Aji Limon
“I had Lomo Saltado, papa la huacaina and ceviche and it was delicious!”
“We shared as an appetizer "cholos a la characa" –I ordered "sudado de mariscos" for me; my friend had "cau cau de mariscos"………all dishes very well presented and delicious!”
“There is a bar with a small drink selection, luckily Aji Limon is BYOB which makes it great for a date night.”
Aji Limon
Takes Reservations: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
2 reviews
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One of those places that has a nice atmosphere, clean, good service, but the food is nothing to go home and rave about.
The set up is cute, with curtains that can be pulled down to give each table privacy. As far as the food: I don't think it's ever a good sign when food comes out in about 5 minutes. Have you had rice that is just reheated after it has been sitting on the stove for a while? That's what this tasted like. I ordered the arroz chaufa (chicken) but according to the waitress I ordered beef chaufa.
I guess our Spanglish conversation was a bit off. I kept the dish since she was nice about it. Arroz chaufa is up there on my top 5 fav type of rice but this place didn't match other Peruvian spots. For dessert we had the tiramisu which is bought from a vendor not made at the restaurant. I would skip dessert.
It's a #BYOB and parking wasn't difficult around here.
* mixed seafood ceviche (this was a huge plate of seafood, choclo which is the Peruvian corn, sweet potato and white potato; the seafood was fresh, perfectly salted and the pickled red onions on top were delicious!! there was a mix of fish, shrimp, octopus, and not sure what else was going on in there haha; regardless the sauce was so good! it was sour, garlicky and spicy, I actually just started eating spoonfuls of it without the seafood; this plate was $17 which was well worth the price considering how large the portion was, it can honestly suffice as a entree)
* parihuela (seafood soup; the broth was absolutely delicious!! they probably boiled the seafood in that water before adding spices to it to create the broth; it was savory and spicy and a perfect consistency; this serving was huge so plan on sharing it); * jalea (fried fish, calamari, mussels all served with fried yuca and pickled red onions; the fish was so good!!! super moist and perfectly cooked albeit a little on the salty side; the calamari were huge but on the chewy side; I loved the batter, it was light and crispy; the tartar sauce was delicious and they need to provide a larger serving of it with this huge plate of food. I don't know how anybody can possibly eat this plate of fried food as an entree. It is honestly WAY too much as an entree and is better to place under an appetizer to be shared)
* arroz chauffa mixto (beef and chicken fried rice; this was surprisingly really good except for the slightly overcooked beef; the rice was seasoned right and consistency of rice was good; there was soo much meat on this plate and I would have appreciated a little less; coming from somebody who is Chinese and grew up on fried rice, I gotta give them props for this)
* tostones (these were alright; I don't know if they left these out and just toasted them upon ordering because they were a little hard and pretty chewy; not impressed with these at all)
* fried yuca (meh, I've definitely had better fried yuca; not the best quality yuca because the texture was off and not that powdery consistency)
* chichamurrada (yes!!!! I loved their version!! lightly spiced and lightly sweetened; some places are a little heavy handed with their spices so the drink is like potpourri or they add way too much sugar so you're reaching for water constantly but Aji Limon got it right! it's only $2 a glass and $8 per pitcher!! so worth it!)
This place was very cute inside. Lighting was warm and inviting. The seating arrangement is great so that there's enough room between tables and you don't feel like you're on top of each other. The service was questionable. The beginning of the service was fine; they paid attention to you and made sure you had water and checked up on you. When we were done with our meal, we sat there and waited forever until someone came to clear the table. Then the young boy took ONE plate at a time! Hahhaah! I was like, this is unreal!!! Whoever the manager or owner is needs to train the staff how to stack plates and clear the table properly. Food is pretty good. I'd go back to try more, but maybe get to-go and not have to endure their service again.