My wife, son and I went here on 7/10 (my birthday). Based on the other review of this place we went knowing it would be good, but maybe with some hiccups. Well, there were no hiccups. We started with the Yuca appetizer. It was fried, not breaded and wasn't oily but was crisp and piping hot. Served with lightly pickled (lemon juice was predominant) red onions and the Aji sauce. A spicy sauce that was a good dip for the Yuca.
Wife and I had the Lomo Saltado. Grilled strips of meat, red onions, french fries and fresh tomatoes in a dark sauce. Sort of an odd mix of ingredients but they worked well together and the potatoes really soaked up the sauce. The rice, mentioned as hard in the other review, was not hard at all. Just right, in fact.
Our son had the Seco de Carne dish. Came with rice and some ranch style beans. Another very good dish. The sauce on the meat was a cilantro based sauce. Tasty.
So, take a chance on this place. It seems they are getting their act together and the food is getting better.
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Reviewed By Dravia |
Jul 11, 2008 |
I had a craving for a Ceviche Mixto and I was able to convince my hunny that we have Peruvian instead of Mexican. Peruvian (Good Peruvian) is near impossible to find in San Diego and funny enough we just moved from Clairemont to La Mesa and now I find that this little restaurant has opened only a few blocks from where we used to live. I had to try it, especially since the reviews raved about it. I ordered my Ceviche Mixto, a Tamale Peruano and Helado de Lucoma (the latter of which I had never tasted). It was as if I had gone to my grandmothers house for Christmas Dinner. DELICIOSOS! My hunny ordered a Tamale also and Aji de Gallina. The only other time he had tasted that was when a cousin of mine attempted it - Aji Seco's was 10x's better with a wonderful nutty cream sauce.
We will definitley be recommending it and my mother and grandmother can't wait to come visit to eat there.
They did tell us that they are only open Thursday to Sunday starting at 5PM for now.
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"the beef was stewed to a perfect texture, and the nice meaty flavor came through. The cilantro, and I'm guessing, vegetable based "gravy" was wonderful as well..."
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