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    El Pollo Perucho

    3.9 (58 reviews)
    InexpensivePeruvian
    Open 11:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    Frejoles con Seco ---follow @willchews
    Will C.

    To the best of my knowledge, El Pollo Perucho is the only game in town when it comes to Peruvian rotiserrie chicken (@ me if you know of other places). Fortunately, it's a pretty good one. Got two dishes while I was here. The rotisserie chicken was an obvious choice, and it was as good as any I've ever had. (They're all usually pretty good, to be fair) The piece I received came piping hot from the oven, packed with the aromas and flavors of the herbs and spices. The flavors in the cilantro rice were more subtle, a nice change of pace. The maduros (sweet plantains) were really terrific: I think they were freshly-fried because the texture was firmer and the flavor tangier than other maduros I've had elsewhere. I would probably get some extra to go next time. I also decided to get the Frejoles con Seco (stewed beef in cilantro sauce over pinto beans and rice) and try something new. The stewed beef was cooked very tender and was delicious. However, I'm not sure if the cilantro sauce did all that much for me; nothing really stood out there. The pinto beans might be a bit too liquid-y for some, but I felt that they worked within the logic of this dish: a simple, straightforward plate for filling you up. Overall, it was a good dish and I'm glad I ordered it, but the rotisserie will be my go-to from now on. Service was friendly and considerate, as the manager was kind enough to accommodate my efforts to photograph my dishes and answer a few questions about the food. It's a fine Peruvian place, and I'll definitely come again.

    Stan T.

    It seems the best Peruvian restaurants are in strip malls. I walk in and order their ceviche non-spicy. Will review it when it arrives. As you can see from the photo, this is a proper Peruvian ceviche. Notice the cancha and sweet potato. And it was delicious! I haven't had a ceviche this good since the last time I visited NYC. Everything was prepared perfectly. The leche de Tigre was prepared to perfection. For once I left nothing on the plate. This is also the only true Peruvian restaurant in Columbus that I've found. I'll have to look closer to home.. When I get out this way again I'll be sure to stop in!

    Ceviche (2/18/2018)
    Gwen W.

    Top kudos to the people I noticed running the restaurant: Women. Female empowerment at its best! The owner(?) gal was polite and patient with our party of nine. Besides, sensational Peruvian food. Marisol and I decided to beat the odds and split our dishes so we could try more. The menu is simple, everything has a very brief description. Two different potato apps - boiled sliced potatoes covered in a cheese sauce and an olive on top. Tried both - Ocopa and Papa A Lahuancaina. I preferred the later. Couldn't taste the peanuts in the former, must be pulverized? These dishes made me think of nachos, Peruvian style. Both very good dishes. The Causa De Pollo is a chicken salad spread mixture sandwiched between two thick potato pancakes. Highly recommended. Good pulled-chcken flavor, not drenched in a cheap mayo sauce holding the spread together. Really good. "Ceviche" refers to cooking with lemon/lime, and this was the bold flavor of this cold dish. It is tart, serious TART! Made me pucker and shiver. It was a definite new flavor for my tastebuds, but still refreshing and new. I simply adore sweet potatoes, so the slice on the side was a welcome site.The corn didn't have any real outstanding flavor, but that must be an accustomed side to Peruvian dishes? The main entree, 1/4 De Pollo, was 1/4 of Peruvian roasted chicken with excellent spices profile. Fall off the bone tender as the dickens! The cilantro rice and tangy red onions were good sides. I absolutely adore dark-meat chicken, especially roasted. As for the physical establishment, tables were clean, restroom was clean and orderly and I like the open ordering counter so you can see the cooking. I'm assuming this place does a steady take-out business, too, as people were coming in and out to pick up. If I lived closer to the west side of Columbus, I'm positive I'd be getting food from El Pollo all the time. I can't wait to get back. This restaurant is legit!

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    Tim L.

    Excellent rotisserie chicken, cilantro rice and beans... Authentic Peruvian food and drinks .. Loved the food. Location is in a strip mall.

    Yellow rice, broiled chicken, yucca fries, corn tortillas
    Aaron M.

    Peruvian food. Loved the fries and the chicken was great! Humble storefront, authentic food.

    Bridget H.

    I was thrilled to hear a new Peruvian place finally opened in Cbus :) It is one of my favorite cuisines! This place serves up VERY authentic Peruvian dishes. My favorites were a must to try! -Ceviche (so fresh, served with sweet potato & corn) -Lomo Salatado (one of my favorite dishes, is a traditional Peruvian dish made with sliced beef, hot chiles, and French fries. They serve it with an amazing hot sauce, I could eat by the gallon :) ...and I had to wash it all down with an Inca Cola! This place will be a weekly visit I'm sure!

    Peruvian staples for all your Peruvian cooking needs.
    Sam P.

    Peruvian chicken is justifiably lauded worldwide. Honestly, the same could be said for Peruvian food in general. Visit any major city, and even many minor ones, and you're like to discover that Peruvian cuisine is having a moment. Our options for such food in Columbus are limited however. Indeed, at the moment the only restaurant in town offering a full complement of Peruvian dishes is El Pollo Perucho. Although Peruvian chicken is the nominal focus, the restaurant also offers a variety of other traditional dishes. A few of them (arroz con pollo for example) are offered only on weekends. On a recent trip to the restaurant, we did our best to sample a variety of things. The staff was friendly and welcoming when we arrived and were patient as we decided what to order. The chicken was quite flavorful, highlighting one of the reasons that the dish has gained such worldwide renown. It was, however, a bit dry. The dryness was helpfully off set by the table hot sauce. (Which actually wasn't that hot, I've had much hotter elsewhere.) As is the case with most pollo a la brasa, the chicken was served with fries. While nothing out of the ordinary, they were hot and crispy. The accompanying salad was primarily shredded iceberg lettuce, but had a tasty dressing. (You can also substitute any of their other sides for the fries for a slight up charge.) The papa la huancaina, which is cold potatoes with a huancaina sauce (and an olive and hard boiled egg), was fairly bland. The huancaina sauce didn't really stand out. I'd say that you could fairly skip this one. Finally, we had ceviche. The ceviche was well done, and while not the best I've ever had, is probably your best current option for Peruvian style ceviche in Columbus. It was served in a traditional style with sweet potato, dried corn kernels, and the oft seen Peruvian style big kerneled corn. The latter is always terrible and weird. I recommend you leave it on the plate. Overall, I'd say that El Pollo Perucho is a good, but not great example of Peruvian cuisine. Things are done well enough that if you're itching for some of the dishes you already love, then this will help scratch that itch. But if you want to see what all the fuss is about, it may or may not do the trick. I gave it four stars, but if 3.5 were an option, that's probably what I'd give it instead. El Pollo Perucho also offers a wide selection of Peruvian staples for sale. So if you say, pick up Chef Gaston Acurio's new cookbook and need to find yellow aji peppers, this is the place for you.

    Rotisserie chicken.  Forgot to take picture until most had been eaten.
    Van S.

    I don't care much for chicken but had to try what they're best known for. The chicken was moist and flavorful with a clear coal barbecue flavor. Sides with this particular meal weren't extraordinary; just basic fries and an iceberg salad with radish and cucumber under a peppery vinaigrette dressing. As I said I'm not a big chicken eater, but it was better than most so I gave four stars. I'm much more interested in coming back to try some beef options.

    Carla B.

    Drove from worthington just to check this spot out (30 minute drive). It was totally worth it. Everything was super good. A lot of my family members are vegetarians and they had a selection for them. We ordered seco, papá a la huancaina, bisteck a lo pobre, ceviche, pescado frito, pollo a la brasa, alfajores. Todo estaba excelente! We live in California but would def recommend this spot to everyone in The area!

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    Kyle V.

    !!!! I lived in Lima, Peru for 6 months until December 2013 and I had been looking for authentic Peruvian food since returning. I couldn't believe they had a Peruvian restaurant in Columbus. The food was good but not exactly the same quality compared to some of the restaurants I would frequent while living in Peru. They had all the spices though (aji, huacaina) which was great! They also had chicha morada, inca kola, ceviche and anticuchos! (Along with other authentic dishes) I give it 5 stars as the food, price and authenticity were all good. The owners themselves are from Lima, Peru as well which was great! They also had Peruvian television which was awesome. For anyone from Peru or has been to Peru, they had "Esto es Guerra" on the television which made me laugh because I would always watch "Combate" with my housemates. One thing I wish they had was Pisco Sour and Pilsen. I assume, as they are a somewhat new restaurant, that they just don't have their liquor license yet. I recommend this to anyone who has even the slightest interest in trying Peruvian food! GO! GO! GO! I will definitely be making frequent trips to this restaurant!

    Rotisserie chicken from heaven with hot crunchy fries and tasty salad.
    Annie B.

    It was redamndiculous. The rotisserie chicken in particular. The skin was like crisp well seasoned candy from Jesus. And the flesh was as juicy as the rumors at a drag convention. The grilled chicken was ok, and the potato sides were interesting. I think I would've preferred them warm. Salad was crisp and vinegary and added a nice bright punch. We will definitely be back for that fabulous chicken :)

    Sam R.

    We came to Columbus (one of our regular quick vacation stops) over fall break this year) with several restaurants in mind. One of those was Los Galapagos, an Ecuadorian place...when we got there, it was closed, despite the hours on the door saying that it should've been open. So, we searched for other places nearby...a sea of Mexican places (which we had just had yesterday) and this. So this it was. We'd had Peruvian once before, in Albuquerque. It was super good so we figured it would be good here too. It was! It was EVEN BETTER! This place was GREAT! We were a little scared that it would be kinda sketchy after driving through the neighborhoods nearby, but it was immaculately clean inside and decorated in bright Peruvian spirit. The waitress was super nice and seemed surprised that we tipped her well...do they not tip at this place? The chicken was phenomenally juicy and yummy, even better than we had in Albuquerque. Both dark and white meat were good, but dark was better. The yucca fries were AWESOME...just how we remembered them. The two together made such a good meal...if we lived in Columbus we would definitely be regulars here and would definitely order their full size chickens to cook at home. My yellow rice was also suprisingly spectactular..don't know what spices were in there but it was different than any I've had before. The food my dad had was good as well, it was some sort of pork on skewers with potatoes and corn that was halfway between regular corn and hominy. Everything was yummy, relatively cheap, service was super, and the place was clean and bright! A+ joint

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    The chicken is amazing!! Definitely I'm coming back. The girl at the counter was very friendly

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