Peru Gourmet Restaurant — Restaurant in Houston

I'm mexican but I love peruvian food, I've been on a lot of different peruvian restaurants across the country and this one is not the best, we had the 3 meat chaufa and the taste of the rice was really good but the shrimp tasted undercooked and the beef steak didn't had any flavor and seemed like it was boiled instead of seared on the wok or whatever they use to saute it, the chicken was really good tho, I guess if I had ordered the chicken chaufa I would of been pleased, we also had the jalea and cebiche and we have tried better cebiche at home, lack of taste and a mini portion for the price, they want to make up with the fried scallop and shrimp but didn't had the right condiments either, at last we took a pollo a las brasas home thinking it could be their best dish but we were disappointed once again, the chicken was not cooked all the way and had a lot of spices, never had a pollo a las brazas like that, I think the one from pollo bravo are the best, had a hard time communicating with the server that didn't even know what the ají was, how are you going to be working on a peruvian and not even know the essential ingredients of what...

Ordered 1 appetizer and 2 entrees. The server was adorably sweet. It's a small establishment, but it can comfortably accommodate 16 people. There is a 4% credit card processing fee that I did not see announced anywhere. The food was cooked well and had good flavor. The portions were more than enough.

Yuca Huancaina: exterior crunch was great. The interior was cooked tmbut it I prefer it when it is softer inside and cruncher on the outside. It was not over salted. It comes with a yellow dipping sauce that was ok. $10.99

Taco tacu: the meat was super tender and well flavored. The veggies were cooked well and still had a little snap to them. The egg was cooked as requested. The rice and refried bean combination is mixed well, seasoned well, and refried well. The Texture and flavor were great overall 5 stars. $24.90

Cameron Saltado: the French fries could have been fried a little longer. The shrimp was fresh and cooked well. The flavor was reminiscent of Asian cuisine. White rice was white rice. $19.71

Tax: $4.59 4% credit card fee: $2.22

Would recommend. No wait on a weekend lunch hour. 4% discount if paid in cash...

Okay, do not listen to Yvonne Perez, she is being bias. It's Peruvian for a reason, the only reason she said it took so long was because they don't give you already cooked food, they actually start your plate fresh so you get fresh food. You can actually see them prepare it over their window. Second of all, the ceviche isn't just any ceviche. There are Salvadorian ceviche, Mexican ceviche (called pico de gallo to some), Cuban ceviche, etc. so of course it's "different texture" woman, it's another culture. The wait will be longer if you don't order at the same time, but a tip, call ahead if you're picking up and if you're really in crunch for time pass by the restaurant and grab a flyer beforehand, then you can order before you dine in.

I only rated it 3 stars because Peruvian food isn't...