After working on a recent Sunday; I decided to revisit Eli's Peruvian. It's not easy coordinating visits since they have limited hours only open from 11am to 5pm Wednesdays thru Satruday, and 10am to 4pm on Sundays. I'd arrived on Sunday, forgetting that the Sunday Breakfast menu was being served. So no cebiche for me this time around.
I ended up ordering the Adobo de Chancho Arequipeño which was a special on this day.
Adobo de Chancho Arequipeño is a hearty pork stew that originates from the Arequipa (duh) area of Peru. The stew is usually beer - vinegar based; with paprika to add smokiness. With garlic and onions to add pungency.
The pork in this dish was well seasoned and very tender. The stew had a nice tangy-salty-mildly sweet-earthy balance which I enjoyed. It was definitely hearty and the portion size was much larger than it looked. Tons of pork in the bowl.
The bread was a standard issue banh mi that was toasted but was already going flaccid.
I enjoy the chica morada at Eli's; for some reason, it doesn't strike me as being too sweet. It did a good job of cutting the richness of the stew.
I was asked my opinion of the adobo and said that it was quite good. They told me they're thinking about adding it as a regular item on the menu. I think it would do fine.
Seems like the food here is improving. And the service is always nice......even if the area is a bit on the shady side.
Eli's Peruvian Kitchen
4979 El Cajon Blvd
San Diego, CA 92115
Hours:
Thurs -Sat 11am - 5pm
Sunday 10am - 4pm
hope they can continue to improve
Posted by: kat | Monday, 27 August 2018 at 02:33 AM
I hope so too Kat!
Posted by: Kirk | Monday, 27 August 2018 at 08:56 AM
Good looking stew!
Posted by: Soo | Tuesday, 28 August 2018 at 06:25 AM
It was pretty good Soo! Seems like they keep improving.
Posted by: Kirk | Tuesday, 28 August 2018 at 06:50 AM