Spring has sprung with a serving of spice, as the aroma emanating from a mom-and-pop empanada shop in Tuckerton draws visitors into the borough from as far as Toms River and Egg Harbor Township, just for a taste of Argentina.

Lokotas Argentine Empanadas took up residency in the vacant building behind Brennan Fuel that formerly housed Dunkin’ Donuts on the corner of Route 9 and North Green Street.