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    El Pollo Inka

    3.8 (481 reviews)
    Closed 11:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Dogs allowed
    Outdoor seating

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    David K.

    Went back yesterday before the wife and kids went to see a play at the Norris Theater. We had a narrow window before the play and service was nice and fast. When I ordered, I had to pull up my last review to remind myself of the dishes I've enjoyed and I was really torn between the lamb stew, Picante de Pollo or the Pescado a lo Macho. The friendly waiter confirmed that the Pescado a lo Macho was very good so I went with that. The portion is quite large and it's as tasty as I recalled. I have plenty of leftovers. The price has gone up $2 from when I last ordered it on February 2024 which I feel is reasonable with inflation. The boy ordered the Saltado de Mariscos ($20) and it was very good. The wife always orders the half chicken ($14 + $2 beans + $1.50 white meat only) and loves it. The girl ordered a large Aguadito soup ($9) and that is quite tasty as well. We also ordered an order of fried yuca con huancaina ($11) and that was great. The sauce is a creamy cheese sauce in which to dip the perfectly fried yuca. All meals come with delicious rolls, green sauce (YUM!) and a cup of Aguadito soup. The Pisco Sours ($11) are still amazing as well. Highly recommend!

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    Arnold D.

    First time to this location, great atmosphere seating looks fancy compared to Torrance location down the hill, I guess this place had to look the part for the rich folks on the hill. Service was awesome, waiter was nice always on top of refills and asking if we were ok. Food is always food, you can never go wrong with chicken and fries, that's what both my girls ate. Calamari was also got it at happy hour price for $11 beer was $4 on happy hour, happy hours ends at 6pm so get there before 6pm. Place was very lonely and quiet for a Tuesday night. If your siting by front door on a late night, do your self a favor and take a jacket, a lot of cold air does go in. If your looking for good food and quiet place to have a good conversation go during the week and during happy hour you won't regret it.

    Complimentary soup - aguadito de pollo which is a traditional Peruvian chicken soup with rice and cilantro, so delicious!
    Tiffany T.

    Came here for lunch and ordered the lunch special Lomo Saltado for $15. This is the PERFECT amount of food! They first bring out a basket of warm bread with butter and then complimentary soup. This soup is aguadito de pollo which is a traditional Peruvian chicken soup with rice and cilantro. It's SO DELICIOUS with very tender pieces of chicken inside. My friends and I add the green sauce to it. Well we add the green sauce to everything. Resembled like a rice porridge in a great way. I definitely wanted more! The Lomo Saltado comes with a small cup of rice and an even amount of steak and fries, but the star of the show is definitely their green sauce. It's very spicy in the best way, while still having flavor!! The red onions and tomatoes were cooked through while still having a nice bite to them. The fries were on the soggy-ish side, but they're not really supposed to resemble crispy American french fries but more like fried potatoes essentially. The steak was cooked to perfection!! It was cooked more on the medium well side and I personally prefer my steak done medium but that green sauce really made the small things disappear! My mouth is salivating thinking about this meal. You can even buy their green sauce by the tub. Highly recommend.

    Visitar El Pollo Inka fue simplemente una experiencia completa La comida es espectacular, llena de sabor y con ese toque peruano que te hace querer volver una y otra vez. El ambiente es increíble, perfecto para disfrutar con amigos, familia o incluso una cita especial. Pero lo que realmente eleva todo es la música en vivo del grupo Dekaza La energía, el talento y la conexión con el público hacen que no solo vayas a comer, sino a vivir una experiencia única. ¡Recomendado al 100%! Sin duda uno de mis lugares favoritos

    Ceviche Trio
    Diana M.

    We absolutely love this place! It is a bit of a drive for us, but completely worth it. There is plenty of parking and staff were very friendly and welcoming. We were sat right away on a Sunday afternoon. We ordered a ceviche trio to share, my bf got the 1/2 chicken and I got the beef anticuchos. The ceviches were all really good, but 2 of them had a bit of kick to them. They also brought their bread rolls which are always very fresh and fluffy and their chicken soup which is very tasty. Their soup is really good and reminds you of a homemade soup. The chicken is their staple and it was very juicy and tasty! Their cilantro rice is the best! You cannot miss their cilantro sauce which goes perfectly with everything. My anticuchos were tasty and I was glad the sauce was on the side because it was very spicy. I love the papa huancaina that they include in the dish. We got iced tea to go with our meal and those were freshly brewed. Overall the price for the portion sizes are very reasonable and the food is very tasty. This is our favourite Peruvian restaurant in south cal. They also have live music at night on the weekends and reservations are highly recommended.

    Sea bass
    Charles C.

    Back again, this time a Saturday, came early as was lucky. The last time this place was empty, must have upped their game as by 6:30 the place was hoping and full. Had the sampler and the portions was generous and tasty!

    Platanos so good I ordered more of it to go.  1.5.26
    Will S.

    Rolling Hills Estates, CA. In a shopping mall close to the Palisades, I came here with family as this was a local and favorite spot for rotisserie chicken, which happens to be Peruvian. You walk in and you are in this immense dining room with large and beautifully memorable murapics of Peru, a nice and comfy space, tables and booths, a full bar and super helpful staff. We came around 1p and was served lunch immediately. The Peruvian chicken with flavors or cumin, garlic, cilantro was out of this world good. It was juicy, well seasoned and crave worthy. We also loved the chicken and rice soup Another standout was the platanos; firm, ripe, nicely crisp on the outside from the caramelized sugar, we fought for the last bite. Lol. The Lucuma ice cream was super delicious --- with favors of brown butter, maple syrup, cinnamon was so good, we ordered a Togo cup. And it was not sweet. I've had the fruit in Asia and like it. This ice cream version tho' is fire. ! Service was super attentive and upbeat. I've never had such a welcoming environment in a restaurant in LA. Love love love EPI and am coming back, without a doubt. End of Yelp.

    They gave out this chicken and rice soup and it was delicious.
    Joann K.

    This is my goto spot when im in the area. So far, every dish I've tried was amazing. My favorite dish is the seafood picantes, its creamy, spicy, flavorful and the seafood just melts in your mouth omg~im drooling right now just writing about it. The price is decent and they have happy hour and lunch specials as well. Definitely give this place a try, you wont regret it!!

    Alexander C.

    Esta noche cenamos con mi familia que me visita de Guatemala, Pollo Inka de palos verdes donde Angelica nos atendió con mucha amabilidad y un muy buen servicio. Atendió todos nuestros gustos y la comida del restaurante muy sabrosa. Recomiendo puedan compartir un muy buen momento acá.

    Peruvian Ceviche Trio, Chicharron de Calamares and Pilsen Beer

    Pretty nice experience!, fresh ceviche, excellent service and good place to enjoy the moment

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    Aimee A.

    Went here with extended family - hadnt been in a long time. The food came out SUPER fast (like they were standing next to the pan when I ordered lol), and the drink and dish were delicious. I would return.

    Tacu Tacu Lomo (comes with aguadito soup). Also with a side order of garlic rice

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    2.6(1.5k reviews)
    8.1 mi
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    Went tonight because Tik Tok promised Saturday was Cumbias and Disco night. Invited 3 additional…read morefriends. Arrived at 8 pm for good seating. We paid $10 each for the dance. I ordered Pina colada and it's was on the rocks as well the margaritas. Dinner was delicious as usual. Other people arrived for dinner And stayed for the dance without the bracelet which meant no cover charge for them. Cumbias were minimal and the Disco was non existent. I asked the DJ exclusively to put the disco music on, He put on 3 songs no one's ever heard of and continued with merengue and salsa. The place was SUPER hot no Air conditioner at all not even fans. It's an older crowd which is a plus plus with no drama. It's an ok place to get dinner and a night out. 80s music must be updated and don't call it cumbias because it's mostly merengue and salsa which is played on Fridays supposedly. Waitresses are tired so not very friendly and take a while to come back to the table, Will return as the food is good but will bring my own fan hopefully the blender is working and will NOT expect good Disco music.

    My wife and I have gone a few times to Pollo Inka and always enjoyed their Lomo Saltado. Thinking…read morethat location didn't matter, we decided to try another location from the same restaurant chain. Unfortunately, this experience was very different from what we were accustomed to. It took maybe about 5 minutes to get seated, which was reasonable, and the waitress was friendly and welcoming. We already knew what we wanted, so ordering was quick and easy. We both ordered the Lomo Saltado, which comes with a cilantro-based chicken soup called Aguadito de Pollo. This is where we noticed the flavor profile at this location was not the same at all. The soup was salty and almost lukewarm. We were hungry, so we finished it, but it definitely wasn't enjoyable. As for the Lomo Saltado, it lacked flavor overall. It felt like the only flavor on the plate came from the meat being charred over the flame, but even then, both the meat and the dish itself tasted bland. About the only thing that had a consistent taste was the canned Inca Kola. Unfortunately, I will not be coming back to this location and will stick to going to the location in Lawndale instead.

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    3.9(137 reviews)
    9.4 mi
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    If you are a picky eater skip this. The dishes felt like soup. The only thing that our family…read moreagreed was good was the fried fish. The service was Amazing! We all tried our best to eat the food but unfortunately it wasn't for us. We left a big tip because it was us not the restaurant. The restaurant was warm and cozy. People around seemed to really enjoy the food.

    This place was disappointing. With the ratings and articles written about it in the past, I had…read morehigher expectations. I have tried to come here a few times prior but it was closed during business hours which probably was a red flag to begin with. I came here with a friend and it took awhile for them to even seat us. We got complimentary salsa n chips which was nice. We waited so long to get our order in. It felt like around 15-20 min before we were approached even though there was maybe one other set of patrons. Once we got our order in, it took awhile to get the food too. We ordered the lomo saltado and the beef chaufa. The beef chaufa was decent. The lomo saltado was okay. The beef was kinda chewy and not tender. There wasn't enough juices from the sauce for the rice provided to absorb. The fries themselves were already kinda getting soggy when I dug in. Overall disappointed that this place wasn't better than El pollo inka. The music/tv was loud and hard to talk at times as it was just blasting while everyone was trying to have a conversation while eating. Kind of a meh atmosphere.

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