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| - I've had an obsession with Peruvian food ever since my friend (whose parents are from Peru) introduced me to it in New York. Every time I google image search Lomo Saltada, I salivate just a little bit. Ok, I lied, I salivate a lot. This is why I was so excited to try out Pio when my friend said he'd go with me.
We both started with the Chicha Morada, a drink made out of corn. Now before you start your chorus of ewwws, hear me out. It's mixed with pineapple and lime juice and while it may be different than juice that you're used to, its quite tasty and not as boring as drinking a pop. So give it a shot.
We ordered appetizers with the intention to share, he got the spicy ceviche (a must, since Peru is where ceviche originated) and I got the Papa a la Huancaina. I love Papa a la Huancaina because of the yellow sauce the potatoes are served with. I don't even know what it is or what's in it, but this sauce is heaven. It's right up there with hollandaise and lizano salsa. The ceviche was delicious and fresh tasting. Nowhere near having ceviche on a beach, but pretty delicious for landlocked Calgary.
Now for my main. Since I've had Peruvian before, I wanted to try something different. I ordered the Pio con Quinoa (at the server's suggestion - she said it was delicious). And it was. The rotisserie chicken came with a quinoa salad with a slice of avocado on top. Everything was super flavorful and delish.
Well, since I'd already started the ball rolling, why stop it now? I ordered the Picarones for dessert because I have a huge girl boner for donuts. The sweet potato was an interesting but satisfying flavor, and the syrup was the icing on the cake. Or the syrup on the donuts. Whatever. Don't judge me.
All in all, the food was yummy, the service was great/fast and I would go again. 4 tres leches out of 5. Because they ran out of tres leches and I was sad.
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