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    Tondero Peruvian Cuisine

    4.3 (200 reviews)
    ModeratePeruvian
    Open • 11:00 am - 9:00 pm
    Updated a few days ago

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    Isobel L.

    Absolutely delicious Peruvian Ceviche Mixto including shrimp, squid, and fish. This dish also includes Peruvian ingredients including fresh and toasted Inca corn, as well as cooked sweet potato. Perfectly prepared! Casual atmosphere in a strip mall. Order at the register and your meal will be brought out to you. Highly recommended!

    Lomo Saltado
    Priscilla K.

    Food - sub par Service - slow & presumptuous Ambiance - hole in the wall & not a problem I had an intense craving for lomo saltado so came here because it popped up on Yelp. It was a hole in the wall and had relatively good reviews for lomo saltado so I had my hopes up thinking the food would be amazing. My chief complaint is that it took almost 30 minutes for my single order to come out because the kitchen was busy prioritizing to-go/delivery orders. Had I known this, I wouldn't have eaten inside the restaurant; I would've actually gotten it delivered. My next complaint is that no receipt was given as customer copy, and no itemized receipt when asking for tip. The total for this dish came out to almost $30 including tip, and the waitress/cashier didn't mention the lunch special at all. I brought it up to ask about it after I paid, to which she replied, "Oh, you probably don't want that cuz it's smaller. But it comes with a drink and soup." The fact that she assumed I wouldn't want the lunch special (when I'm there at lunch time) that would've been a much better deal at $17.99 and perfect portion size for me, and yet charged me for the regular dinner price was a bit presumptuous. It's also weird that they would ask for a tip (which I gave anyway) before I even received my meal. It's less about the price but the principle! But I was just hungry and needed to go to my next appointment, so I didn't argue, but again, the food took way too long to come out so I had to ask her about it after the 25 minute mark. Food came out after 30 minutes, and I had to get up and ask for the aji verde sauce when most restaurants usually serve it to you with the meal. The aji verde sauce which is really important to me to complement this dish, unfortunately missed the mark as well. I really missed Sol Inka's aji verde sauce that's well-rounded in every way. Lomo saltado should be balanced between the meat, tomatoes, onions, and fries, but it was definitely heavy on the fries with only two pieces of tomatoes. I would've preferred more meat too if it's the regular plate, but it felt like a fries dump. I wouldn't have had complaints if this were the lunch special order. Anyways, if you don't mind the headache & having to be extra proactive to get what you want, this is the place to be, but it's definitely not my cup of tea. $30 for a sub-par lomo saltado where well over half of it is fries does not sit well with me, considering I waited 30 minutes for my meal. Unfortunately, I'd just have to stick to Sol Inka for my regular Peruvian food fix, as the flavor is more robust there anyways. Oh, and Sol Inka also gives complimentary warm bread and butter, while there isn't anything like that here.

    Diana M.

    Today felt like a summer day which made me want something refreshing such as a ceviche. My bf had been craving Peruvian food for a couple weeks now. We were both hungry and thought about going to our usual spots, but he suggested to try a new place. I looked it up on yelp and it looked good, it was a bit more of a drive than our usual but I was down to try a new place. We arrived there, it's a small hole in the wall that looks clean and had cute decoration with a big alpaca and photo spot. They have single stall restrooms separated by gender and no gender neutral. They have plenty of parking on the front and extra in the back. This is a family friendly restaurant and no AC. They have fans around the place but thankfully not too hot today. My first callout is that the lady was very nice, but no English. My bf doesn't speak any Spanish, but thankfully I do. If you don't speak Spanish just be prepared to point at the menu. I ordered a coke and a leche de Tigre, one of my favourites to get at Peruvian restaurants. My bf wanted the rotisserie chicken but they were all out of whole chicken so he ordered the chaufa rice with chicken and a cuzqueña beer. He also ordered a papa rellena. My ceviche and the beer came out first. The salty crunchy corn things on the side were really good, sadly the ceviche was a disappointment for me. It didn't have much fish in it, it was mostly onion and some corn. The ceviche was extremely salty tot he point that I had tot ame breaks to eat it and taste something else. It was also disappointing that it didn't taste like lime, it was made with the fake lime, the very citrusy liquid one that triggers your heartburn. I'm glad I had tums in the car since I needed them after that. My bfs chaufa came out and it was probably the best dish we had here, but not great, it was ok. It didn't have that much chicken in it and it just wasn't remarkable, it was food. The stuffed potato was the last thing to come out and it was ok too. I liked it, but wished it would've had more protein. It seemed as if the meat was mostly on one side and it had other veggies. The potato was very soft with a deep fried exterior. The onions were slightly pickled. When it was time to pay, I noticed that the check had 2 prices, one for cash and one for card. I was going to give a 3 stars but that business practice made it so I dropped another star and took it out of the tip. Overall I understand that this place might have good reviews because of the lack of other Peruvian restaurants around but I highly suggest to keep driving to Sol Inka or Cuzco they are both much better than here.

    Papas hauancaimas, whole broiled chicken, fresh frys and salad with all dressimgs.
    Millicent Y.

    Delicious and authentic flavors all made fresh. The lady working is wonderful and very attentive. The place is very bright cozy and clean.

    Arion R.

    Yet another pleasant surprise. They greeted us with warm smiles & fast yet freshly prepared food! I watched on as my family all approved of their dishes. I especially enjoyed my milanesa de pollo! Clean and chic decor was a plus

    Lomo Saltado - 5 tiny pieces of meat
    Ritz S.

    Tondero is the closest Peruvian spot in Pico Rivera, which is why I keep giving it a chance, but I'm always disappointed. The lomo saltado is especially frustrating. The portion of meat is extremely small. Last time I counted about 5 tiny pieces of meat, which is unacceptable for the price. I really want to support a local Peruvian place, but the lack of meat makes it hard to justify coming back.

    Leche de Tigre
    Adriana H.

    Small hole in the wall restaurant. With friendly service. Food was great, very tasty. In a shopping center with adequate parking. Would recommend if you are in the area and looking for a similar to home cooked meal. The pictures taste exactly what they look like. Recommend!

    Lomo Saltado
    Niki S.

    Once upon a time, during Covid , while I was still playing online games, I met a teammate who was a chef from Colombia, currently miserablely working at a fast food joint in Australia. He shared with me that it took him two years to perfect his Lomo Saltado when he went to Peru to learn the cousin . I don't keep in touch with him anymore, but whenever I eat Peruvian food, I think of him.later my alliance had a bully whos also from Peru, he w As rude and had a temper. Unfortunately, Peruvian cuisine is hard to find in Taiwan, where the food diversity isn't that great. On the other hand, this a small but welcoming restaurant in Pico Rivera that I really enjoy.

    Tallarines verdes con pollo empanizado
    Adriana A.

    Bien rica la comida! Vine con 2 amigos y todos dicen lo mismo-Delicioso !! La señorita que nos atendió era muy amable . Me encantó este lugar! Tienen nuevo cliente

    Saltado de Pollo
    Doreen T.

    My friend wanted to check out this hole in the wall Peruvian joint on a recent Sunday evening. This is a very small place with only about 5 tables. My friend and I sat literally next to the cash register. We shared the pollo saltado and the seafood mix ceviche. They are out of chicha morada that day, and also the AC was not working. We were quite warm! The chicken saltado was tasty. TBH many Peruvian places makes this dish way too salty, but here it was just right. I don't eat spicy but my friend enjoyed it with the house green sauce with this dish. The seafood mix ceviche had fish, shrimp, and calamari rings. The taste was very flavorful. The only downside is if you try to bite into the calamari ring, the rubbery part is not chewable/breakable at all. My friend and I were playing chew the "rubber band". Hopefully I can order dish minus the calamari rings next time. The lady who managed all the customers at the tables was super friendly, courteous, and refilled our water couple times.

    Lomo Saltado (delicious)
    Melinda B.

    Delicious food!! So far I've tried lomo saltado and papá huancaina. The lomo was tender! I loved the sauce, so much flavor! The papa was yummmmyy and saucy. Fresh food. Very happy here so far. Also, staff are very nice! The place is clean and colorful.

    Rebecca C.

    I went to the 7-11 next door and walked past this place. I looked on Yelp and noticed the awesome lunch specials. I decided to try it out. I ordered the aji de gallina to try. They gave me the lunch special price so it was awesome! It came with bread + butter, soup, soda/drink, and the entree. It was a lot of food! I was so full even after the soup! The aji de gallina is good but reminded me of a tuna casserole. Waitress was nice and it was a hole in the wall joint.

    Jean R.

    Staff was friendly, I had the green pasta with need. Flavor was good but meat was hard to my liking . Pasta needed a bit more cooking. The arroz con mariscos had only two shrimp, three clamps and dry.

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    Great Peruvian food. Fast too! Steak doesn't disappoint. Small local place but very mighty!

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    Love the food here................. nothing more to say really. It's small but decibel good food

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    Greta food with great customer service. I would definitely recommend this place for anyone wanting to try Peruvian food!

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    the food here is so good! the service is always great. i love coming here, i really recommend.

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    Is the pico rivera location closed?

    Buenos días, nuestro horario sigue siendo el mismo. De 11:00 am a 9:00 pm todos los días.

    Lunch specials price?

    Buenas tardes el precio es de 13.00 + tax

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