From the moment we walked in, we were greeted by the sweetest cashier. She was incredibly friendly, welcoming, and took the time to answer all of our questions about the menu. The food was phenomenal and tasted like a true homemade Peruvian meal. We ordered the Tallarín Verde con Carne and the Ceviche Mixto, and both dishes were absolutely outstanding. The flavors were fresh, authentic, and packed with flavor. Yes, the food is a little on the pricey side, but the quality more than justifies it. It's becoming harder and harder to find restaurants that truly prioritize fresh ingredients and authentic cooking, and El Chato definitely delivers. We live about an hour away, but we'll absolutely be making another trip back the next time we're in the area. If you're looking for amazing Peruvian food, do yourself a favor and give El Chato a try--you won't be disappointed. Let's show this local gem some support! read more

I had a very pleasant experience stopping by El Chato Cocina Peruana in Pomona for a quick bite, and I'd give it a solid 4 stars! It's a fast-casual setup, so you just order your food right at the counter and then find a seat. The vibe is a cute, cozy little mom-and-pop restaurant, and parking was a breeze in the shared lot. We ordered the lomo saltado and the ceviche mixto, and both dishes were pretty good. However, the portion sizes could definitely be a little better. The lomo saltado in particular could have used more meat, especially considering the price they are charging for it. As for the ceviche mixto, the flavor was good, but the fish itself was a little bit stringy. Overall, it was a really nice experience with great flavors. It is a fantastic little spot in Pomona for Peruvian food, and I would definitely come back again! read more

El Chato Cocina Peruana - Peruvian Near Me - Pomona, California

I came to this place not sure of what I was going to get. I've been to Peru a couple times and their food is simply outstanding. When you come in to this resta you will find a very simple but really clean restaurant. You can see the kitchen and you will see that it's also very clean. On the food. We ordered the Mix Chaufa; think Chinese fried rice done Peruvian way. Really, really good. I ordered the ceviche mix. Excellent and really fresh. The serving looks small, but you will not be dissatisfied. There is a lot of seafood there and the taste is spot on good. I have to say that this place was very good and I will not hesitate to recommend it. Service is good. So if you have never tried Peruvian, this is a good place to start. As soon as I get back to this area I will be back. Try them. read more

Just what pomona needed ! Food is delicious . Meat is nice tender juicy , served hot . Inside is very clean. Staff is very nice , & attentive . read more

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My friend and I came here for dinner after work. We ordered at the counter, and the food was brought to our table when it was ready. You can choose your own table. The restaurant is on the smaller side, but there was a steady flow of customers eating in and taking out. I tried the ceviche de pescado, the toasted corn, and the yuca frita. I had the maracuya drink as well. I enjoyed everything I ordered. The woman who helped us even gave me an extra serving of a sauce I liked. My friend enjoyed her salchipapas. They have a catering menu as well. Overall, we were pleased and would be happy to return. read more

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Amazing! My Saltado Mix was over the top tasty, super friendly team here and I liked the casual atmosphere. From out of town, but if I lived here, would be a regular!! read more

We just had the best ceviche ever, it was delicious. The workers were really friendly and the chef offer us some side sopita de pollo. we had a really good experience and we are definitely coming back!!! read more

El Chato Cocina Peruana - Ceviche mixto :p - Peruvian Near Me - Pomona, California

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. read more

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This is my new favorite place. The food is incredibly fresh. The taste is awesome. I get the lomo Saltado. But you can't come here and not get the chicken soup! It's 100 degrees out but that's not stopping me. Staff and service are great. Very friendly read more

El Chato Cocina Peruana - Lomo Saltado - Peruvian Near Me - Pomona, California

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. read more

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

El Chato Cocina Peruana - Saltado Mix with chicha morada - Peruvian Near Me - Pomona, California

Haven't had very good luck with any Peruvian food restaurants outside of our normal go-to in the Southbay. Saw this place had just opened up and finally decided to give it a shot. Decided to order the Lomo Saltado to-go with an extra Aji sauce. I thought it was a little pricey until the cashier mentioned that they use filet mignon making me think I might have finally hit the jackpot...and boy did I ever! The ambiance is small with enough tables to comfortably seat a small party of 4 but more if you put some tables together. The food is freshly made but the wait is nothing crazy. Got home and we dug into it and we're pleasantly surprised. Absolutely delicious and well prepared. Not overly seasoned and cooked to perfection. The Aji was spicy and had good consistency and flavor which is hard to find. Unfortunately, I honestly didnt think it would be anywhere as good as it was and I didnt think to take a picture until we had already finished it all off. We cant wait to try the other dishes soon. Great addition that far surpasses all other Peruvian restaurants within a 25-30 mile radius...and its in our backyard!! Yay!!! read more

Great place!, delicious food and fresh ceviche, loved the services and great parking spot! read more

El Chato Cocina Peruana - Peruvian Near Me - Pomona, California

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!!! read more

El Chato Cocina Peruana - Peruvian Near Me - Pomona, California

Absolutely LOVED all the food and drinks ordered!!!!! Place is very clean, staff is so nice. I had the Tllarin Verde con papa and I'm still craving it!!!! Definitely going back again. read more

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. read more

El Chato Cocina Peruana - Ceviche mixto - Peruvian Near Me - Pomona, California

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. read more

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I tried the fish ceviche and lomo. Such great flavor and generous serving size. The lady who is working here treated us like family. read more

El Chato Cocina Peruana - Pescado Ceviche - Peruvian Near Me - Pomona, California

Really good food. Decent sized portions. Staff is awesome!!!! Everything cooked to order.

I picked up a big order from here yesterday and it was ready on time, the staff and owners were super friendly, and the food was INCREDIBLE!!! 10/10 will eat here again!! thank you so much!! read more

Delicioso probamos el chaufa mixto y el bistec a lot pobre, Excelente servicio! Muy limpio. Hasta el postre esta riquisimo. read more

Customer service was great and the food was delicious! I had the tarallin con bistec, so good. Will be coming back

The Lomo Salgado was delish!!!! So much flavor. Just a bit pricy for 1 plate compare to other Peruvian restaurants.

Loved this place from start to finish! Service is exceptionally friendly and informative. Welcomed with a smile and warm greeting. Affordable, delicious selection with great size portions. We ordered 2 Maracuya drinks ... so tasty. We also got fries ... perfectly crispy, aji de gallina, and tallarin verde. The sauces were in point! Through our meal we noticed how clean everything is and got to sway along to the upbeat but relaxing music playing through the restaurant. Such a beautiful little spot. We will be back! read more

Long time I didn't have such a good lomo saltado and tallarín verde with steak Excellent service, and very clean. HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT! read more

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. read more

El Chato Cocina Peruana - Lomo Saltado - Peruvian Near Me - Pomona, California

amazing service ! the food is fenomenal i highly recommend !! the absolute best!! the ambiance is incredible read more

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Food was excellent, loved the lomo saltado and the maracuyá and platanitos. Maracuyá was a bit sweet so we watered it down by mixing in some iced water. Holly was very friendly and welcoming. All dishes were cooked fresh and quality is top notch. Good amount of seating and clean inside. Will be back! read more

The food is amazing! I had the lomo saltado and the aguadito soup. It took me back to my childhood and made me so happy. Growing up Peruvian, I'm a tough critic of new Peruvian restaurants because it needs to be authentic. The flavors of the lomo saltado were so good that the rice soaked up the sauce and that was just as good as the meat. The aguadito soup was flavorful with just the right amount of everything in it. The alfajores were delicious without being overly processed and crumbly. They melted in your mouth so delicately. I also had a chicha morada, and they do not make it from powder, it's made fresh. It's been so long since I've had a fresh chicha morada. So happy that this place exists. I cannot wait for it to come back! read more

Nice Peruvian restaurant , food was delicious specially Lomo Saltado and our guest was awesome! Best service ! Oh and Chicha morada uffff ‍ we love that ! read more

El Chato Cocina Peruana - Lomo saltado - Peruvian Near Me - Pomona, California

Everything was so amazing! Service was great. Food was great., it's more like a takeout spot than anything, but overall everything was great. Only thing I could say is I wish I would sit down and they give you bread and green salsa as a starter like most of Peruvian restaurants I've been to! read more

El Chato Cocina Peruana - Lomo saltado and Pollo Saltado - Peruvian Near Me - Pomona, California

Amazing Peruvian food and great service ! excellent place I am definitely coming back! read more

El Chato Cocina Peruana - Delicioso !! - Peruvian Near Me - Pomona, California

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

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

I will start out by saying that my father's side of the family is peruvian so I am always looking for good spots that reminds me of childhood. The food i would give a 4.2. My hubs ordered the green spaghetti with steak. The steak was FIRE, but spaghetti was lacking something that I couldn't put my finger on... maybe it needed more queso fresco. We ordered yucca frita. It was good... but could have used salt. I added salt on my own, however it's different when it comes right out fresh and salted. We also ordered papa la huancaina. One of the best I have ever had. I added salt though... . I ordered a side of grilled chicken to eat with the papa last huancaina... FIRE. There green sauce was good, but not the best. They did have this el chato sauce that they referred to as a peruvian ranch.... VERY good. I could put that on many things and be happy for sure.. lol. The service was 5 stars . They were genuinely kind and accommodating. I had asked for papa la huancaina... they had it as a special during the week , but said they would make it for me. Not many places are willing to go out of their way to service these days... so this was definitely a plus. Atmosphere wasn't anything special. Plain walls. No decor. But it was very clean. It looks new do maybe they havent gotten to it yet. Overall, I would give a 4.5 if that was possible. read more

This place was amazing! We went after going to the LA Pet Fair. Service was excellent! I got the Tallarin Verde Con Bisteck. The Spaghetti tasted as if it was very high Italian restaurant quality. The sauce was very good, and the steak was VERY tasty. The marinade was delicious and it was very tender. It was also a lot of food! I also got the passion fruit drink. A bit pricy for the drink to be honest but I was offered a free sample which was absolutely delicious and it was so hot that day that I ended up getting it. read more

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

This place is amazing!! The Ceviche was beyond delicious! You need to make this place a regular place to eat. Come here and eat! read more

Food is good, the service expect clear and the ambience is really clean the host is very friendly

Everything was so good that chicken was good. The rice was good like everything I ate was good. Because it is, it was the greatest food.I ever tasted. My little brother loved it too. -Olivia read more