"Great Flavor From Argentina to the World"
Ryan and I took advantage of the beautiful weather last evening and ate at Bochi's Homemade Food. Bochi's is located in the heart of Quakertown and if you are familiar with Quakertown, (which you all should be by now) Bochi's is attached to the old Rita's Water Ice. Bochi's is a little shop with no seating indoors. The seating consists of two picnic tables located right outside in front of the shop. This allows you to enjoy the nice weather and take in the smells of home cooked empanadas. As we were deciding what to order, we noticed that all the signs (menus) that were posted on the front of the empanada stand could use some color to them as they were simply printed off of Microsoft Word 97. Unsure of what empanadas actually were, the lady at the stand showed us that they are about the size of pierogies. I ordered 3 empanadas and a small soda (which is actually just a normal size soda can), and Ryan ordered the special and bought 6 empanadas and got TWO free. He had to order his soda separate. There are about 12 different flavors to choose for your empanadas and the best part is that they let the customer choose flavors and mix them up. Naturally, we had to order every flavor available, with the exception of tuna and veggie. The flavors we ordered were:
-Beef
-Chicken
-Ham & Cheese
-Spicy Chicken
-Spicy Beef
-Cheese & Onions
-BBQ Pork (Our Favorite!)
-Pepperoni and Cheese
-Sweet Corn (Least Favorite)
We were immediate lovers of Bochi's empanadas. The outside crust of the empanada reminds me of a chalupa that you would get at Taco Bell (For you Taco Bell lovers out there). We struck up conversation with the cashier (and owner) of Bochi's. Her and her husband (the cook) run Bochi's from 11 AM - 8 PM, Monday to Monday. They are originally from Buenos Aires, Argentina. They moved to the United States 6 months ago and opened Bochi's 3 months ago. It turns out that these empanadas are a specialty in Argentina! In fact, most of the food at Bochi's is a specialty in Argentina. It is not Mexican food!
After our love for empanadas was discovered, we decided not to stop there. We ordered two flans (dessert), and one special Bochi's tarta. We received the flans first and they came right out of the fridge, very cold. I, personally, have never had a flan and didn't know what to expect. Ryan has had a few flans in his time and of all the ones he has tasted, they have been heated and warm. This one looked like it was baked at one point ( I sure hope so since a main ingredient is eggs), but the flan was cold and mushy and a little chunky. It reminded me of rice pudding, which I am not a fan of.
At this point, we were waiting for our special Bochi's tarta to be heated up. The tarta was huge and looked like a small cake. We were excited and ready to dig in. The tarta consisted of: Cooked ham, cheese, bacon, tomato, sweet peas, and eggs. This sounded very delicious to us and finally the time was ready to experience what a tarta tasted like. As we bit into the tarta, unfortunately, we experienced what a luke warm, mostly cold tarta tasted like. I think it would have tasted a lot better if it were heated up 5 minutes longer!
Overall, the empanadas were excellent! However, the flans and tartas need a little bit of work. I expect all of you to visit Bochi's and order yourself some empanadas! The prices are very reasonable and the employees are very kind!
**Bochi's only accepts cash, so make sure you have cash handy!**
Also, Bochi's offers Takeout, Delivery, and Catering. Be sure to check out their website at http://www.bochisfood.com/ for a complete menu!
Our original rating was leaning towards a 4/5, but due to the disappointing flans and tartas, we dropped it to a 3/5.
FINAL RATING: 3/5
PRICE: $
500 West Broad Street
Quakertown, PA 18951
215-538-2075
Signing Out,
Derek & Ryan
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