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2.4 (69 reviews)
Closed • 11:00 am - 11:00 pm

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Moderate noise
Good for groups
Dogs allowed

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Emilie B.

Came here with my family for breakfast. Service was ok until the food came out - my order was wrong. I ordered the Red Snapper with rice & salad. The other red snapper dish with onions & tomatoes came out. I asked them to correct it to be what I ordered. Our waitress comes back out with the same wrong plate relaying a message from the manager: 'this is what you ordered so this is what you get.' But I didnt order that. Sent it back again. She comes back out saying that the manager is making HER pay for it. The manager didn't even come out to speak to us once to rectify the situation. I feel bad for not only people who dine here but also the staff. Horrible management. You'd think with Covid they would try to create repeat customers, or treat their staff so horribly. Pathetic.

Lunch special on Friday - Fish Soup, and it comes with rice french fries and a piece of fried fish.
Chu 0.

Food is always good here. Friday for lunch they have special. Fish soup comes with a plate of fried fish french fries, rice and a salad - you have to too it off with sangria.

Burn and over cooked chicken.
Karla M.

I called the restaurant to complain and the lady was super rude. I try to explain to her that it was burn an she's like it's weird blah blah. I told her I could even send you a picture so you could see I'm not lying. She's was just bring it and I change it for you so I told her you can't exchange food but the least you could do is give me a credit for at least 1 whole chicken since I bought two. She's said OKAY! WHATS YOUR NAME and WHEN ARE YOU COMING? And she hung up. Never going back again and sorry to all the customers wanting to try our delicious food from my country with horrible service.

A La brasa for sure
Peter K.

It took me a year but I have found a true replacement for Pio. Don Alex doesn't look like your standard Peruvian place for pollos a la brasa. It's set up like a neighborhood spot, the music isn't blaring (and I have yet to hear any annoying birthday music!), there are no roasting-rotating chickens facing the sidewalk, and the food is actually cooked to order! The service is good although it seems to be designed for the Spanish speaking clientele... but it wouldn't be an issue for anyone who's ordered from Pio. The menu is larger than many Peruvian spots (and may have a bit more of a Colombian influence) but the quality is great. The jalea is crisp and light with just the right amount of sauce and the chicken here is tender, very flavorful, and truly falling off the bone (isn't that what's "pollo a la brasa" really means?) and the green sauce is not over bearing. I will be back... and in greater numbers.

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Second time I have been coming to this restaurant since quarantine started for my all-time favorite Jalea & Leche de Tigre. The service was fast and attentive, but the food was delicious! I understand that with everything going on, seafood dishes have not been the freshest in Other restaurant, but Here they are delicious and fresh! I have nothing to complain about their seafood. As long as they keep them fresh I will be coming back again for more! I also appreciate their outdoor seating, it is very pleasing for a late afternoon as the sun goes down and all you want to do is relax with a glass of wine.

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Swif O.

Very bad service order was all wrong chicken was raw sweet plantain was hard and under cooked. Staff was rude after correcting them of my order food took almost an hr to be served and was not even that busy

Evan C.

My best friend was in the mood for Peruvian food and offered to treat......say no more, I'm in! He knew this place in Queens and I thought "I'm hungry why not local?" But who am I to complain when he's buying. I sat in his car while he drove to "Pollos A La Brasa" or Don Alex. He was able to find curbside parking close. We made are way to the angled building. It was different but looked nice enough. Heading inside I loved the look of the place. Valentine's Day is approaching so they went with a red tone and hearts. It seems like a nice place to take a fine young lady (wink, wink). So we marched in and were quickly seated. We had two beautiful woman serving us or so we thought. The service was terrible and they pretty much didn't show up enough, but I'm getting ahead of myself. We placed our orders and waited for something to drink. We waited and waited. At least we had the fried corn to keep us company. Finally we got our drinks and it was time for a little Peruvian dining. When the tostones came out I thought they were delicious. Similar to the way Puerto Rican's make them. I am a fan so I may have eaten 80 precent of them.......90 precent (Its okay! He didn't like them). When my chicken arrived I can tell you I ate 100 precent of that! It was tender and hot. The meat had some flavor to it and it was good. There was a sauce my friend kept using and he made me try. It was spicy but good enough to dip my chicken in. We asked for more and they brought it over. But they didn't mention they charged $4.50 for extra. (Come on). It's a coin toss if I would return on my own. If my friend invited me again I would say yes. But the service has to improve. Who knows, I could bring that special someone there and we might be hungry. They have time because I'm still working on the bringing someone part.

E Peter D.

My wife and I came here almost by accident. We never had Peruvian food so we figured we would try it. We were not disappointed. We both had the fish but prepared completely differently. I had the fried fish and it was was delicious. It was served over a sweet onion salad and the best fries I've had in a long time. My wife had the steamed fish in a wonderful sauce with onions and kasava root. She loved it. The appetizer can be eaten as a meal by itself. It was a cold mixed seafood salad served with an onion salad, sweet potato and giant corn kernels on the cob. If you love lime juice, this is your place. It was refreshing and a welcome change from the same old thing.

Whole chicken, beans, yellow rice, salad and French fries -$22
R Y.

Just a-ok. Their chicken is pretty tender and the price is pretty reasonable for the neighborhood. I enjoyed their chicken the most. Their rice and beans were below par. Some of the rice was hard. Also, their chicken soup is VERY authentic. It's not the measly chicken in a soup can. I would recommend it if you are in the neighborhood and want some chicken. However, be warned that their service is VERY slow.

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Best anticuchos in new york...The Lomo saltado is tops...great service ....This place is a Peruvian restaurant not colombian. ...

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9 years ago

It's delicious, I have been in Peru before and it is just so authentic, I'm in love with Don Alex and for sure i will come back

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Love the food, service is good price is reasonable. The only downside is that place is sometimes closed for no reason. Still recommend it.

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Bravazo Restaurant Bar

3.9(25 reviews)
0.6 mi•Corona
•$$

Good food only be sure to tell the lady deliver for fresh chicken . The aji de gallina pretty good…read morethe como salteado good,the lunch special pretty good.courteous nice in the phone

I happened to be searching nearby for Peruvian food and came across Bravazo. While i thought it was…read morea new spot, this pkace hs been opened for a while. We decided to order a 1/2 of rotisserie Peruvian chicken- chicken only ($10). Ceviche clasico ($20) and a side order of plantains ($6) and a bottle of my favorite Peruvian beer cusqueña ($6). We sat down about 6:30pm, the restaurant was relatively empty, seems like ther take out business was moving. We kept noticing people just coming from the outside to use the restroom. Food service was very quick, we noticed the rotisserie chicken breast was a bit dry, the leg and tight seem moist. The tostones were perfectly fried, the ceviches was fine nothing special. The typical green sauce was set in the table and it paired well with the chicken, tostones and ceviche. Overall the menu seems difficult to understand prices. Menu has family meals, and meals that are protein only such as the chicken i ordered. But in my opinion this is confusing, maybe family meals work when you have 4 or more people but for 2, its too much food. Psrking was difficult, when the bill came, the tip is automatically added onto the bill, while i dont have a problem tipping, they should tell you that from the beginning and not just add it to the bill automatically. When the server gave me the bill, they had also made a mistake to charge me for tap water. I went to the counter and i asked why there was a$2 charge for water and they told me it was a mistakebut neither the server or the person ringing the bill caught it, until i told them. I definitely had better Peruvian food but as a last minute decision we ate here because we were visiting my family nearby. I normally goto to Long Island, Ocenaside to eat at Ananau, now this joint the service, ambiance and the food is definitely 5 star. Bravazo did not feel like s restaurant ambiance, felt like a take spot. Dont get me wrong, the server was very nice but i wouldn't come back. While my wife was washing her hands in the restroom, some guy off the street who was not a customer came in loud, and started to bang on the door of the restroom. Nobody in management or even the servers said anything to him, weird situation and what was more disturbing was that he was hanging out at the pizza place next door. During our dinner, i notice people from the pizza place where coming in to use the restrooms in the restaurant.-totally weird.

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Costa Verde - Chupe de Camarones

Costa Verde

4.0(31 reviews)
0.6 mi•Elmhurst
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La Costa Verde in Perú is a fairly small stretch of coast in Lima, where green waters, strong…read morewinds, and intense natural beauty make for one of the nicest stretches of urban beachfront on Earth. It's a fairly lofty name for such a workaday Peruvian eatery, but the food flies high enough on its own. Before your meal, a nice salty tray of roasted hominy is brought out to tease your taste buds. During lunch, you will be joined by area locals who come in, order a lunch special, and quickly return to their jobs. The special ($7) comes with choice of entree and a nice cilantro soup. One interesting option is the chaufa, a dish so similar to Chinese takeout fried rice and found in chifas in Peru, but most of the others around you will be eating chicken. The restaurant does Peruvian specialties very well. That very rotisserie chicken is spot on, and the anticuchos ($7.25) are good substitutes when you are not in Lima, despite the unfortunate fact that they carry no picarones here. Walking down the street in any central coast city in Perú will present many hand-written menus with aji de gallina written at or near the top. The dish is a staple and an ultimate comfort food. It translates directly to chili chicken, but spices are mild in Peruvian cooking, the yellow aji covering thin chicken slices and potatoes. The dish served here ($9.25) is served with white rice and half a boiled egg. On a most recent visit, we decided to live on the edge and skip the normal ceviches for picante de mariscos ($14.50), a hot seafood dish that is medium spicy. The sauce is nice but it did not quite give us the same love as the delicious cold ceviche that can be eaten here. I do not remember eating a tamal ($5.50) while traveling in Perú, so I was interested to try one here, but unfortunately they are far less tasty than their Mexican rivals. Too much corn taste and too dry, but there is an olive inside. What I did have a lot of on that visit was chicha morada, a slightly sweet drink made of purple corn and very delicious, despite what my friends thought. At the very least, it is worth a taste for everyone. The service here at Costa Verde is very sweet, despite its functional nature. A couple scenes of the Andes Mountains decorate the interior, but not much more. I left with a feeling of wanting more immediately. It is impossible for one person or a small group to sample all the necessary items on the menu, so visit multiple times or bring a lot of friends.

Great Peruvian restaurant in the middle of nowhere, their specialty are the ceviches and the papa a…read morela huancaina. Also great lomo saltado. Their rotisserie chicken is mediocre at best and the waitstaff are very friendly and attentive. And also the tip is already included so don't over tip! Lol

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La Fogata - Churrasco a la Parrilla Plato

La Fogata

3.1(35 reviews)
0.1 mi•Corona
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We stopped by on a random Sunday for some food before heading to the park, we were seated right…read moreaway. Drinks, Lemonade & a coffee, both good. also had a Colombiana great tasting soda. Mango shake w milk , good as well. Appetizers we had some Empanadas they were very good. Main dish I had the Steak a caballo , I asked for no onions & they forget not a big deal but man was it a lottt of onions, very good steak nice tasting , great with the egg & rice, the beans were ok for me the sauce from the meat was very tasty & made this dish very good. Hubby had Bandeja a la Brasa , great tasting chicken, good sausage dish mixed well with the rice, plantain & avocado. Next time around, we tried the Mini tostones montaneros , not mini at all big tostones piled high w meat, messy but tasty dish. I had the Milanesa de pollo con queso this was very good nice tasting piece of chicken comes w rice, beans, maduros & salad all very good. Hubby had the Pechuga de pollo francesa , this was great, nice tasting sauce comes w rice & beans. Nice little place , service was good & prices are very reasonable for the portions they give you worth the try.

Food is okay. We ordered a chicken breast over mushrooms sauce. The menu says it comes with white…read morerice, french fries and salad. The salad never came. We tried to reach out our server but she never came to check up on us never again. They weren't even busy, they were just hanging around the place but none of them came to ask if we were okay, even tho we were already done eating. We waited for awhile to ask for the check and again, never came to us, none of the 7 workers. We had to go and pay in the front. Definitely not worth your money. Never coming back to this place.

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La Fogata - Churrasco a la Parrilla Plato

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La Fogata - Sangria pitcher($35)

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