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Farolito

Farolito

2885 Southwest 22nd Street, Miami, 33145, United States Of America

Fish • Meat • Seafood • Peruvian


"Awesome little hidden jewel on coral way, waiter was super charming and food was delicious. Parking lot is in the back but only way to access it requires you to go through the road between Big lots and it’s auxiliary parking lot it’s a road that loops to the back of big lots so it doesn’t connect with the next street so no way of getting there if you pass the restaurant). Best way is to go southbound on 27th Avenue towards 24th street and turn into big lots. Once in that road, farolito is on your left after four houses down). We started with some nice warm dinner rolls which most restaurants have cold hard rolls). Then we had a Peruvian pork tamal which uses the same cornmeal as my favorite Nicaraguan Nacatamales but had lean pork meat nacatamales keeps the pork fat for smoother consistency and added flavor). And you MUST try eating it with its tangy onions which really makes the whole tamal so flavorful and yummy. Next was the main course, my brother had the lomo saltado with white rice which he enjoyed though he wanted more rice which we all did want but realized it was just fine since we were on a diet and wanted dessert). I had the cilantro fish which was swimming in a green broth a bit overwhelming). And my sister had the cilantro fish with a glass of white wine. For dessert we had delicious home made alfajores which are shortbread cookies filled with dulce de leche cooked condensed milk that taste like caramel). We all agreed it was super yummy although the short bread can be a bit dry so do keep water nearby. It was one of the best alfaflor/ alfajores i have ever eaten and it wasn’t too sweet so you can eat more! And they have Kolita inglesa which is the Peruvian version of the red cola served in many Central American countries. It not too sweet which is great for diabetics like me. My favorite is Costa Rican red Fanta the U.S. strawberry version taste nothing like a good red cola). Nicaragua has Milca soda which you can buy in most supermarkets in Miami in case you want to try a red soda). Overall the food was very nice, ambient was lovely with walls covered with wine bottles. Convenient back parking lot and spacious handicap accessible single stall bathroom. When in the back parking lot, just walk through the door which goes through the restaurant kitchen and straight through the dining room. The bathroom is marked with a painted lady which has a small storage area before you reach a second door to actual stall. We are definitely coming back to try other things on the menu, it has been a very pleasant dining experience in this cozy Peruvian restaurant. Prices average to $30 per person which is quite reasonable for the quality of food. Sorry for the half eaten Alfaflor in the picture since it was so delicious that very little was left when I realized I forgot to take a photo."

Villa Peru

Villa Peru

1765 East River Road, Tucson, 85719, United States Of America, 85718

Spanish • American • Peruvian • Catering


"We were at this restaurant with a reservation at 6:30pm (week ago) Freida the server is the owner’s daughter and it did not feel to us that she cared for her Mexican customers who were at Villa Peru for the first time, she was more concerned with pleasing her white American customers than her Mexican American customers equally and it took 1HR and 1/2 to get our food and appetizers prior to that, of course to no surprise there was cero apology on her part, she never acknowledged the kitchens issues they were having and her follow up was less than perfect, her white American customers got served an her undivided attention but my guests (party of 6) were treated like they did not mattered, when the food finally got to us, like our appetizers they were semi-warm, the meals did not get to us for about an hour and a half, just about the time they were about to close; we are avid foodies and have been to many restaurants and yes we have experience on what great customer services looks like at family owned venues, but Villa Peru definitely did not meet our expectations, poor service, poor tasting food and cold! Since the server didn’t bother to check on our meal status. The rib eye plate was luke warm and apparently they run out of one of their menu choices but told us about it an hour later, so one of my guests didn’t get the meal they wanted. This was a Saturday evening event, how are you not prepared for a weekend venue. Most definitely we do not recommend this place at all, whataburger has better service- please don’t waste your time whit this awful service!"