By far one of my favorite places to indulge. In California my go-to meal was a burrito, here it is…read morea sanguche peruano. It is delicious, cheap, and....delicious.
Although I selfishly want to keep this a secret, I will let you Yelpers out there know...Many Santiaguinos go to the always-packed Donde Guido on Merced not knowing that a couple of blocks down is an almost always, *nearly empty*, Donde Guido on San Antonio. Why is this important?? Well, I am a vegetarian and although there are 2 vegetarian options on the standard menu...I am not a big fan of any of them. So, through a *very* arduos trial and error process, I found my perfect vegetarian Peruvian sanguche. The only problem is, because the Merced branch is always packed the cooks and waiters never let me create my own sandwich. Meanwhile, San Antonio has empty tables and ready to fill them with my "special" order.
A tip for everyone: I highly recommend adding the salsas to your sandwich, that is what gives it the knock-out taste! My favorite is the olive sauce (aceituna), if you want a stronger taste you can add garlic (ajo) and if you like spicy, I recommend the "aji amarillo" (somewhat spicy) or "rocoto" (really spicy).
However, if vegetarian isn't your thing, there are tons of options such as the traditional "chicharrón" (fried pork) or "lechon" (suckling, roasted pig).
You can almost never go wrong with these delicious sandwiches served on warm freshly baked bread.