A tweet last week from a fellow hungry marketer spurred me to spend an hour of my Saturday morning looking for Ecuadorian restaurants in Minneapolis. Sadly, I only found four (and I already knew of three of them). I learned along the way that Ecuadorian restaurants in Minneapolis must feel obliged to also serve Mexican food to keep the gringos happy; what else explains this City Pages taco challenge?

As far as I know, none of these places serve the most stereotypical Ecuadorian dish, so your best bet is still to call ahead to Chino Latino if you’re craving guinea pig. (Though I only found a single restaurant outside Quito that had guinea pig on the menu when I was in Ecuador.)

The choices (and reviews):

• Chimborazo (Heavy Table, City Pages)
• Cocina Latina (MSP Magazine, Heavy Table, City Pages)
• Guayaquil
• Sabor Latino

Have I missed any?

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Speaking of food trucks, tomorrow is probably the last day for some of them in Minneapolis-St. Paul, and I imagine others will be closing up not too long after this week. 

One of the worst parts of working in the suburbs is the lack of good lunch options nearby, so I’ve had only a handful of chances to check out the booming food truck scene in Minneapolis the past year. I can count the trucks I’ve ate from on three fingers. The voracity with which I chowed down their offerings means I don’t have any photos to share.

Anyway, if you’re in a position to tomorrow, go out an enjoy a food truck before they are all gone for the season. I’ve put together this handy Twitter list of food trucks in Minneapolis and St. Paul.

Conner also put together this more comprehensive food truck directory that’s worth a look.