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| - We moved here from San Francisco a few months ago and were sad once we realized there were no Peruvian restaurants whatsoever (it's one of our all time favorite cuisines) in Madison until we read the Isthmus last week. We were jumping up and down for joy when we read about Inka Heritage!
We've been absolutely spoiled being able to eat at a number of Peruvian restaurants in San Francisco from Fresca, Destino, Limon, Mi Lindo Peru but Inka definitely takes the cake!
The restaurant is located on S. Park St. The building looks like it may have been an old diner at one point - I think it's because of the Inka Heritage "Pepsi" sign on the building. However, the interior of the restaurant looks nothing like a diner. It has the look and feel of a new restaurant with bright mango/orange colored walls, a few paintings and Incan art.
APPETIZER
Ceviche - sea bass cut into small chunks marinated in lemon/lime juice and chilies and toped with slivered red onions. It also came with a thick slice of yam or sweet potato and some hominy (really big corn kernels). They asked if we wanted hot or mild and we said HOT! It was incredibly delicious!
DINNER
Lomito Saltado - tender pieces of steak strips sauted with onions, tomatoes, french fries, soy/peruvian sauce and served with rice. This is a dish we get all the time and it was the best here (although, it could have used a bit more sauce).
Pescado a lo Macho - fillet of sea bass lightly battered and fried (but very lightly) served with a white wine sauce along with more seafood - calamari, shrimp, mussels and a piece of king crab. The taste of this dish was amazing! The fish was cooked perfectly and flaked off nicely. I didn't even need to eat the rice it comes with because there was enough seafood to fill me up.
DESSERT
Alfajores - delicious tender and thin shortbread sandwich cookies filled with dulce de leche (caramel condensed milk) covered with lots of powdered sugar and served with a few drizzles of chocolate sauce and fresh whip cream around the plate. OMG! I couldn't stop thinking about this dessert for the rest of the weekend!
WE ARE DEFINITELY GOING BACK! AND YOU SHOULD TOO! KEEP THIS PLACE IN BUSINESS IT'S A GEM!
Also, the prices here are very reasonable. Dinner for two (all of the above including a glass of wine each) was under $50 (before tip)! :)
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