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Ay Ay Picante


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#181 of 4,512 restaurants in Chicago
  • Neighborhood: Irving Park/Northwest Side
  • Address: 4569 N Elston Ave, Chicago, IL 60630
  • Phone:  (773) 427-4239

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5 of 5 stars
ragyo   1 contribution
mex cjty
Jul 16, 2009

Love This Place! I am a Peruvian leaving in Mexico. In my last visit to Chicago i got the opportunity to visit this place and it was the best food I had since leaving Peru. So good to have a real Ceviche (no tomatoes, thank goodness)! It was like what mi abuela used to make. more

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5 of 5 stars
Princess_Orion   2 contributions
Chicago
Jul 2, 2009

Finally, we were able to come here, great place, nice music, just andean recordings but beautiful! Servers are very attentive, checking on us (on times) to make sure we were ok, without being intrusive, Fernando (our waiter) did a great job explaining the dishes, i was going straight to the ceviche ........... jumbo pieces of shrips on it ... wow!... more

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4 of 5 stars
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Jun 14, 2009

I could drink the aji sauce. more

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5 of 5 stars
LouisKnowsBest09   1 contribution
gold coast
Jan 2, 2009

If you are a Peruvian you will always try to find a good Peruvian Restaurant around your town. Peruvian Food has flavors and aromas that maintain us in contact with our Peruvian roots, with our happier memories. Ay Ay Picante Peruvian Cuisine is the home i have in Chicago, their food is by far the best i had (comparing to... more

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3 of 5 stars
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May 2, 2008
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huge portions more

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4 of 5 stars
barbiflys   112 contributions
atlanta, ga
Mar 10, 2008
1/1 found this review helpful

We came here because it was near a theatre we needed to go to later that evening. We really enjoyed the food here. We had ceviche and we had shrimp brochettes. Our server was great--actually the service there was great--we talked to a couple of the other guys that worked there and they were all very friendly. The other thing... more

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4 of 5 stars
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Jan 15, 2008
1/1 found this review helpful

My husband and I love this place. The food is great and affordable. Sometimes the service is a little slow. more

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5 of 5 stars
sonnetchicago   1 contribution
chicago
Oct 22, 2007
2/2 found this review helpful

WE recently got here with the group charlar chicago (our party was 30 people) all of us order different dishes, we order the ceviche (full of flavor) and the fry calamares, this is my favorite dish everywhere!!! and i am glad peruvians do it even better, it was just right, crispy, soft and delicious, we also got the arroz con... more

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5 of 5 stars
foodiechicago   1 contribution
Chicago
Aug 11, 2007
2/2 found this review helpful

We always have a great time at this gem. The place make you feel like you are in Peru with its large plates of Ceviche. more

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3 of 5 stars
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Sep 7, 2008
1/1 found this review helpful

rico....pero la salsa huancaina podria ser mas picante more

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Ay Ay Picante Address

4569 N Elston Ave, Chicago, IL 60630
Tel: (773) 427-4239
* Restaurant price information is based on meal cost per person, excluding drinks, tax and tip.