Check out this new Argentinian restaurant for sweet and savory empanadas, traditional fare
The next time you get a craving for Argentinian empanadas, you won’t have to chase down the schedule for the Felix Empanadas food truck.
The popular food truck has been serving empanadas since 2017, and now it’s ready for a more permanent location. Its first brick-and-mortar is now open at Optimist Hall.
Menu items include savory, breakfast and dessert empanadas and traditional dishes. Empanadas include Bacon, Egg and Cheese, Pulled Chorizo, Lobster Corn n’ Chive and Shepherd’s Pie. Save room for sides including Solterito Salad and Arroz Con Pollo Soup. Dessert empanadas include Guava n’ Cheese and Nutella Banana. Craft soda, wine and beer will also be available.
Godward grew up in Argentina, and his empanadas are also influenced by British, American, and Peruvian cuisine.
“I’m so excited to have a permanent place to share my empanadas with the Charlotte community and to serve true Argentinian cuisine with additional creations inspired by the people and experiences throughout my life. Optimist Hall provides a platform for business owners like me to bring their culinary vision to life in a way unlike any other in the city,” owner Felix Godward said in a statement.
Optimist Hall is a food hall in Optimist Park. It opened last summer in a former mill and has served as a brick-and-mortar home for locally owned food stalls and retailers.
Other vendors open at Optimist Hall:
(1) ARCHER PAPER GOODS
(2) AVA
(3) BAO AND BROTH RAMEN + BUN SHOP
(4) BILLY SUNDAY
(5) THE DUMPLING LADY
(6) EL THRIFTY SOCIAL CLUB
(7) HONEYSUCKLE GELATO
(8) PAPI QUESO
(9) PET WANTS
(10) THE SPINDLE BAR
(11) UNDERCURRENT COFFEE
(12) VELVET TACO
(13) VILLAGE JUICE COMPANY
(14) ZUKKU SUSHI
Opening soon at Optimist Hall:
(1) BOTIWALLA
(2) Boxcar Betty’s
(3) Harriet’s Hamburgers
(4) Mezeh
(5) Suarez Bakery & Barra
“Felix embodies the entrepreneurial spirit we have sought in tenants at Optimist Hall,” Erik Johnson, co-founder and partner at White Point Partners, said in a statement. “His mouthwatering creations — from traditional Argentinian empanadas to cultural fusions — will be well received by all.”
Duke Energy is the anchor tenant at Optimist Hall.
Felix Empanadas
Optimist Hall
Sunday-Thursday 10:30 a.m-9 p.m.
Friday-Saturday 10:30 a.m.-10 p.m.
This story was originally published March 4, 2020 at 1:30 PM.
