El Pollo Inka

Ordered the lomo saltado! Although it was delicious, I had more onions than anything else. It looked like I ordered an onion stir fry! 🤣 the restaurant itself was clean, our food was served promptly, and the host ( the only black person) was very attentive and very polite! I'll definitely be back to try something different. 😋

The place is very well decorated, but it has a strange smell, right at the entrance and the same goes for the restroom. The food is good, but not great! Starter - the bread was good and warm, while the soup was good but cold Meat dish - good, but with little meat and too much onion. Noodle dish - lacked seasoning and shrimp, was a bit cold and had too much onion. Desert - Burned donut.

This is a great cozy low lit place with excellent soup for colds! I enjoy the food here, although the prices are on the medium ti higher end , a large soup will run you $16.00. It will feed two, so it's actually worth the price. It's made daily and like I mentioned, great for a cold. Share a plate, and it won't be too expensive, the portions are good sized. I ordered two large soups to go!

This has been a good place to eat. I have been going to this place for years. I will start with the price, and I must say prices are pretty good being the times we live in, about 18.00 per dish. Now, in regards to flavor, I think they have lowered the standards, this time, I was there, My food was a bit bland , not much flavor as it used to have. I do still like the PV location better, this was the Torrance location, still you will not be disappointed with the food.

Food was blah. Compared to other Peruvian restaurants, the food here falls short. For the price, I expected better tasting food. We came on a Friday evening and it was pretty dead. That should have been our first clue. The service was even worse. Our waiter was not pleasant and seemed to be annoyed that he had to serve us. Then when I asked him if they could sing happy birthday to my brother since it was his bday, he said “we used to do that but not anymore”. Spend your money elsewhere.

Well known local chain offering iconic Peruvian dishes. Our favorites: Tallarin Verde con Bistec Apanado (spaghetti in pesto sauce, topped with a breaded milanesa steak), Lomo Saltado (sautéed beef strips, stir fried with veggies and french fries), Chaufa De Pollo (fried rice with chicken) Of course, their yummy yummy yummy chicken cilantro soup - Aguadita de Pollo, freshly rolls, and delicious slightly spicy Peruvian green sauce, Aji Verde. I've been eating at their various locations for over 30 years and have loved it each time. Our teenager request it

Have been going to this restaurant since I gained consciousness, but went recently to celebrate my older sister's graduation. The food was good as always, but they forgot my sister's food. I will say, we did have a relatively large group (8-10), so having someone's food NOT forgotten would be impressive. They got rid of the live music offered here due to the pandemic, but that was always a family favorite. Unfortunate. The atmosphere was still nice nonetheless!

When Iived in the area, we loved coming here. It has been almost 8 years and being back brings back all the nostalgia. Everything here is so good and do not forget the green sauce. Your entree comes with bread and soup. The soup is delicious. We came at 11am and it wasn't crowded but the minute it hit noon, the place filled up. I had the passion fruit juice which was refreshing. I always order the Aji De Gallina, it's my favorite. I slather it with green sauce and dip my bread in it. The atmosphere is nice and the place is very clean. Great customer service. If you are in there area stop by and grab yourself a meal and the cookies are to die for.

The food is consistently amazing always fresh, flavorful, and on point! The service is top-notch, with friendly staff who really take care of you. I've rarely ever had an issue here. Highly recommend this place it never disappoints.

The good: They had a live flute player which was super cool. He played popular current songs and wore native Peruvian clothing (I think). I got the seafood noodles and my husband got the half chicken. I like the cilantro chicken soup that accompanies all of the meals for free. I also tried their chicha morada and thought it was sweet and tasty. I liked the interior decor and decorative leather and carved wooden chairs. We got seated after about a 10 minute wait without reservations. The interior has larger tables that are good for large groups as well. I thought the prices were fair and the portions sizes were good. There were lots of menu options. The bad: The booths have really low walls so you're in close view of your neighboring diners. I generally don't mind this but my toddlers loved throwing stuff over the border and standing up to greet the neighbors in their personal space. There's no outdoor dining space. The interesting: I've been to their other location up the hill and would say the other one has a slightly fancier feel with a slightly larger space (because it has vaulted ceilings and both and indoor and outdoor eating area). The front lobby area has a lit up wall menu that looks like it could be for takeout orders.

The Good: Service and price. Huge servings I really wanted to like this restaurant as the service was good and the prices were very affordable ($14 for a plate of 1/2 a chicken with soup, salad and rice ( or fries if you want) but the food was ok at best. The Chicken had a nice crisp skin but the flavors are lacking. We also had the Lomo Saltado and the meat was hard and overcooked and again lacked flavor. It looked delicious and the servings are huge

Food was blah. Compared to other Peruvian restaurants, the food here falls short. For the price, I expected better tasting food. We came on a Friday evening and it was pretty dead. That should have been our first clue. The service was even worse. Our waiter was not pleasant and seemed to be annoyed that he had to serve us. Then when I asked him if they could sing happy birthday to my brother since it was his bday, he said "we used to do that but not anymore". Spend your money elsewhere.

The main reason I'm writing this review is because of service! Absolutely amazing, Maria was so kind to us and very accommodating with our 4 little ones. I had the shrimp saltado while my husband and brother ordered the lomo saltado and kiddos had the tallarin verde. Everything was good but service was excellent!

There are a number of things to love about this location: -Ample parking -Excellent and attentive service -A nice, welcoming atmosphere -Plenty of seating, especially for large groups -Good music on rotation that's not too loud -A well thought out menu with options for individual meals or family style sharing But, goodness. The food is so bland. This was my first time dining at any El Pollo Inka location. It's a local chain and popular with the family. Apparently, the restaurant has been around since I was in elementary school growing up in Los Angeles, but I had never heard of it. It's a Peruvian restaurant with an origin story about a family that immigrated to the U.S. in the late 1970s. Sounds like the family has poured everything -- their hearts and love -- into the restaurant. The most popular dish, from what I have heard is the Pollo a la Brasa, the Peruvian rotisserie chicken, which I very happily ordered. The dish was quite fresh, but the chicken had no noticeable flavor. I was shocked, because I hear that nearly 10 different herbs and spices are used to make this signature chicken. We also went with the calamari. Which was actually more flavorful and more interesting overall. It came with boiled potatoes, which were so bland and did not add anything at all, and marinated onions -- and a ton of them. The canario beans and rice, however, were absolutely delicious. I could have had a bowl of that and nothing else. And if I ever return, that may be all that I order -- though I am interested in a number of seafood dishes they offer. And I really enjoyed the bowl of soup provided at the start of (most) meals. So, not a good impression. And not eager to return. But I say give them at least once chance to interest you.

Pollo Inka has always been one of my favorite places to get food from but this was my first time actually eating in the restaurant! We started off with a some nice fresh rolls with butter and after ordering was given some delicious soup. The food was super delicious and came in very big portions. The live music was super nice and made a very nice eating atmosphere. 9/10 experience, only for the fact that we kept having to look for our server since they seemed to super busy.

Used to come here all the time when I was younger with my parents who loved their lomo saltado. Moved to riverside lately so haven't had chance to go often. I recommended this place to friends and we all went last week. THEY LOVED THE LOMO SALTADO, and the bread is still as good as I remember. Their chicken is freshly made and cooked in house and service is always great!

Our server got our order wrong 3 times. The food was ok but the ceviche left our stomachs hurting. The place is big, no complaints on the ambiance.

They have a lunch special that's a good deal. I love their green sauce over rice. I hadn't eaten here for a while but recently I ordered take out and it was truly delicious. The seafood rice dish is really tasty/spicy. The yellow creamy chicken is mild and amazing. The chicken cilantro soup is so good and not salty which I appreciated.

Never did I think the best fried rice I'd ever have come out of a South Bay Peruvian chain. If I had to recommend anything out of their vast menu, it is HANDS DOWN the Chaufa de Pollo. It has gloriousssss amounts of chicken and somehow the fried rice as a whole is so so juicy. Don't ask me how. Just order it. Right now!

It had been a hot minute since I'd been to El Pollo Inka. We used to go regularly but the quality started to go downhill, then the pandemic hit, and when we tried it again it was this weird "order at a counter" and then the service was non-existent, the live music disappeared, and the food became mediocre (chicken was dry, beef became chewy). Why did we decide to go back? I guess it was driving by the new El Pollo Inka Express that took over the KFC/Pizza Hut location made me think about the aji amarillo sauce (a little too much). I also missed a good rotisserie chicken and I used to enjoy the lomo saltado. I guess I figured if they were expanding, maybe they regrouped and figured it all out again. So, we went. They are back. Friendly service. Aji amarillo sauce in the squirt bottles. Juicy chicken at a reasonable price. Tender beef in the lomo saltado. They brought back the music. The musician was playing Christmas jingles on the pan flute. Campy but festive. Bottom line: I'll be back even if the music isn't. The tasty food was back.

Ordered delivery through DoorDash - food arrived promptly and was still warm. The ceviche pescado definitely needed to marinated in lemon or lime juice for another couple of hours - it smelled very fishy and the texture was very, very raw so we ended up adding more lemon juice and putting it back in the fridge for the next day. Aji salsa was delicious and had a kick to it, but it was the most flavorful item we received. The beef in the lomo saltado was on the tougher side, but still able to be chewed without hurting your jaw. I did ask for a medium rare cook but it was definitely well done LOL. Overall, the beef needed more soy sauce, tomato flavor, salt and pepper. Curious to try out their other dishes but this wasn't the best experience! Can't say much about ambience since I ordered for take out.

My shrimp was completely overcooked. They were so tiny and tough to chew, it was a struggle to stick my fork through them. Everything else was perfect

This is the first time I've had Peruvian food. I fell in love the first bite. The soup was incredible, warm and flavorful. The main dishes were wonderful, Lomo Saltado was my absolute favorite. The only downside was the dessert, which fell short of the quality of the rest of the meal. It didn't quite hit the mark and felt like an afterthought compared to the otherwise amazing offerings. Despite that, I'd still highly recommend El Pollo Inka for the excellent service and great food. Just maybe skip the dessert!

Family meal is a great deal and so very filling. Chicken was delicious as were the sides. I haven't eaten at the restaurant yet but plan to go in the near future.

My brother and I split a whole chicken with brown rice, soup & salad for $30.80 before tip. This is more than half off the price I spent at Wurstkuche for my brother and I. I actually felt guilty for spending so little on my food. I left an $8 tip.

Relatively new shop that thankfully took over the old dreadful KFC in Torrance on Anza. Thought the meal was pretty good and good value for money, since one dish can easily serve two people. Liked the green bean stir fry which has a remarkable amount of vegetables for a quick service restaurant.

Let me first start off with our service was great! We got in and got seated right away. We then were greated by our server who was very kind and sweet, and helped us with our questions about the menu! She brought us our drinks right away and our complimentary bread, 10 outta 10. Ordered the Vanita de Pollo and can say the food wasn't too greasy and the soup was amazing. Would recommend asking questions about their menu if you haven't been here before but they have a great selection. And the table and bathroom were very clean, with awesome music playing, it was a great time! Ask for the green sauce!!

The food is very delicious at this location. We didnt have to wait that long it was a 3 minute wait and the service was good. We were surprise that on a Saturday night it's wasn't crowded like other restaurants. Yes it was busy. Food was really good and warm. The ceviche was the best choice.

My coworkers and I often dine here during lunch time. It's never too busy and the staff are all very friendly. We always talk about trying something new, but seem to always just go back to the classic lomo saltado.

I usually get the saltado de pollo but I had a coupon for their col saltado de pollo which has cabbage instead of fries ( Sautéed onions, tomatoes, cilantro, and cabbage, served with garlic rice). The garlic rice tastes like just regular white rice. I also got a side of fries to add to the dish. The side of fries is huge and good for 2 people! But it was almost unedible as I got it to go, it was dried up and semi cold (maybe they prepared it before the dish because the dish itself was hot). I loved the con saltado de pollo. The crunch of the cabbage was a wonderful edition (not raw and not overly cooked, it was PERFECT). The legendary spicy aji green sauce was great as always, chicken I got well done which was great, cumin flavor, sauteeed tomatoes and onions were wonderful. Just a fantastic dish I will keep coming back for. Next time I will just opt to add the fries into the dish unless I'm eating there or picking up myself to make sure the fries are fresh.

First time eating here and it was good. The food is not top tier but it is good. The ambience is nice. But most importantly my server Maria was amazing. Excellent customer service and such a sweet lady. Well educated on the menu and great advice for what she recommended. I would definitely go back.

I did love it the Food was Perfect cooked and has flavor. I made the order online. I ordered plate of lamb it was delicious and Plate lomo salteado it wasn't salty it was Perfect cooked it was delicious

The food, service , ambience was real nice. The 1/2 original chicken plate was good. The service was on point with all checking on our needs.Also , there was entertainment .

Chicken is always good here, never crowded during week, could get busy on weekends but max wait would probably be 1/2 hour at most. Staff are always nice. On weekends they have small group playing live music very nice they dim lights as well to set the vibe. I mean the food is always good there's nothing really bad to say. I just love the chicken here.

Genuinely only good things to say about this restaurant. My parents used to go here when they were first dating, 20+ years ago. My mom swears the quality has stayed the same! I agree. - Fast service and straight to the point! They don't push specific plates which is nice. - Bathrooms well kept - Salsa Nights - Big portions - Vegan and vegetarian options - Large bar and options - Booth seats are super comfy!

Want a 3rd world dining experience? Go here. Place is filthy AF, bathrooms worse than a gas station's, disgusting! If they are that dirty, how's the kitchen? Glass between booths also filthy. Truly stomach turning 3rd world lack of cleanliness. Food is actually pretty tasty, however, service is SLOOOOOW and inattentive. Will not be back. 2 of 4 people had runs later that evening. Stay far far away. Filthy, nasty and just not worth it.

I visited Peru and have since cherished the Peruvian cuisine and culture even more. This place has impeccably fast service and it's perfect for families, casual dates and more! You get a LOT of food for your buck. I always ask for the bread and sauce appetizer, the ceviche mixta and the lomo saltado. You can't go wrong with that combo if you like a little bit of everything! Also, the chicken plates pack a heavy punch! It'll fill you up on protein and keep you full until the next day. In the end, I always end up taking food home because I always want all the flavors! No regrets, though

Spicy aji sauce... drool, soo good! This is a take out review. It was our first time at this location, easy to park, the lobby area was nice, it has seats for the waiting area. Upon walking in we were immediately assisted to where to go for take out orders. I truly admire the fast and efficient service we received. The order was correct and had all the extra sauces, soups, and bread! The PESCADO A LO MACHO was fire! The perfect amount of spice and packed with flavor, I could literally just eat the rice and the sauce alone, then add in the delicious seafood! I am definitely ordering that again! All in all, my experience here for take out was smooth sailing, I will be back to dine in next time! Happy eats, loves! ^_^

Haven't been here in maybe 20 years ? Always worth comming back. Can't wait to eat here again here for a work trip

Honestly have no idea why this place only has a less than 4 stars. I thought the food, price and service was good. The food came out in under 10minutes and it was quite busy. However, it did take a while for someone to come and take my order. The food tasted great like any other Pollo saltado I've had. It was a bit on the pricier side but I'd still come back to give it another shot. Service: 4/5 Food: 5/5 Ambience: 4/5 Taste to cost ratio: 4/5

Door dash order and should Of known they would not of cared about the quality. Steak was way over cooked, tasted like wood! I can't believe the restaurant allowed that food to go out! Lesson learned! I guess sometimes restaurants think there so big and forget what put them on the map to begin with! BTW, not the first time my food was delivered like this and yes it was this particular Pollo Inka on Hawthorne based on receipt!

El Pollo Inka has been a favorite of ours for many years. We have gone to many of their locations, but the Torrance location is our favorite. We like the layout of the restaurant and the food has a better flavor here in our opinion. It had been a while since our last visit so it was nice. My usual is the Saltado de Pollo. The Saltado can be done with beef or seafood as well. My preference is the chicken though. The mixture of the chicken, fries and tomato (onion as well if you like it), gives the dish really good flavoring. It pairs well with the rice and if you add some of the green sauce for a little spicy flavor, it is perfect. Most entrees also come with a small bowl of soup as well. I believe they call it sopa aguada, which is a chicken soup. It has a good taste as well and adding some green sauce will also help it cool down quicker as it's usually very hot. The only downfall I see after all these years is that the plates are getting smaller, literally. Our dinner entree was brought in this medium plate where the food was pretty compacted. My daughter had the half chicken plate with rice and fries and she had a full size plate. I just feel that it looks more presentable in a bigger plate rather than cramming the food into a smaller plate. Reminds me of lunch time portions where you usually pay less, but it's a smaller portion than the dinner ones. Overall though, it was a good experience as usual and the food was good. Definitely worth the drive for us.

I went to the other location in Torrance. This one had live music playing. Service was great as usual. The soup here was a bit smaller than the other locations I have gone to. The food though was still great like always. I will be back to this location

Full service, free famous rolls with Aji sauce and cups of soup are back. This place has been restored to its former glory after suffering thru take out and limited service years. I've been coming here since 1997 when some local friends persuaded me to drive down here for the best Peruvian food around. They were right and I've been making the 1.5hr drive for 25+ years now when I'm craving good Peruvian food. My go-tos are the Aguaditto soup (chicken and rice), the Lomo Saltado (must try for first timers) and the Tallarin Verde with Bisteak (pesto spaghetti with milanesa) that's to die for. The Pollo a la Brasa and Chauffa de Mariscos are top notch as well. All the food at this location is full of flavor and has the perfect texture. I've tried other locations that are closer to me, but none are as good as this one. Service is prompt. Ambience is very casual with Peruvian decor everywhere. Plenty of parking in the back and easy access from Hawthorne Blvd. It's a bit far from the 405 or 110 freeways, but worth the trip. Don't forget to try an Inca Cola or any of their cocktails.

I had my last lunch during work with some of my coworker besties here. Since I will be starting a new job, I decided to eat here with them before my departure. It was my first time eating at the restaurant and I was surprised at how spacious it was inside. Prior to eating at the restaurant, I've only driven by the restaurant. It always sparked my curiosity so I thought I'd try it. Although I've had Peruvian food before, this was my first time trying El Pollo Inka. We ordered the: - Lomo Saltado w/ Carne Asada - Tallarin Verde Bistec Apanado - Chicken dish with vegetables (sorry I forgot the name) I just remember my friend mentioning that there was a lot of veggies. It was definitely a more veggie than meat ratio. - Aguadito Soup (pleasantly surprised that it came with our meal) -- it was delicious - Inka cola (first time trying it and it was so yummy -- imagine banana and pineapple soda) I remember the food coming out quickly. Since we went during our lunchtime, we were on a time crunch. We sat down, ordered, ate our food, and packed what was left to-go within an hour. The place was pretty packed during lunch time too. Even though our waitress was super busy running back and forth, she still made time to take a lovely photo for us. Thank you!

I used to like their arroz con pollo which is not available anymore. I must have not ordered enough to really know if it is fair to judge. I need to go back and give it another try.

If you're coming here for food. Get any of the "saltados" which is sautéed veggies, fries with your choice of meat. It's probably the most flavorful even though they are supposed to be "the chicken spot" You can't go wrong with any of the saltados. The chicken or other dishes alone might be noticeably bland.(as other reviews have mentioned.) The appetizers can be good too. If you are here for music on Fridays or Saturdays it can be weird. The security asks you if you're here to eat or dance lol. If you want both you'll have to eat and THEN pay an extra 10$ to go dance. Just weird. Service will not be great for food or drinks if you are escorted to the "dining section" by the security at the entrance. The funny part is the dining section is right next to the dance floor. But if you so much as look at the dance floor, you will be escorted out by security.(at least they make it seem that way ) This place used to have a more welcoming vibe to it. Now it just feels like they're penny pinching and it doesn't give it a nice flow for the night. If you spend money on the food, you should have access to the dance floor. Lol. It's kinda goofy. That part is just weird overall. It's got mostly an older crowd 40-50+. The place has room for improvement but they seem to have the customers to keep things the way they are.

Used to have good food and good service, but both have really gone downhill over the past couple of years. When we went there recently the service was very poor, the dining area had crumbs on the floor and on many tables, and our food was only lukewarm and had lots of gluten filler in it. It's sad, because it used to be one of our favorite places, but we won't be going back again until management greatly improves.

My father-in-law wanted Pollo Inka for Father's Day and we obliged. Came out to this location around 1 pm and they sat us instantly (even though the entire party of 10 wasn't there yet). It was a bit quiet here when we arrived, not many guests, just busy enough to keep busy, but still relatively slow. The menu is fairly straightforward, they know what they do well and promote it. The service is great from the host to the waitress to the servers to the bussers, everyone really makes sure you're taken care of. Additionally, once you order food, it comes out fast. Food, though, is okay. My wife ordered something that had the spicy symbol next to it that said it was spicy, but it was not. I ordered the Pollo a la brasa with rice and salad. You get quite a bit of salad with a vinaigrette dressing in a little sealed container to pour on your salad. The salad is your typical iceberg lettuce and some carrots. You get about 2 cups of garlic rice. For the chicken you have an option between dark meat or white meat (I opted for white). Flavorwise, nothing stood out. It all felt safe and okay. I was honestly hoping for more considering that this is what was highlighted on their menu.

I found a hair in my food ( Col Saltada de Carne) on my first bite discussing never again and didn't do anything to try and make it up will not recommend never again Encontré un pelo en mi carne saltada en mi primera mordida. No voy a recomendar su lugar. Nunca vengan aquí estoy bien decepcionado

I've been going to El Pollo Inka with friends and family since I was in elementary school and after coming back from Berkeley, I can say that this place has really lost its touch. The complimentary rolls were hard as a brick, but the soup was still good as I remembered. I got my regular order of lomo saltado, and I'm not sure why, but it was just different? The beef was fine, but it had some chewy parts, and it was a little bit too salty for my taste. I'm really sad as I had a lot of memories coming here after school with my friends for their lunch happy hour. I hope that this is just a one-off experience as I really loved this place.

Thank you Michael for great service ! After a long day of work I came with my best friend and the ambiance was perfect. Great music and not too busy. Food choices were recommended by Michael and he was spot on! Food was delicious!

We used to go to this El Pollo Inka prior to the pandemic but since it does not have outdoor sitting, we went to the one at Palos Verdes. Yesterday, we decided to go back to this Torrance location. We asked for low salt but instead the food was extra salty. The seafood cilantro rice was extremely salty and it contained shrimp whiskers. The extra soup was also very salty and just mostly added water. The Chaufa was not as salty but if we asked for low salt, why it seemed to be more salty? We just have to go back to the one at Palos Verdes now.

3.5 stars overall. We arrived at 2:25 pm and had to sign up for the waitlist on their tablet and saw that we were 5th in line. There was no one at the counter and to be honest, the tablet and its sign telling us to get on the waitlist was not that noticeable. We stood there at the entrance for a minute before we realized we had to get on the list ourselves. Anyways we waited for about 30 minutes and looked at the waitlist and saw we were #1 in queue. A party of 4 came in and this worker with blond hair tied back in came to the front, asked if they're on the waitlist, but didn't check for their place on the list and just said "we can seat you". After seating them, we tried to tell him we're also on the list but he told us to wait and that they'll call our name and then returned to the check out counter. We were finally seated by someone else and the service for the rest of the meal was very good! We ordered: the pollo a la brasa (whole polo), lomo saltado, and pollo saltado. Everything was very delicious! We received soups as part of an appetizer and it wasn't that hot. It was like likewarm. When waiting to be seated, we saw lots of customers leaving with take-out bags and it was no joke!! Serving sizes are huge!! Anyways, everything was really good in terms of service and food except for that small mishap in the beginning.

If 3.5 stars was an option, that's where I'd place it. But I'll lean for the 4th star because of the green sauce. The food is great here, wonderfully executed Peruvian food. Ambiance is decent, with plenty of seating and live music on weekend evenings. But, it's definitely gone down hill since COVID. Staff isn't as friendly, execution of the dishes isn't as crisp. Something just feels off here now. But, the green sauce and soup are still poppin, there's still plenty of flavor in every dish, and the menu has enough variety for everyone to find something they like. The chicken and green beans (Saltado de Vainitas) edges out everyone's favorite, chicken and french fries (Pollo Saltado) for me. The seafood in spicy cream sauce (Picante de Mariscos) is also wonderful. Somehow this sit down restarting is actually less expensive than their new fast casual drive-thru across town, so that's a plus.

Never had a bad meal here. Pollo a la brasa, lomo saltado, papa rellena, and platano was on point. Even the complimentary rolls and Aguadito didn't disappoint. Pollo a la brasa came with rice and salad, lomo saltado came with rice. Don't forget to slather your meal with the wonderful Aji! We came hungry, and left happy. Will definitely indulge more of the menu on return visits.

Portions have gotten smaller and not worth the price. Ordered 2 pollo saltados which came with 5 very small pieces of chicken, one tomato, a little veggies and a whole lot of rice. Then asked for an extra green sauce and he told me there was already sauce and when I offered to pay for the sauce is when he gave it to me. Not worth $15... you will be disappointed.