Brasa & Pisco - Delicious Peruvian Cuisine

My wife and I recently enjoyed a delicious dinner at Brasa & Pisco (http://www.brasaandpisco.com/) a Peruvian restaurant at Lockwood Ridge and University.

My wife started with an appetizer of wontons filled with slow-cooked pork and served with a Huacatay, a Peruvian herb sauce, for $8. My appetizer was beef fritters filled with beef and picadillo, egg, and olives, with a side of dipping sauce, for $9. Both were very tasty.

Her main course was Bisteco a lo Pobre - New York strip steak with fried egg, sweet plantains, homemade fries, and a side of chimichurri sauce, for $25.

Bisteco a lo Pobre

My main course was Tacu Tacu a lo Brasa, a multilayered stack with tacu tacu at the bottom, covered by sweet plantains,  grilled beef in aji panca marinade, then egg, then topped by Peruvian onion slaw, and with a side of chimichurri sauce, for $24. Tacu tacu are basically Peruvian bean and rice fritters. Both dishes were very tasty.

Tacu Tacu a lo Brasa

Her drink was was a piscojita, which had Trader Vic's 151 rum, fresh mint, fresh lime, and pisco - a Peruvian brandy - for $11. She enjoyed it, but will probably try Sangria next time. 

I had a glass of Avalon Cabernet Sauvignon for $9. It was decent.

The wine list had only five whites and five reds. However, this cuisine is not overly conducive to pairing with wine.

Our server, Courtney, was excellent.

The atmosphere seemed on the cold side to me.