Empanadas Argentina

Let’s get this out of the way right now: I LOVE food carts! Ever since I was a wee lad getting a hotdog from a vendor at the ballgame, I have enjoyed getting my food from outside of brick and mortar restaurants. Instead of a lemonade stand, my friends and I had a sidewalk food stand, where we sold pizza and hot pretzels to our neighbors. And now I work in downtown Denver, and I could go to a food cart everyday if I wanted to.
So I’ve walked by Empanadas Argentina’s blue umbrella a number of times, always on my way to someplace else and always thinking to myself «I’ve got to try that cart!» So I did. Today. And it’s delicious.
They have 4 kinds of empanadas: Spicy Chicken, Beef, Ham & Cheese, and Spinach with White Sauce. He was out of Spicy Chicken (damn you guy that just bought them all from under me!) but was cooking more up in his cart’s oven. So I opted for the 3 empanadas for $ 5, and got 1 of each of the remaining choices. You have to get at least 3. I could probably have eaten 3 more. They aren’t that big.
The beef was by far the best. Flavorful, kinda cheesy with an outstanding buttery yet flaky crust. My second favorite was the Spinach. I was expecting more of an alfredo sauce for the white sauce, but it wasn’t nearly as rich. Just enough sauce to give the spinach creaminess, yet little enough to not overwhelm the spinach. Same flaky crust. Finally, the Ham & Cheese. Also good, but it just seemed like a better quality/​tasting hot pocket to me. Of course, it had that signature flaky crust.
So if you’re walking down 16^th st. and have a hankering for a quick bite, grab some empanadas from Empanadas Argentina. You won’t be sorry.