Aji Limon

This is probably my second favorite Peruvian restaurant in Southwest Florida, after El Patio. The food was quite good, but not *quite* as good as the aforementioned. Also, the service was so-so. A little slow and my water was never refilled, even though it sat empty for half the meal. Plus they were out of alfajores, which was disappointing.

A SAD EXPERIENCE & VERY SLOW SERVICE

I was actually the "First to Review" this place some two years ago and had a good memory of our time there. We have been looking forward to returning & even purchased a <a href="/redir?url=http%3A%2F%2Frestaurant.com&s=c5fe485af4df376130bee54f875814d79c4d7913e1258123b1206d2bdbf4873b" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://restaurant.com</a> coupon in anticipation of the event.

We arrived early (Florida style) on a Monday at 4:30 for dinner. We started with the Palta Rellena Camaron, which was avacado stuffed with shrimp. It was a huge helping, plenty for two as an appetizer, but the stuffing had very little shrimp, and instead contained an abundance of mayonnaise, peas, corn and carrots. The result was not impressive.

For dinner we had the grilled chicken with salad and rice and the grilled pork chops with rice and beans. The meal was average. The rice was undercooked.

Our appetizer arrived after 30-40 minutes and the actual dinner at 5:45.

We had a Tres Leches for dessert & it was quite good.

At 6:05 I asked for & received the bill, and gave the server the <a href="/redir?url=http%3A%2F%2Frestaurant.com&s=c5fe485af4df376130bee54f875814d79c4d7913e1258123b1206d2bdbf4873b" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://restaurant.com</a> coupon. She said, sorry we can't accept it after 6 pm. Huh? I've never run into this before, and we'd been there since 4:30. It was only after 6 due to their super slow service. She was steadfast and refused to accept it.

We paid and left. Doubt we'll be back. There are too many other good restaurants around, including Peruvian.

El Gaucho Inca shall remain our favorite.

It's hard to be super positive with only one visit. My wife and I stopped in for Sunday dinner. The waitress and waiter (daughter and son of the owner perhaps?) were smiling and helpful. Wanting something "local" I ordered Tacu Tacu with Bistek, a fried bean, rice tortilla with grilled flank steak. My wife ordered Pescado a la Chorrillana, a tomato/onion/fish dish. When hers came it had 1 small piece of fish (tilapia maybe) with a tablespoon of sliced onion and tomato and a heaping portion of french fries! French Fries?

I am unfamiliar with tacutacu but it was dry and bland. Eating it was like chewing dried grain. There were several thin slices of grilled flank steak, ok but also dry. The dish could have been improved with some sort of sauce.

My 3 star rating reflects the decor as much as the food. The decorating is colorful and we enjoyed the Peruvian slide show on the large screen TV. But it would take a few more visits sampling other offerings to garner a more glowing review.