Somos Perú

I never had a chance to try this place. I drove by yesterday and saw that they were out of business.

I only found out about this place because of a groupon. And I don't regret buying that groupon because their food and service was fantastic. When I went there they had only been open for a few months. It is a family run business and they make sure we are enjoying our meal.

For appetizers, I ordered the Papa A La Huancaina (potatoes and eggs with queso sause, very authentic Peruvian dish) and my friend ordered the Choros A La Chalaca (mussels). My dish was fine, but very filling. Let's say I had never had something like that before. My friend's dish was just awesome; very refreshing as it had tomatoes and lime in it.

For my entree I ordered the Lomo Saltado (stiry fried beed with fries). It was very flavorful. That was the first time I ate any dish actually cooked with fries. I enjoyed it a lot. My friend ordered the Chaufa de Carne o Pollo (fried rice) which was regular fried rice with some different spices.

We both enjoyed our meal and decided we would definitely go back. Their price is slightly on the higher side. When we went there (around November) they were waiting for a liquor licence and were planning to move to St Paul if they didn't get the licence. Don't know what the status is right now on that.

I wanted to write a good review of this place but just can't. The food here is merely "meh." I had the ceviche. Some of the fish was tough as rubber. I was hoping to get a Pisco Sour, but they didn't have a liquor license.

The service was so slow here. I think we got our order here one hour after we ordered it.