Brazas BBQ Chicken — Restaurant in Philadelphia

Peruvian food is in my top two favorite cuisines.

We ordered on DoorDash for pickup and the food was ready in the estimated time, quick pickup with an empty restaurant at 1130am Saturday. I found the man to be quick and helpful in coming out to greet me.

Brazas empanada $5.75 - really expensive for just one. In the picture on DoorDash it has 2 empanadas so I thought we were getting 2. The flavor was good especially with the sauces. Probably wouldn’t get here again though.

Peruvian fried rice $7.20 - good portions definitely different fried rice than I ever tasted. Not used to this flavor, not bad not great, decent. And I’ve had so many arroz chaufas in my life. Would finish eating, but wouldn’t get again.

Cuarto - pollo a la brasa with sweet plantains $13.80 portions were small and white chicken unfortunately was extremely dry, lacked any moisture in the chicken. It’s the moist disappointing part because Peruvian chicken is SUPPOSED to be some of the most moist you will ever eat. This chicken lacked that, I found it really difficult to finish but I kept at it. The flavor was only in the skin very salty and peppery. White meat doesn’t need to be dry and that’s why I find this to be no excuse especially for charging $13.80 for 1/4 of a piece of chicken. Portions for this were just sad if you look at the picture.

The plantain was good just the way it’s supposed to be.

Pineapple Fresca - $6.90 good not the best but good. We wished there was more natural juices available.

Polli-papas - $11.50 chicken and fries were just okay it really wasn’t anything special. Refer to picture, it tastes exactly how it it looks.

The chimmichuri sauce, brazas red sauce, white sauce, and brazas green sauce were all really great it was the best part of the meal. The second would be the plantains and the juice, but unfortunately the main dishes were extremely disappointing.

Parking is metered on south street. We’re avid food eaters and are disappointed we couldn’t add this to our list. For a total of $48.50 the meal was just not worth it. 2.5/5 unfortunately leaning towards 2 because the main dishes didn’t live up to...

A neighbor posted about a new Peruvian restaurant with delicious food and wonderful service, so I got some friends together to try it out: so glad that we did!

Carmen was a wonderful host and took us through the menu. As usual, we wanted to try as much as possible, so we ordered two half chickens* (which came with all the sauces and two garden salads), two Brazas Empanadas (Aji de Gallina - pulled chicken, Peruvian pepper, cheese sauce), Yuquitas a al Huancaina (crispy yuca and Huancaina dipping sauce), Chaufa (Peruvian fried rice), Maduros (sweet plantains), Macaroni a la Huancaina, and Chicha Morada (Peruvian purple corn drink) and Pineapple Jugo Fresco all around.

The Brazas Empanadas are original to the chef at Brazas, and, as Carmen suggested, best eaten immediately so they're piping hot and the cheese is gooey!

Everything was perfectly cooked: the chicken was tender and well-seasoned, the Yuquitas were extra crispy, and the Maduros were sweet and slightly crispy.

Both the Chaufa and the Macaroni a la Huancaina were spins on what your taste buds might expect from fried rice or macaroni--note, the macaroni was more of a macaroni salad than a mac'n'cheese.

And the salad was refreshing--especially when mixed with the Peruvian Olive Mayo dipping sauce! Speaking of dipping sauces, my favorite was the Brazas Green Sauce (Medium). Second favorite was the Brazas Rocoto Red Sauce (Hot). The other sauces were also tasty, but I just couldn't stay away from the Brazas Green Sauce, which went well with the Chicha Morada, which wasn't overly sweet, and was certainly a deep purple color.

We capped off the meal with an order of Tres Leches and an order of Flan--both were yummy.

Brazas has plenty of seating for parties of various sizes, and was fulfilling quite a lot of takeout orders, but the chef brought some dishes out himself and Carmen checked in on us periodically. Will definitely return!

*It was so tasty, that some in our party wound up placing another order to bring home to the rest...

My friend and I were in South Philly in search of some empanadas for lunch. We had 2 places in mind, but instead, we stumbled our way into this place. No regrets were had. Originally, we looked at the prices and asked how big the empanadas were, which gave the impression that they were small for their prices, when in actuality, they were well-STUFFED. To begin, the empanadas were fried to perfection. We got the beef, chicken, and vegan empanadas, and they were all flavorful and very filling. The chicken was my top favorite. It was very flavorful. We got yucca fries to accompany our empanadillas and their sauces as well. All of the sauces were good, but we really enjoyed their pepper sauce; however, I personally wish the sauce was a bit spicier. I also really enjoyed their vegan option. It was filled with yams and mushrooms, which paired perfectly with their olive mayo. So, overall, I really enjoyed their empanadas and will be back to...