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    4.2 (57 reviews)
    Open 3:00 pm - 10:00 PM
    Updated 3 months ago

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    Olivia W.

    This place has amazing Peruvian-Viet fusion. Every dish did not disappoint and very flavorful. Our favorite is the ceviche which we highly recommend. The place is very cute and has a cute date night vibe. The service was super quick as well - but we did go at an odd time so I would look at other reviews on whether there's a wait time or anything.

    Pasta alla huancaina, Patatas bravas, and Pork belly banh mi
    Carrie M.

    We were intrigued by the concept of this Vietnamese-Peruvian fusion restaurant. This is a nice restaurant with a beautiful interior and very attentive service. Great ambience for a date. I got the pasta alla huancaina, and my date got the pork belly banh mi. We also got the patatas bravas from the happy hour menu. The pasta dish had two huge pieces of chicken covering the pasta, while the banh mi was tiny. The sauce for the potatoes was really interesting, and I liked it. The pasta was very good, although it felt like there was too much chicken in relation to the pasta. I liked the sweet sauce on the breaded chicken, but it did feel like something that would go better with pork.

    Pulpo
    Anthea R.

    Great service, but the food missed the mark. We ordered the Peruvian style ceviche and it was very, very sour. The lomo saltado fusion with bo luc lac was very salty. The octopus was no tender and pretty dry. Their mussels dish was actually decent, and the fried fish was nice and flaky, and balanced. The drinks were strong but nothing tasted like a must order! The dessert was disappointing too, wanted to try their flan but it ended up being very dense and unappealing.

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    Darian C.

    I went for their brunch which I was really enjoyed quite a bit. Their lima chicken and pandan french toast was so good!! The chicken is seasoned and fried well and the pandan french toast wasn't too sweet and a good sharable size. The sando and ceviche was pretty good but nothing too special. At brunch on the weekends it was just us and one other table that came in later. The service was good and there was lots of natural lighting inside which was nice to hang out with friends.

    BBQ king mushroom ($21) -- grilled mushroom atop a mung bean and sticky rice patty
    Wendy T.

    We decided to try Alora out on a whim, and it was fun tasting some new dishes to discover what Peruvian-Vietnamese fusion is! The menu is concise, so we were able to try most of the dishes. The food came out quickly and beautifully presented. ** Peruviet ceviche: tasted fresh, nicely textured, and pretty. We all liked this one :) ** Thai basil and chile chicken wings: was heavy on the fish sauce flavor, and wings were grilled nicely and served hot. The bed of crispy noodles soaked in the sauce well, yum~ ** patata bravas: tasty pillows of potato, yum! I liked how they were seasoned, and they didn't even need the aioli. Could be crispier, although they were still one of my favorites. ** Shaking lomo saltado: I thought the meat was a little too tough for me, but my friends polished this one off and enjoyed the savory sauce with the rice. The meat portion is kind of small so we ended up ordering two. The cooked tomatoes and peppers were the highlight to me on this one. ** Al pastor pork chop: veryyyy smoky. I love pork chop, but the flavor wasn't for me, since it just tastes like smoke. My friends said it was juicy but I couldn't really tell because of the smokiness! ** Octopus anticucho: came with a creamy yellow sauce that was almost cheesy in a good way! The octopus itself was seasoned with something my friends were not fond of and wasn't chargrilled or crispy since there was so much sauce. Probably wouldn't order again, but we did enjoy dipping the pork chop and steak into the creamy sauce :P ** BBQ king mushroom: didn't really have a strong flavor profile (still enjoyable), but the mung bean sticky rice cake hiding beneath was the star-- it was soft with just a slight crispy exterior and totally delicious! The texture of the king mushrooms was not too chewy or hard and easy to slice. ** Kem xoi: pandan sticky rice with coconut ice cream-- my favorite of the night! The pandan rice was served warm and was so soft and flavorful. I wished the ice cream was served on the side because it melted so quickly, but the toasted flavor of the coconut is even better than normal coconut ice cream :) next time I'm ordering one for myself! The inside is super cute-- leaning towards a refined floral green theme, and they have their own covered patio as well. It was pretty sleepy inside with half the seats taken so not too loud, making it a perfect place to catch up with friends. There's a dedicated small parking lot which was super nice, and the service was friendly and attentive (but not overly so!). Our waters were refilled and our plates swapped out for clean ones regularly. Overall, an enjoyable meal with good company-- I'll have to return for that pandan sticky rice dessert!

    Octopus
    Brittany M.

    Service was insanely slow and inattentive. To the point where I'm just honestly irritated and wish I made food at home. The dishes we got sounded phenomenal but most were ok. The presentation was 10/10. Our chicken wings were overcooked, the ceviche was in large chunks that were hard to swallow but the other elements of the dish were great. Our octopus tasted like cumin and salt. Great drinks though. I wanted to love this place but no. This place left a sour taste in my mouth.

    Lima hot chicken and pandan French toast
    Arianna L.

    Came here with my friends to celebrate a special occasion! Made a reservation but that's weren't busy. Street parking. The food was great! Everyone liked the Lima hot chicken with pandan French toast. The French toast was a bit heavy on the butter - didn't use the extra butter served on the side. The lychee pisco flight was good - not too strong. The ceviche was good but I would have preferred for the fish to be cut into smaller pieces. Very colorful interior.

    Lomo saltado
    Jennifer V.

    Came here for my friend's birthday! We love ceviche and we were curious about the fusion of Peru & Vietnam. My friends got the lomo saltado, milanese pasta, and octopus. I got the ceviche. - The lomo saltado portion was tiny for $33. One friend barely got any beef while my other friend got a decent amount. - The octopus was mostly tender and my friend enjoyed it. - The pasta had a thick sauce that my friend thought was too much with the noodles but complimented the chicken well. Breading of the chicken was slightly thick. - Ceviche was good, the nuoc mam in the sauce made it too salty for me though. The portion was thankfully entree sized so don't be scared that it's listed under appetizer. I liked it but have had better and cheaper elsewhere. I couldn't see any fusion beyond the nuoc mam. More upscale atmosphere and frequently checked on by the wait staff. Small dedicated lot for parking (very tight, only handful of cars) or street parking.

    Shaking beef
    Ingrid H.

    The food is good but not the most satisfaction/$ So the good part: I love the drinks there. Wine was good too. Octopus is super good -I recommend that. Pandan sticky rice is yummy too. The papaya salad is refreshing and has beef in it Ok now the non-so-good part: The spring roll is good, interesting, not a fan of the sauce and fish sauce was too salty. Curry is not that good - super light and small portion. Shaking beef was alright. I didn't find anything special that differs that from a viet regular shaking beef, if not worse lol

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    Jacob D.

    Used to be Kau Ba on this corner, but with a nice concept refresh and a little bit of a face lift they make the new idea for Alora taste great. Our server was excellent in making suggestions, went almost solely based on his recommendations and had an excellent lunch. Super focused and tight menu, absolutely love this! It's a Peruvian and Vietnamese fusion that mostly comes through as something delicious and new. It doesn't feel like they're just palette swapping dishes between the two cuisines, each of the menu items feels like it belongs. The ceviches are light and flavorful, the spring rolls are like a stewed chicken in a bite, and the croquettes and tender and fun. All of our main dishes were cooked perfectly, no chewy octopus here. We cleaned each plate including the sides the come with them. Even those sides were prepared with care, yuca that melts and rice that I couldn't put down really rounded out our meal. With some extra fine tuning on the turn around times for the kitchen I think there's something really good going on here!

    Cinco leches
    Desh M.

    We were excited to try Alora given that we love Vietnamese and Peruvian food. The place itself is relatively small, so definitely make reservations in advance. Vibe is very nice - definitely a cool spot to checkout. We started off with cocktails - I got the Ponces, which was basically a pisco sour. And my partner got the hanoi quarter. We then shared several items: - ceviche: 4/5 - we were surprised how big the fish was cut for a ceviche - made it a bid hard to eat. - octopus - 5/5 - delicious! Love the lotus root with it. - stir fried veggies - 4/5 - one of the sides, lots of yummy vegetables - great for a side - fried rice with shrimp -3/5 - the fried rice itself was delicious, but the fact that they charge $22 for this small side bowl with 3 shrimp is a bit ridiculous. We also shared both desserts- - cinco leches - 4/5 seemed like a pretty standard tres leches - it was good! - kem xoi- 5/5 - i think i audibly said "wow" after I tasted this. LOVED it! I love pandan in general - and I really loved the cold coconut ice cream with the warm pandan sticky rice, plus the added crunch really perfected it. The first couple of bites were amazing, but unfortunately the way they plate the ice cream on top of the hot rice causes it to melt immediately, which makes it mush. I wish they separated both of them when serving it.

    The Ponces
    Ada J.

    What immediately drew me to this restaurant was that it served Peruvian-Vietnamese fusion cuisine. I was curious to see how they would marry two different flavor palettes together and had to check it out myself. Alora replaced what used to be Kau Ba. Parking is very limited. There's a small lot with up to 5 spaces next to the restaurant. Otherwise, you'll have to find street parking. I didn't make reservations beforehand but luckily they had availability. The service here was outstanding. I wish I got our server's name but he was very attentive the whole dinner service. He frequently came back to refill our water and even offered me a small glass of water and a napkin to clean my shirt sleeve when he noticed some of the food got on it. I ordered The Ponces for my cocktail. It surprisingly came out on a bowl and not your usual cocktail glassware. It was subtly sweet and smooth from the eggwhite. We ordered the Peruviet Ceviche as our appetizer. The fish was super fresh and I kept going back for the sauce which had the Vietnamese influence by using nuoc mam. It had a good mix of salty and sour flavors. The Peruvian influence came with the addition of Inca corn sweet potato. I liked the difference in textures between the crunchy corn kernels and the fish meat. For our main course, we ordered the Octopus Anticucho and the Pasta Alla Huancaina and shared both dishes. The octopus was super tender and the huancaina sauce definitely had a kick. I'm glad we chose the dishes that we did because all of the spice balanced out with the creaminess of the pasta. You could taste the queso fresco and what I'm guessing is egg. The chicken was breaded perfectly and had a hint of sweetness. Somehow we were able to make room for dessert and ended our meal with pandan sticky rice and coconut ice cream. Anyone who reads my reviews knows how much I love pandan so ordering this was a no brainer. I will say that the pandan flavor wasn't that prominent but it was still a good dessert for us to share. The food here is truly unique and worth trying if you're interested in fusion cuisine.

    Drunken mussels (L) and papaya salad (top)
    Cassie X.

    Food has actually pretty good but service was super slow. I know they are still in their soft opening but it legit took 20-25 minutes for our drinks to come and also 20-30 minutes for our dessert to come out. I'm giving the food 4/5 but overall experience was probably a 3/5. The best dishes were the drunken mussels (the sauce was so good), the papaya salad was also good and came with beef. Lomo saltado was also good but nothing to write home about.

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