Pio Pio 7

First time coming to Pio Pio. It blows the Peruvian spots I’ve been to out of the water. All of the entrees were very flavorful. And portions are very generous as well. The service was great, our waitress was very attentive. I’ll definitely be trying out the other locations soon! Thanks again :)

Recently ate out from this place. I heard a couple of good things about this place and wanted to try it out. I think one good way to see if the food is good from a place is to try out a basic dish from that place. We ended up trying the whole chicken with rice and beans as well as their chicken empanadas. Their chicken empanadas had a flaky exterior and were pretty good. I liked the texture of the food. I really liked the flavour the beans had, and their rice tasted like it was cooking all day! (In a good way) While the empanadas, rice, and beans were good, I think the true star of the show is the chicken. I really loved how juicy the Rotisserie chicken was. Most rotisserie chickens are a little bit dry, but not this one! I remember us fighting for seconds for the piece of chicken that was left. Overall, I would recommend eating from here! The pictures are of the chicken empanadas and chicken, rice, and beans.

PROs - food taste , location , price , food quantity CONs - service , ambience , spacing between tables !! 3.5 stars ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️ First timer . Wanted to try something new and spotted this restaurant in Google with 4+ review. First of all , it was a little tough to spot this restaurant .. it got lost to the restaurant next door called Babylon :). Wish they had some side boards . Price wise it was ok. Paid about 15 $ for lunch special .. service could be better . The women who took order didn’t want to answer me about the menu. I’m new to Peruvian cuisine and didn’t know what each food meant . Good was actually delicious . Loved the quarter chicken .. it was really tasty and well made . Salad was ok. Rice and bean was so good . There was very less space between tables .. you are almost sitting very close fo the next table and whatever they speak , you can hear and it’s kinda not that good . Just for the food I gave 4 stars . Wanted to give 3 stars but 1 more star for the chef ..

The food and service at this restaurant is remarkable. This restaurant serves the best empanadas I have tasted, and the Juanita Chicken is exceptional. If you enjoy or want to try Peruvian food, this is a great place to visit.

Omg they had the biggest serving of Pho I have ever ate. I was surprised. I wasn't done eating yet. The place is small and cozy. Their drinks are good as well. The food came out pretty fast too.

I came here because my friend recommended me to try the Rotisserie chicken. I came here with a pescatarian friend so I ordered the seafood options. First time trying peruvian food. Had some ceviche, jalea (seafood platter), and tostones. The ceviches was incredible, my peruvian friends that came with me said that its delicious. However the Jalea is a bit too fried. And also the tostones is not as good as my Peruvian liked it to be. I think the oil they use that day isn’t as fresh, hence the dark color of the fried food. However the service was great. The staff is very attentive to us. Would be back to try the Juanita’s chicken (Rotisserie chicken)later.

This is a Peruvian restaurant that specializes in rotisserie chicken with homemade sauce. The chicken is so juicy and flavorful. It definitely lives up to the hype. I also tried Peruvian Mixto Ceviche, spicy and refreshing, just the way I liked it.

Changing my initial review, spent over $300 on food for a staff lunch and the food was so salty it was inedible. called them and they didn't offer to do anything about it. They also sent us a tiny Pan of rice when we ordered four of their combos. The last time we ordered just two combos and received the same amount of rice. Thieves! ZERO STARS!!! There are nicer Peruvian restaurants in Manhattan that won't risk giving your guests high blood pressure.

Tasty, affordable, gluten free food. We got take out and fed the family of 4 for under $40.

A great spot for a quick lunch! They offer an amazing lunch special that includes for around $14--definitely a great deal. The service is fast and the staff is friendly. Though the space is narrow, it's a perfect little Pio Pio-style spot.

I was a fan of this place before but we used them to cater our last office party yesterday and it was Terrible! We ordered 4 of the matador combos. They sent us a small pan of rice and the pan was not filled. The chicken was EXTREMELY salty that we had to toss most of it and send out for more from another place nearby. They even skimped up on the salad. I was going to let this go but I received so many complaints about the food quality and portion today which was a day later. Mind you we used them before and it was way better. I called them and not much can be done. I will never order from this place again for neither personal or professional gatherings. we spend over $300 on food and it was nowhere near the amount we should've received.

PROs - food taste , location , price , food quantity CONs - service , ambience , spacing between tables !! 3.5 stars First timer . Wanted to try something new and spotted this restaurant in Google with 4+ review. First of all , it was a little tough to spot this restaurant .. it got lost to the restaurant next door called Babylon :). Wish they had some side boards . Price wise it was ok. Paid about 15 $ for lunch special .. service could be better . The women who took order didn't want to answer me about the menu. I'm new to Peruvian cuisine and didn't know what each food meant . Good was actually delicious . Loved the quarter chicken .. it was really tasty and well made . Salad was ok. Rice and bean was so good . There was very less space between tables .. you are almost sitting very close fo the next table and whatever they speak , you can hear and it's kinda not that good . Just for the food I gave 4 stars . Wanted to give 3 stars but 1 more star for the chef ..

finally got around to trying this place! got the matador meal and it is enough for 4 people. if split by 4 it's pretty economical as well! the rotisserie chicken was soooooo good! super tender and flavorful! loved the other sides as well, esp the sauce that came with the plantains. overall yummy and no frills, device was quick!

Pio Pio is fantastic! The restaurant is very homey feeling, with a very basic setting and paper table covers (kids can draw on it!) but the food and service is wonderful. The portions are generous and pricing is reasonable. Not pictured is the full bottle of green sauce given to the table as soon as you're seated. The sauce goes with everything! We ordered ceviche, yuca fries, and half chicken and I'm happy to say everything was delicious and flavorful. The sangria was a massive cupful and super refreshing! This is a great restaurant for a casual dinner with friends or family.

The food and service at this restaurant is remarkable. This restaurant serves the best empanadas I have tasted, and the Juanita Chicken is exceptional. If you enjoy or want to try Peruvian food, this is a great place to visit.

This is a Peruvian restaurant that specializes in rotisserie chicken with homemade sauce. The chicken is so juicy and flavorful. It definitely lives up to the hype. I also tried Peruvian Mixto Ceviche, spicy and refreshing, just the way I liked it.

The food at this location is just as great as pio pio 8 which I frequent but they don't have a bar so I don't visit often. It's great for a quick meal because the food comes out super fast since it's so small but I prefer the larger location for the vibes.

I love Pío Pío. Terrific lunch deal for $15 for a nice salad. 1/4 chicken with French fries, rice and beans and maduros (the sweet fried plantains). The place is very small and doesn't take reservations so it's good if you go a little early or a little late.

If you're looking for a filling and balanced lunch, check out Pio Pio. Though there are no vegetarian lunch specials I asked if I could have the special without meat and the waitress offered me plantains instead. I consider that a win! The restaurant, though small, is colorful and bright. Perfect place for a quick lunch somewhere in between fast food and fancy.

Wandered in here based on a recommendation from lady doing my bloodwork nearby. Empty on a Thurs at 11:20am but does a nonstop stream of delivery orders - they even have a table area set aside for delivery workers to wait, it's really nice. I got the lunch special quarter chicken with salad and rice and beans. Peruvian rotisserie chicken is bomb. And they serve it with the ubiquitous green sauce that I slather on everything. Comes with a drink too. Best value for the area - including a generous tip came out to be $20. Food came quickly after I ordered and it's casual-ish for lunch. Didn't get to try the sangria which was recommended to me by the nice bloodwork lady but will be back to try it someday.

Awesome, tasty food, variety of foods. Good desserts too: flan, caramel custard, etc.

Great food. Great service. Clean and cozy environment. Always come here to have a good meal.

Visiting New York we had seen decent reviews for this place and were craving Peruvian food so we thought why not check it out. I enjoyed the inside decor with the branches and nest looking objects. The waiter was a bit serious from start to end, but we decided to focus more on the food. My chicken was pretty juicy and was a sufficient portion. The plantains were undercooked unfortunately and we are Central American so we definitely love our plantains. What stood out was when I went out to the restroom and my mother presented the waiter my card she said I would be right back in order to write in my tip and sign and the waiter stated that he had to take the slip right away and could not wait for me. Essentially my mother signed for me and given the service that we had received I would not have provided such an amount.

Simple and good. Combo is a good deal with a group. We got the combo. The portions were generous and the chicken was nicely glazed nd juicy inside, but the skin was quite hard. The green sauce went well with everything. We finished half the bottle lol oops! Attentive service, the sangria did something it was tasty and strong would recommend. Inca cola was nice to try, color was fun and the taste was like mountain dew but not fully, it taste familiar tho childhood things. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Single bathroom feel like a closet with a full length mirror. I really wanted to try the lucuma ice cream but next time!

It was my first time trying Pio Pio. All of the entrees were very flavorful. And portions are very generous as well. The service was great, our waitress was very attentive. Normally I find rotisserie chickens tend to be dry from other places, but this was very juicy. We also ordered the lomo Saltado and I could not get enough of it.

First time at this restaurant, may I say presentation is key the whole restaurant was beautiful marvelous very nice place to take pictures for a nice anniversary, birthday and etc. I would definitely recommend coming here!

Pio Pio is a convenient and affordable place to have some Peruvian chicken. We went during lunch time and had no trouble finding a table right away. We ordered the lunch special which comes with a quarter chicken, a side and a drink. the chicken was good, but the maduros that i asked for on the side were not sweet or ripe, it was a good portion, but they were just not very appetizing. The service was fast and polite and would go again for more!

Pio Pio is mad reliable. Decent scene, service just at the New York city meter of acceptable. Waiter we had couldn't hear us clearly, our party was kind of lively. The chicken was good as usual, I had the lomo, which was good. I didn't really like my fries but those aren't the star of the dish. The space is kind of cramped for my liking. I'd revisit this location but most likely I'll stick to the nicer upper west side outpost.

Best peruvian food I've had.! definitely recommend you get the chicken and the chicken empanadas were delicious. The service was fast in the ambience is good.

Definitely would recommend this spot. As soon as you walk in, you can tell the restaurant is a clean establishment with nice environment. Once you walk in you walk up to the counter and they'll ask if it's take out or dine in, and they'll have you seated if it's dine in. I ordered the lunch special and it came with quarter chicken with salad, one side order and a drink. And the food portions were really good for its price, definitely better quality and healthier than fast food options especially for the price. The rotisserie chicken was really flavorful and wasn't too dry. Overall great experience if you choose to dine in.

Their specialty is the chicken. Go ahead and try the chicken, but stay away from the jalea because, honestly, is just aweful. Their recipe is just not tasty . I have ate jalea in multiple restaurants before , that's why I say that this specific restaurant didn't have a. Good jalea recipe .

Came here for "brunch" on Sunday. We were the first customers of the day. Ordered empanadas and avocado salad to start and roasted chicken, fried yucca and a chicken soup for main courses. The food comes out really quick and if you order everything at once, it all comes out at the same time - so pace your order!

Chicken is pretty good, but it's been dry occasionally. Rice and sausages I really enjoy

My review of Pio Pio is long overdue, having dined-in four or five times and ordered takeout and delivery at least a dozen times over the course of nine or ten years. It's popular, because the chicken is good and flavorful and it all prices out quite reasonably, even if the Matador Special combo has risen over the years. What's the Matador Special? Glad you asked. You get a whole Peruvian spiced rotisserie chicken, yellow rice and beans, tostones or maduros, avocado salad and salchipapas. That is around 42 bucks these days and was about ten less, ten years ago. The salchipapas, hot dog or Vienna sausages sliced and fried with fries, don't go over well with me, so I substitute another avocado salad for a few dollars more. The salad is great and their lemon citrus vinaigrette hits right with the thinly sliced tomatoes and avocados. They could bottle and sell that vinaigrette. It really is that good and makes the salad jump. I always opt for the maduros over tostones. The chicken is not as marinated or flavored as other Peruvian restaurants, but you would have to travel to Virginia or back to Peru to get better in my opinion. So enjoy this reliably good chicken and pay attention to the green sauce. I cannot get enough of that green sauce. I smother the chicken in that green sauce. It's addictive. Only one time was the green sauce runny with little flavor, as if someone in the kitchen didn't know how to make it properly. Only one time in ten years was the chicken not as well flavored. This is a consistent restaurant. How do I know others feel this way? Glad you asked. The place is almost always crowded. It is a narrow shotgun of a place, but folks are always in there. The servers are doing their best to keep up and the kitchen is pumping it out to meet the demand of folks like me who will pickup and all the delivery services picking up. Whoever is at the register is always very busy. Take a date and enjoy some sangria or take the family and enjoy the sangria. You can afford to return again.

5 stars for takeout!!! Big portions, delicious chicken and it stores well overnight for leftovers. One of my go tos in NYC!

The indoor tables are so spread out, we were surprised. It seems like every NYC restaurant has tables on top of each other. Not here. The food is delicious. The waitstaff is so friendly. This location is much smaller than the one on the West Side Great meal. We'll definitely be back.

My 2 friends and I got the matador combo, and man, it was delicious! Also a great bang for your buck. The combo was enough food for 3 people, and we had a little bit left over. Everything was delicious except for the sauce for the tostones, it was a bit diluted / lacking in flavor. Otherwise I loved the other dishes + the avocado salad was a nice palette cleanser. Would recommended and would go back again.

Quality went down price went up. They can go out of business for all I care. Price gouging, delivery fee, TIP. FU, I'll eat at home. Than migrants delivering your food. No thank yiu

Love the Lomo Saltado ! The steak is perfectly made and so juicy and tender. This is my favorite dish from them. The plantains are also a must. The combination of the Lomo Saltado, plantains and the green sauce is to die for. A great place for a nice dinner or great for takeout.

I'm writing a 5 star review for a restaurant primarily known for its Peruvian rotisserie chicken and I don't eat chicken. This sounds a bit absurd on its face, kind of like going to a steakhouse as a vegetarian (except turning around and writing a poor review of that steakhouse would be well, poor judgment) but hear me out. Their long menu of Peruvian classics, including ceviche, maduros, salchipapa, and rice and beans are prepared amazingly well and made even more delicious by their famous green sauce. I recommend calling ahead and ordering a bunch of food to go and eat with a few friends so you can sample a wide variety of dishes. I did just that and had a veritable 5 star feast. I think I need to dedicate a section of my review to the green sauce. Zesty, creamy, spicy-- aji verde is a beautiful combination of cilantro, onion, garlic, mayo, mustard, and jalapenos. It goes with pretty much any savory food and can punch up even the blandest dish. It's also developed such a following that they even sell the sauce by the pint, and it is totally worth it. I pretty much douse every bite in the stuff. I follow a pescatarian diet and was happy to find multiple seafood options on the menu, including calamari and two types of ceviche. I went with the mixto, which included generous pieces of shrimp, octopus, and calamari marinated in a lime and pepper juice. This paired wonderfully with a number of different carb options, which I rotated through, including rice & beans, maduro, and salchipapa. Every bite was better than the last, and I found myself reaching for more food long after I became full. I'm happy to have been indoctrinated into the Pio Pio cult, even as a non-chicken eater. I've been sleeping on the rest of their food, but now that I'm privy to it, I'll certainly be back for more.

Food is always good went there late so was kind of rushed to order and drink but understandable

Came a while back and was excited to return! Big Mistake!! Horrible customer service! Wanted a table comfortable to eat for 2!! Would not accommodate! The restaurant was empty and they sat me and my husband in a tiny table after asking for a bigger one!! Food was not the best the second d time around! Not coming back!

Matador combo has everything! Chicken, fries with hot dogs, salad, rice and beans. It's highly rated for a reason and it comfortably fed 3 adults! Would come back again for a solid, quickly cooked meal.

The steak in the Lomo saltado was extremely tender, and the rotisserie chicken was some of the best I've ever had. The empanadas were great as well, especially with the lime sauce. Overall, this is a group that does Peruvian food right. You'd be hard pressed to find better in NYC (or throughout the country for that matter

We got a pitcher of sangria for the table, it was very good and refreshing. We ordered the ceviche limeno to start and it was okay. The Matador Combo, which is a whole chicken with rice, beans, salad, and your choice of two sides. We got tostones and salchipapas and everything was delicious. This location is quaint and the service is great!

Great food and generous portion sizes. Very quick service. The whole chicken was excellent. Can't wait to go back.

This place looks small as you go in but as you walked down a semi long corridor with several seats, you can spot a whole new floor downstairs with lots of open space and more seating. We arrived on a Saturday night at 10:30 pm and the place was pretty packed but there were a few tables open, lucky us! It's not very lit inside but the food options make your stomach most certainly light up! I ordered the anticuchos with papa a la huancaina and chicha morada to drink. Normally Peruvian restaurants serve canchita to snack while you wait but they didn't have that here. The drink was a bit bitter but it was drinkable. The anticuchos were very tasty, juicy and cooked well. The papa a la huancaina had the best sauce, I just wished the potatoes were peeled but either way I ate everything and left nothing on my plate. The waiter was very nice and brought some hot green sauce (my favorite!) but didn't come often to check if we needed water. I guess he may have been busy but next time, I hope the waiter I get is a little more attentive, given the fact I love hot sauce and my tongue will love some cold water to get the feeling back. One con I did see was that the prices were raised by $2.00 on certain things. Lucky me, my dishes were more than what the menu stated. Hope they fix it by my next visit!

Food was good. Service was slow but it was a busy weekend. Ambiance was good. Food was a bit pricey.

Came here for dinner on a Tuesday evening, we were seated quickly but by the time we left there looked to be a short wait for tables. The location is pretty cramped and there is no air conditioning so it was a little uncomfortable for us on a hot summer day. I had the whole chicken along with rice and beans, which unsurprisingly proved to be far too much food so I had enough left over for lunch the next day. The chicken was juicy and had a nice flavor to it from the marinade, but it didn't bring any flavor to the chicken you couldn't easily find at almost any place serving this kind of meal in the city. to be honest I was expecting more based on the strong recommendations I'd gotten. The quality was more in line with a grab and go type chicken place than a sit down restaurant. The portion sizes were pretty generous, and it certainly lends itself to family style occasions. Overall though, I don't see any reason to come here over the abundant less expensive alternatives available for that type of dining.

One of the best rotisserie chicken and empanadas in the city. Chicken was moist and fall off the bone flavorful. The empanada dough was flaky and non-greasy; it went perfectly with the well seasoned shredded chicken filling. It's a must try during your visit. The staff was friendly, and the price was reasonable for the quality and quantity of food served.

Stumbled upon this place during one of those air quality alert nights over the summer, where my friends and I were going from restaurant to restaurant trying to find a place where the air conditioning wasn't weak. 34th St. isn't the easiest place to find good food but we were very pleasantly surprised. The place was small, but the service was quick and the food was very good. Honestly, I made a mental note to remember to get the roasted chicken again or to get it delivered another time. It was very tasty, high-quality, and not greasy. It had a great flavor and was the best chicken I've had in awhile. And you can get a quarter, a half, or full serving. The quarter had plenty of meat in it. The avocado solid was refreshing and a good size too. My friends really liked their food as well. I would definitely come back here or eat at one of their other ones. I've walked by a few others over the years and never thought to go in, but that has changed. I would definitely return to this place or one of their sister restaurants.

Everything is so fresh and filling. The empanadas weren't greasy at all. They had something sweet in them (raisins maybe) that really went well with the chicken and everything else it had going on. I got the half order of chicken as well which came with 2 pieces. The meat truly fell off the bone. Ordered extra sauce as well but I didn't really need it. The green sauce was good and the garlic sauce was more like an oil (yummy but probably will save it to marinate chicken)

Flippin the bird!!! Just not in a bad way in this case ;) We all love Pio Pio! I can only speak for this location but I'm always down for a lunch or dinner here because the quality and service is always consistent. First step: Order the Matador Combo (says shareable for 2 people but truly feeds 3 maybe 4 if the fourth person isn't starving). Sub out the tostones for the sweet plantains-- thank me later. Second step: Do not overlook the salad. With all the salt coming from the chicken, fries, rice, beans, etc-- you need something to cut the fat. Salad is SO GOOD. Avocados, radishes, tomatoes, and lettuce in yummy zippy light vinegar dressing. Last step: Slather green sauce all over my body and walk out happier than a man who just landed a last minute booty call.

Order the Matador combo immediately, no need to read the remaining two or three sentences of this review. Amazingly, salchipapas are one of the options in the choose-your-own segment of the combo, which already includes chicken, rice and beans and the killer green sauce.

I love Pio Pío restaurants. I truly hate giving this one a bad review but #7 was such a disappointment. Service is without a doubt always excellent in all of the Pio Pios and this one didn't disappoint on that end. BUT ... The food was terribly. We ordered chicken empanadas to start - they were dry and refried it seemed - I mean freshness was out the window. I don't remember reading it had raisins but it definitely has raisins galore (you raisin lovers would be pleased). We ordered the steak and it was just ok - my meat was chewy though my Sister's seemed ok. - French fries overly fried - seemed the same case as the empanadas extra refried and not fresh. Red sangria was ok. A bit tasteless yet strong enough. Location and presentation doesn't help though they tried. Other Pio Pio's out there are better.

Always consistent, always tasty, always reasonably priced. Pio Pio has mastered the art of the rotisserie chicken, rice, beans plantains and GREEN SAUCE!! While Ali can't vouch for everything else on the menu being just as reliable, if you only go the chicken + route, I don't see how you're disappointed. Service has always been prompt and attentive. Portions are ample, and presented well. Delivery is just as good as eating on-site. (Get extra green sauce, it's good on anything).

One of my favorite things about visiting the east coast whenever I'm traveling is the diversity and variety of cultural foods. As soon as we landed in NYC, it was dinner time and after a 5 hour flight from California, we were HUNGRY! I was on a work trip and so, myself and coworkers decided on Peruvian food. We were staying off 43-42 st downtown Manhattan (I believe near Rockefeller center/Times Square) and we didn't want to go too far from our hotel after a long flight, we were staying at the Westin. As luck would have it, we found Pio Pio!!! I LOVED LOVED LOVED the food. Peruvian food is once of my favorite delicacies and my tummy was so happy. We kind of have a potluck style feast as you can see from the photos. The sangria was delicious as well, we had some salad, plantains, Peruvian chicken and fried rice as well as a traditional Peruvian dish with the hotdogs and fries (the name escapes me). The staff was very welcoming and offered suggestions of what to try on the menu. YOU HAVE TO GET THE SAUCE AS WELL!! Trust me. Eat the chicken with the sauce to give yourself tastebuds the experience of a lifetime--I'm telling you I was so satisfied. The food was so great and such large portions we all had enough to take back to our hotel rooms for a midnight snack (which definitely came in handy since our biological clocks were still on west coast pacific time). I believe there are a few Pio Pios scattered throughout New York, if you're ever in the area or even a local, totally worth treating yourself. I know when I come back to visit, Pio Pio is on my list!