El Economico Restaurant
“I get take out all the time from here and have never been disapointed.”
“Any time I'm in the Bronx I make sure to swing by this place for their pressed steak sandwiches ($6.50) and beef stew over rice ($7).”
“Would highly recommend the pernil, sancocho, pork and chicken mofongo, and stew beef.”
El Economico Restaurant
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
Price range.
$ Price range Under $10
3 reviews
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Yes, I know, the restaurant is right under the el train. It's loud, very. There is no ambiance.
But the food is really good authentic Dominican stick to your ribs. The portions are massive. The coffee is rich and delicious, the kind that gives you super powers after a cup full. It's always busy inside.
The Sancocho soup on a torrentially rainy day really hits the spot. Entree prices at under $10 each are, well, economico.
It was close, on route and yelp rated it highly. Anyway, for 4 dishes, it was $28. Very cheap! We got the lunch special at 7:30pm. The portions were huge. Yellow rice and pinto beans were good but I would have preferred black beans. The oxtail was delicious, but the chicken and the beef were a bit dry. The sweet plantains were amazing! And the people working there were really nice and spoke English. Just note that it's in the Bronx, under a bridge of sorts so go during daylight.
We came. We saw. We stuffed our faces. We paid $45 for the five of us (not including tip, which we gave generously for very friendly service). My Puerto Rican companions were way more critical of the Dominican style than I (I like all the variations), but everyone agreed Economico is GOOD FOOD for CHEAP. Pernil, maduros, pasteles and malta: so satisfying. But if you get the pasteles, get the pork not the chicken. The pork was heaven but the chicken was tasteless.