Midtown Lunch

Yesterday on Twitter, Far From Home Cafe, the burger & empanada truck in Love Park, announced this would be their last week of serving food in Philly. With under a year of serving food to our city, the people behind the truck are moving on to book deals and consulting opportunities. They are looking for someone to buy their truck, so hopefully the empanadas will still be available. Note to whoever buys it: Keep selling empanadas or else!

I am ashamed to admit that it was news of the closing that brought me to Far From Home Cafe. Every time I pass by Love Park, the lines just seemed too long to deal with. The thought of never getting to try out their empanadas was enough to force me to wait it out.

First, some tasty seasoned curly fries.

The Mighty Euro (bleu cheese, bacon, sauteed onions, tomato, “mighty sauce”) may have been a poor choice on a hot day. The bleu cheese was just too much.

Finally! The fried empanadas are $3 each. Though the mac and cheese was a guilty treat, I highly recommend the most authentic version, the Puerto Rico. It was juicy, cheesy, olivey, and beefy. They run out super fast, and that will be especially true for the next 3 days. So my advice is if you aren’t currently on your way there, skip breakfast and get an empanada instead. They open at 11.

Good luck with your future endeavors Far From Home guys, and please leave your truck in good hands!

Far From Home  Cafe, Love Park until Thursday under current management