Anticucheria Peruana Danessi

This place caught my eye as I was driving by because he was standing outside waiting by the street. For me? No, for his friend walking by. Looks like he is pretty generous and always ready to help someone in need. I walked inside and this place harkens back to yesteryear. It's my first time but I feel like I've been here. . . in a past life. It's very fun in there. It's immersive. He welcomes you at the door as others have said. He recommended a dish and I don't really know which one exactly, but it's super good. It's steak, tomato, red onion, and French fries on a bed of rice. I gotta admit I was a little apprehensive because of how old and run-down the place looked. But this was so good, I'm definitely coming back. The meat was cooked nicely, seasoned or marinated nicely, the fries looked underdone but they were cooked through and still held together by the time I got home without getting soggy. FAIR WARNING. When he offers salsa picoso, it's very spicy, like skip mild medium, go straight to spicy-burns-your mouth. I spent 22 bucks on this plate. So it's not a cheap plate, but it is a fair amount of food for the price. I ate half and I'll save half. Works for me.

This is my favorite and the best Peruvian restaurant ever!! Me and my family have been coming here for 17yrs and we love it! The food is so delicious and you can tell he makes it with so much love! Everything tastes fresh and the owner is the cook and the server he’s so nice and attentive and cooks amazing! I will continue to recommend this place to my friends and family. The anticicho is the best and the rachi con papa is to die for!

Quaint little spot with lots of love and character. Family run. Was greeted by an older man when we entered, we quickly realized he was doing everything. This one man show was host, server, and chef!! It was dinner time but he said his son and wife also work there in the mornings. Very kind individual 😊 The food was amazing. The ceviche had an amazing flavor, tangy and spicy, and very very fresh!! My mom got the Tallarin Saltado with chicken and the flavor was super tasty! All good 👍🙏❤️ it's nice supporting local businesses!

One of a kind service experience!!!! Owner seems the happiest to make the most delicious meals. I ordered the classic Saltado and has definitely been the best I have ever had! Will be making it a point to come at least once a week since it's nearby!!!! The Ceviche is also to die for, so spicy 😍 #supportlocal

This is 100% authentic anticuchos delicious The best of the west and the picarones are to die for loveee it.

Authentic Peruvian food! So glad we came here. Owner of the place was incredibly attentive to us and was super funny! The food was incredible!! In 20 years, my parents have gone to many peruvian restaurants but this one has been the most authentic! It took them back to Peru!! They recommend the Pancitas and Rachi! Definitely recommend if you miss the true taste of PERU!!!

STAY AWAY!!! Horrible Customer Service .. I Was treated with disrespect and was threatened with violence by this individual . Been to many Peruvian Restaurants and decided to try this place for the first time never crossed my mind that this would be the first and only time I visit this place . Customers is what creates business always remember that ..

We went in today and got the best service plus food was very good. Anticuchos and saltado de mariscos was very good.owner kept bringing us stuff to try. Would definitely come back.

A total low-key spot one wouldn't have big expectations on (traffic on the street goes by so fast you can blink and pass by this place). But found this place on yelp since I was driving from OC to the office and needed lunch. Love Peruvian and strangely have never ordered heart before so decided to do it. Wow why haven't I ordered this before? This place has tender flavorful ones. The owner is very personable. I don't speak Spanish but that never stopped me from ordering but a nice customer helped us out. Will definitely return for more!

I had a fantastic experience at Anticucheria Peruana. We drove 2.5 hours to get there, and it was absolutely worth the journey. The food is outstanding, and the service is great. As a truly Peruvian-raised girl, I know my flavors, and this place nails it. If you're a fan of anticuchos, this is definitely the place to visit. The meat is perfectly seasoned with authentic Peruvian ingredients, bringing bold and delicious flavors. Don't miss the picarones - they are absolutely divine and a perfect way to end the meal. If you're in the area, do not miss out on this hidden gem!

Anticuchos are the best you gonna get same as Perú , great seasoning.. also love the combination of Rachi and Pancita.. and to finish Picarones.. Best Mother's Day Service is the best makes sure you have everything you need, very kind and noble.. Ambiance is the cherry top, a great music and even have a nice decoration for Mother's day to take a picture. Have a parking inside very accessible. Recommended it.

Food was delicious and the owner was so very nice to us and he was fun to talk to (in Spanish). My cousin and I are Peruvian and it tasted very authentic. Also all food was quick to arrive and we could see the progress of the kitchen from our table, which was fun for us. Service was very inviting and we felt treated like family.

Anticuchos sooo good! Rachi even better!!!! Everything was so good! I transported immediate to Peru!!!! The chef so friendly!!! I would definitely come back!!!

The food here is delicious I only come to the anticuchos and Pansita I don't come for the other food because they serve small portion and it is a little salty But I come to support because Iam Peruvian

Last time I was here the owner was very rude, I asked for more sauce and he said it will make me sick if I eat too much sauce. You don't make those comments specially about your own bussines of food, SMH, I have not come back since then.

Came here with my Peruvian friend. Love mom and pop shop hole in the wall authentic cuisine! I'm glad we came in a group to share different dishes and everything was so good! The beef heart and stomach was delicious. Their noodles and Lomo Saltado was really good. Everything was good.

Food is horrible, this is definitely not Peruvian food. Waste of money! Do yourself a favor and do not go here. You have been warned!

This is a very authentic Peruvian restaurant. I ended up here by chance at the open of business and was welcome by the owner chef. I had the ceviche and the flavor was amazing! I decide to do a review since he was such a nice person and the prices needed to updated. A bit price but worth the taste.

Fast Excellent flavor. Deliciously variety of Peruvian dishes. Picarones are the best

My family and I got some anticuchos from this restaurant and they were delicious!! I don't get anything else but anticuchos and papá a la huancahina here. Mario (owner) was so nice and joking around with us. We definitely had a good time. I will be back for more anticuchos 100% and the salsa! Yummmm

Good food and friendly service. Tried the anticuchos and rachi with good results... recommend the place for anyone wanting to have back a little memory of Peru!

We used to love this place. Went often for the Anticuchos. I understand the pandemic has affected the business, but.....come on. The owner is usually talkative and upbeat. Sometimes grumpy but today he was just out of it. He barely spoke a word. We were served reheated anticuchos and pansita. My husband couldn't stomach finishing it. And the last straw was that he gave us used napkins! They looked ok from the top because they were folded but once opened I see crusted food and lipstick !! Gross! We respectfully got up, still paid and left. Never to return. Just sad how's it's gone down

This is a small place that has BIG FAVOR. I order the Lomo Saltado Chicken was the bomb the owner made me taste the food right than and there to give him my opinion this shit was good I am definitely going back..and that green sauce is to die for I dont know what it is but it is good to perfection yes I found a place I can go to close to home. This was the aftermath lol Shit this was good!!!

Great place for some awesome ghetto Peruvian food! We came here for lunch during the weekday. There was only one guy doing everything. I assume he's the owner. Super nice fella, but you'd better bring your Spanish. Support your local small businesses!

I always crave Peruvian food wherever I go! Good thing while I was in the La Mirada area this one popped up. I came in on a weekday afternoon for lunch and there was NO ONE there. The owner was sitting at a table and watching the TV by himself lol he was such a funny man. Environment - there's parking in the back if there aren't any parking spaces in the front. The restaurant itself is not that beautiful looking.. it's rather a hole-in-the-wall. But that's what makes food more "legit" and delicious right? Well anyways, there wasn't any air conditioning on but the owner/cook was very nice and placed two fans directly at our table. The decor is very cultured and I love it on the inside. Service - the owner/cook was working by himself that weekday afternoon and he's from Peru. He stated that his family was in the restaurant business and that's how he got started. He came to America and started this restaurant 18 years ago. He was so nice and I am a big fan of his personality and character. Food - legit all the way. The food was freshly made after we ordered. Lomo saltado and pollo saltado - nothing short of amazing. Although the rice was slightly hard, the overall dish was desirable and yummy. I would come here again simply to support the owner/cook and his family He was very personable and made this experience all the more enjoyable :)

This place is amazing. Their anticuchos are great and as a fellow peruvian, they're peruvian approved! Also the owner is such a sweetheart. Support small businesses and get your peruvian food fix there. They also now have a dining outside option too.

The owner is a very friendly and talkative person. Good portions, not as good as good as I remember it.

I just moved to this neighborhood and was craving Peruvian food. (Lomo Saltado) On a whim, I decided to try this place and I'm so glad I did! Since I used to live in LA, I've been to a few great Peruvian places. But I seriously think this is the best one I've been to. This restuarant is a bit homey and a little bit hole-in-the-wall, which I do like. The owner Mario is Peruvian and heads the kitchen. The entire staff (including his son) are also Peruvian. No wonder the food is so good! Very highly recommended. A must try!

Chicken Milanese was good, flavorful.. i love the Aji However didn't care for the picarones, very bland

We came one time here and was closed, so I try again another day , since I just move to Norwalk this was the closest Peruvian food available near my house , so the day we Finnaly went there there was this big guy who recieved us , he was a little loud and in a little attitude , when we were ordering he didn't like that I change my mind of what I wanted to order , he was rushing us to , at the moment I tough just leave , but in another way since was first time there I wanted to see if he compensated his bad customer service with the food .. The food I have no complain had great flavor , I think the guy , who's name is Mario it just doesn't how to interact with people, but later he was on us to make sure our food was good ... In short sentences the guy lacks of great customer service but the food is top good and good flavors ...

Portion size it huge, lots of flavor, delicious Peruvian Food!!! Will definitely be recommending and returning.

When I first moved to the area I tried this place, and it became the go to spot whenever my parents were in town. The owner and his family are the sweetest people. They don't have aguadito on the menu, and there was a day I had a bit of a cold and stopped in to see if they had any, the owner said they didn't have it on the menu but to come back in an hour and they would have some for me, I said it was fine and he kindly said it was no problem...I went back an hour later and he gave me a small pot worth of aguadito and it's kindness like that that makes a business worth coming back to. The food is amazing, especially the tallarín saltado and the anticuchos, love love love. If you're ever in the area I would 100% recommend it

El combinado estuvo delicioso, la cocción de la carne fué perfecta y el aderezo exquisito. Fue mi primera visita al restaurant y no será la última.

Ok I won't lie and say the food especially anticuchos are delicious, however it takes more than that to run a business. You need to be clean and have have good customer service. The owner of this place Mario is an absolute joke when it comes to customer service , he will make you think you're doing him a favor by eating at his restaurant. HE'S RUDE AND VERY DISRESPECTUL towards customers. He yelled at my partner for asking for a clean cup of coffee and threw it while cussing in front of us (yes I'm not making this up) Seriously if you're a grumpy old man you shouldn't be running a restaurant. Furniture outside also needs to be updated, looks like they went to a junkyard to get those chairs and tables.

Best anticuchos in the área, and he has the best costumer service uno de los mejores anticuchos

This has been the worst restaurant ever. Since we saw the outside seating we hesitated in coming in, dirty old ugly looking chairs but .... Hey! Let's support small business, maybe the food is good, right? wrong!!! wrong, wrong. The place is soo outdated (another red flag ignored) Everything is disposable, they use those cheap .99 plates. The menu had the prices corrected with dirty beige tape. My son ordered parrillada, parrillada? literally JUST a thin piece of beef with 2 potatoes, 2, that was it, that's not parrillada, not even carne asada, no salad, no beans, just 2 potatoes. My husband had something like honeycomb which tasted terrible and was super greasy, and the same kind of frozen potatoes my son had (2). I was starving but nothing looked appealing and just by looking at their food I just wanted to rush out. They just ate something and we left somewhere else to have a good meal. Sorry but this place won't last long

Restaurant looks dirty meat was old and overall not good , very nice people but the food was not good it tasted old

My husband and I stopped by to grab a quick lunch but it was closed.. a guy that was nearby told us that they don't open till 2. Please update your hours, we took a 40 minute drive for nothing.

if there's one thing I love it is Peruvian food. After visiting Peru I grew very fond of Anticuchos and cerviche. Most Peruvian restaurants do anticuchos, which is grilled beef heart, but few do it well. This place does some of the better anticuchos that I've had in the U.S. Word of advice for other anticucho aficionados here in the states. if your ever in Peru you gotta go here: http://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g294316-d2463226-Reviews-Grimanesa_Vargas_Anticuchos-Lima_Lima_Region.html Ok, enough of that. The anticuchos here are pretty darn good. Good sized pieces of beef heart and not over cooked which is what I have encountered numerous times at other restaurants. The cerviche was good too. Most peruvian restaurants seem to make good cerviche so thats pretty common. I would say if your craving peruvian and live in the area stop on by. Make sure you order the anticuchos. You will not be disappointed.

A family owned restaurant that make the best Peruvian dishes. The place may look a little run down but the food is delicious, and the owner is a really nice guy. I highly recommend getting the anticuchos because of its savory flavor.

One of the great pleasures about living around where I live was the fact that there are some options for Peruvian food. I didn't start paying attention to it until I googled places for a Peruvian ceviche around L.A. Wouldn't you know it in there are at least four places within 5 miles around my place and there is one just down the street from me. It was a stroke of a good luck in that I need to hit it up. The place didn't looked very much. Outside it had a red and white fence surrounding what it looked like a converted house turning into a make shift restaurant. Outside of the restaurant has some very vibrant colors, but the inside looked very dimmed and pale compares to the exterior of this place. The ambiance didn't looked very good. The tables were sticky, the walls looked it needed some new paint, and it looked very messy when the tables doesn't get cleared. Doesn't look good so far, but it brightens my mood a bit when I talk to the what it looked like the owner of that place. Very jolly of a chap and probably a bit puzzled why I came in (for the ceviche of course!). After a few talk, I was able to ask him on what some of the best or popular dishes his customers like to order. For the easy part, I was able to coax him into what some of the favorite dishes people liked to order. He told me for the meat, his customers loved the beef heart http://static.px.yelp.com/bphoto/-JxNvviFzh2OfALsUcUL8Q/l . It's like a kabob that is very chewy and have that distinct flavor. To me it almost tasted like a liver, but the liver is more tender and much softer than the beef heart. I think I was in love with that kabob and it came with a side of white corn and potato wedge. On my own guide, I ordered a steak and egg with fried plantains http://static.px.yelp.com/bphoto/keozyV5QX1XhxxhcBBhqKg/l . That was pretty ordinary and a little bit expensive for something I thought maybe for a breakfast or lunch. It was underwhelming for what I had in mind, but that was my own fault for wanting that because it said "steak" on the menu. On his recommendation, his personal favorite and obviously the draw was the ceviche http://static.px.yelp.com/bphoto/lyGl8abWT5mDpijuxxczRA/l . The restaurant's ceviche consist of what many considered in many of Latin countries as the seafood salad. This salad consist of raw squid, shrimp, and some slices of fish to going with diced onions and some pepper in a round of lime and lemon juices. It also came with a corn on the cob. The boss man wasn't sure if I could handled the seafood salad of ceviche, so he wanted to demonstrated to me on what was involved in that dish. He let me taste test this before I take it home. What a sweet guy, but he knows I was going to be satisfied with that. Let me tell you, I have tasted only few ceviche before and I had to admit this was one of the better ones I have been able to get. There are bigger names like Mario's Peruvian restaurant that is just down the road from here (and in West side of LA), but I had to admit this ceviche from Anticucheria was one of the better one I had ever tasted. This place gets me started on loving dish of ceviche. Hopefully there are many more places in LA that I can find this lovely seafood salad. The place may like a hole in a wall or a dive, but it's an awesome find for me for a place so close for a beef heart and ceviche. For a day, I am a lemon lime raw seafood connoisseur.

I'm giving this place 1 star. Maybe a little generous? The food averages about a 2, but the price would refelect the quality of 4 or 5 star food. It's definitely not worth the price. I thought it cool to have a neighborhood Peruvian restaurant to go to. However, after giving it a go two times, I've come to the conclusion that this is not as i thought for the following reasons: -mediocre food -high prices -no bread! For the green sauce -not a very nice looking place/area -penny pinching ownership -rude lady owner -green sauce has no flavor P.s. They charge an arm and a leg for the sauces that any other Peruvian restraunt would give free! I attached a picture of the sauce they sneakily charged me $2 for!!! $2!!!

Omg! They have a certain pizazz to their Authentic Peruvian cuisine! They use their special Spices like they're not afraid, I've been eating Peruvian food here in Norwalk for a while trying from expensive to very affordable, & they are definitely a stand out! If you love Peruvian food or just want to be introduced to it it's a must try!!

Review #100, woohoo! If you're looking for authentic Peruvian food, here's your place! This tiny hole in the wall joint is hands down my favorite Peruvian food establishment, outside of my own kitchen. When you come here, order the specialty - the anticuchos, or marinated beef heart skewers. You'll get a serving of choclo and papas (corn and potatoes) with the skewers, and I completely recommend washing it all down with some house chicha morada (tasty corn drink) and I must recommend that you ask for the aji to spread on your potatoes and the tender meat skewers - trust me, you won't be sorry. The aji is mildly smoky with a sweet little kick to it that everyone I know finds irresistible. The other thing I like ordering from here is the Papa a la Huancaina, a potato dish served with hard boiled egg and a creamy cheese sauce. When I'm in serious need of comfort food, this is the stuff, baby! Weekends this little place boasts a breakfast menu that I've heard is really good, but I haven't tried it yet. Oh, and if the phrase 'beef heart' scares you, man up and give it a shot - you'll be very pleasantly surprised. Parking is best sought on the street, and is very limited. Don't show up in a ride that has easily removeable hubcaps either. It's in Norwalk, y'know?

This hole in the wall place is close to my new job. It looks like a family owned business and they offer the regular Peruvian fare. I have tried the Lomo Saltado and found it to be good. I will return and try the Tallarin Saltado. The parking is poor. Located off busy Pioneer Bl. It hard to find if you drive by too fast. Just look for the In-N-Out Burger and look across the street.

Don Mario knows how to cook delicious Peruvian dishes yesssss!!!! we truly enjoyed chatting with '' Don Mario'' very humble & friendly we don't mind driving to Norwalk because we know food is fresh ,good & TASTY !!! Big Portions .....feel & Taste the Peruvian cuisine '' Cebiche de Pescado ....fresh & juicy .... Anticuchos & corn ......they are tasty & hit the spot Papa a la huancaina .....creamy & delicious Combinado de pancita y rachi with potatos ....& Rocoto sauce yummy !!!! Tallarin saltado uhmmm Jugo de Maracuya (Passion Fruit) excellent Picarones .....good dessert :)

This review is coming from a yelper that appreciates trying different cuisines BUT has never really tried any Peruvian restaurants before. I have a Peruvian friend and have tried their home cooked food on several occasions, but that was so long ago that this was almost my first encounter with Peruvian food after all these years. I stopped by during lunch time with a couple of people I work with, and the atmosphere was definitely very welcoming. The owner himself came by and explained the menu very extensively. There were many options and we were having a tough time deciding what exactly to get, but we ended up with two lomo saltados, a tallarind saltados, and tallarind con bistec. I'm not a fan of onions at all, so I ended up getting the tallarind verde- which is essentially noodles made with spinach. It was really good and though the noodles were a bit soft for my liking, the overall taste was undeniably "greens-tasting" which was a nice touch. The aji sauce was amazing and I literally drenched all of my food in it because it adds just the right amount of flavor in EVERYTHING. I'm usually not a huge fan of beef, but their steaks were cooked very nice and tender. Delicious! There was another sauce that was filled with green onions, and I'm not sure what it was but it was definitely much spicier and added a good kick to our food! I'll definitely be visiting this joint again whenever I'm in Norwalk, and the fact that it's a local mom and pop shop makes me want to support the business even more. If friendly local family business and good food is what you're looking for- look no further :)

We ordered milanesa chicken, lomo saltado, tallarin saltado, and sweet potatoes. All the dishes were good... the milanesa chicken was tasty but it would've been good with some sauce on that plate. Overall it was a little dry because it was served with rice and french fries. The portions were filling and the price is affordable. For dessert we ordered the lucuma ice cream. No idea what it was or what it tasted like, but we wanted to try something new. It kinda tastes like pumpkin... grainy powdery texture. Oh my friend ordered the papaya juice? It tasted refreshing.. really good! The parking lot in the back is scary. It was dark so I parked along the wall on the side of the restaurant where there was light.

Craving for lomo saltado with egg, Mario's Peruvian is too far from my office and i would waste my 30 mins lunch break. Off to yelp i go, type in Peruvian, current location, voila! Less than a mile away and super near to chase bank. Ordered my lomo saltado with 2 eggs, picked it up after i deposited my cheques. The place was empty...but one of the table had food left over so that's a good thing. My order was ready when i got there so its quick. The dish was flavorful, beef however is not as soft as mario's. the red onions were sweet as heck. A couple of downside other than the chewy beef, rice was way than a day old, egg is overcooked, yolk was well done, i like my egg runny. But flavor wise, it's on point. I'd order it again IF the craving is bad and I dont want to go far. $13.61 is fairly expensive for lunch so this aint happening all the time.

Asked for ceviche and honestly was nothing like what it should of been first off ceviche does not carry shrimp and I especially asked for squid and got nothing plate was full of onion and raw fish with water they called soup didn'teven add lemon to it worst place to eat and the owner is really rude he was hurrying my wife up to sit down would not recommend

BOMB DOT COM! I had the pescado a lo macho. The sauce was SO amazing. Savory, spicy & crack like. Seafood galore w/breaded fish.. Mmmmmm. The side of rice was really yummy too. Cooked to perfection & seasoned well. Friend had the pesto pasta w/steak. I tried the pasta & it was amazing as well. Tried the piccarones for the first time for dessert. It reminded me of funnel cake. Would've been 10x better with vanilla ice cream. Minus half a star for not having bread & minus another half for probably the worst aji sauce I've ever had :(. It was super watery & was not spicy. It didn't even taste like aji sauce. It tasted like some kinda mustard? But I didn't mind THAT much, cuz my entree was that good. Everyone here talks about the rude owner. I didn't have a problem with him, he was actually quite nice to us. Def coming back!

It's one of my top hole in a wall peruvian place. One star off because it gets hot in here but worth it

This place was kind of hole-in-the-street-ish. I drove right by it on the first time. It seemed authentic just from looking at the neighborhood it was in, but let's not judge restaurants by their cover. Gotta go inside and try it! The restaurant owners were friendly and the atmosphere was very casual. Maybe my friend and I look Peruvian, or maybe the owner just likes to speak Spanish to all their customers, but I found it very inviting and welcoming. I grew up in Los Angeles, so understanding Spanish isn't a problem. The food was super-fresh, thumbs up. I liked the bistec a lo pobre which is simply thin steak, 2 fried eggs over rice. Yum! It's not something that would blow someone like Colicchio's mind. Instead, it's something reminiscent of good home-cooking. I liked it. With this classic dish, don't expect something insanely crazy, steak and eggs over rice is just what I expected, and it filled my tummy. Add a touch of the green sauce, and it's delicious. The plantains also balance it out nicely. Tried their fried calamari which tastes good paired with the red onion. The crispiness of the calamari was perfect. And instead of their famous lomo saltado, we opted for the pollo saltado which was fairly good. I haven't found any Peruvian place to mess up this dish yet, so far so good.

Disappointing. Tried them on a Saturday evening a few weeks ago. The place was empty except for the workers who were sitting down watching TV and eating. We ordered the picante de mariscos and saltado de mariscos. The picante tasted nothing like i had before and was not very good. The sauce just had an off flavor. the Saltado dish was just as bad. The french fries were under cooked and mushy. This was a drive for us so its unlikely we would ever return when there are better options closer to home.

They attended us very last minute with a big order! Very friendly and accommodating. Sad to see it so empty due to the pandemic :/

I love this Peruvian place the food is great and the workers are really welcoming. They make you feel at home.

This spot is the absolute best peruvian i have tried. You go to other peruvian restaurants around SoCal and there is none other like this spot. I definitely recommend trying it out if you are looking for the real deal on Peruvian food.