Surco Peruvian Food

They literally don't have a bad menu item. Soo good, best food truck at library mall, super friendly family owned truck. Highly recommend !

Recently stopped by to pick up a few orders of Arroz con Pollo, but they were all out. I decided to try Pastel de Papa (without chicken) instead and was pleasantly surprised. It was another amazing dish. My family loved it, too. The people that run the cart are always so pleasant as well. I highly suggest stopping by.

Dang those sauces are delishy! Conveniently already color coded green, yellow, and red in order of spiciness, these sauces were by far the best part of my meal. I was so sad that I was in a hurry because I only put a small squirt of each of them on the cilantro rice that I got. The rice was redonkulously yummy as well, but I definitely skimped on the sauce to rice ratio. I really wish I had isolated the taste of the sauces but I mixed them all up and scarfed it all down because it was so delicious. The rice goes so well with the salad and avocado, the perfect mix of fresh and creamy. Will definitely be going again to try some other things outTLDR: sip on that sauce!

I hadn't eaten at this food cart for about three or four years and wanted to see if it was as good as I remember it being and spoiler alert: it is just as every bit delicious as I remember. The owner is always smiling and is so kind!I opted for the aji de gallina. Every bit of the dish was lovely - the salad was crisp, sweet, and complemented the creaminess and savoriness of the actual aji de gallina. I doused my dish in the yellow sauce the owner provides to add a layer of spiciness to the meal; it's the perfect, gentle kick in the mouth that balances out other aspects of the dish.If you have passed by Surco in Library Mall thinking to yourself multiple times, "I should really try that place," do yourself a favor and stop by the next time you pass by and you likely will not be disappointed.

This food cart is bomb! I've been twice and loved my dish both times. The chicken adobo is guuud and even comes in a half size serving for when you want a snack but can't stomach a whole meal. The chili chicken (Aji de gallina) is incredible... really fresh shredded meat, a delicious creamy chili sauce, and rice and veggies to fill you up. The dipping sauces are my favorite part! The green one is spicy and the yellow one is even hotter. They both add so much flavor to the rice, so if you like spice, get a lot! I love this place because it's flavorful food but it isn't heavy like most of the food cart options are. Small portions, not much grease... soooo satisfying!

Surco is a cart, they dont have a restaurant but the food is absolutely delicious!! Very low on spice and full of flavor, they have 3 levels of spicy sauces that can be used to enhance flavor and add some heat!The tacu tacu is a vegetarian option and has a rice and lentil cake with their signature sauce and saladThe Aji de gallina is called chilli chicken but is not at all spicy. It is flavored with a signature sauce (not the spicy kind). Comes with rice, boiled potatoes and delicious salad. I wasnt a fan of the potatoes since they were literally boiled potatoes, but were easy to pick out.The aroz con pollo was by far my favorite. The chicken has delicious flavor and comes with their signature jasmine rice and salad!I went here 2 weeks in a row - that us how much I enjoyed their food! The cart is by library mall at the park street end of state street and the other he said is usually at MLK Blvd (I havent check this one).Last but not the least, prices are very reasonable for the quantity of food

Peruvian food is hard to find, so if you're looking for that specifically I guess this is the place. If you're just looking for a good lunch, there are so many options and I'm not sure this would be my choice. The food really wasn't that bad, just not my favorite. I got the large Adobo Chicken and it was really just medium, bordering on small. Another thing I didn't love was that the chicken was a little tough. Maybe I'm being picky, but I just thought it could be better. Lastly, the line was just really long and they only had one person preparing food. Food trucks are small, but they needed at least one more cook in there. Need to know if you come: they have three sauces out front: Green, Yellow, and Red. The green is the mild, red medium, and the yellow is pretty hot. Personally I liked all of them, but don't get the yellow if you're not ready for a kick!

SO GOOD! I had a chicken and rice dish and they knocked it out of the park. Amazing sauces on the side too. Spicy, but very flavorful!

With all the construction going on this cart can be found on N. Lake St. as you walk towards lake mendota.I've only eaten at this place once so far but I would definitely come back.I got the chicken chili. But by no means is if like any American chili. I would say it is more like a curry. It is in a mild sauce with potatoes and an egg served on the side. There are two sauces that they offer that you can slather over your meal. One is green and made from jalapeños. The other is yellow and I couldn't catch what they said it was made of. But be warned the yellow one is the spicier one! The green jalapeño one is rather mild and less creamy. Both tasty though!

YUM! I'd been eyeing this food cart for a few weeks now, but there has always been another cart that I've wanted to try more..so I've been putting it off, and off, and off, until today!I'm still not quite sure what Peruvian cuisine entirely entails, so I just ordered something off the menu which I thought I could pronounce without making a fool of myself. Hence, the half order of chicken adobo (for only $5!). Let me tell you though, it was delish!! The half-size is perfectly portioned for lunch, and won't leave you with the post-meal food baby or the mid-afternoon coma. However, you also have the option of getting a full-sized serving for $7 if you are feeling extra hungry. The chicken with the lentils and the fresh coleslaw really hit the spot! The lentils were really soft and perfectly seasoned, but not so much so that they overpowered the chicken. I also think I tasted a hint of lemon juice in the jasmine rice, which was a nice counterpart to the heat from the marinated chicken.I threw on a few squirts of the green sauce for good measure, but after finishing my entire meal, I'm still not really sure if it was a hot sauce or yogurt-based sauce or what. There really is a lot of flavor in the adobo!Surco is definitely one of the carts to try if you are ever in the area for lunch. I know that I will be heading back really soon, and this time, I'm going to order one of those menu items that I can't pronounce!