Taste of Peru

Peruvian

Desserts​

Alfajor

Two cookies with manjar blanco peruvian caramel in between topped with powdered sugar
$3.00

Brenda's Flan

Made in the house, a custard dessert topped with caramel syrup
$4.00

Arroz Con Leche

Rice boiled in sweet milk and made into sweet pudding
$3.50

Chocotejas

Chocolate covered, drunken raisins with pisco
$2.50

King Kong

3 Thin cookies with peruvian manjarmilkier caramel in between
$3.75

Helado de Lucuma

Lucuma fruit that grows in the peruvian coast ice cream
$3.00

Mozamorra Morada

Purple corn pudding
$3.75

Drinks​

Inca Kola

Peruvian Pop “con todo combina” made out of chamomile
$1.75

Coke, Pepsi, Sprite, Diet Coke

$1.50

Jugos

Apple juice, cranberry juice, grape juice, orange juice
$2.00

Coffee

Fresh brewed colombian coffee
$2.00

Virgin Pisco Sour

Peruvian signature drink, usually done with pisco liquor. served by pitcher
$10.50

Chicha Morada

A purple corn and pineapple drink. served by cup or pitcher
$0.00

Appetizers​

Empanada De Carne o Pollo

Your​ choice of chicken or beef pastry
$3.75

Ensalada De Palta

Fresh avocado salad
$6.00

Papa a la Huancaina

Sliced boiled potato under a yellow fresh cheese sauce
$7.50

Yuca A La Huancaina

Fried​ yucca under a fresh cheese sauce
$8.00

Ensalada De Mariscos

Super-fresh seafood salad
$17.50

Palta Rellena De Pollo

Two avocado halves filled with a chicken and vegetable- mayonnaise salad
$8.50

Palta Rellena De Vegetales

Two avocado halves filled with a vegetable mayonnaise salad
$7.00

Papa Rellena

Best in town- hungry hound, steve dolinsky. mashed potato stuffed with a mixture of seasoned rib eye steak, walnuts, eggs, raisins and olives
$7.50

Anticuchos De Carne O Pollo

Part of guy fieri’s combo. Peruvian shish kebab marinated with Peruvian spices. Your choice of beef or chicken
$7.50

Tamales – Guy Fieri’s Favorite

Peruvian-style corn tamales made with chicken and served with a garnish of lime and sweet onions.
$5.50

Coctel De Camarones

Shrimp cocktail
$14.50

Coctel De Mariscos

Mixed seafood cocktail
$14.50

Ceviche De Pescado

Fresh corvina marinated in limejuice and spices. Served with onions, corn and sweet potato
$15.00

Ceviche Especial

Mixed​ seafood and fresh corvina, marinated in limejuice and Peruvian spices. Served with onions, corn and sweet potato
$16.00

Ceviche De Camarones

Fresh Gulf shrimp marinated in limejuice and spices. Served with onions, corn and sweet potato
$14.50

Choros A La Chalaca

A dozen or half a dozen mussels on the shell marinated in lime and served smothered in a salsa of corn, tomato and onion. wonderful tasting!
$0.00

Tiradito De Corvina

Fresh corvina marinated in Peruvian spices and aji amarillo
$15.00

Chicharron De Calamar

Fried squid served with a garnish of lime and sweet onions.
$9.50

Appetizers​ - Weekend Specials (Seasonal)

Ocopa

Boiled potato under a green fresh cheese cream made with peanuts and huacatay (peruvian black mint)
$8.00

Pulpo Al Olivo

Peruvian specialty. Octopus marinated in an olives-olive oil sauce
$9.00

Causa De Pollo, Cangrejo O Vegetales

Mashed potatoes filled with your choice of vegetables, chicken or crab
$0.00

Side Orders​

Platanos Maduros

Sweet fried plantains
$3.50

Papas Fritas

French fries
$3.00

Arroz Blanco

White rice
$3.00

Frijoles

Small bowl of beans
$3.00

Camote Frito

Sliced and fried sweet potato
$3.50

Yuca Frita

Stripes of fried Yucca
$3.50

Palta

Avocado in slices
$3.50

Salsa Criolla

Our marinated sweet onions in limejuice
$3.50

Crema Huancaina

Add some of our signature huancaina s auce to any of your dishes or side orders
$4.00

Aji

Peruvian​ sweet pepper. 12onz or 32onz
$0.00

Soups​

Parihuela

“Best in town” a huge, super mixed seafood soup
$17.50

Chupe De Camarones

A creamy shrimp soup with rice and Peruvian spices
$16.00

Chupe De Mariscos

A creamy seafood soup, with rice and peruvian spices
$17.00

Caldo De Camarones

A fresh gulf shrimp soup
$15.50

Sopa A La Minuta

Beef soup with noodles and potatoes
$10.00

Sopa Viagra

Best in town sun times, food detectives. a super-duper creamy mixed seafood deluxe soup
$25.00

Aguadito De Mariscos

Seafood​ soup with cilantro and rice
$17.00

Aguadito De Pollo

Chicken soup with cilantro, rice and vegetables
$10.00

Sopa De Pollo

Chicken noodle soup, peruvian-style
$10.00

Sopa a la Criolla

Creamy beef noodle soup
$10.00

Kids​

Chicharron De Pollo

Chicken​ nuggets accompanied by french fries
$6.00

Salchipapas

Peruvian style mix of cut grilled hot dog and french fries. an authentic south-american dish
$6.00

Kids​ - Recommended From The Menu

Papa A La Huancaina

$0.00

Pollo A La Parrilla

$0.00

Chicharron De Camaron

$0.00

Anticuchos De Pollo

$0.00

Vegetarian​

Saltado De Vegetales

Sautéed vegetables, with tomatoes, onions, french fries and served with rice.
$11.00

Chaufa De Vegetales

Peruvian-style fried rice with vegetables and egg
$11.00

Tallarin Saltado De Vegetales

Vegetables spaghetti cocked in garlic, with onions, tomatoes, green and red peppers
$11.00

Tortilla De Vegetales

Peruvian egg omelet with vegetables and fresh cheese
$11.00

Tallarin Verde Con Vegetales

Spaghetti mixed with a homemade green pesto sauce and vegetables on top
$11.50

Papa A La Diabla Con Vegetales

Boiled​ squared potato served with peruvian huancaina cream sauce and vegetables on top
$11.50

Peruvian Dishes​

Lomo Saltado - Guy Fieri’s Favorite

1 Best seller. Sautéed rib eye beef cut in strips, cooked with tomatoes, onions and french fries and served with white rice
$12.00

Estofado De Pollo O Carne

Beef or Chicken Stew with raisins, tomatoes, onions, potatoes and green peas cooked in red wine. Served with white rice
$12.00

Seco De Carne O Pollo

Your choice of beef or chicken and cilantro base sauce, cooked in beer and served with rice and beans
$12.00

Seco De Cordero

Lamb cooked in red wine, beer, chile ancho, red peppers, pumpkin and served with white rice and beans
$13.00

Bistec Con Frijoles Y Arroz

Fried rib eye steak served with beans and rice
$12.00

Bistec Apanado Con Arroz Y Papas

Breaded rib eye steak served with white rice and french fries
$12.00

Bistec A Lo Pobre – Estilo “Llita”

Grilled​ rib eye steak, fried plantains, 2 over easy fried eggs, beans and white rice
$13.00

Papa A La Diabla Con Bistec

Boiled and cut in squares potato, underneath our signature huancaina sauce and toped with a grilled rib eye steak. served with white rice
$12.00

Arroz Chaufa de Pollo o Carne

Peruvian-style fried rice with your choice of chicken or beef, green onions and egg
$12.00

Tallarin Saltado De Pollo O Carne

Spaghetti with your choice of chicken or beef, sautéed in garlic and ginger, with onions, tomatoes, green and red peppers
$12.00

Tallarin Verde Con Bistec Apanado

Spaghetti mixed with a homemade green pesto sauce and topped with a breaded rib eye steak
$13.00

Cau-Cau

Just like home traditional peruvian dish made out of honeycomb tripe stew, cooked in mint and peruvian spices served with potatoes and white rice
$12.00

Aji De Gallina

Shredded chicken smothered in a walnut cream sauce, served with a boiled egg, potatoes and white rice
$12.00

Pollo Al Vino

Chicken stew cooked in Chablis wine, carrots and sweet peas and served with white rice
$12.00

Pollo En Salsa De Mani

Chicken in peanut sauce accompanied by a potato, served with white rice
$12.00

Pollo Saltado

Sautéed chicken cut in strips, cooked with tomatoes, onions and french fries and served with white rice
$12.00

Arroz Con Pollo

Peruvian-style chicken and rice. cooked in a cilantro-based sauce, the chicken absorbs the entire rice flavor from being cooked in the same pot
$12.00

Tacu-Tacu Con Bistec Y Huevo

Rice and beans cooked together and fried into a ball, topped by a grilled rib eye steak and accompanied by 2 fried eggs. served with white rice
$13.00

Pollo A La Parrilla Con Ensalada

Grilled​ chicken accompanied by a fresh avocado salad topped with marinated sweet onions in limejuice
$12.00

Combos​ - Menu Para 2 Personas/ Dinner For 2

Papa A La Huancaina Y Tamal

A dish with papa a la huancaina (boiled potato under a yellow fresh cheese sauce) and tamales (made with chicken, served with a garnish of lime and sweet onions)
$45.00

Ceviche Especial

Mixed seafood and fresh corvina, marinated in limejuice and peruvian spices. served with onions, corn and sweet potato
$45.00

Arroz Con Mariscos

The best paella in chicago chicago mag. 2007. a super mixed seafood dish, with yellow rice and peruvian spices, cooked in beer
$45.00

Combos​ - Guy Fieri’s Combo

As seen in dinners-drives and dives

Inca Kola

Peruvian pop “con todo combina” made out of chamomile
$28.50

Anticuchos De Carne Y Pollo

Peruvian shish-kebob marinated with peruvian spices. one stick chicken, one stick beef
$28.50

Tamales

Peruvian-style corn tamales made with chicken, served with a garnish of lime and sweet onions
$28.50

Lomo Saltado

Best seller sautéed rib eye beef cut in strips, cooked with tomatoes, onions and french fries, served with white rice
$28.50

Alfajor

Two crummy cookies with manjar blanco (Peruvian caramel) in between, topped with powdered sugar
$28.50

Seafood​

Arroz Con Mariscos

“The best Paella in Chicago”-Chicago Mag. 2007. A super mixed seafood dish, with yellow rice and Peruvian spices, cooked in beer
$18.00

Arroz con Mariscos- Estilo “Mama Carmen”

A super mixed seafood dish, with green cilantro-based rice and peruvian spices, cooked in beer
$18.50

Sudado De Mariscos

Squid, mussels, octopus, scallops and shrimp cooked in red wine and served with rice
$18.00

Sudado De Camarones

Steamed gulf shrimp cooked in tomato sauce and chablis
$16.00

Sudado De Filete De Pescado

Corvina filet, steamed in white wine and served with rice and boiled potatoes.
$17.00

Sudado De Filete De Pescado Con Mariscos

Steamed filet of corvina, squid, mussels, octopus, scallops and shrimp, cooked in red wine served with rice
$19.75

Mariscos Con Tenderloin

Broiled tenderloin with steamed seafood, served with rice
$21.00

Arroz Chaufa De Camarones

Peruvian-style fried rice with shrimp, cooked with garlic, ginger, egg and green onions
$16.00

Arroz Chaufa De Mariscos

Peruvian-style fried rice with mixed seafood, cooked with garlic, ginger, egg and green onions
$16.00

Camarones Fritos

Fried-breaded gulf shrimp, served with salad and french fries
$16.00

Jalea Al Estilo Peruano

Fried corvina, squid, mussels, octopus, shrimp and scallops. Served with corn and sweet onion marinated in lime
$19.75

Chicharron De Mariscos

Mixed seafood fried and served with marinated sweet onions in limejuice
$19.75

Picante De Camarones

Fresh gulf shrimp in a creamy walnut sauce, served with white rice
$16.00

Camarones A La Plancha

Fresh gulf shrimp sautéed in garlic sauce, served with white rice
$16.00

Camarones A La Diabla

Spicy gulf shrimp cooked with garlic, served with white rice
$16.00

Tallarin Saltado De Camaron

Spaghetti with shrimp sautéed in garlic and ginger, with onions, tomatoes, green and red peppers
$16.00

Tallarin Saltado De Mariscos

Spaghetti with mixed seafood, sautéed in garlic and ginger, with onions, tomatoes, green and red peppers
$16.00

Tallarines Verdes Con Corvina Apanada

Spaghetti mixed with a homemade green pesto sauce and breaded corvina on top
$22.00

Tallarines Verdes Con Camarones Fritos

Spaghetti mixed with a homemade green pesto sauce and breaded fried shrimp on top
$18.00

Saltado De Camaron

Shrimp saitéed in vinegar and beer, mixed with onions, tomatoes, green and red peppers. Served with white rice
$16.00

Tortilla De Camaron

Peruvian omelet with shrimp and fresh cheese. served with white rice
$16.00

Filete De Pescado En Salda De Ajo

Fried filet of corvina with steamed seafood, served with white rice
$17.00

Covina A La parrilla

Grilled​ corvina served with white rice and small salad
$18.50

Pollo A La Brasa​ - Eat-In Orders

Whole Chicken With Fries And Salad

$14.00

1/2 Chicken With Fries And Salad

$10.50

1/4 Chicken With Fries And Salad

$7.50

Pollo A La Brasa​ - To-Go Orders

Whole Chicken With Fries

$10.00

1/2 Chicken With Fries

$8.00

1/4 Chicken With Fries

$6.00

Blue Plates​

Arroz Con Mariscos Y Langosta

The best paella in chicago chicago mag. 2007 a super mixed seafood dish, with lobster, yellow rice and peruvian spices, cooked in beer
$45.00

Huachinango Frito Con Crema De Ajo

Fried​ red snapper accompanied by garlic cream, rice and a small salad
$0.00

Cangrejada Con Mariscos

Mix of blue, snow and king crab, shrimp and other mixed seafood
$34.50

Arroz Con Mariscos Y Langosta - Estilo “Mama Carmen”

A​ super mixed seafood dish, with lobster, green cilantrobased rice and peruvian spices, cooked in beer
$46.00

Huachinango Sudado

Red snapper steamed in red wine, tomato sauce and onions, served with rice
$0.00

Filete De Pescado A Lo Macho

Fried filet of corvina with steamed seafood served with rice
$19.75