El Rio Nilo Menu (Update 2025)
Welcome to El Rio Nilo, a vibrant culinary destination located in Hackensack, NJ, specializing in authentic Latin American fare. Nestled at 455 Passaic St, this inviting establishment excels in delivering a gastronomic journey that highlights the richness of Latin flavors.
The menu at El Rio Nilo is a treasure trove of delectable options. Start your meal with the renowned Yola, featuring sweet plantain canoes filled with succulent shrimp, or indulge in the Final Tower—a stunning assembly of steak, fried maduros, and avocado, accompanied by chinola sauce. For mains, don’t miss the Mar y Tierra, a luxurious surf and turf combination of churrasco and lobster tail, or try the signature Mofongo, which perfectly marries green plantains with flavorsome toppings like grilled chicken or shrimp.
Whether dining in the heated outdoor seating or opting for takeout, each dish promises a celebration of taste that will leave you longing for more.
Appetizers / Aperitivos
Yola
Our famous sweet plantain canoes stuffed with shrimps topped with El Rio Nilo sauce.
El Final
Tower of thinly sliced steak, fried maduros, and fresh avocado slices served with sweet chinola sauce and pico de gallo.
Empanadas
pollo, carne de res, queso. / chicken, beef, and cheese.
Empanada de Cangrejo
Crab empanada.
Tostones Montaditos
Fried green plantain topped with guacamole and your choice of chicken, pork, or cauliflower.
El Rio Nilo Chicharrón de Pescado
In house fried fish fillet bites.
Mar y Tierra
Our signature surf and turf comes with churrasco and lobster tail accompanied with a side of your choice
Churrasco
Our juicy, grilled skirt steak accompanied with a ide of your choice and chimichurri.
Rib Eye - Angus
12 oz of pan seared Angus beef, served with a side of your choice
Doña Luisa
Fish fillet bathed in coconut sauce served with a side of your choice.
Chicharrón de Pollo Sin Hueso
Fried chicken chunk with side of your choice.
Salmon
Pan seared Salmon served with a side of your choice, and chinola sauce.
Pechuga a la Plancha
Grilled Chicken Breast Served with a side of your choice.
Bistec Encebollado
Pan seared beef steak served with a side of your choice.
Carne de Res Guisada / Beef stew
Beef Stew, Served with a side of your choice.
Pollo Guisado
Stew Chicken
Pernil al Horno / Oven Baked Pork Shoulder
Served with a side of your choice.
Paella / Mixed Seafood Rice
Mixed seafood rice, with shrimp veggies lobster tail, and mixed seafood
Carne Res Guisado
Beef Stew
Arroz con Camarones / Rice with Shrimp
Rice with vegetables and Shrimp
Entradas / Entrées
Mofongo
Chicken Mofongo
Green Fried Plantains Mashed with garlic and butter, topped with grilled chicken
Shrimp Mofongo
Green fried plantains mashed with butter and garlic. Topped with Shrimps
Churrasco Mofongo
Green Fried Plantains Mashed with garlic and butter, topped Churrasco.
Land and Sea Mofongo
Green Fried Plantains Mashed with garlic and butter, topped Churrasco, Lobster Tail and Shrimp
Chicharron de Cerdo Mofongo
Green Fried Plantains Mashed with garlic and butter, topped Fried Chicharron de Cerdo
Beef Stew Mofongo
Green Fried Plantains Mashed with garlic and butter, Topped with Beef Stew
Longaniza Mofongo
Green Fried Plantains Mashed with garlic and butter, Topped with fried Longaniza
Rib-Eye Mofongo
Green Fried Plantains Mashed with garlic and butter, Topped with 12oz pan seared Rid-eye
Chimi Churri
Traditional beef burger seasoned with island spices, alongside tomato, onions, cabbage and served with a pink sauce.
Jerk'd Turkey Burger
Turkey burger lightly seasoned with our jerk seasoning laid on a bed of lettuce covered with a pair of sliced tomatoes, onions, and pickles.
Burgers
Ensalada / Salads
Mixed Salad
Mix of Lettuce, tomato, cucumbers, carrots, and corn
Ensalada de Aguacate / Avocado Salad
Mix of Lettuce, tomato, cucumbers, carrots, and Avocado
Potato Salad
Diced Potato, carrots, onion mixed with Mayo
Grilled Chicken Salad
Mix of Lettuce, tomato, cucumbers, carrots, and Grilled Chicken
Sancocho - Grande
Caribbean soup, made with 3 types of meat and vegetables
Sopas / Soups
COMBOS
Combo #1 Whole Rotisserie Chicken
Whole Rotisserie Chicken, Large white rice, medium beans, tostones, small salad, soda
Combo #2 Large Fried Chicken chunks
Large Fried Chicken chunks, Large white rice, medium beans, tostones, small salad, soda
Combo #3 -Two Whole Rotisserie chickens
2 Whole Rotisserie chickens, Large white rice, medium beans, tostones, small salad, soda
Combo #4 Bistec Encebollado, and Pernil,
Bistec Encebollado, and Pernil, Large white rice, medium beans, tostones, small salad, soda
DOMINICAN YORK ROLL
Salami, Fried Cheese, Sweet Plantains
FOUKETO
Chicken Tempura, Bacon, Sweet Plantains, Guac, Shreaded chicken, with sesame ginger sauce
KAROL G ROLL
Shrimp tempura, cream cheese, sweet plantain, and ropa vieja
CAPOTILLO
Salami, Fried Cheese, Sweet Plantains, Guac and steak
EL PHAROAH
Chicken tempura, cream cheese, sweet Plantains, Guac and fried pork
EL CHUPA CRABRA
Steak, grilled chicken, cream cheese, sweet plantains, mozzarella cheese, bacon, el rio nilo sauce
EL TAINO FRITO
Panko fried roll. Shrimp tempura, sweet plantains, mozzarella cheese, Bacon, El Rio Nilo Sauce,
EL RIO NILO ROLL
Shrimp tempura, cream cheese, sweet plantains. Guac and Grab
Fusion Sushi
Batidas / Shakes
Anais Raspberry Milkshake
Raspberry Milkshake made with whole milk
Arroz / Rice
Moro negro, moro de guandules, moro de habichuela roja, arroz amarillo.
Por Unida / Per Unit
Cerdo entero relleno de moro. / Whole pork filled with rice.