Taste of Peru on North Clark Street in Chicago’s Rogers Park neighborhood has been bringing authentic Peruvian cooking to the city since it opened, serving ceviche, lomo saltado, aji de gallina, and the full Peruvian coastal and highland food traditions in a setting that earns a devoted following from Chicago’s Latin American community and the food-curious city around it. It appeared in Season 8, Episode 5 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “Home and Away,” which aired February 1, 2010. Guy Fieri found a Peruvian kitchen doing the real thing in a neighborhood that makes Rogers Park one of Chicago’s most culinarily diverse corridors.
Quick Facts
Restaurant: Taste of Peru
City: Chicago, Illinois
Cuisine: Peruvian / Latin
DDD Season: 8
DDD Episode: 5
Episode Title: Home and Away
Original Air Date: February 1, 2010
Address: 6545 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL 60626
Phone: 773-381-4540
Website: https://tasteofperu.com
Status: Open
What to Eat
The Ceviche — fresh fish cured in lime juice with aji amarillo, red onion, and cilantro — is the Peruvian flagship. Lomo Saltado, stir-fried beef with tomatoes, peppers, and soy sauce over rice and fries, is the coastal-Asian hybrid that defines Peruvian cooking for most first-timers. Aji de Gallina and the rotating daily specials are worth checking when you arrive. Find a Chicago hotel on Booking.com.
Plan Your Visit
Check the website for current hours.
Address: 6545 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL 60626
Phone: 773-381-4540
Website: https://tasteofperu.com
Status: Open
Triple D Essentials
Stream the Home and Away episode on Amazon.
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Taste of Peru appeared in Season 8, Episode 5 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “Home and Away,” originally aired February 1, 2010.