Mi Patria Ecuadorian Restaurant

Loved this spot! Will definitely be back here to try as much as possible. The food was amazing. We started off with the plantains to start, which was amazing and I would highly recommend it. We enjoyed our main courses but wish I had something a little more flavorful instead of plain rice in my dish. The ribs were great and extremely flavorful. What really blew me away was the dessert we had! Would highly recommend having dessert here, and I might just stop back here just for the starters and dessert. The Service was great even though they were extremely busy.

My hubby took me for my birthday. Service was great! Food was delicious! Loved the trio empanadas! Will definitely go back.

We wanted to try something new - and we weren’t disappointed
The food quantity was plenty and they were nice enough to make some vegetarian options for us!
Definitely a must try

I love this place. I often used to come here for lunch when I was more local to the area and the food is always well made and flavourful and the portions huge. I practically always had leftovers, and they always re-heated extremely well. The atmosphere is usually also pretty relaxed and quiet, and the service fairly laid back. The value you get for your money here really can't be beat at many places and the parking is good too.

I was looking for typical Ecuadorean food. Found it in Des Moines!!!! So good I went next day for lunch with a co-worker He will be back with his family.

Great as always. If you like meaty, cheesy goodness, you have to get the Papa Serrana for an appetizer. The Ecuadorian chicharrones that are in at are better than any bacon you'll ever eat.

Wow! My first time eating at Mi Patria and I loved it! The service was attentive but not intrusive, the food was super flavorful / delicious and came to the table in an appropriate amount of time, and the restaurant was clean and comfortable. I had the steak and fries with rice with slices of plantain. Yummy! Highly recommend!

Kind of hard to find but awesome food! We came from out of town and it was our first time. Our waiter was very helpful and gave us recommendations. The food is super delicious and come in big portions. Definitely worth a visit!

Excellent portions, taste, and service! I told them I was in a hurry for lunch, and they whipped it up very quickly and in a to-go box. I want to come back!

This restaurant is fantastic!!! 10/10 service, drinks, and food! The staff is so friendly and had excellent recommendations. The Blackberry Agua Fresca with Rum & Mojito were delicious and smooth. The Llapingachos were amazing. For the main dish we ordered arroz con pollo & cotillas a la brasa. Loved the flavors. Very authentic. Not to mention the serving sizes are huge!! Ended our dinner with the Coconut fried banana with ice cream. We can’t wait to return, everything was phenomenal 😀 Thank you!!!

This place deserves to be recognized as one of the top 5 best in all of the Des Moines area. This is an amazing family restaurant serving up real authentic flavor from Ecuador. I met my wife in Ecuador and we would always come here to get the flavors our host moms brought to the table!! Awesome vegan options, and amazing meat plates as well. Everything is to die for!!! Do yourself a favor and discover this place

We visited Iowa for the first time. My family is from Ecuador so when I saw Mi Patria, I had to try it. The food was fantastic. Super authentic and delicious!! The hornado was just like my grandma makes back home. Also the staff was so nice. He was the son of the owners and was very personable and friendly. I’d def recommend to anyone!

Run don’t walk to enjoy a meal at this amazing Ecuadorian restaurant!! The meal was amazing and the staff so friendly.

Love this place! The food is unique, interesting, fun, tasty and not as scary! The menu has a variety of different protein options and vegetarian options, It has some spicy some not spicy dishes and excellent descriptions! The wait staff is helpful and professional! The atmosphere is laid back, quiet but could also be elegant and romantic!
I'm bad with remembering the names of the dish I've eaten but this time I had chicken, lentil beans, yellow rice & plantains. My friend had the fried shrimp. I also had an apple soda from Ecuador. EVERYTHING WAS SO GOOD! I'm not a big fan of beans but their's are special with the lentils added the texture is totally different! The chicken was super juicy! YELLOW RICE IS SOMETHING SPECIAL!
I will go back! Next time I plan to start with dessert!0

I can’t rave enough about my wonderful experience! I ordered 2 beef and 1 chicken empanadas as appetizers and they were absolutely delicious! They were much bigger than I anticipated and came with a homemade salsa. I ordered the lomo saltado and OMG hands down the best I’ve ever had. I’m from CA and have had lomo saltado before but this place is the one to beat!! Portion was great (I shared w my partner & we were both full.) Our waitress was so friendly, attentive, and welcoming and made for an even better experience. This was my first time in Des Moines and Mi Patria was the last meal I had before heading back to CA. It was such a great way to end a memorable trip. I hope to come back soon:)

It's a smaller spot located in a strip mall, but it is SO GOOD. The staff are nice, the atmosphere is casual, and the food tastes amazing. The portions are great, and the flavors are more than the typical Hispanic stuff around Des Moines. The pricing is also super fair. This is truly one of the only restaurants in the area I feel like I can recommend to visiting friends/family and have people get jealous they don't have a place like it in their area.

We are a family of 6 that tried a different entree by each of us. With each bite and each entree better than the next!! Very DELICIOUS!!!!!!

Excellent food, high quality, (beef something or other with rice, lentils and fried plantain, followed by a flan desert) and the Ecuadorian beer “club” was some of the best beer I’ve ever had. Nice paintings on the walls, nice atmosphere. I don’t live in Des Moines otherwise I would be coming here a lot.

Great experience, our attendant was very professional and friendly and knowledgeable of everything in their menu. Definitely a 100 stars place. Food was amazing, salad was fresh and their house salsa OMG! We'll definitely recommend them.

We stopped in after other plans failed and were glad we did. We tried several apps and each ordered a meal as well. Everything was fantastic and huge servings, we were able to have lunch for the next couple days. The server was very friendly and knowledgeable. We will for sure be going back!