Lima Restaurant — Restaurant in New York

Lima R&B caters to upscale diners in Jackson Heights. There's many Peruvian restaurants in the area: I counted three within 2 blocks. This is the most upscale of the lot. Visually, it's chic and dark. Somewhat nightclubish. The waiters are uniformed in crisp uniforms, and the price point is adjusted upwards, according: It's one of the most expensive restaurants in the vicinity.

We spoke with the owner, and his wonderful parents. They are all lovely people who "worked the crowds", making sure everyone was fully happy and satisfied. They take great pride in the restaurant, and it shows.

Cancha: A Served toasted, warm, and fresh. When you eat cancha, this is what you want!

Aji Amarillo Salsa: C- The pepper tasted like habañero, which is too strong for cancha dipping, and not flavorful enough, given its spice level. It overpowers the food.

Chupe de Camarones Sopa: B+ The soup is flavorful, yet uncomplicated. Creamy, yet not heavy. The shrimp were impressively large, and I couldn't detect the tell-tale iodine flavor of southeast Asian shrimp. It's hard to believe, but I wonder if Lima R&B uses expensive high-quality Gulf shrimp.

Seco de Cabrito: B- The lamb was so tender that I used my fork to cut it. The lamb is also succulent: it tastes very "lamby"... no mistaking it for beef, which means it's high quality meat. The whole stew is surrounded by a bed of bean stew. The whole dish would've been an A- or even A, except for the fact that my seco hardly had any salsa de seco. I asked the waiter for more salsa de seco and was refused.

Chaufa de Pollo: A+ We spent over a month in Peru, and this chaufa is better than any chaufa we've had in Peru or the US. Simply, it's the best chaufa we've ever had, period. Cooked with just the right amount of soy sauce -- it tasted of soy, but not overly salty, which chaufa often is. The chicken is very soft. What's more, we distinctly tasted ginger in the dish! Yes, ginger! I can't even detect ginger in Chinese fried rice these days. Wow! I think all the chefs in Lima should all come to Queens to learn how to cook chaufa from the owner's mom!

Tallarines Verdes de Entraña: A Impressive dish! The skirt steak bursts with flavor and was cooked perfectly, despite the waiter not asking us how the steak should be cooked. The spaghetti was delicious -- it was cooked to softness and the pesto was fresh and vibrant. Next time we come, the spaghetti is perfect for our 1yr old daughter.

Lomo Saltado: A+ I have a confession to make. I never liked lomo saltado -- it seemed like a lazy dish. You cut up some steak, toss in some french fries and onions, and boom. Invariably, the fries are freezer burned, and the steak is tough and rubbery.

The owner of Lima R&B invited us to try the lomo saltado, boy are we glad we did! We spent 4+ weeks in Peru, and had lomo saltado countless times both in Peru and the US, and this is the BEST lomo saltado we've ever had, in any country. Here's the magic: First, there's an actual sauce that gets soaked up by the french fries. Most other lomo saltados I've had were dry. Second, the french fries, while obviously still frozen fries, aren't old and freezer burned. Third, the steak used is soft and juicy skirt steak. Skirt steak is one of the softest, tastiest cuts of meat. Every other lomo saltado I've had has rubbery, tasteless meat.

For the rest of my life, whenever I eat lomo saltado, I will be comparing it to Lima Bar and Restaurant!

Pescado a lo Macho: A- This is "fish for a manly man!" The cream sauce was just a tad bland. I would've liked maybe a bit of garlic or pepper for flavoring. Two things really stand out: The fish (batter fried sea bass/corvina) is magnificent. Also, the shrimp is high quality: I didn't detect iodine, which may indicate high quality Gulf shrimp.

Picarones: A- A very yeasty doughnut with caramel sauce. If you like dark beer, you'll love this. Goes great with coffee. They should consider serving espresso to...

My Family and I celebrated my mother in laws birthday here. Great atmosphere for large groups . Music AMAZING , it was a majority of live performances and some old school music. They had almost everyone out of their seats dancing. The Sangria was delicious. As for the service ... our waiter was friendly but it appears that they are very under staff. The food took forever to arrive. Even when it was time to cut the cake , they stated that they will be back in 5 mins with the cake , time continued to pass and nothing. We then eventually had to chase them to remind them 30 mins later. Another thing, water was never served ( we even had a kids table ) all that was served was the drinks you ordered. We had to ask for the waters as well. They appeared so busy that we eventually just got it our selves at the bar. The food wasn't too great, I've definitely had better. I ordered escabeche de pescado ( my fav peruvian dish FYI) and once it arrived the strong smell of tomato sauce hit me, as per others their food lacked flavor. In conclusion I would not return for the food but I would for drinks and live performances.The atmosphere was AMAZING ! Fortunately my family especially my mother in law had a...

A total disappointment. As a native Peruvian I was expecting a different crowd and music. I was there on Friday 18th 2022 and there were 21 year old children , the music was nothing but some new vulgar Reggaeton ( I like reggaeton I am a millennial but the songs that were produced that night were just disgusting) , rather than putting some typical Peruvian soundtracks , salsa, merengue , musica criolla and what’s currently playing in Peru. To top it all , as I wasn’t happy with the environment I just ordered 1 beer because I couldn’t stand to be there more than 1 hour and I’ve never paid more for a beer and I’ve been to high end restaurants and bars including abroad. 10 dollars for a 1 beer and the waitress had the audacity to charge me 4 dollars extra so it was a total of 14 dollars for a beer! Esto es un completo robo. Entiendo que COVID a golpeado mucho a los bars y restaurante pero venir a sorprender de manera tán desagradable al cliente y consumidor cómo yo hace que uno nunca más quiera regresar ahí. Que pena por que hace un año que fuí a este lugar tenían buenos shows lives con cantantes de calidad y una buena atención. I am beyond disappointed and feel disrespectful to feel...