What's there not to like about Ecuatoriana. Their staff is friendly. Their food is fresh and tasty and has that homecooked meal vibe. I've gotten their chicken and rice with beans, a pretty filling dish. It's almost easy to forget about this place cause it's located on Amsterdam Avenue instead of Broadway. There are a lot of great Latin restaurants in the neighborhood and Ecuatoriana is definitely one of them. read more

I called in advance looking to dine in and after a 30 min commute, we arrive and it was CLOSED. Waste of time and money. Never again!

Been meaning to try here for ages. I stopped by for a late lunch on a Friday. Sparse but clean enough old school looking place but the delicious chicken breasts with beans and rice were prepared with what I would describe as a modern or updated touch with wonderful presentation. Huge portion with two large pieces of chicken. The papaya shake was fantastic. Service was a bit on the slow side but friendly. Will certainly go back to try other items on the menu. read more

I came in to get 1/4 of a chicken so I could shred the meat for my dogs food. I am in the area on weekends only and forgot my spoiled dogs food. Well, the place is not very appealing, and staff speaks limited English, but they are very friendly. This was my third visit here over the past year to get the chicken, and my next visit will be to get food for me not Chichi. While waiting I can't help but notice how nicely the meals are plated and look so yummy. I can't wait to try for myself, so next weekend I will post an update. read more

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This food!!! Their roast chicken is just ... mouthwatering. The skin is soo delish. They have delicious cowfoot stew and amazing soups. Now I get their food off too good to go and OMG! Always the best meal on there by far. read more

Only giving 2 stars because of the Chaulafan...only decent plate I had. Husband and I sat ourselves- which is fine. It's NYC and you get used to that. Came here based on all the yelp reviews but honestly just a waste of time and money. Waitress immediately hands us menus, no " hello" no greeting. Comes back and asks if we are ready. We order a ceviche de pulpo. Ceviche mixto and chaufalan rice. Waited 45 minutes before husband got up and asked for the status on our food. Both ceviches were under seasoned. Very bland. I will say that the portion size was good, plenty of fish and shrimp in the mixto. I've had way better ceviche elsewhere, and even have made ceviche at home that was so much better. Chaufalan rice was pretty good. Decent taste. Only thing I enjoyed. Cash only, they add sales tax which I'm not even sure if that's right and also add in an automatic 15% tip. I'm a great tipper but did not like that it was just added without my knowledge beforehand and also the service sucks!!!!! Be aware, a lot of hype for this place but fortunately for me...I came once and will never be back again. Thanks but no thanks!!! read more

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Amazing I had the "seco de pollo" which is their chicken stew and I could not stop thinking about that dish for the whole week. I had to order again the following Sunday. Insanely delicious. read more

Staff is very nice and the food is fresh and tasty. Their shrimp is delicious. I'll be back.

I was incredibly impressed by my visit Ecuadorians Restaurant. My students picked this place for lunch on a school trip and we all were blown away by our food. I had the steak and onions with rice and beans. The kids tried the fried pork chops and the grilled chicken. The food came out fast, the food portions were generous, and the flavor and texture were on point. read more

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My wife and I stopped into this restaurant for lunch on an early Saturday afternoon after visiting the nearby Hamilton Grange National Memorial. It wasn't crowded when we arrived but it soon filled up with groups of people, including families with their children. We shared two dishes. The first dish was the Ceviche de Pulpo (octopus, onions, tomatoes, lemon sauce and cilantro), which came in a large bowl and was an entire meal but worked well sharing when served family-style. The octopus was very succulent and tasted fresh. The second dish is something that is only offered on weekends (it's under the Sabado y Domingo heading on the menu) and was called the Bandera (Ecuadorian flag plate). This consisted of goat, roast pork, rice, roasted mashed potatoes and shrimp salad. It was served in one large plate with four individual compartments and the potato was placed in the center. This was very tasty and filling - I'm glad we paired this with the ceviche as it helped to lighten things up. read more

Ecuatoriana Restaurant - Ceviche de Pulpo (Octopus, onions, tomatoes, lemon sauce and cilantro) - Latin American Near Me - New York, New York

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Te cobran por el servicio!!!!!!! Y la mesera grocera. Lo único que la comida es buena la siguiente vez elegiré solo para llevar read more

Pros: (+) Excellent homemade Ecuadorian dishes (+) Try the Hake fish, you will thank me! (+) Plenty of seating Cons: (-) Cash only. (-) Bathroom cleanliness is questionable. (-) Bathroom is so tiny that you need to be as skinny as Olive Oyl to fit in that damn thing! http://alturl.com/fd23q Maybe, if you stand in a Yoga position...aim correctly...it just might work. Just don't miss! http://alturl.com/5pciq ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ How in the world did I not notice this place? This place is definitely a gem in the hiding! It looks like a small hole in the wall from the outside, but once you walk in, it's a little restaurant that looks like they took over another store next door to expand. But either case, I still consider it a hole in the wall. The food is delicious! My childhood best friend is Ecuadorian so I've been lucky enough to grow up eating her grandma's homemade dishes. I came here while I was getting over a cold and ordered the hen soup. Damn that thing was big! I thought I was going to get a small bowl of soup and instead it was a massive bowl with a side of rice for $9! I didn't even eat half of it because I had also ordered a Hake fish that I knew was coming and didn't want to waste my appetite. But the soup was good especially for the days when you're not feeling too good. I ordered the Hake fish after a week long craving obsession over it. I ordered it to go about a week ago and was so much in shock at how flavorful, soft, and flakey the fish was! It was lightly breaded but didn't feel oily at all. It had a soft yet crispy outer layer and just melted like butter in your mouth. Ugh! The torture of writing this review and salivating over this! I had a craving obsession over it that I had to come back, but this time, to sit in. OMG! I'm so happy I didn't finish my soup because I had been waiting all week for this and it was just as good as I remembered it. It reminded me of being a child again, eating homemade dishes made by my best friend's grandma once again. It's definitely worth the trip to Harlem for this place. =) read more

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I've been living in the neighborhood for almost 2 years and never stopped in here... until now. Boy, have I been missing out! The food was simply delicious: we had the Bandera (Flag platter)and the chaulafan (Chinese-esque fried rice with tons of shrimp). The portions are huge too. Service is ok--you're not going to get constant personal attention but we were fine. The decor could also use an upgrade. All said, with the the good food, music and patrons here, felt like we were transported to Latin America itself for dinner! read more

A group of 12 of us came back to this restaurant since we LOVED the tasty good there the first time. What a huge disappointment - the food was not nearly as good this time. All the dishes seemed to be lacking in flavor and just tasted kind of bland and/or "off". Not sure what happened since the food was so delicious last time. Perhaps a different Chef? read more

2 years!!! 2 years!!!! 2 years, I've spent telling my Ecuadorean friend about this place near CCNY : small cute & delicious food and we finally come!!! We walk in & It's not so cute anymore!!! My friend being the good sport that she is sits at one of the tables...(that need rewiping) The server brings us a menu.. Prices are mmm a bit higher yet it's not going into the upkeep, by looks of it!!! I begrudgingly, agree to stay although I'm quite embarrassed at this point since it's not a gleam of what I remembered it be! Someone doesn't care anymore I suppose! We order our food... My friend orders seco de gallina (stewed hen) and I order a frittada (fried puedes of pork). Much to our surprise after all of this::: everything looked delicious!!!! And tasted even better!!!!! Hurray all is saved!!! Our dinner was superb!!! Soooo yes the place need some serious TLC but the food is worth the trip!!! read more

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Can't go wrong with entraña a la Parilla (it's their version of skirt steak). Delicious! Just sometimes the meat can have too many nerves, but the taste is very good. I have also had their chaulafan, delicious as well. When my parents come over they have their sopa de mariscos, they love it. My brother likes their churrasco (which is not skirt steak like for other people), it comes in a sauce with an egg, my brother likes that. read more

Not much here for a vegetarian (or broke college student), but the food is good and everything is authentic. The milkshakes aren't bad either :) Ordering might be rough if you don't speak Spanish. I've never seen it busy. Judging by the menu (mostly pictures), location, language barrier and decor/ambiance, I expected the prices to be lower than they are, especially for lunch. read more

Awesome food and churroscho sauce is different from other places and not the same as the picture read more

Ecuatoriana Restaurant - churrasho sauce is different from the traditional sauce from other places that I been too..but amazing food and service. - Latin American Near Me - New York, New York

It was a pleasant surprise to have decent Ecuadorian food outside of Queens. My partner and I were in the area and Yelped "ceviche" and boom, there was Ecuatoriana just north of Columbia-town. We definitely got our ceviche (seafood mixto), our fried rice (Chaulafan), and some delicious fried pork (fritada). Shout out to my friends for reminding me how it's spelled and pronounced. The service was okay, a little slow, nothing to write home about. The venue has so much potential. Overall, yep, we'd come back. PS: Cash only! read more

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I had bought 2 orders of 1/4 Chicken W. Rice And Beans which it got a Great Green salad on the side The Only thing is the chicken was a little too hard , But then the the Rest was soo Good . read more

I got a chicken soup to go. The menu stated the price as $14. When it was time to pay, I was charged $17. The cashier said it was $1 extra because I used a card to pay and the rest was tax. Of course, none of this is stated on the receipt, or anywhere in the store. The soup was fine and great if you're carb loading because it came with a pint of rice and lots of undercooked potatoes, and one chicken drumstick was in it. Nothing else. $17 seems very expensive for that. And the cook in the kitchen uses her hand to portion out the rice. read more

Customer service is a complete void at this place. I came here once on the suggestion of a colleague but I won't be back. The waitress had no sense of common courtesy..no "how can I help you" "hi" or even a smile would have helped.... NOTHING! Although the food is tasty it's not worth dealing w/ such a nasty attitude. I ordered the grilled chickens and my colleague the Fried pork chops. I guess the regular customers are used to it. I prefer to walk the extra block to La Rubia on Broadway! read more

As a born and raised ecuadorean I can say that this is the real deal. Wether you're looking for the Sierra food or the Costa plates, they do a pretty damn good job nailing the flavors in both. I had the Hornado and the Shrimp Ceviche. My girl has the fanesca (only available during holy week). Portions were enormous, and the side dishes (I.e. hominy, plantains, rice) were abundant and just as good. Not only that, no typical Ecuadorean dish is complete without Ecuadoran beer (Pilsener is available) or Ecuadorean Soda. I recommend Fioravanti, strawberry soda. Prepare yourself for a huge language barrier, as this place has very few English speaking staff. Menu is in English and Spanish, and you just point to what you like. A great alternative to going all the way to jackson heights to have my native fare. read more

Went to this place based on good Yelp ratings but was terribly dissatisfied by poor customer service. The food was just OK in my opinion, not great by NY standards considering the wealth of amazing eateries. I found their steak a little under-flavored, but after adding some salsa it was OK and I did finish my meal. On the customer service end however... I was chastised by an employee (waiter? owner?) who was not my server when he noticed I brought in a can of soda from the corner store. He scolded me as he walked by my table saying it was illegal to bring in drinks from somewhere else and not acceptable. He didn't talk to me in a civilized way or try to hear my side of the story. Little did he know that my server and I had just had a conversation where she offered to sell me a soda can another employee brought.... If employees aren't following the rules, you can't yell at clients for following suit. Fair warning that this is the type of place where the employees will talk about you in Spanish (as they did with me after the above incident)... right in front of your face... Little did they realize I have good ears AND speak fluent Spanish. Disappointed by the behavior and won't be returning. Hate when this happens in my own neighborhood. read more

Met all my expectations! I was really frustrated when I found this place bc I had been traveling to queens every time I had a craving for ecuadorian food. But all long I had a restaurant blocks away from where I live that there was no need for me to travel far to eat authentic ecuadorian cuisine for a reasonable price. Raised in an ecuadorian household, I once in a while crave well prepared ceviche or other ecuadorian plates. This place does not fail to make me happy. The space itself is rather small but the service is efficient and the food is amazing. Only thing I do disliked about this place is that it is cash only! You've been warn. There is no sign so during my first visit I had to hunt down an ATM while my friend stayed behind at the restaurant. Such a hassle :/ Other than that this place is perfect to try out if you are in the mood for authentic ecuadorian meals! Will definitely return. read more

I wish I could give this no stars at all. If you want to eat sh** and flush your money down the toilet then go here. They served us avocado with the skin still on and it was all brown and dried out. The meat had no seasoning. The rice had an after taste. The tostones were dry and flavorless, the salad was a mushy mess. I regret the money I spent there. I just had to throw it all in the garbage. I'm really confused at the positive reviews. It must be friends of the owner or people who don't know any better. read more

Ecuatoriana Restaurant - This restaurant can't handle the truth! Shame on you!! - Latin American Near Me - New York, New York

I've never had Ecuadorian food, and this was a first! Very cheap, big portions, which I loved. Very mom-and-pop style. I had fried plantains, steak, and hominy. Hominy is maize - which I'd also never had before, and I really liked. This place was great! They are CASH ONLY, so show up with cash. Or else you will have to walk down the street and awkwardly find an ATM, like I did. read more

Really good food but the customer service could be a little bit better and quicker. The ladies seem to take their sweet time but the food from their kitchen taste amazing read more

This place gets 4 stars for location (2-3 minute walk from the ABCD trains) price, and deliciousness. The ceviche is the best, this side of Central America. I lived in Miami for a while and experienced some of the best Latin American food, but this ceviche "soup" trumps anything I've ever had. It was packed with flavor. Also had the calamari appetizer. Perfection. Star taken away because they don't serve alcohol (only beer), they don't take debit/credit, and the music is overwhelmingly loud. Other than those minor hiccups, this place is a gem :) read more

I enjoy ordering lunch from here. And lately the chicken has been over cooked (dessert dry). Please fix it 1/4 Pollo Con Arroz y habichuela o tostonez read more

Ecuatoriana Restaurant - Please fix it 1/4 Pollo Con Arroz y habichuela o tostone - Latin American Near Me - New York, New York

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Let me count the ways this restaurant blows me out of the water. Three things: the flavor, the size, and the authenticity. 1. Everything is delicious. I love the ceviches the most. Ceviche mixto con concha is the holy grail of Ecuadorian ceviches in my opinion. Supple octopus, fresh fish, tender shrimp, etc. in a delicious, lightly sour, refreshing black clam broth. It's one of the best I've ever had. The encebollado is a saturday and sunday thing only; it's a thick tuna broth soup with cassava, and it will warm your belly in the winter. 2. If you have ever ordered ceviche in restaurants, you'd get used to tiny appetizer portions. That isn't at all how ceviche is served in Ecuador. They come in big groupy bowls with rice and extra lime juice. And that's how it is in this place. Expect to be very, very full by the end. 3. Which brings me to the last point. My roommate is Ecuadorian and I have had my fair share of Ecuadorian food. She agrees that this place is amazing and authentic. Overall, excellent choice for authentic food. Everything I've had there is yummy. read more

Good Ecuadorian food. Had this delivered as my comfort food when I had Covid. It made me feel happy and comfortable. Good flavor, great selection and always had a good experience with delivery. read more

Ideally, I'd be able to rate Ecuatoriana 3.5 stars, but Yelp only does whole numbers. The food here is pretty good, the service pretty lousy. I'm half Ecuadorian myself and have grown up with my mom's and grandma's top-notch cooking, so I have definitely had my fair share of ceviche and tostado. While our waitress was very sweet, she rarely swung by our table...when we were one of only 6 parties at the place. Not ideal. The overarching theme of all the food we ordered was that it was well prepared and well plated, but under seasoned. The tostado (crispy corn kernels) was a little too soft, and the tostones crispy, but a lil bland. Thankfully, this was made up by the excellent aji (hot sauce) which was robust, fresh, and spicy. My chaulafan (Ecuadorian fried rice) looked beautiful on the plate, and all the meat (shrimp, sausage, chicken) was nicely cooked, but there was really no flavoring. Same with my mom's white fish ceviche - fresh, kind to the eyes, but no spice. I'm happy there's an Ecuadorian place in Hamilton Heights, but the service and flavoring need some work. read more

I ordered pardo frito it's was ok. Needed a bit more seasoning and you can taste the oil too much. The avocado salad was pretty good. Not too sure if I'll order from this location again. read more

Very good food small cozy if that is what your looking for. it's Ecuadorian all the easy with a small mix of other countries. was looking for one like this for a while. I will come again read more

Ecuatoriana Restaurant - A Colombian dish at this great Ecuadorian Restaurant - Latin American Near Me - New York, New York

Ecuatoriania is the best restaurant in NYC north of Central Park. Seriously. I don't know much about Ecuadorian cuisine but I have been in the neighborhood for almost 10 years now. I have tried every restaurant. This place is AMAZING. I usually eat here for lunch. They have lunch specials that are crazy. Under $10 they give you some kind of meat with rice/beans/salad and soup but holy smokes the flavor of the food. It is just explosive with beautiful flavors. The only way I can explain it is to compare to what a loving grandmother would cook. Everything is just so so so delicious. It makes me wonder why there isn't an Ecuadorian restaurant on every corner. And I only tried the lunch specials. I see other tables who order things from the dinner menu and it is just looks amazing. Lunch special at Ecuatoriana: You get a bowl of soup (something beautiful like your grandmother would make). Then a plate of food like fried fish or charcoal chicken or pork chop, etc with rice/beans. I am not latino. I do not like rice/beans so much. But they are delectable here. Also you usually get a glass of refresco (like cool aid but made with fresh juices). Under $10. Try it and see. For flavor and quality, I say with no hesitation that Ecuatoriana is the best restaurant north of Central Park in Manhattan. read more

Bf is from Ecuador and usually we have to travel to Queens for our fav Ecua Restaurante, but with this place near us we are set! Good food but they need work on the service. read more

The chicken is like no other.. The flavor,moisture and texture is amazing . You will never call in and get an order in less than 45 min because it's made fresh . It's worth every minute to wait.. Because u get fresh, hot& tasty food. read more

I had the encebollado de pescado, which is only served on Sunday's and I must say that it was everything I was expecting. I am Ecuadorian and I know a good encebollado when I see and taste it and this was exactly what one would get from a home recipe. So happy I found this spot uptown, it's been a while since I've had good Ecuadorian food. And the side of chifles? Just makes that much more delightful. I will be returning for some good Ecuadorian home style food read more

Excellent neighborhood restaurant for authentic food. I stumbled upon this place when I was looking for a lunch spot and oh, how happy I am that I did try it out! Shrimp rice soup is by far one of my faves! read more