I dined at Norte Chico Peruvian restaurant for lunch the other day. I ordered myself a Papa a la Huancaína sliced boiled potatoes covered with Huancaína sauce. Huancaína is a traditional delicious creamy sauce made with yellow pepper, cheese and milk. And a Chaufa de Carne a Peruvian-style Chinese fried rice mixed with eggs, chives, soy sauce and beef chopped, and a can soda Inca Cola it's a Golden Kola a Traditional Peruvian soda. The food was plentiful and superb. I definitely had leftovers and would recommend this restaurant. The service was great, and the ambiance was calm as I went in during lunch time so just one other table was being used. 10/10 Peruvian restaurant recommendation read more

Peruvian Restaurant Norte Chico - Chaufa de Carne - Peruvian Near Me - Union City, New Jersey

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Had the chaufa de mariscos (mixed seafood with rice). This is one of the best values in the area. $13 for a huge portion, with lots of good seafood and very tasty shrimp. Has a decent amount of heat, spicy but not too much spice. This is 2+ sittings worth of food. More if made into a future side dish. I think one thing that would have made it better was if there were some extra sauces at the table. read more

Peruvian Restaurant Norte Chico - Chaufa de Mariscos - Peruvian Near Me - Union City, New Jersey

This place has great Peruvian wontons. It is the closest to getting them from Peru in the area. They also had Torta helada which most Peruvian places do not have. I would recommend this spot if you are looking for these specific items. read more

Highly recommend. One of the most extensive Peruvian breakfast menus I've seen. We're from DC where there's a decent amount of good Peruvian spots, but Jersey is much better. We were craving a traditional Peruvian breakfast and this hit the spot. Quick service, yummy food, very reasonable prices. Glad we came! read more

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Small place (Although there's supposedly another side to the restaurant), Clean Restaurant and Restroom, Friendly servers. Prices were reasonable. Only thing missing is alcoholic beverages, Preferably Red Wine. :-) Duck dish was good, but probably needs to come with more Duck meat. Wantan was also good and crispy, but probably needs more stuffing. Credit Cards are accepted. read more

Peruvian Restaurant Norte Chico - Pato con arroz - Peruvian Near Me - Union City, New Jersey

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Best authentic Peruvian food in the area . 10/10 recommend. Love their Asian cuisine.

It's always great to find a relatively new Peruvian restaurant around this side of the Hudson. Don't get me wrong, there are many 5 star Peruvian or Modern Peruvian restaurants in NYC but Norte Chico has some amazing homemade recipes cemented in the chef's frontal lobe. For starters, You could order the chicken and cellophane noodle soup which might just make you forget about wind chills and "blizzard Stella". The broth is unreal! There is so much ginger infusing this soup that it may cure your common cold. Be aware the wonton soup may have the same effect. If you are not full by now, you can try to conquer the crispy noodles and chicken, AKA "tallarin saltado" it is a humongous serving but I am able to finish it so I'm sure you can. Let me tell you the sauce represents the Chinese influence in Peruvian cuisine. The fried Rice AKA arroz chaufa is also a great Peruvian-chinese flag dish. It's a great option but personally I would pay the extra $2 for more chicken. It's delicious. I'm gonna omit to comment on the other dishes for now but I can tell you it's hard to keep up as they have a lunch menu that changes everyday. It's $7! This is not a fancy place by all means and it may not be appealing to some people but I believe it can deliver authentic Peruvian food. Stop by and get a taste of Chifa. read more

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The food was ok, nothing to brag about but the cost was to much! I mean for what I paid, I should've gotten way more food or maybe even a dessert and a drink. read more

After visiting Peru this year and enjoying the Chifa ( chinese peruvian cuisine) out there, I was happy to come across this restaurant. Many times I passed it by until I finally decided to check it out. What I have been missing! Tried the fish ceviche and the crispy noodles with chicken and pork. Both dishes were just like i remembered when I was in Peru. Amazing. The staff is nice too. I will definitely go back! read more

Peruvian Restaurant Norte Chico - Ceviche - Peruvian Near Me - Union City, New Jersey

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I stumbled upon an amazing Northern Peruvian restaurant today. They have an extensive menu which includes breakfast and brunch 530-1030: although not on menu, they kindly made me delicious moist scrambled eggs with tomato and onions. My husband ordered the incredible 'Caldo de Gallina', a flavorful hen and noodle soup which had a delicious lemony flavor, very hearty and homemade. My cafe con leche was delicious and my husband ordered a tasty hot chocolate. The service was extremely warm, I felt like I was entering someone's home and treated as there esteemed guest. Seeing my delight in their food, on the house they brought me a delicious mild sweet quinoa based porridge like drink, so yummy!!! They have traditional Peruvian offerings and Chinas (Latin Chinese) food as well. My favorite name was 'airport' for a rice-a-roni dish they make. I cannot wait to return to try more!! read more

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This used to be my go to Peruvian joint, but something went wrong. I believe they have new management or something but the food quality, and flavor has gone down significantly. My last two orders have been terrible. I will give it another try and update my review. read more

This place is the best Peruvian in the area and probably the number one of all the ones I have tried

I loved this Peruvian restaurant.. the fish ceviche was perfect.. very fresh, cooked through with real lemon lime juice, none of that fake artificial lime juice. It had a lot of onions, I loved my dish, it's also a very big portion.. Papas a la huancaina were really good and the green spicy sauce was AMAZING.. seriously.. good amount of spice. I put that on everything lol My bf got duck tallarin (pasta), he got it fried n did not like it fried.. he also thought they'd b green.. his fault tho. But for newcomers, fried pasta makes the pasta crunchy. Also it had a lot of onions. I tried it and it was very flavorful, delicious and fatty. read more

Delicious food. Authentic flavors. Good selection. Huge portions for the price. Excellent service.

No complains about the food, in fact it is quite delicious. However, I was appalled with the service . They have this young girl pretending to be a "waitress". She was completely rude . I took my father to this place because I knew he'd really enjoy the food , but this girl totally ruined our experience. We ordered a Ceviche appetizer & two entrees to share . The meals came out first , and when asked where the appetizers was she proceeded to roll her eyes & went to get it . Not once did she stop by our table to check if we needed anything . The one lady that was also working was very polite and helpful. I don't think I'll be returning to this restaurant, it's a shame because I really did like the food. Tip: get a real server or at least someone who doesn't look so miserable at their job, it's not good for business . read more

I saw this place today and decided lets tryva new Peruvian restaurant.. The place is small and quaint the service was good took a while for. Our entrees to come out I guess everything was made to order I had the Pariheula I've had better it was OK and my mom had chaufa d mariscos very large portion enough for 2 people to share but that was OK too... I think I'll. Stick to El Gordos... Wayyyyy tastier food. read more

There is a variety of food selections from Peru. The best they have is the Arroz Chaufa (Fried rice). They have a wonderful staff. My favorite is Isabel, she's always there in the afternoons. She's very courteous and attentive. Very enjoyable. read more

Very good Peruvian-Chinese food. We liked the crunchy Peruvian "popcorn" appetizer. Causa is cold mashed potatoes with chicken and vegetables, tasty and attractively layered. The chicken soup has plenty of fresh ginger slices. Lomo saltado is steak, french fries, tomato, red onions. It's a popular little place with Telemundo on the TV. read more

This was an awful experience. The food was ok but the service was not great at all. First of all, we ordered chicha, which tasted like water. Then, we ordered a ceviche that came almost at the end, when we were already full and we didn't want to eat it. Also, when the dishes came you will see the waitress asking out loud to see who ordered a dish, as if she didn't know who ordered what. In addition, they brought us a chicken Chaufa when we clearly ordered a pork chaufa. What made us decide to write this review, was the fact that when we got the bill we got charged for the chaufa that we didn't get, which was 2 dollars more. Sure, is not that much of a difference, but when we claimed that we got the wrong one, she told us two lies: the first one is that the extra price is because of service tax, which doesn't make sense. When she realized that she lied and no one believes her, then she covered her lie with another lie, which was that the prices that were on the menu were the old prices and what she charged us is the real price...I mean COME ON!!!!!! I would have come back and give them another true because their food is not that bad, but because I don't want to do any business with people that think to lie to their customers is ok. Will never be back and I hope you don't support this type of business. Hopefully they change their ways to service their clients. read more