Peru Cafe Express
Peru Cafe Express
A traditional Peruvian drink made of purple corn, lemon, apples and pineapples.
Sparkling water.
Peruvian Soda
Steamed potatoes topped with a yellow cheese sauce Peruvian style.
Fried yuca topped with yellow pepper sauce Peruvian style.
Potato stuffed with ground beef, onions, eggs and raisins.
Marinated beef heart skewers served with potatoes and Peruvian corn.
Potato stuffed with ground beef, onions, eggs and raisins.
Potato pie filled with chicken or tuna.
Peruvian chicken or pork tamales served with salsa criolla.
Empanada de carne. Ground beef with raisins, green olive and eggs.
Empanada de aji de gallina. Shredded chicken mixed with yellow pepper sauce.
Empanada de queso y cebolla. Cheese and green onion.
Mussels topped with pico de gallo.
Aguadito de pollo. Special chicken-rice soup mixed with cilantro and vegetables. Served with your choice of rosemary focaccia, olive ciabatta or garlic baguette.
Chupe de camarones. Shrimp chowder Peruvian style with potatoes, blue crab,rice, peas, carrots and corn. Served with your choice of rosemary focaccia, olive ciabatta or garlic baguette.
Lettuce with onions, tomatoes, carrots, black olives, eggs and green pepper.
Spinach with onions, tomatoes, carrots, black olives, eggs and green pepper.
Peruvian Quinoa mixed with cilantro, onions , white cheese, tomato, apple and lime juice.
Lomo saltado. Strips of beef sauteed on high flames with onions, tomatoes, soy sauce and red wine served over french fries with a side of white rice.
Flat meat steak with rice, beans, fried egg and plantains.
Carne a la parrila. Grilled steak served with 2 sides of your choice.
Chaufa de carne. Peruvian chaufa style mixed beef fried rice sauteed in sesame oil and soy sauce.
Fettuccine sauteed strip of beef with red bell peppers, onions and tomatoes with soy sauce.
Fettuccine mixed with special pesto cream served over fried flat meat steak.
Strips of beef sauteed on high flames with onions, tomatoes, soy sauce and red wine served with pasta huancaina sauce.
Seco de res. Stew of beef served with rice and beans.
Pescado. Marinated in lime juice, mixed with onions.
Mixto. Marinated in lime juice, mixed with onions.
Camarones. Marinated in lime juice, mixed with onions.
Pescado y camaron. Marinated in lime juice, mixed with onions.
Pollo saltado. Strips of chicken sauteed on high flames with onions, tomatoes, soy sauce and white wine served over french fries with a side of white rice.
Pollo a la parrilla. Grilled chicken served with 2 sides of your choice.
Seco de pollo. Stew of chicken served with rice and beans.
Shredded chicken with homemade Peruvian yellow pepper sauce, slightly spicy served with a side of white rice.
Chaufa de pollo. Peruvian chaufa style mixed chicken fried rice sauteed in sesame oil and soy sauce.
Fettuccine sauteed strips of chicken with red bell peppers, onions and tomatoes with soy sauce.
Jalea. A crispy seafood creation of fish, calamari, shrimp, crab and mussels, served with fried yucca, tartar sauce and salsa criolla.
Arroz con mariscos. Rice with peas, cilantro, and special mixed seafood in the special Peruvian style.
Chaufa de mariscos. Peruvian chaufa style mixed seafood fried rice sauteed in sesame oil and soy sauce.
Camarones saltados. Shrimp sauteed on high flames with onions, tomatoes, soy sauce and white wine served over French fries with a side of rice or mixed with fettuccini.
Filete de pescado frito. Fried filet of fish served with two sides of your choice.
Fried fish topped with creamy seafood (calamari, shrimp) sauce served with white rice and yucca.
Hot dog with french fries.
Served with french fries.
Served with french fries.
Served with french fries or rice.
Served with french fries or rice.
Fish Ceviche
Interesting beef empanada.
Fried seafood platter (Jalea)
Aji De Gallina
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The papa hurricana the potato's was a little hard and missing salt and lemon potatoes weren't cooked all the way.....
The ceviche was missing a little bit lemon and salt but it was ok.
Pollo a la Parilla
Mixed Seafood Ceviche
Lomo Saltado Sauteed Beef
Aji De Gallina and Chicken Empanada
Choros a la Chalaca
Grilled Chicken, salad and Plaintain.
Tallarines Verdes con Bistec
White Cheese and Peruvian Corn
Grilled Chicken, salad and beans
Bistec with pesto fettuccine
Arroz con Mariscos
Lomo saltado
ramen and noodles, food
Bret B.
Jul 9, 2023
Good food from nice people in simple surroundings just off 59 north between Galeria and Medical Center. French fries are the best in Houston. The beef, rice and French fries plate, Lomo Saltado, I got a taste for during my last trip to Peru, is delicious and filling. Would have been better with a hearty red wine ;) but no alcohol sold here.Service is great. This is not fast food as each plate is made to order from fresh ingredients. The restaurant is clean and basic. Usually soccer on the small TVs. Family place where folks get together and enjoy home style Peru meals. They also sell lots of the tienda items you would get in Peru.
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Brandon R.
Dec 17, 2023
This little quaint restaurant offers an authentic taste of Peru for a modest price. The walls are covered with art from around Peru and the service is quick and friendly. The business appears to be family owned which gives the food an extra layer of deliciousness!
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Pablo D.
Jun 12, 2023
Food is amazing, I never try CHOROS A LA CHALACA steamed mussels on a lime juice and pico de gallo omg. Was amazing, but the ceviche misto is the best thing I ever had is just perfect in every sense Amazing
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Brenda G.
Dec 5, 2023
This hidden gem is delightful, we work right by it and when we can't decide what to eat! This is our go too! I recommend if you are looking for something authentic, pay a visit here!
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Tammy S.
Apr 18, 2023
Great food, great price and great service!! Happy we stopped in for lunch! Nice and quiet place as well.
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Uvie U.
Jan 23, 2021
Ordered takeout lunch from here. I got the bistec a lo pobre. It is essentially a variant of the popular Columbian dish bandeja paisa but th Peruvians have an edge with seasoning and the Columbian win with that chicharonnes goodness. Also got the beef empanada. The beef in both dishes were spectacularly seasoned. I liked the empanada but was generally thrown off by the powdered sugar on top. Very unusual but it worked. The beans, fried plantain and eggs went beautifully together though I wish the beans had a bit more salt and pepper. As stated the steak was well seasoned but waaaaay overcooked. I asked for medium rare and got medium well. I suspect it's because it's cut so thin. This is the sole reason I docked 1 star. Overall really good food. Final grade: B+I'd eat there again for sure.
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Jennifer V.
Oct 28, 2023
Not my favorite Peruvian place in Houston unfortunately. I've tried Peru Gourmet recently and wanted to compare it to another Peruvian restaurant and chose this place since I've heard good things! Hours are a bit odd since they close at 7p. I ordered the fish ceviche while my friend ordered the lomo saltado. I felt like my fish could have been fresher- it was a little chewy. The portion was definitely generous but I do think I prefer Peru Gourmet's in terms of flavor and freshness. I also wish they had baked the sweet potato so it was softer. I tried my friend's lomo saltado- I felt like they didn't put enough beef. The beef itself was a bit tough and chewy, I thought the flavor was decent but not remarkable. He requested fried rice instead of white rice which was an extra $2. Service was great! The staff came up to check on us multiple times. Prices are reasonable.
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Crissy Y.
Oct 6, 2023
Yummy!! Today I was starving and I got the chicken cilantro rice soup,Chicken empanada Fried plantain sideYucca huancaina style appetizer. Everything was delicious! I didn't feel heavy or bad after I ate. I wasn't able to eat all the plantain but I'll get to it. No pictures this time. Customer service is the best. Great people working there.
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Nataly C.
Jan 2, 2024
The food was amazing, very filling and well made. The flavor was close to what one would expect in Peru! The servers were very kind and attentive, they took care of all the needs and answered all questions very kindly. The ambiance was nice and friendly, the tables and chairs are spread out evenly to allow for comfortable dining!
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T S.
Oct 29, 2023
As a Peruvian myself, I can honestly say that Peru Cafe Express us the best Peruvian restaurant there is in Houston, and I've been to almost all. They have never disappointed me or my family. I went in today and had an amazing lunch and brought plates home since my kids couldn't come with me, and they loved their dishes as well.I recommend them 100%
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