La Choza Peruvian & Mexican Restaurant — Restaurant in Temecula

Prices online are off, you do have to order at the counter but they bring your food to the table. The lady that helped us on the register was very kind and polite and very helpful. We didn't have to wait to long for the food. When we went it looks like there is 1 cook. It smelled delicious inside the restaurant!!! I ordered bistek a la poured. And when I got my plate I was blown of the quality of good that was given. Everything was so damn delicious. I loved the plantains!!!! The steak was seasond well and yummy. The rice, the was was excellent in flavor for being white rice. My BF got the ceviche mixto and he was a little bummed out that it was an appetizer. But when that plate came out it was a good amount for it being an appetizer. When he finished it he was content, he wasn't trying to be in a good coma. It doesn't come with chips or tostadas, but us being Mexican that's what we are used to. I did ask for chips and the cook explained that that's how they eat it (which is reasonable, different culture different ways of eatjng foods). They took some for him. I told my parents about the place and now they are going to check it out. The green salsa that they handed out, it reminds me of creamy cilantro dressing (which I love) but it had a different texture and it had a kick to it. I had to take the left over home. It was soon good. I'm loosing weight and on a diet and I think I'm going to have to sneak over there to get some of the food.

I believe the older gentleman is the owner and he would come to the table here and there to ask how the food was. I did see him help and serve food.

Great service and exceptionally great food. Definitely get your moneys worth and taste...

Read the reviews and the Lomo saltado seemed like their most popular dish. I figured I would make a trip over to try this out.

Eating out nowadays seems to average around 15 to 20 dollars for one. I feel like this is outrageous but it has become the norm. So the thing that sets different places apart is the quality and portion. That being said, I feel like the quality could have been better. Everything was fresh, no doubt, but for me, it was just very plain and basic. I didn't see what made it Peruvian. I'm not really familiar with Peruvian cuisine which is why I was curious and wanted to try but it was just rough cut potatoes with onions and peppers and meat (which was actually decent quality) and a dollup of rice. I was hoping for a new combination of spices or a sauce that made me say to myself, "oh THAT'S Peruvian. " But, sadly, I didn't. Unless it was the rough cut potatoes but this really wasn't something that seemed important to the dish.

It was basic but admiringly it was wholesome and healthy. I was just hoping for something new.

They did include a side sauce but I think it was just cilantro and oil blended.

If it was more affordable, I might find this place appealing but if I'm paying 20 bucks for a dish, I want my stomach screaming to my brain...

Based on all the great reviews I read, I was excited to try this place as I grew up eating Peruvian food at home and looked forward to avoiding an hour or more drive to get my fix. My husband and I have tried several Peruvian locations from Orange County to San Diego only to be too often disappointed. Unfortunately for this location, the only thing I enjoyed was the ceviche mixto. I felt I was eating fast food Chinese with the rest. My 9 year old ordered a chimichanga and he loved it. The shredded beef was very tasty in that dish. And most people who came in after us were ordering off the...