This is a solid choice. I went with the International Supper Club and tried plantains with garlic, yucca with a yellow sauce, bread with a green sauce, yummy! For dinner, I went with a chicken stew with a potato and hardboiled egg with rice. Chicken was not at all like stew, Â more like a gravy, but very tasty. I also tasted ceviche, I can dig it. Will def eat here again.
Review Source:GREEN SAUCE ON BREAD! Â get that, and then go for lunch and get the special its always good! I have no idea what I ordered but it was like tender pot roast with cilantro and it was excellent, also had some green spagetti with chicken that was awesome, partner had the chiveche and it was good too! Â Order extra sauce with the bread you will need it. So glad my co-worker who is from Peru took me here for lunch and ordered for me the first 2 times.
Review Source:Peruvian food fascinates me because there is only one Peruvian restaurant in St. Louis. Â I remembered my friends told me about a great place in Indy and requested we try it on our weekend trip. Â
The service was awesome, all of us were happy with our entrees and my boyfriend and I were both excited about trying new foods.
I highly recommend the ahi de gallina, it's shredded chicken in a yellow sauce, kind of like curry, but not as runny. Â Ahi means garlic, and it was a very garlic-y dish. Â A lot of their plates involve egg and odd little french fry things. Â They tasted good either way!
Awesome place. Very friendly and helpful staff. I had a #53 and my fience #23 both were great and huge! Kinda spicy but nothing unbearable as i loved it and don't care for spicy food. The green paste they give you with the bread is amazing and addictive. One of my new favorite places.
Review Source:We had such great hopes....we were in for such a big let down.
The food was just really gross. I like most stuff and that's one of the reasons I like going out to eat so much; I love to try new things! But this was just really either overcooked or undercooked or too cold or just lukewarm. It was tough to get through. In fact, we were unable to finish. I didn't even take my leftovers home and wouldn't have considered offering them to a friend.
Why two stars? purple corn drink! Purple corn drink was awesome and I liked it a lot. But that's it. The end. The mussels were weird, beef heart was too stringy and tough, and how the heck do you mess up a bunch of fried seafood? Forget it. We won't go back.
Ok restaurant...maybe because I have peruvian friends  and  I first  tried  with home made dishes which are  delicious. I was  dissapointed with this  restaurant since  the first  time I went.   Compairing it to my peruvian friends food....this  is  a joke!!...been to this  restaurant  a few times  just  to hang out but not  really for the  food. I preffer  to buy the  Crab legs and  shrimp and fish and  have my friend  cook it..Him and his  wife  should  be the  cookers  at this restauran...they would  get 20 Stars!...
Review Source:This place was slightly better than ok (3.5 stars), and good to try. Â Basically, Peruvian food was a novelty for us, and we found of particular interest the presentations of various bright colors and the various green and yellow sauces. Â The food quality we found was of average quality though, and the prices are on the moderately high side. Â The best dish was the appetizer sampler platter - with beef heart (a bit gamey), fried pork, fried yuccas, and marinated mussels. Â This platter came with a nice mild yellow sauce - made with cheese and corn we were told. Â I also had the Aji de Gallina, a Peruvian staple of shredded chicken and rice in their creamy yellow sauce. Â I found this sauce a bit over peppery, but the dish was filling and decent nonetheless. Â Wife had the Pescado a lo Macho - fish fillet and assorted seafood (shrimp, octopus, etc), but the seafood was a bit fishy smelling. Â Son had the best entree, the Tallarines Verdes - spaghetti with a bright green pesto sauce and grilled chicken. The pasta was flavorful, fresh, and satisfying, but the grilled chicken was dryish and ordinary. Â We also got a sampling of their purple corn drink. Â This was like a grape juice in appearance, but had a complex taste - cinnamony, spicy, and tangy. Â I wouldn't order it in future, but it was interesting to sample. Â All in, the meal was $64. Â Overall, a nice change of the culinary scenery, but would consider coming back only if bored with all other cuisines.
Review Source:We happened to be on the west side and genius struck when I said "Let's go to the Peruvian restaurant over here!" The 3 of us were SO glad we chose this over having pizza delivered. We had good service and our questions were answered sufficiently. The interior is really nicely decorated, and our food was AWESOME! In fact, I am completely confident that if this restaurant were located in Broad Ripple (instead of in a strip mall on W. 38th St.), we wouldn't have been able to get a seat at 8pm on a Saturday night. This is a really top-notch establishment.
Also, apologies ahead of time for not remembering the Spanish names for the items we ordered.
Instead of the chips and salsa that Mexican restaurants bring you, a basket of soft, fresh bread is brought to your table (kind of like challah) along with a little bowl of pale green, lightly spiced dipping sauce (aji). It is so addictive! Seriously, we could've easily filled up on this and not had room for our meals.
Our appetizer was a deep-fried ball of mashed potatoes stuffed with spiced beef, olives, and chopped boiled egg, and served alongside a salad. The salad consists of thinly sliced sweet onions, tomato, lettuce, and plenty of cilantro lightly dressed. I think the dressing was mainly vinegar and lime juice? The boys raved about the salad and we all loved the hot appetizer (reminded me of a cross between an Indian samosa and a potato pakora). It's not the best choice to share with 3 people as someone is going to complain about getting an uneven amount of some filling ingredient.
I had the vegetarian green pasta which is served alongside potatoes in cheese (huancaina) sauce. The only thing that threw me about this dish is that the potatoes and cheese sauce were cold. Evidently this is the traditional way to serve this dish. So...you didn't get cold food...that's the way it's supposed to be! The green pesto-style sauce was SO tasty. It was just a little bit spicy and coated every single noodle. The portion was so huge I'll probably be able to eat it for 2 more meals! One of my companions ordered the green pasta with a pan-fried chicken breast (reminded me of schnitzel-delish) and a potato. He also had to make an effort not to over-stuff himself because he loved his entree. My partner ordered the half rotisserie chicken, which is served with salad and french fries, although you have the option to sub other sides if you wish. That bird was awesome! Total perfection. Moist, flavorful, tender. He couldn't stop raving about the flavor and said, "We're not in Boston anymore."
There aren't a ton of vegetarian choices, but between the appetizer menu, the desserts, and the couple entrees, I don't think anyone will leave hungry. I think better than half of the menu items are or can easily be prepared gluten-free. However, if you tend to get very sick with even the slightest contamination, be cautious. There is a (very) slight language barrier and communicating "no wheat anywhere" might be tricky?
Regretfully, we didn't budget any belly space for dessert. There are 2-3 available. There are a couple "exotic" Peruvian soda choices but no alcohol is available. Our pre-tip total for 3 entrees and 1 appetizer was about $43 with tax. Prices aren't cheap, but the portions are humongous and the food is delicious. I highly recommend making a trip to this restaurant, and I will even be encouraging friends in the northern suburbs to head down to 38th St.
I thought I reviewed this a while ago. I hate when that happens. Not many vegetarian options-try 2, I believe, but the noodles are amazing. Covered in a sauce mixing pesto  that's way better than normal pesto & white cheese sauce, the mountain of pasta you get is truly light & delicious. It also comes with a boiled potato. Not my thing, but ok-it's there. The noodles are enough for 2-3 days or 2 people to share & be stuffed. My husband got a chicken stew, but it wasn't how we'd think of a stew w/ broth. He said it was pretty good, but he should have ordered seafood. Service friendly & attentive. Also, aji sauce is addictive. Ever since discovering it here, I admit sometimes I whip some up at home & eat it w/ a loaf of French bread for dinner. Addictive..
Review Source:I have never had Peruvian food before Machu Picchu, so I hope you will keep that under consideration. Â I went here for lunch with another foodie friend of mine. Â We had a really hard time deciding what to order glancing through the menu, the pictures made us want to try a lot of things. Â It was a good thing we had our mind set on ordering the ceviche before we even stepped into this place. Â I just love the idea of dressing seafood in lime juice and I heard this place had a killer ceviche. Â We also decided on the Parihuela de Mariscos Bouillabaisse, the picture looked so enticing with all the seafood falling out of the bowl. Â We figure we should get another item since the ceviche was just an appetizer. Â We went with the Arroz Chaufa de Mariscos base on it's description "shrimp, octopus, squid and mussels served with fried rice", you can never have too much seafood.
After putting in our order they brought out the equivalent of bread and butter, but it was actually bread and a bowl of green dipping sauce. Â Wow I love this green sauce, it tasted like a concoction of ranch, mayo, and different spices. Â I could eat that stuff all day but I had to stop myself since we had more food on the way. Â It was good thing I did because the Machu Picchu ceviche(their most popular ceviche) arrived on a huge plate. Â The ceviche was quickly followed by the other two items and they were all huge. Â Do not think it was huge because of fillers they gave us plenty of proteins. Â
Let's get down to the it...the food! Â The Ceviche Machu Picchu was excellent. Â It was very fresh, light, and flavorful. Â I like that they use fresh fish and you can tell the fish was raw and they cooked it with the lime juice. Â Again you just cannot believe how much proteins were given to us. Â The plate of ceviche was pile and pile of shrimp, squid, octopus, and fish. Â They also included 4 large mussels, corn, and sweet potato. Â After eating the ceviche with so much kick of lime juice I expected the same from the bouillabaisse. Â I was expecting a rich flavorful broth, and I did not get that exactly. Â The broth was very simple and a tad salty, but nothing really exciting. Â I guess the huge serving of seafood made up for the lack of flavor. Â Again I have never had this before so I can't really say it's not authentic but I'm just not a fan of the taste of the broth. Â By the time we made it to our last plate we were both extremely full. Â We sorta misinterpreted the Arroz Chafa de Mariscos, we thought it was assorted seafood with a SIDE of fried rice. Â It turned out to be fried rice with assorted seafood. Â We both were not a fan of fried rice to begin with so we did not make a dent at this dish. Â However, the fried rice was cooked really well and they gave us a lot of seafood. Â
Machu Picchu deserve 4 stars...the ceviche is great, the green dipping sauce is addicting, the portions are huge, and there is no skimming on the proteins. Â I went back again wanting to try their roasted chicken but they ran out, must be doing something right. Â Will be coming back again and again for sure!
I am definltiely not an expert on Peruvian food, So keep in mind that I am drafting this review as a seafood lover and newby Peruvian food diner. A friend and I came here for lunch ordered 3 dishes to share as we found out later was enough for 5-6 people. Total lunch bill was over $60 with tip! Â This place was located in a strip mall off of 38th street. Â I went one time when they were located on the north side and remember that everything I ordered was great but it's been year and had not tried it since they moved. Â
We ordered the Parihuela de Mariscos soup (fish, shrimp, octopus, mussels, and tomato bouillabaisse), the Ceviche Machu Picchu (fresh fish, shrimp, octopus, squid with choros ala chalaca), and Arroz Chaufa de Mariscos (shrimp, octopus, squid and mussels served with fried rice. Â
The ceviche was great. The fish tasted fresh. The shrimp had the right consistency the seasoning was acidic and perfect. It was my favorite dish of the two. It came with a small sliver of corn on the cob and a section of sweet potato. Â Pile high with onions and they were very generous on the seafood.
All the seafood in all of our dishes were great except the mussels. Â They tasted either previously cooked, overcooked, or previously frozen. Â All three dishes we ordered pretty much contained the same seafood. It looks like they were prepared the same way with different seasonings. Â
The soup was very salty. At first there was a seafood aroma that was a little fishy but we got use to it and tasted nothing but salty broth. Â Not much depth in flavor but the fish, squid and octopus were all perfectly cooked.
The arroz chaufa de Mariscos was just fried rice with all the seafood fried in there with it. not bad, but not my favorite. Â There are over 60 items on the menu so I definitely want to come back and try more items on the menu. A lot of things came out of the kitchen looking good and smelling better so I think i'm going to just point to people's tables and items they ordered next time when ordering instead of trying to order from the menu. well, I'll also make it a point to get that delicious ceviche though.. Â Everyone had a pitcher of something purple it looks on the menu as if it might be the purple corn (chicha morada en Jarra) and goes for 9.50 a pitcher. Must be good so I might venture for that as well. Can't wait to go back!
On Monday to Fridays from 11am-3pm they have a soup, entree, and soft drink for $6.99
As someone who grew up eating my Peruvian mom's food, I can say that although there's nothing like a mother's cooking, this place caters wonderfully to gringos and Peruvian mothers who want the night off.
The green sauce that they give you (free) when you sit down is one of the best parts of coming here! It is delicious and spicy, and we usually go through three or four bowls in a visit. It's great with the bread they give you or any meal that you order.
My standard order begins with Yucca a la Huancaina, which is fried yucca (similar to a potato) and a yellow creamy sauce for dipping. While I enjoy the Huancaina sauce and order it every time I go, it is not real Peruvian Huancaina sauce. I get my sauce from a secret family recipe that I don't even know, so when my aunt is unavailable, Machu Picchu fills the void. It's not spicy at all, so this is a nice appetizer for those who don't like hot food.
My favorite entrees are the Aji de Gallina (pulled chicken in a yellow sauce served w/rice), Lomo Saltado (big pieces of beef, tomato, and onion served over french fries), and Bistek a lo Pobre (piece of fried beef with a sunny-side up egg and plantains), and Tallarines Verdes (noodles with a creamy basil sauce). You can't go wrong with any of these dishes.
Peruvian food is a great option for everyone, even unadventurous people, because the ingredients in most things are the same as the things we use in American cooking: chicken, beef, tomatoes, onion, rice, pasta, etc.
Wash your meal down with the nectar of the Gods - INCA KOLA! It might be something you have had to grow up drinking, but it tastes like bubble gum soda.
While it is a bit of a hole in the wall, the prices don't necessarily reflect that fact. Â However, the portion sizes are very big, and I can usually get two meals out of a shared appetizer and individual entree.
Service isn't terribly fast, and like most people here have said, it is easier to go up to the counter to pay when you are done.
I've never tried Peruvian before, so I'm no expert. Â Nice little place with helpful staff - I'm a vegetarian and I was traveling with someone who can't eat salt, and they were able to accommodate us.
We too rave about the green dipping sauce, which comes with some unexceptional white European-style bread. Â They told us it's basically garlic, jalapenos and mayonnaise; it has a great kick.
My companion had the grilled fish and seemed happy with it; I had the grilled plantains (nice; a little sweet; fairly oily) and the pesto with two half potatoes in some sort of Peruvian yellow sauce. Â Portions are extremely generous; I ate maybe a third of the pasta, and then had enough left over for two lunches.
Didn't try the Inca cola but really enjoyed the purple corn drink, which features cloves and spices and is sold in bottles at the ethnic grocery down the street.
This is Indianapolis' premiere Peruvian place.
They say they specialize in ceviche. It is quite good there but personally I like ceviche from the Central American countries better. I think their specialty is found in their soups. Â
By far the best way to visit this restaurant is a weekday lunch. Â They have a lunch special that is different each day but it comes with an entree, soup, salad, a drink, and usually fries or something of the sort for $6.99 (They actually just upped their price from $5.99). Â If you go here for dinner it becomes a bit pricey but it is still very good and you can choose what you want to order.
3.5- our server (maybe owner) was SUPER friendly
In search of something a bit different, my wife and I decided to venture out to the west side and check out this joint. Â We tag teamed this visit with a trip to Sagara, so all in all a good time.
AMBIENCE- hole in the wall, no doubt. Â The place was decorated with tradiational Peruivian and Incan items, but the drab colored walls, and the basic tables and chairs were clearly indicative of a hole in the wall. Â Most of the patrons seemed to be of Chicano/Hispanic decent, though there appeared to be a table of students, and another table of adventurous older folks.
MENU- the menu was pretty extensive. Â They had a fair number of appetizers, beef, chicken and seafood dishes in addition to some Peruvian favorites. Â It didn't look like they had guinea pig on their menu, though I wasn't about to try it, so it didn't bother me. Â - 1 star for not having alfajores (traditional cookie with dulce de leche). Â Our server said they were going to add them to the menu but they didn't have them at this point. Â BOOOO.
SERVICE- as I said, our server (I'm 99% sure he was the owner) was very friendly. Â He was very attentive and answered all of our questions about the menu. Â He probably thought we were a bunch of gringos until I asked about the alfajores, then he stopped trying to sell so hard.
FOOD- my wife and I started with an order of fried yucca based on the recommendation of the owner. Â For $7, I was expecting something more than what we got. Â The presentation was not sexy by any means, as it looked like the yucca was just cut up into fry shapes, and served with a sauce of some sort. Â My wife and I were not impressed with the overpriced fries.
For dinner, my wife got the arroz con pollo, and I tried the lamb shank. Â My lamb shank was very tasty. Â It was cooked with "Peruvian spices" and had a red sauce served with white beans and rice. Â The lamb was very tender, and a pretty generous portion considering the price. Â My wife on the other hand was not a fan of her food. Â The arroz con pollo was lacking in flavor, and the the chicken was pretty dry. Â Pretty disappointing considering that's a traditional dish.
OVERALL- I was a fan, my wife, not so much. Â On the strength of the lamb, and the hope that they will get alfajores soon, I would go back. Â I just wouldn't recommend the arroz con pollo. Â Check it out if youre looking for something outside of your normal fare. Â Prices are reasonable, and the portions are generous.
Chuck Norris Rating- Inca Stomp
Shocking! I cant believe this hidden jewel was lost from me for 4years! Â This is a authentic Peruvian restaurant. Â I was actually looking for a African (Ethiopian) Restaurant when my fiancee and I stumbled on this jewel. Â At first we were worried b/c the entrees were about 13 to 15 dollars and thought the price of food was high. Â But when we received the food not only were the portions large enough for two but the quality and the texture of the food were very good.
Creativity - 5 (Couldnt tell you never had Peruvian, but it is creative to me)
Presentation - 2 (Basically how your mom would serve you dinner)
Service - 5(Very attentive)
Atmosphere - 3 Small hole in the wall with a Peru flag on one wall
Flavor - 4(Excellent, I had some green rice and my girl had a shrimp and fish combo that were just wonderful)
Execution - 5 (Texture of the rice was on the t, the tenderness and flavor of the chicken, shrimp, and fish were incredible)
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