The aji verde here is incredible and authentic, exactly what you get in central/South America. Every bite of the culantro bowl brought me back to the times I traveled through Central America. It's amazing how flavors can bring back memories. The ambiance in this restaurant is great, and the service was quick. I've returned here multiple times since I tried this restaurant and will keep coming back. read more

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My husband and I have been curious about this restaurant since it opened, so we gave it a try on a Saturday night. The woman we interacted with at the counter was friendly and helpful. We both ordered the chicha morada to drink and thought it was delicious! The food came out quickly and was quite good. Our favorites were the pork sandwich, sweet plantains, and tres leches cake. The music playing over the sound system elevated the ambiance. All in all, a good addition to the Ann Arbor food scene! read more

Culantro - Tres leches cake - Peruvian Near Me - Ann Arbor, Michigan

Awesome Peruvian food. Glad we have some place to go that's not very far from home. Service is great - you order at the counter and they bring the food to the table. It's a cozy little space. Passion fruit juice is so amazing!! read more

This place is phenomenal. We had the Lomo Saltado, the Pollo a la Brasa, and the Patacones picantes and everything was amazing. The lomo saltado sauce is everything to me and the meat was so tender. The chicken was also perfect! I love it here and will be coming back soon. read more

Let's start for the dish that characterize a Peruvian restaurant "the ceviche". The ceviche here isn't fresh, it was more onions than normal and lack of the citric flavor. Fish consistency was like a "rubber". Definitely one of the worst I have ever tried. Let's talk now about their empanadas, they offer a salty beef or chicken empanada that are fried, so far all seems great until you see that they cover them with sugar!!! The taste is terrible and the amount to sugar on top of them can give you a diabetic coma! Service, when you comment about the food the server or perhaps manager, replies now you know what not to order! Sadly, too much sugar expectation and excitement for a terrible food experience! read more

While visiting our family in Ann Arbor this past week, we were looking for a non-chain restaurant to eat! We found Culantro while walking down the street and are we glad we did. Walking in the door, we noticed the Restaurant was nicely decorated, and additionally very clean. All the patrons inside seemed to be enjoying themselves. We grabbed a menu as we walked to the counter to order. I love Peruvian food, but this was my husband's first experience with these type of dishes. To help customers decide, there were numbered pictures of their main entrees. Everything looked absolutely delicious. After ordering the Lomo Saltado, and the Aji de Gallina, we were given several options of where we could sit. Our hot food arrived quickly and the presentation was excellent. The food tasted amazing, the portions were very good, and the passion fruit drink was soooo good. My husband was very happy with everything, and we both thoroughly enjoyed our food. The owner and manager was walking around, and we couldn't stop telling him just how much we enjoyed everything!! We couldn't wait to tell our kids who lived there about our experience, and told them to be sure to go there and eat. We look forward to dining here again on our next trip to Ann Arbor! read more

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This was the worst Peruvian food I've ever had. The Lomo saltado was bad meat dreaded in soil sauce, and the chicken empanadas had no taste. They make you pay first, so you can't return it. DO NOT EAT THERE. read more

I came once again on my wife's request, since personally I am not very satisfied with the quality of their food. This is similar to the location in Ferndale, but a lot more busier. Given the case tonight, a table opened up and as it was being cleaned I stood by it to seat down. The bus lady told me that tables are only for parties of 4 only, and that I was to seat at the window. This is extremely very poor customer service. We deserve to seat at Any table opened as a paying customer just like any one else there. Again, this will most likely be my last time eating here. BTW, I am Peruvian and I know how customers are treated at my country and it's not this. read more

Had the Lomo saltado and it was pretty good. Very salty but quite good and flavorful.

I had the Carne a la plancha and would recommend it! The food was very flavorful and high quality. I had never had the opportunity to try Peruvian cuisine and was not disappointed. Portion sizes are good as well! read more

Culantro - Carne a La Plancha - Peruvian Near Me - Ann Arbor, Michigan

The empanadas, which were supposed to have olives and egg in them, appeared to have none and was full of tasteless meat. The arroz con pollo had flavorful rice, and the chicken leg was cooked well, but the chicken had no seasoning at all. The black beans had nothing added and I felt like I could have just emptied a can of Busch's black beans on my plate and there would be no difference. Disappointed as I was really excited about this place. read more

Such a great place! The food is incredible and yet inexpensive at the same time; comes out really quickly. One entree is more than enough for me and I feel very nourished after my meal. The employees are all very thoughtful and service is quick and great. The style where you order at the front then seat yourself works very well here, but the place still has a nice atmosphere. Highly recommend visiting. read more

Culantro - Peruvian Near Me - Ann Arbor, Michigan

Food was ok. I was hoping for better. Service was awful. So bad I have to give one star. Bummed.

I went there a couple times as a peruvian in Ann Arbor and for the food isn't all bad but the service is horrible. They made an untrained person use the register and she didn't charge me for the correct amount of food. Later when i was eating the same lady came around to tell me she made a mistake and that i should pay as i leave. I specifically got there earlier to not wait in line but when i was leaving there was a long line that i had to wait for to pay for the mistake of that new lady. Never going there again. Definitely do not recommend. read more

I'm not recommending this Restaurant because it's not authentic Peruvian food. 1.The arroz Chaufa was bad... first thing chaufa doesn't have carrots and pees. 2. Pan con chicharrón doesn't have mayonnaise and I could keep listing more but never finish. This comes from a Peruvian who knows how it's the peruvian food. read more

I loved Culantro! Food was full of flavor and so authentically Peruvian. I'm so glad that we have a Peruvian here in Ann Arbor too now. The staff was kind and helped me navigate the menu. We had a great time, and will definitely be back read more

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I am so disappointed and a bit embarrassed about the Peruvian food being served at Culantro. There is little authentic flavor in many of the dishes, and when there is, it's rather bland. There were 4 of us at dinner on Saturday at 5 pm. I am Peruvian, my spouse knows and loves Peruvian food and our two best friends ready to try our cuisine for the first time. The ceviche was off, not enough lime and not spicy at all. The corn and sweet potatoes accompanying it were good. An order of yuca frita was very good, hot and crispy with aji that was full of flavor and spicy. Very tasty. We ordered 4 dishes: Tacu Lomo. Flavor of the meat was good, though a bit too much soy sauce for my taste. Tacu Tacu is a rice and bean patty that is pan fried and crispy. This was soggy rice mixed with beans and not good. Aji de Gallina. Not even remotely close to the real thing and just bathed in the sauce with little chicken or flavor. Arroz con pollo. Was good and had the right flavor Arroz chaufa. Was ok Plantains . Perfectly prepared. Delicious Hugo de Maracuya. Very tasty and refreshing. Overall I explained to my friends ( who did enjoy the meal) that this food was ok, but not what I would have wanted for their first try. I appreciate the fact that there is a Peruvian food option in Ann Arbor, but unfortunately I cannot recommend this to anyone looking for the full, rich and complex flavors of Peru. Service was great. Very friendly, attentive and welcoming staff. Music in background was ok. Decor is very sparse and feels like they were in a rush to open and not much time went into the ambiance. Really wanted it to be good but terribly disappointing. read more

I've been once for food and it was very good. They're system for seating is terrible though. I went recently with a larger group and waited 45 minutes for a table. Finally one opened up so we grabbed it and then waited on line to order. The staff quickly took it from us and gave it to another group of people who got there well after us. We left and decided to get pretty crappy food elsewhere instead, which was a shame. I'd go back, but probably with a smaller group. read more

Yummy and a nice change in cuisine from many spots in Ann Arbor. The Pan Con Pollo had an amazing sauce, and the side of plantains were quite good. The inside was very cute! read more

Their Peruvian roast chicken was fabulous. The Chicha was great too. Excited to go back.

Excellent food and prompt service. Had the recommended chicken and one of the sandwiches. Both excellent.

This is not a full service restaurant and it is perfect the way it is. We came here for the first time this evening and we throughly enjoyed it. The Lomo Saltado was aromatic, portion too large for me and excellent. The plantains and yucca fries were quite good. My friends got sandwiches and very much enjoyed them as well. They concentrate on food. It's walk up, order and they deliver it to your table. You get your own water and extra anything. More napkin dispensers would be nice. Personally, I loved they didn't have blaring music! We could actually have a quiet conversation. read more

We stumbled on this fantastic Peruvian restaurant and can't wait to go back. The food was delicious and flavorful, service was quick and kind. Was our first time having Peruvian food and would highly recommend. read more

Very glad to have a Peruvian restaurant in town. I ordered the Arroz Mariscos and it was very flavorful and my husband had the Arroz Chaufa with Chicken which he liked. It tasted better than most of the food we have had in Peru. I hope that they will make it since most reastaurant in that area of Ann Arbor don't last very long. Service was very friendly and very efficient. We definetely will go back. read more

This restaurant was SO good. I ordered the "culantro" to play it safe and it was delicious. Service and food was excellent. Only complaint is that with how busy it is, there isn't enough seating. Overall-- would come back! read more

When ordering at the register, the cashier (tall white male, with curly hair and tattoos) was very rude. I ordered my food and he stated to grab a number to place on our table and said something else that I couldn't understand because I was having trouble hearing him and I could not decipher the rest of what he stated at first. I asked very politely if he could restate what he said. He started talking to me as if he thought I was developmentally delayed (like taking extremely long pauses between each word and rolling his eyes at us??) WTF! I said , sorry I just couldn't hear you and he looked exasperated. We didn't say anything else and sat down at a table. When he brought our food to our table, he abruptly said "sorry for being so blunt earlier" turned around and left. I don't know if this guy was having a bad day, maybe he was prejudiced because I'm a POC, maybe he's just rude idk. I hope the owner takes this review to heart. If you're someone who may be hard of hearing(or just don't like being belittled), I wouldn't suggest ordering from here (or at least avoiding that cashier- seriously he was a nightmare)We visited many restaurants during our AA trip, and this was the ONLY one with bad customer service. read more