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For over 50 years, The Original Marini’s Empanada House has been Houston’s home for authentic Argentinian flavor. This family-owned institution crafts over 90 sweet and savory empanada varieties daily, using traditional recipes passed down through generations. Each one is a pocket of perfection, handmade with care to bring a taste of South America to the heart of Texas. Whether you’re looking for a satisfying lunch, a unique catering option, or a dozen to take home, Marini’s offers a truly original culinary experience.
Empanadas are fried to order with a variety of savory & sweet fillings at this counter-serve spot.
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Address: 10001 Westheimer Rd # 2570, Houston, TX 77042
Phone: (713) 266-2729
Website: http://www.theoriginalmarinis.com/
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Vanessa Castillo Chourio
Marini’s Empanadas completely won my heart. The service is always incredible, to the point where I’ve become a regular and have brought so many friends with me because of how obsessed I am with the food here.
The lentil soup is hands down my favorite, it genuinely reminds me of my mom’s cooking, which says everything. The empanadas are exquisite, always freshly made, flavorful, and comforting in the best way. Every visit feels special because the staff treats us so well, and since I come so often, they’ve even let me try new things, which I truly appreciate. Btw the sangria is incredible too.
Special shoutout to Susana, who works there and is always so attentive, kind, and wonderful with customers. 5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
… moreThe lentil soup is hands down my favorite, it genuinely reminds me of my mom’s cooking, which says everything. The empanadas are exquisite, always freshly made, flavorful, and comforting in the best way. Every visit feels special because the staff treats us so well, and since I come so often, they’ve even let me try new things, which I truly appreciate. Btw the sangria is incredible too.
Special shoutout to Susana, who works there and is always so attentive, kind, and wonderful with customers. 5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Sunshine
Best empanadas around!!! They make them fresh to order. The dough is amazing!! The flavors are fantastic. Their empanadas are truly the best I’ve had. My only sadness was that on our second visit they were out of pumpkin and out of Quilmes beer! They have fantastic brisket, spinach, strawberry and cream cheese and sweet potato empanadas. Oh the side sauce for the savory empanadas is tasty as well.
… moreSofía Garza
Me and my friend love it here so much that we became regulars! This place is amazing, the food combos and drinks are the best, as well as the service. The kindest servers that I’ve met are here! They have even given us gift cookies and alfajores, appreciating our loyalty. 10/10 would recommend.
… moreMichael Hensley
Our experience was amazing the best empanadas EVER y’all people out there y’all need to god right this instant yall need to talk to Mrs.Debbie she is the daughter of the owner of this place and also George bush has ordered from here and delivered it to his ranch and if it is your first empanadas you get to sign the wall (look at the bottom of the pillar buy the cashier mine is there) Debbie is from Mendoza!!! This is the best place ever!!!!!! Y’all need to go right now.
… moreGe Ge F
Great food and service. Order TO-Go. The Linda’s chicken was my favorite. Affordable and have drinks to go.
… moreJay Miller
Great experience! We found this place while visiting the area and we’re amazed at the level of customer service and quality at the price. Very reasonable price and we were all very happy with the flavor of service. We also ordered dessert and happy we did. We consider ourselves foodies and this was easily, the best food we have in the area. You will not be disappointed if you give it a try. If you found this review helpful please give a
… moreDarla Foster
We used to go to your location in Katy, however, it closed down over the last couple years. So now we’ve had the honour of attending your first location. Location. You have so many delicious options. Go wrong with any of them, we chose three empanadas and it comes with fries and a sweet little mini dessert. We added teas to the mix and it was the perfect amount of food. I can’t remember what they were called unfortunately. What I would say is that everything is absolutely homemade in house, the chimichurri is phenomenal, the outside of the empanadas is perfectly crispy but, because they are homemade and made to order, they are very hot. Very hot. You may want to crack them open and let them sit on the plate for 2 to 3 minutes before you actually bite in. Or you may burn your mouth the same way I did on the first bite…… I’m a fast learner LOL so instead I indulged in their curly wedge whole fries which I thought were delicious. But the one thing I would say is if you’re looking for crispy french fries, you may have to request that. I’m not sure if it’s a normal thing, but they were a little less fried than the normal American style french fry. And being that there Argentina that might be the general style. I’m just not really sure. Next time I will ask them to double fry mine but I would highly recommend it, they also have sandwiches and solids along with a take-home bakery option which look Divine. Divine. Will actually be taking my father-in-law here sometime this week. That’s how much we have enjoyed it. He’s coming in from out of town and we know he’ll enjoy it too. All of the service personnel were friendly, informational and quick which was also wonderful. I’m not sure if it’s a family-ran business or not, but nonetheless, everyone seems to enjoy the atmosphere and make it a pleasant experience to come into. No rushing No Disingenuousness, and the atmosphere is cute, kind of funky, and if you want, you can even leave your own mark on the place
… moreExsibeli Bravo
They were sooo goood my fav was dessert blueberry with cream cheese can’t wait to come again
… moreSandy D
We used to go to the Katy location, until they closed, drove by their original location in Houston and stopped by to grab some empanadas and ordered all sorts of it and of course it’s delicious. Also, we had been to the Sealy location too. We love them , they got a customer for life !!!
… moreReyna Avalos
Staff is always so nice. We always pick up for lunch. Yesterday was the first time my sister and I had some time to dine-in. Very nice, peaceful experience. There is a sweet lady at the register every time we go, she is always wearing a cap, she’s Amazing and super sweet. Thank you for Always making our experience so great!
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