Underwhelming Fanesca — expected more

I was looking forward to Fanesca here based on the reputation. The reality was disappointing. The subtly spiced and herbal character that makes this dish special was muted — either from shortcuts with tomate de árbol tree tomato or from scaling up production at the expense of quality.

Ecuador's position on the equator gives it extraordinary biodiversity of ingredients from coast, highlands, and Amazon. The a Quito mercado central setting I was hoping for wasn't quite there either. Club beer was available but not suggested appropriately. I've had much better versions elsewhere. Two stars because the dish concept is sound; the execution let it down.