El Anzuelo Fino
El Anzuelo Fino
Takes Reservations: Yes
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
3 reviews
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I've been to both of there locations over 15 + times and I continuously encounter bad visits. so First off this restaurant hardly has any waiters or waitresses hanging around. They can't understand English and when you call the phone to order something you might as well hang up because they won't understand anything you're saying if you're not speaking Spanish. The only good thing there is the sangria, which is sometimes way too strong and the chicken besides that everything else is distasteful. The customer service is OK. Overall I wouldn't go here anymore.PIO PIO has authentic Peruvian food.
Jamaica Ave once again keeps me returning for morning, afternoon and evening meals, wether dining in or taking out.
El Anzuelo Fino has taken a significant decorative step past what any other Jamaica Avenue restaurants have to offer, setting a wonderful ambiance tone.
Koi fish swimming in an open air rectangular pond set against the near wall on the floor. (Ladies, watch where you place your handbags.) Decorative pottery sits on unique shelving at the entrance, large screen TV placed perfectly unobtrusively.
Looking for a dinner suggestion based on my lack of knowledge with Peruvian food, our server Sebastian was a great help. Ceviche Mixito was not exactly pico on the picante, proving too spicy for the girlfriend and certainly got my attention upon switching plates.
Aji De Gallina with white rice was a nice balance of strips of chicken in a wonderfully flavorful cream sauce.
At $18.00 I thought the sangria to be a bit pricey and the Leche Asada (Flan) appeared to be sitting in the fridge a bit too long as the chocolate topping was quite rubbery and had the texture of a radiator gasket.These two issues kept El Anzuelo Fino from a fifth star which they are deserving of.
A small authentic restaurant where Spanish is the language of choice among the customers. The menu is quite large and had loads of options to choose from.
Overall the food was good, but not all that memorable and I was not left wanting more. Once seated we were brought a bowl of toasted Cuzco corn and plantain chips along with some green sauce. It was great to munch on while waiting for our food. We were told that the Chicha Morado (the purple non-alcoholic drink) was homemade and it didn't disappoint; it was sweet and yummy.
Causa is layered cold mashed potato with a mayo based chicken salad. This is something my husband really enjoyed but I didn't think it was anything special.
The Tamales Criollos, Peruvian style tamales, were silky and tasty.
I opted for the Ceviche De Corvina as a main course. A large portion of fish accompanied by a slice of sweet potato and some Cuzco corn. The fish was tender, but not melt in your mouth tender and the flavor was a bit one dimensional. I had requested spicy, but the waitress misunderstood as the bill said "poco picante". More heat may have made it better. The Cabrito A La Norteña is a braised goat stewed dish served with rice and beans. The flavor was robust and it was a very rich dish.
I was really excited to try this place, maybe I was there on an off night, but I didn't love it like I thought I would.