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    View from our table
    Nancy L.

    Thanks to fellow helpers, we decided to have a late dinner. This is a small place with tables outside for dining al fresco. Off street parking is the only option. We were fortunate to find a spot close by. Upon entering, we were quickly attended. You can make reservations, but this was spur of the moment and we were fortunate to get a table. Menus were left and we had time to review and decide. Our waitress took our drink orders and meal orders too. We ordered the Chicha morada pisco sour and boy was it good! Pisco packs a punch so I only had one. You could taste the hint of cinnamon in it, mmm. I had the filet mignon Lomo Saltado. On the sides were the rice and French fries. I usually use hangar meat when I make Lomo. So I can tell you this elevates the dish. It was SO good. My husband had the Pollo a la Brasa which he enjoyed. And the servings looked pretty in their dish. The waitress was warm, friendly and on point. We had a delightful evening. Prices were high. However, we expected that. And the portions were enough to finish, not family style. We expected this, since we are a couple looking for an intimate place with finer cuisine not expecting to bring home a doggy bag. They Delivered! So in our book, they are a 5. Excellent food

    Ceviche de Tarwi
    Brian L.

    Absolutely delicious. Lamb shank literally fell off the bone it was so tender. Ceviche tasted crazy fresh. Service was attentive and ambiance had a great mood, tasteful romantic feeling. Would come back

    Chicken with perfect egg
    Jeffrey F.

    I will make this easy. 1 tuna ceviche app 2 sliced pork on risotto Main 3 bottle of Chilean blanc 4 chorizo desert - A Must Picture is my wife's chicken.

    Ceviche of the day $26 Jan 2023
    Tuli S.

    We went on a double date at tambo22 on a Saturday night. We've had Peruvian in the city but this was the first time venturing farther out. We ordered a round of cocktails while we waited for our table. The restaurant is on the smaller side so we weren't surprised on having to wait a little bit. Drinks were excellent!! Now onto the food. We shared the ceviche of the day & the empanadas. Both were very tasty! For entrees, I had the fish soup, my husband had the lamb shank, our friends had the duck confi & trout. All the entrees were $29-36 which was a bit pricey for the quality/taste of the food. Portions were fine. My fish was fresh, but tasted blah. The lamb was a shank so it's something we've had plenty of times. It tasted too gamey which took away from the dish. Overall, we had a great time and the cocktails and appetizers were great. I wouldn't come back for dinner but would consider coming back for drinks if we are in the area.

    Pisco sour - Chicha Morada
    Liz J.

    Such a unique place! Price is good and the flavors are very good. Tiny little place and only has street parking. Food came out quickly! Would recommend if you haven't had Peruvian before.

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    Service and ambiance is good. The drinks are overpriced and the food is mediocre! Limited parking available. I do not recommend.

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    Food is wicked good, love Peruvian. It's a small spot so more of an intimate setting, good for a small group or a date

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    Excellent food and service. Ambience was great, cozy and home like. Drinks were great as well. Enjoyed the ceviche, fries, and lamb.

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    Amazing place! Loved it. Food was sooo delicious. We celebrated a friend's birthday and we had a blast.

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    Thanks Chris!! Glad the Lomo Saltado lived up to expectations!

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    Food was great! Service even better. Went there for a private lunch, so got to try a little of everything they brought out. Family style.

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    Ask the Community - Tambo 22

    Do you serve grilled fresh seafood?

    Yes! All of our seafood is the freshest available. On the grill we currently offer a whole grilled trout! See Trucha a la Parilla on our menu at tambo22chelsea.com

    Which items are FULLY gluten free on the menu for people with celiac disease? (This means that they are cooked in their own pots/oils /water and the counters are sanitized before mixing gluten & non-gluten, and there is no cross contamination)?

    Hi, all of our Gluten Free options are marked with a GF on the menu. Visit tambo22chelsea.com to view. As far as cross contamination, we can be extra cautious as long as we are given appropriate heads up. Please feel free to call the restaurant and… Read more

    Any specials for today 04/07/2021 besides whats on the menu that I should know about?

    Hi, thanks for asking! We will be featuring homemade Short Rib Empanadas tonight as an appetizer special. When you arrive, your server will be able to inform you more about today’s Ceviche and Causa preparations. We make these different daily… Read more

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    First visit, Monday 4/20/26…read more Visiting Boston on a work trip, I had no idea the Marathon was today! Met 4 colleagues at The Red Fox for dinner, a recommendation from a friend of my colleague. Tough to find initially and very unsuspecting upon arrival. As you enter the front door (think like walking into a foyer of a small apartment building) you go down a flight of stairs into the restaurant. Then wow, this place is awesome! Small entry way into the restaurant with a hostess immediately greeting you. The bar is your first view of the place and it was packed. I'd describe it as dimly light, great atmosphere and ambience, almost a speakeasy feel. I'd recommend a reservation. The hostess walked us to our table, walking along the bar line with small 2-4 top tables to our left, we then turned left into the main dining room. 5 of us and we were seated at a horseshoe style table, plenty of room for up to 6 adults. Service was instant, she was friendly and very knowledgeable. We ordered cocktails and a couple apps. The drinks arrived along with bread service. They added small side plates with oils and olives, a nice touch. The cocktails were fantastic as was the homemade bread. A unique twist with my cocktail (kettle one & soda), was the single ice cube that was a long rectangle cube that was so clear you couldn't see it! The cubes length was the same as the tall glass it was served in and didn't melt. For dinner I listened to our server who recommended the Chicken Parmigiana with a chefs twist using a vodka infused sauce, this dish was amazing! My colleagues all shared the same feelings that this meal was spectacular. Highly recommend The Red Fox!

    This might be my favorite restaurant in the city. I think its food flavor wise is better than the…read morenorth end. The ambience is amazing. It's very dim lit and moody. Their martinis are always spot on. The Parmesan martini is shockingly good, especially as someone who doesn't like dirty Martinis. The spinach and ricotta appetizer with the sage butter is so good. Arancini was also good. Both times have had the vodka pasta, and the orrechiete. The first time the orrechiete was very al dente, so just asked to cook a little more during my second visit and it was perfect. Spaghetti al limone was a nice complement to the other two!

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    This was my first time here but everyone was so kind and tall and we had so much fun thank you…read moreeveryone

    We finally got some redemption in the North End. For two straight years, my top-tier chum who…read moreliterally went to the school of hospitality and I mistakenly thought we could just wing it in the North End prior to Celtics games on the weekends and find a decent place to eat without a reservation. We were burned two times (not egregiously, but where we had to go to mediocre establishments that had seating availability for a reason), but no more. Parla isn't an off-the-charts Italian restaurant, but it was above average and the cocktail situation is excellent. I stumbled across Parla last year when we were looking for dining options, but alas, not in time to secure a reservation. The cocktail menu looked intriguing (particularly their ye olde shrub cocktail mix and match section) and the location seemed convenient. This time around we made dinner reservations about two months in advance, which I'd pretty much recommend for anything in this neighborhood if you have the ability. We came by this past Sunday before the Celtics/Timberwolves (there were multiple patrons wearing jerseys, including us) around 5pm in the rain. The entrance is a little nondescript but ultimately easy enough to spot. It's a pretty intimate interior with limited seating (maybe 10 tables or so?) and only four bar stools at the bar in the back. We were seated by the front window which was nice but again, offered at that time merely an excellent view of early spring weather. The food we had was good, and yet not the selling point - sort of a compliment, sort of not. We split the seared octopus app, which was interesting but ultimately not my favorite way to eat that particular seafood; I'm used to it grilled. We were both a little surprised to see it in salad form and had to refer back to the menu, which did mention one of the other ingredients as arugula (a fair clue). I would recommend they put the word "salad" in the official name of the app though; my guess is we probably opt for something else if we had that additional information. That said, it was fine - I wasn't crazy about the pairing of octopus and balsamic vinegar/arugula, which to me and my chum dominated the palate over the octopus, which should totally be the star of the dish. For my entree, I went with the chicken parm, which was very good - decent portion for sure and I almost finished it despite eating two other meals fairly recently. Interestingly, the best part is the sauce - it's a sweeter sauce that's thick but not chunky. Really good, and something I'd get again in a pinch. The cocktails are really something. For me, I stumbled a little out of the gate with the shrub section, opting for a mule with strawberry peppercorn. It wasn't bad but for my palate, it felt off - that's a drink I should be getting in July, not a nippy/rainy March evening. On me completely. My chum got the margarita equivalent and liked it enough to order it two more times. But I shifted to a very cool gimmick they had, which I believe was called Dungeon Master (an homage to D&D?), where you rolled a 20-sided die and had to pick whatever cocktail was associated with the specific number, no questions asked. My chum gets a little naughty with gin so couldn't risk it and had to just watch mournfully on the other side of the table as I played twice. Both of my mystery cocktails had gin in it, so...probably the right decision, at least from my perspective. I don't want to provide spoilers and damage the integrity of the game, but the nuanced layers to each drink are exactly why I love mixology/a good cocktail - the only kind of science I truly get behind. (I also liked learning about clouds in 5th grade). Very cool feature and something I'd love to make an annual tradition. Our waitress was great. She initially seemed a little eccentric/ditzy (in a good way), but it was clear that that was a mirage - she was VERY observant and at the end of the meal knew my first name for my specific credit card because earlier she'd noticed my head tilt when someone at another table used it. Really impressive stuff and a huge asset for the restaurant. She also was super knowledgeable about the menu and the cocktails specifically, and it was fun to guess what was in each of my mystery beverages with her after I took a few experimental nips. Very cool, very unique establishment. Glad to finally find a selling point for the North End.

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