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| - After watching this space for a year, I had given up on it opening. It was worth the wait.
The space has been extensively renovated from the Antojito's El Toril days. And the food is excellent.
I had the Cuban sandwich, the spouse had the veggie. Both came with a cilantro sauce on the side. Both were delicious with a lot of different flavors going on. Our daughter had a steak and tomato dish that she really liked. The waitperson (very knowledgeable) explained that chicken nuggets were coming soon. I said, "The kid doesn't do chicken nuggets. She wants real food." So if you are looking for chicken nuggets for the kids, you may have to wait a bit. We split a custardy dessert that was fabulous to end the meal.
I would have given five stars, but the menus at Surco did not have prices on them. To be fair, they are still waiting for those to be printed. We were handed color printouts of a menu and just figured we would be paying lunch prices, since we were there around noon on a Saturday. But when we got the bill, it was clear we were paying for dinner. This is what they plan on doing for Saturday business--a dinner menu all day. I'm not sure I agree with that, but that's where it is right now. Weekdays there will be a lunch menu, and I assume, a corresponding spike in affordability.
The east side finally has a Peruvian restaurant. My only caveat is they are waiting on the real menu cards to be printed. Overall, I predict it will become a destination, even if the outside is still a little gritty. It's east side, after all.
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