Chicago, IL

Peruvian food

3 posts · Feb 16, 1996 to Feb 20, 1996

John L.Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USFeb 16, 1996

Mohamed N. wrote:
>
> Does anyone out there know of a Peruvian restaurant in the
> Chicagoland area (preferably in the city itself)?  I browsed
> through the phone book and found one Colombian restaurant,
> but I do not know how similar Colombian and Peruvian cuisine
> are.
>
> Thanks for any help!   Best,  Mohamed

There's a Peruvian restaurant on Clarke, just north of Belmont, but I've forgotten the name.  It also bills itself as a Tapas place.  The cerviche is Tasty!

Elisabeth C.The University of ChicagoFeb 16, 1996

Peruvian rest on Clarke just north of Belmont is Gypsy's Cove.  Food is pretty good although I like Spanish tapas better.

Konstantin L.Loyola University of ChicagoFeb 20, 1996

>>>>> Mohamed wrote:

Mohamed> Does anyone out there know of a Peruvian restaurant in the Mohamed> Chicagoland area (preferably in the city itself)?  I browsed Mohamed> through the phone book and found one Colombian restaurant, Mohamed> but I do not know how similar Colombian and Peruvian cuisine

Here is the latest info I have.  On Sunday, I went to a Peruvian place called El Colonial.  It is located on the north side of Wilson just west of Ravenswood.  It is small and cozy, reasonably priced, and very good.  It also has some Mexican dishes on the menu.  The owners are Mexican, but the cook has worked for years in a Peruvian restaurant.

Another place that was recommended to me but that I haven't tried is called Pueblito Viejo on Lincoln across the street from Dynasty.  It is Colombian but the cook is supposed to be Peruvian.

Again, I do recommend Gypsy Cove, but not Rinconcito.  And La Llama is gone.

Konstantin Laufer  [email removed]  http://www.math.luc.edu/laufer/