El Tio Mario — Restaurant in Lima Metropolitan Area

This is a very popular restaurant. It was and stayed very busy during my visit.

That said while the portion to price ratio is good. I do not understand the hype. The food is decent but not memorable. The Steak Skewers are on the tough side. They are not anything special.

The boiled potatoes are actually served cold. Or room temperature at best. As with every other time I have tried to corn. It is close to flavorless.

Their lemonade is good. It may or may not matter to you. But they do not serve any alcohol. No vino, cervesa, cocktails.

A decent restaurant but not one I would go out of my way to eat at. A good choice if quantity is more important than quality.

The Picarones were good. Better than the rest of the meal. But again not...

I am obsessed with picarones. Being a Peruvian who grew up in the US their entire life, I’m only able to consume picarones if my mother makes it, which isn’t often because some of the ingredients (for the syrup) are hard to find where we live, or when I visit Peru. This is by far one of the best picarones I’ve had! So perfectly made. So perfectly fried. The syrup wasn’t too sweet. Everything was perfect! My Peruvian family also treated themselves to mazamorra morada. It was served warm and wowww, so delicious. Another perfectly made treat. It was sweetened just right.

I highly recommend having both the picarones and mazamorra morado. My Peruvian family gives this place a...

Great place in all aspects if Anticuchos is what you are looking for. This place was recommended by my walking guide as a must for and exclusively for Anticuchos, and .... Boy was he right !!!.

The Anticuchos completely overturned my take on what a skewer should be. These beauties where uterfly and completelyn tasteful from beginning to end!, be it warm or cold, the Anticuchos were spiced and cooked to taste amazingly.

Definitely a must stop if you are around and are not vegetarian or vegan.

The other "vísceras" accompanying the Anticuchos were tasty as well, although, the main dish did took over...