El Mesón Del Inca — Restaurant in Union City

I would have walked out with my family hadn't it been for the time of the day and the fact that we were super hungry.

We walked in to a smothering heat blasting on our faces. I asked the waitress if it could be lowered, and she said "it's already been turned off" sounding annoyed. I figured she must have been tired, so I just said thank you. A 20 minutes later I came to understand that place must not have a mid level setting because we were freezing. Of course at this point I just stayed quiet and let it be lol The main ossue however came as we ordered right in the beginning. I looked up and right across from the main door was a glass counter with a peruvian torta helada, which is cake with jello on top. The jello was completely melted and the cake looked so old. That little attention to detail and/or complete disregard for how they may appear to the public is what concerned me. Out of the 6 people with me half wanted out and the other halfbsaid "it's late". So we stayed.

The food was just OK. It's not a place I would go back to. We came thinking it was a different place, but this new name threw us of. The previous place was called something "Sol".

At the end of the late dinner I made my way to the bathroom and found the kitchen door wide open and impossible not to cross as I made my way to the men's restroom. To my surprise, right on the kitchen floor mear the door by the restrooms was a bucket with meat inside its plastic packaging. I pray this was defrosting and I just ask once again. Aside from how unsafe it is to have melted cade and jello out for the public or meat on the floor in an establishment that was burning up in heat when we came in. Why oh why would you be so bold and display these as if you were proud. I'm in complete disbelief. The manager seemed to be Caribbean and the 2 waitresses sounded Venezuelan. The manager waved at my group and asked me if the food was good from far away. I just smiled as I helped my wife with the bags to make our way home. Another disappointing...

15 Years of ordering from this restaurant and always give a $3 to $5 tip. Never have I had one complaint.

Lomo Saltado was on the menu for $17 and some change. On the receipt it is $18. 20 and a mystery charge of .22 cents which was explained was to buy the bag... What is the discrepancy of the prices? No one could say why. Taste was average however, not up to the normal standards that we normally receive. The portion sizes are generous. Love and I mean LoVe Their Whole Chicken.

I hope and pray this is a one off but the prices need to be worked out! Charging for bags is insanity because the food it hot and it could spill and burn a person, so common sense dictates that it would be included.

P.S. Kids could not wait for me to take the pictures so the portion size in picture does not reflect the actual size. It just...

I usually don’t like leaving bad reviews because I know how much effort owners and staff put into their businesses. However, this experience was so disappointing that I couldn’t stay quiet about it. The “Pork Chops Seco” was not what I expected at all — it wasn’t pork, but beef in a thick gravy sauce. The name “seco” usually means dry, but the dish was the opposite. I was expecting pork chops and got beef ribs instead. They really should be clearer about what they’re selling. Unfortunately, I wouldn’t recommend it. The chaufa was tasteless and the mussels wasn’t open that usually means they were undercooked. Definitely not ordering...