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    The Peruvian Place

    3.7 (26 reviews)
    ModeratePeruvian, Salad
    Closed • 10:00 am - 7:30 pm

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    Casual
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    I only come here for their rotisserie chicken and it is pretty good. Meat is moist and juicy not dry like most places. The fries are decent.

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    J G.

    Last Saturday night, I dined here with my husband, our kids and his parents. They are Peruvian and we all wanted to try this place out after hearing rave reviews from family. We ordered 2 papas rellenas, 3 Peruvian Place Jaleas, 1/2 pollo a la brasa, 1 parihuela, 1 bottle of Inca kola and to go, 1 arroz chaufa de mariscos. Weird thing, the papa rellena came with white rice. We have never seen this before. Anyway, the flavor was good though. The parihuela had too much salt. The jalea is fried so not much flavor there, but the batter was good and had a nice crunch to it. We didn't end up eating the arroz chaufa until the following day but it was fine, just a bit salty. The prices on our receipt ended up being more than on menu. For example, the papa rellena was listed as $6 on the menu, but came up at $8 on the hand written receipt. This is what sketches me out when restaurants use handwritten receipts. They can basically do taxes all "under the table". Nowhere did it state "Menu prices are subject to change without notice". The Peruvian Place Jalea was listed as $20.99 on the menu but turned out being $23 on the receipt. This is ridiculous they don't put a disclaimer. I wonder if they even report taxes... The pollo a la brasa is baked. It was too wet which made it lack flavor. Although, the chicken was a decent size. I wish it came with the typical sauces as it does at Machu Picchu chicken location in Somerville. All the adults got sick. We narrowed it down to the ceviche which came with the jalea. Thank goodness our kids had the pollo a la brasa. TMI, but we all had the runs later on. It really sucked. The ceviche probably wasn't cooked/marinated long enough. Ceviche is tricky when dining out. This incident makes me never want to order it outside anymore. The service is a bit slow as there is only 1 woman manning the register/phone and serving tables. You can tell it is probably a family run business trying to get up on their feet. Oh, the place is also difficult to locate. The address is 55 City Hall Plaza but you end up in some medical building parking lot or the apartment complex next door. We called them and they said we could park in the apartment complex parking lot and walk through the lawn to the front entrance. When we got out, there was a car blocking us in. My husband had to go back into the restaurant to ask them to move the car. A woman came out and said he took her parking spot. How are we supposed to know this when they originally told us to park there? We usually go to Julianna's or Los Andes in Rhode Island. We have never gotten sick from either of those places. We will travel a little further instead of this place next time. This was worth a try but sorry, we will not be returning. My husband read somewhere, I believe on their Facebook, somebody told The Peruvian Place to "stay humble". With these unannounced price increases, I don't think they plan to do so. Good luck.

    Not the right way to cut the fish, corn overcook. sauce was awfull. Don't tell a peruvian how is a tiradito if you are not even one.
    Lorella B.

    Bad attention, bad food, so slow! The place is not nice, not a nice area either. I am peruvian so I know how ceviche and tiradito are!!! I was so disappointed. My tiradito awful! The corn was overcook, the sweet potato too, the big chunks of fish wasn't the right way of how tiradito look and the sauce either. So, I complained, after almost 30 min of waiting they didn't do anything about it!! I talked to the owner and she was very rude, treating and she didn't do anything about it. I will never come back again, I was so pissed of!!! How can she knows like a tiradito is if she isn't peruvian!!! And the name is the peruvian place?? Wtf!! The chicken is all right but nothing wow, she charge you for mayo and spicy sauce. Everything is fried, not much recomended

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    1 year ago

    Horrible place! This place doesn't make Peruvian food! Stay away . The owner has bad customer service.

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    3 years ago

    Excellent and authentic. Had been here before a few years ago. Glad the food is as delish.

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    2 years ago

    Nice place, really good food and friendly service! The pollo a la brasa is definitely one of the best choices here

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    7 years ago

    Great food and great atmosphere. Parking sucks. The staff great. Recommend getting the fish platter.

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    The best restaurant that I've been in absolutely delicious food and great service by the waitress!

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    4.1(14 reviews)
    0.7 mi

    Very delicious stuffed potatoes, I loved their lomo saltado, this restaurant is in my top 5 of the…read morebest Peruvian restaurants Muy ricas las papas rellenas, me encanto su lomo saltado, este restaurante esta en mi top 5 de los mejores restaurantes peruanos Los recomiendo

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    21.3 mi•Charlestown

    This place is a find! It's tiny, in an industrial area in the middle of warehouses and parking…read morelots, and there are only 4 tables, but what great food! A friend brought me and I tried Peruvian cuisine for the first time. I was very impressed with the quality and freshness of the ingredients, and according to my friend it was genuine traditional cuisine. The ceviche was outstanding, the fish super fresh, and the seasoning not too acidic (instead of tasting mostly like lime juice and onions as usual). The giant Inca corn served with it was fresh and tasty. One of my friends had an Inca Coca Cola which was yellow (!) and tasted like candy, and another had a purple corn drink that was flavored with cinnamon. I also tasted a delicious green pesto pasta with beef tips that were tender, smoky and not chewy. The guacamole with fried yuca was also delicious! Another interesting dish was the Leche de Tigre (I think that's what it was called) which was basically a cold fish soup served in a cocktail glass--sounds weird but I tried it and it was very good. I loved the fried seaweed that decorated the top, it tasted a little bit like fried calamari with a softer texture. Delicious! The waiter was extremely helpful and explained the menu in detail as we had lots of questions, and they were also very accommodating with the heat level which is always an issue for me. I was so happy to be able to enjoy flavorful latin food without burning my mouth! I hope they stay around for a long time so I can bring everyone there and try other dishes on their extensive menu--including their special "menu of the day" which includes drink and dessert.

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    3.8(57 reviews)
    26.9 mi•Wanskuck
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    Shrimp Lomo delicious! My only complaint is that they are still putting the sauce in a baggie, that…read moreseems very cheap and unsanitary! I'm sure they make enough money that they can purchase lil containers to hold the sauce!

    I finally stopped in this restaurant after bookmarking this place a few months ago…read more Noticed a lot of the yelpers was comparing this business to the Los Andes restaurant. And few of the reviews even stated that this restaurant was just as good but less expensive. And some reviews indicated it was a hit or miss when dining here. I just have to say that yes it's cheaper and no it should not be compared Los Andes. They may both be of a Peruvian cuisine but that's where the similarities ends. The product you get here is ok and cheaper and that's ok if you're not too worried about the quality and the taste, atmosphere or the service. This is a small dated restaurant that offers no atmosphere what so ever. Definitely not a clean restaurant by any means. Table surface was tacky and looks like the floor was not swept. I see scraps and debris under the table. So this was the the order Stuffed avocado app ( wasn't available) 1/2 rotisserie chicken ($9.50 good not dried out, but it's rotisserie chicken) Picante de marisco ( $13.99 seafood in a spicy salsa, Missing the octopus, came w/ 1 clam 2 mussel 3 shrimp,and small pieces of calamari It was bland and definitely not a hint of heat in this "spicy salsa" Arroz con marisco ( $13.99 seafood rice, Missing the octopus, came w/ 1 clam 2 mussel 3 shrimp,and small pieces of calamari This dish was also lacking in flavor So the octopus was the reason we ordered the seafood dishes and was omitted from the dishes. And the 1 clam and 2 mussels was the consolation I assume.

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    4.6(3.3k reviews)
    27.6 mi•Elmhurst
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    I had never been here before, but I'm in the Boston and Providence area for work this week and met…read moreup with friends here tonight. One of my friends used to live in the area and said this place was good. All the food was very delicious. I had one of the steak dishes and for some reason it was a little bit spicy to me, but it was still very good, and it came with mashed potatoes and asparagus. One friend had the Lomo Saltado, which I tried and it was very good, and another had one of the other steak dishes, topped with a fried egg, and said it was great. He also can't have dairy and explained that to the waiter, who was very good at making sure nothing was cooked in butter for him. I wasn't going to get a drink, but my friends were drinking so I ended up getting the Pisco Sour, which was great. My friends said this restaurant used to be a lot smaller and then they expanded a few years ago, as well. I think there is street parking but I didn't want to have to find it, so I did valet - it's five dollars (plus tip) and they add it onto your bill. For some reason it ended up being $9.06 for our two cars, which I don't understand, but whatever lol. The only tiny nitpicky thing I have to say about this place is that the service was a bit slow. The waiter did check on us quite a bit, but the place was packed so I understand having slow service, it took a while to get our food. That being said everything was fantastic so I would definitely come back here when in the area.

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    4.3(340 reviews)
    21.0 mi
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    Machu Picchu, a well-known Peruvian restaurant in Somerville, has opened a budget-friendly branch…read morespecializing in roast chicken. The roast chicken was indeed good, but the other dishes were a bit lacking. 1/4 Dark: This is the lower-end option, while the white one is the upper-end. The chicken thigh meat was roasted until tender and juicy, easily falling off the bone with a fork; unfortunately, the skin was also soft and a bit too salty. Fries: The fries were piping hot, but without any seasoning, which detracted from their appeal. The restaurant offers three dipping sauces: yellow/green sauce and white dressing, which tasted essentially the same as yellow mustard mayonnaise, Thousand Island dressing, and regular mayonnaise--the flavors were actually quite similar.

    Yummy yummy chicken! Yes, please!…read more I was craving juicy chicken so decided to stop by for dinner with my boyfriend. We have been wanting to try this place for a while so we were excited to check it out. The restaurant is nice with plenty of seating for big and small groups. You order at the counter and they bring your food to you at your table. We decided to share 1/2 a chicken with a small side of beans and large side of french fries. If you order a side you get a free side salad so that was a nice surprise. We also wanted to try their chicha morada which is a typical Peruvian style drink. The drink was nice and sugary and tasted like hibiscus ice tea. When the chicken came out it smelled really good! Everything was nice and hot and we couldn't wait to dig in! I am a french frie lover and I think these were the best fries I have ever had in Boston!! They were thick, crispy, and perfectly salted and I couldn't get enough of them! The pinto beans were also very good and tasted authentic! It reminded me of my mom's cooking which is a compliment. The chicken was the star of the show. It was very juicy and tender and very well seasoned. The meat litterly melted off the bone and I was quickly devouring it. I think 1/2 a chicken to share was enough for the both of us since we had a huge pile of french fries to finish. We really enjoyed our meal and will definitely be back for some good chicken!

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