Rincon Chileno is located in an area ripe for redevelopment, on Melrose about a quarter mile east of the 101, between Normandie and Vermont. I was able to easily find street parking right on Melrose.
There are really two shops: a tiny deli and an adjacent sit-down restaurant. I’ve purchased empanadas to go from the deli, but this time I wanted to relax and eat there. I was expecting a short menu of various empanadas, but found a full menu with various ceviches and cooked fish, meat, stews and sandwiches. And of course the empanadas. I ordered one cheese, and one beef. They’re pretty good sized, and run $3.95 each. The two empanadas and a diet Coke was under $10.
The beef empanada was my favorite. It was stuffed with ground beef, onion, cubed potato, egg and something sweet like currants. All the flavors made it a very interesting bite.
The cheese empanada was not nearly as interesting. It was just filled with mozzarella cheese. Fortunately, the chimichurri sauce was fresh and livened it up.
I’m going to make this a regular stop and start working my way through the rest of the menu. The chorizo also looked interesting.
Rincón Chileno Deli, 15418 Hawthorne Blvd., Lawndale, South Bay 
Will be sure to ask.