I went to the Peruvian Taste Restaurant located on 78 Arlington Ave, Charlestown, MA 02129 📍 to try authentic peruvian food🇵🇪

For appetizers we had the wonton fritos off their Chifa/Peruvian chinese section of the menu. The name “chifa” originates from the Mandarin “chi-fan,” which means “to eat rice.” The wonton fritos were paired with a sweet red duck sauce. These were delicious and people describe the flavor as having pork rinds (chicharon) and dumplings (siomai) at the same time. When I come back to this spot I want to try more off this section of the menu!

Another appetizer we had was the Anticuchos. This was beef heart🐄💕 marinated in peruvian aji panca sauce. These were so good and probably the best tasting meat of the evening.

For entrees we had the Mar y Tierra. This dish had fettuccine pasta🍝 with huancaina sauce, steak 🥩 and shrimp🦐 This dish was a unique combination and very tasty! We also tried the Lomo Saltado which was grass-fed steak, onions, tomatoes, rice and fries. The steak was so tender- I will be dreaming about eating it again!

For dessert🍮 we had a peruvian ice cream 🍨flavor known as Lucuma. The best way to describe this flavor was that it had a hint of caramel/maple. We also tried Leche Asada which was very similar to a rice pudding.

Everything was so good at this spot! This place deserves a whole lot more LOVE! I recommend it if you are in the area and want to try Peruvian 🇵🇪food.

Overall Rating:

Food: 7/10

Affordability: 7/10

Ambiance: 6/10