La Kuchara Ecuadorian Restaurant Bar

The fried Pardo/red snapper was delicious and fresh. The sangria was delicious as well, perfect (not too strong). It was hard to get the attention of the waitress for another drink,so I just gave up.Food: 5/5

Update:Respondiendo al mensaje de la persona que contesto, si hay lugares donde lo hacen fresco y no contiene tanta harina que causa a la persona que lo coma dolor de cabeza. Y la comida demoró para ser servida que solo aumentó a la decepción. Tanto tiempo esperando para esa comida para 1) quedarse con hambre ya que mucho era incomible 2) para la pobre excusa de servicio al consumidor.Se llamen un restaurante de comida ecuatoriana y el menú lo tienen pero la calidad de comida no. Hay mejores opciones en el area que está pobre excusa de disque comida ecuatoriana. Y ya el reporte fue hecho con el BBB.——Their slogan is fresh food and as someone who frequents restaurants (especially Ecuadorian) to review and promote I can say their food is not fresh. The wrapping of the bollo showed signs of freezing and reheating and it tasted of pure flour. In addition it came with no curtido as the typical dish does. The bolon was still a bit raw as the green plantain tasted raw, the hen in both the soups was still bright pink (and the chef said it was normal), the salchipapa was disappointing as it had no salchicha just regular hot dogs and the fries were subpar, the cazuela seemed reheated as one part was nice and hot and the center was cold. We paid over $100 and left hungry because the food was just taken to go at that point.As someone who always double check prices on the receipt I came across a discrepancy in my final charge which they did well by rectifying.The business does not establish to consumer beforehand that they charge a 15% mandatory tip on parties of 4 or more. It is reflected on the receipt at the end. The service was fine and we informed the server they are supposed to inform customers prior whether in writing or verbally just as a fact. She went to the owner who came guns blazing. We informed her we had no problem paying it but as someone who works in the field we were informing them prior to it posing any issue in the future and she was very confrontational. We said it was fine but when another complaint gets put and someone is sent to inspect she shouldn’t be surprised as she had been informed.The restaurant is nice and spacious but the food was utterly disappointing.4.5/10 at best but due to the owners horrible customer service and attitude at the end brought it down to a 2/10.

Food was not great (cold and took forever), service was awful, and to top it off, one of the napkins used to hold our utensils had writing on it ?. The server came once he noticed it was on our table and tried to remove it without us noticing. Tip was already included in the bill too so a whole loss overall going here.Never coming back here, and you shouldn’t either.

Thanks God...literally.... that this little piece of tasty elegance is an escape from a neighborhood of brick and concrete not updated since the 70s. Such a delight to see the quaint casual yet elegant decor. The deeeeeelishous authentic foods are served by kind and casual wait staff. Such a great escape.Food: 5/5

I live in NJ but I do a lot of running around the 5 boroughs for work. Whenever I have a moment to stop to eat in queens this is my go to spot. Can’t stress it enough how good the food is which is only topped off by the great service I receive from my lovely waitress Luz. Love the great atmosphere l, helps me relax if for just a few moments on a long day.