El Chevere
“The only thing that sucks is that they close on 9pm even on Saturday and the parking is horrible.”
“The rotisserie chicken is juicy and flavorful and when I am in the mood for a cup of Peruvian chicken soup, this is one of the places I love to come to.”
“Can't go wrong with fresh & decently priced Peruvian food.”
El Chevere
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
5 reviews
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Omg, omg, omg!!! Everything is great and they give you so much food for your money. You have to try this place!!! You will leave happy and full!!
Today I looked at myself in the mirror and didn't recognize myself. I've turned into a real pig now! Arrrrgh!!! It was like a Kafka-esque nightmare turned reality….and I wish it was a dream! Mamma mia!!! While in Thailand last week I gained 3kg just in 1 week, and I still haven't lost a single kg from my 3 week trip in Europe last summer in which I gained 4kg doing lots of pastry shop-hopping. In Vienna alone, I had 9 different cakes in 1 day from my hotel cake buffet, Cafe Sacher and Demel just to give you an idea of how out of control I can get. I was blessed with a fast metabolism in my youth that I thought I can stay skinny eating whatever I want as much as I want. In 10 years I've gained 15kg!! I'm really feeling my age now!!! Yikes!!!
This is supposed to be a food review and why am I writing all this? Because, guess what? I finally decided to go on a diet! That's right, for real this time!! Sooo, what does any Yelper do before they go on a diet?? PIG OUT!!! Hehehe!!!! So when my friends invited me for lunch at El Chevere today, my immediate reply was "HELL YES!" LOL! Until I reach my goal weight I will disappear from Yelp for a while. So this is going to be a very special Yelp review……siiiiiiiiiiiiiii!!!!!
EL CHEVERE IS THE PLACE for really heavy rich Peruvian food with OUTRAGEOUS portion size. The portion size is ridiculous for the price, and that's what I love about this place. Que chevereeeee!!! I've uploaded the picture of my Bistec a lo Pobre(big FRIED steak (not grilled, but FRIED) with 2 fried eggs on top of rice, french fries, and maduros) so that you can see how big it is. It can feed 2 people! And can you believe this is only $14 and it's one of the most expensive meat dishes in El Chevere?? Make sure you eat it with "aji", the green garlicky sauce on the table!! Que rico!!! If you want something cheaper and filling, you can order their pollo a la brasa(rotisserie chicken), which only costs around $7 and super delish! And let me repeat again, make sure you eat this also with "aji", it makes it even tastier!! My friend's Lomo Saltado was huge and yummy, I loved the savory slices of onion, peppers, and tomatoes in it! And what's Peruvian food without our favorite potato salad with rich creamy Huancayna sauce?? Sometimes we crave for unsophisticated but undeniably delicious unhealthy food, and this is one of them. Que rico!! Mmmmm! And although I was soooo stuffed, I couldn't resist the dessert because I know I'm gonna be starving myself starting tomorrow. It's amazing that I always manage to find a room for dessert no matter how much I eat, it never ceases to amaze my friends. I don't even know what this dessert is called, but basically it's a fried spring roll with sweet creamy cheese inside served with whipped cream and strawberry sauce. That alone probably must have been at least 500kcal. I was like, "Hey you guys, feel free to try some of my dessert because I don't think I can finish it" but no one had any room in their stomachs to try it. So guess what? I finished it all!! I can't believe it!! And now I'm feeling guilty for even ordering it! Arrrrgh!!! This is why I'm getting fat!!! I hate you El Chevere!!! But I still love youuuuu!!! Eres chévere que chévere que chévere guau guau!
I don't know how, but I'm gonna try to seriously eat healthy from tomorrow. I'm famous for my "mañana diet", I guess I don't have to explain because it speaks for itself. Although none of my friends take me seriously anymore, I hope some of you will support me!! Cheers!!
Authentic Peruvian food. My judgement is set when I have the aji peruvian green sauce. Does it have all the flavors – yes! Does it have a nice spicy kick to it – YES (could be more but it's there!). The chicken was delicious. The plantains were okay not great. Little difficulty with communication, the lady kept speaking to me in Spanish when I clearly kept giving her answers in English or saying what? I mean, I don't mean short words, full sentences so fast that I cannot even pick up any words. I felt like an idiot ok! Anyways, regardless of that, she was sweet and made me a killer latte! 2 meals to go + latte = $12 and change.. I mean… amazingggggg..Go here go here! Oh and we took the food to go, but could definitely sit here, so clean ….cute set up- plenty of seats!
The Wife is a big fan of Peruvian food, ceviche is her weakness, she also loves the Arroz Chaufa w/ seafood (basically seafood fried rice).
We were disappointed when we came to El Chevere for lunch and they did not have ceviche. My Wife ordered her usual, Chaufa, i ordered a fried fish platter which was huge and full of various seafood and fried Yuca.
Overall we enjoyed everything, bathroom was pretty nasty, place could have been a little cleaner.
This is one of my hubbys favorite places to visit when we are in the area.
He loves the chicken with shrimp with the "green sauce".
I prefer the rotisserie chicken with fries.
The service is quick and they are always busy.
Extra sauce costs 75 cents. Guess it's really popular