MACA Peruvian Restaurant
“We then tried the papas a la huaincaina, which were heavenly cheesy and shared the 'personal' jalea (trust me, it's enough for two!).”
“My husband had the arroz chaufa with seafood also delicious great flavor everything was fresh and tasty!!”
“Their Ají de gallina, empanadas de pollo y carne, tallarines a la huancaina con carne and causa are to die for.”
MACA Peruvian Restaurant
Takes Reservations: Yes
Delivery: 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
Caters: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
4 reviews
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Some good Peruvian food, don't waste your time at Wanka. Maca's food is well seasoned the steak is delicious. Always looking for good Peruvian food an epic quest as a Peruvian.
Appetizers:
Papa ala Huncaina – solid, not the bright yellow I am used to but great flavor a little spicy but I love spice!
Tamale de Puerco – amazing I love tamales peruanos And these are good but I have had better the pork was a bit too fatty for me.
Entrees:
Tallarines Ala Huncaina- great extremely cheesy almost resembles Mac and cheese again not exactly what I am used to but still a banger.
Arroz Chaufa de pollo- Well seasoned and well portioned.
Lomo Saltado-perfectly cooked and seasoned this was great !
Side notes : the wait for our food was around 35-40 minutes, and even though my mother happily ate the Tallarines ala huancaina she ordered Tallarines verdes. Would still come back though.
Service – 4 out of 5
Food- 4.5 out of 5
Not great for parking, but again would come back again.
Such mixed feelings about this restaurant…We were actually on our way to Pio Pio, which was only a few doors down, but that Pio Pio was WAY too small. Then, we saw Maca and said why not. The waiter there was extremely sweet and attentive, which is probably the only reason why I gave this place 2 stars. We got 2 combo #3 (chicken, sausage and fries, salad, and plantains) for the 6 of us, plus 2 beans on the side. Now first of all, the food is here mediocre; not good but not bad. Here's the reason why for my low ratings: the time waiting for the damn food. I mean I understand that it takes a while for the food to cook because we ordered a lot, but one thing I don't understand is that they brought the food out one. by. one. The plantains came out first, then we waited legit 30 more min for the next plate, then another 15 min for the next, and the next, and the next. Total wait time for our food to come out? Oh, about 1 hour and 30 min. Okay, that is a huge huge huge NO. And not only that, the waitress that took our order clearly made a mistake in our order because she cannot really understand or speak English. There was no explanation or apology given to us because of this issue, andddd the owner was literally 3 feet away from us, and he didn't even bother greeting us, or apologizing to us. Props to that one guy waiter that literally makes this restaurant keep its business.
Great place to come for Peruvian food. The ambiance is great. The staff is friendly, helpful and great at suggestions.
The food is awesome. We ordered:
Jalea Personal: It consisted of fried seafood: clams, calamari and others. The flavor is great. Not too greasy and not undercooked. They were all cooked right. All the components were crispy and delish.
PS Maca: Didn't drink it. But my friend said it was great.
Chicha Morada: Didn't drink it. But my friend said it was great.
Tallarines Verde/Bisteck: The steak was tender and delish. The green pasta was well made, not too dry and not too wet. It was made right!
Lomo Saltado: Didn't try it. But my friend said it was great.
Causa de Camarones: Delish dish even though I couldn't tell what it was made of.
Alfajores: A traditional Peruvian cookie. It was a bit too sweet for me.
Mazamorra: A traditional Peruvian dessert. You can get one free from checking in with the Yelp app. Delish but it was a bit too sweet for me.
Anticuchos: The meat was well made and delish.
Papa Rellena: Crispy on the outside and the beef on the inside were well made. The onions used as garnish were fresh and crispy.
Tamales: well made and delish. The onions used as garnish were fresh and crispy.
Definitely worth coming to this place again for dinner!
Came here late one night on a trip to NYC and really stumbled upon this place…really glad we did. At first a little nervous because we were the only customers, but as time went by the place for sure started to fill up…great atmosphere and very charming place. I am really not sure the name for it but my wife and I split the small seafood platter and all I will say it was unbelievable….I was so full but just kept eating because I didn't want any to go to waste. Partially because we ate the beef rice before hand….suggestion the portions here are huge and more family style so look to share most things. Either way this was excellent food and really worth stopping in for a try.