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Amazing service good quality food with great teas. Good customer service definitely will come here yet. Great, ambiance
TLDR: Beware of the convenience fee! Maybe it was from card, but it was not communicated. The fettucine dos sabores is popular, but it was not tasty. Maybe it was an off night, or maybe it wasn't for me. - - - - - - I visited Chios upon recommendation, and it caught my eye because it was Peruvian. I had Peruvian once, and it was a remarkable experienced. A friend mentioned the Lomo Saltado, but I ordered the Fettucine Dos Sabores at the remark that the beef was the same as the Lomo Saltado by the staff. Dinner started with complimentary breadsticks and a spicy salsa dip. The breadsticks were okay, but that dip really hit the spot! A better pairing might have been with tortilla chips. After this, I was excited to try the Fettucine Dos Sabores from those Yelp photos, as it looked tasty. Unfortunately, the Fettucine Dos Sabores was not too tasty, and I regrettably label it as the no sabores. Both sides were lightly flavored, and it felt like eating pasta with thick, watered down sauce. I'm not too sure what that green sauce was, but it had a nutty taste, possibly an attempt at pesto. The yellow sauce tasted like nacho cheese blended with tortilla chips... It was not the tastiest combo. The fettucine can comfortably feed two, but after ordering it once, I can't say that I will be bringing a friend or coming on a date for this. The staff were friendly and but on the slower end. There was also no mention of a "convenience fee," and the total was ~$35 after tax and tip.
This is the 3rd time we've ordered for pickup. I always order it medium and this is how it comes,extra well done. I ordered 2 of these and they are $25 each! No bueno
I ordered for an Easter meal on that Sunday. I ordered: OCTOPUS $42.50 PULPO A LA PARILLA BEEF TENDERLOIN ($28.79) (CHURRASCO A LA PARILLA) SEAFOOD RISOTTO ($24.99) (ARROZ CON MARISCOS) Everything was to DIE for! Everything so tender and juicy! The beef tenderloin knocked me out of my seat! I ended ordering there again a few days later because that's how much I loved this dish!
So this location is little slow and parking is not the best with only a few spots but the food is still delicious. Order the lomo saltado or mar y tierra. You get full off all the fries and rice. When the sauce soaks up the rice, oh man it's good. They give free warm bread as the appetizer. The green sauce has a kick so beware.
This is probably the best Peruvian place I have tried They have a few locations and I have been going to the Van Nuys one The service is excellent, and the prices are really reasonable I usually get the roasted chicken and also the seafood soup So fresh and so delicious Give it a try, you wanna regret it
Chio's was a good experience! I had lunch with a friend. The fish ceviche was fresh, the green spaghetti packed with flavor, the Anticuchos very tasty and the Lomo Saltado was really good. The service was attentive, but the atmosphere, while okay, could use some improvement.
We go to Chio's when we want some pulpo (octopus) and their Peruvian meat dishes (lamb and steak). This is our first time in this branch since the nearest one closed (Tarzana). Also went to their other Van Nuys branch before but this spot is less hectic and it was quiet for a Friday night - not sure if it's because we got there before 8pm. First thing - very limited parking - you'll have to snag a spot on the street. There's indoor and outdoor dining. We sat indoor and ordered calamari, pulpo, steak with fries and fried rice with beef. For drinks we got some inka sodas, chicha morada and Maracuya... not sure which one is the purple drink but I prefer the passion fruit one. So we keep going back here when we're craving octopus. I cook different dishes and whenever I go to a restaurant I always tend to order food that I won't cook myself. Octopus is one of those so it's always expensive when you order octopus in a restaurant but I don't mind the price if it's tender and flavorful. Underneath the octopus are some corn, potatoes, shrimps and squid. The sauces - love the green one - I think it's chimichurri. Speaking of green sauces - the one they include with the hot bread is good too. Love it when you get warm fresh bread. We recommended to my son to get the other beef dish that has sauce but he opted for the one pictured below. It looked dry to me but my son said it was very tasty. He cooks and seasons well when he does so I'll take his word for it. We saw a heaping serving of calamari ordered by another diner so we ordered one too. I would say for the price they have bigger serving for the calamari. The mains we've ordered here are about $20-$35+ but can be for sharing. We tend to not experiment with food so when we know what we liked - we tend to go back and order the same thing. Eating out is not cheap these days so why risk ordering something you don't really want. Location is not the best so we will probably go back and check out the new Tarzana location since that's closer. I
Deserves zero star this is what a $26 plate looks like Basic premade, frozen french fries, and bland microwaved, white rice This is a lomo saltado plate I DO NOT recommend this restaurant. Tried to give them a second try and it seems they've gotten worse. Take your money elsewhere. overpriced and just a hype. this order comes with bread and I had to tell the lady after checking both orders where my bread was, then she got some plain pizza looking roll no sauces or anything ugh garbage this is not Peruvian food
9 years ago
I'm always on the hunt for a good vegetarian Saltado. This is by far the best I've ever had. My bf had the vegetarian fried rice. And we shared fried plantains. I'll be back. Again, and again, and again! The service was excellent. read more
4 years ago
I love this food restaurant, but today wasn't the day. Look at what they gave me today smh the first one came out ok, but the second chicken was nasty. Can't believe I took a bite out of this to realize what the heck I'm eating. Unsatisfied. read more
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When you think of amazing Peruvian food, Chios is the name you need to remember. This small chain is run by a Cordon Blue chef. The food is not only authentic but great quality and friendly service. The restaurant is always clean and the servers are all friendly. You can order amazing ceviches, causas, seco de cordero, milanesas, papa a la Huancaina, choris a la chalaca or anything else and it's always good and authentic. Also, they give you fresh hot bread while you wait. A must for lunch dinner or take out. read more
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Visited a few days ago, first time. They are open for dine-in with restrictions. You must wear mask at all time except while eating. Waitress was welcoming, enforced covid restrictions and kept her distance. They also do not allow over crowding. We ordered the Pollo a la Brasa and Aji de Gallina, the food portion was huge, of great quality and delicious. Its worth being patient as they cook your food to order. For dessert we tried the Leche Asada and Alfajores, they were bomb! Will return soon. read more
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Love their food My favorite Peruvian Restaurant Always good Delicious. Clean. Good service read more
4 years ago
The greatest Peruvian ceviche in town. We have tried many other places but nobody makes the ceviche like this location. read more
7 years ago
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I recommend people supporting local food businesses instead of these major corporations like McDonald's! read more
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This place is a joke,just order a pollo saltado to go.first chicken was separated from the fries,because I was told the fries would get messed up...... Pop open the chicken to pour on the fries,wow!like a 8 little pieces of chicken,Geez! All for $19 bucks plus,and that's a cash discount. What a waste of time and money. read more
9 years ago
My friend and I decided to go to Chios for dinner on a Tuesday evening. This was my first time having Peruvian food so I didn't know what to expect but I will say this is good place to start. The service is subpar but the food was flavorful, it's reasonably priced, wine and beer options are available; overall I enjoyed my meal (minus the frozen French fries). If you're looking for something different and local to Van Nuys/Lake Balboa check this place out. I sat outside with the heat lamps but there is an indoor area with plenty of tables to dine in. Appetizer (photo) is a good mix of fried fish (octopus, calamari, etc) and the plantains were sweet so the dip wasn't needed. My friend and I enjoyed both meals and the sauces that came along with each dish. read more
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The food here is amazing !!! I've had the lomo Saltado, and the fried calamari it's sooooo good! They cook the meat to perfection. I've came here about 3 times already & I have to say it's the best Peruvian I've ever Had. The pasta with steak is also good, I cannot remember the name at the moment but it was also very yummy. I'm confident that anything you have here will taste great. The service is good too, the waiters are very kind. The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars is because the parking is really small and limited. If you park there someone either parks in front or back of you, and if they have to leave they ask if you can move your car. But other then that, amazing food & service. read more
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First time trying out this place. I ordered a Saltado de Mariscos, food was a bit salty for my taste and squid sitting on top if it was cold . It took them 10 mins fir someone to acknowledge us after sitting us and about 45 minutes to bring our food, at least all came at once unlike other tables around us. Not sure if I'll return but I may try their other location in Van Nuys. read more
7 years ago
9 years ago
Just ate here tonight and have been meaning to pay a visit for a while. I read a few less than satisfied reviews, but still decided to proceed... and am glad I did. Service was good and the food was all great. The exterior and interior is nice and clean. Started off with the Quinoa Salad which was very tasty with its balsamic dressing and Avocado. Next was Grilled Chicken Breast with two sides - Fries and Plantains. Both sides were really tasty and generous sized as was the Chicken which had a really nice grilled seasoned flavor. The Lomo Saltado was great. Not salty like my previous eats of it. Loved the sauce and Rice which by itself had a great flavor. I wish there was a Lil more Beef. Definitely exceeded my expectations and will return. read more
9 years ago
Yelp CHALLENGE 2017 (38/100) Wow!! Wow!!! Very delicious Peruvian food!!! This place gets so full of people and finally came on a day I can be seated.. I give them five stars for quality of great cooked food. Parking pretty much there isn't!! Space inside is pretty small but these two things do not affect the five star food they serve!!! Ceviche, beef tongue, some watery onions in lime juice, and OMG the fried rice!!!! I'm definitely coming back here till I get tired of eating this Peruvian food. I gotta try everything I haven't yet!!! HIGHLY RECOMMEND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Five out of five but no parking outside!!! read more
7 years ago
Love this Peruvian restaurant. You guys have restored my faith is this dish. I have had plenty of lomo saltado dishes before and this is by far the best that I've ever had. The meat is so flavorful and easy to chew. The rice and potatoes have their own flavor on there own and even more amazing together. They presented us with the bread basket when we first sat down and it came with this green sauce that was spicy. We will definitely be coming back. read more
9 years ago
This place is simply the BEST peruvian restaurant. Do yourself a favor and if you are a fan of lomo saltado get the ribeye encebollado steak ... I mean think about to what else is there to say ? Ribeye and peruvian cuisine.. that's an atomic bomb of flavorful proportions!! Please please try this place I am a foodie and I can tell you what a refreshing surprise... Chio's simply rocks !! read more
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Un lugar muy bueno al igual que su comida que pena que algunos platos te los den tan pobres. Cómo es el caso con este lomo saltado que realmente es más papas que carne y aún precio bastante alto que realmente te deja pensando en que compras son papas fritas. read more
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I was told by a fellow Yelper about this place. I have to say what a total bust!!! I definitely would never come back to say at least. When we arrived we weren't even greeted I said Hi and the guy just said how many people and said to sit anywhere. How about a Hello or Welcome??? Their parking sucks there are like 3 parking spots we had to park in the street they are located next to a body shop so good luck finding parking. Anyhow the number 1 reason I came here was because of the causa de pollo. It looked really good in the pictures posted by other yelpers. Sooo when we were ordering I ordered their causa and the girl said they didn't have it. Say whaaaaat??? I asked her do they not have it tonight or what and she didn't really give me a reason just said they didn't have it. Well why the hell do you have a chalk board sign posted saying todays special was Causa??? Wtf. Take it off than! Sooo that was definitely a major disappointment. We ordered our food the pollo saltado with white meat for an additional $1.00 and the vegetarian chaufa. No where on the menu did the chaufa (fried rice) say it has peas. It listed peruvian corn, red bellpeppers, fried egg, green onions. I hate peas soooo when I got my order I saw all the peas and I asked the girl about it and she didnt say anything. I didn't want to make a big deal I just said I don't like peas and its not on the menu but I'll just pick them off. The right thing to do was to remake it but whatever...I let it go... Seriously for 5 minutes straight I was picking off the peas and putting them on a side plate. Very annoying. Ps. Also there was no peruvian corn I didn't even see any corn in my chaufa so maybe they substituted it with peas. Well I have to say it wasn't what I wanted nor did it taste good. I felt like I was eating fried rice from an Asian restaurant. It didn't taste like authentic peruvian food at all. I know fried rice has that Asian style fried rice but there was no authenticity. I ate some and packed the rest. On to the pollo saltado oh my goodness...salt factory. Disgustinggggg. I felt sooooo bad for my Husband he's so nice.. I wish he would have had something to the server. But damn his food was laced with sooo much salt. The rice had soooo much salt ans the chicken was the dryest chicken ever. It was not good at all. Poor guy!!! The only good thing this place has going good is their bread and green sauce. Their green sauce was one of thee top sauces Ive had for peruvian food. We literally dumped so much green sauce on our food and bread to give it flavor. All in all I'm bummed we wasted $40 dollars on a meal we both did not like. They definitely need to get their stuff together. Needless to say I would never come back nor would he and I would not recommend this place to anyone!!! It was definitely a miss!!! read more
2 Words!! La Copa!! Seriously y'all, I don't think you will find a better ceviche dish anywhere. You have an oversized wine glass filled to the rim with delicious raw seafood and topped with fried calamari served with a side of red onions, corn hominy and fried corn kernels. Every bite is a tangy explosion of flavors coupled with the raw goodness. After having had the chance to try the Ceviche a few months back, we decided to make our way back here to give my visiting sister a taste of Peruvian food. Naturally, the first thing we ordered was the Ceviche La Copa. I've managed to try the Lomo Saltado, Bistec a Lo Pobre, Churrasco Encebollado and I must say, everything has been really good. The restaurant is on the small side and does get packed pretty quick. The first time we came in here, we ended up waiting about 25 mins for a table. The second time, we were seated promptly but as soon as our food arrived, there wasn't an empty table in the restaurant. One major gripe is the parking situation. They have a very tiny parking lot and sometimes, people do double park so getting out is a bit of a mess. Best to find parking along Sepulveda. read more
Overpriced, with the saltiest food on earth, and incredibly presumptuous management, I shall not be coming back here. I ordered their famous "salty beef on potato fries" with side rice for a resounding $13.50. The meat portion was lunch-sized, but had the expense like dinner. This place, or peruvian food in general abuse the salt spice. The beef was way too salty. Oddly enough, the beef was layered on french fries, which sounds exotic, but is actually not a good combination whatsoever. And then also oddly placed is a side of white rice. It's like some japanese, mexican, american food ethnicclusterfck. Don't bother with this place. This place is so bad, I might have to skip one of my favorite Dream Theater songs, "Peruvian Skies" because it will remind me of the salty taste. I am battered and bruised, always confused for this food that I'm losing... poor chef. The waiter asked if I wanted water, and I said yes. She gave me bottled water, instead of tap and charged me a dollar! Look at all my reviews! Have I ever ordered bottled water with my meal? Instead of apologizing, she told me I pointed to the bottled water, which I absolutely did not. I know what I ordered, don't try to argue with me! --No More angry NP: Dream Theater Falling into infinity (minus) Peruvian Skies. read more
Omg they're ceviche is the best Peruvian ceviche ever! I've tried a few spots and this is by far the winner. All their seafood dishes are really good you can't go wrong. It's a little pricey here but they do have big portions it's worth it. read more
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7755 Sepulveda Blvd
Van Nuys, CA 91405
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