Taste of Peru sits inside an unassuming strip mall on Clark Street, the kind of plain exterior that gives no hint of what's inside. Walk in and the walls are covered in Peruvian art, a small transformation that sets the tone for a menu built around home-style cooking.
Seafood runs through much of the menu — a mixed ceviche loaded with calamari, shrimp, baby octopus, and mussels, and a family-size paella that piles in creatures from the sea. There's also lomo saltado, aji de gallina in a walnut sauce, and chupe de camarones, a spicy shrimp and rice chowder. Portions run generous, and regulars point to the service as attentive and personable, with a family-friendly atmosphere throughout.
It's built a reputation as a neighborhood fixture — the kind of place people describe as a local gem, worth the trip past its strip-mall exterior.
Seafood runs through much of the menu — a mixed ceviche loaded with calamari, shrimp, baby octopus, and mussels, and a family-size paella that piles in creatures from the sea. There's also lomo saltado, aji de gallina in a walnut sauce, and chupe de camarones, a spicy shrimp and rice chowder. Portions run generous, and regulars point to the service as attentive and personable, with a family-friendly atmosphere throughout.
It's built a reputation as a neighborhood fixture — the kind of place people describe as a local gem, worth the trip past its strip-mall exterior.