Empanada Mama Express Now Serving at 189 East Houston

Three months of Empanada Mama teaser signage, and we finally have liftoff at 189 East Houston. Lights are on, grills are hot. Indeed, the Hells Kitchen-based eatery opened this downtown “Express” outpost earlier this week. As often mentioned in these pages, its arrival at this address marks the third such fast-food establishment in as many years.

Menu is what you might expect, featuring tapas, areas, soups, and salads. Empanada Mama also has a fairly generous one-mile delivery radius, from Stuy Town and the FDR all the way over to Sixth Avenue.