El-Tipico-Ecuatoriano in North York

2312 Keele St, North York, ON M6M 3Z8, Canada

★★★★☆
(353 reviews)
Categories: Ecuadorian restaurant
Website
eltipicoecuatoriano.com
Address
2312 Keele St, North York, ON M6M 3Z8, Canada
Plus Code
PG3F+94 North York, Ontario, Canada
Time Zone
America/Toronto

Business Hours

Monday
11 AM–8 PM
Tuesday
11 AM–8 PM
Wednesday
Closed
Thursday
11 AM–8 PM
Friday
11 AM–9 PM
Saturday
11 AM–9 PM
Sunday
11 AM–8 PM

Services

Service options
Delivery Takeaway Dine-in
Popular for
Lunch
Accessibility
Wheelchair-accessible seating
Offerings
Alcohol Beer Cocktails Coffee Healthy options Small plates Spirits Wine
Dining options
Brunch Lunch Dinner Dessert
Amenities
Toilets
Atmosphere
Casual Cosy
Crowd
Groups
Planning
Accepts reservations
Payments
Credit cards Debit cards NFC mobile payments Credit cards
Children
Good for kids Kids' menu
Parking
Free of charge street parking Free parking lot Parking

Photos

Reviews

3.8
★★★★☆
353 reviews

Most Mentioned

empanadas (15) rice (11) encebollado (10) ceviche (9) humita (5) fritada (5) stew (5) latin food (3) churrasco (3) hornado (2)
5 stars
176
4 stars
68
3 stars
28
2 stars
27
1 stars
54
★★
October 24, 2024

I purchased the "empanada de queso". Food: For the price of 3$, I found them to be a bit small but had a decent amount of cheese, however it was veeeeery salty. The sauce they provide helps neutralize the strong flavours and has a bit of spice. Location: The location is big enough for a couple families to eat there but there is nothing special about the design. They have a large TV to enjoy any games being played. They also have parking available in the shared plaza. Service: Be careful with your bill. I was overcharged and luckily noticed before I paid but the worker didn't even say sorry or anything, just kind of looked at the bill and changed it after I told her. Ultimately, I wouldn't go back for the empanadas.

★★★★★
October 6, 2024

I ordered on Uber eats on a Sunday sept 5 who ever made the food shout out it was fresh hot and tasty ! Empanada and carne stew plate was amazing

★★★★
August 21, 2024

Authentic Ecuadorian cuisine at its best. Great prices

★★★★
August 14, 2024

Only place in Toronto to get very good Ecuadorian food! Location, parking and service is so-so. But food was so yummy this is regular comfort food spot!

★★★★★
May 18, 2024

Great customer service. They made sure our food was delicious and we felt welcome. Food was delicious, beyond my expectations. Totally recommend getting Ecuadorian food here.

★★★★★
April 30, 2024

Food is excellent. The service could improve slightly. I recommend to anyone looking for latin food.

★★
September 6, 2021

We ordered two $15 specials + $5 bottle of beer + $5 bowl of beans. I ordered "steak" with rice and salad, which was nothing like a proper steak. It was a super-thin piece of meat measuring about 5mm thick, which got cold right away and was difficult to chew. It was by far one of the worst "steaks" I've ever tried. My wife ordered pork, which was juicy and tasty. However, there was too much non-edible fat, which was a complete waste of money. Modelo bottle of beer was $5. A bowl of beans was $5. To be honest, rice and beans were the best part of my experience at this restaurant. The sauce that comes with beans was so tasty that I couldn't get enough of the beans+rice combination. Unfortunately, though, my overall experience was negative. Plus, that annoying music blasting from the speakers in the middle of the day was too much. I won't be back there. Once was enough.

★★★★
October 1, 2019

Tastes like homemade cooking. We received friendly welcome and good service. Our server was from the Dominican Republic. All of us really enjoyed the food and the experience. We would be happy to return here again. The prices are reasonable. The food is top quality. The washrooms are very clean, however, they are located down the stairs in the basement.

★★★
Local Guide
December 18, 2024

The food is good and compared to the price the portions are good, but they need to improve the presentation, they serve the food on broken plates.

★★★★★
Local Guide
October 21, 2024

I ordered a rice with seafood delivery and my partner a steak, I honestly felt in my little land, very delicious. And the seasoning is like in my city. Excellent

★★
August 21, 2024

The food was definitely not at par with some other restaurants serving Ecuatoriano food. There are not many but this place has definitely fallen off. Portions were horrible !!! Don t waste your money here. Specially if this is the food you grew up on, because it won t cut it and it s overpriced for what you get.

July 21, 2024

The fish soup no bad ,but rice with seafood it was disgusted ,it was just rice with green peas and.carrots.,any taste a seafood.

June 21, 2024

Terrible service in general, no organization

Local Guide
June 21, 2024

i think this place changed owner because the place is not the same at all. Food was sucky and really bad. Service crappy, waited sooo long for drinks and not to mention food. definitely NOT going back.

★★
May 21, 2024

I went to have caldo de bolas the plantain ball was rotten I could taste the plantain it was old and bad . The liquid soup was good but not the plantain balls . Also , everything is bad now the pork dish horneado it was sooo bad and old and the humitas was so tiny now . Same for the ceviches sooo smalls and reduced in size literally is not worth it even yo encourage other people to come there . Very disappointed . I wish it could be so improvement but I already gave this place a chance and still the same . If you wanted customer you should improve because when we like the place , we tell other people or we come as a group . I am not coming back at all . I rather mash my plantains and do it myself .

April 21, 2024

The food is no like years ago ,food is very bad now I you complain to the owner she never have a good explanation

★★★★★
Local Guide
April 21, 2024

My go-to spot

★★★★★
Local Guide
April 21, 2024

What a good place for when you miss your homeland. The service could improve.

★★
April 21, 2024

Bad service, the waitress served us with a super bad attitude. The encebollado without flavor and more water than onion.

★★★★★
April 21, 2024

Excellent food and service! Very good atmosphere. It was the first time we went and without a doubt, we will return!

★★★
March 21, 2024

The food was good the fritada should had been juicer with more fat but overall food was good, the service however was horrible the person that took our order was what it seemed in a rush she then brought us our food and then we did not see her for the rest of our stay and no one came to us to see if we needed anything else.

February 21, 2024

The customer service is NOT good and the food is WAY too overpriced for it to taste like microwaved leftovers. do not waste your time coming here

January 21, 2024

food is not as before, now is very expensive. the ownwer is a correista, she likes the ex president of ecuador who is a narco, maybe she is even laundering money.

★★★★★
December 21, 2023

Excellent!

Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Encebollado had almost not taste and its really expensive. Theres better ones for cheaper.

December 21, 2023

My brother and I ordered 2 humitas and they were a complete scam. The price and quality. No cheese. Honestly what a disappointment. Terrible. I dont know where I got the cheese in the humita.

December 21, 2023

I ordered 2 HUMITAS with my sister (WHICH DID NOT HAVE CHEESE AND SUPER THIN) WHAT A REAL HORROR, IT IS A SCAM AND SERVING THE GIRL VERY POOR, IT WAS SORRY TO SEE HER FACE. IF YOU DONT WANT TO WORK IN CUSTOMER SERVICE, DONT DO IT. AND THE TRUTH I WAS THOUGHT OF ORDERING SOME MORE FOOD TO TAKE FOR MY FAMILY. BUT AFTER SEEING THE PRICES WHICH ARE VERY, VERY HIGH, I DECIDED TO ORDER CHINESE FOOD AND IT COOKED LESS AND MORE AND REALLY VERY TASTY, WHICH IS A SHAME THAT THEY ARE NOT FAIR WITH THE PRICES AND THE PORTIONS. THE HUMITA SUPER SUPER FINE. FROM A NORMAL HUMITA I SACK 3 AND NOT A SINGLE PIECE OF CHEESE

December 21, 2023

The worst service, and the food arrived cold

★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

As an Ecuadorian it pains me to give this place such a poor score. Last time I was here almost 15 years ago, it was a lot better. My shrimp ceviche lacked flavor, too watery. The fritada was very disappointing, poorly made. The humitas werent properly done, too doughy. All in all, overpriced for quality of food.

★★★★
December 21, 2023

I enjoyed my dine in when I went. This is comfort food for me and I got the churrasco and one empanada con queso and everything tasted fresh and marinated. Everything was reasonably priced too.

December 21, 2023

There was a cockroach in the food terrible restaurant the restaurant can put people in danger

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Excellent place

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Tasty food

★★
December 21, 2023

They added water to the onion, terrible!! And the attention of the waitress represents the place, they should change her for someone more motivated and energetic, since the lady and the girl always have the face of hating life. So you dont want to go back.

★★★★★
December 21, 2023

Best empanadas I ever had in my life. Coming back for more for sure. I tried the cheese and the beef, highly recommend.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

After not eating for 2 years Ecuadorian food this made me feel like home. I ate guatita and empanada and took seco de chivo for take out. The food was amazing and fresh and the service was very good as well.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Excellent food!

★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Costumer service I really don have experience

December 21, 2023

I see many negative messages towards the restaurant. As an Ecuadorian, I do not complain about the food. For me, the food there is delicious and if you want to go eat food like in Ecuador, go ahead because you are in a country that you will not find There are many things from Ecuador here, such as albacore fish, and they are the first ones we will eat many times.

December 21, 2023

I went on a Saturday at 11:30 am and it was closed :( they should put it on Google Maps that it is closed

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Great service and amazing food. Beautiful and clean, low price, great big TV to watch sports... I highly recommend this restaurant.

★★★★★
December 21, 2023

Best Ecuadorian Food in the 6ix!! No

★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Service can be greatly improved, the server looks like is part of management as they do not care at all about service. Free advise: Greet the customer and welcome them, they can go somewhere else for the same price range. Talk to them, remember they want to feel like back at home. Usually encebollado Is served with fried plantains (chifles) or popcorn or bread depending on the area you eat it. Never ever serve it alone. Rice is usually yellow rice made with achiote not white rice. Guatita usually has lots of peanuts advise any customer because of allergies. Alcohol: you CANNOT sell alcohol to an intoxicated individual either by alcohol or other herbs, you might lose your license! I doubt the server had her smart serve because this is clearly stated. This was a bitter sweet experience, I might not come back here in the future if I dont see improvement on the following comments, there are more options out there guys.

December 21, 2023

Their food made me sick, I ordered empanadas and a juice and 1.5 hours later I was feeling sick and was vomitting. Today is the next day and I still feel sick. My second time here, I ordered the first time last year and the food was bland, I got the sancocho and it lacked taste, full of bones almost no meat. I gave it another try and I will never go back again. I would not recommend it. Customer service is lacking, I left her a tip and no thank you or smile.

December 21, 2022

Really bad service, please people Don t go there

★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2022

We ordered Uber eats for obvious (covid ) reasons. The goat stew was tasty but full of bones and no meat ($20) . There was just a mountain of rice and goat bones with sauce . Chicken stew was just ok not too tasty and meat was hard ($20) . The empanadas though, where the highlight of the order.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2022

Very good food

★★★★
December 21, 2022

I thought the restaurant served great ecuadorian food, especially the Menestra, humitas, maduro, and the empanadas. A few people here are basing their experience on how they expected the dish to be and disregarding the fact that it was tasty. One person mentioned ordering a bisteck which would loosely translate to steak but in Ecuador a bisteck is not what here is considered a steak and as such, its not served as one. Also, a Fritada is supposed to be served with a lot of the fat in the pork. Thats what a fritada is, and thats the juicy part of it. It is not a waste of money, its just how the dish is made and appreciated. Its just a little disappointing to see that people cant even google what an international dish that they have never tasted or seen should be before making a review, or just ask the waiter next time what the dish is gonna be like. At least then if you dont like it, you just know you dont like that dish in particular and not damage the restaurants reputation. Perhaps the restaurant should also better describe their dishes on the menu to avoid confusions from people thinking that theyll get an american style steak in an ecuadorian restaurant.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2022

Great tasting food everything was cooked well I really enjoy coming here to eat

December 21, 2022

I went there last Monday with my family, we ordered for pick up two whole fishes and carne apanada. The food quality is terrible, everything is leftovers from the previous days, the rice and fish was so bad that just by looking at it you can tell its just terrible and it s smells so bad, Old, dry tasteless rice, Disgusting experience. Never again will I order from this restaurant. I don t recommend this restaurant to anybody, authorities should do something about it.

Local Guide
December 21, 2022

Very poor service, about 45 minutes waiting no food no snacks no apologies, disaster!!!,

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2022

Delicious Ecuadorian dishes

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2022

Muy bueno regresare. Very good Ill back

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2022

Good food at an affordable taste amazing

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2022

Its a nice little place the food is good service is good. Excellent Latin American cuisine

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2022

Very friendly and rich flavor in their meals as well as a clean and hygienic place

★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2022

Bland Columbian rice. Very disappointed. Columbian pattie. Same. Bland. Owners playing it safe?? Dont know.

★★★
December 21, 2022

It has no air, there is no ventilation

December 21, 2022

The worst! the food is bland ... no flavor and super greasy...... dont eat here unless you want an upset stomach

December 21, 2022

Bad service

★★★
December 21, 2022

The flavor and the food are delicious but they dont give tortilla or bread!

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2022

Food still good...but it was better in the past..it seems like theyve been thru some changes in the kitchen...

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2022

The food still good i usex to go to thid place like 20 yrsrs ago snd still standing thats shows you is still poping lol

★★★★★
December 21, 2022

10/10

December 21, 2022

Dishes are not worth the price. Too expensive for what you get. Cheaply made generally speaking.

December 21, 2022

Very bad food, I order a lomo saltado, was too salty and the meat look like at boiled in water, the taste very bad, the rice taste like they made it in rice cooker and then microwaved. And not cheap when compared to other Latin restaurants around the city Never come back.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2022

great staff excellent food nice family atmosphere Food

★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2022

Place needs urgently to be renovated

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2021

Since I visited last the food has improved 100%

★★★★★
December 21, 2021

If youre a seafood lover, then get their sopa marinera!!

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2021

Paraprofessional and elephant and very fantastic.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2021

So Super Delicious

★★★★★
December 21, 2021

First time trying Ecuadorian food, the food here is amazing. It tastes great and is served in great portions.

★★★★★
December 21, 2021

Love this food

★★★★★
December 21, 2021

It was my first time having Ecuadorian food and I was not disappointed. Im now obessed with their empanadas and all the food was absoleutely delicious. I highly recommend!

★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2021

The flavor is great, but for the price of the soup, it would be worth it if it had more than 2 small pieces of meat.

★★★★★
December 21, 2021

Food is awesome and people are great also.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2021

Always on point. The real deal home made food.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2021

Absolutely amazing!!!!

December 21, 2021

Ordered Via uber eats and where to begin. The food quality is terrible and I ordered an encebollado mixto which had mostly yuca pieces, soggy and old shrimp and the tuna fish was as old as my grandfather. Then the Arroz con pollo was so bad that just by looking at it you can tell its just terrible. Old, dry chicken shreds (not even actual chicken pieces), tasteless rice and 3 tiny pieces of plantain. The whole experience cost me $50 ! Never again will i order from this restaurant!!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2021

Excellent attention. Good energy and the best Ecuadorian food Ive had in Canada.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2021

Delicious, authentic and freshly made Latin food! Perfectly, super cold beer ! Friendly service

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2021

Amazing food, highly recommended.

★★★★
December 21, 2021

Excellent, very happy.

Local Guide
December 21, 2021

They dont have fresh food. ..

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2021

Very good food.

December 21, 2021

Ordered chicken Stew meal and beef meal. I got home and the chicken stew wasnt stew and had chicken wings, my wifes beef meal had no flavor and more cartlege then beef the beans had the only flavor not even the plantane. I called and spoke to the owner said chicken stew is 2 pieces of chicken (which 2 things like the photo thats not stew) she hung up on me I called back and again Hung up on me again I called back a 3rd time she said I should have speficied what I wanted. I will never go back and dont recommend a latin restaurant with no flavor to their food and stew which isnt stew and a owner who doesnt care about thier customers, should be embarrassed of being a latin restaurant, pura mielda.

Local Guide
December 21, 2021

I order Ceviche Mixto, Fish, Shrimp, squid. Wasnt cured properly. Wont order from here again.

December 21, 2020

The food is disgusting i dont recomend any body

★★★★★
December 21, 2020

Excellent!! Very tasty food

★★★★★
December 21, 2020

I visit all that time me and my family we loves

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2020

I worked for two years in Ecuador. My lunch was authentic and prepared well. I will come back to try other favourites. My first lunch consisted of corn Humitas, then Goat in coriander sauce with rice and plantain. Finished with Figs with cheese and green tea. I tried the hot salsa and it was spicy. Good lunch.

★★★★★
December 21, 2020

FOOD WAS GREAT

★★★★★
December 21, 2020

It is difficult to find good Ecuadorian food in Toronto, I have become a permanent customer

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2020

If you want to try real Ecuadorian try the beef stew. Fritada was ok

December 21, 2020

I oredered a chicken soup when i tasted it it lime on it already i thought maybe they just add lime fornyou then it smeeled kinda funky when i started looking through the soup the chicken was yellow and greenish inside it was oviously gone bad. went back to the place the man was rude and came with $9 dollars inpaid 10 plus hst closed the door and went back in...never will i go back or recomend this place

★★★★★
December 21, 2020

Delicious onion

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2020

Very good food, try the seco de chivo or the fried fish. They also make really good ceviche.

★★★★★
December 21, 2020

Ordered the beef stew to go and avocado salad delicious !

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2020

Great Original Ecuadorian food, very tasty

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2020

Best cheese empanadas!

★★★★★
December 21, 2020

LOVING IT.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2019

If you are Ecuadorian, this is probably the best place in Toronto to eat our food. The place might not have the best aesthetics, but this is the closest to authentic ecuadorian food Ive tried so far. They have catering service and special dishes depending on the time of the year.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2019

Very good

★★
December 21, 2019

Good

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2019

Food is amazing truly a taste of Ecuador! Serious is pretty good too!

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2019

A restaurant with the three Bs!!!

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2019

Good food... Good service!!

★★★★★
December 21, 2019

The service and food was great, i give a perfect 10

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2019

Amazing (fried) empanadas. Gotta try the shrimp ceviche!

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2019

Delicious food, there is everything.

★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2019

Good taste, love the seviche

★★★★★
December 21, 2019

Great food as always

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2019

Fantastic

★★
December 21, 2019

I was told by waitress it was chicken soup. It was not. Soup not hot. Meat overcooked. Very dry.

Local Guide
December 21, 2019

Bad attention! The churrasco meat is all hard and greasy, lots of oil! (they were overcooked) I did notice the change in cook!!!

★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2019

Price and food bad

★★★★
December 21, 2019

Excellent food

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2019

The food here was extremely good! We ordered a shrimp rice dish with veggies, and Hornado pork. The shrimp were cleaned correctly and very good. The portions were very big for the price! Definitely recommend and will be returning.

★★★★
December 21, 2019

The food was very good

★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2019

Nice authentic e EQUADORIAN food ...decor needs a little updating

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2019

Delicious food very clean and friendly staff. Dinner is fresh and delicious

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2019

good place

Local Guide
December 21, 2019

Food was bad, other people were served before us, my boyfriend got his food i didnt. Place is outdated and poorly cleaned. Girls overworked,did their best. Needs management.

December 21, 2019

On 2 occasions we ordered fish ceviche and they gave us tuna... the worst thing is that the second time we complained and they told us that nooooo it was tuna... why deceive the clientele like that? The first time we let it go, but now a second time? wordless

December 21, 2019

Food not good no consideration at all I invite my gilfriend from Guatemala to taste Ecuadorian food it was really bad se were waiting long Time and other people just got 20 or 30 minutes after were served before until I complaing about they served my gilfriend plate it taste and it looks terrible, the girls Serving clients, I cant blame them they try their best very bad not good services no consideration for clients

★★★★★
December 21, 2019

Excellent place to enjoy the delights of our land!

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2019

Their food taste really good, almost the same as Ecuadorian dishes. I tried Fritada, Ceviche and Colada Morada, I loved them! Fritada dish is big enough for two. The only problem is the price, I think its expensive.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2019

Delicious food, almost the same taste like home. I ate Hornado and Ceviche and the first one is good for two. The service was not bad but the prices was very expensive. $5 for a cup of Colada Morada?

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2019

The food is delicious.

★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2019

Food was cold, tasteless and probably frozen warmed up in the microwave. Empanadas were good.

★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2019

Food is decent and I dont regret coming here. But the portions are noticeably smaller over the past couple years. Ya I get it you need to make a profit to keep your business running. May I suggest you just raise the prices instead of cutting back on portion sizes.

★★★★★
December 21, 2019

I ordered a mix encebollado it was very delicious.... Good job... I eat there before and the food was not good... So make sure you keep this chef