La Cocina De Noemi

Jacksonville, North Carolina. Capitol of the southern empanada. No really, it is now. La Cocina De Noemi is here to re-brand Jacksonville in a whole new light; one that tastes a whole lot hotter and a whole lot more flavorful. That’s right – this light is edible. And it tastes like sweet & sour chicken, chorizo, and bbq (handily packed into pockets of golden-baked goodness, naturally). And empanadas aren’t even where it ends. From Cuban sandwiches to sweet plantains smothered in beef and cheese to arroz con gandules, this cocina’s got the goods to get you fed right. They’re also available to import all their flavor to your own personal party, for a few dozen or a few hundred dozen of your closest friends. So next time you get a craving for Puerto Rican tradition, don’t sweat the plane fare. Just let Puerto Rico come to you. You live in the empanada capitol of the south now, after all. Time to start acting like it.