Machu Picchu Restaurant

Tried Peruvian food for the first time. Glad I came to this place. It was some of the best food I have had in a long time. Great food and service. We will definitely be back. It was like love on a plate. Lol

The sign says Inka but they are changing it back to Machu Pichu. Don’t miss the ceviche of mussels or tilapia. The meal was lovely! Tallarines verdes delicious, seco yum. Hidden gem– go!

Awesome hospitality, the chef takes pride in his creations. Priced pretty well, value for money with wonderful flavors. Definitely great for groups too.

Fantastic Peruvian food! Just like I remember from growing up in Peru. Their aji de gallina is a little more rich than I’m use to though.

Not bad at all for being this far away from Peru… the «Seco de Res“was good… the «Aji de Gallina»…very close to a peruvian aji de gallina…
For sure a place to come back…

Went here when this was Machu Picchu and enjoyed it. However, we returned and found that it is under new management and called Inkas and we had a terrible experience. They were understaffed and the food was mediocre and overpriced for what you get. We ordered a whole chicken and it was tiny and dry. The seafood fried rice was a big portion and the flavor was ok but some of the seafood was rubbery and chewy. I really like Peruvian food but this was a huge let down. At one point they were turning down business because they only had 2 waiters and couldn’t handle the tables. Another lady was complaining they charged her credit card twice and the staff was clearly overwhelmed. They used to have a much more extensive and better tasting menu when they were Machu Picchu. Also, my husband used the restroom and said it was pretty dirty.

There steak and fries with sautéed peppers and onions is delicious and the seafood ceviche is the real deal!

Definitely helps to go with a Spanish speaker and someone familiar with Peruvian food, but not necessary. Luckily, my friend is Peruvian and we ordered a couple things to share– I liked the green sauce that came with the bread, and the shredded chicken in the yellow sauce. We also got the potato/​meat stuffed in a puff shell-​yum! I definitely want to go back! Casual atmosphere, especially chill during lunch hour during the week.
Also, the name is now Inkas, but same address.

First of all, it’s now called Inka. Maybe change management or something but this place doesnt deserve 4 stars.
I’ve had better Peruvian food. The bread is somewhat stale and the green stuff taste like mayo. The bistek ala pobre was like a milanesa but in a worse form. Their peruvian flan doesnt deserve to be called a flan. Maybe call it an alien custard of some sort.

Mmmmm… I love Peruvian food. Really really really really love.
Machu Picchu isn’t fancy schmancy – you walk in and it’s pretty plain & homey. I like that I’m not paying for flare. (Flair? Idk.)
Quick and friendly service, and I was greeted with bread & green sauce? Idk what it was… it tasted like mayo w/​a kick. but it was DELICIOUS. Seriously, I could lick it off walls, like at Willy Wonka’s Factory.
Alright, forgive me because my memory is terrible, but there was this buttery, seasoned tilapia I had that just melted in my mouth – it was so good. And I love fish & rice together… just where my niche is.
My friends got the fried yucca, a tasty shrimp dish, and some roasted half chicken. Everything was seasoned perfectly, simple, flavorful, and just fulfilling. That’s a lot to have for a small establishment.
Please open one up in Greenwood. I hear the lunch specials are just spectacular and super cheap! MY FAVORITE THINGS!

Love it. OK, the décor leaves a little to be desired, and I wish their beverage selection was a little better, but the menu is varied and food delicious. Prompt, friendly service as well.
They serve fries with almost everyhing, by the way. Rice, pasta, fries.

This place is soooo good! I have tried peruvian plenty of times and this place has become one of my favorite restaurants to go to. I don’t know why we always go here it’s always empty, people will should take a chance on it because the food here everytime is good. They have such a good selection on food, and it’s amazing how the Loma Salado is a French fries dish but it goes so well with rice! And there half chicken was huge! I swear it could feed 3 people! And also the green sauce is so good I always make sure to get a couple of those sauces to go. The only reason I can’t give them a full 5 stars because it took forever for them to bring the check. I mean all the staffs were just sitting there chatting away. I mean they took so long that my boyfriend and I just walked to the register so they can notice we need to pay. Overall good food if you can get pass the service.

Disclosure: I feel like the luckiest gal in the world. Why you might ask? Well, Machu Picchu is like a 5 min drive from my house, but what’s even more awesome is that my little Peruvian bestie’s family owns this wonderful restaurant.
I’m not 5 starring this place because of my friend, because I actually didn’t know that until a couple of months after meeting her. Conversation went like this:
«What’s your favorite place to eat at?»
«There’s this little Peruvian place called Machu Picchu, and OMG, it’s so good!!! We should go sometime!»
«I know the place. I use to have a key and would sneak in there to make something when I was hungry.»
«…huh? Uhm, how did you do that.?»
«Oh my family owns it…»
***proceed to tackle my little Peruvian friend and make her tell me all their cooking secrets***
Well, it sort of went like that. At any rate, when I first moved to Indy, this was one of the places I couldn’t get enough of. ESPECIALLY Lomo Saltado (I just learned how to make via Betsy G!!!)
I agree with Parvonay D. the green sauce has CRACK in it. (jk.haha) – but it is addicting. They have a pretty large menu and I haven’t had a chance to enjoy all of it, but it’s on my «to-​do» list. :D
Peruvian food is one of my top favorite cuisines and Indy peeps don’t pass up this little gem.

What a delightful little restaurant! I’m certainly no expert on Peruvian food, having had it only twice, but my group quite enjoyed our dinner here tonight. To start, they bring out a bread basket with a pale green dipping sauce. The waitress told us it was called «aji» and was made with cilantro, onions, mayo, jalapenos, and other spices, but I’m convinced there also must’ve been crack mixed in, because I could. not. stop. eating. it.
I couldn’t tell you exactly what we ordered, but everything was delicious, which makes me think you probably can’t go wrong here. We tried one shredded chicken stew in a yellow sauce, a beef pot roast-​type dish with a yummy cilantro and parsley sauce, and lomo saltado, which is a beef and french fry stir fry (yea, it’s as good as it sounds). Also got a huge plate of fried plantains, which we dipped in more of the green crack sauce. Total bill for four people (no booze) was maybe $ 50. I can deal with that.
This place is kinda out of the way for me, so I know I won’t be a frequent customer, but it was a really enjoyable meal. Definitely worth the trek once in a while to try some unusual cuisine. Our server was nice, and the food came out quickly, but we waited a loooong time for the check, and it wasn’t actually brought out until we asked. Not a big deal — just something to keep in mind if you’re in a hurry.

Okay so Machu Picchu is seriously one of my top favorite places to go to lunch. They always have a fantastic two course lunch, which for me is perfect because I like a large lunch and a small dinner. I also have noticed that the food quality is much better now, to food is better seasoned.
Food: ⁵⁄₅
Service: ³⁄₅
Location: ⁵⁄₅ — Always very clean and bright.

We had dinner here last Wednesday. This was only our second Peruvian meal, after Mama Irma’s which we had quite some time ago. I don’t exactly remember the menu from Mama Irma’s, but Machu Picchu seem to have plenty of dishes that comes with potato fries. We started with the appetizer sampler which had several items like fried yucca, mussel seviche, fried pork and what I assume is pan fried thinly sliced marinated pork. They were all good particularly the thinly sliced pork and even the seviche. It is also served with pickIed red onion, though not as tasty as the one they serve at Mama Irma’s. For my entrée I ordered a chicken stew dish that comes with rice and some potatoes topped with a bright yellow sauce. I enjoyed the chicken a lot and the rice was plentiful, though I didnt care much about the potatoes. The wife ordered a chicken stir fry with veggies and fries which we did not particularly enjoy. It was not bad but it just wasn’t special, tasted like ordinary teriyaki to me. Overall the food is not bad at all, but I thought what we had at Mama Irma’s was way better. Service wise, it started really great but our server for some weird reason I guess decided to take her dinner break. We waited for minutes but nobody cared to bring us our check nor see if there is anything else we need. I ended up interrupting her dinner so we can get our check and get out of there.

Delicious Peruvian food on west 38^th.

Peruvian food fascinates me because there is only one Peruvian restaurant in St. Louis. I remembered my friends told me about a great place in Indy and requested we try it on our weekend trip.
The service was awesome, all of us were happy with our entrees and my boyfriend and I were both excited about trying new foods.
I highly recommend the ahi de gallina, it’s shredded chicken in a yellow sauce, kind of like curry, but not as runny. Ahi means garlic, and it was a very garlic-​y dish. A lot of their plates involve egg and odd little french fry things. They tasted good either way!

We happened to be on the west side and genius struck when I said «Let’s go to the Peruvian restaurant over here!» The 3 of us were SO glad we chose this over having pizza delivered. We had good service and our questions were answered sufficiently. The interior is really nicely decorated, and our food was AWESOME! In fact, I am completely confident that if this restaurant were located in Broad Ripple (instead of in a strip mall on W. 38^th St.), we wouldn’t have been able to get a seat at 8pm on a Saturday night. This is a really top-​notch establishment.
Also, apologies ahead of time for not remembering the Spanish names for the items we ordered.
Instead of the chips and salsa that Mexican restaurants bring you, a basket of soft, fresh bread is brought to your table (kind of like challah) along with a little bowl of pale green, lightly spiced dipping sauce (aji). It is so addictive! Seriously, we could’ve easily filled up on this and not had room for our meals.
Our appetizer was a deep-​fried ball of mashed potatoes stuffed with spiced beef, olives, and chopped boiled egg, and served alongside a salad. The salad consists of thinly sliced sweet onions, tomato, lettuce, and plenty of cilantro lightly dressed. I think the dressing was mainly vinegar and lime juice? The boys raved about the salad and we all loved the hot appetizer (reminded me of a cross between an Indian samosa and a potato pakora). It’s not the best choice to share with 3 people as someone is going to complain about getting an uneven amount of some filling ingredient.
I had the vegetarian green pasta which is served alongside potatoes in cheese (huancaina) sauce. The only thing that threw me about this dish is that the potatoes and cheese sauce were cold. Evidently this is the traditional way to serve this dish. So… you didn’t get cold food… that’s the way it’s supposed to be! The green pesto-​style sauce was SO tasty. It was just a little bit spicy and coated every single noodle. The portion was so huge I’ll probably be able to eat it for 2 more meals! One of my companions ordered the green pasta with a pan-​fried chicken breast (reminded me of schnitzel-​delish) and a potato. He also had to make an effort not to over-​stuff himself because he loved his entrée. My partner ordered the half rotisserie chicken, which is served with salad and french fries, although you have the option to sub other sides if you wish. That bird was awesome! Total perfection. Moist, flavorful, tender. He couldn’t stop raving about the flavor and said, «We’re not in Boston anymore.»
There aren’t a ton of vegetarian choices, but between the appetizer menu, the desserts, and the couple entrees, I don’t think anyone will leave hungry. I think better than half of the menu items are or can easily be prepared gluten-​free. However, if you tend to get very sick with even the slightest contamination, be cautious. There is a (very) slight language barrier and communicating «no wheat anywhere» might be tricky?
Regretfully, we didn’t budget any belly space for dessert. There are 2 – 3 available. There are a couple «exotic» Peruvian soda choices but no alcohol is available. Our pre-​tip total for 3 entrees and 1 appetizer was about $ 43 with tax. Prices aren’t cheap, but the portions are humongous and the food is delicious. I highly recommend making a trip to this restaurant, and I will even be encouraging friends in the northern suburbs to head down to 38^th St.

I’ve never tried Peruvian before, so I’m no expert. Nice little place with helpful staff — I’m a vegetarian and I was traveling with someone who can’t eat salt, and they were able to accommodate us.
We too rave about the green dipping sauce, which comes with some unexceptional white European-​style bread. They told us it’s basically garlic, jalapenos and mayonnaise; it has a great kick.
My companion had the grilled fish and seemed happy with it; I had the grilled plantains (nice; a little sweet; fairly oily) and the pesto with two half potatoes in some sort of Peruvian yellow sauce. Portions are extremely generous; I ate maybe a third of the pasta, and then had enough left over for two lunches.
Didn’t try the Inca cola but really enjoyed the purple corn drink, which features cloves and spices and is sold in bottles at the ethnic grocery down the street.