El Pollo Inka Peru

I went today as this restaurant is so close to my job. I ate the lunch special, for 7 bucks I got a nice bowl of peruvian soup (aguadito) and main entrée stew with rice and fried fish. It was delicious!

Now if you like Peruvian food this is your place to go! Fresh food and delish! Service is great! The girls already know us because we order so often. Take out or eat in. It’s are enjoyable! The chicken is flavored and juicy. The salad has a familiar taste. The garlic sauce to die for! My husband eats seafood choritos, jalea, pescado a lo macho. All recommended!

I have eaten here a few times as it’s in my neighborhood. The food is tasty and reasonably priced. The service could be a little better, and the ambiance is nothing to write home about, although I do notice that on some nights there is live music. I have tried the seafood rice, chicken and maduros. Portions are on the larger side. Come try it out if you’re a fan of Peruvian chicken. Street parking may be hard to find.

I never rate a restaurant, but I needed to, we were celebrating my husbands birthday and he wanted to eat something Peruvian, he ordered Ceviche and Jalea, these were pretty good, but when I ordered my Arroz con Pato, wow !!! q arroz mas rico! I definitely recommended. now this is my new favorite peruvian place.

I love this restaurant.
If you are bringing your family, you should definitely go for a combo (way less expensive and everyone will be full)
[[The combo I recommend its the following: pollo a la braza + french fries + salad + arroz chaufa + fried plantains + beans. I believe its around $ 30.]]
If you are going by yourself, do yourself a favor and get jalea. (and ask for mayo-​its a must with peruvian seafood-​actually all peruvian food lol)

On those days you don’t feel like dropping 30 plus dollars for the pop pio combo this plays is perfect — I dare say can even be better.

Food is really good, but service was pretty bad. We waited what felt like 10 minutes waiting for someone to take our order. None of the waiters have any emotion on their face. Space is pretty crowded together.
The chicken was good, but does it make up for the service? I don’t really know…

I came here looking to get a tat. Only to find out that they don’t do f***ing tats. They don’t even do piercings. I’m considering a formal complaint because calling yourself «El Pollo Ink» and then refusing to «ink me» is unforgiveable. It was a pretty easy job I asked for, too. I just wanted the entire overhead blueprint plans of the Ancient City of Macchu Picchu all across my back, and then the Nazca Lines across my pecs. I had a great idea for how my nipples could be incorporated as part of the artwork. But no. Denied. I am f***ing p**sed about it. In case you couldn’t f***ing tell.
What to get: Peruvian Rotisserie Chicken with Green Sauce
What else: I’m going back for a 9^th or 10^th time soon and will hopefully finally try Lomo Saltado
And then what: Best Peruvian Chicken in NYC, and some of the best in USA
And what did Grandmaster Flash teach us: That Nazca Lines are better than White Lines
If you think you’ve found better rotisserie chicken than this, then Peru-​ve it.
One of my final 10 reviews of NYC (I saved the best for last) because it’s just… that… good. Wonderful service, lovely people, good prices (especially if you just get a quarter chicken or something), insanely good rotisserie chicken, and the magical, addictive Green Sauce that everyone and their adopted stepmother loves.
We’re actually considering renaming my home country to «Inkaland» because of this chicken. If human flesh tastes like *this* particular chicken then no wonder Anthony Hopkins is such a fan of nomming it. I wonder if he uses the green sauce too. I guess he prefers Fava Beans.
I’ve had amazing Peruvian Chicken in DC (El Pollo Rico) and a few other places, but El Pollo Inka is my fave in NYC (just ahead of near by Casa Del Pollo Peruano and Caravan Chicken), although all three are five star places. This little gem is mid-​priced if you want main Peruvian dishes (and I haven’t tried them yet, but will soon), however what I’ve been here for nearly 10 times now is the *amazing* exemplary succulent steaming soft juicy heavenly marinaded fall-​off-​the-​bone sexual experience known as the Peruvian Rotisserie Chicken.
If you’re offended by me exposing myself while we eat these delicious chicks together (pieces of rotisserie chicken are called «chicks» in England), then I would advise you to stop being so Perudish.
The accompanying Green Sauce is so addictive and so magnificent, that I can honestly say it’s as good as the chicken itself, which is very, very, very high praise. Higher than Melle Mel and the Furious Five after sampling some of Grandmaster Flash’s infamous White Lines. Now I’m having fun, baby.
So I love this chicken so much I’m now going to rap about it.
Yo, yo, uh, uh
I did okay at college yo, cuz I was a thinka,
Didn’t make friends tho, cuz I’m not a drinka,
Dumped my last gf cuz she liked to wear Minka,
But no chick tastes better than El Pollo Inka
Didn’t ride Titanic cuz I heard it was a sinka,
Quit my job as a farmer cuz it always made me stinka,
I dress up on the weekends in Victoria’s Secret Pinka,
But no chick tastes better than El Pollo Inka
I use Office Max cuz I hate to go to Kinka,
Had to go last night cause toner’s low on my Printa,
Running out of rhymes but I like to play Jenga,
But no chick tastes better than El Pollo Inka
Final verse now and all my mind has gone blanka,
Trying to freestyle but now this doesn’t rhyme at all-​a,
Feeling like White Rabbit in the first battle in Eight-​Mile-​a,
My palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy
I vomited on Starlight already, Peruvian Chicken
She’s nervous, but on the surface we looks calm and ready to eat Chicken,
But I keeps on forgetting what I wrote down,
The Peruvian Clientele grows so loud
I opens my mouth, but the Pollo won’t go down
I’m choking how, everybody’s joking now
The clock’s run out, time’s up, over, bleurgh!
Snap back to reality, Oh there goes gravity
Oh, there goes Foxy, he choked
He’s so mad, but he won’t give up that easy, no
He won’t have it, he knows his whole back’s to the pollo
This rotisserie’s dope
He knows that but he’s broke
But it’s so cheap, and he knows
When he goes back on his Mobile Phone App, it’s
Back to the car again, yo
But first snap some photos and crap,
He better go capture this Chicken and hope he don’t throw it up again
You better feed yourself with the chicken, the green sauce, Peruvian
You better try and keep it down
You only get one piece, do not miss the green sauce too
This opportunity comes once in a lifetime (Peru!)
You better feed yourself with the chicken, the green sauce, Peruvian
You better try and keep it down
You only get one piece, do not miss the green sauce too
This opportunity comes once in a lifetime (Peru!)
Now I’mma exit on 8 Mile Rd, without using my blinka
But, yo, no chick tastes better than El Pollo Inka

Came here on a Friday evening. The place was starting to get busy, but not crowded. We ordered the ceviche mixto, white rice, steak with basil spaghetti, and tostones. We also ordered a pitcher of red sangria. The food was very good, but filling, so we took most of the steak home.
The service was good and the food came out very fast. I’ve been coming here for the past 6 years and the food is still very good, including of course, the green sauce!

I come here all the time. My company orders lunch here at least once a week and the food is consistant. Actually prefer it over pio pio.

I love how Peruvians prepare seafood, it is definitely a delicious treat whenever I go to a Peruvian restaurant but unfortunately I wasn’t so please with «El Pollo Inka» I ordered the Jalea and it was way too fried, although he service was quick, the quality of the dishes did not meet the expectations of my family and I. Also we were very dissatisfied with the crab legs, I’m pretty sure they were old because the meat was dry and didn’t taste too good. The icing on the cake was the fact that they did not have home made «Chicha morada» which is like sweet juice made from purple corn that is traditionally served in most Peruvian restaurants, they had a bottled version that was ok.

Stopped by on the way to pick up someone from jfk. I have always been a big pio pio fan. Picked up my food, got home and realized they must have given me the wrong order. I found it very greasy. The skin wasn’t crispy as most Peruvian spots do it. The green crack sauce is good. Chicken was seasoned well but still just not that special. Not worth the money.
Pio pio is better regardless of the mixed up orders.

Ordered Combo #2 with a side order of beans for a family of 3. Portions were big and we could not finish it. Food was very tasty. Green sauce was great although not as good as Pio Pio. I finished the cup of green sauce by myself by putting it on top of everything.
This is my 2^nd time here and the food quality has been consistent.
This is a little far from my house but I would still come here for the food.

Yes I’m going to say it!
Same chicken as pio pio, but cheaper and faster delivery! POLLOS INKAS is the best in my area!

The food was good. The place is a reasonable size but a bit noisy and there is no liquor license. Not for beer or wine however there is a semi bar area. I guess that is a service area. Nearly all the customers were of spanish background except me, my husband and another asian couple eating almost the same food. I had the Lomo and the fries and mini hot dog app. They were good. but if only they served beer or wine.

very big portions which i like.
the Shrimp Ceviche is amazing
Staff is very friendly also

I have been dining and ordering out from this chain of restaurants for years now. I havent had one bad experience yet and the food is always great. I’m a big fan of there Arroz Chaufan (Mixed Fried Rice) and oven chicken. I’ve also ordered the Jalea (assorted fried seafood plate) which was amazing and more than enough for two people.
I highly recommend them for these items since I’ve always received the food fresh and the quality is up to par. The prices are a bit higher than other places but then again the quality of food speaks for itself.

I am Peruvian and one of my comfort foods back home is rotisserie chicken. Their chicken is one of the best i have had. The meat is very juicy soft and tasteful. Good service. Staff is friendly.
I gave it five out of five because of its authenticity.

I’m in Love with this Place!!! The food is Amazing, large portions and cheap!!! You can’t beat their value. $ 20 combo that will feed a hungry party of 4 and you will still have left over for the next day… say what!!!
This is a great place for large crowds or even as a take out for a large gathering. Their chicken is super juicy and bursting with flavor. The Avocado Salad… lets just that that it comes with their homemade «crack» dressing that will leave you wanting more and more! Besides the food, their service is also excellent!
Bottom Line: This place is legit! Be sure to try it out soon, you won’t be disappointed!

Anyone comparing this to Pio Pio food… go home, you’re drunk.
I have been to many peruvian restaurants in almost all boroughs — and this takes the cake. all the cakes.
Why? Consistency, that’s why.
We can sit here all day and compare this to the other and blah blah blah.
But consistency is what makes this place a winner.
You can go today, come back two weeks later, or two months later and expect the quality of the food to be just as good as your first/​last time.
Prices are reasonable.
A bit of a walk from the train station, but you won’t regret the walk back to the station after eating here (ya might even need it).
Their Leche de Tigre is to die for.
everything really is to die for, but that Leche de Tigre… my mouth is watering just typing about this.
only thing I wish they did… canchita while waiting for the food.
ALTHOUGH, it makes sense that they don’t do that because the food doesn’t take long to get to the table.
love this place