Peruvian Kitchen · Northridge

The Menu

Coast, mountains and criollo home cooking — twelve sections, cooked fresh every day.

Chicken & Meat
16 dishes

Chicken & Meat

Slow stews, seared steaks and the family's chaufas — Northridge's anchor Peruvian kitchen, since 2006.

Chaufa de Pollo

$19.99

Peruvian-style Chinese-inspired fried rice with chicken.

Bistec a lo Pobre

$27.99

Pan-seared steak, fried plantain, egg, and choice of French fries or salad. Served with steamed rice.

Milanesa de Pollo

$19.99

Breaded chicken steak served with steamed rice, French fries or salad.

Tallarín Verde con Bistec

$26.99

Spaghetti with Peruvian pesto sauce and steak.

Chaufa de Carne

$22.99

Peruvian-style Chinese-inspired fried rice with beef.

Chaufa de Mariscos

$23.99

Peruvian-style Chinese-inspired fried rice with seafood.

Chaufa Especial

$24.99

Peruvian-style Chinese-inspired fried rice — house special blend.

Chaufa de Camarones

$24.99

Peruvian-style Chinese-inspired fried rice with shrimp.

Fuente de Arroz Chaufa Mixto

$109.99

Party tray — mixed fried rice special. Serves 5–6.

Fuente de Arroz Chaufa de Camarones

$109.99

Party tray — shrimp fried rice. Serves 5–6.

Fuente de Arroz Chaufa de Carne

$94.99

Party tray — beef fried rice. Serves 5–6.

Fuente de Arroz Chaufa de Mariscos

$99.99

Party tray — seafood fried rice. Serves 5–6.

Fuente de Arroz Chaufa de Pollo

$89.99

Party tray — chicken fried rice. Serves 5–6.

Tacu-Tacu a lo Pobre

$27.99

Mixed beans and rice topped with steak, fried plantain, egg, and French fries or salad.

Tallarín Huancaína con Medallones de Filet Mignon

$32.99

Huancaina-sauce spaghetti with medallions of filet mignon.

Tallarín a la Huancaína con Bistec

$25.99

Huancaina-sauce spaghetti with steak.

Vegetarian
6 dishes

Vegetarian

Peruvian classics, plant-forward.

Chaufa Vegetariano

$18.99

Peruvian-Chinese fried rice with vegetables.

Saltado de Champiñones

$19.99

Peruvian stir-fry mushrooms, French fries, onions, tomatoes. Served with rice.

Saltado de Vegetales

$18.99

Peruvian stir-fry veggies, French fries and tomatoes. Served with rice.

Tallarín Saltado Vegetariano

$18.99

Sautéed spaghetti with sliced onions and tomatoes. Garnished with green onion.

Tallarín Verde con Vegetales Saltados

$19.99

Peruvian pesto spaghetti with sautéed veggies.

Tallarín a la Huancaína con Vegetales Saltados

$22.99

Sautéed veggies served with huancaina-sauce spaghetti.

Seafood
10 dishes

Seafood

From the Peruvian coast to Northridge — fresh fish, shrimp, calamari and the full catch, served the coastal way.

Arroz con Mariscos

$25.99

Rice simmered in saffron with seafood. Served with salsa criolla and yucca.

Jalea Mixta

$26.99

Deep-fried mixed seafood with salsa criolla.

Jalea Fuente de Pescado

$39.99

Party tray of fried fish. Serves 5–6.

Jalea de Pescado

$21.99

Deep-fried fish served with salsa criolla.

Pescado Frito

$19.99

Deep-fried fish fillet served with rice, yucca and salsa criolla.

Pescado Sudado

$22.99

Steamed fish fillet with onions, tomatoes and ají panca. Served with yucca and rice.

Pescado a lo Macho

$27.99

Seafood in a creamy ají amarillo sauce over fish fillet. Served with rice and potatoes.

Picante de Mariscos

$25.99

Seafood in creamy ají amarillo over fish fillet. Served with rice and diced potatoes.

Piqueo Marino

$44.99

Seafood platter for sharing.

Tacu-Tacu a lo Macho

$26.99

Sautéed beans and rice topped with a traditional Peruvian seafood stew.

Appetizers
15 dishes

Appetizers

Ceviches, anticuchos and Northridge's finest leche de tigre — the Peruvian table begins here.

Anticuchos

$19.99

Marinated beef heart, skewered and seared over the grill.

Leche de Tigre

$14.99

Citrus-and-fish ceviche broth — "the hangover cure."

Ceviche Carretillero Mixto

$23.99

Assorted seafood cured with lemon, prepared with leche de tigre and topped with fried calamari — known as the best hangover cure.

Ceviche Clásico de Pescado

$19.99

Raw fish cured in lemon with ají chili and Peruvian seasonings. Tell us your spice level (mild, medium, spicy) in the special-requests box.

Ceviche Mixto

$19.99

Raw fish and seafood cured in lemon with ají and seasonings.

Choros a la Chalaca

$15.99

Steamed mussels topped with Peruvian salsa.

Papa a la Huancaína

$13.99

Sliced potatoes topped with creamy ají amarillo and cheese sauce.

Ceviche Mixto Fuente

$39.99

Party tray of mixed seafood ceviche.

Ceviche de Pescado Fuente

$35.99

Party tray of classic fish ceviche.

Chicharrón de Calamar

$14.99

Fried calamari served with tartar sauce.

Ensalada Mixta — Large

$11.99

Ensalada verde.

Papa Rellena

$13.99

Potato croquettes stuffed with beef, served with creole onion salsa.

Salchipapa

$12.99

Thinly sliced fried hot dogs over French fries.

Yuca a la Huancaína

$17.99

Fried yucca topped with huancaina sauce.

Ensalada Mixta — Reg

$7.99

Saltados
15 dishes

Saltados

Our lomo saltado is the reason guests drive from Porter Ranch, Chatsworth and Granada Hills — wok-seared to order, every time.

Lomo Saltado de la Casa

$31.99

Filet mignon lomo saltado. Tell us your preferred doneness in the special-requests box.

Lomo Saltado

$22.99

Traditional Peruvian stir-fry beef with tomatoes and onions over French fries. Served with steamed rice.

Pollo Saltado

$19.99

Chicken saltado.

Tallarín Saltado de Carne

$22.99

Sautéed spaghetti with beef, sliced onions, green onions and tomatoes.

Fuente Lomo Saltado

$94.99

Tray lomo saltado over French fries.

Fuente Saltado de Pollo

$89.99

Tray chicken saltado. Serves 5–6.

Fuente Tallarín Saltado con Mariscos

$99.99

Party tray. Serves 5–6.

Fuente Tallarín Saltado de Camarones

$109.99

Party tray. Serves 5–6.

Fuente Tallarín Saltado de Carne

$94.99

Party tray. Serves 5–6.

Fuente Tallarín Saltado de Pollo

$89.99

Party tray. Serves 5–6.

Saltado de Camarones

$26.99

Shrimp saltado.

Saltado de Mariscos

$24.99

Seafood saltado.

Tallarín Saltado de Camarones

$26.99

Sautéed spaghetti with shrimp.

Tallarín Saltado de Mariscos

$24.99

Sautéed spaghetti with seafood, sliced onions, green onions and tomatoes.

Tallarín Saltado de Pollo

$19.99

Sautéed spaghetti with chicken, sliced onions, green onions and tomatoes.

Soups
5 dishes

Soups

A pot on the stove — Peru's remedy for every mood.

Chupe de Camarones

$24.99

Peruvian shrimp chowder.

Dieta de Pollo

$15.99

Chicken noodle soup.

Parihuela

$25.99

Savory Peruvian seafood gumbo with shrimp, squid, mussels, octopus and crab legs.

Sopa Criolla

$19.99

Milk-based beef noodle soup with egg.

Sopa a la Minuta

$19.99

Beef noodle soup.

Menu Criollo
4 dishes

Menu Criollo

The recipes our abuelas made in Lima — brought unchanged to Northridge since 2006.

Ají de Gallina

$21.99

Creamy shredded-chicken stew in a yellow-chili sauce.

Cau Cau

$19.99

Peruvian tripe stew with potato and yellow chili.

Frijol con Seco de Carnero

$25.99

Cilantro lamb stew served with beans and steamed rice.

Puré con Asado

$22.99

Classic beef asado served with rice and Peruvian-style mashed potatoes.

Sides & Antojos
12 dishes

Sides & Antojos

The little things that finish the plate.

Arroz Blanco

$5.99

Steamed rice.

Cancha Serrana

$4.99

Toasted corn.

Frijoles

$5.99

Beans.

Huevo Frito

$3.99

Fried egg.

Papas Fritas

$4.99

French fries.

Plátano Frito

$9.99

Fried plantains.

Porción Grande de Huancaína

$11.99

Large huancaína sauce.

Porción Pequeña de Huancaína

$5.99

Small huancaína sauce.

Salsa Criolla

$4.99

Lime-marinated red onion and tomato salad.

Tartar Sauce — Large

$5.99

Salsa tártara grande.

Tartar Sauce — Small

$3.99

Salsa tártara pequeña.

Yuca Frita

$9.99

Fried yucca.

Kids Menu
6 dishes

Kids Menu

Smaller plates for smaller appetites.

Pescadito con Papas Fritas

$13.99

Little fried fish.

Tallarincito con Pollo

$9.99

Little spaghetti with chicken.

Milanesita de Pollo

$13.99

Salchipapita

$12.99

Tallarincito Verde con Milanesita

$14.99

Tallarincito Verde con Pescadito

$14.99

Desserts
6 dishes

Desserts

The sweet last word, every one a classic.

Churros

$6.99

Churros served with manjar blanco (dulce de leche).

Helado de Lúcuma

$9.99

World-renowned Peruvian ice cream.

Mango Cake

$8.99

Pastel de mango.

Mousse de Maracuyá

$5.99

Peruvian passionfruit mousse.

Alfajores — Single

$4.99

Alfajores — Box

$12.99

Drinks
25 dishes

Drinks

House-made coolers, Peruvian sodas and a proper coffee bar.

Chicha Morada

$5.99

Traditional, house-made purple-corn and cinnamon drink.

Chicha Morada — Pitcher

$14.99

House purple-corn and cinnamon drink — full pitcher.

Maracuyá

$5.99

Peruvian passionfruit juice.

Maracuyá — Pitcher

$14.99

House passionfruit juice — full pitcher.

Inca Kola

$3.99

The golden anise soda of Peru.

Americano

$4.99

Americano.

Café

$3.99

Coffee.

Café Helado

$3.99

Iced coffee.

Café con Leche

$5.99

Coffee with milk.

Café de la Casa

$3.99

House coffee.

Canned Soda

$3.99

Choice of canned soda.

Cappuccino

$5.99

Cappuccino.

Chocolate Caliente

$4.99

Hot chocolate.

Diet Inca Kola

$3.99

Sugar-free Inca Kola.

Espresso

$3.99

Espresso shot.

Evian Water

$3.75

Bottled water.

Kola Inglesa

$4.99

Peruvian red soda.

Mexican Coke

$3.99

Mexican Coca-Cola in glass.

Pisco Sour

$12.99

Peru's national cocktail.

$3.99

Tea.

Latte

$5.99

Beer (Cusqueña / Cristal)

$6.99

Wine — Glass

$8.99

Wine — Bottle

$29.99

Sangría — Pitcher

$29.99

Weekend Breakfast
14 dishes

Weekend Breakfast

Northridge's Peruvian breakfast — tamales, pan con chicharrón, lomito al jugo. Sat & Sun 9:30 AM – 12:00 PM.

Café

$2.99

Coffee — black or with milk.

Lomito al Jugo

$17.99

Tender beef loin simmered in savory pan juices.

Pan con Chicharrón

$15.99

Crispy fried pork belly sandwich on French bread.

Pan con Pollo

$14.99

Chicken sandwich on French bread.

Bistec y Huevo

$17.99

Grilled steak with fried egg.

Surtido

$9.99

Assorted breakfast bites — ask your server for today's mix.

Tamal

$13.99

Traditional Peruvian tamale.

Jugo de Papaya

$8.99

Jugo de Fresa

$8.99

Jugo de Piña

$8.99

Pan con Asado

$15.99

Tacu Tacu con Lomito al Jugo

$21.99

Tacu Tacu con Bistec

$21.99

Steak Chimichurri Sandwich

$19.99

Weekday Lunch
1 dishes

Weekday Lunch

Weekday lunch 12 to 3, until supplies last. A midday plate — main with soup or salad on the side. Please check our social media pages to see the lunch special of the day.

Puré con Pollo a la Plancha

$14.99

Grilled chicken with Peruvian mashed potatoes — comes with a side of Sopa a la Minuta or a green salad.

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