El Prado - Ridgewood

[cheesy]

Last night 5 of us went to El Prado, a very small bring your own Spanish restaurant.  The service was very slow, and the menus not very extensive,  but the food was good.  I had an excellent whole snapper, and the prices are extremely reasonable.  I saw lots of people doing take out.  Owner is Dora; she is very nice.

[Rosie]

Welocme to eGullet and thanks for the info. What street is this restaurant on? Ridgewood is restaurant heaven. I like Latour and 28 Oak.

[cheesy]

El Prado is at 26 W. Ridgewood Ave, on the Midland Park side of the train station.

[cheesy]

I love the spinach artichoke dip at Cafe Winberie

[Rosie]

If you are on the anti-Atkins diet be sure to go to El Prado. I have never had so many carbs in one meal. When seated we were brought fried plantains with a sour cream/garlic dip and a parsley and olive oil dip. For apps Lowell had a beautifully presented beet and potato salad that had been molded in a tall rectangle with a flower perched on the top. The salad was good but I prefer roasted beets that have not been pickled. I had eggplant that was listed as being stuffed with garlic and almonds. The eggplant was fine and I LOVE garlic but the uncooked garlic paste in this dish was overpowering. Entrees were a rice and chicken dish that was accompanied with fried plantains. Yes it was tasty but the tremendous serving of rice and bits of chicken made this dish one that I could not recommend. Lowell had pork chops accompanied with addictive greaseless homemade potato chips, a tremendous amount of rice, a bit of beans and guacamole. It was just ok. Dessert was a very good flan. BYO. With tax and tip the meal was $62.

[fatcatbrew]

i have been to el prado. i thought it was positively aweful-both service and quality of food.

[tommy]

i wasn't that excited with it, although for what it was, i thought it was decent enough.

i haven't been back, and this is probably a year later. i guess i just don't like that type of food. the place seems to do pretty well though, which is a good sign.

[tommy]

El gone-o.

El Crazy Burrito took its place.

[Lreda]

El gone-o.

El Crazy Burrito took its place.

You are like the fuckin Grim Reaper. Stay out of my place. Don't need the bad karma

See ya at Monster Sushi. I hear the sushi rolls are larger than Rosie.

Edited January 30, 2004 by Lreda (log)