Visited on Sunday for lunch. The area was bright and clean. Food was great. Ordered fried calamari…read moreand mixed platter. Calamari was great, perfectly fried, crispy but not too greasy. FYI, their calamari is different from Mediterranean. Service was great! It was my first time to Ecuadorian restaurant. The server was very kind to explain everything and made a great recommendation. It was a pleasure visiting. Definitely recommended for anyone for any casual occasion

Notes- Most dishes are a bit more, so see the photos, but not by much…read more I have been to this Ecuadorian restaurant twice at this point, though last time was long enough ago that even with my usual vast food memory, I barely remember what we ordered outside of it all tasting good. The most recent time was a few days ago, and it was excellent. The staff is nice, and the portions are generous for the price point, with two of us taking home leftovers out of the four people dining. To drink, three of us had shakes, or rather batidos, with the prices being $7 en agua or $8 en leche. I went with Lulo, which is listed as Solanum online, but really refers to naranjilla. As per the name, it means a little orange, but it is closer in flavor to a mix between pineapple and lime. Others had Maracuyá/passion fruit and Guanábana/soursop, and everyone enjoyed their drinks. They gave us some chulpi/corn nuts on the table, along with some aji verde, a lightly spicy green sauce which went with some of our heavier appetizers. Our heavier appetizer was two orders of the Bolón Mixto for $10. Bolon refers to a green plantain ball, and they offer the traditional cheese version along with chicharron, or with camarones/shrimp. The mixto combines the cheese and pork, and it was delicious, but very filling. One was more than enough, but we still enjoyed it, with the aji verde helping to reduce the overall richness. There was also the $6.50 Yapingachos/Llapingacho, or pan-fried potato cakes. These came two to an order and came topped with an onion and tomato salsa, along with some lettuce below. The potato cakes were a lot lighter by comparison to our other appetizer, but still flavorful. I would recommend them, as with other people who go here. Our smaller main dish was the Ceviche de Pescado for $17.00, or fish cocktail served either with rice or, as our choice, chifles or fried plantain chips. This was also available as a mixto, but I didn't order it as I have a pulpo allergy. There was a large amount of fresh fish inside for the price, making it very worth it. As with most ceviches, there was some sourness from the lime along with some fresh chopped herbs, onions, and tomatoes. It lacked a bit of heat I usually prefer, but I still liked it, and the whole thing was devoured quickly. Our other main dishes were all $19. My favorite of the bunch was the Seco de Chivo, with goat stew slowly cooked in home-made sofrito and beer, served with yellow rice, sliced avocado, and sweet plantain. The goat was cooked down until it was extremely tender, but still had a bit of chew, and there was a good amount of meat, even with the amount of bones in there. The broth was savory and mildly sweet, being warming, comforting, and perfect on top of the rice. This was excellent. For most of the other group, their favorite was the Chaulafan, a mix of stir-fried rice with chicken, beef, shrimp, egg, and veggies served with sweet plantain and avocado. The rice had a nice texture with some lightly crispy portions and was mildly salty. The meat inside was mostly very tender, regardless of what meat it was. This was excellent as well. The remaining dish was the Sango de Camarones, listed as a tropical dish and a purée of green plantains, slowly cooked in peanut sauce and shrimp, and topped with citrus red onions served with yellow rice and sliced avocado. The dish had a unique, almost gruel-like texture, which was a bit off-putting to some, but others like myself liked it. The shrimp inside was tender, and the dish felt a bit richer than the other mains. This was probably our least favorite main, but it was still good. We were quite full, but got some $7 Flan for dessert, which is in-house made. It wasn't overly sweet, which is my preference, and the texture was semi-soft. It was a good version, and the portion was large for the price. We liked this as well. Not many complaints here. Friendly service and good, reasonably priced food.

Worth the wait! The mangu was delicious. I've been looking forward to this place opening!read more

This is one of the best places I ever ordered from in a long time so I love Spanish food and it's…read moresometimes hard to find a place to eat Spanish food until I started ordering from exquisito. What can I say about exquisito one of the biggest things I like about exquisito is the fact that I never gotten sick from eating it and I never had a problem with the service when I called they take order quickly and without problems. Exquisito is definitely one of the best Dominican restaurants I have eaten from in a while one of my favorite meals is ether the baked or rotisserie chicken lunch specials or the pernel so so good. Time to talk about the prices I'm so happy that they have lunch special all day depending on what you get the lunch special prices vary between 8 dollars to 15 depending on what day it is and what's that specific days special. I can't say anything else about how great and affordable exquisito is I have never visited the restaurant but I highly recommend anybody who is in the mood for Spanish food Please order from exquisito or visit the location if you live around the area you will not regret it only thing I really want to try the ox tail but it's runs out so fast. The baked chicken is such an affordable meal 8 dollars for the meal I forgot to mention you do not need to get rice and beans. With all lunch specials you have a choice between rice and beans sweet plantains or salad with a soda I believe highly recommend the restaurant. The only issue I have well not really a issue more like a observation they give a little to much rice I like rice but not that's much other then that the restaurant is great.

Flavorless meals i would not get this place again the maduros were oily. the pernil was bland no…read moretaste. i love potato salads especially dominican style. Esquisito potato salad was not it. Overall disappointing experience.

The food and ambience were good and the waitstaff were attentive. The restaurant policy is that if…read moreyour group is 4 or less there is an automatic 18% gratuity added to the bill. If there are more than 4 people in your group 20% gratuity is automatically added to the bill. Imagine our surprise when we got the bill and there was an 18% tip AND a 20% tip added to the bill. When we brought it to the attention of the waitress she said it was mistake and quickly corrected it. Good thing we checked the itemized bill before paying!

I absolutely loved this place! We originally had reservations somewhere else that ended up getting…read morecanceled, and we're so glad it worked out that way because we found this gem instead.The atmosphere is beautiful, and the restaurant has such a great vibe. Our waitress was incredibly friendly, knowledgeable, and welcoming, which made the experience even better. My boyfriend ordered an Old Fashioned, and I had the "Love Island" (I posted a video of it!)--it was delicious. We also found out they have $9 frozen margaritas on Sundays, so of course we had to try them. They were strong and really good! For dinner, I had the shrimp mofongo, and my boyfriend ordered the steak and eggs. Both dishes were flavorful, cooked perfectly, and exceeded our expectations. We had such a great experience and will definitely be back. Highly recommend!

The ambience was very lively, and the server was very responsive. The food was incredible; it was…read moredefinitely some of the best Puerto Rican cuisine I've had on the east coast. The mofongo was off the chain, and the beef empanadas were equally fantabulous. The pasteles were perfectly seasoned. Everything was delicious.

The service here is great. There was only one server taking care of everyone, and he was quick,…read moreattentive and very friendly. This spot is adorably decorated to channel those tropical Caribbean vibes, and the sound of the coqui playing in the background was a lovely touch. As for the food, I ordered the grilled pork chops and arroz con gandules (rice with pigeon peas), and a salad. I love the addition of the salad and the slice of avocado. The rice and the pork chops, on the other hand, left me wanting a little more. It was seasoned for sure, but that soulful Puerto Rican flavor wasn't fully there.

Price went up a bit, but still consider cheap eats. Some of the items are $12, and the steak or…read moreseafood can be $1 more. I got the roast pork , with yelliw ruce and black beans. It came with 2 piece of plantain. The roast pork is very flavorable. The juice will be absorbed by the yellow rice. It is a hearty meal for only $12. The place is a hole on the wall. At first, I didnt see the roast pork outside, but they got it from the oven ,which looks like the oven we use at home. I wonder how they pass food inspection. But, food taste good, and cheap, so that was my least of worry.

A good price for a large portion Dominican-style chicken,…read morerice and beans, and plantains

I love this place, been there a few times. I had a random craving for Dominican rice and beans and…read morewas happy there was something close to me. The place is small, it's mainly a take out place - though there is some small seating. Servings are generous, especially given the price. I can get rice, chicken and beans all for $9.

I got a "too good to go order" So screw me right? The hard,…read moredry meat on the dry af, hard rice was so bad I fed it to my dog. Truly Worthless The soup broth I got is good though, not much in it, added some of the awful rice and hope it works when I heat it up tomorrow with some pulled chicken or something. I'll figure something out to not make it a total waste.

My partner and I had a pleasant experience dining here! The space is nice and the service is good…read more The food is good - we enjoyed the arepas. I ordered a chicken dish which was very thin and dry, so I wouldn't recommend that, but my partner's dish is good. We dined on a Saturday morning. There's a nice brunch selection and seemed like many of the other diners were drinking cocktails! A fun vibe.

Lomo saltado is hands-down the most delicious entree at Blend. So flavorful! Meat is tender and not…read moredry. I've never liked lomo at any other restaurants so I was hesitant to get this. Luckily my friends ordered it and let me try it and I have never looked back. The arroz con pollo is good too, but nothing compared to the lomo. The appetizers were also excellent - can't go wrong with any of those.