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    El Chato Cocina Peruana

    4.9 (40 reviews)
    ModeratePeruvian
    Special Hours Closed
    Updated a few days ago

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    Saltado Mix with chicha morada
    Chris J.

    Delicious food and drink. Reasonably priced. That green sauce is also bomb! Friendly staff and restaurant is kept clean

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    Mike W.

    Fairly new restaurant in downtown Pomona. Easy parking. Stopped in for lunch with several coworkers and had a wonderful experience. Excellent service from the woman at the front counter. We thought that it's a little pricy, but the quality of the meats and the dishes were excellent, so you get what you pay for! A couple of us had the Lomo Saltado ($20.99), which is made from filet mignon and comes with steamed white rice. One of us also tried the daily special, a Aji de Gallina (chicken) with potato and white rice, along with a small bowl of the daily soup, all for $14.99. I sampled both and they were delicious. We'll definitely be stopping in here again. Highly recommend.

    Elizabeth S.

    I went here after going to the bank that's in the same plaza, I saw that they opened up recently. They have a few tables inside and the staff was nice. I usually get their chicha morada and lomo saltado ($20.99). The portion was a good size, the sauce was not too salty and the beef was tender and soft. The french fries were crispy, tossed along with slices of tomato and red onions. My brothers liked it as well and asked me to pick up some food from here.

    Ceviche mixto
    Cheri M.

    The best ceviche I've had in recent memory. The fried plantains make a perfect vehicle of delivering the ceviche from the bowl to your mouth. With two different kinds of corn on the side, this is a true New World treat.

    Lomo Saltado
    Priscilla C.

    Delicious!!! The food is always delicious, i really have to try a different dish next time, but i cant help it when the Lomo Saltado is just too good!!! Place is small but perfect for a quick bite! The waitress/host was very courteous and attentive. Nxst time ill definitely try something new.

    Ceviche mixto
    Dani K.

    I'm beyond happy to see a Peruvian spot opening up locally. The service does not disappoint and everything was cooked fresh to order. I want to point out that the quality control is superb, every bite of the Lomo saltado was delicious and edible. Often times there will be pieces that should have been removed before grilling and serving that are not but this was not the case here at El Chato. Every bite melted in my mouth and there was enough of the juice to season the rice as well. I felt the serving size on the Lomo was a tad bit small but it made up for that with the quality and flavor which was spot on. Ceviche mixto was mouth watering delicious and there was plenty of leche de tigre for the serving. Yuca and the sauce "chato sauce" that accompanied the appetizer were so good I ordered a second serving. Platano were piping hot and cooked to perfection. I will def visit again but probably for lunch. We spent $90 on the items I listed and 2 sparkling waters.

    Karissa L.

    The service here was unbelievably great! they were so welcoming the second i walked in the door. Went over all there amazing dishes they have and the drinks are so good! Homemade drinks i cant pronounce the drink names but there was a purple one and yellow one, i got the yellow one and it was so yummy! The service alone was so great I'll def be back! The food is all freshly made I'm a very picky eater, and the dish i got was something i normally wouldn't get but it was so yummy. It wasn't heavy on my stomach either it was just perfect didn't feel all stuffed. It was the perfect amount! You have to go check this place out!!!

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    The Lomo Saltado had good flavor but the meat quality could be a bit better. The platanos were yummy and the service was great!

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    Tried the Lomo saltado, it had great flavors, good sauce mix and the green sauce addition took it over the top. Highly recommend

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    9 months ago

    SUPER DELICIOUS. Full of flavor & tender filet mignon. Thank you definitely coming back

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    6 months ago

    Delicious Peruvian food, made fresh to order! Lomo saltado and combo saltado were both excellent! Don't sleep on this place!

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    Great service and the food is amazing! Highly recommend the lomo saltado and chicha morada

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    The service and the food were amazing -- Peruvian flavor finally close to us! Obviously, we're gonna come back...

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    Amazing food and good service todo esta muy bueno especialmente el lomo saltado se los recomiendo

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