We stumbled upon it as we walked home from the beach on our first full day there. We were enticed by the sign with everything being 10 pesos each. As we walked up we noticed that she had a large bowl of cornmeal, and told us that she was making beef and chicken empanadas. Not wanting to miss this opportunity, we ordered some.
OH MY GOODNESS they were heaven. She fried them up right in front of us and gave us our choices of toppings. They were soft, but crispy, and greasy. They were delicious.
As our trip went on, visiting Algentina became a daily necessity. We tried her tacos and quesadillas as well. Her tacos were basic but tasty, and her quesadillas were filled with your meat choice and white queso. I loved getting pork quesadillas, and then stuffing it with pico de gallo and cabbage.
It is my favorite place on the island, for its price and its experience. Everyday we would chat about the island, the school across the street, and about our lives. It was great to learn about life through someone in a completely different culture. Her husband worked across the street, chopping open coconuts for customers to drink the water out of. The whole street that this was on had other small carts selling hot dogs and hamburgers (which made me laugh) and more traditional foods such as tamales, fruit and tacos.
I loved eating here everyday and giving my money to a family that worked hard to have a successful small business, and that created mouth-watering and scrumptious food.
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