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| - We were totally drawn in by a halaal restaurant that offered a different flavour from the usual - we don't get much opportunity to eat South American (specifically Peruvian) food, so we were totally stoked to find Los Chicos while looking for Nandos on yesterday morning.
The owner had an amazing attitude and totally drew us in! I was mucho confident I was going to get a super quality amazingly good meal - especially after all the Yelp reviews we read. Sad to say it wasn't the case...
The food didn't quite impress. I'm actually sad about it because the staff and energy of the restaurant seems awesome. My pickle about it was the chicken (mainly the reason I came), it was semi burnt, not moist at all, didnt have much flavour, and super small. I really wouldn't have minded the small portion if the chicken tasted as succulent as the reviews said..but maybe i came on an off day.
We also had some beef stewy dish which tasted pretty decent! Wish we could get more of that sauce! The rice that came with the beef dish was good too. I personally wasn't a fan of the cassava fries either, I think I expected it to have the same texture as wedges but maybe it's supposed to be super crispy .... not my thing, but I would bet there are many who would like it. The corn wasn't a big hit, prefer mine on the cob if it's going to be firmer pellets, it its plated it should definitely have a softer creamier texture, imho.
Overall, I'm not likely to return due to the bad experience with the chicken. But glad we at least have it a try so we know, and tried something new. Always ready to support restaurants that offer halaal options
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