My BF and I had a lovely dinner here the other night. I have been craving for some Peruvian food, particularly Lomo Saltado, so I was pretty excited to come across this restaurant on Yelp.
We had:
Papas Rellena ($4.95): Just one potato ball was in an order and it's served with a side of salsa criolla (thin sliced red onions, tomatoes and herbs in a vinaigrette). It tasted pretty good but for some the heavy olive flavor might be a little much. Lucky for me, I'm a fan of olive. Grant it it was one large potato ball but IMO it's not worth it for the price. Maybe I'm just spoiled by Porto's potato balls back in CA where it's like 90 cents each.
Chicharon de Calamar ($7.25): Fried Calamaris in other words. This was delicious. The batter was light, crispy and well seasoned. The calamaris were soft and tender and cooked perfectly. This was served with tartar sauce and salsa criolla but I found the Aji sauce they bring out with the bread and butter at the beginning of the meal was a better dipping sauce for these.
Lomo Saltado ($9.95): Yum! Just what I was hoping for. This definitely satisfied my craving. The whole dish was cooked perfectly with the right amount of sauce and was not too greasy. The beef was tender and the veggies were slightly crunchy and not overcooked to a mush.
Pescado a lo Macho ($12.95): This was a plate of seafood heaven. On the bottom, it was a lightly fried fish fillet. Over the fish was a mixture of different seafood including: shrimps, squid, scallops and mussels in a creamy tomato sauce. I only got a small sample of this dish and thought it was delicious. My BF loved this dish and polished off the entire plate. It is quite a bargain for the amount of seafood that was loaded on to this dish.
I was a little saddened that throughout our whole meal, we were the only ones in the restaurant. Although when we were just seated, a gentlemen came in and picked up an order to go. Our server (who is the niece of the owners) had said they are slowly getting new patrons each day. They have been open a little over a month and she hopes that when they get their new sign up that it would attract new customers and help them get more business. I sure hope so. The chef/owner also stopped by near the end of our meal to thank us for coming in. He asked about our meals and chit chat with us a bit before heading back to the kitchen.
Our dinner was very enjoyable. Food was excellent and the service was awesome. The total for our 2 apps and 2 entrees including 2 sodas and a passion fruit drink (which was also delicious) was about $44 before tip. What a steal. We will most definitely be back! There are lots of other dishes on the menu that were very intriguing.