Tried Pio Pio for the first time on Sunday night with my husband as we had a Groupon ($9 for $20) and figured it was worth the try! Oh was it worth it! The place was pretty packed so that was a good sign.
Most meals are $10-$13 and since we're savvy savers, we decided to go with the full chicken (most meals only include 1/4 chicken) to split, which was only $10. We also ordered a side of the saffron rice and plantains ($16.50 total). The chicken was served with 2 sauces- a green sauce that tasted like spicy basil and a white sauce that has a hint of horseradish. Both were excellent with the chicken and the rice. Oh and did I mention the rice? The side ($3.50) came with 2 giant helpings! We had so much food on our table. It was a Peruvian Thanksgiving!
However, the plantains were the real winner of the night. They were cooked to perfection. Soft on the inside and crispy on the out. Mix a little green sauce on top of them and you have the perfect combination of sweet and spicy!
I knocked off a star from my review because the service was really odd. We had above 3 different servers the entire time. We weren't sure if all servers helped each other out or what. Kinda strange. We also ordered a side salad because Yelp said we should, however it never came. The one server remembered towards the end of our meal, but we were too full to accept it. I would return and opt for splitting a large salad and full chicken next time.