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Rating: 5 stars
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| Col Saltado |
Typical cost for lunch: $$ ($6 - 9)
What was ordered: Chaufa de Pollo, Col Saltado, Vainitas de Pollo, Pollo a la Brasa
Date of visit: 22 March 2011 (too many times to count)
Review: One of the reasons we started the Aerolunch Blog was because we felt we were going to El Pollo Inka too often. We have come across many great restaurants since so I was interested to see how El Pollo Inka would stand up. It didn’t take long to remember why we used to come so often.
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| Rolls & the green Aji sauce |
Shortly after you sit down you get warm dinner rolls and a big bottle of the green Aji sauce. Nice!!! When you order, stick to the lunch specials. They have a pretty nice selection that rotates periodically and is a much better deal than ordering off the regular menu. The best part is all the lunches come with a cup of Cilantro Chicken Soup.
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| Chicken Cilantro Soup |
Here is my Peruvian-Gringo translator to make ordering easier: Most dishes are served with one of three meats: (1) Carne (beef steak strips), (2) Pollo (chicken, $2 extra for all white meat), or (3) Mariscos (mixed seafood). If the meat isn’t specified in the name it’s probably beef. The majority of dishes are stir fried (saltado) and tend to be pretty salty (but ohhh so delicious). Chaufa means it is stir fried with rice; col means with cabbage; and vainitas means with greenbeans. If one of those are not specified it probably comes with French fries. Alternatively, you can get the Rotisserie Chicken (Pollo a la Brasa), which is excellent, or a stew type dish: Aji de Gallina (chicken in a walnut gravey) or picante (a creamy, spicy sauce). The Aji de Gallina is OK and I find the picante has too much sauce that is too thick and rich. The Saltados are by far my favorite.
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| Pollo a la Brasa |
I usually want some vegetables with lunch and order the col or vainitas…mmmm… a big pile of stir fried meat and vegetables on a scoop of steamed rice. The seasoning is a bit salty but it makes everything taste spectacular. A more common dish people like is the plain saltado which comes with a big mound of French fries. It isn’t health food but it sure tastes good. No matter what you order at El Pollo Inka you can be assured you will leave full. All of the lunch plates are huge; add in the cup of soup and the bread it is one heck of a deal at around $8. And don’t forget to use the Aji sauce liberally. It has a bit of a kick to it, but they put it in such a big bottle for a reason.
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| Vainitas de Pollo |
Congratulations El Pollo Inka you have earned (and deservedly so) the Aerolunch Blogs first 5-star rating!
-Ben
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