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| - So, I believe they have now moved to a new location, but I wanted to review this place before I forget. I started coming here near to when it first opened. I am originally from Lima, Peru, so this pollo a la brasa was like a KFC joint when I was a kid. They had so many chicken places, and they were cheap! Now, when I was a kid, we always bought a whole chicken with fries. This place definitely brought back some memories of my childhood.
As I am a family of 4, we always order the whole chicken and a large side of yucca fries. Traditionally, we eat yucca fries with huancaina sauce, but they didn't make it at the time. The chicken comes with 2 spicy sauces on the side, but I always prefer the green one over the orange/yellow one, which is why we always get extra sauce. A 2-L bottle of inca kola later, and we are set to go home to enjoy our food.
The flavours are very authentic. This is coming from a picky eater who doesn't mess around with Peruvian food. I've had some bad Peruvian food in Montreal before, so trust me...this place is good. Now, pollo a la brasa is considered more of pseudo fast food, but I enjoyed it regardless since it made me think of the flavours I had as a kid. Unfortunately, it is a little expensive, but I don't ever mind paying for good food.
The owners were also very friendly, and they were even more surprised when I started speaking in Spanish. My Spanish is a tad broken since I left Peru when I Was 9, but they were able to understand me, and I even spoke to other customers that were in the store. Among Latin Americans, Peruvians are said to be one of the nicest, and I believe it must be true. They're always happy and ready to make conversation with anyone! Anyways, the food was good and authentic, and that's all that counts. Toronto has some great Peruvian joints, and this is a lot closer to my house.
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