Chimu Express

First off, this restaurant is great, food, service and ambience is awesome. I’ve been grub hub’ing and bringing dates here for 2 years now and never had a complaint. Today I ordered the half chicken and fried rice combo, and was served dry day old chicken. I am chef, I cook and eat for a living and never have been more upset at one of my favorite spots. I was credited a $ 7 beer and I paid $ 50 to leave hungry. I am sorry but I don’t know when I’ll be going back. Severely upset

This is review is for delivery service. (Make sure your order in one setting. Any additional add on after you hang up the phone with them will be forgotten! –_​-​)
— Grilled Skirt Steak with ¼ Chicken over Pork Fried Rice (the only thing I’ve order from this place) — HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
Holy grail of all grails. I found this place on Unilocal in the course dying of hunger! Already put a friend on this who orders frequently. Oh your welcome!

Horrendous. 30 minutes after my phone order they call me to say they can’t deliver to my area.

Used to come to this place all the time. The waiters and manager would always recognize me and know what I wanted. Now theres new staff and the prices have gone up. Waitresses are less attentive and everyone is always behind the counter chatting it up. The atmosphere seems different than what I’m used to. Going less frequently but still enjoy the food. Hope it goes back to the way it was.

Things have changed here. My initial review raved about the service and food. The food is still pretty tasty but the service has dropped tremendously.
The staff is completely different than when I first started coming here and I am not satisfied. The new waitresses seem to be very inexperienced in the service industry. They forget napkins, utensils, don’t refill the complimentary corn — even when you ask. Take a crazy amount of time to take your order and get your drinks or food from the bar. I saw someone’s plate sit at the bar for almost 15 mins with staff zooming past it and not even acknowledging it.
I can see they’re overwhelmed which is understandable at times but the efficiency in how they work is lacking big time. They should also smile more. We asked if they had a drink menu. She said «No.» Not «sorry we don’t, but we do have xyz». Small things like this make me not want to come back.

the green sauce alone is worth 4 stars. everything cooked perfectly to order. not a single thing i disliked.

I really love the food !!! Everything is nice and organized
They know their job !!
Waitress are very nice and polite

This is literally my favorite restaurant of all time !!! The food is always amazing !!! It taste the same everytime. My bf orders the skirt steak and I get the beef hearts and the mussels appetizers. Full of flavor and the sangria is Delish !

The food is not worth the money I have tasted better Peruvian food in Queens for less money. The waitress don’t know the menu how you don’t know what your restaurant sell? all the time I have went they sell me 3 extra cups of spicy sauce for 1 dollar and yesterday I went to pick up some food and the owner tells me they don’t do that so the waitress that have been charging me don’t know what the hell they doing ! This owners should go to queens and learn how a Peruvian restaurant should be and hired some new waitress.
Btw they slow.

The only negative is the size of the place #2Small the food is delicious and the service is great! I bought my friend from out of town and she fell in love!

Love the food although both times I’ve ordered delivery it takes more than an hour to come. I live 5 blocks away.

They need to delivery at least 8 – 13 min away, not fair I have to drive 8 min all the time i want some good Peruvian food :(

First time eating here, I had the Tallarines Verdes (skirt steak with basil pasta). Very delicious food, friendly staff, great place for a romantic date and/​or just to spend time with family and friends. There desert, tres leche cake, was delightful!

Great Peruvian spot in Bushwick. The food is really good and the service is always fast. Great date night place.

Simply amazing. Small place that gets crowded for the dinner hour. I had the chupe de Camarones and it was incredible. So tasty and a pretty big portion. I barely finished it. I loved the chunks of cheese in it. Dimly lit place so nice for a date or with a small group.

Food is good here…
However, the service needs improvement.
Been here several times. The problem is that when is busy the staff does not know how to seat the patrons properly or accordingly. So if you are hungry do NOT go there!
Today my wife and I went to dine in and was told we could not take a table that seats 4 (was a table that seats 2 side by side). They wanted to seat us by a crowded table for two. I don’t know about you but if I’m planing to eat and enjoy my meal I need to be comfortable! We decided to walk out and spend our money somewhere else$$$. They did not care… I don’t see a point on holding a table for 4 when the party in not even there… They should prioritized the seating for the patrons who are there and ready to eat and spend their money!!!

Chimu was a pioneer in Bushwick. When there was nothing, there was Chimu Express (and it’s better than the one in Williamsburg, I might add)!!
Long story short: The food is in-​effing-​creadable!
To be honest, I can’t believe it’s taken me this long to leave a review! But here we go.
For starters, the green sauce they put on your table for the wickedly toasted corn things… is the best ever! When we order delivery, we normally request for more (it’s worth the uncharge, cuz it tastes amazing on everything in the fridge)!! GET EXTRA GREEN SAUCE. TRUST ME!
In regards to going dining in the actual restaurant. I love me some Annetta & Sicilia… and Santos. well, he’s the reason we got hooked (aside from the food) years ago.
If you live in Bushwick, there are currently a few restaurants that I live at and Chimu Express is one of them. If you’ve not been there yet, stop by and be sure to snag a takeout menu before you leave, because their rotisserie chicken will probably be the best thing you’ve ever had delivered to your house (get the whole one. it’s amazing the next day too).
Then again, I’m in love with the tallarin verde, too… argh… but their ceviche’s are amazing too!
Crap… I can’t make a decision. Just trust me. Chimu Express IN BUSHWICK is the bomb!

I have never been disappointed here! This place has always been amazing and I always continue to bring anyone and everyone that has never been here before!

Had a nice dinner here this evening. Ordered the mixed seafood ceviche as an appetizer. It was nice and came with crab, yams and corn. The entrees we ordered were the entraña steak and the shrimp al ajillo. Both were tasty and I would recommend all. My favorite items were the red sangria and this amazing green sauce they serve. I wanted to bottle it up and take some home. The service was attentive and kind. The atmosphere was really cool. Definitely a place I would come back to. The restaurant was really cold this evening so wear a sweater during winter visits. So hence the less than five stars.

The Lomo Saltado is 100% authentic and cooked perfectly. Steak used was lean and very tender. I liked the fact that it was more of a drier stir fried than wet stewed consistency that you sometimes find at other Latin restaurants. My partner had the pollo version, it was ok but I preferred the flavor of the beef. The complimentary maiz cancha (toasted corn nuts) served upon arrival was addictive the green dipping sauce had a spicy tang to it. Service was excellent our server was very pleasant and friendly.