I am looking for either a restaurant in Central Virginia (Lynchburg,
Roanoke, Charlottesville, Richmond, Petersburg) that serves empanadas
(or pastelillos) with the meaty filling OR someplace where I can have
said items shipped to me.

Dear sparkchaser-ga,

Thank you for accepting my comment as the offical answer.


Where to buy Salteņas (similar to empanadas): 
 
TUTTO BENE RESTAURANT 
501 North Randolph Street, Arlington, Virginia  
(703) 522-1005  
 
 
JULIA'S EMPANADAS 
2452 18th St. NW - (202) 328-6232 
1000 Vermont Ave. NW - (202) 789-1878 
1221 Conn. Ave. NW - (202) 861-8828 
Washington, DC. 
 
 
COPACABANA CAFE  
Triangle Building Pike  
Place Public Market, Seattle, Washington  
(206) 622-6359  
 
 
TAJIBOS  
85-09 Northern Blvd., Jackson Hts., New York  
(718) 533-9120 
 
 
BEBA'S RESTAURANT  
630 Grand Ave., Santa Ana, California  
(714) 973-4928  
 
 
THE LATIN CLUB BAR AND RESTAURANT 
307 W. Johnson St. 
Madison, Wisconsin 
(608) 258-9212 
 
 
MARIO'S RESTAURANT  
13812 Redhill Ave., Tustin, California  
(714) 505-7777  
 
 
Salteņas de Elena Arandia  
Not a restaurant but one can order salteņas over the phone 
3265 La Tierra St., Pasadena, California  
(626) 395-9743  
 
 
I suggest you call the one of the above restaurants. They may be able
to suggest a location that is closer to your home.
http://www.eecis.udel.edu/~heredia/Saltenada/saltewhere.html 
 
 
Here is a recipe you can try if you want to make these
(salteņas)empanadas yourself.
http://www.eecis.udel.edu/~heredia/Saltenada/salterecipe.html 
 
 
Search criteria:
empanadas
salteņas
Latin cuisine in Virginia  
 

Best Regards, 
Bobbie7

Richmond, VA

Manila! Manila! Cafe and grill. Authentic Filipino cuisine featuring
specialties such as lumpia, empanadas and molo. The flan is to die
for. Lunch and dinner. Closed Monday. 9047-1 W. Broad St. 346-9928. $$

http://www.styleweekly.com/restaurant.asp

Hello Sparkchaser,


Where to buy Salteņas (similar to empanadas):

TUTTO BENE RESTAURANT
501 North Randolph Street, Arlington, Virginia 
(703) 522-1005 


JULIA'S EMPANADAS
2452 18th St. NW - (202) 328-6232
1000 Vermont Ave. NW - (202) 789-1878
1221 Conn. Ave. NW - (202) 861-8828
Washington, DC.


COPACABANA CAFE 
Triangle Building Pike 
Place Public Market, Seattle, Washington 
(206) 622-6359 


TAJIBOS 
85-09 Northern Blvd., Jackson Hts., New York 
(718) 533-9120


BEBA'S RESTAURANT 
630 Grand Ave., Santa Ana, California 
(714) 973-4928 


THE LATIN CLUB BAR AND RESTAURANT
307 W. Johnson St.
Madison, Wisconsin
(608) 258-9212


MARIO'S RESTAURANT 
13812 Redhill Ave., Tustin, California 
(714) 505-7777 


Salteņas de Elena Arandia 
Not a restaurant but one can order salteņas over the phone
3265 La Tierra St., Pasadena, California 
(626) 395-9743 


I suggest you call the one of the above restaurants. They may be able
to suggest a location that is closer to your home.
http://www.eecis.udel.edu/~heredia/Saltenada/saltewhere.html


Here is a recipe you can try if you want to make these
(salteņas)empanadas yourself.
http://www.eecis.udel.edu/~heredia/Saltenada/salterecipe.html


If the above information leads you to the purchase of the empanadas
you desire, please let me know and I will gladly post this information
as an answer.


Best Regards,
Bobbie7

Bobbie7,

Yes, go ahead and make that an answer.