Calletana's Peruvian Fast Food

I really don’t like leaving reviews like this but it needs to be done. Food was not up to par. Bistec is usually a nice sized piece of steak but of course, it was an “appetizer” size.. 4 oz at the most. Steak also lacked flavor was extremely dry. Fries were extremely soggy dripping oil while the inside was undercooked and had a “blocky” consistency. Jalea did not have squid.. which is a staple.Food was horrible, if you’ve had true authentic Peruvian food any point in your life… you’ll know this place is NOT itNow for the Jalea.. I’ve never had Jalea that is so dark.. like cooked in extremely old oil dark. Even then, the Jalea was also dry lacked flavor as well.

The papa rellena was not the real papa rellena, not even close You need to check the original recipe. Waste of money

Outstanding; I needed a place to eat other than fast food. Past the word the best.

I’ve been to several Peruvian restaurants and have always had quick and quality service with exceptional dishes – reading these reviews, I was hopeful that Calletana’s would be the same. I hesitated to go inside after we noticed trash scattered across the front entrance. The greeting we received from the litter however seemed warmer than the service we experienced from the employee who was behind the counter when we first walked in. After asking if we could place our order, we waited for over ten minutes despite being the only people in line. When we finally decided to ask again, she stepped in the back room to grab another employee to help without ever once acknowledging us.We waited for over a half hour for two bowls and one empanada. Once we finally sat down to eat, we were met with bitter disappointment with the quality of the food – the Peruvian corn was discolored and undercooked, the aji verde sauce was tangy in such a way that made me concern if it was pass expiration, and somehow the food was cold even though the ingredients were made on the spot.Though we were mollified when someone stepped in and compensated us for the empanada before we left, we did not feel the offer was commensurate with the lack of customer service we had experienced at this point as the inattentive employee we originally placed the order with never said a word to us, failed to rectify our concerns when we expressed our discontent, and continued to sing along to the music playing in the restaurant as we walked out the door.I truly hope that this was just a bad day for them as it seemed like most people who visited had a positive experience, but my disappointment outweighs my courage to give them a second chance.

Really good food for a reasonable price. Big sized tamales with a side of marinated red onions. Lomo Saltado was good with plenty of meat...just a little too dry for my tastes. We'll come back again....maybe try their Ceviche.