Rinconcito Ecuatoriano — Restaurant in Jefferson Township

Ecuadorians are an interesting type of people. My parents are from Quito and I lived there but most Ecuadorians are picky about their own food. So, many criticize the food because it doesn't taste like home or Grandma's or the vecina... That being said, this place definitely has its own home style flavor and charm. We ordered the mote with habas and it came with some cheese on top. We topped that with homemade aji and that was fire. Empanadas were ok, the dough was not that good but it's ok. Then our meals came, the fritada was good but I wished the pork was crispier and slightly less salty but definitely flavourful. The watita was excellent with a good amount of tripe and potato's. I love more peanut flavor on mine but it's still good. The llapingachos was an enormous plate and packed with food. Delicious and so filling. We also tried the fried trucha, although it was overcooked and too dry the floors were there and on point. We also had batidos (fruit milk juice) of passion fruit and tomate de arbol. The juice was amazing. We ended the meal with higos & cheese and the caramel sauce was the star. Overall a great experience, not too overpriced, a bit too salty but definitely Ecuadorian. Also the Andino cumbia on 24/7 had my non dancing...

Food was great, even though we were given food we didn't order. No one spoke English, so we just ate what was brought to our table (we were very hungry after finding several restaurants closed on NY day). Appetizers n entrees were very generous n tasty. Their equivalent to mofongo, which contained cheese, was delicious- The sauce is excellent; guess it was meant to be used for everything on the table. I don't care for sweet plantain, but the tamal was still okay. The chicken breast in my entree was ultra-tender n flavorful. A lollipop meat served w shrimp n ... not sure, but that's what my friend was served - he said it was very good. The prices seemed fair for what we ate. This is a BYOB. Atmosphere is casual n family friendly....

I went to visit Chicago from Houston, Texas. Since my step father is from Ecuador and I had tried some of the Ecuadorian dishes before, I was craving it again but we don’t have any Ecuadorian Restaurants in the entire State of Texas. So, My partner and I went to Rinconcito Ecuatoriano and we enjoyed it a lot. The food was delicious very similar to the one I tried in my home country (Venezuela🇻🇪). We got a Caldo de bola, Encebollado, Bolon Mixto and Bolon de Chicharrón, Quaker and Mote. The servers are very humble and friendly ladies who will do everything for you to feel welcome. I definitely recommend it to anyone who enjoys the tastes of Latin America. “BY THE WAY, IT’S...