I was in the mood for Peruvian food so I ordered take out for my family. Restaurant has a nice warm inviting atmosphere. Pick up was quick and easy. Friendly staff. I ordered the whole chicken pollo a la brasa with arroz chaufa. I also ordered additional sides of French fries and plantains. The whole meal was tasty and plentiful. The pollo a la brasa was seasoned well. I also had the plain arroz chaufa (fried rice) and it was great. You do have the option to have protein added onto to your rice. The portions were more than filling for our family dinner. The green sauce, ají verde, was delicious, great pairing with the chicken. read more

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Mejor comida Peruana en New Jersey! Sabor authentico peruano. Me encanto el servicio y comida. Los recomiendo si estan en la zona read more

Lena Y Carbon - Peruvian Near Me - Paterson, New Jersey

Absolutely fantastic. My parents, who both grew up in Peru, thought it was the best Peruvian restaurant they had experienced in a while. Three adults and three children under 10 ate here in May 2022, arriving shortly before the dinner rush. We ordered ceviche, pollo a la brasa and anticuchos, with the little ones sharing chicken and an order of salchipapa, as well as Inca Kola and chica morada to wash it all down. Most of the food arrived quickly and piping hot -- well, except for the ceviche, which is supposed to be cool (duh!). The chicken was absolutely delicious, with a smoky overtone that persuaded me it was actually cooked with leña (wood) and/or carbon (charcoal). The anticuchos were nicely seasoned and generously portioned. Likewise, the ceviche was decently portioned, too, and the fish was of good quality. Surprisingly, there was a dearth of hot sauces brought out, but as everything was so tasty, none of the food needed it. The service needed a little prodding, but that sort of thing isn't so unusual even in the finest Andean establishments, regardless of what hemisphere it's located in. The decor made an effort to stand out, with neat Edison (bare-filament) lightbulbs attached to light fixtures made of plumbing pipe. It entertained the kids at least as much as the two large TVs showing a European soccer match and what appeared to be a Peruvian tourism channel. From our vantage point on the corner-situated restaurant, we could see what appeared to be the previous location, right across the street. I imagined that the restaurant had enjoyed enough success from its top-notch food to open a new location, and it was definitely worth it! read more

Lena Y Carbon - Leña y Carbón has a new location! - Peruvian Near Me - Paterson, New Jersey

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Parking can be difficult but not impossible. This specific location is also BYOB. Small inside so depending on the time of day you may not be able to sit and eat. It is self seating and the wait staff is great. The food was absolutely delicious living up to the Peruvian food high standards I have haha. Hubby had the lobster which he said tasted fresh and he loved the sauce. I had the traditional pollo a la brasa with chaufa and fries and it was so good. I shared it with my son. I love that they give a whole bottle of green sauce instead of having to ask for more every few minutes. They provided cups for our wine and we also ordered an Inka Cola for our son. So good and would def recommend. If you happen not to find seating you can cross the street and check out their other location. read more

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So I called placed an order over the phone and low and behold I get to the restaurant and I'm told it's not ready because apparently when u call to place a phone order they aren't sure if you will be in the pick it up. So it's senseless to call ahead of time . They probably spit inn my food cause I made a big deal. Just a heads up read more

the best Peruvian food in New Jersey everything is amazing, the service is top tier and the food is just amazing the restaurant is wonderful. The environment is super clean and the music is amazing. read more

el pollo muy seco el arroz másatudo me encanta el pollo de leña y carbón pero no tuve una buena experiencia

Found a piece of plastic in my chaufa as soon as I found it I told the waitress. But since I was about 60% done with my food nothing was able to be done. Food was very good otherwise but if I were to ingest that piece of plastic there would be a huge problem. read more

I'll NEVER COME BACK TO THIS PLACE EVER AGAIN. What a horrible experience I had today sept 13 I walked in trying to order something to go as I work in the road, and realized that there is a written menu by hand not even a real menu to see, ok! I decided to order and there is a man a a woman right in front of me but they never even say hello, they completely ignore me for about 5 minutes! Finally I decided to talk to the man and again! I was ignored! Is not the first time I had a bad experience at this place, DO NO GO THERE! read more

Food was ok, service was slow. Didn't appreciate the mandatory 18% tip included in the bill.

I love this place cause I think the rats are very friendly and cool and also the dirty dishes are epic!

A little expensive but the food is so delicious and so are the drinks ! I recommend the mojito and lomo saltado. read more

Lena Y Carbon - Mango mojito, jalea, chicharron de Pescado - Peruvian Near Me - Paterson, New Jersey

Bad service, rude attendant. Cash only ask for extra sauce and she will charge a dollar. Never again

lo único que no me gusta de este lugar es que cierran a las horas no establecida, una lastima

Whoever made the chicken today, bless you. Muy delicioso. Ordered 1 whole with chaufa. Perfect heat, flavor and oh so moist chicken.

I was craving Peruvian food so I was super excited when I found this restaurant on Door Dash. I ordered a lomo saltado con pollo. When the food arrived I was disappointed to see that it wasn't closed correctly and some of the food was in the bag. The bag has a double knot but the container the food was placed in was not closed correctly. I tasted some of the food that was in the container and it was not if the quality of true Peruvian food. Chicken was tasteless and oddly had a smoke taste to it. There was two pieces of tomatoes.... 2. So sadly it's a no go for me. read more

Where do I begin where do I begin? First off the location is horrible maybe not for business but for parking it is terrible. The indoor decor feels as if you are walking through a modern day tomb inside the ancient civilization of Peru. Now just cut the BS and get to the point. I ordered two things lomo saltado y jalea, pretty simple order right?; how are you gonna charge me $40 for two things, mind you the Lomo is 15 and they charged me 20. So in other words you paid yourself five dollars for one plate and $4.04 for the other plate. Let's start with the lomo; it was straight up bland and there was more rice than anything else. The jalea, which is sea Food. It was as though the dish suddenly decided not to include more clams and octopus and let me tell you how salty it was, as if the fish didn't come from a salty environment to begin with. No I don't recommend this place,and no I'm not going again. I personally believe because I was jacked for $10 and the person that took my order over the phone(female) are clear indications not to return. If you decide to come here at night and pick up your own food, bring bodyguards crime is pretty high. FYI if you go to a non-Peruvian place they make these two dishes better. read more

Great food but they need more help, girls at the counter need a attitude change, they always look miserable and parking is a bitch to find! Other then this, we always call in our orders and just pick it up. The food is amazing here! read more

Don't waste your money !!!! Service has to be the worst !!!! Only tip I would leave them...is to close down before they burn you down !!!! I wish this app had negative stars to leave this review with. When you order their chicken....I think they travel to Peru to pick up there stock. I could've flown to another country and got faster service. It's a JOKE!! read more

I order food from them yesterday and it was the worse. I order 2 chaufas and a whole pollo al carbon, 30 minutes after I place the order the lady calls me to tell me they don't have more chicken. 30 MINUTES after I placed the order!!! Anyways, I told her to cancel the order, than she tells me that they actually have a half a chicken, so I decided to get that instead, with the 2 chaufas. Big mistake! the food wasn't even hot, it was hard ( the rice and the chicken) it looked like they just took it out of fridge and didn't even care to heat it up. They added extra chaufa to the container with the chicken, which at first I was happy about it, because YAY extra chaufa ( I believe trying to make up for the chicken situation) too bad it was fresh. The only reason I'm leaving 2 stars is because I used to come to this place pretty often with my family and it was always great. read more

Let's be clear that I am rating this restaurant based on their food. Not their service or how attentive they are, I have been to enough Peruvian restaurants in my lifetime to know they simply don't focus on customer service. I have read a couple of the negative reviews on here and that's why they gave them such poor reviews. So moving on to the food, their Arroz Chaufa is amazing, very tasty and well made. Their chicken is even better and let's not forget THEIR Peruvian hot sauce. It's simply great!Finally if you're looking for some great Peruvian chicken this is the place to go! If you're looking for amazing customer service go to a 5 Star Peruvian restaurant at one of these rich towns and pay 3 times the price for food that doesn't even come close to true Peruvian tasting food. read more

Tasty food. Call it when I order. Foods always delish. Always a packed restaurant! Always a filling amount of food

I come here all the time. By far the BEST POLLO A LA BRASA. The Anticuchos are great too. Skip on the Ceviche tho. Jalea is good. Papa a la huancaina is okay (nobody beats la tia delia). Place is clean and the service is good. Parking sucks read more

In a town where Pollo a la Braza is so common. Lena y Carbon is probably the best. I have been come to this establishment for years and they have stayed consistent over the years Just little confused whether they deliver or not. Can some clear this up for me read more

Food was tasty & reasonably priced! I have tried numerous Peruvian restaurants in area, on my top list!

WORSE PLACE EVER I ORDER FOOD ABOUT 30min before picking it up the lady over the phone took my order and all and I go in she has the nerve to tell me they don't have my order in there computer !!.. so how you take my order 2 orders at that and I come and you don't have me in the system! read more

Food is great here but we arrive at 9:15 pm and we're turned away at the door as they stated they were closing. Me and my wife were shocked especially seeing that the door said closing time was 10:00 pm, I guess my money wasn't going to be good enough there so I went somewhere else. read more

Food was not hot. I ordered Lomo steak. The steak was tough, rice hard huge chunks of onions in the food, not sliced good at all. Few hours later I'm sick as a dog can't stay out the bathroom. Food poison is what I have. First and last time I will eat from this restaurant on union ave paterson, nj read more

Lena Y Carbon makes some of the best Pollo a la Brasa I've ever had. I always recommend others to come here if they are looking for some good chicken! They also have amazing Chaufa, which is what I normally get when I'm eating here! read more

I don't typically do this but being that I am Peruvian and it is absolutely one of the best chicken rotisserie chains in New Jersey, I had to post something about the woman who I heard on the phone today being just absolutely nasty and the worst customer service ive heard in a very long time. It's a Colombian owned restaurant making Peruvian food which works but I am embarrassed that the people that are calling are being treated so nasty by the woman who answers the phone yet the gentleman that took care of me was just absolutely lovely. Very disappointing. And it's such a shame because the food is good. read more

Food is ok, I had better if compare with griseldas or sabor de mi barrio....authentic Peruvian restautants...big problem with not accepting credit cards, had to pay more for ATM FEE, I GUESS DON'T WANT TO PAY FOR CREDIT CARD ACCESS BUSINESS FEE....too bad when your customers have to pay for this type of attention. read more

The food is good they have a dish called el Classico which is half cevhice and jalea which is great but there down fall is they only take cash no credit and the services could be better. read more

I love ordering from here, the only downside is they don't deliver but it's so worth the trip. I usually order Lomo Saltado or papa la huancaina, great food! And their green sauce is amazing!! read more

This place is plain nasty. Service is bad I'm not even gonna waste my time writing a review just giving ya heads up'

This spot is absolutely full of pieces of shits these Peruvian people need to take a class on customer service , I went to this spot when it first opened up and the staff was very nice and attentive, now they hired this reallly fat old lady that always has the worst things to say and acts really rude , if you try to sit and eat at busy times they will give u the worst looks because they wish for the seat to be filled with some other race of people or a Peruvian family , which in my opinion is a very racist approach when it comes to food service, if U do sit and eat they will try to walk up to and have u give them some more money because you are taking up space in there crap hole corner store restaurant, the chicken they make isn't white on the inside , it's usually red or grey which is really repulsive, long story short, go to el gordo down the block , these guys have a lot to learn read more

So! ? I really hate writing about this because I am a bartender and I know how hard it is sometimes to deal with customer in a busy day but I ate in this place couple times!!!!!! First time I went with my son and that service was OK. Second time I went with a friend and it was on a Monday! Not busy AT ALL!!!!!!!!! And we didn't received that menu until 15 minutes after!!!!!!!! That server who was taking care of us drop off that menu without saying " welcome to blah blah" or can I get you something to drink or hello how are you? Or anything. What a horrible start!!!!! Second. She took another 10 minutes for her to come back! Ok... so we are sitting in this place for 25! Minutes.... with nobody to help us...... mmmmm interest!!!!!!! The server decided to come and ask us " ya quieren ordenar" ? Wow really?!! Okkkk... we let it go....... since we know she would take another 15 minutes to take our order we told her we're ready to order and our drinks. She took our order.... anyways!!!!! I was already upset but at that same time alright. I can't lie! That food was good! But after we got our food they didn't ask us if we wanted another drink.... OUR server was eating in another table and talking on that phone... again I said maybe she is on lunch but once again? Who is taking care of us... nobody so I had to WALK!!!!!! To that front to ask for a drink. She seen me walking and not have that ball to asker if I needed something..... I received my drink by another server. Anyways my friend was already pissed off!!!! I need to walk again to that front and ask for that bill!!! That girl in that front came to our table not to apologize that she is busy. She just came to argue with us saying she has 10! Years of experience ? Uhmmm ok? We don't care about that years of experience YOU have if you giving a bad services!!!!!!!!!!!!! Anyways! We left that place!!!!! Very disappoint!!!!!!!2 days later my mom wanted to go there.... so we went. Same server! Same service horrible service I wasn't surprise at all!!!!!! That server decided to bring our drinks and she dropped MY son drink to my mom clothes!!!! ARE YOU SERIOUS!!!!!! Horrible PLACE I will NEVER GO BACK !!!!!!!!!!!!train your server!!!!! They are horrible!!! read more

This is good place for peruvian food.l love their tacu tacu con bistek and the green sauce they give you is good too.

This food is so good!!! It's my favorite Peruvian spot! I never write reviews but I just ate a lomo saltado and it was mind blowing. I really recommend this place to everyone. read more

I see all these reviews and yes customer service kind of sucks but the food is great! The staff is actually Colombian, they're not Peruvians. People really expect parking around Paterson... seriously? read more

The food is good so far. The only thing is the people who take orders by phone especially on weekends. They have to learn more customer service and give nice and right answers when a customer is asking about the menu that they have. I have a really bad experience about it when I called and I was asking for a dish and the gay answered me with " oh we are so busy now" like he doesn't have time for me. Very nasty. And the other thing is they accept only cash which in not convenient for everybody. read more