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| - I'm so inti... er.. into the food at Inti! It's tucked away in strip mall ville in the NE on 26th St and just off 32nd Ave. The permit on the door says the maximum occupancy is 56. Yep, nice and cozy.
I've never been to Peru, and digging through my food memories, I'm pretty sure this was my first time trying it. As far as authenticity goes, I really have no comparison. But my flavah feelers know what they like, and they liked what they tasted here.
I started with a Pisco Sour (you've heard of a liquid lunch, right? Well, skip the appies because cocktails are the NEW starter... I kid, don't skip the appies. Have your cocktails and appies too!). Peruvian pisco, syrup, egg whites, lime and ice. It comes in a wee little glass for $7.50, but it's a refreshing sipper of a drink and I'm a fan of the light, frothiness that beaten egg whites lend to the texture of a drink.
For my main, I ordered Frijoles Con Seco De Carne - stewed frijoles canarios with braised cilantro beef and steamed garlic rice served with salsa criolla. Price tag: $14.90. It was a plate full of meat, beans and salad and just a neat little cup of rice in the middle. Not trying to up the ante of the dish with more rice than the rest of the food? Inti, you know the way to a Yelper's heart. The beef was nice and tender, no knife needed.
I only wish I would've had room for dessert!
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