). WE ALSO have Beef and Pork tamales.

Anonymous Nov 23, 2018 at 10:15PM

Today and Tomorrow: Buy $80 of gift certificates and get a $20 gift certificate free!

Anonymous Oct 18, 2023 at 5:49PM

Wonderful little place. Couldn't ask for nicer owners. The tostones were the best I ever had, and until now I thought I made the best ones. The fried yuca was great, and so was the jalepeno ranch that came with it. Ask for extra. The guava and cheese empanada was the best. I usually make my amarillos a little more well done than what we were served, but they were perfectly ripe and sweet. Skip the rice and beans here and load up on different empanadas instead. Split them in half with your friends if you have to so you can try them all. They have a variety inspired by many different Latin cultures. Best of all, they have one stuffed with pernil!

Anonymous Oct 18, 2023 at 5:49PM

Tonight was our first visit, empanadas were amazing!! I had the boricua, pernil and one with chicken, I can’t remember the name. We also had the yuca and let me tell you, deliciosa!!! Wanted to check out the desert menu but we were full already, next time for sure! I highly recommend this place!!!

Anonymous Oct 18, 2023 at 5:49PM

This restaurant is a hidden jewel. We were looking for a place to eat near MAC and what a find! The food was hot and delicious as well as authentic. Service was super and the environment was creative & interesting. It is also a great value so we highly recommend checking this place out for a meal.

Anonymous Oct 18, 2023 at 5:49PM

The empanadas were the best, we had Cuban and Pork and a cheeseburger one and had the plantain empanadas for desert. This is a must eat at restaurant when your in Mesa Arizona.

Anonymous Oct 18, 2023 at 5:49PM

Shout out to Matthew and the closing team for taking great care of us at 8:55pm. We took ours to go, and enjoyed every bite at our dining room table. Just as good as dining in-house, and met our after-hours craving! A true testament to what “hospitality” means. Keep up the great work!! Marco, we just missed you tonight. You have a great team!

Anonymous Oct 18, 2023 at 5:49PM

I’ve been wanting to try this place for some time and so wish I hadn't waited. Between 4 of us, we shared 8 different dinner empanadas and 2 dessert empanadas - everything was wonderful! The fig empanada was amazing but my husband enjoyed the banana cream filled. They were both great; flakey, not greasy. The dinner plates come with rice and plantains, and I never knew how much I liked plantains until now! The staff was wonderful and we will definitely be back!

Anonymous Oct 18, 2023 at 5:49PM

It's the only restaurant of its kind in the Phoenix area. Food was excellent. The place was clean. We live about an hour from República Empanada, but we will go back. You can't possibly try all the menu in one day.

Anonymous Oct 18, 2023 at 5:49PM

I had the Empanada Platter and let me tell you...it was some of the best food I put in my mouth. Fact. For 22 bucks I got 4 fat empanadas, beans, rice, cabbage, plantains, and an ice tea. And it was some soulful food! I will be making the trip again.

Anonymous Oct 18, 2023 at 5:49PM

Great food, fun atmosphere, I’ll be going back and trying something new every time. Tried the red chile tamales, the guava and cheese empanada, the boricua empanada and the pumpkin empanada. Everything was delicious �.

Anonymous Oct 18, 2023 at 5:49PM

Great food! Great prices! Will definitely go back and try more things on the menu. So much to choose from!

Anonymous Oct 18, 2023 at 5:49PM

Delicious Latin food, super friendly staff, the location is convenient, plus we don't have anything else like this cuisine in east valley (that I know of, anyway). BTW, the homemade jalapeño cilantro sauce that they give you on the side is to die for. We are definitely adding Republica Empanada to our "regular restaurant rotation"!

Anonymous Oct 18, 2023 at 5:49PM

Best Pernil Torta (pork shoulder) I have ever tasted. The home made green salsa had the perfect heat to flavor. I definitely recommend people to come and see for yourselves. Super busy so maybe call ahead.

Anonymous Oct 18, 2023 at 5:49PM

Always , always did I happen to mention always ? This place is always a great choice , the food , the music and the drinks . You gotta try the banana pudding empanada , fig/cheese/ caramel empanada , el capitain empanada , boricua and they had Agua de melon when I went in the other day . Everything I have ever eaten here has been delicious ! Great work you guys , all around great work . ���

Anonymous Oct 18, 2023 at 5:49PM

The Food was really good this was our first time stepping out of our comfort zone! The service needs improvement not very friendly when dealing with the public you need to be serving with a smile even though you are not happy where you're at or find a diffrent job! I might be back?

Anonymous Oct 18, 2023 at 5:49PM

Our waiter was super nice, helpful and patient as only 1 of 5 of us had been there before. We went on Sat afternoon and it was fairly busy but we didnt have to wait long to place our orders and the wait wasn't too long for food. The jalapeno bean and potato empanadas were fantastic, spicy and delicious. Plantains were excellent. From what I hear, the cheeseburger empanadas is awesome but I dont eat red meat. The margarita was refreshing but wish there was more for the price. Will definitely go back once its a little cooler to sit outside.

Anonymous Oct 18, 2023 at 5:49PM

Food was good but the arroz con pollo had a bit too much sazon for my liking. They could stand to have an additional server but overall it was good. I will go back.

Anonymous Oct 18, 2023 at 5:49PM

The food and drinks are great, but the service of some of the worst I've ever experienced. After first receiving very attentive service from 3 different servers, we were ignored after our food arrived. The margaritas were delicious and we would have liked to order more, as well as dessert, but instead we sat for over an hour without anyone checking on us. We finally flagged someone down for the check, at which point she blamed us for not tracking her down earlier. I'd go back for the chicken and rice and more margaritas, armed with the knowledge that you have to be aggressive if you want service here.

Anonymous Oct 18, 2023 at 5:49PM

the food is delicious, i highly recommend the empanadas, however both times i have been there they left out parts of the meal (1st time i ordered a Hearts of palm and avocado salad and they missed the avocado, 2nd time we ordered 4 lunch specials and they forgot the salad on 3 of the lunches) when you go for take out make sure to check you have everything.

Anonymous Oct 18, 2023 at 5:49PM

The food was great.

Service was horrible. The people sitting next to us had to remind the waitress that they were STILL missing some of their order . Our food took over 30 minutes. When we finally got it, one of the plates was wrong . We pointed it out and the waitress let us know that she knew it was accidentally given to someone else but she still gave it to us because the man had already eaten it. She reluctanty offered to make another plate, but we didn't feel like waiting any longer.



A table of 4 walked out because they were never attended to and another table had to flag another down asking if he could order from them because his waitress never came back after her was seated.



Food is way too expensive for such horrible service.

#MightNotBeBack