El Rincon Peruano
“Lomo salteado was great too and the portion sizes were quite large.”
“Definitely check this place out – would so pop in but with this cold weather, I'm happy staying inside having this brought to me.”
El Rincon Peruano
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
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
3 reviews
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I randomly chose this place while walking around with a friend. Turned out to be a good decision. This is a fairly small restaurant with a few tables and a friendly attentive staff. We ended up having the pollo a la brasa and lomo salteado. The chicken was very juicy – well cooked with nice seasoning. To me, it was just as good as Pio Pio (a Peruvian place that I love). Lomo salteado was great too and the portion sizes were quite large. We left with two happy stomachs.
Not bad. Had parihuela, and like it very much. The seafood is decently cooked and very fresh, and the broth is tasty.
After a broken foot waylaid my long-awaited trip to Machu Picchu, I attempted to console myself by hitting up the best-rated Peruvian restaurant in my neighborhood. And while being inside El Rincon Peruano wasn't quiiiiite like scarfing down some spit-roasted cuy in a roadside stall in Cuzco, I felt a little consoled by my meal here.
The restaurant is in a diverse jumble of restaurants near the 61st Street subway station — walking down Roosevelt Avenue is like walking through a meeting of the UN General Assembly. El Rincon Peruano is in an unassuming storefront and the place has a slightly awkward layout. Once you're inside, your eyes are aglow with the fluorescent lights and oodles of delightful Peruvian handicrafts (such llamas! such tapestry!). We were two of the only three people there on the evening we went, and they seem to have a robust delivery service. Our server was kind, attentive, and happy to explain things on the menu.
We devoured the giant corn nuts that were brought in a tiny appetizer bowl and proceeded to order a bunch of dishes, not understanding that the food we'd signed up for would equal approximately 3 full meals for the two of us. Our server seemed pretty amused every time she'd bring out a new dish (and the kitchen moved quickly!).
What we ordered:
–Anticuchos ($8.95): this beef heart appetizer is always a favorite of mine at Peruvian restaurants, and these were meaty and savory, though not especially memorable. 3.5/5
–Ceviche de Pescado ($9.95): this was our favorite dish, mostly because we are fanatical ceviche lovers. The big chunks of white fish in a super-tangy lime juice and onion dressing with some heat = perfect and fresh. Don't miss this (or any of the other ceviche options); my mouth is literally watering right now thinking about it. 5/5
–Combo Limeno ($21.75): we got a half chicken, and it comes with a giant plate of rice+beans, a huge salad with some underripe avocado, a platter of steak-cut french fries with cut up hot dog (salchipapas), and green plantains (tostones) — the chicken was EXCELLENT: juicy, fatty, flavorful, tender, with a great balance between the crispness of the skin and the moistness of the meat. Definitely don't miss the chicken, though I could have done without all of the sides, most of which were just "meh." 4.5/5
–Sangria ($6): this was… fine. It wasn't really noteworthy and tasted like mostly juice, so I probably wouldn't recommend it. 2/5
Overall, you need to try their ceviche and chicken. For one thing, these are pretty classic Peruvian dishes, and for another, El Rincon Peruano really shines with those preparations. The food is fresh, the service is friendly, and for the price, it's a real Queens bargain.