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| - I am adding Peruvian on my list of fave foods as of today!
Cute little place, no frills, maybe a dozen or so tables. We had to wait at the front door to get a table at 330pm on a Sat afternoon but there was no way the smell of that food was going to send me back out the door. YUM!
Do not come here if you are in a rush. I am not sure if the Peruvians work on a Mexican-styled schedule but you will wait for a server and for your food. When you get both, you will hopefully be as happy as we were! The server was friendly and knowledgeable of the menu.
We had the Plantains and the feta cheese as an appy to share, ridiculously good. I appreciate when someone else preps the plantains as they are a pain to peel and cut even at their ripest.
I had the chicken with sunshine rice. The rice is seasoned, has a yellowy tinge to it - it was exactly what I was hoping it to be - simple, Peruvian and tasty. The chicken was really good on its own, but I added a 99 cents hot sauce to my order and that made it even better. Hubby had the chicken too (you get a leg cut but you can have a half chicken for another $5 or so) and he had the fried yucca. Man, you would never know these were not french fries and how much healthier they are for you than potatoes!
2 dips come with the chicken meal, both mild including a unique black mint sauce and a mayo sauce.
We were too full for dessert as this was just a lunch stop but there were about 4 offerings that looked really good. Tres Leches was our wedding cake some years ago, so we will be back to try their version for sure.
I found myself comparing this place to Nando's that I have also tried recently. What I liked about Nando's was that it was larger, the hot sauce is on the table (free) and the chicken was just a wee bit better. A smidge.
Pio has table service though and I love that, no ordering at the counter but we did pay our bill at the counter.
We will for sure be back, maybe to do take-out. There was a lot of that going out the door!
Very casual, very kid-friendly.
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