Empanada deliciousness at Gavin's Cafe

Photo | Adrian Pelliccia Gavin's Cafe (2536 Pine St.) has been quietly offering the area just west of Fitler Square some rare Argentinian delight since it opened last summer. Directly abutting Taney Park, the narrow space offers standard lunch and breakfast fare, like croissants, bagel sandwiches and salads. The Argentinian side of the menu, though, is what sets it apart. Gavin's traffics in some of the freshest empanadas around - they're a treat that you'd be hard-pressed to find anywhere else in town, much less in the (nearly) restaurant-free surrounding neighborhood. After hearing that these puppies tend to sell out within just a few hours of being made, I booked it over there early and camped out to secure a few for myself. The empanadas are prepared from scratch daily, and if you arrive around 10:30 a.m., you can actually watch the entire process in the open kitchen, from the rolling out of the dough to the carefully timed removal from the oven. I managed to get my hands on two spinach empanadas (the filling of the day) while they were still piping-hot - as far as freshness is concerned, you'd have a tough time finding anything on the level of these puffy pastries. Tweets that mention Empanada deliciousness at Gavin's Cafe :: Meal Ticket :: Food Blog :: Philadelphia City Paper -- Topsy.com Posted 2011-02-21 15:54:33

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Empanada deliciousness at Gavin's Cafe

POSTED: Monday, February 21, 2011, 7:54 PM

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Photo | Adrian Pelliccia

Gavin's Cafe (2536 Pine St.) has been quietly offering the area just west of Fitler Square some rare Argentinian delight since it opened last summer. Directly abutting Taney Park, the narrow space offers standard lunch and breakfast fare, like croissants, bagel sandwiches and salads. The Argentinian side of the menu, though, is what sets it apart. Gavin's traffics in some of the freshest empanadas around they're a treat that you'd be hard-pressed to find anywhere else in town, much less in the (nearly) restaurant-free surrounding neighborhood. After hearing that these puppies tend to sell out within just a few hours of being made, I booked it over there early and camped out to secure a few for myself. The empanadas are prepared from scratch daily, and if you arrive around 10:30 a.m., you can actually watch the entire process in the open kitchen, from the rolling out of the dough to the carefully timed removal from the oven. I managed to get my hands on two spinach empanadas (the filling of the day) while they were still piping-hot as far as freshness is concerned, you'd have a tough time finding anything on the level of these puffy pastries.

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