Las Brasas
Peruvian restaurant · Decatur
614 Church St, Decatur, GA 30030
Highlights
Peruvian rotisserie chicken, lomo saltado & empanadas
Peruvian rotisserie chicken, lomo saltado & empanadas
"As one of the few restaurants ITP serving Peruvian dishes, Las Brasas in Decatur already comes in high on our clutch-meter. Throw in their whole chicken, and it shoots to the top of any dinner roster. You can get it fried (and it’s decent), but we always opt for the traditional Peruvian rotisserie chicken. It’s brined for 12 hours in an herby, beer sauce, and then roasted on a spit above a charcoal blaze. The result is a succulent chicken with a beautiful golden brown hue—a color we'd like to name "Brasas" and frame as a swatch in the High museum. For $23, you also get fries and a salad." - juli horsford
"Las Brasas is already a standout as one of the few ITP venues serving Peruvian dishes. Add to that: the food is stellar, no entree is more than $25, and you can snag a hard-to-find Cusquena golden lager. Their gigantic outdoor patio is best when the sun is out. But when it’s hiding, the burnt sienna dining room works just fine as a backdrop. When excellent dishes like rich lomo saltado, olive-heavy solterito, and a whole rotisserie chicken hit your table, you’ll stop questioning the giant painting of a kraken on the wall." - juli horsford, jacinta howard, nina reeder
"Las Brasas in Decatur is one of the few ITP spots that offers Peruvian dishes like lomo saltado and solterito. As an added bonus, all their entrees clock in under $25, which works better when there’s no one to split the bill with. Pull up a stool at the bar and order a Cusquena golden lager. Or take your meal out on their massive patio, where you can judge the people at the McDonald’s next door who are choosing nuked beef and stale fries over this way better lomo saltado. And though they sell a half-rotisserie, don’t feel shy about ordering the whole bird—even if you’re alone. The moist chicken with a side of spicy huacatay is so good you’ll want it for leftovers." - juli horsford, nina reeder
"There’s a lot to like about Las Brasas in Decatur. It’s already a stand out as one of the few places in Atlanta serving Peruvian dishes. Add to that: the food is stellar, no entree is more than $25, and you can snag a hard-to-find Cusquena golden lager. Their gigantic outdoor patio is best when the sun is out. But when it’s hiding, the burnt sienna dining room works just fine as a backdrop. When excellent dishes like rich lomo saltado, olive-heavy solterito, and a whole rotisserie chicken hit your table, you’ll stop questioning the giant painting of a kraken on the wall. Food Rundown Lamb Empanadas Normally we like our empanada crust to be a little thinner. But this thick version works well since it’s hefty enough to support a giant portion of savory ground lamb inside. Calamari & Shrimp Frito The lightly fried pieces of shrimp and calamari are quite good on their own. But the chimichurri sauce, which could make cardboard taste amazing, make this a must-order dish. Solterito Lima beans and choclo are dusted with parmesan cheese. The kalamata olives give it a briny taste that we dig. Whole Chicken Even if we’re alone, we’ll always upgrade from a half to a whole bird, so we can have this delicious spicy, huacatay-sauced chicken for leftovers. Though it can come fried, we also opt for rotisserie-style because it reheats better. Arroz Chaufa Las Brasas is our fried rice destination in Decatur. Go with the vegetable option packed with mushrooms galore, and order extra of the yellow yum yum-like sauce that adds a little heat. Lomo Saltado Aside from one or two spots (like Tio Lucho’s in Poncey-Highland), you have to go OTP to find lomo saltado, so this is already an anomaly. Scarcity aside, this is one of our favorites—the right amount of salt, huge slices of tomato, and four different protein options (the beef is our favorite)." - Juli Horsford
"Katrina Ferraro, a co-partner in The Long Goodbye, also runs a wood-fired paella truck called Las Brasas." - Nadia Chaudhury
