We'd seen this place when we'd been to a couple other businesses in the same plaza and bookmarked the location for a future business. On a recent Friday night, we decided to come for dinner. We stopped by early. There weren't any other patrons when we first entered -- only some loud music and one musician taking requests.
We weren't that hungry but wanted to try a couple different things, so we decided to share. There was a little bit of a language barrier even though we speak Spanish.
We started with their mussels appetizer (choritos a la chalaca). Peruvian style mussels were marinated and topped with chopped onions and tomatoes. We'd said a tiny bit of spice, but they were quite spicy. I ate half of the mussels and left the topping on most.
For our main, we ordered the whole fried snapper. Instead of yucca, I asked for salad. We wanted salad and the white rice and the fish. Instead, they forgot the rice and only brought a salad and the fish. When they delivered the salad it was without dressing. We had to flag down the server to get some dressing. We'd asked for oil and vinegar, and we were given ranch dressing. The whole fish was okay. We added a squeeze of lime and salt to help, but it was pretty bland.
This place is probably quite busy a bit later in the evening when folks come for the entertainment and some drinks. It wasn't our cup of tea, however. read more