El Rio Nilo Restaurant

455 Passaic St, Hackensack
(201) 742-5289

Recent Reviews

Mary

We had chiccharones and goat stew. My Dominican friend said it was the best chicchones she ever ate. Another friend said the goat stew was excellent. I really recommend this place for flavorful food. The owner is so nice and made sure everything was good for us.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Hector Yepes

Food was delicious. Loved the fast service. Staff was very welcoming and respectful.The chicken empanadas was so tender and juicy the mojito sauce top it off perfectly best Dominican cuisine I’ve had.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Tostones Montaditos, Empanadas, Sancocho

Elda P

Sushi was not good at all. Service was not good. Juice tasted old and too sweet. I'm gonna be honest I didn't try anything else but sushi and it was 4 types of sushi and none of them were good.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 2

Service: 2

No Go

Great service, music and most authentic dominican food in nj. Tomahawk steak was bomb and shrimp mofongo is perfect.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Yamil Bones

Terrible service, the wait for the food was very long, the waiters are lost!!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 1

Kasey Viñas Peralta

I have always come for lunch, today I came to eat at the restaurant and the wait was more than 1 hour and the service was terrible.

Christopher Zapata

I was pointed where to sit, the waiter saw us 3 times but never approached.Guy behind the bar was too busy trying to flirt with a client. Waited about 5 to 7 mins and left. Can't say anything about the food since I never tried it.

Atmosphere: 2

Service: 1

Cristine Jacquez

My mom asked me to write this review. She stopped in for some food and ordered a pastelito and sushi with steak, fried cheese and plátano maduro. She said she should’ve known something wasn’t right when a couple sent back their food and then before it came back out, just decided to leave. When she received her food, the pastelito tasted of old oil and inedible amount of achoite. Her sushi, while better tasting, gave her an extremely upset stomach to the point where she had to come home and take pepto bismol. She told me she saw this place on Instagram and wanted to give it a try, but after her experience, she’ll never be back. Sharing this to shed light and keep others from experiencing the same.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 1

Ericmar Dinzey

My husband and I went to eat here last night and we loved it. Very delicious food and very beautiful presentation. The restaurant was full and they were a little understaffed, so it took a long time for the food to arrive, but the owner was so kind and thoughtful to give us everything we ate that night for free and also gave us a bottle of wine. I wish I would've asked him his name, but very nice guy. We are definitely coming back soon.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Jonathan Baez

I came here for the Dominican sushi that was persuasively advertised on social media but was underwhelmed by the experience. The food looked pleasant but didn’t have a WOW flavor (FYI the sushi took 20+ minutes to come out). The ambiance was a little dull but the background music carried the energy. The service was very slow though. After 5 minutes of sitting down, I saw a couple stand up and leave. I wish I had a better experience but I hope it gets better over time.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 3

Service: 2

Glopyst Duran

Great service & food is amazing

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Gustavo Moreno

Very cozy place, delicious food and excellent service. It's worth visiting??????

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Robert Santana

Great food, great service, the owner is very generous and customer friendly.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Empanadas

yesenia estrella

Food was amazing! Everything my son and I tried was delicious.Definitely recommend 10 out of 10 ?We had the Tostones Montaditos, Yola, carne de Res Guisada con arroz blanco y gandulees. We also had the Fusion Sushi- Dominican York Roll and the Karol G Roll.Wish I live closer I’d would definitely frequent this place.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Tostones Montaditos, Karol G Roll, Dominican York Roll

Javier Perez

Great service, great food! Everything had so much flavor, and the atmosphere just reminded me of home.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Tostones Montaditos

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