Nice little place just outside the Venezuela subte stop on the H line, a bit orange. Surprising for this sort of homestyle Peruvian spot, they don't offer a menú of the day. The a la carte menu is lengthy, but much of it is taken up by variations on ceviche - almost an entire page - and another page of grilled items - steaks and fish - an offering of local fare. Service was friendly, though the kitchen is painfully slow, and disorganized in terms of sending stuff out.
A plate of anticuchos, nicely flavored strips of meat, though, surprisingly since they have a grill (supposedly anyway), not grilled, but wok fried, served with pretty good papas a la huancaina. Hot sauce on the side was at best, medium hot, and kind of stringy - there was clearly cilantro in it and they'd not blended it well. About another ten minutes went by and I got my leche de tigre - no picante whatsoever, though they'd asked. Then a few minutes late my partner's appetizer portion of ceviche, which, bizarrely, other than the cup it's served in, was virtually identical to the leche de tigre. The difference, according to the waitress, is simply the size of the pieces of fish in it. We also weren't overly thrilled that the fish used was gatuzo, a type of shark, which just doesn't lend itself well to that type of cooking. Finally, when we'd more or less finished all of these, the ají de gallina showed up - pretty presentation, but strangely, rather bland, especially considering that the plain huancaina sauce, which should be it's base, wasn't. Overall, nothing bad, but just kind of average home cooking style food. read more