El Gran Canario — Restaurant in New York

I love everything about this place don't get me wrong. They have amazing food. But i also ordered habichuela con dulce. Well i love the large one but they only had the small one. So i didnt eat it the same day. But i saved it for NEXT DAY and when i opened it. I tasted it so i could see if its good and it tasted very bad, Which mean the habichuela con dulce was expired. Im upset good thing they didn't had the $8 large container and only the $4 small container its called food contamination and they shouldnt leave things sitting in the fridge just because they wanna sell it. It's not right and yes my FEEDBACK is to be taken serious I'm a loyal customer but all im doing is being honest. I wouldn't want el gran canario to be shut down in the later future. So i hope the owner see my FEEDBACK and makes sure whatever is being in the fridge is getting...

I would give this place 500/5 stars if I could. The company I work for recently moved offices to Manhattan, but working just down the block from El Gran Canario before that, I frequented the restaurant 2-3 times a week for lunch. The rotisserie chicken and pork were always flavorful. The portions were always generous. The rice was cooked just how I like it and the staff always meticulously looked for the best pieces of meat to serve. The sides were always on point too. Between the plantains and the beyond flavorful chicken noodle soup, I always ended up getting something a little extra. And I have yet to mention that I was able to always keep the price below $15, sometimes even under $10. This is almost unheard of these days in NY, even for lunch. Thank you for feeding me for a year+ GC! You are already missed and I will try to...

I like the boneless chicken chunks. They taste good. Kinda spicy tasting and they have good flavor. I don't like that the white rice has tasted burnt several times already. They really need to learn how to cook rice and stop burning it. One time I went and the chicken was very oily and most of the breading fell off the chicken by the time I got home which was not good because that's where all the flavor is. They have to make sure the chicken itself has flavor too and not just the breading. I had to rest my chicken in the bag and you can see how much oil the bag soaked up in my pic I posted. The chicken is tasty but way too greasy. I also don't like that only like one person speaks English and they don't acknowledge you right away. Service and attitude can be improved. Also prices have gone up. I expect more food...