Delicious food and excellent service. I've been coming here for a few years now. The quality of food here is always the best. I've tried their jalea (crispy fried shrimp, fried yucca, fried squid, fried fish, fresh mussels), cau-cau (honeycomb tripe stew with tumeric sauce served with white, tallarin verde con bistec (pesto sauce with pasta and grilled steak), and papa a la huancaina (steamed potato covered with yellow pepper cheese sauce + a olive on the side). Every single one of those dishes are very delicious. My favorite is the jalea. Get the large! Additionally, I really enjoy their chicha morada. It is very refreshing and not too sweet. I recommend the half pitcher for a table of two. Great spot for a date or just to catch up with friends! read more

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We come here for good ceviche and good Peruvian food. Every time we come it's a must have if ceviche mixto. All the flavors and the amount of leche de tigre, always must finish. The choclo and the amount of ceviche is delicious. You can share or you can have a plate of your own. If your like me you want a plate or your own. After we tend to get a entree to split which is usually more than enough food. The service it usually pretty quick here and you are not waiting a long time. The food is flavorful and tastes fresh. The sangria here is also the perfect amount of liquor to juice. But we only wish that there were more fruits. The desert, alfajor, was baked just right. It's tough to find a good alfajor but this place has one of the best in the areas. This is a small restaurant so get there early and give it a try. It is a great place for Peruvian food! read more

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This was my first visit. The chicken soup is ok. The Causa (chicken) was quite good. The Aji de Gallina was good as well, big portion. The Tacu Tacu with Lomito was very good, also a big portion. Both entrees are good for more than one meal if you order appetizer(s). Very friendly staff. Good prices. read more

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place is overpriced, food was good though, however our waiter wasnt that good she forgot two parts of our order like the yuca and papa a la huancaina. we also tipped extra after the the tip had been already included in the bill which we saw later on read more

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This review is not of the spacious clean dining area. It is not about the nice staff. It is about the ceviche. Not the mixto. The pescado. This review is about the ceviche with fish. It is amazing. It tastes great. It was fresh. It had onions that were perfect. I don't care for raw onions but I care for these onions, even though I had just met them. If you are there and don't have this ceviche, you are missing something. If you walk by and don't have this ceviche, you are missing something. You are missing El sol, cause you are living under a rain cloud. read more

I love this place for ceviche. I'm Peruvian and I must say it's kinda hard to find a good place for ceviche but this is it !! Really tasty and nails the flavor of authentic Peruvian ceviche. My only issue is the price for the quantity you're getting. It was about 20 dollars for what I think is an appetizer size and it was a special. Could go sitter bigger or less on price. Also no cancha if you know, you know. read more

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I have always love this place, It never ever disappoints, food is always flavorful, filling and always a good bang for your money. Service is great, friendly staff always make great recommendations. Portions are very generous and the chef maintains the traditional flavors of good peruvian food, so when in queens New York definitely a place to visit. read more

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A good Peruvian friend of mine told me that the food here was similar to home and that was enough for me to want to run over there right away! I didn't have enough Peruvian food while in Peru earlier this year and was aching for more! Ever had Colombian food? Great food, even better portions ~ Peruvian is this - But BETTER! You sit down and get a lil bowl of corn nuts to munch on. We ordered 5 different dishes (and I tried them all! Haha I'm such a little piggie): PESCADO A LO MACHO - BEST DISH! ($18 ~ Everything else was $11-15) Sauteed Mussels, Calamari, Shrimp in a spicy "A La Crema" seafood sauce over fish, with some sliced fried potatoes, separate bowl of white rice I had leftovers because this plate was so monstrous, my parents said it was one of the best thing's I ever brought back and asked why there were leftovers to begin with. LOMO SALTADO - 2nd Best Dish! It's just so mouthwatering delicious! Tender Beef sauté with onions and tomatoes in a soy sauce Served with French fries and white rice BISTEK CON TALLARINES VERDES - This steak was HUGE (It's not a steakhouse thick steak, it's served Peruvian style) Steak, Served on Top of Spaghetti with Spinach-Basil Sauce and Parmesan Cheese POLLO APANIZADO CON TALLARINES VERDES - Wow, did they put the entire chicken on the plate? HUGE Breaded Chicken, Served on Top of Spaghetti with Spinach-Basil Sauce and Parmesan Cheese BISTEK CON TALLARINES A LA HUANCAINA - Looking at this makes me drool Steak, Served on Top of Boiled Potatoes with Special Cheese Sauce Don't forget the SALSA A LA HUANCAINA This is the magic Cheesy Sauce, it goes on Everything! Oh! I almost forgot about the Pisco Sours! Excellent! Check out my Pics - You'll be out of your seat and over there within seconds! read more

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Best entrana (skirt steak) in the neighborhood. Make sure to stress the temperature to your server if you want anything less than Well or Med Well. Honestly, everything is so fresh and properly seasoned that its hard not to gush about the entire menu. The ceviche mixto is really the standout though. One order is big enough for two people or one person's entree. Each ceviche is served peruvian style- meaning with sweet potato, regular potato and hominy. Yum. Wine is priced reasonably although it's mostly reds- so so reds at that- which seems to be typical for most of the Spanish speaking establishments in this area. Really wish they would add some Albariño or prosecco- would pair great with the seafood!!! read more

Sol Inca - Ceviche mixto- SO GOOD (best around) - Peruvian Near Me - Jackson Heights, New York

El Sol it's my second home away from home, we almost share the same zipcode but these border lines are keeping us apart. Anyways i have been a loyal customer since back when el sol used to be called sunrise (bad joke). Seriously though i have introduced many of my family members and friends to this spot whenever they ask me where to go for some good ole inca food, mis paisanos at el sol have never let me down, representing us well. I have tried many of their dishes and they all have been delicious/exquisite but as I have mentioned on other reviews, I stick to what works.. Kind of like if it ain't broken then why fix it, ya feels me. We decided to pay another visit today with my wife and daughter, my lil one being 6 loves ceviche and is not picky when it comes to peruvian cuisine, real recognizes real. We started with the queso and choclo as well as ceviche mixto for starters, then we all got a plate, wife got un bistec a lo pobre, i got the arroz chaufa special and daughter tallarines verdes with bistec, oh yeah she doesnt play and orders typical salchipapa or something off the kiddie menu, her tastebuds fully developed. Ceviche had the amount of pica and the fish was fresh as always, bistec a lo pobre based on what wifey mentioned was very good and a huge amount of food, tallarines verdes didnt disappoint as my chuckyface went in and got rid of I would say 60% of a growns serving, our dry cleaning lady is gonna have fun removing those green stains from her uniform and finally the arroz chaufa, one of my favorites, has everything you could think of to make ur life just a little better than what already is, highly recommend this spot. Reason why I gave it a four star review its because they started adding tips automatically to the bill, even when it was only 3 of us. I was going to give additional tip on top of that but thankfully wife checked before paying and noticed the tip included, very slick el sol even after I asked our waitress to get me change for tip, well played well played but not on my watch, gotta love my peruvian people and their hustle if you can call it that. read more

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I ate at Sol Inca with my family for lunch they have great varieties of drinks and apps as well. Servers are really friendly, they offered us drinks right away and follow steps of service. As a restaurant manager I want to be treated the way I treat my guests when I go out. We ordered the anticuchos, pescado apanado and salmon a lo macho. We loved the food and drinks we also ordered passion fruit pisco very good as well. I definitely recommend this place it's also kids friendly and they offer high chairs as well. read more

Recently came here for dinner since a good friend recommended the place. Tucked away in jackson heights, El Sol is a representation of good authentic peruvian food. Interior decór is nice, cozy ambiance. Staff was very friendly. We ordered spicy ceviche mixto and chicken tamal to start. The ceviche was very fresh, flavorful and declicious. Among one of the best ceviches I have had in a while. The tamal was also very good, came wrapped in banana leaves and exposed a tasty peruvian tamal. Definately recommend both dishes. I had the breaded steak with rice and papa ala huancaina, my girlfriend ordered aji de gallina. I wish I could have taken a pic of these entrees but it was so good we couldnt resist digging in. Everything tasted amazing. All ingredients were incorporated well and gave the plates a well rounded burst of flavors on my palate. To drink I had the chicha morada, which was also an accurate representation of how a real good homemade chicha morada is supposed to be. Sweet, slightly tangy, and refreshingly good. I knocked off a star only for two reasons. We had to request for water to be served and when our waiter brought it, he only brought one cup, hence we had to tell him again afterwards to bring another one for myself. Also, just an FYI, this restaurant only accepts mastercard or amex cards. Other than those two things, we had no issues otherwise. Service was great, food delicious, prices very reasonable, what more could you want? read more

Sol Inca - Peruvian Near Me - Jackson Heights, New York

The place is nice and waitress is very attentive... The calamari was chewy and gave me mayo as the sauce The device was good but small The rest of our food was very good read more

I only go there for two things. The ceviche and the skirt steak . They need lessons on how to cook streaks. Mostly overdone no matter what temp you order. Mostly because the steaks are thin. A nice little place overall. I keep going back read more

Very cute and cozy place, Went there last week, because I was craving green pasta. Upon walking in I liked the interior very much, it screamed "date night". I like that sort of atmosphere. There was live entertainment, a man singing song in the front right by the entrance..he was a bit loud in my opinion but still it can easily be overlooked. the seats were nice with white table cloths and he entire restaurant was nicely lit and had those tree lights around the restaurant and I really liked the sort of lighting effect that added. Our waitress was very friendly and sweet, she brought us our order I ordered green pasta which is basically pasta with pesto sauce with potatoes. You can either order steak or grilled chicken with it (I ordered steak) it was delicious! my friend ordered skirt steak and it came with a side of potatoes with this yellow sauce, very tasty I see myself going back there again. read more

Sol Inca - Peruvian Near Me - Jackson Heights, New York

Lunch with Mom & Dad... mmmhh #PeruvianCuisine #Delissshh #MyAuthenticLife #DebrahSarria Feeling Spoiled!!! read more

Sol Inca - Dinner!!! Ceviche... mmmhh #Delissshh #PeruvianCuisine #MyAuthenticLife #DebrahSarria #Latinagal Feeling Awesome!! - Peruvian Near Me - Jackson Heights, New York

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Yummiest Peruvian food ever. Me and my friends ordered ceviche con camarrones, tacu tacu bistec encebollado and Lomo saltado from grill. Everything was very fresh and cooked to a yummy perfection. I am definitely coming back here again. The waiter was very polite and attentive. The only "but" there was the espresso, no foam..... I tried this sweet burgundy colored, non alcoholic drink, chicha morada, that I really liked, tasted like non alcoholic sangria. The interior was very authentic. Our bill was $76 without tips. So you get great food, big portions for a good price. read more

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This place needs better management. Had to wait 25 minutes just to get the waiter to serve us a coffee. There were only two guys there today(on Fathers day), the short one kept trying to avoid eye contact and the second one looked like he had no idea what he was doing. And the girl behind the bar was twiddling her fingers half the time. She should have been out on the floor helping out. The food was good, its just a shame that the service has been getting worse and worse throughout the years. This may have been my last visit to this place. They didn't even have cafe con leche today... :( read more

Coming to this restaurant for years and it is getting better and better, of course peruvian food is one of the best worldwide, but service also counts. Recommended !!! read more

Sol Inca - Tallarín verde with milanesa de pollo y seco de res with beans - Peruvian Near Me - Jackson Heights, New York

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Food was good besides the fact that my friend found a roach in her soup and the lady told her it was a mosquito.. read more

Sol Inca - The roach my friend found in her soup.. lady told her it was a mosquito ‍. - Peruvian Near Me - Jackson Heights, New York

Loved loved loved it AUTHENTIC PERUVIAN you hear. From appetizers to dinner to desert and can't forget the drinks. You're not living if you're without alfajores and chicha morada and both were on point. Their papa la huancaina couldn't get any closer to my mom's. The lomo saltado, chicken causa and tallarin with huancaina sauce amazeballs. Chicharron de pollo not their thing had no seasoning. Can't wait for my moms next visit to take her but I'll definitely be returning with family and friends. read more

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This place was super good! The food and staff were super good! I recommend this place! They also have amazing desserts!! Everything is amazing and excellent at this place!! The desserts are honestly the best thing I have ever tried!! I think anyone would love the helado de lucuma!!! The music at the place was also super good too!! read more

Sol Inca - The orange thing with syrup is helado de alucuma and the thing in the pot is leche asado - Peruvian Near Me - Jackson Heights, New York

Cheap good Peruvian food. One of the few in the area that offers many dishes not just chicken. Tight space means you'll be waiting for a seat on weekends spotty service but it is what it it. They're not nasty or anything just lack attention that you probably want at a restaurant. Parking in the area is tough. I'd give this more stars but my girlfriend ordered a Picante de Marisco dish and it was according to her "ok". I know her and that means it's a 5/6 on a 10 scale. Not a bad place. If you your a ceviche fan, according to my girls dad, he says 6.5. read more

El Sol is just ok. The place is relatively romantic, with white plaster and faux-stone walls, Andean decorations, and a friendly waitstaff. Food is restaurant-style Peruvian. We ordered a mix of meat and seaffod. Tacu tacu with bifstek got the rice-and-beans part correct, with plump beans and flavorful rice; however, the skirt-steak meat needed a little more tenderizing, coming off as being a bit too chewy and dry. The grilled red snapper was much more satisfying; a whole fish grilled to perfection, served with tangy and crunchy red onions (the kind they serve with ceviche), fried yucca and salsa. Never thought I would rave about seafood from a restaurant on gritty Northern Blvd but maybe El Sol does fish better than meat. Sadly didn't try the ceviche, because at ~$18/entree, it already felt like a spendy meal. Maybe that's my problem with El Sol. High prices are not justified by quality of food or experience. Additionally, our dining experience was overshadowed by the "C" restaurant sanitation rating in the window, a rickety table, a few fruit flies, and a pesky photographer roaming the room, wanting to take our photos. I guess it's all part of the charm, right? Tell me I'm right... If I am going to drop ~$25+/per person on Peruvian, I'll class-it-up and go to Chimu in Williamsburg. Or I'll endure the slow waitstaff and the over-use of salt at Urubamba on 37th Ave in Jackson Heights. read more

Love it! The lo is the mist reasonably priced compared to the other Peruvian places around and the food is exceptional

I went yesterday with my family 12 people total for a celebration. The food came out fast and was good no complains on the food. We ordered ceviches, jaleas, soups, lomo saltado and so much more. However the waitress really sucked! She was rude nasty and had this attitude as soon as we walked through the door! Sucks for them because we had lots of cash to spend on food drinks and tips. She didn't deserve it. We spend total $240 that was so little for us considering when we go out on special occasions we spend anywhere from $590-$800. The point is having nasty rude people working in a customer service industry will mess up your business! We have been going there for years and sadly everyone is right it takes one bad thing to happen for it to really make you not want to go back! Never again! Three stars for the food that's it! read more

Used to be one of my favorites no more. New owner. Surly refuses to speak English and corrects your Spanish if it isn't his. None of the old staff is there and he micromanaged the one poor waitress who has to work for him. The food is off as well and he cannot get an order right. My friend got her order first. He didn't understand enough English or Spanish for 2 separate entrées of Salmon. He couldn't make a simple cranberry and vodka and her food was stone cold by the time mine arrived undercooked. The poor waitress offered us a free desert which we declined. All we wanted was to get out. Took a half an hour to get the bill. We should have just walked out when he started with the Spanish pronunciation correction. NEVER AGAIN. This is not the Jackson Heights way as two Hispanic regulars next to us commented read more

Secret: Some of the best Ceviche you'll get I love the variety of Peruvian food, and I love the common use of red onion, often as part of the dish and sometimes even as a garnish. Tonight I had the whole grilled salmon/yuca fries/rice with a side of aguacate this evening and many a limey red onion on the side. That little tasty fish did not die in vain. There will be more.... PS-they also have a decent looking breakfast/brunch available from 10am. read more

I'm not a connoisseur of Peruvian food so I might not be the best judge of this in terms of comparing to other places, but I thought this place was pretty good. The atmosphere is quite cozy, in fact, I was with two friends and we looked into the three Peruvian places within a few blocks --this one and Punto Fijo and El Anzuelo Fino and found it to be the coziest-looking. We did not consider Pio Pio because we wanted a quieter atmosphere. The service was attentive and the food was fine. I don't think it's the best food I've ever had, but I thought it was good and I would go back because I liked the place in general. We didn't drink alcohol that night but got the mango-milkshakes which were nice. Sorry I can't be more descriptive about the food- it's been a few months since my visit. read more

I've been craving ceviche for a while and this place really satisfied the craving. We tried the ceviche bar, and that was definitely filling for two people. We thought it was just like an appetizer, boy were we wrong. The main dishes we ordered, were either cooked a little to much or needed a little bit more flavor and their Hot Sauce certainly helped with adding flavor. Dishes I recommend: All variations of the ceviche!!! read more

Great restaurant! I frequent there almost every other weekend . It's a small quaint place not huge but the waiters are very accommodating I've celebrated birthdays there as well , great bday music and flan! The tamales are the best in town not to mention the sangria !! Yum !! The steak , ceviche, lomo saltado, fried calamari are just some of my favorites ! Also the breakfast is amazing ! My favorite part of the place actually ! read more

I've came here a couple of times and I haven't been let down. Their food is very good however, the wait time is a bit exhausting because you will find yourself ordering another drink until your food comes out. Overall this place is good I do recommend read more

Being from a family of Peruvian Foodies, I've proudly eatten alot of Peruvian food in my day and I would def. put El Sol up there in terms of Peruvian food I've tried in the US. Its just a really cozy and friendly environment with great authentic food. The "ceviche de pescado" (fish ceviche) has always been extremely fresh and delicious. As is the accompanying shot of "leche de tigre" which is a concoction of all the lime and fish juices that marinate the fish into a hearty WOOHOOO shot of citrus bliss.haha The "Choros a la chalaca" is this traditional mussels dish that is really tasty also. I especially like the tomato,onion,corn salsa it comes with. Some other favorites include: the cau cau (tripe), Pescado a lo Macho (whole fish with seafood on top), lomo saltado (beef and potato goodness), Churasco al Lo probre (steak platter with fried egg to top it off), Arroz Chaufa ( Chinese-Peruvian Style Fried Rice). For those of you haven't tried Peruvian Food all i can say is get up and go. Vamonos! Your missing out on some great stuff! read more

Judging from the outside, you wouldn't expect such a cute place inside. As far as the food, service was pretty descent. The ceviche was delicious. I asked for spicy but I didn't get my ceviche as spicy as I would have wanted it but good flavors and a good portion too. The waiter was nice enough to not charge us a corkage fee for our bottle of wine. Gratuity is already included in the bill which is fine by me but my Peruvian family was not too happy about that. My husband had the seco de Cabrito and the meat was nice and tender. My sister had the salmon and it was tasty and a good portion too. Overall good dinner experience, will consider it next time I'm looking for my Peruvian food fix. read more

Amazing restaurant! Everything on the menu is great! Authentic Peruvian food with all the classics. I've been coming here for years since I was little and always go back :) read more

There's a lot of Peruvian places around, but I'm sure this is by far the best one in this area, good food, good prices I only wish the lomo saltado plate was a little bigger Haha, craving Peruvian food, this is your place. read more

I love el sol, it's my second favorite Peruvian restaurant. It's affordable and delicious! The ceviche, arroz chaufa, bistec al a pobre, papa la huancaina, lomo salteado, & fried fish are all great things to order here. They also have lunch specials Monday through Friday for $8, including a cup of chicha morada, soup of the day and the special of the day. They're alfajores are the best I've had in New York. read more

I'm given then a 3 star due to service not the food ... The food is excellent but the service is just awful and the waiters are rude and needs to work on having a smile once in a while ... They took an hour to bring the food out and I'm sure the food is fresh but how about the drinks they also need to be prepared??... Also this restaurant is not big at all so service should go Faster... No matter who is the waiter is always the same story with their nasty attitude!! read more

I celebrated my birthday here for Nov. 2010. They do not take reservations but you can always call on the day of to remind them. Unfortunately, they did not have the tables ready for us when we arrived but we only waited 5-10 minutes. Otherwise service was good. I have been here several occasions before I can guarantee the food is good. The portions sizes are large and they are priced fairly, so you can definitely have 2 meals for one price which of course, they are kind enough to wrap it up for you. All my guests and I attest that the Sangria is the BEST sangria they ever had. So if you are a fan, this place may knock your socks off with the drinks. Recommended dishes: Definitely any dish beef, chicken, or fish with TALLARIN VERDE is good. It is a pasta with pesto sauce but peruvian style. Muy bueno! Papa Huicana (?) not sure of the spelling and Papa Rellena I strongly encourage this place for this experience! read more

Very disappointed, this used to my date night spot with my ex. So I went back and took a friend and the food was horrible I've been there so many times before the meat was just not good at it tasted old even though it was supposed to be a new grilled steak the rice tasted as if it was two days old and the server was extremly rude I felt that when I ordered my food and she brought it out she was going to throw it at us. I won't be back. read more