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De: Boris Iriarte
Enviado: 29 de diciembre del 2008Hola:
Soy un peruano asiduo concurrente los fines de semana a almorzar en el restaurant y me gustan mucho sus platos especialmente el aguadito de pollo, lomo saltado y los anticuchos. La gente que he llevado a ese lugar (de otros paises) se han quedado muy impresionados de la buena sazón que tienen a precios razonables.
Felices fiestas y próspero ano 2009.
Keep up the good work guys!
Boris Iriarte
From: Janice and Ian's Toronto Eating Adventures (blog)
Posted: May 31, 2007Peruvian Showdown
This past weekend (well if you include Thursday as the start of the weekend) we hit up the Peruvian restaurants at St Claire and Bathurst.
In the blue corner, El Plebeyo an unknown in the contest challenging for dominance of the Peruvian scene from the St. Clair and Bathurst area. And in the red corner, El Fogon, the defending champion.
El Plebeyo started off strong - it was open, while El Fogon was on vacation. But after that opening salvo things went downhill quickly. They had a massive menu and things were expensive. Lomo Saltado was 16 bucks! Janice had the slightly cheaper Tacu Tacu. We got over the price and ordered but things continued to get worse. It took a while and it wasn't all that great. Bottom line, not a strong showing.
El Fogon on the other hand fought viciously for the title. Their lomo saltado was 12 and it was tasty and served quickly. At least the time sure passed quickly thanks to the tasty Papas a la Huancaina I had as an appetizer.
Bottom line, El Fogon is still the champ so it keeps the title of best Peruvian restaurant in the TO.
Reviewed by: lactard
visited: Sept 20, 2005It's not the prettiest of eateries, but who cares? The Peruvian fare here is hearty and very very tasty. While you wait for your meal, you're given a basket of bread with green chili dipping sauce. Potent stuff.
Papas a la huancaina (cold boiled potatoes and creamy cheese sauce -- trust me, tastes better than it sounds) and perfectly grilled anticuchos (pieces of beef heart, skewered) are great apps to share. I've been meaning to go back and try the grilled calamari.
As for mains, the meat and fish options are a-plenty. (Lomo Saltado! mmmmm) The alfajor is nice. Thin layers of shortbread sandwiching sticky sweet dulce de leche. I wish could tell you more, but I haven't been in months. Man, these rice crackers are letting me down. I think I might head up to El Fogon this weekend.
reviewed by: Chester visited: Aug 24, 2006
I swung by El Fogon recently...worth checking out for sure. The aforementioned beef hearts are damn good (and I don't usually like hearts all that much), and the "World Famous creamy cheese and yellow hot pepper sauce over potatoes on a bed of lettuce" very nice as well.
That chili coriander hot sauce is just great, and seriously goes well with everything there (dip some of their yuccas in there for kicks). The Bistek (steak) was not bad... the beans that came with it were a good match. I think I'd just try more apps next time - ceviche, calamari, avocado shrimp salad - they were that good.
An absolutely delicious meal that gave us the most bang for our buck!
The atmosphere was romantic enough for two or equally comfortable for a large group of friends & family.
Charlotte
If you are seeking Peruvian dishes such as Lomo Saltado or traditional beef heart Anticuchos, there's no better place in Toronto than El Fogon on St. Clair Ave West.
George
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