If you’ve lived in El Paso long enough to set foot in a Circle K parking lot, odds are you’ve either survived an encounter with, or fallen victim to, The Notorious Empanada Lady! She is the city’s most persistent, persuasive, and debatably supernatural vendor.
She’s made appearances mainly on the east side at Circle K, Walmart, Home Depot, Food King, Walgreens, Vista, Americas, Zaragoza, honestly, she’s everywhere short of the Franklin Mountains. And if you know, you know, once you see her- you can’t run away!
A recent Facebook post reignited the legend:
Don’t come to the Circle K on Darrington! Lady selling empanadas straight up force you to buy some…