Josephine's Special Empanadas

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18204 E Gale Ave Ste G
Rowland Heights, CA 91748

History

Josephine's Special Empanadas was established in 2005 out of Josephine's home. In 2007, she opened her first store in the Island Pacific Food Court in West Covina. Today, she has two active stores in West Covina and Rowland Heights.

Specialties

Josephine's Special Empanadas is a minority-owned, woman-owned, family-operated business specializing in Filipino-inspired baked goods. Our goal is to establish Filipino flavors as part of the Asian-American food culture.

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4.5173 reviews
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Dar O.
8/18/2025

Had to cater an event at our church for 200 people and the team here made a great impression! We ordered just over 700 empanadas to have ready by 10am on a Sunday morning, and everything was...

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Marial L.
5/20/2025

Empanada! The best in town! My first encounter with the empanada was when I was travelling somewhere in the south last year. I started to notice this wrapped pastry, baked or fried. So from...

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Darylynn D.
5/7/2025

I found this place on Yelp and I needed a catering order of turon and lumpia. I called in the morning and needed it just after lunch. The turon and lumpia were really good. I also tried their...

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Eliza O.
8/30/2025

Josephine's is a great find! The empanadas are tasty and they have several flavors, some seasonal. My personal favorite is the chicken fajita, but they're all good. Regine is very friendly and...

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Wil W.
2/8/2025

The place was clean, quaint, and friendly employees who explained what they baked daily and throughout the day. I tried the beef and chicken empanadas. The beef is probably the most popular and...

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