This is Another restaurant that enforces 18% tip ahead of time. Tips should be earned. Otherwise the server knows they are getting the tip regardless of their service quality. I'm not a fan of it. You tip good service. Not the other way around read more

Love the food, HUGE, HUGE, HUGE portion, food tasted great, our waiter is also awesome! read more

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First time I have ever come here due to a Peruvian friend who recommended it. I was not disappointed! The food portions are really big and the prices are descent for the amount of food you get. My fiancé and I shared a fried rice with shrimp and meat. It tasted really good, the only thing is that I wish they would of put more meat and shrimp. I feel like most of it was rice. The Jalea was also really tasty. The seafood tasted fresh and again it was HUGE! Overall I recommend this place for authentic Peruvian food read more

La Perla - Jalea Mixta (shrimp, calamari, and fish) - Latin American Near Me - Miami, Florida

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A gem. The service was great. The jalea yummy. My dad got a mixed ceviche and loved it. The desserts great. I strongly recommend the suspiro limeño. The locale had a friendly atmosphere. Oh and for the meal to really burst its flavors get a nice cold inka cola to drink. Can't wait to return. Oh before I forget, the menu is easy to read. The fonts of the letters are big and the place has enough light coming in. I strongly recommended. read more

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My Tiradito was to die for! My husband had the Lomo Saltado (I stole a taste... yum!) The Pollo a la Brasa was amazing (and it was a whole meal for $7!) Crazy parking lot and it's a hole in the wall but I enjoyed it. read more

La Perla - Tiradito details pescado - Latin American Near Me - Miami, Florida

We have been coming here for about 3 years and this place never disappoints! The food is excellent! They have WONDERFUL ceviche! Also their chaufa is delicious! Also if you are into pasta they have a green pasta pesto that is amazing! Lastly, the pescado a lo macho one of the best we have had in Miami. Service is always quick and very courteous. Definitely make time to come by and try their many scrumptious options! read more

La Perla - Tacuchos are delicious! - Latin American Near Me - Miami, Florida

Great food, large portions and excellent customer service. You may call in advance to place your order for pick up or have it delivered. I highly recommend this restaurant. read more

If I could recommend a Peruvian place I would say this place 1000 times. I have yet to find a better Peruvian restaurant and TRUST me we eat Peruvian food a lot. The restaurant is so homey feeling and the staff is always great. Make sure you order pulpo al grill, lomo saltado, any of the ceviches and to top it all off order a pitcher of lemonade. read more

Love their food! Their plates ratio is great, the flavor is amazing. I think their customer service can be better but the food definitely makes it better. read more

This restaurant was recommended to me by multiple people when I vacationed in Miami. They said their ceviche was the best, but I never thought I liked ceviche because I'm not a huge fan of raw things and was skeptical about raw fish being "cooked" with lemon juice. I still gave it a try though and it was DELICIOUS. We got the mixed seafood ceviche as an appetizer, and then got the grilled seafood platter that was recommended by our server. There was calamari, clams, muscles, and HUGE octopus legs. The octopus legs were definitely my favorite! Everything was seasoned and cooked PERFECTLY. Next time I'm in Miami, I'll definitely be eating here again! read more

La Perla - Grilled seafood - Latin American Near Me - Miami, Florida

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I've been coming to this place for years,and it was always good , but now everything is different, our server a Colombian girl she was super nice , nothing with her , but my food sat in the kitchen for a while I looked at it for a very long time , when our waitress came to the table I ask her if that's my food the one waiting in that counter for a while waiting for I don't want it , it's gonna be cold , and I'll send it back , she brought it right away , the onions were missing and it's was cold , I came with a friend of mine and he finished his ceviche while I waited and waited , he felt bad eating alone , the waitress offer to change it I didn't wanted in the beginning, it wasn't her fault but I couldn't eat it, she brought me another one it was a Jalea Mixta , this time was smoking hot with the onions but full of calamari , almost no fish and no shrimp, I was very disappointed, told her about it but she can't do anything about it , sorry guys but I was a regular but not anymore, there are plenty of Peruvian places to go now read more

If you want to eat quality peruvian food at an affordable price you must come to La Perla. It is truly a pearl yet not so hole-in-the-wall type of spot. I have come here 3 times now and have not had any bad food at all. The service is great as well. We had a party of 15-18 people and they accommodated us in 2 tables. The service is prompt. The food is always fresh and the peruvian food is authentic. read more

La Perla - Chaufa chicken rice. Throw the green sauce on this rice if you want to make it spectacular! - Latin American Near Me - Miami, Florida

The food is undeniably very good, the steak fried rice and fries with meat and vegetables are our go to, they also have this green spicy sauce i'm in love with. I'm giving it a three star because the people in the pickup area are extremely rude. I've gone to pickup 4 times and its the same attitude every time. Cara de peras everywhere. They take forever but when the food is ready they want to rush YOU to pay. They need to fix that. Thank you. read more

Excellent food and customer service. Really good price and for any occasion. They are faster in pick up orders and in the dining room. They have a lot of the different plates in the menu. The plates always are bigs and delicious. read more

La Perla - Latin American Near Me - Miami, Florida

Best place in Miami for Peruvian style Pollo A La Brasa. Not crazy at all about their other dishes but the chicken is worth returning over, over, and over 1,000 times. I usually get it with French fries and side salad. Super cheap and it's the REAL DEAL. read more

We are here tonight and I was pleasantly surprised. I picked the location simply because it was close to The Zoo. Alex was an amazing server. I was in a party of 10 - some of the others had never had Peruvian food before. He promptly took the orders for my children first (without even being asked), and then came back to give recommendations to everyone else I our party. The grilled octopus was delicious and tender. My son's chicken breast was tasty and juicy. I ordered something and based on Alex's recommendation, I had the green spaghetti instead and it was so great that everyone else on the table also wanted to try it. My husband had a fried whole fish and it came out hot and crispy - despite it being fried, it was not greasy. We could not have had a better experience tonight. A+ staff and A+ food. We would definitely go again. read more

Loved this place. Excellent food and good service even at a busy time. Its not fancy. Its a mid range Peruvian restaurant in a strip mall. It was super busy at 3PM on Saturday. Most patrons were locals of Latin American ethinicity. I cant tell you if the food was authentic, but it sure was yummy and fresh. We tried the grilled Octopus and some other seafood dishes recommended by our server. Great choices. The portion size was humongous. read more

What can I say... Who doesn't love Peruvian food. The little hole in the wall has amazing food all around. Came here for my mothers birthday and she was in heaven. I had the rotisserie chicken with two sides, my brother had the Lomo Saltado, and my mom had the fried grouper fish with two sides. The kiddos had the kids grilled chicken with rice and fries. The food came out fresh, hot, and delicious. The prices are between $10-$20 depending on your selections. The warm bread basket they bring to the table as you wait is very good with the special green sauce. We finished our meal with three yummy cortaditos. (coffee) read more

My husband and I came for dinner on Sunday afternoon for the first time and we were really impressed with the quality of the food and the service. When we arrived there was 3 big parties in front of us and the staff was really good about keeping us informed. We we were sitting in less than 10 minutes. The food was amazing. We had a fish ceviche to begin and both a chicken saltado and a lomo (beef) saltado. Great portions and great taste. The rice had a particular garlic hint that fell in love with. The service was around but not pushy, which I hate been hovered around every 2 minutes. Overall, a great place for a casual dinner, however, it's a bit loud and and I was a little thrown off by all the server being drenched in sweat. Will definitely be back for some more Peruvian food. read more

La Perla - Latin American Near Me - Miami, Florida

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Love this place! Cheap! Big Portions! Good Service! Huge fan! Been here many many times!!

It is located in a strip mall, with nice decorations inside, offers tasty Peruvian food. The portion of the seafood platter is generous, with fish, shrimp, squid, octopus, and mussels, good for two or three. The fried shrimp rice is a favorite as well, with plenty of good sized shrimps. Slightly on the salty side, goes well with your drinks. Certainly can try some other items on the menu. read more

Came here on an early Sunday afternoon and ordered the ceviche callao which was AMAZING & recommend to anyone. Food was amazing. We also ate lomo saltado & pescado a lo macho which was a huge plate that can be shared. Service was great fast. Plates are a bit pricey but I think it's worth it. Also the Tip is included in the bill. read more

La Perla - Latin American Near Me - Miami, Florida

Little hidden gem, family owned and run. Love their Peruvian dishes and rotisserie chicken. Parking it's kind of a pain but usually available. read more

This place was absolutely divine. A little hole in the wall in the far off reaches of west kendall, this place is a gem. Every single dish was 5 star quality, however there was only one downside. I would give this place a 4 1/2 star rating if I could. The waiter was really friendly, but way too pushy. For example, I wanted the drink chicha morada. He offered to bring a pitcher, but I insisted that it was only me in my table of 15 that wanted chicha morada. Then he brought out samples to convince everyone to get the pitcher. At the end it was still only me that wanted the drink. So we ended getting the glass that I initially wanted. He did that once again with the lemonade with two other people in the table, one wanted it unsweetened and the other person wanted it sweetened. He insisted on a pitcher again. Because he was being pushy, they just got the pitcher. Foodwise everything was absolutely delicious. The lomo saltado was cooked to perfection and very hearty and delicious, the ceviche was divine along with the mixed rice and mariscos. Very flavorful, had great texture and was seasoned to perfection. We consumed two desserts (which I forgot the names) which was basically a dulce the leche heaven and another which was light and fluffy and tasted like a cloud. The place was packed, which is good news that the food is to die for. I would definitely come back for another taste. read more

La Perla - Jalea - Latin American Near Me - Miami, Florida

Great Peruvian spot! I've been here a couple of times. The menu is vast; plenty items/meals to select from. The service is nice, plenty of room, always a good crowd of people. Food is delicious! Definitely a ceviche go-to, though there are plenty of other cooked dishes on the menu. Seems the waiters know the menu very well, based off of my past experiences. read more

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This place is amazing. It's been awhile since I've had a restaurant experience quite this good. The Order: Crispy Fried Mixed Seafood Fish and Shrimp Ceviche Fried Yucca Sweet Plantains Sangria I'm just gonna start off and say that everything was bomb. Even the complimentary bread was great, I wish I knew what was in the creamy green chili sauce got that was so good. The fried seafood plate was delicious - a huge plate that was large enough to serve two with pieces of calamari, fish, shrimp, onions, corn, tomatoes. We got the fish and shrimp ceviche after eating the fried seafood which was the perfect counter to the fried meal. It was light, refreshing, and again delicious. Flavor was on point and the citrus cut through the greasier food we had just eaten. Lastly, the fried yucca - awesome. Forget french fries, yucca is so much more interesting texturally and in taste. And the sweet plantain was a not what I was expecting but a great surprise. I've only ever had fried plantains fried that were not sweet, this was soft and had a outside crunch of sweetness that I had not had before. Service: I'm not the person that generally cares about service when I'm eating at a restaurant - but it must be said that our service here was beyond great. The moment we were sat down the server asked if we would like to be served in English or Spanish. It was pretty clear that we were probably the only non Spanish speakers in the establishment so that was actually really nice of them to bring that up. Next when we ordered the sangria the server asked us to try it first and see if we liked it, and offered to bring something else if we did not. What?! I've never had someone do that before. We were pretty hungry and ordered a ton of stuff - but the server warned us that our order was huge and that it might be good to see how much it was first and order more if we were still hungry. This again you don't see often since a restaurant generally WANTS you to order more but it was clear this guy knew us fools were getting in over our heads with food and warned us haha. He ended up being correct and I'm thankful that he did so. Overall one of the best dining experiences I've had in some time incredible service. Excellent Peruvian food. What more could you ask for? read more

We have been enjoying this Peruvian cuisine for years now! By far the best in the area. Papas a la huancaina, Lomo, Tacu Tacu, just to name a few. read more

Great ceviche. Not cheap not expensive. Great for family lunch/dinner. read more

Small portion of ceviche that was not very flavorful...plus for an overcrowded strip mall location in which I saw cars literally bumping into other cars while parking, I would not recommend this place. Aside from the owner or whomever else placed the camera in the bathroom, being a pervert, I still love Peruvian food so have this place a shot. For the mediocre flavor and the small serving, it was overpriced at a lunch being $13 and a dinner $18+ And they did NOT give me plastic utensils with my take out order...so I had to run into McD's for a spoon!! read more

So disappointed in LA perla, I went the other day and there was a hair in my rice of the ají de gallina that I ordered, I told the waiter and he asked me if I wanted a new one, I Said sure I'll take it to go, the problem is that instead of giving me a new cup of rice he took out the hair and packed it along with the new ají de gallina, I can tell by the amount they packed and also by the picture your about see! Soo disgusting, I've been here soo many time and told alot of people to go there but after this experience I'm soo grossed out by the lack of professionalism that I won't be going anymore. To make matters worst they charged me for the plate because they had to make me a new one, which should of been free, because of their fault. read more

La Perla - Please email check you to go order after a complaint - Latin American Near Me - Miami, Florida

I found a hair inside my chicken! My brothers food was tasteless. My moms food was sour. And my dads food was ok.

...this place is always packed and for a very good reason! this one is a keeper folks! we had a craving for ceviche and decided to "go the extra mile" and it was well worth the commute... if you live in Miami and craving some good ceviche, this is one of the best in town! This place is located on the SW quadrant of one of the most busy intersections in West Kendall and the parking is not the most accommodating but even if you have to park far, do so and be ready to enjoy a good peruvian meal! the staff and server are attentive and always available but perhaps not the most personable or friendly but then again, perhaps it may the language barrier but as long as you can point to what you want on the menu, everything will be fine... don't forget to try some "chicha morada" which is natural fruit drink that is actually quite refreshing and compared to other places I have had, this version is not as sweet which for me is perfect... the pricing is a bit on the high side but understandable for the type of food they serve which is mostly seafood related and as for me, I would rather pay more to ensure that the food standard is high and fresh than to pay less and risk food poisoning which will end up costing your a lot more at the hospital! ...that's some "food for thought" there and yes, that was quite intended! =) we plan to come back and try out the other dishes like arroz chaufa (chinese style fried rice a la peruvian), chupe and lomo saltado (steak served over bed of fries and drenched in brown sauce) and by the looks of it, you can't go wrong here! enjoy folks! read more

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Why... WHY.. has no one mentioned the Jalea?! If you've eaten here and haven't had the jalea..then I don't know what the hell you're eating. Seriously, just get it. I always usually get a Jalea to share, lomo saltado for myself and an inca kola. Can't get any better than that. This is seriously one of the best Peruvian restuarant in Miami hands down. Jalea is kind've like a ceviche with the exception that its fried. With fresh fish, calamari, and all the works. The fish soup aka Chilcano, is also amazing! read more

This place NEVER disappoints. I think that if I ate here as much as I would like to- they would have to name a table in my honor. Holy Peruvian food! Right to the point- I have tried multiple items in this menu: ceviche, causa, lomo, chaufa, chicken... I have yet to try something that I do not like. It really is hard to pick one item so almost always I convince everyone I'm with to order something different so I can have a little taste of everything. If you want to share get la jaela mixta- and make sure you have the chicha morada- super refreshing! Service is always good even when it gets super busy they greet you with a smile and take care you as best as they can. Downside? The place itself has seen better days- totally could use a little renovation but the food makes up for it big time. Ohh and the parking - can be a real nightmare but that's not really their fault. Please check them out- small mom and pop places rock! read more

This is the best Peruvian restaurant in the world!!! (I'm not just saying this...i've been to a lot of peruvian restaurants) Everything i've had is great. Here are my suggestions: conchas a la parmesana (appetizer) papa a la huancaina ceviche especial if you go with a lot of people get the giant jalea. Everything about this place is just amazing...it deserves more than 5 stars. They serve you quick too and are very friendly :) read more

Although this restaurant is located in one of the ugliest strip malls in Kendall, the food is superb! I have tried several of their dishes and have NEVER disappointed. Every bite is fresh, well seasoned and delicious. The Seafood Jalea is one of my favorite off the ones I have tasted in Peruvian restaurants around Miami. The only item I didn't really like was their rotisserie chicken, but that's sold through the take out side of the restaurant. Aside from the delicious food, the service is impeccable. read more

La Perla always delivers! I went with my dad today for lunch and came out happy as usual. My dad had the seco de res, a peruvian dish that has beans, rice and meat , the plate looked huge! I had the chilcano (a fish soup) and causa de camarones (a dish made out of potatoes and shrimp ...it was soooo good. Of course we accompanied our dishes with a cold inca kola (peruvian soda). The taste of the food is always outstanding and the portions are quite large. You can easily share an entree. I strongly recommend it. A bit expensive compared to other peruvian restaurants but worth it. read more

I wanted to check this place out over lunch today and upon arriving at the address above, there was no restaurant, not even anything remotely resembling one...I see the address on the web listed as 13744 SW 152nd St Miami, FL 33177 and also as 13742 SW 152 St. Miami, FL 33177 Does anyone know where this place really is located? read more

This place is amazing. We had the chaufa, jalea and it was great. The food tasted fresh and not oily. The family size meals could feed 5 and the small 2-3 ppl. I loved everything and will def buy there more often read more

La Perla - Latin American Near Me - Miami, Florida

My first time here. I found the ceviche to be incredible. Large portions. Great service. The place is old but it's a very good place to stop if you enjoy ceviche. We had a great waiter. There were also two television screens showing soccer games. Allie and I ate for under $50. She had one glass of wine and of course I don't drink.with a tip came out to about $60. I'd love to come back to this place again read more

La Perla - Latin American Near Me - Miami, Florida

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