El Pico de Oro

Stopped by El Pico de Oro while in the area and this place is truly a hidden gem. As I walked in, the place was really clean and they were Spanish playing music which was really nice! I wasn't sure what to order but I figured the 1/4 Chicken Combo would be plenty, especially since it came with two sides. I decided to dine in since I wanted the food to be fresh and hot and OMG, the chicken was flavored to perfection. The seasoning was amazing and it was cooked perfectly! The combo also comes with two sauces, which aided in the flavor of the chicken. I decided on the fried rice and plantains as my sides and they were also a 10/10! The rice was savory and the plantains were sweet and delicious! Needless to say, there was no food left in that container when I was done lol. Definitely stop by El Pico de Oro ASAP and try their amazing, Peruvian food! Their chicken is some of the best I've ever had!!! Thank me later! :)

Give me alllll the food here ! Found this place recently and so so glad I did! They had a steady stream of people coming in for pick up orders. They have a quarter chicken lunch special on weekdays. My husband got the half chicken with fries and fried rice... THE CHICKEN!!!!! My mouth is drooling just thinking of that chicken. So well seasoned and moist! I got the lomo Saltado with white rice and fries. The white rice was seasoned well and the gravy was delicious- the steak was a little tough. I would recommend putting the yellow and green sauces on it because they are so flavorful and delicious. The inside is nothing to write home about- simple decor, but the food makes up for it. Go here !!!! You are welcome

Huge portions of food and above excellent service at 6:00 pm whenthey were getting ready to close at 7:00 pm!

My go to lunch spot. Always a welcoming atmosphere. The chicken is cooked perfectly every time and you can't beat the price. I recommend the Peruvian fried rice and plantains as sides and you have to get the yellow and green sauces! I would consider this a hidden gem for the Virginia Beach area!

The chicken and fries were great. Had the beef and chicken fried rice also, way too salty. Had the beef-on-a -stick, too. It was cold when it came out and weird. Finally, service was odd, the young lady that took our order and brought the food out was apparently having a bad day. Won't be going back.

I was sooo looking forward to trying this place, I love love peruvian chicken, but sadly never even got to place my order. Walked in with no one in the place, guy comes up to take my order, and as I'm asking questions about the menu he answers the phone for a takeout order... which is fine, but the polite (and appropriate) thing to do at this point would be to check if I'm ready to place my order and put the call on hold if I am. Instead he proceeds to take a very large takeout order... during which I finally leave to go use the bathroom... then I return and he's still on the phone. 15 minutes I'm waiting and he doesn't even look up to apologize. Whatever. As a note, the soap dispenser was empty (and looked to have been that way for a while) in the one bathroom - so that wasn't overly promising either. Maybe the food itself is good?

The food and the service were amazing!! The green sauce is do die for. I'm super big on sauce and that hit the spot. It complemented the chicken so well.

Had hopes but not so. I ordered the beef with rice(fried egg on top) plantains and cries. With canned soda $20. Next to no seasoning on beef, fries and egg. Everything was piping hot. Beef was sliced thin, well done, on edge of dry and very tough. Plantains were tasty. Best thing on plate. Maybe should have ordered chicken but all items sold should be good. Floor in dinning area was sticky. Never a good sign.

Food was amazing, service was great! But they were a little stingy on the rice. But I would definitely go again!

Went twice before and they didn't have chicken and wanted us to wait 30 minutes so we left both times because we were too hungry. This was our third and final attempt to try this place out and we were underwhelmed. The chicken was over seasoned with salt it was packed with different seasonings but tasted as if each seasoning they used has salt so it was so salty we couldn't enjoy it. I also didn't feel the portions match the price point.