Antojitos Ecuatorianos

Unilocal has the neighborhood location wrong. It’s not Bed-​Stuy, it’s Cypress Hills! The first reviewer says this is a truck, so it may not be the same place either. This review is on Anotojitos Ecuatorianos in Cypress Hills. This is a great local place.
For those who don’t know, Cypress Hills has a large Latin American population. Historically, it was only Puerto Rican and Dominican, but now there is a sizeable pan-​Latin American population.
I have passed this restaurant so many times and always wanted to try it. I’m glad I finally had impetus to walk in! The interior is very homely. It’s not a big space, but it’s large enough for what it is. I love the pictures they have up, especially of the soccer teams. When I see that, it seems they are connected with the community, which is always a great sign.
I ordered a meat empanada and the lomito saltado for takeout. I ordered the food to go. Like many Spanish restaurants in the area, they have a canteen setup, but since I ordered off the menu, the lomito saltado had to be prepared. The waiters made my wait very pleasant. It didn’t take long to come out, but they felt they had to give me updates. And when the food did come, they apologized for the wait, when they did not have to. Also, they didn’t charge for the empanada.
The food was great! The empanada was amazing! There was a sweet sauce inside that added a great flavor. I have had lomito saltado before, and this one was just as good, maybe better, than others I’ve had. The sauce was great, the fries and meat had great seasoning. The meat was a little tough, but that’s probably my fault as I didn’t eat it right away when I got home.
Overall, this a great little, locally owned restaurant in Cypress Hills. I will be going again, possibly try their breakfast menu.

I’ve driven by this food truck a hundred times, but there’s never been any parking. Today there was and it was such a nice day out I stopped. I got the carne with beans and rice. The meat was flavorful, lots of rice and a few papas fritas, also some red onion thrown in the mix on top. The beans were super soupy which I love. The service was friendly and the food was fresh. A good portion, definitely enough for leftovers for $ 8. Their tamales looked great, next time I will try those for sure.