Los Andes Restaurant

1 Reviews on “Los Andes Restaurant”

• Michael U.

  Attempting to understand how a raucous Restaurant featuring Peruvian and Bolivian Food became one of Providences most coveted tables is something of a head-scratcher, but from high marks on to a Yelp! top-100 appearance the fact remains that Omar Curi and his brother Cesin rarely find Los Andes without a line awaiting entry.Located at 903 Chalkstone Avenue for over a decade, Omars intrepid decision to honor the Cuisine of his homeland despite immigrating at age two still paying dividends today, it is immediately on entering the Bar that guests will find a queue of bored customers along the wall, those with enough foresight to make a reservation overcoming such inconveniences and immediately led to a jammed-packed dining room.Successful despite a prior lack of industry experience, the well-priced collection of plates unique to an area over-saturated by Italian clearly setting Los Andes apart, it is after settling in that servers distribute a variety of menus offering everything from Drinks to Specials, the Food in no way trying to be everything to everyone but instead casting a broad net across the promised region.Well-culled but not limited, the use of imported Ingredients broadly displayed across Appetizers and Entrees, it was while deciding that crusty Bread and fragrant Oil arrived, a March visit to Lima helping guide choices that included popular Bolivian Empanadas stuffed with Short Rib and Saltanas plus grilled Beef Heart that only seems exotic until guests get a taste of lean Meat tenderized by Marinade and carefully grilled Potatoes that pair well to creamy Sauce.Playing traditional music overhead and eschewing television for a Fish tank, the colorful Salt species graciously unaware that their less attractive brethren are served in an acidic bath as Ceviche Clasico that compares favorably to that of Peru in terms of taste and texture, it is unfortunate that both Lomo Saltado and Chaufa found themselves compromised by over-cooking, the Angus Beef taking on a chewy and gristled appearance while Chicken Breast was lost to Pork Belly and Ginger in terms of flavor but stood out by way of being far too dry.Making no mistakes with Yucca or Plantains, the former delightfully crispy and the latter cooked just shy of breaking down, it was with Dessert that the night ended merely 70 minutes after it began, the Flan lightly aerated but more like Crme Caramel while Tres Leches featured all the right flavors, but not quite enough Condensed Milk fully saturate the wedge from top to bottom.Attempting to understand how a raucous Restaurant featuring Peruvian and Bolivian Food became one of Providences most coveted tables is something of a head-scratcher, but from high marks on to a Yelp! top-100 appearance the fact remains that Omar Curi and his brother Cesin rarely find Los Andes without a line awaiting entry.Located at 903 Chalkstone Avenue for over a decade, Omars intrepid decision to honor the Cuisine of his homeland despite immigrating at age two still paying dividends today, it is immediately on entering the Bar that guests will find a queue of bored customers along the wall, those with enough foresight to make a reservation overcoming such inconveniences and immediately led to a jammed-packed dining room.Successful despite a prior lack of industry experience, the well-priced collection of plates unique to an area over-saturated by Italian clearly setting Los Andes apart, it is after settling in that servers distribute a variety of menus offering everything from Drinks to Specials, the Food in no way trying to be everything to everyone but instead casting a broad net across the promised region.Well-culled but not limited, the use of imported Ingredients broadly displayed across Appetizers and Entrees, it was while deciding that crusty Bread and fragrant Oil arrived, a March visit to Lima helping guide choices that included popular Bolivian Empanadas stuffed with Short Rib and Saltanas plus grilled Beef Heart that only seems exotic until guests get a taste of lean Meat tenderized by Marinade and carefully grilled Potatoes that pair well to creamy Sauce.Playing traditional music overhead and eschewing television for a Fish tank, the colorful Salt species graciously unaware that their less attractive brethren are served in an acidic bath as Ceviche Clasico that compares favorably to that of Peru in terms of taste and texture, it is unfortunate that both Lomo Saltado and Chaufa found themselves compromised by over-cooking, the Angus Beef taking on a chewy and gristled appearance while Chicken Breast was lost to Pork Belly and Ginger in terms of flavor but stood out by way of being far too dry.Making no mistakes with Yucca or Plantains, the former delightfully crispy and the latter cooked just shy of breaking down, it was with Dessert that the night ended merely 70 minutes after it began, the Flan lightly aerated but more like Crme Caramel while Tres Leches featured all the right flavors, but not quite enough Condensed Milk fully saturate the wedge from top to bottom. endoedibles.com

  April 25, 2019, 5:49 pm

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