lovely atmosphere & food. i have never had peruvian cuisine before. i was pleasantly surprised and really enjoyed my food. the atmosphere does have a latin america feel; however, i am not sure i would have tagged it as inca or peruvian without the name out front. the main colors are reds and blacks with green and gold accents. it's pleasing.
i ordered a traditionaldishcalled aji de gallina (spicy creamed chicken). it's wonderful. the aji has pepper ground into the rich white creamy sauce. the chicken is pulled into shreds, mixed into the sauce, and then poured over a bed of sliced golden potatoes. the texture of the potato slices with the tender chicken and spiced creamy is awesome. love it. the surprise on the plate was criolla salad. it looked like julienned red onions on my plate until i took a bite. the unexpected tang of wine vinegar and a spice i could not place was great. while i expected to only take one bite for the experience, i ended up eating every bite on my plate.
there was a smalldishof green sauce off to the side. it looked like green goddess salad dressing, but had a tiny sugar spoon in it. i asked the server what it was. she said peruvian spices with aji pepper ground into the sauce. it’s spicy and very good. i laid several dollops on my white rice. for dessert, i ordered mazamorra morada (purple corn jelly pudding) and alfajores to go. the mazamorra morada looks and tastes something like blueberry/raspberry pie filling. it was good. the alfajores is a cookie. it’s two shortbread cookies with white powder on the outside and dulce de leche in the middle. it was okay.
great food and wonderful experience.