Peruvian in Phoenix

El Autentico 1010 Restaurant & Bar

5609 E. McKellips Road, #101 Mesa

480-550-6303

Peruvian, Colombian, Mexican, Menu

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El Chullo Peruvian Restaurant & Bar

2605 N. Seventh St. Central Phoenix

602-279-8425

Peruvian, Slideshow, Readers' Choice, Essentials

On the hunt for top-tier Peruvian food? Head to either location of El Chullo. The original is located in the Coronado district, where the family-owned restaurant has been a go-to spot for arroz con mariscos since opening in 2014. A new location, just a few miles away on Seventh Avenue, debuted in the summer of 2023. Menu items include a crispy chicharron de calamar, lomo saltado, ceviche mixto and the arroz chaufa — a Peruvian-meets-Chinese fusion-style dish of fried rice. Another highly recommended dish, actually an appetizer, is the anticuchos — 10 hot, dense, chewy cutlets of marinated grilled beef heart kebabs. Eating beef heart is making use of an organ that would otherwise be discarded, so you can feel fulfillment in your psyche as well as your stomach. The menu also offers vegetarian dishes such as arroz chaufa veggie and veggie saltado. The bar program includes cocktails such as the Pisco Soour and Maracuya Sour, or imported Peruvian beers such as Cerveza Cusqueña and Cerveza Cristal, all of which taste better in El Chullo's cozy, colorful dining rooms.

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El Farol

5534 E. Thomas Rd. East Phoenix

602-840-4440

Peruvian, South American, Recommended

There's something uniquely appealing about Peruvian cooking, with its subtle spicing and its celebration of complex, tangy flavors. The menu at El Farol is compact, but you can still get a sense of the native cuisine from offerings such as cebiche de pescado (tilapia marinated in lime juice, cilantro, onion, and garlic) and saltado (beef sautéed with tomatoes and onions) served with homemade fries. The specialty cocktail of the house, the Pisco Sour, is worth a try, too. Read our review.

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Inca's Peruvian Cuisine

7325 E. Frank Lloyd Wright Blvd., Ste. 104 North Scottsdale

Peruvian, Restaurants

Los Andes Peruvian Cuisine

6025 N. 27th Ave. #24 West Phoenix

602-368-9205

Peruvian, Best Of, Menu

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Mister Pio

4502 E Thomas Rd East Phoenix

602-441-5060

Peruvian, Essentials

Mister Pio’s menu is evident from the parking lot. As soon as you open your car door, the aroma of roasting chicken hints at what’s to come. Step inside this small, modern spot and smoke from the gargantuan rotisserie oven hits you in a wave and then swallows you whole. Slide up to the counter and order a whole or half chicken, which comes with a fresh, lightly dressed salad and Peruvian sauces and salsas on the side. Grab a neon yellow Inca Kola to drink, and make sure to add an order of French fries. These thick-cut wedges are crisp and fluffy and pair perfectly with the juicy, expertly seasoned and roasted chicken. This spot will leave you coming back for more.

Tumi 2.0

1245 W. Guadalupe Rd. Mesa

480-868-7682

Peruvian, Best Of

Oscar Graham has opened (and closed) more Peruvian restaurants in Phoenix than anyone else. But while he tends to pack up and move around town every few years, his menu remains a glowing introduction to one of the world’s most varied and vibrant natural fusion cuisines. Tumi 2.0 — Graham’s swan song, he says — brings him back to where it all began, to the space in Mesa that once housed Contigo Peru. There are Japanese-influenced ceviches, such as his signature “Orgia de Mariscos,” a school of raw fish swimming in citrus and pisco. Chaufa — Chinese-Peruvian influences — show up in dishes such as the stir-fried batons of steak in lomo saltado, or mounds of fried rice. Italian pokes its nose into tallarines verdes, dressed with pesto and nuts, or aji de gallina, a rich Peruvian chicken stew made with nuts, yellow chiles and Parmesan cheese. And few can spit-roast a chicken like Peru does. Graham’s is succulent and deftly seasoned, served with fried yuca and house hot sauces.

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Tumi Fine Peruvian Cuisine

961 W. Ray Rd. Chandler

480-821-1717

Peruvian, Restaurants, Recommended, Best Of

This tiny, no-frills spot of mostly gratifying traditional Peruvian cuisine in Chandler comes courtesy of chef-owner Oscar Graham, who was born and raised in Lima. Like any good Peruvian chef worth his sea salt, Graham makes an outstanding ceviche, but there are other good dishes as well. Start with a selection of unique appetizers featuring ingredients like boiled potatoes, Peruvian corn on the cob, and grilled pieces of beef heart. Next, move on to entrées like spicy, seafood-laced arroz con mariscos (the Peruvian version of paella); the beefy stir-fry lomo saltado; and Graham's excellent pollo a la brasa, well-herbed Peruvian grilled chicken made with over twenty ingredients. Read our review.

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Villa Peru

1857 N. Scottsdale Rd. Tempe

480-946-3334

Peruvian, Sandwiches, Critics' Pick, Best Of

This cute and cozy little eatery in Tempe serves up traditional Peruvian cuisine courtesy of Lima-born chef Walter Salazar. Employing members of his family to help with front- and back-of-the-house duties, a good thing for those unaccustomed to the cuisine, Salazar's lengthy menu includes dishes with an abundance of raw or cured seafood, onions, acidic and aromatic limes, potatoes, and tongue-tingling spice from fresh and fruity aji peppers. Although the restaurant's absence of liquor means an absence of pisco, the grape brandy and national drink of Peru, pitchers of the sweet-and-spicy chicha morada (Peruvian purple corn juice) can be had along with standout appetizers like anticuchos and causa de langostinos, and entrees of Peruvian-style comfort food such as carapulcra limena and ají de gallina. Not to be missed are Salazar's ceviche and the exotic, orange-colored ice cream made from lucuma, a tropical fruit grown primarily in Peru and the country's third most popular ice cream flavor after vanilla and chocolate. Read our review.

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