I would come here every day if I lived in Richmond. We ate at the Short Pump location. I had the Ceviche fish bowl, outstanding and unique! My husband had chicken dish that is to die for good. Highly recommend this small cafe. read more

Came here twice in a row for dinner on a family trip to Richmond. Food is very fresh and so delicious. My mom and I shared a half chicken with the two sides and my husband had the Lomo Saltado. How do they get their rice so perfect and fluffy every time? Also staff is super friendly and kind. read more

Delicious every time! Highly recommend the chicken cilantro, the lomo saltado, and the empanadas.

Chicken and sides are amazing! The yuca is a must. Also the yellow and green sauces are excellent, esp the yellow one. I also got a fried seafood platter which was really good too. Can't go wrong with this combo and it's quick to get this delicious meal. The restaurant was very clean and I saw them sanitize a table right after it was used. read more

The rotisserie chicken and yucca fries were very good. Would go back for it. Lomo Saltado had quality beef but dry. No brown gravy or juiciness. The huanciena sauce was too thick and pasty on the potatoes and not very much spice. Tallarine saltado was also lacking flavor. These are SIGNATURE Peruvian dishes. They have to be more on point. read more

I finally found a great Peruvian restaurant. They have a lot of different menu items but I like the skewers the best. I hope they get the Forest hill location on thier website soon read more

Canastas Chicken - Awesome grilled food - Peruvian Near Me - Richmond, Virginia

I've been a big fan of chicken fiesta for years and this is my first time eating at Canastas. I always get the chicken sandwich with yuca at chicken fiesta so I figured I'd get the comparable meal at this establishment, Chopped Chicken. First off, the description does not say there is tomato included on the sandwich, but the picture on the menu clearly has a tomato (and shows no peppers or mushrooms like the description states). We ordered takeout and confirmed there was tomato on the sandwich, so I asked to omit it, but ended up with tomato on the sandwich anyway. There was also lettuce on the sandwich which is not listed in the description. These types of discrepancies drive me nuts. I like to know what's in the food I order. Please update the menu Canastas Chicken! The sandwich was great after I pulled out the tomato, however not before I bit into it, so that was not pleasant, I despise tomatoes. The sauce was great and the sandwich was really good. The yuca was extremely chewy and hard... pretty terrible all around. I will not order it again and threw most of it away (I almost never throw food away). My husband had the quarter chicken with green rice and mixed veggies. We wished the menu had explained what green rice is, we still don't know but it was very tasty. The vegetables however were your basic corn-peas-carrots medley and tasted as if they'd come right out of a frozen bag into the microwave. Mixed with the rice they were good, but alone were very bland. The chicken was excellent, fall off the bone tender. If we had to choose side by side from our first experience, we'd go with Chicken Fiesta, however the win for Canastas at this point is they have more sides options. I look forward to trying more menu items and happy to have a new restaurant in my neighborhood. read more

Canastas Chicken - Chopped chicken. Picture does not reflect listed ingredients. - Peruvian Near Me - Richmond, Virginia

Absolutely delicious. Better for take out because the dinning area looks like a fast food restaurant. The staff were very nice.

So, if I could, I'd probably have Canastas every week. The Lomo Saltado is soooooooo soooooooo good! I've also their chicken which is good. I love the variety of sides they have available. My boyfriend recently had the lamb chops which he said were really tasty. read more

VERY generous portions. The grilled meat was flavorful and delicious. However, I'm giving it four starts because the tables were very dirty and one of the dishes we ordered was supposed to include two lamb chops. They didn't tell us they were out of lamb and just gave us extra chicken. I'm not a mathematician but I know lamb is a lot more expensive than chicken and would have appreciated knowing they were out of lamb. I would've just ordered something else. We'll go back but I will be asking if they have lamb before I order next time instead of rolling the dice and getting an extra chicken breast. read more

I consider the food of this place amazing, but the customer service is lacking of knowledge and good service. Is the second time that I do not the quality of food that I do deserve. The first time my French fries were so cold that I did not ate it and went directly to the trash and Today 01-28-24 I did ask on an order two whole chickens but they just put legs and 1 breast. You people are lying to customers and we don't deserve that. I need a manager to call me to give explanations. I paid around 60 read more

It was awesome the chicken lamb chops all of there good was great would definitely recommend it

Really delicious burritos. They have jasmine rice in them that is delectable with a glaze that is delicious

I'm always looking forward to new spots and the idea of charcoal roasted, Peruvian style chicken is very appealing. Since they opened I've visited three times, one just to "take a peek" and pick-up a menu. Everything looked and smelled delicious and the selection of items is quite diverse and tempting. But I could not help but notice that none of the staff was wearing protective gloves when handling food. Not the cooks chopping the chicken, not the severs dishing out sides. In these days of COVID that was alarming! I returned about 2 weeks later for a take-out order and was pleasantly impressed. The chicken order was deliciously seasoned and the side orders were exceptionally tasty. Some, but not all, of the employees were wearing gloves this time. Last week, another great meal. But few employees were following proper health department guidelines, even though there is a sign suggesting that the restaurant adheres to the nationally-recognized "Service-Safe" requirements. I hope they do well... their quality food deserves a visit. BUT, I will not be returning until I am confident that they are adhering to appropriate sanitary standards. I am unwilling to sacrifice my health for a restaurant meal, no matter how good the food may be. I hope the management takes note of this. read more

The Peruvian chicken is good, green beans, fried rice and plantains. Really good prices for a family meal. My other favorite is their empanadas. read more

Chicken was pretty good and the sides were incredible. Staff was super friendly. Thinking of trying the salmon next time

Whoaaaa! This place makes the best pollo asado! We like to order the combo with shrimp, yuca frita, Maduro and carne asada. It's perfection every time! I'm just sad I discovered it only . Bravo Canastas! read more

The short pump location is better than the other locations. The forest hill location is ok. The lamb chops are amazing. read more

Canastas Chicken - Lamb chops - Peruvian Near Me - Richmond, Virginia

All I can say is WOW! Very chicken, decent prices, and very nice people. I was in the Richmond area for 5 days and had eaten here 3 out of the 5. The green jalapeño sauce is the best I've ever tasted. It completely changes the whole dynamic of the chicken. I highly recommend this place to all. read more

Great food and service. Food is delicious and my Family favorite is the empanadas the best in Richmond. Keep up the good work.

The food here is delicious and the takeout process was seamless. We especially loved the empanadas, charcoal broiled chicken, green sauce, and lomo saltado. Everything was tender and flavorful. read more

I always forget to take a picture of the food when I order take out here because it is just that good. My boyfriend and I go at least once a month (even as broke college students) and get the carne asada because its to die for. Best carne asada that I have had personally, it's super juicy, tender and very flavorful! The green rice, fried rice, potatoes, and plantains are all amazing too. For all my people with a sweet tooth, their tres leches and tiramisu are both amazing and again some of the best I've ever had. Super authentic food that's all delicious, definitely check this place out! read more

I spent a few months in peru and really loved the food there. A friend recommended this place and I wasn't sure what to expect, but it was genuinely so incredibly delicious and authentic (the anticuchos in particular were amaaaazing). Plus, very generous portions! I will definitely be back when I'm in the area. read more

As a pescatarian, I am always looking for great seafood to supplement my otherwise plant based diet. The salmon....you have to try it!!! All of their sides are yummy and can be a stand alone meal without meat, except the delicious fried rice, which has chopped roasted chicken. I do not mind going through the rice and picking out the chicken, it takes just a few minutes, and we'll worth the taste of the fried rice! I'm tasting the spicy green rice with my next salmon order!! read more

Soooooo good! The shrimp was delicious and the rice and beans were very good too! It's fast casual and the patio is a plus!

Twice have I gone and the chicken was undercooked. Also, the chicken had more of that odd flavor that Chicken Fiesta uses. I've been to Peru. The closest to authentic Peruvian pollo a la braza in Richmond that I've tasted is DC Charcoal on the East End. I do understand why Chicken Fiestas tastes odd because they advertise a Tex mix in flavor, but I'm not sure what ingredient that Canasta is using that's diff. Maybe it's the type of soy sauce. Anyways, I can't do half roasted chicken read more

My family orders from here at least once a week and it's always delicious! Whether its the ceviche mixto, carne asada or the cilantro chicken. Down side is sometimes they put the sides with the wrong food and sometimes the sides are wrong altogether. read more

The rice and beans wasn't what I thought it would be it's white rice with retried beans. Yuck