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| - Contigo...Peru! is located on the SW corner of Alma School and Guadalupe. When I first heard about this restaurant, I thought it was going to be a hole-in-the-wall place. I expected the paint to be peeling off the walls, dirty silverware and a waitress with a cigarette behind her ear. However, I was pleasantly surprised when I walked in the front door. My family and I were greeted by a very friendly, cozy atmosphere, where we were quickly shown to the table with our other family members who had already arrived. There was no pealing paint or dirty silverware and the waitress was as nice and friendly and very informative. There were beautiful photographs of different places in Peru hanging on the freshly painted walls. The tables were clean and neatly set with clean silverware wrapped in napkins. We were immediately treated to the biggest glass of ice water I have ever seen at a restaurant with just the right amount of ice. It was a very simple but nicely decorated environment.
Looking at the menu, at first I was a bit lost and confused. All the names of the food were in Spanish and since I do not speak Spanish I started to panic that I would not like what I ordered. As I looked closer I quickly discovered that under the Spanish titles were short descriptions of the dishes in English, which helped a little. I also had a backup plan because I had my older brother, Matt, who is fluent in Spanish, to help us navigate through the menu. After carefully, studying the menu I settled on the Tallarin saltado de camarones, which is a shrimp linguini dish. I was very hungry and the waitress praised my choice although she laughed a little when I tried to pronounce the dish.
We did not have to wait very long for our piping hot food to reach our table. When my dish was put in front of me I thought that there was no way I could eat all of it. There was enough food on my plate for three adults to share. I am not going to lie, I was a bit hesitant to eat what was put in front of me. It was not at all what I expected. I thought it would be more like our local Mexican food restaurants with refried beans and chips and salsa. But alas that was not what was put in front of me. Instead there was a plate and beautifully prepared shrimp and linguini noodles. It smelled delicious but I was still a bit unsure. I was quickly learning that there's a big difference between "Mexican food" and South American food. From the first bite I was hooked on this new flavorful cuisine. It was delicious. The spices were very different although there was lots of cilantro which I am used to, there were other wonderful flavors that are very hard to describe because I have never tasted anything like it before. It melted in your mouth and the shrimp were cooked just right not overdone like you get at a lot of places. We of course all ordered different things so we had a great time tasting and experiencing these new flavors. We also had to try a couple of desserts too. We had a cookie with dulce leche filling and a funnel type cake that also had the caramel flavored filling. It was delicious.
We weren't the only ones who were enjoying the quaint little restaurant. The place was jam-packed and the only English that was being spoken was at our table. Everyone else was speaking Spanish. It was interesting listening to them speak in their native langue, I could not understand a word they were saying, but it was fun just to listen to a different language being spoken. I am not sure which I enjoyed more, the atmosphere or the food, but I can say that I would definitely recommend Contigo...Peru! It was a great dining experience. If you're looking for a fun South American food cultural experience, this is the place to go.
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