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El Hatuchay

3.8 (267 reviews)
Closed • 11:00 am - 8:45 pm
Updated 2 months ago

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Good for kids

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Nohely M.

El Hatuchay is located in the heart of North Hollywood, off Sherman way and cold water to be exact. They share a large parking lot with other surrounding businesses. My coworker and I decided to phone in our order ahead of our lunch time. We were quoted that it would be ready within 15 minutes. That's speedy service for you. We took our order to go, although the restaurant itself gave off cozy vibes internally. Decorated with flags from different countries. I ordered the "Lomo Saltado" which is a combo of white rice, strips of beef, onions, tomatoes, cilantro, and French fries. This combo included an appetizer and I went with the "Papa a La Huancaina" it is Boiled potatoes topped with a creamy, spicy cheese sauce, garnished with olives and hard-boiled eggs. (note mine did not come with olives or hard-boiled eggs) For the Lomo Saltado: I really enjoyed the flavors of the sautéed onions, tomatoes, cilantro and the stripes of beef on top all sitting on french fries, wish it came with a little more meat. The juices that are released from the veggie and beef mix get absorbed by the French fries and so it elevates them, make sure to not let them sit for too long. They offer a larger plate with more meat, FYI. 4/5 very generous portions of white rice served along. For the Papa a La Huancaina: 3/5 the boiled potato went well with the creamy topping sauce. But mine did not come garnished nor a hardboiled egg in it. This is a cold dish-not hot but still delicious and different. overall, a decent peruvian restaurant near by, give them a shot next time you are around the area.

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Scott B.

I've had El Hatuchay on my list for a while and finally checked them out. They are a lovely little Peruvian shop with quaint and vibrant decor. The staff were nice however they did get my companions order wrong even after double checking with us. However the food was excellent so we didn't mind. I ordered the Tallarines Verdes from the All Day Menu which came with a side of Papa A La Huancaina. I wasn't entirely sure outside of beef, spaghetti, and potatos what I'd actually be getting but it was all delicious. The Papa A La Huancaina was a chilled potato slice with a cheese sauce on top. I'm not the biggest fan of chilled potatos but this was delicious! For my main course I had the Tallarines Verdes, steak and pasta. It was fantastic. The steak was good and the pasta was delicious in a crema sauce with a hint of pesto it seemed. I loved it and made sure I saved some for leftovers which also remained delicious. I definitely recommend coming to El Hatuchay and I look forward to coming back and trying more off their menu.

Lomo Saltado w/ all the salsa you want.
Brian O.

Solid Peruvian spot in the valley. Portions are generous, parking is easy, and staff is friendly. My go to is the Lomo Saltado(obvi). They leave the salsa at the table which I love and give you free bread for the table. (Which I cover in salsa cause it's so good) Had to leave a review because every time I come it hits the spot.

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Great service , friendly staff. The food is fresh, flavorful & cooked to perfection I can't wait to go back to try other items on the menu Oh and the music is on point, great vibes overall

Yasmin A.

My mom's co-worker recommended this place as having good Peruvian food. I was already skeptical about how it would be but I decided to give it a try anyway. Upon arriving, the restaurant is your typical NoHo/Van Nuys run downish type of place. Don't get me wrong sometimes those types of places have the best food. But not in this case. We got a complimentary basket of warm bread with butter and aji. 2 of the breads did not have butter on them and 1 did have butter on them. I thought it was weird that one had butter and the others did not so I did not eat it. We asked the waitress this and she said no we never put butter on it, we give it to you on the side... O_o...OK, then this must have been someone bread they were going to eat and it somehow got mixed in our basket. She brought us a new one. We then ordered a Lomo Salted and a Ceviche de pescado..The lomo salted had sooo many potatoes and the meat was not a great cut of meat nor was it cooked properly in the wok. The meat should really have a nice grilled taste to it and cooked on high heat. This felt like it was boiled. The sauce was also not right. The ceviche was not that great either. They did not have any aji picado to go with it...just the green saucy aji. It was served with white potato instead of sweet potato. They used regular corn instead of the big toothed Peruvian corn. You can find this easily. Was not impressed at all with the food and will not go back.

Chicharron de pescado con yuca

This was my first time trying this place and I got the chicharron de pescado con yuca and it was 1. Amazing and 2. A GIANT portion for 1 person and 3. It came with this little side salad of tomatoes onions cilantro and lemon/lime and it was the most refreshing thing I could not get enough. Everytime a new plate came out the kitchen to a different customer I was wowed and wanted to try it! It all looked so delicious. I will definitely be back! Side note: service was great, the guy at the front helped explain what the different foods were when I had questions.

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Delicious, authentic and affordable Peruvian food. This has been our families staple restaurant for generations.

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I love this place been coming here for a long time I always get the #14 it's so good with steak . It could easily feed 2 people

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Amazing Peruvian food. Been coming here for over 15+ years. It's a must try. Great service and neighborhood restaurant.

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I order cau cau , causa , tallarines verdes with steak and papa à la huancaina ,like always was so delicious and great service

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Salty as hell. Waitresses nice but food is not recommended . The ceviche was literally swimming in liquid.

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9 months ago

Love the food I've gotten the lomo saltado very good love the green spicy. Very good food

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27$ for a lomo Saltado plate to go with 5 sauces and a grand total of 10 pieces of meat. What kind of portion is that. I Do not recommend.

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Amazing food as always been going here for over 20 years! And I never gotten disappointed and I will recommend this place 100%

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Love this place the food comes in good portions it is always fresh and just overall great.

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Great service, great food! It was easy to find parking and the restaurant was clean and well-decorated. I will definitely go there again!

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We always enjoy the great food here. The service is always very good. This is one of our favorite restaurants!

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Amazing and delicious foods but terrible service. Wait more than 30mm to beet water and the waitress wasn't very Nice

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The food was delicious!!!!!! I will definitely be coming back!!!! The service was nice. The restaurant had a beautiful Peruvian atmosphere!

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El Hatuchay - peruvian - Updated November 2026

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