Pacha Peruvian Restaurant - Mineola (NY)

1 /5 Lorena: So is my first and last time coming into this place since I want to get the lunch. I called the place to make a order which nobody answered… once I got to the place I got a soup with green spaghetti (lunch menu) I paid 17 and change. PORTION ARE TERRIBLE , they give you a scoop of pasta a big breast chicken to hide the minimum pasta they give and really small soup. I was surprised for the food portion. Pasta needed salt in other words it needed make it again and all I tasted was cheese , disgusting! Never again! So sad that the place inside is beautiful but food is not worth it!

4 /5 Mike P: When we walked in on a Saturday evening, the place was empty. Empty on a Saturday evening? Is that a red flag? As my family and I were deciding whether to stay or not, we were burned too many times from these types of scenarios and were reluctant to go through that again. Then a lady from the back greeted us. Awww, what the heck? We had a long day and were hungry. How bad can the food be? The Google reviews were mostly trolls reviewing with low ratings and answered with witty and sarcastic replies from the business. Sarcasm is my kind of language. I ordered the Pollo A La Brasa 1/2 chicken entree with a side of rice and beans and ordered an additional side of maduros. We also ordered the skirt steak and chicken salad. The food came. The chicken salad was loaded with onions. There were enough onions to fill a plate. Must have been the market special with red onions. Wished it had avocados tho, that would have made it a bussin’ salad. But no complaints on the salad except for the mountain of onions and no avocado. There was also alot of liquid at the bottom of the salad, did not look like dressing, looked like they rinsed the salad first with water or something. Was a clear liquid, not resembling lemon juice and oil. But, that’s fine, no one died and we just poured the liquid out onto a spare plate. The skirt steak came with a side of chimichurri. My chicken dish was missing something. The Aji Verde sauce! I asked our hostess if there was aji verde sauce. Yep, she forgot and brought it out. I can say that the aji verde sauce was a highlight, I thought it was very fresh and not as processed as the aji verde sauce they serve at Pio Pio. The beans and rice are considered 2 separate sides, which I don’t understand, since it goes together. The beans was in a broth, they weren’t pinto beans, but a yellow bean. They didn’t use sazon to season it, but that’s fine, jt was still tasty. So 4 stars for me. As we enjoyed our meal even though there were a couple things that could have been an issue for another, but whatever, no one died and we left satisfied.

5 /5 V L: Had a great dining experience, we were a large party and we all left very satisfied. The meats were all done to perfection, entrana, chicken, chorizo & antichichos were delicious. The soups both chicken and shrimp chowder were very flavorful. The sides were equally delicious, I don’t actively seek out maduros or tostones but they’re delicious here. Bonus: the sangria and mojitos are great. Adding to my rotation going forward.

1 /5 Minglei Zhao: I am very disappointed with the experience I had today. I placed a delivery order on your website at 11:30 AM that was scheduled to be ready at 12:47 PM. Instead of receiving delivery as promised, I was called and asked to pick it up myself. At no point during ordering was there any indication that delivery was unavailable — in fact, your website includes a specific “Delivery” section, which is why I chose that option. When I arrived at 2:00 PM, my order was still not ready, and I had to wait until after 2:30 PM, nearly three hours after placing it, before finally receiving my food. To make matters worse, the food had been so poorly packaged that the bottom of the brown paper bag gave out (photo attached), and the contents spilled onto the public sidewalk. I had to clean up the mess by hand — an embarrassing and frustrating situation. After such a long delay, the failure to honor delivery, and the unacceptable packaging, this experience fell far below reasonable expectations.

5 /5 Sophia Melo: where should i even start! the food is immaculate and tasteful. never had better. the service as well treated me with love and care. felt like family. i love eating out with family and especially friends… always here for a good time. the mozzarella sticks are bomb. atmosphere is beautiful. perfection with the decoration and designing. everyone having a good fun and laugh. every time i come, i have amazing time. i suggest coming here IMMEDIATELY!