Llama Lips Restaurant Pure Peruvian Home Cooking

I was completely blown away by this Peruvian restaurant in a shopping center. I thought maybe it was going to be a real traditional meal but what we experienced was so much more ! The presentation of each dish was that of fine dining and the taste was an explosion combination of flavors that melted in your mouth ! Bill was very helpful and knowledgeable when we were making decisions on what to order but I have to say the real star of the show was his wife Lucy who is an incredible chef ! I highly recommend the tostones con ceviche which wasn't made with traditional shell fish but instead Mahi Mahi and the Seco de Res , a prime rib was out of this world this was 20 out of 10 . Don't be fooled by its location this restaurant will exceed your expectations.

I ordered seco de res from this restaurant for the first time on Grubhub expecting a proper beef stew and to support a local family owned restaurant , especially since the description said stewed beef in a cilantro sauce. What I received was nowhere close. Instead of stewed beef, it was a giant whole beef short rib with a huge bone sitting on top of beans in an orange sauce. There was no cilantro flavor, no stew, and nothing resembling seco de res. I'm a big lover of beef stew especially Puerto Rican style (carne guisada) and from NYC so I know what a proper stew should look and taste like. This was not it at all. I had to request a refund because the dish was completely misrepresented. Very disappointing experience. The rice was also dry and hard. Proper Peruvian seco de res is: Seco

I would like to give the five star for the food but one star for the service. We dine here last night was amazing but the service way way behind. It’s tiny cute place only 5 tables there when we got there. Most of the tables already done only one table still table waiting for the food. We have to wait at least 15 mins to get an attention from the server bringing us water bread and taking drinks order then another 15 mins drink start delivering ( which we mostly order beer and 2 cocktails)to the table but one was missing. So, we keep waiting almost another 10 minutes but the drinks hasn’t come. We asked the sever then another 10 mins finally I got my drink. A big while after our appetizer started coming one by one which we ordered 3 but only 2 hits the table again one appetizer was missing

My husband and I have been to Llama Lips three times so far. The menu is very unique. We love their food!!! It is very fresh and full of flavor. The portions are very filling. The staff is super nice and friendly. The restaurant is clean and quiet. There is a great atmosphere. We will definitely keep eating there. Delicious dishes: Chaufa de salmon, Seco de Lucy, Osso buco a la cerveza, bisteck a lo pobre, Tallarin verde with rib eye steak, Lomo filet mignon. Their chicha morada is so delicious and refreshing. Highly recommended!!!

All the times I’ve been to Llama Lips, the food has been delicious. Being raised in a Peruvian family and having stayed in Peru several times for vacation months, there are times when one craves the “real” Peruvian flavor. Not that other restaurants are not “good”, it’s just that they don’t “hit the spot” for someone that knows what authentic Peruvian flavor tastes like. Yes the cost to eat here is higher than other fusion restaurants, but it is 100% reasonable when you take into account that they are literally working hard to bring to your table what they would offer you in Peru. Details like, the “cancha salada”the minute you sit down, the specific yellow potato that is used in the Caldo de Gallina, the real “yellow sauce” that’s robust and not watered down by mayonnaise, the “yuyo” (Per