Another wonderful lunch with fine service in a lovely dining room, generous portions of tasty food

Pollo ala brasa doesn't taste like authentic pollo ala brasa, fríes are frozen fries just re-fried. Chaufa doesn't taste like original chaufa suppose to taste like. Owners can't come at me and dispute about taste since I've tasted hundreds of authentic Peruvian food !! Just keeping a 100 read more

THEY SHOULD CLOSE THIS PLACE DOWN!! the rice had no flavor, or the meat! The sarza de criolla tasted like pure vinegar. The AJI (green sauce) was watered down!! Who puts pater in the aji??? Oh yeah so double the amount. Smh. This food sucks!! I feel they are lying to all those people that live in ridgefield park. Smh sad. Want real peruvian food..go to paterson. Not the best area but alot better and real peruvian food for half the price!!! read more

La Casa Del Chef - Disgusting watered down aji - Peruvian Near Me - Ridgefield Park, New Jersey

Went to dinner this evening with friends and I have to say that I was pleasantly delighted. Great Space, covid friendly, friendly staff and tasty food. Our party ordered lomo saltado, two fish dishes, tallarines saltando and bistec a lo pobre. I have to say that being 1/2 Peruvian myself I am quite picky with Peruvian food. Although not like NY Peruvian places, This place did not disappoint. The fried yuca was absolutely delicious. The fried fish was delicious. The lomo saltado was well seasoned, juicy and abundant. The tallarines saltado were good as well. The ceviche mixto had a great taste and presentation. The fish pretty much melted in our mouths. read more

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Came in on a Friday evening around dinner time with family. We had a group of 8, but had no problems getting seated. There is mainly metered street parking, but you might get lucky with residential parking if you're willing to drive around and wait for a bit. For the appetizer, we ordered the Chicharron de Calamares for the table. I would say this dish is large enough for 4 people to share. Calamari tasted a bit too starchy but the yucca fries were great. For the main meal, I ordered the Lomo Saltado Mixto. The sauce was very flavorful and was easily the best part of the dish. You can mix it with the meat or rice. The dish is meant to be family style so there was plenty to take home. Very friendly staff and it's BYOB. Worth a try if you're in the area! read more

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Not sure why this place has 3 stars. I am peruvian and can say the food here was excellent. I had a Peruvian delicacy-- anticuchos-- and they were the best I've had this side of Peru. Yuca frita was delicious and not oily. They serve all the authentic Peruvian recipes. Their chicha morada was obviously homemade and delicious. The restaurant itself is in a nice location and the interior larger than I was expecting. read more

¡La comida un éxito! Chaufa mixto y tallarín saltado con su refrescante chicha morada fue lo que probé, sin palabras, demasiado rico. El trato que nos dio el señor Joddy excelente, muy atento y carismático. Definitivamente volveremos. read more

We stayed at the Hilton Garden Inn and ordered Pollo Saltado and Loma Saltado. Both were amazing. Thanks to the hotel for the recommendation. read more

My lord the Anticuchos here with the red salsa is the best I ever had. It comes with corn and sliced potatoes. I also order asado de res(beef) it comes with white rice beans and criolla salad. If you're like spicy ask them to bring the red salsa and splash a little over the plate. Bring some beers and enjoy the company here at La Casa Del Chef read more

La Casa Del Chef - Asado de res - Peruvian Near Me - Ridgefield Park, New Jersey

I didn't even order, my cousin did. My cousin is fresh from peru. They tried to charge her 30 dollars for a quarter chicken. Please close down. read more

A nice little mom and pop eatery. Service was prompt. Set lunch at amazing value!! $10 with choice of soup, salad or potato. Large portion of an Entree and drink choices. I had salad, beef stew with black beans and white rice. Definitely will come back and try other dishes. read more

Four of us had a fine dinner Saturday night. Started with six empanadas, the chicken, beef and cheese. They were large and tasty and came with two sources. One a bit spicy and one plain. We ordered five entrees. Grilled Skirt steak with sauce, rice, beans and salad. These were the least popular of the five entrees. Three orders of the mixed fried rice with Lo Mein and bean sprouts, chicken and beef and chicken and pork. These entrees were delicious. We also took a side of fried sweet plantains to share. You can over order because left overs taken home warm up very nicely. For beverage you can bring wine or beer (liquor store across the street) but we ordered cans of coca cola and seltzer water. Service is very attentive. Municipal Parking is just across the street behind the stores. Bring some quarters, a quarter buys 30 minutes. I think that after 8PM parking is free. Very convenient. We will return. read more

The takeout service is not spot on as it should be. I ordered some very simple Peruvian dishes from this place. They forgot my white rice that came with my pescado a lo macho. After my 24 minute drive home I discovered it and said to myself how is this possible? Rice is the cheapest food on the planet! So when I called there was no. Solution because I am starving and need my food already. All i got was we can give you some rice and sweet bananas next time you come. Buyers Beware! Pay money for food and not get it all in return. read more

Not sure why it's 3 stars. Walked in last week and enjoyed the rotisserie chicken w the rice and beans. Tostones we're good too, lots of flavor, we enjoyed it so much that we ordered for a second time. read more

I'm a regular here now. The food here is so good, I've made it my "personal kitchen." Plenty of delicious dishes, including Peruvian Chinese food, which is COMPLETELY different from the typical fast food Chinese food! Try their Pork Fried Rice, you will not be disappointed. read more

Ordered food for takeaway this past Friday and it was such a great experience not sure why they have such low reviews. The staff was amazing and super patient as I ordered. The restaurant was tidy and had plenty of seating space had we decided to eat in. The food was amazing and the portions were great in my opinion. It's nice supporting a small local restaurant and just seeing how gracious the staff was after I ordered. Overall I will be returning! read more

This food was amazing! I can't stop thinking about it. I ordered off the vegan menu and got the Tacu Tacu and it was soooo good. I've already ordered food from there again and am planning to go back with friends. Highly recommend! read more

Our to go Peruvian spot lately! They're quick with the orders and always arrives nice and hot. Our two favorite dishes are the chuleta con papas fritas y arroz and bistec a lo pobre. Check them out! I love when places are quick to deliver food so it arrives hot. read more

Went here for lunch on a Saturday afternoon. We dined in. It seemed like they were super busy so it took a few minutes for someone to come over and bring utensils and take our order. We were disappointed to find out that there was no rotisserie chicken available to order at that time. We were told that some chickens were not done cooking and the others were already sold. Guess we came too early? It was around 130pm I ordered arroz chaufa with chicken; and my friend order thinly sliced steak with rice and beans. The portions were pretty good. We took half to go. Flavors were great. Green sauce is always great. Will come back. read more

La Casa Del Chef - Peruvian Near Me - Ridgefield Park, New Jersey

The food they serve comes in good portions and when dining in the service is great. Along with the comfort of the dining area as it's welcoming and spacious read more

Do not dine or take out from here! Hidden charges!! One illegal in the State of New Jersey Just like people leave jobs because of bad Supervisors/Administrators the same holds true at restaurants. We will not be back and will be sure to tell as many people as we can about our NEGATIVE experience because of horrible customer service/policy by the OWNER. To be clear, not server, OWNER!!!!!! WE will NEVER RECOMMEND THIS PLACE! Our Valentine's Dinner did indeed disappoint. One to remember for the wrong reason!! We arrived with only one table with a family of 4 occupied. I called to make a reservation and asked if it was a BYOB. I was told yes. We brought in a bottle of Cava. The server brought menus and gave us time to review. (No offer to open bottle and no glasses were brought) She came over after about 8 minutes to see if we were ready to order.( No offer to open bottle and no glasses were brought) We were not. She left to give us more time. She cam back after another 10 minutes and offered to help us decide. ( No offer to open bottle and no glasses were brought) I did ask a few questions and then asked for glasses. She brought us wine glasses and a napkin with a fork and knife in it. My husband opened the Cava. We ordered. One soup to share as an appetizer, one breaded steak with green noodles and one skirt steak with rice and beans and salad. She asked how we wanted the meat cooked. We both ordered medium rare. A table of 2 sat down at this time ordered and had their meals within 15 minutes. We still had no soup. Waiting so long we finished our Cava. My husband went across the street to buy another bottle. At this time 2 additional couples also had BYO were seated. Our dinners arrived about 25 minutes after we ordered. NO SOUP. I immediately told the server that we never got the soup and to be sure the soup was not on our bill since we never received it. She came back and asked if she can bring it now. We said no, it was too late. She came back again and said can't you take it home? (You know they were not offering to give it us- it was obviously made late and the owner wanted us to pay for it!)We said no. We wanted it as a starter not to take home to eat the next day. Breaded steak- grilled not breaded and well done not medium rare. (steak was very thin so tough to make rare, so server should not ask how do you want it cooked) Noodles and steak a bit salty but tasty. Skirt steak cooked perfectly, but a bit salty. Rice and beans were OK. Temperature was not hot. Before the bill arrived: Even though service was not perfect and food errors occurred, my husband and I both agreed we would give it another try in the future. After the bill arrived. $5.00 Bottle fee!!!!!!!!!! WHAT?????? This is a BYOB. We are very familiar with Corkage fees. When a restaurant HAS a liquor license and they let you BYO they will charge a corkage fee. That is fair. We have NEVER seen this ever in a BYOB!! (It is illegal to charge a corkage/bottle fee at BYOB restaurants in the State of NJ) My husband questioned the server. She said it was the policy from the owner. I went to speak to the owner. SHE WAS SOOOOOO RUDE!!!! SHE TOOK A $5.00 BILL AND WAVED IT IN MY FACE AND SAID YOU WANT THIS? GO AHEAD AND TAKE IT! I DID!! It is not the $5.00 charge. If this is that the policy it should be shared with customers. It is not shared and not in writing because as previously stated it is illegal. It is illegal to charge a corkage fee in the Garden State. "The restaurant can supply glasses, ice, etc., but may not impose a cover, corkage or service charge." Source: http://www.nj.gov/oag/abc/faqs.html#4 Be aware if you are still inclined to dine in or to take out from this rude owner: There is a 15% gratuity for parties of 5 or more (the poor server - if you are going to add a gratuity for large parties it should be the usual 18% at least) There is a $.25 fee per container for "To Go Food" (insane) We felt sorry for the server. She was very sweet. Our Valentine's Day meal left us disappointed, angry and disgusted that an owner/chef could be so incredibly rude. We will stick to our usual Jaimito's in Clifton for wonderful food and service for Peruvian food! ( Plus, no bottle fee and no charge for containers when taking out!) https://www.yelp.com/biz/jaimitos-chinese-restaurant-clifton-2?sort_by=date_desc read more

Update : Went for some Causa Escabechada & Tallarines Verde con Bistec Empanizado ... They STILL got it ! Still excellent... no words read more

My brother loves this place so we treated my grandma to dinner here. We got the usual: papa a la huancaina, tallarin verde con bistec and lomo saltado. Everything was good, not my favorite place but it was good. The green hot sauce was on point. It was a good amount of food too. We did find a bit odd that the steak was breaded that came with the tallarin verde but non the less it was good. read more

La Casa Del Chef - Peruvian Near Me - Ridgefield Park, New Jersey

Food overall was pretty good and the portions were good for the price. The lomo was slightly under seasoned but yummy. The bistec a lo pobre lacked flavor and the Empanadas were way to salty. Would love to try again and see read more

From start to finish, our recent dining experience at La Casa Del Chef was extremely pleasant. Our party of five was greeted as if we were their favorite long time customers. The service was attentive but not intrusive. If you leave still hungry, it will be your own fault. The portions are quite ample and obviously prepared with the diner's satisfaction in mind. If for no other reason, stop by for their mussel cerviche. Beautifully presented and absolutely delicious! read more

I saw this place in passing one night and finally decided to come here- I love Peruvian food so I made the trek(only 10 mins from my house) after work. It's a small place- with only about 14 tables and you wouldn't think much of it. Luckily I've read reviews and I'm happy I came here. For an appetizer I order the yucca a la hauncaina which I usually love. This particular dish needed a little bit of salt but otherwise pretty delicious. Needless to say I ate every morsel. I thought there was going to be more of the plate but it was an appetizer so I wasn't mad about it. For my main entree I ordered the ceviche de pescado a little spicy - but man that spice level is not joking. Next time I'll be sure to order no spice, my mouth was burning but it was too light, refreshing, and overall delicious to not continue eating. I had to drink a lot of water, but hey it was worth it. The staff was super friendly and attentive. I would recommend this place for sure read more

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Please do not visit this place with kids. We were asked if we wanted to sit in the regular tables or the "fancy" tables, we chose the "fancy" side because it was less crowded.... A lady (not sure if it was the manager or owner) made us go back to put hand sanitizer (which we had no problem with), then we were told to make sure we "control" our kids and do not let them move from the table... my kids are used to go to restaurants and we do not need someone to tell us to control them. We just turned away... the food smelled great, but with the attitude and customer service get a negative star read more

They are okay, they definitely have a broader menu that dives deep into the Peruvian traditional plates. However I ate there on a Tuesday and wow it was amazing I ordered two jaleas and a chicken chaufa rice delicious. So good that I went again on Sunday and I was disappointed that I ordered food. My thoughts maybe different chef on Sunday? But the food had a smell that was very unappealing. That turned me off. So they're okay but go on a Tuesday. I mean maybe I'll try it again I love Peruvian food! I usually go to Sabor Peru but it's so far so I tried this spot out I'll try them again because that Tuesday wow it was delicious! So try it you might or might not like it; it's a hit or miss definitely clean and great customer service though. Just the chef on Sunday needs to follow the recipe lol read more

Just place my first delivery order and I am Beyond happy to say there is finally a decent Peruvian place in Bergen county! I ordered pollo a la brasa ( combo #2) size was perfect for a family of 4. I love that they made it as authentic as posible and bringing me back to Peru when I used ordered pollo a la brasa and it comes with a side or 2, always a salad and a 2 liter soda. Their authentic hot sauce was great as well and even the dressing of the salad was delicious. Can not wait to try the rest of the menu! Prices are great and delivery was quick read more

La Casa Del Chef - Finally a good Peruvian restaurant in Bergen county - Peruvian Near Me - Ridgefield Park, New Jersey

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I started trying their food a couple of months ago and it's really yummy! They have reasonable prices on their lunch specials and the food quantity is more than enough. I even decided to cater on New Year's eve, which was a great choice for my family and I. We ordered arroz chaufa, tallarin saltado, lomo saltado, pollo a la brasa and a half a tray of causa de atun, which was delicious. Prices were very reasonable and it saved all of us the time not to be cooking on the holiday. Definitely recommend it! read more

Aunt ordered a seafood dish for the family as she does every week. We reiterated to not over salt our order. They did not comply once again. Food is too expensive for the taste. read more

I am Peruvian so it pains me to say this, but this is not the first time I have felt a Peruvian restaurant's management lacked even a modicum of professionalism, let alone basic manners. What's up with the arrogance and the attitude? I'm starting to think the relatively new world popularity of Peruvian cuisine has gone to Peruvian restauranteur's heads. Anyway, as I said about being Peruvian, it is my absolute favorite food on the planet and I'm always looking for good quality Peruvian in Bergen Co (and I'm mostly disappointed) but I was excited to give this spot a try today and surprise my mom on Mother's Day (during a pandemic). So I call and order a bunch of my favorite dishes for pick up. I should have known something was off when the woman taking the order repeatedly put me a on hold to deal with other customers and at the end of the call told me my charge would be non-refundable. I've never had a restaurant say that in my life, but ok. Then she takes my number in case she needs to call me about anything, she says, and tells me it will be ready in 45 mins. I arrive an hour later and she tells me very rudely that one of the dishes I ordered is no longer available, without even the slightest apology. When I dare to ask why she didn't call to let me know so I could adjust my order, she barks that she was too busy and tough noogs, like I was inconveniencing her. It took about a half hour for me to get the rest of my order. Again no apology of any kind. Now, I worked in the restaurant business for ten years so I know how crazy things can get on a busy day. Mistakes get made. That's just the business. But if you have any class or professionalism, you understand that you are in a service industry and treat the customer with respect. You apologize for their inconvenience, you offer them a free dessert or whatever little nicety to show that you understand what kind of business you're in. You're not a drug dealer on a corner. You have some pride in the service you are offering and some pride in yourself as a service professional. But, ok, if the food is good it's honestly worth the abuse, and I would have come back because good Peruvian food is worth it's weight in gold! No such luck!!! Flavorless and bland all around. An insult to the wonderful complexities of good Peruvian food. The empanadas were bombs of grease and salt. The papa a la huancaina too cheesy, the tamal, lomo saltado and rotisserie chicken all bland and off tasting all around. Feeling queasy in fact as I write this. Stay miles away from this place, and if you know where I can find good Peruvian food in Bergen Co, please let me know. read more

Over Priced !!!!!!!! Charge Extra for The Food , Hidden Charges Plus The ( LADY ) with Her Attitude Charge The TIP 18% in The Bill , It's Not a Law in New Jersey The ( TIP ) Or Mandatory !!! Very Very Disappointed ; I Do NOT Recommend This Place read more

Worst restaurant I ever experienced. They got my whole order wrong. Charged me 3 times after they messed up. And the owner had the audacity to tell me it's not my business what she does with the food I return or not. She didn't even say sorry for messing up. Will never eat here again. And their chaufa is trashed. Not even real Peruvian. The owner should learn some customer service techniques before opening this place up. Wish I could give a 0 Star read more

If I could give this place zero stars I will. The people that work in there are so rude and they just keep staring at you while you eat the food is not even that great save your money and it looks ugly and disgusting in there avoid all cost read more

I live in the border of Teaneck nj and Bergenfield NJ. I live in some apartments that do not show up on the GPS. I have a hard time with mail and everything ! I always order food using my the house directly across the street because if I use my apt no one ever finds it. The owner I guess was told by the driver I walked across the street to meet me so she threatened me lol that I can't do that and that it's 5.99 for Teaneck. If I'm crossing to meet you there and it's on the same street what is the difference? Long story short. The owner is so thirsty even for a couple bucks the following time I ordered she came personally and yelled at me for crossing the street and that next time she was going to charge me 5.99 anyways. What if I was homeless? Lmao this lady is tripping. I didn't order little orders but meals for my family. Never again ordered from her and I tell everyone about this experience. You should be ashamed. Crying over a delivery fee when I'm meeting your driver right in front of the house. It's not like he walks and meets me no. I walk up to the door. Pathetic. Good luck !!! read more

i walked in just to check the menu out and soon found myself at a table 7 min later pow. eating the best lomo I've ever had hot fresh but most impressive was how quick it was served 10 out of 10 for sure I just was trying pass the time till my appointment and now I'm sitting here fullly satisfied from the food down to the service thank you .. read more

Delivery was fast Portion too small for the price Taste was good Maybe I will try to dine in read more

Truly incredible food. I live in Wayne and I happened to be in the area and was craving some food from the homeland and this place was perfect. The meat was so tender and juicy I was really impressed. I'll definitely be coming back to this location and more thing...the chicha morada is fucking candela. Hands down the best chicha I've had in NJ. read more

Its so sad, this place use to be my go to spot for 2 years. I would order catering to the office, etc. My go to mainly was the ceviche de pescado little spicy, no sweet potato, potato or corn extra onions. On June 28th I ordered through there website for delivery. Two of my go the ceviche as I always order it. It arrived 2hrs and 13 minutes later. Warm with barely any leche de tigere and 9 pieces of fish with no onions. I called the delivery guy and stated I think I got the wrong order, theres no onions, I didn't even complain about the temperature the amount. He said I will have the boss call you. 8 min later I called I spoke to a you g lady and explained I've must of received someone else order. She argues thats why I order, I replied I never said no onions, I placed extra onions, I always order the same thing. She replied what would you like to do I stated I have the two ceviches none touched in the fridge may you please send what I actually asked for, her boss Nancy in the back stated i. Spanish That I would have to pay, I replied why would I pay for your mistake, they hung up, 11 minutes later, the girl called back stated it would take the delivery man 2 hours to deliver and its not worth it. I stated okay can you reimburse me she stated no problem and hung up the phone. What a shame that as latinos we treat customers that even through out the pandemic still order. Place save yourself the rudeness, and unprofessional service this place has to offer. OH AND ITS JULY 22 AND STILL NO REFUND!!! read more