El Rey Peruvian Restaurant

I love this place! I and my wife were craving roasted chicken and Ooooh buddy they are by far the best in our area. It's better than Juan Pollo & El Pollo Loco!! My expectation was high and they obliterated the competition. The resturant is very pleasant and full of lovely morals. You are welcome to stay and watch some futbul. The chicken was peak and the savory rice was delicious and spicy. We are fans of the heat lords here. The Yuca was fried perfectly. The tamales were Southern American style, really moist and wrapped in banana leaf. We will be going back to try more foods. There so many different foods we will be enjoying for weeks to come.😋

Tasty Peruvian food. The seafood was extremely spicy that didn't work for me, but otherwise there is no complains.

I can highlight the cleanliness of the place including the bathroom, 10/10. I loved the appetizer because the oil was clean and it was noticeable in the flavor of the food, roast chicken with a very good flavor and the lomo saltado was also delicious. My only suggestion is the high volume of the TV. In my case I prefer not so much noise to eat, just personal case 🫶🏻

FAVORITE SPOT every time I visit this side of the pond. The roasted chicken with chicken fried rice and fries is my FAVORITE! Staff is super friendly and accommodating. HIGHLY RECOMMEND to TRY ATLEAST ONCE!

I loved coming here for the first time today, we got the 1/2 and 1/4 roasted chicken plates. I was able to replace fried with Yucca fries and also added fried plantains. Oh my God they where so good and delicious made my mouth drool at how good it was. Definitely coming back to try their other dishes.

Excellent food and service! The hand painted images are so beautiful and create a great ambience of the Peru attractions. They also have some music of Peru also playing as you enjoying a delicious hot and fresh meal. The various sauces heighten the experience from mild hot sauce to the rocoto hot sauce (red sauce), and the mayonnaise. I love the chicha morada (purple corn drink). It is so flavorful and fresh as ever!

Very clean restaurant with polite service that delivers what I am looking for: Peruvian Chicken. The food is excellent tasting and would seem to be authentic, though I can't speak to it personally the entire restaurant speaks to that. The diverse menu includes some Asian fusion dishes and I think anyone could find something they would like here. Plenty of parking in the evening and a very large space, they appear to host events there as well based on the audio equipment at the back. Worth trying if you like tasty chicken.

El Rey is a Peruvian restaurant in the middle of the shopping center right off the highway, so easy to get to. Lots of parking outside, a good amount of tables inside and good friendly service. Their food is great, lomo saltado is delicious, although if it had a little more of the juices for the rice, it would be perfect. Good portion sizes for the price. I highly recommend coming here if you wanna try something new and delicious.

The food is good. I was hoping to try their whole rotisserie chicken, but I made the mistake of coming too close to closing to order it so I had it as takeout the following night. Dining in with my friends (a mom, dad and kid my daughters age) and daughter, we enjoyed the vibes- cute paintings on the walls, colorful for kids, and room to be themselves on a weeknight. The service? I think this place may cater more to takeout orders or Spanish-speaking peoples but we enjoyed dining in because it felt like home. I much preferred the fried chicken and lomo saltado to rotisserie. And agua fresca was great

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Great food, great service. The place was clean and cute. The alfajores de maizena were delicious! This little restaurant is a hidden gem. The serve picarones on Thursdays, yumm.

Unprofessional and no integrity. I ordered an hour ahead of time for my husband to pick up 2 whole chicken combos and 2 ceviches. The restaurant called to confirm with me. When he got to the restaurant he was greeted with puzzled looks. They acted confused, so I called. The lady who answered told me to give them 10 more minutes, I said no worries. 40 minutes later, still no food. I call again, they tell me 10 more minutes. Now I feel like I'm being played with and I'm 100% upset. I should have ordered from San Fernando Pollos a las brasas. I regret ordering from here. I will NEVER order from this restaurant again. Update- they did not give us the (2) 2liters of Inca cola. The lady keep telling me to take it up with a third party, she is not responsible, and to do whatever but she was not going to give me what I paid for. The photos I took is from their website. Worst experience I have ever had.

First time trying Peruvian food. Restaurant was clean and basic. Server was very polite and made good recommendations. We ordered what she recommended and enjoyed it. Both seafood dishes were tasty but I found the octopus tough. We plan to come back and try the traditional roasted chicken.

Very good food 10/10! People are nice and friendly. The place is usually not very crowded so a lot of seating and they always have good music going on.

Wow, good food. I really enjoyed the steak! So delicious. I also liked the chicken appetizer. Very nice with a spicy sauce. The veggies that comes along is great with the dressing they use for it.

Stopped here on our way to Whidbey Island. It's a cute place in a strip mall right off the main triad to the ferry. I was craving roast chicken and salad. Ordered the whole chicken meal which comes with fries and salad and a bevy of sauces. The chicken was delicious and juice. The white meat was so tender and tasty. The hot sauce was excellent. Service was friendly and the restroom was clean. My only complaint was that the fries were not crispy. I would definitely go back if I'm in the area.

Before trying this place my wife and I had never tried Peruvian food. Let me tell you, this place is great! Their lomo saltado and the sauce it comes with is delicious! Their chicken is also very good. Everything we have tried from here is great. Couldn't recommend it more!

Delicious food! I had Inca Kola (a golden pop), yucca fries and the bistec, and it was wonderful. Make sure to end your meal with the crema volteada!

Sunday's stated closing time is 7:00pm. We arrived at 6:23pm and got turned away. The servers let us know they "were out of everything" and were so overwhelmed due to how busy the place was. There were visible tables

If you're craving Peruvian food, this is the best place in the area - the Ceviche is absolute perfection (make sure you get it without the spice - the picante is pretty spicy) and their roasted chicken is tender and deliciously marinated. We also got the chicken fried rice. 10/10 recommend!

Such an amazing spot with delicious food! Literally never been so excited about a place, the food is so flavorful and the staff is so friendly!

Ordered jalea, lomo saltado, and half roasted chicken. All the restaurants in this plaza feel very authentic, like these people just moved here 2 weeks ago and set up shop. It's fantastic. Jalea was an unexciting dish, but the sauce was decent. Chicken was good too but once again unexciting. The lomo saltado I can absolutely recommend, not for the beef but for the rice. They boil the rice with garlic oil and I couldn't put it down. As one of the only 10 Chinese people in the world that doesn't like rice, this rice I love.

A delicious meal for one. :) 1/4 roasted chicken, french fries, salad - I want to try this with fried rice next time. I also got Papa a la Huacaína (boiled potatoes with a cheese sauce) which seems to be a comfort Peruvian appetizer. It wasn't my favorite, but still delicious - served with a half boiled egg & olive. Perfectly roasted flavorful chicken... Excited to try their other dishes and explore Peruvian food!

Food is spot on, reminds me of my tia in Peru! Service was friendly and quick, even though I ran in to pickup my order two minutes before closing! Will definitely will be bdck

Ordered their most popular dishes lomo saltado and bisteck a lo pobre and was sadly disappointed. The fries had no flavor and steak didn't have seasoning on it. The rating is very misleading , would not recommend

My family and I visited this place for dinner yesterday. It was our first time trying Peruvian cuisine. Upon entering the restaurant, we were immediately greeted by the owners, Tomas & Yashira. They were very friendly and welcoming. The restaurant is very vibrant, spacious, and clean. We love the murals on the walls. It gives you a little glimpse of what Peruvian culture is like. We ordered Lomo Saltado, Monstrito, and Bistek A Lo Pobre. They were DELICOUS and inexpensive! If you're ever in the Lynnwood/Mukilteo area, this place is a must-try!

We ordered a rotisserie chicken with salad and fries plus the fried rice entree for dinner. We showed up to pick up the food and had to wait about 10 mins...which was a little better than Fernando's. The rotisserie chicken was very good. It was cooked perfectly. The spicy sauce that came with the chicken made a spicy and delicious dipping sauce. The sides were good but not great. The rice reminds you of chicken fried rice but with cinnamon. Good flavor. The fries were a little bland and we had to reheat them in our ninja foodie to crisp them up. Overall a good option for a different take out dinner.

I love this place! The carne asada, papa de huacaina, cevicehe, and refresco de maracuya are my favorites! The owner is so nice to talk to, too@

Serving rodents ? This is on their google reviews, I think they should advertise this so people who don't want their food prepared where rodents are prepared know.

Ordered trio Marino, seafood fried rice, and lomo spaghetti combo. My daughter went crazy on the octopus in the fried rice. Pretty sure she ate an entire octopus by herself tonight. The cheese spaghetti was fantastic, very nostalgic taste to it. I called here last time and thought the food was pretty good but this time it was even better. Updating to 5 stars

Good food. The place and kitchen look clean. The bathroom is clean as well. They have good Peruvian food. Different choices and prices. I do recommend this place. The people are nice. Especially the owner, she's such a nice lady!

Phenomenal food! Third time here! Loved the Pollo Saltado and Pescado Frito Con Pallares. Both of these dishes go well together. The fish is amazing that is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. Great flavor! I don't usually order seafood at other restaurants, but this is something I'll always order when coming here. Pollo Saltado is amazing as well. The chicken wasn't super tender, but the flavor overall is what made up for it. The spicy sauce that I drizzled over it is what brings it to the next level. Definitely will be coming back for more.

We've been here several times for to go orders and they never disappoint! Service is always fast and they're always super nice! The food is always SO good. We especially love getting the arroz con mariscos!

So my daughter and I hadn't really thought out what to do for dinner and at the last second I thought... What about that new Peruvian place in the Safeway parking lot... Really great decision! First of all it's clearly a family run joint... The daughter was so sweet, and actually painted all of the murals along the walls! What an artist! We opted to get a couple of the specialties rather than the chicken that they are famous for... because we are pretty sure the chicken is gonna be good...We got the Aeropuerto, which was delicious! It's fried rice with vermicelli noodles maybe? There are green onions and bell peppers, chunks of chicken and a really delicious flavor that I can't put my finger on. We also ordered the bistek a lo pobre... perfectly cooked piece of carne asada, a couple fried plantains, rice with a fried egg, and the crunchy French fries that accompany most dishes here. It was served with a side of this creamy spicy sauce... next time I think I'll order an extra egg... I chopped the egg up onto the rice... Pulled the meat into chunks mixed it all up... Delicious! Oh and the drinks! Made fresh in house... these are not made from a powder mix... not overly sweetened koolaid stuff. These are actual juices and drinks made fresh in house. We ordered three. #1 The chicha morada, the purple corn juice... sounds weird. The Mom in charge actually brought out the actual purple corn she uses, oh and she mixes the whole thing with pineapple juice... it's weird but so awesome! #2 refresco de maracuya, it's passion fruit and delicious. Enough said. #3!!! The SPECIAL She had to check to see if her mom was making it today... it's like... a creamy carrot juice. So yummy, and frothy, and naturally sweet from carrots and a tiny bit of honey. Also weird... but I freaking loved it. Anyhow... this place deserves some support, they just opened a few days ago. I love all the colors, and the vibe is family. Yandira is the lovely daughter taking care of the front end, and Yacira is the heart of it, the Mom in the kitchen with all the authentic recipes. Oh and don't forget to selfie with the LLAMAS!!!!

Excellent had the Bistek A Lo Pobre and Pescado tonight. Both were excellent and the young lady was so sweet. I am happy to have tried my first Peruvian food here.

My wife (who is Peruvian) and I have been in the hunt for an authentic Peruvian restaurant ever since we got married earlier this year. We've tried the three other Peruvian restaurants around the Seattle area, and after eating at El Rey tonight, we have finally found the real deal. My wife approves! We ordered the Papa A La Ocopa appetizer to start with, which was boiled potatoes in a green sauce with a hint of dill. My wife said they tasted very authentic. We also ordered Chicha Morada (a traditional Peruvian drink made with purple corn juice) and Refresco de Maracuya Special (Drink made with papaya juice), and both were very fresh and delicious. Every other Peruvian restaurant we tried made Chicha Morada with a mix, but my wife said it is obviously made fresh here. I ordered the Monstrito Special, which was a quarter chicken, fried rice, and french fries. The chicken was nicely seasoned, and very tender. The fried rice was my favorite part of the whole meal. It had a spice in it that I couldn't put my finger on, but it was so good that I couldn't stop shoveling it in my mouth once I tasted it. The fries were nicely salted, and ketchup was available for my American palate, although I understand from my wife that they are meant to be mixed and eaten with everything on the plate (with a fork) in traditional Peruvian dining. My wife had the Mondonguito Italiano, which was tripe cooked with carrot, french fries, rice, and beans, and she said it was authentic, just like home in Peru. She gave me a bite, and I wasn't a fan, but only because I'm not a fan of the texture of tripe. Next time, I'm going to try either the Chaufa de Pollo (Peruvian Fried Rice in a Chinese style), Lomo Saltado (Steak with french fries, onions, tomatoes), or Aeropuerto (a variation on the fried rice with noodles). The service was excellent and attentive. The chef came out to the table to welcome us and ask if we had any questions. It's obviously a family affair, and you can tell they take pride in what they do. Do yourself a favor and support a small business that is making delicious food.

I came here with my Peruvian boyfriend who recently moved to Washington from New York. We ordered the chaufa (I absolutely love chaufa) and the passion fruit drink. We were both really excited to see a Peruvian restaurant open up so close to my home. The chaufa was lacking in flavor and the drink tasted fine. Unfortunately, I've had better chaufa elsewhere but I will definitely come back to try other dishes. Service was also great, the counter person was a nice and friendly woman :)

I'm so happy to have this restaurant open close to where I live! I was in today for lunch with a special friend and ordered their Grill Beef and 1/2 chicken entree also some ceviche and extra sweet plantains. It was super good! Everything was seasoned and cook to perfection. I will definitely be back. It is a family restaurant. Literally cooked and serve by family members so don't expect service without prompting them. Non the less, I love their food so that wouldn't stop me from returning. Go try for yourself and help this family stay viable. The food would not disappoint!!

Mouthwatering, flavor explosion... the roasted chicken is so absolutely tender and tastes heavenly! Both white and dark were equally tender. We will definitely be going there again!!

food was fantastic!! best peruvian i've had in a while. employees were very friendly and had great recommendations. recommend!

This place is a gem and I'm so excited it's in my neighborhood! The food is delicious and service quick and friendly. We will be back for sure.

Such delicious Peruvian food and the service is so friendly and quick! It was our first time in and we got the Mondonguito Italiano and Chicha Morada. The Mondonguito contains tripe and it was sauted with the perfect blend of spices and so tender! The Chicha was fruity and lightly spiced, but really refreshing. Highly recommend if you're in the area!

One of the best ceviches I've tried here in Seattle. La sazón norteña de su chef Chimbotano es incomparable. The service always outstanding and very friendly. Highly recommend this place to everyone.

Everything is always seasoned perfectly and the staff are super nice! My sister, boyfriend, and I have probably been here at least 5 times in the past 4 months, even though it's a 30 min drive. Our favorites are the lomo saltado, pescado con pallares, ceviche, and the chicha morada

Wow! I have never tried Peruvian food until tonight, and why I haven't discovered this delicious cuisine yet blows my mind. The establishment was clean, simple yet festive. Small, but in a cozy family owned restaurant kinda way. In fact, I think the whole family was running the restaurant when I happened to walk in. The staff was friendly and kind; especially understanding & helpful with guiding me through the menu. That helped a lot! While my food was cooking the smell was overwhelmingly good and made me want to stay forever. When it was finally ready (about a 10min wait) it was sooooo worth it. Delicious! I'll be back, and I'll bring some friends too.

I spent a month in Peru dining at some of the best restaurants in the country north to south. El Rey is Authentic Peruvian family owned. I've been hunting for washington for years for good Peruvian food, and am ready to declare a winner. El Rey is without a doubt the best Peruvian food in Washington. Lomo Saltado is extra juicy with that classic Lomo Saltado flavor, perfect fries and thick flavorful tomatos. The ceviche is to die for, fresh white and tangy, sweet potato is soft and sweet, ceviche is my go to for a Saturday treat. Authentic vibe inside and wonderful happy staff. Can't believe this place is located near me.

Great lunch stop! Passing through and found the listing on Yelp. Very nice staff, really good food! Will stop through again if we're in the area.

The roasted chicken and the fried rice are so delicious. I love the ambient and hand paintings on the wall. They made me feel I am in Peru.

El Rey did not disappoint. It was clean and all the staff wore masks. We tried the roasted chicken. It was flavorful, moist and delicious. The house made sauce was spicy and flavorful. We also tried the Bistek A Lo Pabre. It was good. The fried plantains were awesome, I wish I could have gotten them with my chicken. ;) Both dishes came with a lot of food. We'll definitely be back to try some more entrees.

I ordered the chicken and rice. The picture behind the counter looked good. What I got was a teensie tiny chicken thigh on rice as a take out. I scrounged thru the copious rice looking for another piece of chicken. For $13.50 plus tax. If I had eaten in the restaurant I wouldn't have complained in person. Maybe they were just short of chicken and figured I wouldn't complain. I vote with my feet and won't be back.

First time trying Peruvian food and this place did not disappoint! Everything was so good! We had Papa a la ocopa, Pescado frito, Bistek a lo pobre. Portions were generous and delicious. Sauces were homemade/made from scratch. We will definitely be back to try more dishes.

This place is amazing. They cook their chicken so well! The spicy sauce is now one of my all time favorite sauces it is so spicy and delicious I can't wait to eat here again. Customer service is great also.

We ordered the chicken and fried rice. Both delicious. With mom in the kitchen and their daughter happily waiting tables, this is a mom and pop place to visit. We will be back

As a white girl that really knows nothing about Peruvian food except ceviche I was so happy I visited this place. Super friendly, family owned place with plenty of seating widely spaced apart. The Lomo Saltado and Roasted chicken were absolutely delicious. I plan to return for the chicken as take out on my way home from work when I don't feel like cooking. I haven't had chicken this moist and flavorful in a long time. You won't be disappointed and it won't break the bank during these inflated times. Go!

It was delicious and what I like the most is the ambiance and music it is happy yet relaxing! Also the staff was friendly and we had a great time!

Absolutely amazing food and customer service. They're fairly new but they are definitely at the top of my favorite places to eat.

Lomo Saltado for the win! We were so happy to hear that this place was going to be in the area. the people are super friendly, and the food is simply delicious. My son and I both ordered the lomo saltado and we both just loved it. We've had this dish at every other Peruvian place in the area and this was the best we've had since moving here from LA. And the price is great too! We are definitely rooting for this place to thrive, so please give it a try!!!