El Tesoro del Inca — Restaurant in Irving

I have been eating real Peruvian food all of my life since I am a native Peruvian. I have lived in all regions in Peru, meaning Coast, Mountain and Jungle so I can say I know Peruvian food. I am not sure where all these other comments come from saying this is a real deal when it is not. I ordered a Jalea Mixta. First of all, it was a pile of a bunch of things where you could hardly recognize what you were eating. The fish was almost wet since it was mixed up with the diced onions (which we call sarza) and it was too juicy, therefore it made a mess of the soft texture fish in the Jalea. Then I ordered a Bisteck a lo Pobre. I have no idea where the cook has learned to do this, but it was so poorly presented and done. The rice was completely dry, there were a million French fries as if by having more fries would make it better, the plaintain was way too thick and soggy, the egg was as if it had been deep fried in a gallon of oil. Bisteck a lo Pobre usually comes with a hot dog as well, the hot dog itself, not with the bun of course, but this one did not have it. I think there was no more room for it. It seems they believe in quantity over quality. Then we ordered also a Pescado Frito. It was so tasteless, I have no idea if the cooks know how to use condiments. It lacked of flavor and presentation again. The chicha morada was decent, not great, but decent. The hot sauces (ajies) were presented in these things I don't even know how to call them. One of them (the rocoto one) was almost water. Way too runny. The waitress was very nice and attentive. That I will give to them. But if they want to present authentic Peruvian food, they have so...

This is an amazing restaurant but excellent service does not seem to be consistent. I had never been compelled to write a review for a restaurant until I went to this one. The food was great and the service was out of this world! The owner is very friendly and was so nice to us. We didn't know what to get for dessert and he offered us some samples of cookies and even gave us a few free Peruvian candies. I wanted to come back very soon.

I do advise that you go when the place is not so packed though. Went mother's day and it took forever to get our orders taken. When our drinks were finally taken to us, you could clearly see much of the ice had already melted.... Then they tell us certain food items were not available because they had ran out since earlier in the day... And our food took over an hour and a half to get to us. We were so hungry!! And I got upset that they didn't bring out our tables food all at the same time. I got my plate first before anyone else and didn't want to start until everyone else had their food but I was so hungry. We were only a table of 5 as well..

Honestly, it is a great restaurant with a wonderful atmosphere and great service but I guess you kind of have to get lucky to go at the...

I’ve eaten at this Peruvian restaurant several times and have always enjoyed the food, it’s . Service has usually been okay, and the little store they have inside is a nice touch.

However, during my most recent visit, I had a disappointing experience at checkout. My meal was $15.95, and my drink was $4.25. I also picked up four packaged items from the store. My total came out to $56.51. Before paying, I was prompted to add a tip, and I chose to leave 20%. I specifically asked the cashier to make sure the tip would only apply to the meal and service—not the store items.

After leaving, I looked at my receipt and realized I had been charged $10.17 in tip, which was calculated on the entire $56.51—including the store purchases. I called the restaurant right away to bring this to their attention, but I felt like my concern wasn’t taken seriously.

This was frustrating, especially because I asked in advance to avoid this exact issue. I hope the management addresses how tips are handled, as this affects customer trust. I’ll still come back for the food, but I’ll definitely double-check the...