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| - Not bad as a basic lunch spot, at least if you don't mind iceberg lettuce, but it's not even remotely authentically Peruvian. One or two dishes sound more or less on track, but the vast majority of the offerings are just unadulterated run-of-the-mill American.
And in fact, "ropa vieja", which they feature, is actually a Cuban dish and definitely not Peruvian. Latino cuisines are very far from interchangeable.
I won't even go there any more if I can avoid it because it's not even wonderful for American food; there are just too many better options around these days.
I've spent a lot of time in Peru, all over, and with close Peruvian friends, plus I make Peruvian food at home from some really good cookbooks, and I know the cuisine well.
It is totally beyond me why people think this place is so great, even as an American restaurant. It's just adequate.
Plus, it's upstairs and not wheelchair accessible - or easy to get to even without a chair if you have any mobility limitations. I'm so tired of inaccessible restaurants in this day and age that I'm automatically taking off at least one star for every one that isn't, especially when it *is* possible to make them accessible. There *is* room for an elevator here - which would also make the bathrooms accessible for patrons of Pamela's.
So, one star off for lack of authenticity, one for being just average anyways, and the third for inaccessibility. Sorry!
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