Piqueo's
San Francisco, CA 94110
Phone: (415) 282-8812
01/02/2008 Posted by jeffreyr_97
We had great expectations about this small “fusion” restaurant in South San Francisco especially since we have visited t Astrid Gaston, La Mar in Peru and Limon in San Francisco and read about it on AAA magazine this month. First impressions are important; unfortunately Piqueos didn’t live to the expectations. We wanted to try humitas and aji de gallina, unfortunately not available that night; we would have liked to try their aji de gallina. Their list of wines was nothing to write home about it, most of them middle of the road unknown wines. Among the tapas (small plates) we tried a dish made out of Andean potato chips, the chips were saggy so we had to return the dish Then tried their Arroz con Mariscos, but had to return it since it was gritty due to poor cleaning of the shellfish. Not a good idea eating sand for dinner and a second dish returned for the night. Peruvian cooking flag dish, Lomo Saltado, is a dish to try in any so called Peruvian fusion restaurant. It was a total disappointment. Piqueos claims in their menu that this dish is a Sautéed marinated New York Strip but what you get is a stew of cheaper meat. Interesting that when we talked about this faux pas with Piqueo’s chef he said that it was the owner’s recipe, that it was cheaper to prepare it that way and that their food was not for Peruvians. About the service, it was mediocre and dishes took a long time to arrive to the table.
Pros: Pricy looking environment - good to impress friends who don't know too much about food.
Cons: Food is not really up to standards compared to other Peruvian fusion restaurants
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