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| - Oh, man, I so wanted to like this place. I recently tried Peruvian food for the first time in San Francisco and I decided to give Villa Peru a try because of the rave reviews. Honestly, the only reason I'm giving it two stars instead of one is because of the super-enthusiastic waiter. In terms of food, there is much to be desired. I ordered Arroz con Pollo and sadly, the 'Arroz' part of this pairing went straight in the trash after two bites because it was incredibly undercooked. After the first bite of semi-raw rice, I decided to have a second because I was incredulous that such a simple step as checking to make sure that their rice is properly cooked could have been omitted. Second bite, just as crunchy as the first. Furthermore, the 'cilantro rice' they pride themselves on is simply a medley of rice mixed with some green ingredient (I'm guessing that's the cilantro) plus what is clearly frozen mixed veggies (peas, corn, and carrot). The frozen bagged veggies are just lazy and remind me of food you'd feed a toddler. Moving on to the 'Pollo'. This very small piece of chicken had NO flavor whatsoever. It was a sad bird sitting on a giant pile of crunchy under-cooked rice. The bird was so sad, I think I even saw it shed a tear.
Finally, I have to agree with a previous reviewer regarding their lunch menu pricing. I cannot see how such a simple meal (assuming it at been cooked properly) with such humble ingredients could warrant a $14 price tag. We're not talking foie gras here, folks. It's just chicken and a side of rice (or in my case, a giant pile of rice with a side of chicken). They've got to drop their lunch menu entree prices by at least $5 to be competitive. Bottom line, I simply cannot recommend this place given the depressing food and the comically high price point.
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