Finally we have a Peruvian restaurant close by with great food. We've been to the Latin Chef down in Point Loma, but we are so happy having it now here in Oceanside. The restaurant has just been open for a week, and we've been there already twice. My boyfriend is Peruvian, and he is very picky when it comes to his food, and he was impressed by what we ordered. We started out with Choros a la Chalaca, which were not on the menu, but Toni, the chef and owner, made them for us. They were excellent! We also had Lomo Saltado, which tasted great. Of course we wanted also try Ceviche Mixto. The flavor was spot on. We ended up with Lucuma Ice Cream. Overall we really liked all the food items we've tried. The atmosphere is cozy and welcoming. We will definitely be back! read more

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Last night we celebrated my husband's birthday at the Latin Chef in Oceanside. We invited 20 people to join us and have a Peruvian culinary experience. The chef helped us choose the menu prior to our party. We had a seven course delectable meal. Exactly what we wanted our friends that had never eaten Peruvian food. Side note... don't tell people that anticuchos is beef heart! Once someone tastes how the chef prepares it perfectly all they know it's delicious. Thank you to their entire team for making this a memorable and delicious night! There is also a Latin Chef at Liberty Station if you want a fun casual time where the kids can play outside. They won't disappoint! read more

Latin Chef has awsome, authentic Peruvian flavors and great customer service‼ By far, this is San Diego county 's best Peruvian restaurant. Their ceviche, pollo a la brasa, and chaufa and other dishes take you back to Peru! read more

Amazing and authentic peruvian food. The ceviche was great and perfect portion, also the seco de res was a perfect choice, love the presentation and the flavors. Service was great and the owner, Tony, came to our table to ask if everything was OK. Great service and highly recommended. read more

Latin Chef Peruvian Cuisine - Seco de carne - Peruvian Near Me - Oceanside, California

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AMAZING FOOD! Super authentic. I went here with my Peruvian friends and we kept mentioning how great it was! Friends got Chaufa, ceviche, and Tallarines verdes with meats, and I got it with tofu. They gave me almost too much tofu which is great and tastes soooo good! Lots of vegetarian options which made me happy. The service was also great and super attentive. Would suggest for everyone read more

Latin Chef Peruvian Cuisine - Peruvian Near Me - Oceanside, California

So delicious and the waitresses are so kind! They even accommodated our request for French fries on the side for my son. read more

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Honestly one of the best Peruvian restaurants in north county and SD. It's authentic, and the chef is friendly, professional and passionate for their food. The server is also extremely kind and accommodating. I really love coming here, came here for many special occasions too, anniversary and my graduation. Thank you guys! read more

I've eaten in fine restaurants all over the world and 5 minutes away from my house I find this little gem. The food was amazing. The staff was kind and attentive. The prices are also very reasonable considering the quality of the food and the size of the portions. My wife and I were there yesterday for our 38th wedding anniversary after a salsa dance lesson next door. We will definitely be back and I highly recommend it!! read more

Daughter's take: I came with my family and we all got amazing service and the food was delicious! The food was like nothing I have ever had before! The food came super quick, and the restaurant was clean and tidy. My sister and I shared the chicken fried rice and it was more than enough for the two of us! If you are looking for a GREAT PERUVIAN restaurant this is the pleace to go! On our way out we ordered some alfajores to go and they did not disappoint! Dad's take: I'm Peruvian, born in Peru but raised in L.A. and educated in Orange County and I've been to more than my fair share of Peruvian restaurants in my life and I can say with all honesty that THIS place was INCREDIBLE! I had the fried fish and it was DELIGHTFULLY delicious! SO flavorful, fluffy and tender! EVEN the rice (arroz!?) was incredibly done! The salad was served in the Peruano style of my abuelita with lettuce, tomato & red onion! It was even served and complimented with a ranch-like dressing that perfectly accentuated everything else I was served! The CHICA MORADO was to die for! My wife had the pollo saltado & it was done to perfection! It has been our experience that people over-salt this dish but THIS establishment nailed it! Our daughters shared the chicken fried rice (arroz chaufa) & it was better than that from ANY Chinese food we've ever had! We took home alfajores and can't WAIT to dig into them and put the icing (powdered sugar ;-) on the night! Get to THIS place quick! We're from THE Coachella Valley and we'll be bee-lining back to this place upon our return! read more

The service was amazing and attentive with authentic food fresh and hot! I recommend the Lomo Saltado, Yuma, and Ceviche Mixto. I have been to many places here in SD and this place was by far the best i've here. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND!! read more

the service was great he was very attentive. The food was delicious very authentic. The food came hot. The wait wasn't that long to get the food. I highly recommend this place. Yuca frita, lomo saltado ceviche, mixto, plátanos lomo saltado we're completely delicious nice and fresh read more

My favorite place to visit when visiting Oceanside! My favorite dishes are the chaufa and lomo saltado! Better than any Peruvian restaurant in Los Angeles read more

This was the first time we tried it. Our go-to Peruvian food in North County used to be Panca, and didn't feel like driving to Del Mar. A very delicious choice. Their anticuchos were delicious. Their chupe de camarones was a meal for 2, and very tasty. I enjoyed the pescado a la macha. My only comment is that the octopus could have needed a little more time for cooking time. Took some picarones home and they were so good. Just needed more sauce. As for the restaurant itself, it was very clean. The only negative was a little too warm in the restaurant. If you are not going to use AC, put up ceiling fans, and open a door for ventilation. The service was very good. I liked the variety of choices and I will be back for another time to try some of their other dishes. read more

Love the chaufa de mariscos, get it with the green sauce its so good can't wait to go back

I come to this mall often to pick up Maan's or boba, and didn't have any expectations when I stopped in for pick up. The employees were super friendly and helpful in giving me suggestions and I ended up ordering a ceviche and a fish dish. The food tasted fresh and totally worth the $, as my plate was filled with various seafood. The ceviche was filled with juicy large shrimp, octopus, fish, etc. I'm new to Latin cuisine but the second dish was like a Spanish paella with Asian style white rice. I'll be back for sure to try more. read more

Latin Chef Peruvian Cuisine - Pescado a lo Macho - Peruvian Near Me - Oceanside, California

The food was the best and also excellent service, very good atmosphere, very grateful and I will be back soon read more

Latin Chef Peruvian Cuisine - Tallarin Saltado de Pollo - Peruvian Near Me - Oceanside, California

My husband and I came here for a date night. We ordered the Pollo saltado and lomo saltado. Both were good portions and were delicious! We miss having Peruvian food since our favorite place closed. This will definitely be in our rotation of dinners. read more

Plates are huge...Plus Plus... The Ceviche is awesome. The Fish with rice and potatoes is awesome.

Finally a good peruvian spot! My husband and I really enjoyed this place. I got the pollo saltado and it was tasty, the portions are large, and the food is fresh. My husband ordered the arroz chaufa de carne and he said it was good. We've been to several Peruvian spots and they never get the ceviche right but this spot got it spot on. We ordered the ceviche de pescado and it was perfect. The staff is also really nice and attentive. We will definitely be returning. read more

Excelente comida y servicio!. Todo muy a tiempo, muy buenas porción en cada platillo. Ambiente muy familiar. read more

Very plain space, not alot going on ambiance wise other than photos of the chef throughout the restaurant. We ordered the Leche de Tigre (very tasty), bistek a lo pobre, arros chaufa de carne (meat was a bit over cooked & dry in my opinion), lastly we ordered parihuela (yummy seafood soup). We were excited to try this place out as we love Peruvian food, the food was worth trying however I was EXTREMELY BUMMED to see how the chef (OWNER) treated his staff. Our server (the ONLY person working the entire FOH) greeted us when we arrived. We were the first to join as we got there pretty early @ 530. Shortly after service started to pick up with walk-ins and lots of Togo order pick ups. The server was doing her best to great guest, seat them, take their orders, & run food. AGAIN ALL BY HERSELF. As soon as food was ready the chef would ding the bell aggressively and if she was not there to pick it up in seconds he would ding it 2 more times even more aggressively. I work in the industry I understand the importance of running HOT food. But I'm talking seconds that this food was sitting there. He was not taking into consideration the fact that she was literally taking someone's order while he was vigorously dinging the bell. It was literally triggering for me to hear that damn bell. I felt so bad for the server who still showed up so politely to every table. I could see how overwhelmed she was by him. We asked if he was the owner bc we couldn't believe how terrible he was treating her. If I was her I would have walked out tbh. Super bummed bc the food was good but not sure that I want to support someone who has no respect for their own team. Note to the owner Chef Tony- if you want her to go faster hire another person to support her, and or integrate systems that allow for quicker service like handheld tablets so she doesn't have to hand write orders and then go type them in all while handling ALL aspects of the front of house!!!! read more

Amazing food, amazing service. This was my first time having Peruvian food, so our server, Kenzi, was kind enough to recommend the Lomo Saltado and the Ceviche. It was absolutely incredible!!! Highly suggest coming in and trying the delicious food. read more

Great food! Will definitely be back. All items ordered were great flavor! Definitely need to try many more items on the menu.

Great Peruvian food. Ceviche mixto y arroz chaucha always good. New location, more room to sit and enjoy your food. Coming back soon for the Lomo Saltado. read more

Latin Chef Peruvian Cuisine - Ceviche mixto - Peruvian Near Me - Oceanside, California

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Love this place! the service was absolutely amazing & food was so delicious! Chef Tony is the best & my family and i are excited to have an authentic peruvian restaurant close to home peruvian fam approved read more

Went to check out this new place and arrived for an early dinner. Overall the service was excellent and food was delicious. We had the lomo saltado mixed ceviche and seafood with rice. All were tasty and good portions! I'd certainly give them another try. read more

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muy buena toda la comida y excelente servicio buena atención al igual que la música

Chef Tony is an iconic chef with amazing food. I have followed this chef in all his business endeavor. liberty station, barrio Logan and now Oceanside! today we got to see his Oceanside location and the food was IMPECCABLE ! The flavors are out of this world I feel like he gets all the Peruvian flavors right. my dad had the pescado a lo macho and I had the jalea both were delicious! I also took home some tallarin verde con bistec. My daughter had a bite of everything as well and enjoyed it! Chef Tony if I can give you 10 stars I would. read more

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The ceviche is excellent! Many places make it too salty but not here! Generous portion of fish and perfect ratio of onions, choclo and sweet potato. read more

Authentic Peruvian Food. Might be the best in All of San Diego. Service is Good as it's like a mom and pops restaurant and the ambiance is clean n Peru like. Good Latin music playing on TVs but again FOOD IS GREAT! If you like Peruvian food this is the Spot read more

The food was delicious and the customer service was top notch. Will be returning soon

Best Peruvian food in San Diego !!! We had lomo saltado, tallarín saltado, and tallarines verde con Biskek and great customer service. read more

Latin Chef Peruvian Cuisine - Tallarín de res - Peruvian Near Me - Oceanside, California

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Saturday night we were in the mood for Peruvian and happened to come across Latin Chef. We had Fried Rice with seafood and OMG it was so amazing, we got another order to take home. The ceviche was different and delicious with mussels, shrimp and fish and I think sweet potato. The restaurant doesn't invite lingering, but if you want great food in a clean, simple environment without a lot of ambiance give it a try. The staff is lovely, too. read more

Decided to try this place during my stay in Ocean Side . Reviews said it was super good . Food was mediocre . Ceviche was not good and the rice in the lomo saltado was old and the potatoes were from a frozen bag . Staff was friendly and the place was what you expect from a strip mall restaurant . Will not be back . read more

Food was delicious! The ceviche was really good. Lomo was awesome as well. My little boy loved the tallarines verdes.

Good authentic Peruvian food. Definitely recommend. clean, calm environment. Everyone is friendly and accommodating, service is great.

Great food, great service. A must try!. All the seafood was fresh and tasty. Good place to have in North County . Thank you to the chef and his son for great service. read more

The food was authentic and delicious. Will definitely be back as often as we can. The owner/chef were great!

Tasty Peruvian spot with great service. Our favorites were the ceviche mixta, arroz con mariscos, lomo saltado (although there could have been a bit more beef) and tallarín verdes con pollo. Would come back again. read more

New Peruvian chicken plate is awesome and a must have! It was juicy and well seasoned. A perfect dinner for two.