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El Pollo Inka Peru

3.5 (120 reviews)
ModeratePeruvian
Closed • 12:00 pm - 10:00 PM
Updated over 3 months ago

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Moderate noise
Good for kids
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Alper T.

I am giving up Pio Pio for a long time. I found this Peruvian Restaurant in my neighborhood, i got their aji sauce the other day to try it out, i loved it. The place seemed very clean, wanted to try it out for dinner. Staff is very attentive, SMILING!, prompt service. Loved all of the food. Chicken is fresh and juicy, nicely seasoned. Beans had great flavor. Don't care about the fried rice, if they have any gonna order regular rice. Plantains, avocado salad, seafood ceviche, salchipapas were also delicious! Will definitely come back here again.

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Francesca C.

I've been coming here for years and the service is always amazing . I love getting the combo 3 and asking for a bowl and mixing everything into a higher quality chipotle bowl . the food is delicious and inside is very clean and welcoming . (:

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Food is spectacular! The chicken always rocks, the seafood platter (JALEA) is a dream to see and to eat. The secret hidden gem. Here is the whitefish and the pickle onions. Everything else on the platter is delicious! The CHAUFA rice is well seasoned and flavorful! Not to mention how good the fried plantains are (crunchy). But the most important thing on the entire table is the green sauce. You could put that stuff on a shoe and I would eat it. It is absolutely spectacular! Service is hit or miss. Sometimes you get a great waitress. Other times you get someone who is just not paying attention. But the food is so good, who cares. Prices have increased sharply but that's just part of this ridiculous inflation we're living with. Highly recommend this place.

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This is the best spot around for Peruvian or any Latin American food! We've been going here every now and then for years, and we're never disappointed. The #2 Rotisserie chicken combo gets you one entire roast rotisserie chicken (extremely flavorful and moist), salchipapas (french fries and hot dog slices), delicious, rich fried plantains, and a fresh tasty avocado and tomato salad, and a plate of fluffy yellow rice. The creamy green hot sauce is a perfect addition. We also had the tres leches for dessert, which was quite good and nicely plated with some raspberry glaze. The table service is always friendly and attentive, and the decor is really clean and tasteful, with beautiful Andean prints on the wall. Our favorite Peruvian place in New York or anywhere!

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The chicken was delicious and the green sauce is the best!! We always enjoy the food here.

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Bernadette V.

Came on a Friday early evening. Wasn't too packed. Food was good. Service was good. Waitress was very nice. .. large portions...Will come back to try another dish

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They food is great! If you want to buy after 5pm any day, be sure to do so right away or else you'll find yourself without any meat.

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Really good shrimp ceviche and their sauces get the mild one it can be spicy their chicken fried rice is good

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It's a great experience. The ambiance is very welcoming and charming. Amazing sangria, food and service.

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The place was gross it smelled fishy and nothing like Peruvian food I was expecting more options

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The food is incredible. Ordered delivery the best in the area great price and wonderful hearty portions

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4 years ago

Food was well seasoned. I ordered the quarter chicken and it was juicy and tender. Service was kind of slow. Ambiance was family oriented

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6 years ago

Good service and good food. Nice outdoor dining. Had a wonderful experience definitely would go back there

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By far the best and most affordable Peruvian restaurant in the neighborhood. Their food is always fresh and taste amazing

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Mistura Peruana

Mistura Peruana

4.5
(13 reviews)
0.5 mi

Lively restaurant. Great rotisserie chicken. Seated right away. Attentive staff. Ordered Combo…read more3, cos who doesn't want leftovers. Whole chicken, salad, sweet plantains, beans, fried rice, sausage and fries.

We stopped at Mixtura because it was relatively close to JFK after a late-night arrival. It was a…read moreSaturday around 10 p.m., and finding an open place to eat at that hour was not easy, so this felt like a practical option on the way home. I live in New Jersey, and I knew that if I didn't eat somewhere near the airport, I was probably not going to eat at all that night. We ordered papa a la huancaína, a tamal, and leche de tigre, and the total came to about $48, which Its affordable by the area standards. Peruvian food is not necessarily cheap, so my issue was not mainly the price. My issue was the quality and the care behind the food. Its important to note here I am Peruvian, so I say this with real knowledge of the cuisine and with disappointment, not malice. The papa a la huancaína came with about four or five potato pieces, half an egg, one lettuce leaf, and no olive. Quantity-wise, the potatoes were fine, but the sauce told the whole story. It barely tasted like ají amarillo, and the flavor felt muted and commercial, like it was made more for cost control than for enjoyment. Huancaína sauce should have character, richness, and that unmistakable Peruvian flavor. This one felt flat. The tamal was decent in flavor, so I will give credit there, but it had only one slice of pork, no egg, and very little ají. It was a good size, but still did not feel worth the price. Again, it felt like the ingredients were being stretched too far. The most disappointing item was the leche de tigre. This is a dish that deserves much more respect because for many people, ceviche and related dishes are among the most recognized parts of Peruvian cuisine. This preparation did not feel delicate or authentic. It tasted like corners were cut. As someone who knows Peruvian food and has worked in restaurants before, I understand that using enough lime to properly prepare fish is expensive in the U.S. But that is exactly the point: if you are going to serve this dish, then do it right. If not, don't present it as something special. $21 for this? Honestly, I felt CHEATED. What frustrated me most is that this restaurant clearly has potential. The decor is nice, ready for selfies and Instagram pictures; you can tell effort was put into the presentation of the space. But to me, it felt like more attention went into ambiance than into the food itself. My impression was that the restaurant is aimed more at people who are not very familiar with Peruvian food and may accept a more mediocre version of it. For someone who truly knows and loves Peruvian cuisine, this was disappointing. I've had much better Peruvian food in less polished places in New Jersey, especially in Paterson. The decor at Mixtura may be prettier, but the food I had there was, at best, low-end mediocre. I ate it because I was hungry and it was late, and I appreciate that they were open when I needed a meal. But I would not go back, even in the same situation again. If you are Peruvian or very familiar with authentic Peruvian food, this may not be the place for you. If you are simply craving something nearby and are not especially focused on authenticity or quality, then maybe it will work for you. But for me, this is a one-time visit only. Sorry, its a NO-GO for a second visit.

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Selfie wall. Love the table cloth settings.
Selfie wall. Love the table cloth settings.
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Caleta 111

Caleta 111

4.4
(89 reviews)
1.2 mi
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We stopped in for an early Saturday dinner and were surprised to find the place completely empty…read more It felt like a hidden gem, especially given its years of Michelin recommendations. We shared the ceviche mixto, arroz con mariscos, and a dulce de leche dessert with tulle and cookies. The appetizer and entrée were excellent; the ceviche mixto was incredibly fresh, and the seafood in the arroz was perfectly cooked, with rice that was well-seasoned and flavorful. Unfortunately, the ice cream in the dessert was grainy, as if it had been sitting too long. This could have easily been a five-star experience. I wouldn't have held the dessert against them, but the service fell short. When we arrived, the server was on her phone and minimally attentive. Communication was a bit difficult, especially when asking about desserts which weren't on the menu. We had moved a candle from another table because it was so dark, and although she noticed, she didn't offer assistance. After dropping off our food, she didn't check on us at all and remained up front on her phone. She did inform us ahead of time that the credit card machine wasn't working, so payment would need to be cash or Zelle, which was fine. However, when we paid in cash, she didn't return with change, we had to ask for it, and she then disappeared to the back to retrieve it. The whole process was awkward. That said, the entrée was so good that I'd consider coming back to try more dishes...hopefully with better service next time.

So we decided to come check this place, it is advertised as a Michelin star place. I'm sorry, this…read morewas a let down, it is a Ceviche restaurant mainly, but the first thing they told us, WE DONT HAVE ANY FISH, therefore our choices were minimal. We ordered two Chilcanos which is a Peruvian drink, and we had no choice to go with than mix ceviche. After almost 30 min waiting, we got our entrees, you could tell the shrimp was frozen and the rest was sliced red onions on a salty lime sauce. This place was not a good experience, it's small and run down, there's no light and we were so cold cause there was no heat. I don't recommend you guys to waste your time here. I still don't know wha they ever got a Michelin star. Let down.

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Inside (via Aldace)
Inside (via Aldace)
Alfajores with Dulce de Leche
Alfajores with Dulce de Leche
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