The wait for inside was 2-3 hours on a Thursday after rush hour. Outside was a wait of 30m-1hr. We opted to sit outside, since we had little ones in our party it ended up being more convenient. We got our table within the hour.

The staff is so friendly, everyone is really nice and they accommodate it every request we had. They disclosed the spice level of dishes I wasn’t sure about. Which was really nice.

The food was okay. I was soooo disappointed to be honest. Everyone in our party except one person is well versed in Peruvian food. Either we are Peruvian or married to one. The only person that thought the food was amazing was the one that had never had it before.

My lomo saltado had huge pieces of meat, almost way too big for the dish, although nicely seared and tender, the taste of the oyster sauce overpowered the meatiness. Fries were meh, wish they would have put them on top and not under the meat as well. The rice was perfectly cooked. The same goes with the lomo and huancaina sauce, the oyster sauce was overpowering. The Huancaina sauce was good, very creamy.

The ceviche was delish! Loved it, the best part was the leche de Tigre at the end. The sweet potatoes were a bit small for the portion. But not a big deal.

The Ají de Gallina had a very strong cumin taste, it overpowered the other flavors.

The Yuca con Huanciana was the perfect balance of fried and creamy! Delicious.. a subtle spice.

The Pescado a lo Macho was good, nothing to write about. But not usually what I’m used to, I like it drenched in sauce this one was on the dry side. I would suggest to ask for light onions or none at all.

The chicha morada was very good! Definitely recommend it if you never had it.

The Suspiro a la Limeña if not shared with others. It is extremely sweet! I would recommend it for the whole table not for one person.

Overall the experience was great, but the food could definitely improve. One reason why I rated this place so low is because I never not wanted to finish a dish, and just overall very underwhelming.

And the main reason and explanation on why this place has such great reviews, is because they ask you to leave a review in exchange for a shot. Okay, great deal right? But they will read and look at your review before they give you the shot, and if it’s anything but 5 stars they question you!

I declined the shot (obviously) and decided to leave an honest review. As a Peruvian it just makes me cringe and I get reminded of why I usually tend to stay away from Peruvian businesses. Nonetheless not everything was horrible, but it definitely left with a bad taste in my mouth.