El Rocoto Cerritos

Simply stated, El Rocoto is a chef owned and operated Peruvian restaurant, serving one of the most delicious expressions of this amazing country 's cuisine in SoCal. Everything we ordered tasted super fresh and made with a lot of love and passion. The quality ingredients are treated with respect, and the cooking techniques involve both the age old traditional Inca style as well as the high BTU range providing a slight smokiness, aka wok hei a product of the Southern Chinese influence in Peruvian cuisine (known as Chifa style). Oh those aromas are to die for! Their tiraditos, lomo saltado, tacu tacu especial, chaufa, and papa rellena tickled our taste buds with a huge array of flavors and tex...

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This is a redo of experiencing dining at El Rocoto. About two years ago I had the worst encounter there, a waitress chased me and my wife out and demanded a tip that she didn’t see underneath the plates. I called the managers at all locations and no one did anything. Recently. I decided why not! Fortunately the waitress isn’t there( that I’ve seen) and the location looks even prettier than before. The food is amazing if not better. I just tried their seafood saltado and when I tell you OH MY WORD. It’s delicious! The calamari combined with clams and shrimp is so savory. The fries here aren’t drenched in oil. The rice isn’t mushy. You get what you expect. High quality food! To start they give...

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we are here to eat a friend. they chose it because they knew there were veg options I didn't know. they had some appetizers and escapes that fit the bill. I started with the spicy Veggie wheels. a small gland and a lot of kale. I think I can be used to anoint my preheart attack, but a little soy sauce improves the taste a little. next my wife and I shared the spicy tofu over crispy rice. I thought it was pretty good. the crispy rice gave the court a beautiful texture. I finished the meal with a spicy veggie roll. it had found the same spicy tofu inside with paprika, avocado and tomaten along the top, replacing the normal fish on sushi. that was quite delicious. the paprika seemed a strange t...

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very vegetarian and vegan friendly! there is a lot of veggie sushis including the veggie roll, asparagus / avocado roll, and the veggie rainbow roll made with veggie mayo and looks like it's top w fish to fool their friends and family; about all a delicious place that is perfect for everyone!

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This Peruvian family-owned restaurant is truly wonderful. The halibut ceviche is divine, as well as the fried rice dish.

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