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    El Pollo Inka

    3.4 (1.1k reviews)
    ModeratePeruvian, Seafood
    Open 10:30 am - 9:00 pm

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    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Dogs allowed
    Good for groups

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    John C.

    I've been on a bit of a Peruvian food streak lately, and this place is the real deal. The lomo saltado is cooked just right-tender, flavorful, and exactly what you want it to be. The soup and bread make great starters and set the tone for the meal. Service is attentive without being overbearing. Give it a try, you might be pleasantly surprised.

    saltado de mariscos

    This is one the best locations, 75% of the El Polo Inka locations are great, this one included, and then there's a serious quality control issue in the other 25%, specifically the El Segundo PCH location. However, I'll leave that for another review, and focus on the good of this location! Very solid Peruvian food at a fair price. The chicken soup and the green sauce served on the side are EXCEPTIONAL, I buy extra bottles of the green sauce to take home and I'd love to have the soup recipe so I can try and recreate it. It's a simple chicken soup but it's so flavorful and full, it would be perfect for a cold or a rainy day. The soup and sauce are included with all entrees, along with a small bread basket with rolls. The rolls are fine, they're just a vessel for that amazing incredible God-given sauce. The entrees are exceptional too - the rotisserie chicken plates are a great price, it's hard to beat the $14 quarter chicken lunch meal. The chicken is perfectly roasted, rich and juicy meat with crispy skin. The side salad is really good too, and the french fries are decent, I wish they were served crispier. I love the saltado de mariscos, which is $20, served with a generous portion of fish, calamari, and shrimp. The shrimp is my least favourite, it's fine but uninteresting, the fish and calamari are SO TASTY. The portions used to be bigger, I used to never be able to finish my food and leave with leftovers, the portions are still enough to leave me slightly uncomfortably full, but I'm not leaving with leftovers anymore. To be fair , food prices have good up drastically, and the saltado de mariscos has only gone up from $18 to $20 in the last year. A reasonable compromise. I highly recommend this el pollo inka location and most of the other locations - just avoid the El.Segundo PCH location (rude service, bad food, whoever cooks there can't perform to the standard of the other restaurants, the same recipes come out so much worse). All the saltado plates are great for a classic and comforting Peruvian dish, the chicken meals are some of the best value around, and the green sauce is so good you could drink it.

    Half 1/2 Pollo/chicken Lomo Saltado
    Kaitlin D.

    I really enjoyed this spot!! I've heard a lot of people chatting about it and finally had a chance to go. The half chicken plate was the winner! Meat was so good and 2 big sides and the soup. Soup was so good!! Also get the extra red sauce on side gave a nice kick to the food. Our waiter was awesome and attentive. And we got a table pretty quick! I'll definitely return.

    Lomo Saltado
    Becky K.

    Peruvian food in a casual setting located in Long Beach California. Our Peruvian friend brought us here for Peruvian Independence Day. Started off with some soup that was amazing. I had the Loma Saltado for my meal, which was excellent. Definitely drizzle the green sauce on top. Our waiter was very friendly. The food came out fast.

    Joseph A.

    Been eating here for close to 30 years and it still fantastic! Haven't found a local place in SoCal that offers quality and taste in food as good as this place. Had the Vainitas Saltado and the Seafood Saltado de Mariscos with the chicken aguadito soup. Scoo delicious! The service and ambiance are always great amd the food is always nice and hot. Their Green Ahi salsa blend is the best at this location and also much better than any other Peruvian place we have tried.

    Saltado de Tofu
    wendy villagran

    The consistency in the food quality from this restaurant never ceases to amaze me !!! I frequent pollo inka probably almost once a week and I have never been disappointed by the food quality or presentation or the service given! I highly recommend this particular location it's roomy and lively without being too loud. Glad to have a vegetarian section in the menu !! For any vegetarians or vegans you can opt for a side salad instead of the chicken soup given complimentary with every meal.

    Lomo Saltado
    Dominic D.

    By far one of my favorite places for lunch. Service is very quick and we were given bread and aguadito within 10 minutes of sitting down. Ambiance is the same as it has been the last 10 years I've been coming here. I've never experienced a large rush so cannot speak on that. The best part is there is plenty of leftovers, basically a whole other saltado plate in a to go box!

    Angela L.

    Typically the lawndale pollo inka location has not been my favorite however this is my second time coming to this location within the week and the verdict is in!!! It's now my favorite location, the food is hot (and fresh) unlike the Torrance location. The new waitress they hired is such a dear! She comes and checks in and makes great recommendations. The ambiance is pretty casual. I've come in gym workout clothes nothing too fancy lol. They give complimentary bread but come early as they do run out!

    seafood pasta
    Scarlett K.

    We've been coming here for over 30 years, since we used to work in El Segundo/Redondo Beach area and when they only had 1 of the unit in the plaza (now they have expanded to 4 units). Now we drive an hour to come here whenever we need to go to LAX or in the neighborhood. My favorite is always their lomo saltado, it's always perfectly stir fried with flavorful and tender beef and crispy french fries. I also love their aji pepper sauce always pour a bunch on my plate. today we also tried their seafood pasta, very tasty as well. Hubby has ordered their rotisserie chicken and thought it was really good, especially when they're just out of the oven. We recently visited Peru/Machu Picchu and we've found we still like El Pollo Inka's lomo saltado the best. I also like their complimentary chicken rice soup with lots of cilantro. It's made of their rotisserie chicken bones so it's really flavorful. Their service staff is busy and usually very quick and friendly. Definitely recommend this place if you're in the neighborhood.

    1/4 Pollo/chicken Papa a la Huancaina con Bistec
    Kaliondre

    The chicken was tender and well seasoned, the soup as well. The chicha was tasty and spiced to perfection. The rice was a little hard but tasted good. Though the waiter only spoke Spanish, he was polite, courteous, friendly and helpful. The oversized feel of the environment was a family atmosphere.

    This was day 2! It was much it took me 2 days to finish it and even warmed up it was delicious
    Noma K.

    Food was AMAZING! I had the steak with the green noodle pesto! I was in heaven! We uber eats it to work, imagine if we dined in and it was straight from the kitchen...next goal to dine in!

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    Always very good chicken. Lomo saltado is good, too. The ppl are nice. And clean and consistent.

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    The food is amazing, great staff and we didn't have to wait too long for the food to come out .

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    10 months ago

    If you want to taste delicious Peruvian food. Well look no further. The food is delicious and the service is top notch

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    Excellent pollo saltado! Good prices, good service. Food and dining experience was great. Plenty of parking.

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