El Chullo Peruvian Restaurant — Restaurant in Phoenix

We’ve been visiting El Chullo on 7th Street for almost ten years and have always, always been happy with their traditional, laid-back, downhome Peruvian establishment, especially their authentic food, culture and hospitality. We recently tried out their new location on 7th Avenue resto which they created as a sibling to the original site. Compared to the senior location, this place is massive. Tables are set apart in an expansive open area. The furniture, although nondescript, is tasteful and accommodating. A bar much larger and seating more comfortable. And the eating area is surrounded by windows overlooking 7th Avenue – not to mention an ample outdoor seating area. Being extremely familiar with Peruvian Cuisine, our selections focused on some traditional mainstays in order to compare the sister restaurants. We began with a super well prepared and flavorful Pisco Sour cocktail. For starters we ordered a well prepared Yuca Frita and Anticuchos, medium rare, (beef heart skewers), my fave dish, it was perfectly seasoned and grilled a much too thickly sliced beef hearts – very good (but keep in mind they should not call it an appetizer as the portion is in reality meal sized). My wife’s main consisted of their Lomo Saltado; super delicate large cut strips of Beef tenderloin sautéed in tomatoes, strong red onions and cilantro served up over tender and fluffy white rice & French fries. Although tasty, we found it lacking the traditional appetizing ingredients of Ají Panca (a mild and spicy Peruvian Chili Pepper) and Rocoto (Peruvian Red Pepper). My Chupe de Camaron; a unique shrimp chowder consisting of the perfect integration of fresh Shrimp, Onion, Habanero pepper, a substantial amount of Garlic, Choclo (corn) – sometimes Hominy, Potato, heavy cream, oregano, green peas, crumbled queso fresco, eggs and cayenne and salt, was unfortunately not to my expectations. It was very good but lacked its siblings’ taste magnificence I’ve had so, so many times before at Chulo’s! Somehow I hope I’m not getting the impression the tastes and ingredients may be getting Americanized as it would be totally against the nature of the fantastic tastes and fundamentals of Peruvian Cuisine. I hope it may be you’re ironing out the kinks at your new location. Esperanza Luzcando and Jose Ramirez Buen, congratulations on your new eatery, and best wishes on your continued success. We’ll continue to return....

Oh my goodness, THIS PLACE. It is amazing.. Wonderful, outstanding food. Outstanding environment, and amazing staff. We had a party of 8 and they were ready for us when we showed up. The food was out in a timely fashion and service was impeccable. We were celebrating three August 2025 family birthdays and they did not disappoint. All meals were fresh and hot and my family LOVED everything. Please do yourself a favor and give this place a try. We got anticuchos, yuca frita, pollo saltado, lomo saltado.. the fried fish, a hot dog kids meal and my favorite- the pulpo. Also my favorite- their alfajores are the stuff dreams are made of when you can’t go to Peru. If (like us) you are used to a different type of yuca, just ask for the chimichurri sauce to dip it in. It’s great 👌👌. It's all amazing and we loved every part of our experience. (Clean bathrooms and dining area, etc.) It's loud- don't expect a quiet dining experience. Can't beat the food, though!! Also- we shut the place down- it was super busy when we first arrived 😂. And we got to share in this very nice random stranger’s...

This cafe-style restaurant is a festive place to spend an evening with friends, either inside in the colorful dining room or outside on the patio. Assuming the monster on the outside wall doesn’t scare you away (the llama keeps him at bay), you will find food inside as good or better than we found in Lima. The portions are generous and tasty and the service is good. We ordered a second helping of the plantains, which I suggest accompanying with the house yellow sauce, which I think is Aji Amarillo-based. At first I thought some of the dishes had too many fries, then I remembered that without Peru the Earth would not have one of the foods that makes it the best planet in the Universe: the potato. So bring ‘em on. Being red wine drinkers, we were happy to see several reasonably priced bottles. If it’s a special occasion, be sure to tell them, else you’ll miss being regaled by the Inca who haunts this place. We’ll be back, especially...