Our Story

A Tana Empanada was born out of a simple belief: great food should be accessible, made with care, and shared with the people around you. We're a veteran-owned family business, and those values — service, discipline, community — are baked into every empanada we make.

Our recipes come from family. Not a cookbook, not a culinary school — family. The kind of recipes passed down at kitchen tables over decades. We've taken that tradition and brought it to the streets of Charlotte, one crispy, golden empanada at a time.

Whether you catch us at Birdsong Brewery on a Friday evening or at your company event, we're bringing the same thing every time: made-from-scratch empanadas, house-made sauces, and the kind of warmth that only comes from cooking for people you care about.

Love food. Live free. From our family to yours.