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Taste of Peru

  • $$$
  • Peruvian
  • 6545 N Clark St, Chicago IL60626 42.0002972 -87.6713299
  • (Btwn W Arthur & W Albion)
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  • (773) 381-4540
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Entradas

Appetizers

Empanada De Carne O Pollo your choice of chicken or beef pastry   3.75
Ensalada De Palta fresh avocado salad   6.00
Papa A La Huancaina sliced boiled potato under a yellow fresh cheese sauce   7.50
Yuca A La Huancaina fried yucca under a fresh cheese sauce   8.00
Ensalada De Mariscos super fresh seafood salad, including shrimp, crab and scallops   17.50
Palta Rellena De Pollo two avocado halves filled with a chicken-vegetable mayonnaise salad   8.50
Palta Rellena De Vegetales two avocado halves filled with a vegetable mayonnaise salad   7.00
Papa Rellena "best in town" - hungry hound. mashed potato stuffed with a mixture of seasoned rib eye steak, walnuts, eggs, raisins, & olives   7.50
Anticuchos De Carne O Pollo - Part Of Guy Fieri's Combo peruvian shish kebob marinated with peruvian spices. your choice of beef or chicken   7.50
Tamales - Guy Fieri's Favorite peruvian-style corn tamales made with chicken, served with a garnish of lime and sweet onions   5.50
Coctel De Camarones shrimp cocktail   14.50
Coctel De Mariscos mixed seafood cocktail   14.50
Ceviche De Pescado fresh grouper marinated in limejuice and spices. served with onions, corn and sweet potato   15.00
Ceviche Especial mixed seafood and fresh grouper, marinated in limejuice and peruvian spices. served with onions, corn and sweet potato   16.00
Ceviche De Camarones fresh gulf shrimp marinated in limejuice and spices. served with onions, corn and sweet potato   14.50
Choros A La Chalaca a dozen or half a dozen mussels on the shell marinated in lime and served smothered in a salsa of corn, tomato and onion. wonderful tasting!  8.50 16.00
Tiradito De Corvina fresh corvina marinated in peruvian spices and aji amarillo   15.00
Chicharron De Calamar fried shrimp served with a garnish of lime and sweet onions   9.50

Platos De Fin De Semana

Weekend Specials

Ocopa boiled potato under a green fresh cheese cream made with peanuts and huacatay (peruvian black mint).   8.00
Pulpo Al Olivo peruvian specialty. octopus marinated in an olives-olive oil sauce   9.00
Causa De Pollo, Cangrejo O Vegetales mushed potatoes filled with your choice of vegetables, chicken or crab 7.50 8.50 10.50

Sopas

Soups

Parihuela "best in town" a huge, super mixed seafood soup .   17.50
Chupe De Camarones a creamy shrimp soup with rice and peruvian spices   16.00
Chupe De Mariscos a creamy seafood soup, with rice and peruvian spices   17.00
Caldo De Camarones a fresh gulf shrimp soup   15.50
Sopa Viagra "best in town" - sun times, food detectives. a super-duper creamy mixed seafood deluxe soup   25.00
Aguadito De Mariscos seafood soup with cilantro and rice   17.00
Aguadito De Pollo chicken soup with cilantro, rice and vegetables   10.00
Sopa De Pollo chicken soup with cilantro, rice and vegetables   10.00
Sopa A La Minuta beef soup with noodles and potatoes   10.00

Blue Plates

Arroz Con Mariscos Y Langosta the best paella in chicago"-chicago mag. 2007 - a super mixed seafood dish, with lobster, yellow rice and peruvian spices, cooked in beer   45.00
Arroz Con Mariscos Y Langosta - Estilo "Mama Carmen" a super mixed seafood dish, with lobster, green cilantro-based rice and peruvian spices, cooked in beer   46.00
Huachinango Frito Con Crema De Ajo fried red snapper accompanied by garlic cream, rice and a small salad   
Huachinango Sudado red snapper steamed in red wine, tomato sauce and onions, served with rice   
Cangrejada Con Mariscos mix of blue, snow and king crab, shrimp and other mixed seafood   34.50
Filete De Pescado A Lo Macho fried filet of grouper with steamed seafood served with rice   19.75

Combos

Menus

Dinner For 2/ Menu Para 2 papa a la huancaina y tamal, ceviche especial & arroz con mariscos   39.50
Guy Fieri's Combo inka kola, anticuchos, tamales, lomo saltado & dessert   25.50

Vegetariano

Vegetarian

Saltado De Vegetales sautéed vegetables, with tomatoes, onions, french fries and served with rice   11.00
Chaufa De Vegetales peruvian-style fried rice with vegetables and egg.   11.00
Tallarin Saltado De Vegetales vegetables spaghetti cocked in garlic, with onions, tomatoes, green and red peppers   11.00
Tallarin Verde Con Vegetales spaghetti mixed with a homemade green pesto sauce and vegetables on top   11.50
Papa A La Diabla Con Vegetales boiled squared potato served with peruvian huancaina cream sauce and vegetables on top   11.50

Mariscos

Seafood

Arroz Con Mariscos "the best paella in chicago"-chicago mag. 2007 a super mixed seafood dish, with yellow rice and peruvian spices, cooked in beer   18.00
Arroz Con Mariscos- Estilo "Mama Carmen" a super mixed seafood dish, with green cilantro-based rice and peruvian spices, cooked in beer.   18.50
Sudado De Mariscos squid, mussels, octopus, scallops and shrimp cooked in red wine and served with rice   18.00
Sudado De Camarones steamed gulf shrimp cooked in tomato sauce and chablis   16.00
Sudado De Filete De Pescado grouper filet, steamed in white wine and served with rice and boiled potatoes.   17.00
Sudado De Filete De Pescado Con Mariscos steamed filet of grouper, squid, mussels, octopus, scallops and shrimp, cooked in red wine served with rice.   19.75
Mariscos Con Tenderloin broiled tenderloin with steamed seafood, served with rice   21.00
Arroz Chaufa De Camarones peruvian-style fried rice with shrimp, cooked with garlic, ginger, egg and green onions   16.00
Arroz Chaufa De Mariscos peruvian-style fried rice with mixed seafood, cooked with garlic, ginger, egg and green onions   16.00
Camarones Fritos fried-breaded gulf shrimp, served with salad and french fries   16.00
Jalea Al Estilo Peruano fried grouper, squid, mussels, octopus, shrimp and scallops. served with corn and sweet onion marinated in lime   19.75
Chicharron De Mariscos mixed seafood fried and served with marinated sweet onions in limejuice   19.75
Picante De Camarones fresh gulf shrimp in a creamy walnut sauce, served with white rice   16.00
Camarones A La Plancha fresh gulf shrimp sautéed in garlic sauce, served with white rice   16.00
Camarones A La Diabla spicy gulf shrimp cooked with garlic, served with white rice   16.00
Tallarin Saltado De Camaron spaghetti with shrimp sautéed in garlic and ginger, with onions, tomatoes, green and red peppers   16.00
Tallarin Saltado De Mariscos spaghetti with mixed seafood, sautéed in garlic and ginger, with onions, tomatoes, green and red peppers   16.00
Tallarines Verdes Con Corvina Apanada spaghetti mixed with a homemade green pesto sauce and breaded grouper on top   22.00
Tallarines Verdes Con Camarones Fritos spaghetti mixed with a homemade green pesto sauce and breaded fried shrimp on top   18.00
Saltado De Camaron shrimp saitéed in vinegar and beer, mixed with onions, tomatoes, green and red peppers. served with white rice   16.00
Tortilla De Camaron peruvian omelet with shrimp and fresh cheese. served with white rice.   16.00
Filete De Pescado En Salda De Ajo fried filet of grouper with steamed seafood, served with white rice   17.00
Covina A La Parrilla grilled grouper served with white rice and small salad.   18.50

Platos Peruanos

Peruvian Dishes

Lomo Saltado #1 best seller. sautéed rib eye beef cut in strips, cooked with tomatoes, onions and french fries and served with white rice   12.00
Estofado De Pollo O Carne beef or chicken stew with raisins, tomatoes, onions, potatoes and green peas cooked in red wine. served with white rice   12.00
Seco De Carne O Pollo your choice of beef or chicken and cilantro base sauce, cooked in beer and served with rice and beans   12.00
Seco De Cordero lamb cooked in red wine, beer, chile ancho, red peppers, pumpkin and served with white rice and beans   13.00
Bistec Con Frijoles Y Arroz fried rib eye steak served with beans and rice   12.00
Bistec Apanado Con Arroz Y Papas breaded rib eye steak served with white rice and french fries   12.00
Bistec A Lo Pobre - Estilo "Llita" grilled rib eye steak, fried plantains, 2 over easy fried eggs, beans and white rice   13.00
Papa A La Diabla Con Bistec boiled and cut in squares potato, underneath our signature huancaina sauce and toped with a grilled rib eye steak. served with white rice.   12.00
Arroz Chaufa De Pollo O Carne peruvian-style fried rice with your choice of chicken or beef, green onions and egg   12.00
Tallarin Saltado De Pollo O Carne spaghetti with your choice of chicken or beef, sautéed in garlic and ginger, with onions, tomatoes, green and red peppers.   12.00
Tallarin Verde Con Bistec Apanado spaghetti mixed with a homemade green pesto sauce and topped with a breaded rib eye steak   13.00
Cau-Cau traditional peruvian dish made out of honeycomb tripe stew, cooked in mint and peruvian spices served with potatoes and white rice   12.00
Aji De Gallina shredded chicken smothered in a walnut cream sauce, served with a boiled egg, potatoes and white rice.   12.00
Pollo Al Vino chicken stew cooked in chablis wine, carrots and sweet peas and served with white rice   12.00
Pollo En Salsa De Mani chicken in peanut sauce accompanied by a potato, served with white rice.   12.00
Pollo Saltado sautéed chicken cut in strips, cooked with tomatoes, onions and french fries and served with white rice.   12.00
Arroz Con Pollo peruvian-style chicken and rice. cooked in a cilantro-based sauce, the chicken absorbs the entire rice flavor from being cooked in the same pot.   12.00
Tacu-Tacu Con Bistec Y Huevo rice and beans cooked together and fried into a ball, topped by a grilled rib eye steak and accompanied by 2 fried eggs. served with white rice.   13.00
Pollo A La Parrilla Con Ensalada grilled chicken accompanied by a fresh avocado salad topped with marinated sweet onions in limejuice   12.00

Kids

Chicharron De Pollo chicken nuggets accompanied by french fries.   6.00
Salchipapas peruvian style mix of cut grilled hot dog and french fries. a peruvian common dish.   6.00
Recommended From The Menu papa a la huancaina, pollo a la parrilla, chicharron de camaron, anticuchos de pollo   

Side Orders

Platanos Maduros sweet fried plantains.   3.50
Papas Fritas french fries   3.00
Arroz Blanco white rice.   3.00
Frijoles beans.   3.00
Camote Frito sliced and fried sweet potato.   3.50
Yuca Frita stripes of fried yucca.   3.50
Palta avocado in slices.   3.25
Salsa Criolla our marinated sweet onions in limejuice   3.50
Crema Huancaina add some of our signature huancaina sauce to any of your dishes or side orders.   4.00
Aji peruvian sweet pepper. 12onz or 32onz.  5.00 13.50

Postres

Dessert

Alfajor two crummy cookies with manjar blanco (peruvian caramel) in between topped with powdered sugar   3.00
Brenda's Flan made in the house, a custard dessert topped with caramel syrup   4.00
Arroz Con Leche rice boiled in sweet milk and made into a sweet pudding. served warm or cold.   3.50
Chocotejas chocolate covered, drunken raisins with pisco.   2.50
King Kong 3 thin crummy cookies with peruvian manjar (milkier caramel) in between   3.75
Helado De Lúcuma lúcuma (fruit that grows in the peruvian coast) ice-cream   3.00
Mazamorra Morada purple corn pudding.   3.75

Bebidas

Drinks

Inca Kola peruvian pop "con todo combina" made out of hierba luisa (lemongrass) tea   2.00
Coke, Pepsi, Sprite, Diet Coke    1.50
Jugos apple juice, cranberry juice, grape juice, orange juice (ask for availability)   2.00
Coffee fresh brewed colombian coffee   2.00
Virgin Pisco Sour peruvian signature drink, usually done with pisco liquor. served by pitcher   9.50
Chicha Morada a purple corn and pineapple drink. served by cup or pitcher  1.75 8.50
Taste of Peru
6545 N Clark St
Btwn W Arthur & W Albion
(773) 381-4540
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