Entre los malos - Malos - este lugar , ni servilletas te ponen, y en la cuentan te aumentan el precio con la excusa de que la carta no está actualizada y te cobran $5 extra por cada orden y cuando les haces corregir la propina la aumentan del 15% al 18% a ver si caes y no te das cuenta ; pero según la "jefa" la propina se cobra por la derecha en cada orden NO se los recomiendo, entre los malos este se lo gano de malazo y sucio read more

Food: At a table of five, the levels of satisfaction leaned more towards middle. We all had different dishes and while they were all presented beautifully, the quality and taste were off for few. I had had grilled chicken with rice and plantains which was fantastic. The seafood ceviche was good, the stewed goat dish was also good however the grilled steak was not at all appealing. I would suggest going just because Ecuadorian food is not super common and it's worth a try. Service: Service was okay, not wonderful, but okay. read more

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As an Ecuadorian, this place is the best Ecuadorian restaurant in South Florida! Este lugar es lo maximo. La comida es totalmente authentic and delicious. Small staff but they are quick and attentive to it all! The parking is assigned to their location and the place itself is pretty comfy. I also had the Cazuela which was not pictured because i devoured it! read more

Mi Lindo Ecuador - Bolon de Chicharron - Latin American Near Me - Doral, Florida

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The food was outstanding we enjoyed every bit of it. As soon as we opened the door we were greater and told to pick our seat. The menue was explained and best dishes recommended. As far as the ambiance goes it was relaxing and pleasant. Other bad reviews on yelp are incorrect I have been coming to this restaurant for years food and service has been consistent. I do recommend this restaurant to everyone. read more

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Pésimo encebollado. Tenía sabor a condimentos caseros, la cebolla mal cortada, me agregaron tomate y no tenía hierbita. La yuca pegajosa y mala. Un completo desastre. read more

I like the Ecuadorian food in this places, the encebollado de pescado is delicious, the exact amount of yuca and onion. Served hot and fresh. The service is prompt, and our waitress was very for friendly. The only think o don't like is the noise, epithet the hace the music to loud or a karaoke space for others to sing and it's todo loud. read more

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I love me the food of my people, but I was sadly disappointed in not only that quality of the food, but also the service. Apparently they weren't sure if they would open, but they did for New Year's Day. The staff was rude and also looked overwhelmed but still we waited forever for our drinks, which included a cup of water. Also everything except for one plate was either cold, which makes me believe they took it out of the fridge and nuked it, or completely not cooked. For our main entrees half the table had to wait an additional 25 mins, basically everyone else was done with their meal, by the time we got our plates. It's almost as if they forgot about us. Overall I was disappointed and don't think I'd want to go back. read more

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I come here for the soup, bola verde. Delicious ! Their ceviche is good as well. Place can use some updating.

Love coming here for delicious and typical Ecuadorian food! From the moment you walk in you feel like family. You are seated right away and given time to make your decision from many options. If you are not sure of what you are ordering you can point and choose from the wall. Don't let the strip mall location fool you . It is as close to homemade great tasting food you will get! read more

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Bad service, bad food, bad ambiance. This place used to be decent before COVID. The shrimp ceviche is nothing like the Ecuadorian kind. This ceviche was made with a weird, oily purple juice. The sopa de bola had a piece of corn that was rotten. The manager or owner did not even apologize, all he said was "oh yea, they told me" and walked away. I will never come back again. This gives a bad name to Ecuadorian food. If people only knew how delightful Ecuadorian food truly is, but you will not get that here. Also, they include mandatory 15% service charge and they charge for to go containers. Insulting experience. read more

Que lugar tan asqueroso !ayer fuimos ahí y la comida horrible tras de eso el encebollado no viene ni con. Chifles ni con arroz carísimo todo y son unos cochinos no fumigan vi cucarachas no le recomiendo este lugar a nadie nosotros venimos desde Tampa y fuimos ahi porque mi esposo es de ecuador pero no nunca mas ! La próxima vamos a uno colombiano mejor que ahí uno nunca se equivoca,no pierdan su tiempo ni su dinero ahi ! read more

Thanks Miami yelp! For helping this 1/2 Ecuadorian LA girl find this amazing Ecuadorian restaurant in Miami! The only thing that I know about Doral, is the fancy Doral country club and golf course. So when my GPS (Charlie) tells me to turn into a medical plaza, I think that he is off his rocker. "Charlie no!" says I in frustration. But sure enough, he was right. Again. You would never expect to find a great restaurant like this one, turning out savory, from-scratch Ecuadorian food here! Fast food-casual. Free mini-mall lot parking. I walk in standing on my tippy toes in excitement to try a new Ecuadorian restaurant. The Ecuadorian flag is everywhere. Ecuadorian soccer jerseys and kitchy Ecuadorian chotchkies are available for sale at the resister. The place is PACKED on the weekend. Filled up. Every table has a family. All smiling. How did they find this place?!! Do they also have a Charlie?!! Have they also made friends with the kind folks at Miami yelp who graciously steered them here?!! Who are all these people who found this gem, in the middle of nowhere, in the back of a medical plaza, on a street that you would never drive down. The only business totally invisible to you even if you were driving by. Even if you were in the plaza for other reasons, you would still probably miss this place. So how in the hell is it packed with people?!! And why are there only three yelp reviews?!! Ecuadorians, and all my Latin brothers and sisters, get on yelp! It is super fun! You are missing out! Plus, I am taking away all of the first-to-reviews from you. Like candy from a baby. Believe the hype on this one friends. I am an now an addict when it comes to writing reviews! You can be one too. Addicted to the narcotic pipe that is yelping. The walls are filled up with colorful pictures of the dishes served here along with specials and signs printed up via fliers, all strewn about. I came out with a fellow Ecuadorian. A local yelper who had not a Charlie nor the brilliance (no offense girl) *pats self on back* to seek out yelp's help for Ecuadorian restaurant advice. We are giggling like school girls, wanting to try everything. Everything sounds good on the HUGE menu of comidas tipicas Ecuatorianas. Traditional Ecuadorian food. -Written in and English and Spanish. Drinks. My friend ordered a naranjilla juice. They offer to mix your fruit juice with either milk or water here. She tried the milk. Naranjilla is a fragrant, tart, refreshing fruit that I do not imagine mixing perfectly with milk. It did not. Order this one with water friends. I ordered maracuya juice. (Passion fruit) The sexiest of all fruit, passion fruit smells like tropical perfume. It is very tart and exotic. (five stars) Much to my chagrin they were out of humitas (busy weekend!) so we ordered a bolon mixto and an empanada verde. I have read about the bolon many times in my favorite cook book in the world: "The South American Table" -Written by a woman, native to Ecuador, with beautiful stories woven throughout the book, alongside the tastes, travels and recipes of all of South America. I treasure this book. (most recipes are gluten free!) The bolon mixto is a ball of green plantain with stringy white cheese and chicharron in the middle. My friend did not love this dish. So I snagged the majority of it in trade for the majority of the empananda verde. My first bolon outside of Ecuador. Crunchy green plantain chunks with bubbling cheese center and the occasional extra crunch of extraordinary chicharron. (pork rinds) The Bolon mixto is not for vegetarians. The empanada verde (green plantain empanada) was filled with stringy white cheese, perfectly light and crispy on the outside. (five stars) In Central and South America empanadas are made with a variety of shells. Many, like the empanada verde, are wheat-free and gluten-free. For an entree we split the fritada. Garlic pork, sweet plantains, Andean popcorn, Andean corn and salad. I love this dish. This dish is like steak and potatoes to Americans. The pork was salty, sweet, and succulent. Carmel flavored , with onion, garlic and cumin. I do not love cumin, but it was neat to see a new spin on the classic Ecuadorian dish. The salad was lemony, with red onion and cilantro. The plantains were enormous, tangy and sweet. The Andean popcorn (choclo) was crunchy and savory. Like gluten free croutons! They soak up the tart lemon from the salad and taste even better. What a treat to find this place. My new favorite Ecuadorian restaurant in Miami! It had once been Barzola, now taken down a notch to pay homage to my new favorite. Thanks again Miami yelp! read more

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A suprising little jewel I found while looking a round for a place to eat while on a lay over. The staff here understands some English so I had yo resort to some pointing and charades but the food was just oh so worth it, being both very affordable for the amount and quality I received and being just so delicious. I've never had Ecuadorian food before but if its all like this then I'm a fan! Though I do have to pint out that it seems like they add gratuity automatically to the bill, so be on the look out for that if you don't want to tip twice. read more

Mi Lindo Ecuador - Ecuador flag - Latin American Near Me - Doral, Florida

Small place, not to fancy BUT the fiid it's amazing. Ecuadorian food , orininal dishes. They have pictures of all the dishes in the wall. If you like ceviche and want to try something amazing and diffeent , try the Crab & Shrimp ceviche. read more

Mi Lindo Ecuador - Crab and shrimp ceviche - Latin American Near Me - Doral, Florida

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The food was ok but terribly overpriced and the service was horrible. I asked for two Glasses of water and she brought bottled water! We ordered two dishes and they were out of it. It's a mom and pop's restaurant but in Miami there are so many Latin restaurants that appreciate your business! Next time I will go to another one! read more

The few times I have eaten here the service and food was great. Excellent quality and the flavor excellent My favorite dish is the cazuela mixto. The Moro and skirt steak was delicious. The deep fried breaded corvina was also delicious. For now the plates I have tasted have been excellent. Although, I haven't tried the encebollado yet! read more

Mi Lindo Ecuador - Latin American Near Me - Doral, Florida

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The food was delicious! My husband loved the carne asada. We shared a bolon and was amazing! I had the arroz Marino which was very good. We will definitely be coming back read more

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We traveled from Coral Springs to bring my dad to have some Ecuadorian cuisine and because there are few to be found we traveled 40 mins to this location. It wasn't as busy when we arrived but I was not very pleased with the table service/ customer service. It was slow to get an order in and then we never got one of our side items so we had to cancel it. Shame because there aren't many Ecuadorian places but this one lacked warmth and attention. Our waiter was a young kid and so was another waitress. Never came by to ask if we needed anything and check on us. The food was alright but nothing amazing- sorry read more

Food is actually quite good at this location but the service is incredibly slow. I ordered takeout, arrive 25 minutes later and my food still was not ready. I waited another 20 minutes and it still was not ready, it took almost an hour and a half to order one plate. If you're not in a rush this is a place to go to because the food is good otherwise skip it. read more

An excellent restaurant in Miami. Great.!!! The food was exquisite. These people do know the flavor of Ecuador. Congratulations and I recommend them 100 percent. read more

I ordered bolones for my no Ecuadorian coworkers. Was a shame! Please see the pictures. No words. Chupe mixto was good but I found only 1 shrimp. Fritada was good. Ordene boloñés para que prueben mis compañeros de trabajo de otras nacionalidades y quedé pésimo porque esos bolones estaban terribles de solo verlos en una funda de plástico llena de aceite y sin forma. Desabridos. El chupe estaba bien pero era mixto y tenía bastante pescado pero 1 camarón. La fritada estaba bien. read more

Mi Lindo Ecuador - Decepcion de bolon - Latin American Near Me - Doral, Florida

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I was not familiar with the food from Ecuador, but after the horrible experience that my family and I had at "Mi lindo Ecuador" I really don't want to give it a try again, service was horrible, the food was imposible to eat because it was excessive salty, and as if all this were not enough in this pandemic situation we are living in, the place was dirty and even the iron pan the use to serve the soups looked like they have never cleaned it up. Very upset to waste my money in a place like this. read more

Delicious food. Ecuadorean food gets very little recognition in the culinary world, but truth be told the food is amazing. Ecuadorean food is similar to Peruvian food and share similarities to other South American countries, most of their dishes are sea food based, Ecuador is a costal country with lots of sea food and you will find lots of sea food dishes on the menu. You must try the encebollado de Pescado, this is my favorite dish. I also recommend ordering the "Quaker", it is an oatmeal based drink with orange juice, apples and cinnamon, the drink is served cold but can also be served hot. I also recommend the "Bolon", they offer it with Chicarron, cheese or both. Make sure to try their Soda, called "Tropical" & "Manzana". Delicious. Their food is very unique to other "Spanish" style dishes, they offer more then your typical rice and beans. Their service is friendly, the restaurants atmosphere is kind of quite, I wish they played some music to add some vibes to the place. Authentic food, I recommend. read more

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Came here after I saw a friends post. My order was a the seafood soup with a side order of tostones, soup was tasty had mostly fish chunks and tostones were just right. My friend ordered the marisco and rice that also came out hot and fresh. was delicious and came out hot and fresh, had great creamy taste. read more

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Places like this one, is what I LOVE about Miami. Owners seem to be an older couple. The lady works in the kitchen. The food is simple, but SUPER FRESH & TASTY!!!! What an experience. Lunch for 3, drinks, appetizers, entrees and desert was about $60. Staff is very friendly. Great place. Check out ma pics! Special of the day was sancocho de pescado which was different & delicious. The ceviche was different in that it also had crab meat, yum! The empanadas are also different to what one might expect. The empanada is made of green plantain masa, filled with melted cheese. The bolon is like a ball of mofongo, but it had cheese mixed in. This may sound strange, but it tastes oh so good! read more

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The food here is delicious and at the right price. I had the yapingacho which contains the following: 1hotdog, 1suasage, 2 pieces of pork, 2 fried maduros, 2 potatos covered with a peanut sauce and pieces of white cheese on top, and 1 fried egg. My husband had el caldo de mariscos which literally has a bit of all kinds of sea foods. The portions are pretty big especially their caldos. Oh and we also ate la empanada verde, yummy yummy. On ever table they have a small cup with a very spicy sauce, but it gives each meal a good kick. My ONLY complaint is that they try to charge you for water, instead of serving you a cup of water they will try to give you a bottle of water which they charge for. BUT its so worth going to Mi Lindo Ecuador, its a very small place but so worth it. read more

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Great Ecuadorian food. It was empty for lunch. We ordered Caldo de bolas, Caldo de salchichas y sango de camaron. Of course it didn't have my mom's flavor but it was really good. Big portions too. If you are looking for good old Ecuadorian cuisine in the doral/Miami area you should try them out. read more

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Terrible!!!!!! Terrible service and the food was not worth it!!! We drove an hour and half to eat Ecuadorian food, we ordered the caldo de salchicha and not only did they took forever to bring it out but once they did it was so watery and almost no salchicha, obviously they had ran out but still wanted to make a sale. I then ordered a plate of salchicha seca and instead of the lady being HONEST she brought me a plate with almost nothing on it and I still had to pay full price for it!! Instead of her telling us she didn't have any more she served me a plate full of plantains! What bothered me the most was the lady's attitude, she was sooo rude! We had ordered a salchi-papa and when they brought it out it had literally 5 French fries on it and when I told her about it she was like oh that's because we don't have any potatoes left, so I said then I don't think it's fair we pay full price for this, and she literally grabbed the plate and left mad!!! Instead of offering us a discount or something, I'm not exaggerating when I say there was literally 5 French fries on the plate!!! It was not worth it! Very inconsistent with their food and the service was terrible! Will never go there again!!! read more

Love, love, love this place! Been coming here for over 15 years. As mentioned...it is definitely nothing fancy; however, if you want good, authentic food with healthy portions & in a family-friendly environment, you can't go wrong! read more

I don't know what happen with this place, back in the days this place used to be so good with a really good food. First El Bolon they make it like whatever not the way its has to like an Ecuadorian Style, it was so grease . Its sad how this place change. read more

This is my first Ecuadorian restaurant in Miami. Came here for lunch, very clean. Too a pick in the kitchen, looked clean. My order, naranjilla juice, bolon de verde, pescado a la plancha with patacón served with salad salad and patacon. Very nice restaurant. . Good food read more

Mi Lindo Ecuador - Latin American Near Me - Doral, Florida

For all the celebrated "cultural diversity" in South Florida, we still have a few culinary blind spots. From Key West to Tequesta, there is not currently one Ethiopian restaurant. You can count the number of good Indian restaurants on one hand and have fingers left over. The cafeteria and market at Ikea represents our only link to Scandinavian cuisine. However, in terms of the various culinary traditions of the Caribbean, Central and South America, it can't be denied that we've got it going on. I was recently marooned in Doral for a day, and while this has never been my favorite area of Dade County, I refused to accept this as a gustatory death sentence. No way, instead I'm going to channel my inner Andrew Zimmern. A Yelp search revealed Mi Lindo Ecuador, very close to my location. Ecuadorian food? Never had it before. Never THOUGHT to have had it before, I should say. Looks great in the pictures. I'm getting hungry. No English spoken? Who cares, I'll get by with my rudimentary Dade County Public Schools-taught Spanish. Sold. Mi Lindo isn't a fancy place. It looks like every other tiny family-run joint in every other western Miami strip mall. Unassuming would be an understatement. However, it looks clean inside, and is well-lit. There's an Ecuadorian flag, and a couple TVs tuned to Univision. As other reviews have promised, the level of English spoken is practically nil, so do bring whatever Spanish skills you may have to bear - any will be better than none, and will probably be good enough to get you by. I mean, we're just ordering food here, not building rockets. This is supposed to be "typical Ecuadorian food," and I have to say, if that is the case, looking at the menu, I may have greatly underestimated this particular culinary tradition. The menu is extensive. For those who are lazy and don't feel like reading the menu, the wall on the left has a bunch of giant pictures of some of what I'm guessing are the more popular plates, soups, etc. I went with the fritada, because I saw a picture of it on Yelp and it looked awesome. With it, I had to order a jugo de naranjilla, which the woman brought out first, and I greedily drank half of in about 2 minutes. I should have saved more of that, and I'll tell you why in a bit. But anyway, the fritada plate is made up of fried garlic pork, plantains, pink onions, corn two ways, and cilantro. Lemons are provided, and also a bowl of sauce. I proceeded to douse my plate with this sauce. I figured it'd be spicy, but no big deal. Wow, was I wrong. It's a good thing I love spicy foods and have a high tolerance for them. The heat this sauce brought was intense, a very focused heat that came on fast and lingered. The jugo de naranjilla did a great job of quenching the fire, but unfortunately I'd already drank half of it. Oh well. As I said, it's a good thing I can handle the fire, because this was no joke, no joke at all. This food is clearly not dumbed down for bland Anglo-Saxon palates, I can only assume this is the real deal. Fried pork and plantains sounds like a lot of fried food, which I am usually not into, but here, there was no greasy coating at all, very light and not so oily, which I appreciate. The kernels of corn provided a great crunch to the dish. I'm tempted to go 5 stars, but I'll leave this at a high 4 simply because I just don't have much of a frame of reference for this kind of food. It has some similarities with Peruvian, but then again, it's more than that. I need to explore the menu further. You should too! read more

Mi Lindo Ecuador - Fritada - Latin American Near Me - Doral, Florida

Is it worth dragging yourself out of that sexy blissful cocoon of warmth you call bed and yanking your significant other by the baby orangutan hairs to satiate a hankering for late Ecuadorian chuchaqui breakfast? NOOOOOPE. Absolutely not. In fact, after that meal we just tucked ourselves back in bed and pretended nothing happened. If you've ever had the pleasure of rising to a softball sized hunk of partially fried mashed green plantains loaded with melted cheese and pork cracklings then YOU KNOW how perfectly well it goes with jet black coffee and a healthy christening of booty burning hot sauce. MLE's hot sauce is exactly what you'd find in a partially deaf Ecuadorian great grandmother's kitchen. You'll want to put it on absolutely everything. That softball I just described is called "Bolon" and be sure to specify you want it with both chicharron AND queso. Order it with a coffee and enjoy the departure of last night's shenanigans' guilt as it fades into obscurity. Unfortunately I'm docking stars for: -Being served instant coffee -The bolon was barely warm and was MICROWAVED after pleading for a quick visit to the hot top. -The skiddish waitress forgot to ask the kitchen to make our Bolon a crackling AND cheese one. Ceviche de concha at this place uses the large black clams and is definitely NOT what you'd want if you came specifically for black conch ceviche- save yourself the heartache. The broth in the Encebollado ( aka- what you get if you're sick/ hungover/impotent) is delicious. I went down the unholy route and got it 3 ways and it was a $20 bowl of regret because the ceviches thrown over it awkwardly cooled down the broth and just made it an incoherent up charge just for the sake of up charging.... Oh and they also charge for rice, chifles and garnishes like El Niño just happened and they really need the $2 here and there. I liken this to ordering Pad Thai and paying extra for herbs, bean sprouts, peanuts and egg...I found it a bit disrespectful to the preservation of culture and greedy. Their house Quaker drink is actually pretty pleasant and authentic tasting. Overall the meal was okay for someone wanting to skip the mess and step out but I'm sad that this place is apparently the best Ecuadorean available in South Florida. I wouldn't feel proud serving it to someone that's never known the delight of a leisurely late breakfast of terrific Ecuadorean food. Try it but don't expect the life changing experience that usually comes from a trip to the center of the world and tantalizing your palate with mindblowingly decadent seafood. *AUTOMATIC GRATUITY, beware of the %15 for slow dimwitted service read more

Mi Lindo Ecuador - Quaker de Naranjilla which has a fragrant citrusy aroma and is part of the nightshade family. It's not poisonous, I promise. - Latin American Near Me - Doral, Florida

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Catered from here for a work lunch. My coworkers were demanding llapingachos and it was my job to get it to them. We ordered seco de gallina and chivo, guatita (tripe), bolon de verde, and llapingachos. Well to everyones surprise the bolon de verdes were the hit. I dont know what kind of hot sauce they use but that was also a huge hit. We put that hot sauce on the bolon de verde and it was delicious. I was disappointed with the llapingachos. They were lackluster but thankfully that peanut sauce was spectacular and saved the day. For those who dont know, llapingachos are (other than a dirty sounding word) mashed potatoes made into a ball with cheese in the middle and then fried. To be topped off with a peanut sauce that just creates a spectacular burst of flavors. This is usually served over a bed of rice with a fried egg!!! YUM! read more

If you are looking for an authentic Ecuadorian spot in Miami, this is it. I took some foreign friends along to try some of my homeland's cuisine, and they were delighted. The atmosphere is very casual, and the dishes are diverse. They offer food from every region of the country, and they stay faithful to the home-cooked flavors I grew up with. If you have yet to try Ecuadorian ceviche, you're seriously missing out. It's very different from our Peruvian neighbors' version, but don't let that discourage you from trying it. It is served in a bowl; the broth is what sets it apart. It is simply fantastic. The bolon de verde is another treat, as is the fritada. All in all, you can't go wrong with anything on the menu. PS: Be sure to try the naranjilla juice. I'm willing to bet you'll be instantly hooked. read more

This little hole in the wall takes me to Ecuador every time. You have to pretend you're there. Therefore, the service will be slow every time. However, the food will be amazing every time! Every time I travel to Ecuador I comeback and in those weeks I crave some typical Ecuadorian food. They're the place in Miami. Real typical Ecuadorian food makes you feel like you're there. read more

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No habla Espanol. One of the few phrases I know in Spanish and one which I had to repeat over and over to every person at Mi Lindo Ecuador. They did not utter one word of English. No "hello", not "water", not even "check." Thankfully they have lots of pictures on the menu. Unfortunately, not every picture is matched up with a description. I pointed at a bowl of some type of brown soup, asked if it had "carne" in it, to which the lady nodded her head. So, as you might expect, after speaking to me in Spanish she returned with a bowl of yellow soup with some sort of fish in it. Luckily for me, it was Excellent fish soup. I never even figured out what it was called, because she didn't understand my question and I forgot I had "Google Translate" as a possible helper. Still, it was tangy, slightly spicy, with shredded red onions and chunks of what I think was yuca and a meaty fish. The spicy salsa-type dip they brought to the table was very hot and very good. So, not a word of English and even pointing wasn't helpful, but the waitress was very nice and the food was quite enjoyable. read more

Ordered a bunch of food for my family of 6, told them my husband was allergic to shrimp so he ordered a fish cazuela. Four bites in, he finds a SHRIMP in it! He could've DIED. They were like, "How did that get in there? Sorry." That's it. Sorry. They came to tell us the cazuela would not be added to our tab as if they were doing us a favor. OF COURSE we're not going to pay for the food he can't eat due to your grave error. Will never come back. read more

We came from Chicago and searched for authentic Ecuadorian food. The food was great but they could use better service. The servers weren't the best. They weren't very attentive. The bollo here was AWESOME! read more

Came to check mi Lindo Ecuador out, ordered a seco de gallons disappointed in the juice of the stew with bones. No meat all money with a load of yellow rice :/ read more

Mi Lindo Ecuador - Seco de hueso - Latin American Near Me - Doral, Florida