Lady Copacabana

Great empanadas and great rissoles! I discovered the «Lady» last week in the parking lot at Narragansett Town Beach, and she does not disappoint! The smells wafting from that truck pulled me over like a magnet!
I had a rissole filled with chicken, and a beef empanada, and those two wonderful items were too much to finish. The bill for my very filling and delicious dinner came to $ 6! I’m going back next week and taking a menu home with me so I can come back and Unilocal some more about Lady Copacabanas other delicacies.
You should try them if you come across their truck. I know they are for sure at Narragansett Town Beach on Wednesdays starting at 6!

I’ve only has the rissoles, and they are soo good. An awesome late night snack. Super cheap, and different filling choices. I’ve had the corn, pork, and steak & cheese. All delicious. The owners are very nice as well

Admittedly, I was looking for the Mijos taco truck when I stumbled upon this surprising little gem on wheels. Lady Copacabana is a new Providence food truck boasting deep fried rissolis, essentially, the Brazillian empanada. And – oh noes – this is a dangerous little late night guilty pleasure.
I tried the pulled pork rissoli tonight. Not only is the deep fried dough so perfectly thick, crispy, and battered, but the empanada is generously portioned, relatively inexpensive (compared to most of the other trucks on Thayer), and wondrously stuffed w/​a sweet, perfectly mixed pulled pork that literally melts in your mouth.
All emanadas are made to order. All come out sizzling hot from the fryer and perfectly tasty. The real deal in street food.
I was chatting with the owner a bit tonight while waiting for my rissoli and he just returned from a winter sabbatical in Brazil visiting his mother – mmhmm, this is as authentic as it gets. Brazil on wheels in our very own, Providence. I’ve got nothing but love.
**UPDATE: I just went back for more. Tried the Chicken Quesadilla and the Mac&Cheese. I’m realizing that what I really love about these empanadas is that despite their deep fried nature, the filling tastes so fresh, perfectly mixed, and clean that it really doesn’t feel like your typical greasy spoon. It’s the perfect balance of deep fried outside w/​a truly refined ground meet texture. I just can’t get enough of these.