Our family’s recipes, carried from Ecuador.
Big, generous plates from the coast, the Andes and the Amazon, cooked by the family that grew up on them. Pull up a chair. You’ll leave full, and you’ll leave family.
Open daily · ★ 4.5 on Google and Yelp · 3508 E Lake St
One of the only kitchens cooking true Ecuadorian food in the Twin Cities.
We’re a family. The people who greet you, cook for you, and bring your plate, that’s all of us. Every plate is the food we grew up with, carried north from the highlands and the coast of Ecuador. Big portions, fair prices, and dishes you won’t find anywhere else nearby.
Pull up a chair. Gracias por venir.
Generous by nature
Plates come piled high. Rice, plantain, avocado, and more on the side. You’ll likely leave with a box.
Naturally gluten-free & plant-friendly
So much of our menu is rice, plantain, yuca, and fresh seafood. Vegan? Just ask and we’ll guide you.
Lunch, weekend breakfast & the big table
The $12.99 lunch
The Ecuadorian midday tradition: soup, a hearty plate, and a fresh drink. In and out on your lunch hour.
Mon–Fri · 11am–3pm
Weekend breakfast
We open early on weekends for mote pillo, bolón, and a hot bowl of encebollado, the classic morning cure.
Fri–Sun · from 7:30am
Catering & big parties
Feeding a crowd? Our platters travel well and feed many. Tell us the headcount and we’ll handle the rest.
Ask us about platters
Start with these three
Crowd-pleasers that show off what Ecuador does best.
Ecuador’s national dish: a bright tuna and yuca broth, tangy with lime, never spicy.
Our grand mixed grill of steak, shrimp, chicken, pork, chicharrón and sausage. To share.
Our fully plant-based island bowl: yuca, avocado, beans and sweet plantain over rice.
Named for the islands, and run like a home.
We opened on East Lake Street in 2021 to cook the food we missed: the stews, grills, and ceviches of Ecuador, made the way our family makes them. Grew up on this food, or trying it for the first time? There’s a seat for you here.
The two questions everyone asks
Is it spicy?
What does it taste like?
Come hungry
Pull up a chair.
Walk in, call ahead, or order online. Either way you leave full.
3508 E Lake St, Minneapolis · (612) 259-8380