Andrew C.
Yelp
Came here for lunch with a bunch of friends to try our Peruvian food in town. Upon arrival, it looks like a dingy un-named little building but once you go inside, its actually REALLY nice. Dim lightning with some rave-y, club-y music but at least not too loud which allowed normal conversationing without shouting at each other.
Our waiter (Agustin? sorry if i got the name wrong, i just referred to the receipt) was SUPER helpful and nice throughout the entire meal.
PISCO SOUR SABORES - A traditional cocktail to both Peruvian and Chilean cuisines, this was a DELICIOUS drink recommended by the waiter. Has a nice sour and sweetness which wasn't too overpowering in any way. Only complaint was it was too small... hehe
ANTICUCHO (Grilled beef heart pieces served with grilled potatoes, chimichurri)
A small appetizer of 3 skewers of grilled beef heart that was marinated amazingly and sliced thin. Had texture aspects that reminded me of beef tongue. The accompanied grilled potatoes and peruvian corn was delicious as well.
LECHO DE TIGRE (Cocktail of raw fish, octopus, calamari, shrimp, peruvian corn, onions, accompanied by fried calamari and fried shrimp)
Big portion in a glass chalice like cup topped with 3 fried shrimp and fried pine nuts? accompanied by also peruvian corn, 3 calamari rings, and yucca? Fresh and delicious cocktail. the shrimp and calamari was also very nice and tender. My friend said it was missing an "umami" aspect that she had gotten when trying peruvian foods in Miami. Curious to see what she meant in the future
SUPER LOMO (Super sized Lomo Saltado on hot grill)
A classic Peruvian style beef stir fry with tender strips of steak, onions, tomatoes, on a LARGE bed of french fries. Very delicious. There were 2 sauces (green and red) that came with this. Red was more spicy, green was more creamy. I used both at the same time. Definitely a good size for our party of 6.
CHAUFA POLLO (Chopped breast chicken mixed with rice, soy sauce, green onions, and egg)
A BIG plate of chicken fried rice. Egg was cut in fairly large cubes, which confused us a bit, making us feel like it was tofu LOL. Huge portion. Seasoned well.
There was an auto gratuity of 18%. Unsure when this gets implemented but we had a party of 6. Quite the well deserved gratuity as the waiter was very nice and helpful and checked up on us quite frequently. He has been very attentive since the second some of us walked in until all of us had left.
Definitely quite the good experience. had already looked forward to returning here for our future peruvian meals !