opened Nov. 5
Even before opening their quaint brick-and-mortar eatery on Curry Ford Road, Kevin and Maria Ruiz garnered a reputation for their modern approach to traditional Peruvian fare at their Papa Llama pop-ups. The menu at this strip mall locale is purposefully focused, and the flavors in their lomo saltado and arroz chaufa are clean and unadulterated. The delicate fry of the papa rellenas, stuffed with jammy egg and ground sirloin then topped with ají amarillo and salsa criolla, is the stuff addictions are made of, though the same could be said about their picarones sweet potato doughnuts served with citrus honey.