Vegetarian Lunch at Shri Ganesha in Guayaquil

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  • White Vegetarian
Vegan-friendly
Lacto
Indian
Take-out
Ecuadorian, Latin American

Vegetarian restaurant serving a daily changing menu of 1 soup, 4 main dishes, 2 desserts, different fruit shakes. Sells vegan cookies, sausages, meat and coffee. Reported closed, Feb '20.

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4 Reviews

First Review by TeresaBar

Avatar OnnaM

OnnaM

Points +70

Vegan
10 Feb 2020

They moved or closed permanently

The restaurant doesn't exist anymore at this address, not sure if they moved somewhere else. We asked at a hotel on the same street where can we find them and they said that the Indian restaurant is closed for good.

Avatar voyegan

voyegan

Points +2102

Vegan
08 Aug 2018

cheap and tasty

The day I went at least one menu was vegan. It was the only indian menu and it was simple and delicious. For 2.50$ you really can't say anything. The soup I didn't like that much, so I didn't eat it, because it anyways was too much.
The staff is welcoming and fast.

Pros: cheap, delicious

Cons: you have to ask for the vegan menu, no sign.

Avatar jaymo2000

jaymo2000

Points +31

Vegetarian
29 Dec 2014

Worth a Visit in the Centro

We were looking for a vegetarian/vegan place for almuerzo. So many places in Guayaquil either have no idea what a vegetarian eats. Like Korea, for most restaurants, "vegetarian" means no beef or pork. But you eat chicken and seafood, right? Wrong. So, using Happy Cow to narrow our search, we thought to give Shri Ganesha a try. From the listing, we knew it would be vegan.

The only problem we had with Shri Ganesha is that our limited Spanish was in direct contrast with their limited English. NOT THEIR FAULT! The almuerzo menu was listed on the signboard on the sidewalk. The entrees were typical of what one would see in any plato typico spot, so we wanted to double check about the vegan aspect. It finally dawned on me that they used meat substitutes like seitan and tofu skins in place of the standard Ecuadorian fare.

The locro (potato & queso fresco soup) was tasty, and I really have no idea what the cheese substitute was. My wife had the "lomo" and I had the "encocado." Hers was quite tasty, well prepared. Mine was a little bland, but acceptable. The meal was served with juices, and I honestly forget what the combination was, but it did have mango and pineapple and probably strawberries. All in all, we were stuffed.

We had heard that the fixed price for the almuerzo was $2.50 a person, but we really expected all that food to cost more. Nope. The proprietor said cinco dolares. Wow.

Don't be put off by the fact that there is construction going on in the street nearby, or that on a hot day it can be even hotter in the restaurant. The food was good, the service was the typically friendly service we have had everywhere in Ecuador, and the price was unbelievable.

Pros: Great Value, Vegan, Friendly staff

Avatar TeresaBar

TeresaBar

Points +19

Vegan
09 Jan 2014

No es VEGAN

El shri ganesh elabora comidas con lácteos

Pros: Sabrosa, Sana, Bien Hecha

Cons: Preguntar Por Lácteos, Sirven Varias Preparaciones En Un Plato

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