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  1. El Chullo

    Traditional Peruvian

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    Beef heart on a skewer is not a timid opener, but El Chullo's anticuchos, marinated and grilled dense and chewy, set the tone for a traditional Peruvian restaurant that doesn't hedge. The Melrose location on Seventh Avenue is cozy and colorful, the kind of room where a Pisco Sour tastes better than it has any right to. Lomo saltado, ceviche mixto, and arroz chaufa round out a menu that takes the Lima-meets-Canton fried rice angle seriously.

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    • Lomo saltado

      “Menu items include lomo saltado, ceviche mixto and the arroz chaufa – a Peruvian-meets-Chinese fusion-style dish of fried rice.”

      Phoenix New Times
    • Ceviche mixto

      “Menu items include lomo saltado, ceviche mixto and the arroz chaufa – a Peruvian-meets-Chinese fusion-style dish of fried rice.”

      Phoenix New Times
    • Arroz chaufa

      “Menu items include lomo saltado, ceviche mixto and the arroz chaufa – a Peruvian-meets-Chinese fusion-style dish of fried rice.”

      Phoenix New Times
    • Anticuchos

      “Another delicious dish, actually an appetizer, are the anticuchos – hot, dense, chewy cutlets of marinated grilled beef heart served on skewers.”

      Phoenix New Times

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