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    The Original Marini's Empanada House

    10001 Westheimer Rd # 2570

    Houston, TX 77042


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    Marinis Empanada House
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    Featured Items

    • Beef Gaucho

      ground beef sauteed onions hardboiled eggs olives and spices
      $4.00
    • Chicken Diablo

      diced chicken breast sauteed onions bellpeppers tomato sauce and spices
      $4.00
    • Texas BBQ

      slow cooked beef in tangy BBQ sauce
      $4.50

    Marinis Empanada House

    Traditional

    • Beef Gaucho

      ground beef sauteed onions hardboiled eggs olives and spices
      $4.00
    • Chicken Diablo

      diced chicken breast sauteed onions bellpeppers tomato sauce and spices
      $4.00
    • Fugazzeta

      sauteed onions and mozzarella cheese
      $4.00
    • Spinach

      sauteed spinach garlic sauteed onions and mozzarella cheese
      $4.00
    • Humita

      seasoned cream corn sauteed onions spices and mozzarella cheese
      $4.00
    • Ham & Cheese

      diced smoked ham and mozzarella cheese
      $4.00
    • Plain Cheese

      mozzarella cheese
      $4.00
    • Tuna

      sauteed tuna bellpeppers onion garlic fresh basil and tomato sauce
      $4.00

    Meat

    • Texas BBQ

      slow cooked beef in tangy BBQ sauce
      $4.50
    • Hot Tia Maria

      slow cooked beef sauteed onion serrano and poblano pepper in a spicy tomato sauce
      $4.50
    • Chuck Wagon

      slow cooked beef marinated in a red wine sauce with mushrooms and tomatoes
      $4.50
    • English

      ground beef peas carrots and potatoes with worchestcshire sauce
      $4.50
    • Nacho Macho

      Beef Gaucho with refried beans serrano peppers jack and cheddar cheese
      $4.50
    • Las Pampas

      Beef Gaucho with fresh avocado and mozzarella cheese
      $4.50
    • Tex-Mex

      Texan BBQ with serrano peppers jack and cheddar cheese
      $4.50

    Chicken

    • Chicken a la Queen

      diced chicken breast marinated in white wine sauce with tomatoes and mushrooms
      $4.50
    • Chicken BBQ

      diced chicken in tangy BBQ sauce
      $4.50
    • Chicken Poblana

      diced chicken cooked in homemade black mole sauce
      $4.50
    • Linda's Chicken

      diced chicken in serrano-chipotle sauce with jack and cheddar cheese
      $4.50
    • Mama Mia

      Chicken Diablo with serrano peppers and mozzarella cheese
      $4.50
    • Green Hulk

      Chicken a la Queen with spinach and mozzarella cheese
      $4.50
    • Las Adelitas

      Chicken Diablo with refried beans jack and cheddar cheese
      $4.50
    • Chicken a la King

      Chicken Diablo with spinach and mozzarella cheese
      $4.50

    Pork

    • Italian Marcello

      smoked sausage pizza sauce and mozzarella cheese
      $4.50
    • Hawaiian Chu-Chu

      smoked ham mozzarella cheese and pineapples
      $4.50
    • Oinker

      ground pork spicy diced tomatoes and potatoes
      $4.50
    • Hippie Argentino

      dice Genoa salami sauteed onions raisins and spices
      $4.50
    • Pizza

      diced smoked ham and mozzarella cheese and pizza sauce
      $4.50

    Cheese

    • Pancho Villa

      serrano peppers mozzarella jack and cheddar cheese
      $4.00
    • Viva Zapata

      refried beans serrano peppers jack and cheddar cheese
      $4.00
    • Four Cheese

      mozzarella jack cheddar and asiago cheese
      $4.00
    • Magnificat

      mozzarella jack and cheddar cheese with mushroom sauce
      $4.00

    Vegetable

    • Spinach

      sauteed spinach lemon pepper garlic and mozzarella cheese
      $4.00
    • Vegetarian

      diced tomatoes bellpeppers onions oregano and mozzarella cheese
      $4.00
    • Avocado

      fresh avocado diced tomato bellpepper onions garlic and lemon juice
      $4.00
    • Demichelli

      fresh avocado diced tomato bellpepper onions garlic and lemon juice and mushroom sauce
      $4.00
    • Viva Mexico

      fresh roasted poblano peppers sauteed onions and mozzarella cheese
      $4.00
    • Asparagus King

      asparagus sauteed mushrooms and mozzarella cheese
      $4.00
    • Eggplant Parmigiana

      sauteed eggplant diced tomatoe bellpepper onion garlic mozzarella and asiago cheese
      $4.00
    • Tomato Basil

      fresh diced tomatoes sweet basil mozzarella and asiago cheese
      $4.00
    • Beef Gaucho

      ground beef sauteed onions hardboiled eggs olives and spices
      $4.00
    • New Yorker

      broccoli in alfredo sauce mozzarella and asiago cheese
      $4.00
    • Okie Dokie Artichokie

      artichoke hearts sauteed spinach cream cheese fresh garlic mozzarella and asiago cheese
      $4.00

    Basic Sweet

    • Apple

      fresh diced granny smith apples cinnamon and sugar
      $4.00
    • Banana

      fresh sliced bananas cinnamon and sugar
      $4.00
    • Blueberry

      homemade blueberry preserve
      $4.00
    • Cherry

      homemade cherry preserve
      $4.00
    • Chocolate

      milk chocolate chips
      $4.00
    • Dulce de Leche

      homemade caramel
      $4.00
    • Guava

      diced guava paste
      $4.00
    • Nutella

      $4.00
    • Peach

      homemade peach preserve
      $4.00
    • Pineapple

      homemade pineapple preserve
      $4.00
    • Pumpkin

      homemade pumpkin with cinnamon and sugar
      $4.00
    • Raspberry

      homemade raspberry preserve
      $4.00
    • Strawberry

      homemade strawberry preserve
      $4.00
    • Sweet Potato

      homemade sweet potato with vanilla and sugar
      $4.00

    Specialty Desserts

    • Apple Gabriela

      fresh diced apple dulce de leche and cream cheese
      $2.00+
    • Apple w/Everything

      fresh diced apple with mozzarella cheese cinnamon sugar and raisins
      $2.00+
    • Apple Carnaval

      fresh diced apples with dulce de leche and walnuts
      $2.00+
    • Apple with Dulce de Leche

      $4.25
    • Banana w/Everything

      fresh sliced bananas mozzarella cheese cinnamon sugar and raisins
      $2.00+
    • Banana Dulce de Leche

      fresh sliced bananas and dulce de leche
      $2.00+
    • Banana Carillon

      fresh sliced bananas strawberry and cream cheese
      $2.00+
    • Chio Surprise

      fresh sliced bananas rich milk chocolate chips and dulce de leche
      $2.00+
    • Elvis Melbis

      fresh sliced bananas creamy peanut butter and dulce de leche
      $2.00+
    • Fig w/Everything

      fig preserve with mozzarella cheese and walnuts
      $2.00+
    • Kitty Kitty

      creamy peanut butter and milk chocolate chips
      $2.00+
    • Peter Pan

      creamy peanut butter and strawberry preserve
      $2.00+
    • Snickers

      snickers candy bar dulce de leche and creamy peanut butter
      $2.00+
    • Patty All the Way

      dulce de leche milk chocolate chips and cream cheese
      $2.00+
    • Evita Peron

      sweet potato dulce de leche and walnuts
      $2.00+
    • Ellies Bellies

      dulce de leche shreaded coconut and cream cheese
      $2.00+
    • Navidad

      york peppermint patty and milk chocolate chip
      $2.00+
    • Grandma Marini

      dulce de leche and mozzarella cheese
      $2.00+
    • Grandpa Marini

      mozzarella cheese cinnamon and sugar
      $2.00+
    • Cherry Delight

      cherries milk chocolate chip and cream cheese
      $2.00+
    • Oreo

      oreo cookies dulce de leche and cream cheese
      $2.00+
    • Strawberry Holliday

      strawberry preserve milk chocolate and cream cheese
      $2.00+
    • Berries Ferries

      strawberry blueberry and raspberry preserves
      $2.00+
    • Smores

      milk chocolate marshmallow and graham cracker crumbs
      $2.00+
    • Mooskey

      milk chocolate shreaded coconut and almonds
      $2.00+
    • Piña Colada

      fresh sliced bananas shreaded coconut and pineapple preserve
      $2.00+

    Specialty Sandwiches

    • Churrasco Sandwich

      New York steak in chimichurri sauce
      $18.50
    • Grilled Chicken Sandwich

      grilled chicken breast in chimichurri sauce
      $16.50
    • Choripan Sandwich

      grilled Italian sausage in chimichurri sauce
      $13.50
    • Marcello Deli Sandwich

      fresh basil sliced tomatoes extra virgin olive oil mozzarella and asiago cheese
      $13.50
    • Beef Milanesa Sandwich

      thin breaded beef steak with lettuce and tomatoes
      $18.50
    • Chicken Milanesa Sandwich

      thin breaded chicken breast with lettuce and tomatoes
      $18.50
    • Beef Milanesa a Caballo Sandwich

      thin breaded beef steak topped with a fried egg and lettuce and tomatoes
      $19.50
    • Chicken Milanesa a Caballo Sandwich

      thin breaded chicken breast topped with a fried egg and lettuce and tomatoes
      $19.50
    • Beef Milanesa a la Parmigiana Sandwich

      thin breaded beef steak topped with an eggplant parmigiana sauce lettuce and tomatoes
      $19.50
    • Chicken Milanesa a la Parmigiana Sandwich

      thin breaded chicken breast topped with eggplant parmigiana sauce lettuce and tomatoes
      $19.50
    • Rio Bravo Sandwich

      spicy slow cooked beef in a poblano and tomato sauce sauteed serrano and poblano peppers topped with jack and cheddar cheese
      $17.50
    • South of the Border Sandwich

      slow cooked beef in our tangy BBQ sauce topped with chopped fresh onions jack and cheddar cheese
      $17.50

    Salad

    • Churrasco Salad

      grilled New York steak on top of a mixed bed of greens lettuce tomatoes carrots and cheese
      $18.00
    • Grilled Chicken Salad

      grilled chicken breast on top of a mixed bed of greens lettuce tomatoes carrots and cheese
      $16.00
    • Beef Milanesa Salad

      thin breaded beef steak on top of a mixed greens lettuce tomatoes carrots and cheese
      $18.00
    • Chicken Milanesa Salad

      thin breaded chicken breast on top of a mixed bed of greens lettuce tomatoes carrots and cheese
      $18.00
    • Club Salad

      diced smoked ham and Genoa salami on top of a fresh bed of mixed greens lettuce tomatoes carrots onions olives and mozzarella cheese
      $15.95

    Marini's Sides

    • Soup of the Day

      a different soup made fresh daily
      $6.50
    • Small Curly French Fries

      fresh cut potatoes never frozen
      $3.50
    • Large Curly French Fries

      fresh cut potatoes never frozen
      $6.50
    • House Salad

      fresh mixed greens tomatoes carrots and cheese
      $6.75
    • Loyalty Rewards Small Fries

    • Papitas Marinis

      $3.00
    • Reward Mini Empanada

    Combos

    • Combo 1

      2 regular size savory empanadas of your choice a house selected mini dessert empanada and your choice of soup salad or curly fries and a drink
      $14.95
    • Combo 2

      1 regular size savory empanada of your choice and 1 dessert empanada of your choice soup salad or curly fries and a drink
      $13.95
    • Kids Combo

      2 litte empanadas curly fries and a drink
      $8.95
    • 12 Empanada Pack

      $75.00
    • 24 Empanada Pack

      $150.00
    • 36 Empanada Pack

      $200.00

    Other Desserts

    • Small Sopaipillas

      fluffy fried pastry dough topped with powdered sugar and your choice of dulce de leche topping or honey
      $3.25
    • Large Sopaipillas

      fluffy fried pastry dough topped with powdered sugar and your choice of dulce de leche topping or honey
      $5.50
    • Flan

      homemade egg custard topped with dulce de leche and whipped cream
      $5.50

    Marini's Store

    • Argentine Mate Loose Kilo

      $16.00
    • Argentine Mate Loose 1/2 Kilo

      $8.95
    • Argentine Tea Bags 25

      $5.95
    • Argentine Tea Bags 50

      $8.95
    • Chimichuri 5oz

      $2.00
    • Chimichurri 8oz

      $7.95
    • CHIM|MACHO 10 oz

      $10.00
    • Chimichurri 16oz

      $12.95
    • Marini’s Mucho Macho Sauce 5oz

      $2.00
    • Marini's Mucho Macho Sauce 8oz

      $9.95
    • Marini's Mucho Macho Sauce 16oz

      $12.95
    • San Antonio Dulce del Leche 8oz

      $11.00
    • T-Shirts 2x/3x

      $25.00
    • T-Shirts S/M/L

      $15.00
    • T-Shirts Special

      $20.00
    • Wine Basket

      $35.00
    • Candy Bags

      $3.00
    • Gift Certificate $20

      $20.00
    • Gift Certificate $25

      $25.00
    • Gift Certificate $30

      $30.00
    • Gift Certificate $40

      $40.00
    • Gift Certificate $50

      $50.00
    • Delivery charge 🚚

      $35.00
    • Delivery charge

      $25.00

    Pelusa's Pastries

    Pelusa's Pastries (Copy)

    • Alfajor de Maizena

      corn starch cookie with homemade caramel and coconut around the edge
      $3.50+
    • Alfajor de Dark Chocolate

      corn starch cookie with homemade caramel dipped in chocolate
      $3.50
    • Alfajor de White Chocolate

      corn starch cookie with homemade caramel dipped in chocolate
      $3.50
    • Alfajor de Walnuts

      $3.50
    • Alfajor de Guava

      $3.58
    • Alfajor de Almendra

      corn starch almond cookie with homemade Malbec filling dipped in chocolate
      $3.50
    • Alfajor de Malbec

      corn starch cookie with homemade Malbec filling dipped in chocolate
      $3.50
    • Alfajor de Mendocino

      $3.50
    • Palmeritas

      $8.95
    • Merengues

      Pelusa's version of the "Forgotten Cookie" a merengue cookie lighter than air
      $5.95
    • Grandmas Cookies veriety pack

      Pelusa's version of the traditional wedding cookie
      $10.00
    • Alfajor Variety Pack

      $12.00
    • Single GF Alfajor

      GF corn starch cookie with homemade caramel and coconut around the edge
      $4.00
    • GF Dark Choc Alfajor

      $4.25
    • Mixed doz. variety from individual

      $25.00
    • 6 Pack GF Alfajor

      $12.00
    • GF chocolate veriety/with merengue

      $14.00
    • Mini Alfajores maisenas/choclate

      $12.00
    • GF mini alfajor traditional/choclate

      $12.00
    • Almond Maccoroons

      $10.00
    • Large Alfajor 12

      $20.00
    • 8 Alfajores //$$15.

      $15.00

    Drinks

    drink

    • Fountain Drink

      $3.25
    • Unsweetened Tea

      $2.50
    • Mate Green Tea

      $2.50
    • Hot Tea

      $2.50
    • Bottled Water

      $1.75
    • Kids Milk

      $2.25
    • Kids Juice

      $1.75
    • Bottled Juice

      $3.00
    • Coffee

      $2.50
    • Mexican Soda

      $3.50
    • Topochicos

      $3.50
    • Aloe Vera Water

      $3.50

    Beer

    • Domestic

      $4.00
    • Imported

      $5.50
    • Spiked Seltzer

      $5.50

    Wine by the Glass

    • House Malbec GLS

      $9.00
    • Malbec Organic GLS

      $10.00
    • Sangria GLS

      $7.00
    • Torrontes GLS

      $9.00
    • Chardonnay GLS

      $9.00
    • Rose GLS

      $9.00
    • Gal Sangria

      $42.95
    • Half Gal Sangria

      $25.00

    Wine by the Bottle

    • House Malbec BTL

      $20.00
    • Malbec Organic BTL

      $30.00
    • Sangria BTL

      $22.50
    • Torrontes BTL

      $17.00
    • Chardonnay BTL

      $17.00
    • Rose BTL

      $20.00

    All hours
    SundayClosed
    Monday10:00 am - 3:00 pm
    Tuesday10:00 am - 5:45 pm
    Wednesday10:00 am - 5:45 pm
    Thursday10:00 am - 5:45 pm
    Friday10:00 am - 7:30 pm
    Saturday10:00 am - 7:30 pm
    Restaurant info

    We're the original Marini's that started the empanada craze in the 70's. We are family owned and operated. We have a variety of over 90 different flavors of empanadas.

    Location

    10001 Westheimer Rd # 2570, Houston, TX 77042

    Directions