Cathy O.
Yelp
I went to Arcano with my daughters for a Miami Spice lunch, and it was a real treat. The space was small and very cozy, despite its urban chic vibe. The floors were polished concrete, the open view of the kitchen was gleaming stainless steel, and the extensive wine racks were ultra modern. We started off splitting 3 pork pastelitos. I'm not a huge fan of empanadas, but these were so tasty, and not dry and doughy...A+. We had an unusual guacamole in that it was ultra creamy, but still had a good taste. And it came with brown bread! We devoured it. We also split the calamari's on fire, paying the upcharge. The squid was not breaded, but very chewable and the chorizo and pineapple were excellent. I admit I didn't try the jalapeños, so the dish was not spicy at all. For mains we tried the corvino with grilled zucchini and a grilled yellow pepper...so healthy. We had braised shredded beef, coconut cilantro rice (A+) , slivered crispy plantain chips and a surprisingly tasty black bean purée that I expected to be bland, but wasn't. We also tried the lomo saltado, because if you are doing Peruvian it's an "of course" though I didn't really get the $5 upcharge on that dish. It was great, but no more amazing than the other two mains. For dessert we did 2 chocolate mousses (yeah, it had a MUCH fancier name) and a tres leches. So much food, but we rolled out of there sooo happy.