The service is very pleasant, the food very good (not too salty or greasy) and the ambiance really good

My family and I have frequented this restaurant many times because the food is genuinely very good. Unfortunately, after our most recent experience, we decided we won't be returning. We visited on Tuesday night as a party of 7 (5 adults and 2 children), and we were actually the only customers dining inside the restaurant. I had called ahead beforehand to confirm they were open and let them know the size of our party. When we arrived, the table was nicely prepared, which we appreciated. The food itself was great. That has never been the issue. What completely changed the experience for us was the automatic 25% gratuity added to the bill. When I politely asked why the gratuity was so high, I was told their structure is based on party size: 18% for 3+ people, 20% for 5+, and 25% for 7+. While the receipt does mention that parties of 3 or more are subject to a service charge, nowhere are those percentages clearly disclosed beforehand. A 25% automatic gratuity for a table of 7, especially in an otherwise empty restaurant with average service, feels excessive and misleading. For context, I am not someone who refuses to tip. I regularly tip 18-20%, even when service is mediocre, because I understand this is how servers make a living. But customers should be allowed to decide whether service warrants 25%, not have it automatically imposed without clear transparency. What made it worse was the dismissive attitude we received when simply asking about it. Again, the food was good. That's what makes this disappointing. But good food alone does not make up for poor customer experience and lack of transparency. Will not be returning. read more

Los Kausitas Peruvian Restaurant - Receipt - Peruvian Near Me - Hollywood, Florida

Stopped at this Peruvian restaurant on a whim on our way down to Miami. After driving to several locations in the area which looked a little shady we settled on Los Kausitas. Located in a small strip mall, small restaurant. One way to tell if a restaurant is clean is how the restrooms are kept so I checked it out and I was glad. Restroom was very clean. For appetizers we ordered the traditional papa a la huancaina and causa de pulpo. Delicious as always. For entrees. We ordered mixed ceviche, tacu tacu with steak and chaufa. Everything tasted homemade which is great. All in all, it was a good experience. read more

Los Kausitas Peruvian Restaurant - Causa de pulpo (octopus) - Peruvian Near Me - Hollywood, Florida

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I recently ordered some ceviche to go and it was very good. But I think it would have been even better if I had eaten there in the restaurant. The dining area is not large; it's like eating with family. A sign there says their food is authentic, not fusion or any other mutation. "Just like you make at home." Well, even though I have made a successful attempt at making my own ceviche in the past, I can safely say that Los Kausitas makes food MUCH BETTER than I make at home. And that is the best reason to go. read more

Wasn't particularly happy with taste. Had Basil spaghetti steak dish, definitely different basil recipe from pesto. Hot tea came at end of dinner . Waitress was very polite, nice, but not connecting what she had to do with each order. read more

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Wow! I found a small intimate and totally Peruvian restaurant in an out of the way little shopping center just off Hollywood Blvd. What a surprise the place was quaint and the food was generous and savory! A real Peruvian place not fusion or cuisine just home made food at a great price! There's no wait staff ! Just one person taking care of you with a smile and knowledge of the menu. I Highly recommend Kausitas when in the Hollywood area! read more

The ceviche and lomo saltado were superb! Fernanda was very nice and attentive. I wish this place was closer to Santa Barbara!

Unassuming strip mall restaurant serving up amazing ceviche - generous portions of calamari, shrimp, seafood, in a lemon vinegar sauce. I ordered mild and it was full of flavor. Great service! Not much atmosphere, but it's all about the food! Recommended! read more

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This Peruvian restaurant delivers solid food and good service. The ceviche was very tasty, and the chaufa de mariscos (seafood fried rice) hit the spot! Their chicha morada (purple corn drink) was a standout--refreshing and not overly sweet. My husband enjoyed the bistec a lo pobre - the steak, rice, beans, and fried egg plate. The beans were really tasty! It's a small place but worth the visit. read more

Los Kausitas Peruvian Restaurant - Bistec a lo Pobre - Peruvian Near Me - Hollywood, Florida

La mejor comida peruana en South Florida. I always come here to eat and enjoy their daily specials

every time I come to south Florida I have to eat at las Kausitas. This place is authentic, delicious, incredibly friendly staff. Saltado, causas anything you eat is DELICIOUS !!! Highly recommended read more

Walked in here randomly and was pleasantly surprised! We were immediately seated and greeted with a smile by our waitress Julia. Se recommended we get the sampler platter. It consisted of fish ceviche - which was flavorful and fresh Seafood fried rice - it was the star of the show, for me. Others said the ceviche was its. Flash fried lightly breaded white fish - very flavorful and light. And last but not least. Papa a la huancaina - this cream sauce covering the potatoes was rich and flavorful. I will definitely be visiting this spot again! read more

Rolled in with group of six for a late lunch. Seated immediately. There were three different languages spoke at the table so confusing. Carlos ordered for the table being fluent in Spanish so I really have no idea what all we ate. I did try it all. We ate family style so everything was shared. Started with a beef soup that was very flavorful and then moved on to all the other items in the pix. Food was delicious. Lots of flavors. Service was great. I also experienced the purple corn drink not sure what the official name is but I had to have two they were so good. Amazing local place. Yes we had three or four deserts and three or four main courses as well as a couple of appetizers. read more

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Pour service. We were 4 customers and ask for water 30 min later we remind them and they brought 2 glasses of water, left us waiting until we asked again for the other 2 glasses of water. The food took forever to be served and the easiest and most simple plate (child plate nuggets and fries) didn't arrive. Again we have to remind them her plate hadn't arrived. Our appetizers was never brought and we told them to remove it from the order since it was never served and the main course had already been served, they said ok but at the end when the check came thay still charged for it. Again we had to call the and tell them to remove it from the check. Worst service ever! Guess they don't care much for customers service because the 18% gratuity was still add to the check. No option for the customer but to get a bad service and pay gratuity for nothing! read more

UPDATE: let me reiterate their food is good even though portion sizes have gone down, like if you order "tallarines verdes" it used to come with soup, now they don't add a soup but ok, now the service/communication lately is terrible, specially between the kitchen and servers. I call to place an order and they tell me it has to be paid in person. There's the big and the small, I told them I want the big one. And to please save one. I'm on my way. I'm a client, for years. When I get there, there's no more big soup only small even though they made it seem as I could order many small ones. I told them that's why I wanted to put the order over the phone since that was supposed to be my lunch and I already made the drive. I said fine. Give me a little one. Now they won't let me pay with a card and they don't have change for my cash. Soooo no lunch for me. The food is good but they need another line. It's either always busy or they leave you waiting in line for 40 minutes read more

When you find a Peruvian restaurant you already know the food is going to be delicious. But the five stars are definitely for the customer service, there is this really nice lady that greets you, has so much energy, and just makes you feel like you arrive at your Tía's house. She will suggest the best food available as soon as you arrive, she jokes, she laughs, she is so kind. My mom often stops by with my child and they're treated like family. Having a great meal is great but having the right attitude from the staff makes the visit extra special. read more

Exceptional food and service. A bit difficult to find in the dark as in shopping center and restaurant name did not. have lights.

This has to be my favorite Peruvian restaurant! As their menu states, "no gourmet, no fusion, traditional-classic Peruvian food"! Always a hit and never misses! Fresh and made to order as if your mother was cooking! Nice portions - moderate prices! Fernanda is always welcoming! We try to come once a week, I suggest the papa huacaina, lomo saltado con tacu tacu (steak sautéed with onion and tomatoes with crispy rice and beans) and chicharron de Pescado (lightly fried to perfection fish with marinated onions) ask for the spicy sauce and mix with the house tartar! Always a win!!!! read more

Los Kausitas Peruvian Restaurant - Chicharron De Pescado - Peruvian Near Me - Hollywood, Florida

Amazing fresh ceviche. .. Just like in Lima Peru ... and good customer service by the owner. Highly recommended

The BEST CEVICHE in Hollywood, maybe anywhere. Small, intimate Lots of parking, nice staff, a weekly stop. Just wish they were open later! read more

Los Kausitas Peruvian Restaurant - Peruvian Near Me - Hollywood, Florida

First time back since 2015. Not close to home. In with a friend for Friday dinner at 4. Ordered: To Start Papa a la Huancaina, a Peruvian appetizer of boiled potatoes in a spicy, creamy sauce. $9 GOOD Chaufa de Mariscos, Fried rice with seafood. $17.50 GOOD Chaufa de Carne, Fried rice with BEEF. $16.50 GOOD Both dishes were a little dry and needed a sauce to moisten them a little which they don't have. Our server (Fernanda) did a good job. read more

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The food was amazing everything we ordered was clearly fresh and made from scratch. The service was great! Made me and my family feel like home. We definitely will be coming back. Julia made sure the ambiance was right. It was my grandma's birthday and she made sure she felt special. read more

Los Kausitas Peruvian Restaurant - Causa de camarón And chaufa de mariscos - Peruvian Near Me - Hollywood, Florida

This place has the best food in Olive Hollywood. The prices are great. The service is good the waitresses are nice and it's family owned and they make you feel like family when you go there. I go here at least once or twice a week and I recommended it to anybody who's looking for real authentic Peruvian food? read more

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We were excited the ceviche is good luckily we asked for it extra spicy. It was barely spicy but would of truly have been disappointed if we would of just asked for Ceviche de Pescado without the extra spicy. Then the arrow chaufa de Carne would of been almost perfect but it lacked a pinch of salt. However the Bistek a Lo Pobre was the most disappointing. It needed flavor and or salt. And the to go bag didn't bring any. No sauces were offered so the whole experience with the exception of the Ceviche was dry and tasteless. It was not homemade food. My parents make homemade food this is not somewhere I would recommend for authenticity. read more

Los Kausitas Peruvian Restaurant - Huge nice looking steak with NO FLAVOR WHAT SO EVER. - Peruvian Near Me - Hollywood, Florida

Muy rico todo! Y estan muy amables. La ceviche deliciosa! Lomo saltado muy bueno Vuelvo! read more

great food and service love the service great environment would do it again super friendly stafd read more

Came to this place for the reviews! Service was very good by 2 young ladies and the place was clean! For food, they only have Swai fish and I personally prefer others as this is a farm fish of not so good quality. So decided to go with the shrimp ceviche that was actually very good.... This is where the second star came.... For this ceviche.... Then ordered my traditional "lomo saltado" and asked if it is good and made with the "smokiness" that characterizes this plate and the lady told me this was one of the best sellers... Well, to my disappointment, it came and the flavor was lame at best!! The meat almost inedible... to the point I had to spit a piece...horrible temperature, over cooked.... The fries were undercooked and the rice was not fresh.... Too the point that they did not even hear it well.... Horrible!!! They do have Diet Coke on a can which us nice, but know I will not be going there anytime soon.... read more

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Great food, actually authentic Peruvian flavor (we lived in Peru a few years, and love the food, some places are not so good). We had causa de pollo, steak chaufa, parihuela, and calamari. All of it was delicious. Definitely will be going back there for lunch (they close early). read more

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Ceviche was tasty and Chanda de Mariscos was delicious! The chicharrón de pescado was also good and fresh!

The food is delicious. So far all the dishes I have tried are very good. I love their ceviche, their seafood rice, their Yucca. I'm just exploring their menu. Yummy. read more

I came across this little gem hidden away for all but passersby's to see. It is authentic delicious Peruvian food. The location has no frills, very low key, the waitresses are very friendly and attentive and the ceviche was incredible. It was served as Peruvians serve it with kernels of fresh corn, sweet potato And yucca. The rocotto hot sauce was superb. I will definitely recommend this gem to others and will be returning soon and often. read more

Incredible little hole in the wall! Located in a plaza/strip mall so it has an adequate amount of parking. I've been here twice already and have never had trouble parking. The service is very sweet and immediate. The servers were very patient the first time where i was extremely indecisive and they led me into the right direction. The food is so flavorful and substancial! The first time i went i got lomo saltado that actually came with a soup (included) that was equally delicious and a pleasant surprise. The second time i got tallarín saltado which was outstanding. I would also like to add that the food was so quick and the place has never been annoyingly packed. Great lunch spot with amazing options and extremely consistent in flavor. Will definitely be coming back. read more

Super Rico! Noelia was my server she was so nice amazing and the place was delicious! Will definitely be coming again!

Muy rico, excelente sabor, lugar muy acogedor, les falta un poquito de servicio al cliente pero por todo lo demas esta perfecto read more

Los Kausitas Peruvian Restaurant - Peruvian Near Me - Hollywood, Florida

Excelente servicio. Altamente recomendado. La comida muy bien elaborada y sabrosa. Noelia nos atendió excelentemente. Gran variedad de platos tradicionales elaborados al instante. Cuando estemos en Ft Lauderdale de nuevo de seguro repetiremos la experiencia read more

Muy rico, Noelia fue muy atenta y amable. Pedimos un ceviche y una jalea mixta. Precios justos y buenas porciones read more

Muchas gracias a Noelia por su excelente atencion, me encanta la comida criolla y casera del Peru. Los precios son juntos y tienen muy buena sazon. Lo recomiendo espero disfruten de la comida peruana. read more

excelente servicio y deliciosa comida. La atención y el ambiente es agradable. Pequeño pero a la vez, un lugar ideal.

this place is a hidden gem real Peruvians cooking in that kitchen i am so happy i found my place i am a very picky peruvian so me to tell you this is my favorite peruvian home cook authenticate peruvian taste is because it is ... price is decent , very very tasty and amount is well served $16 for a good bowl plate of ceviche, a seafood platter for two is $24 ,desserts $6 , etc I'll share my pics ,we are pescatarian so we ll know that peruvian seafood is delicious read more

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The food was spectacular and Noella provided outstanding service. I tried the Ceviche Kausitas. It was fresh and delicious.