La Azogueñita - Hackensack

My wife and I stopped at Walgreens to pick up some meds, they weren 't ready so we decided to step out to get a bit to eat. We noticed this small, hole-in-the-wall joint called La Azogueñita in the corner, we opted to give it a try.Inside is small and cozy, with about 4 tables and 1 table for outdoor dining. They had AC so we decided to dine in since there was only one other table occupied we had way more than the required 6 feet distance. We met Rosanna, she has a friendly demeanor. We asked for a menu but she told us she didn 't have any at the moment. Therefore I picked my meal from the the ready cooked trays, I chose the Peruvian Chicken with white rice, sweet plantains slices of avocado, my wife decided on tacos. My wife asked if they had lengüa (tongue) tacos, Rosanna mentioned that they only have Chicken and Beef, well beef it is.We sat down, got us a couple of drinks and waited for our meal. Tacos took about 15 minutes, mine was ready. Once she brought our meal we dug in.My Peruvian Chicken was delicious, the sauce was very tasty, the rice well cooked, the sweet plantains fried golden brown the avocado was fresh. I truly enjoyed my food.My wife on the other hand wasn 't too impressed with the Beef tacos (she knows her tacos lol), although it was full of flavor, the Beef was more like ground beef instead of chunks strips of beef, the veggies on the tacos and tortillas were fresh. This is the reason why I gave it 4 stars and not 5, because my wife wasn 't expecting a Taco Bell taco made with ground beef lolAll in all it wasn 't a bad experience, so far their food is very good but the tacos needs a bit of improvement and variety.

I stopped by for just a drink but ended up ordering a meal. I didn't realize it was an Ecuadorian restaurant, so the food is quite similar to other South American cuisines. This gives you a good idea of what to expect when you visit. There's plenty of parking available next to a Walgreens.

Delicious Pan-Latin Ecuadorian cuisine. The food feels very comforting, with outstanding flavors.

I had a tamale for lunch, and it was quite tasty. I will definitely return to try more of their dishes.

Great fresh food