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| - I'm giving Inti a two star, I would have given it a three star if it wasn't for the poor customer service we received. I went to this place over the weekend with a friend as we were celebrating and I wanted her to experience some south american food. What a let down. And let me tell you why:
Our adventure started fine, the waitress was pleasant and brought us the corn crunchies to snack on, we ordered the white wine, she did tell us it was fruity but when we tried it, it tasted more like apple juice with a hint of alcohol. Too fruity for my liking, but I let it pass since I know that in these places you can not expect good wines. For starters we ordered the yuca with chicharron, both items are deep fried so you cannot screw this up. I order the lomo salteado and my friend the papas a la huancaina.
The lomo was OK, I have had much better in my own kitchen. My friend did not like the papas as they were cold, with a yellow sauce drowning the two boiled potatoes cut in half and when you tasted it, the only thing in your mouth was the overpowering garlic aftertaste. If I recall correctly, these potatoes also come with boiled eggs and olives, but were M.I.A. The manager came over, told us she was not going to take this item out of the bill because there was nothing wrong with the dish, the potatoes where cooked to perfection (boiled!) and that this was one of their most popular dishes (seriously??!!). Even when I've gone to Earls and did not like something, they take care of it, but not at Inti, bottom line, if you don't like it TOO BAD!!
Would I recommend this place to anyone? Absolutely not!! Safe your money and go to Denny's instead!!
Inti, if you are ever in New York, do yourself a favor and drop by Pio Pio, now THAT's Peruvian food with great wine and great customer service!!
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