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3655 S. Grand Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90070

213-747-2141 

http://www.mo-chica.com  

3655 S. Grand Ave. Los Angeles CA 90070

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  • Peruvian
    Sun 12pm-6pm, Mon-Sat 11am-4pm, Mon, Wed 6pm-9pm, Thu-Sat 6pm-10pm
    $$ $$
  • All Major Credit Cards
    Delivery, Takeout
    Dinner, Lunch
  • None
    Accepted, Not Necessary
    Lot Available
Description

The ceviche at Mo-Chica, in the Mercado La Paloma complex south of downtown, may be the best I have had: cubes of sushi-quality tuna in a thick vinegar emulsion sharp with chile, soft and tart and brutally spicy all at once, served with slivered red onion, a half-ear of giant-kerneled corn and a soft chunk of sweet potato. Mo-Chica's chef-proprietor, Ricardo Zarate, knows his way around the big Japanese seafood wholesalers downtown; he knows his way around a fish. But it is not all straightforward Peruvian cooking here. As far as I know there is nothing in Andean cooking like Zarate's quinotto, a bowl of puffed quinoa simmered with crème fraîche and shiitake mushrooms until it resembles a musky Piemontese risotto. And although a slab of griddle-crisped barracuda, served over a slurry of chickpeas stewed with barley and herbs, may be more Cal-Med than classically Peruvian - but with a dab of fiery rocoto-pepper paste or moss-green chile puree zapped with the Peruvian herb huacatay - it might as well be.See full review.








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Main Menu
Starters
$5.00
Causa Del Dia Peruvian Potato Salad Of The Day
$4.00
Papa Ala Huancaina Roasted Potatoes
boiled egg, huancaina sauce
 
Ensalada Del Dia Salad Of The Day
 
Ceviche Del Dia Ceviche Of The Day
Main Courses
$13.00
Oxtail Risotto Braised Oxtail
berley huancaina risotto
$10.00
Aji De Gallina Shredded Chicken
walnuts, aji amarillo bread sauce
$13.00
Lomo Saltado Beef Filet
salsa criolla, fried potatoes
$13.00
Seco De Cordero Lamb Shank
canario beans, salsa criolla, cilantoro beer sauce
$12.00
Arroz Con Pollo Chicken Breast
spring onions, salsa madre, sauteed rice
$12.00
Arroz Con Marisco Mixed Seafood
shrimp, mussels, salsa madre, sauteed rice
$10.00
Quinotto Wild Mushroom
quinua grain rissotto, crema fraiche
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