we were having a conversation about peruvian asian food and someone recommended to try this new chinese peruvian restaurant.
Tiradito- Fresh japanese sea bream chilled in a peppery orange and lime sauce. hint of garlic and yellow chili topped with salsa criolla, sweet potato and toasted Peruvian corn
braised spare ribs- caramelized in soy sauce, shaoxing wine, golden sugar, ginger, garlic
seasonal vegetables- wok tossed fresh chinese market vegetable
lomo saltado- filet mignon wood grilled and sauteed with cherry tomatoes and onions, served over fries
Brulee char siu- wood fired pork toro marinated in house made chinese bbq sauce
anticucho- peruvian street style skewered beef heart with cilantro and serrano chili sauce
Pollo ala brasa- 1/2 chicken in 24 hour dry brine cooked over wood fire served with fries and spicy aji sauce
due to covid space inside the restaurant are limited but they have a large enough outside space which was supposed to be used for parking. they do have heat lamps for those cold la nights. as we were a party of 7 we pretty much ordered everything on the menu. i forgot to take pictures of the mapo tofu- wok cooked tofu and omnipork ground in fermented bean sauce with SZECHUAN peppercorn, GARLIC and scallion, popo’s wellness soup, and the dan dan mian- fresh NOODLES with spicy SZECHUAN sesame sauce tossed with pickled radish.
it was a wildly interesting dinner as many dishes were very FAMILIAR and others not so much and some were somewhere in between. Definitely a highly recommend if you land a reservation, let us hope they keep the high quality of service and food standard as it is easy for restaurants in la to quickly lose it and lack the consistency.
Chifa
4374 Eagle Rock Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90041, United States
