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    The Inka Spot

    3.8 (29 reviews)
    Closed 11:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    Vegetable Saltado ["SALTADO DE VEGETAL (VEGGIES)"]
    Michael S.

    Loved this little Peruvian spot in the awesome Rodeo 72 food hall at The Groves shopping center in Whittier. My Vegetable Saltado ["SALTADO DE VEGETAL (VEGGIES)"] was excellent- and I was pleasantly surprised by all the other veggie options as well. My 2 colleagues enjoyed their Peruvian rotisserie chicken orders from here also ["POLLO A LA BRASA"]. Great flavors, and excellent service too. Good place.

    Desire N.

    The Inka Spot is a Peruvian restaurant in Whittier. Smash Tuesday $5 Special; you get 1/4 chicken with one side . They are famous for the Tallarín Verde with Lomo Saltado. This is Creamy Pesto topped off with Peruvian beef stir fry. Saltado Camaron with fried rice. This dish comes with shrimp stir fry with fried rice. If you love fried rice, try it with shrimps. The Pescado frito with rice and salad is a Fried Fish with garlic steam rice and salad. The fried fish with rice is huge and buttery. Whole pollo with fries & salad comes with rotisserie chicken served with fries and salad. The chicken plate with rice or fries are completely delicious. The jalapeño creamy sauce is complimentary and tastes so good with beef or chicken. Service is friendly and cozy atmosphere. The location in a food hall offers a lively vibe.

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    Gianna G.

    Was craving Peruvian food and decided to give Inka Spot a try which is located in Rodeo 72. Each dish is served with a side of aguadito. aguadito rating: 5/5 super flavorful and delicious tallarin w/chicken: 2/5 it was okay at best? Wasn't super impressed because the noodles felt like spaghetti textured ones and not the typical ones I've had in a tallarin dish before. lomo saltado w/chicken: 4.5/5 Delish! Fries were well seasoned and tasty, good chicken portion. overall: The tallarin w pollo wasn't really as flavorful as I'd hoped and needed all of the extra salsa provided added in to provide spice and flavor.

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    Jasmin G.

    Love Peruvian food and this place hits the spot, the chicken is delicious! The cashier was great in recommending dishes to try and made me feel so welcome. Also a plus that they're inside a food hall where there are cool little places to sit & enjoy the entertainment.

    soup (that I didn't order) that turns out has  the cilantro rice in it.
    David M.

    Got there today @ 12:40pm. Not a person near the place. (that should have been my first clue.) I ordered the 1/2 rotisserie chicken combo that is advertised @ $15. After ordering one small side salad i see the $31 charge. The extra charges were kind of explained... i guess..? i bit the bullet and then waited and waited and waited...Meanwhile the one worker is literally standing there doing nothing but playing on her phone...for 20 min. Tried to get her attention she just kept looking down. There was no other customers that even stopped by! Finally i get the food. The chicken looked tasty but turned out lacking in taste ...like bland. Then i see the 'cilantro rice' and it's basically soup!! lol I ask for some extra sauce and get told it's another .50 for the smallest portion 1 oz.? the pinto beans were fine but the whole experience was a disappointing and i will never go back to that place especially in light of the fact that there are so many other options here. Much better. I guess I'm just disappointed that I picked the worst place! :(. Beware!

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    Their chicken is very bland. The mango drink I got from their was also very thick; didn't like it. I won't order from there again.

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    Very tasty. Good portions. The service was friendly. The ambience is chill, can get very crowded.

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    food was really good, ambience was ok. Staff was helpful. After all I would go back and eat.

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    I had the tallerin verde con carne empanizado. It was delicious!! Also came with a side soup which was also special

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