Obviously it’s been years since that review, and I only went back once, and not long after that, so things may have changed. I can’t speak from experience in India as to its authenticity, and obviously, different Indian restaurants here have different regional specialties, too, so they’re not even necessarily competing with each other in the same cuisine. But we just found the food kind of average, and given that, in general, Indian food offers up a complex blend of spices, we just didn’t find that – it was all kind of bland. I’d have to say that at least in comparison to Indian food that’s touted to be reasonably authentic in New York and London, the ones I have listed as the better ones around would seem to be more so – Tandoor, Taj Mahal, and Mumbai.

Do you mean have I ever been there and reviewed it? Yes (there is a search feature on the blog)… almost 8 years ago.

Just a few days later, the promised visit to El Angelito. They’ve redecorated prettily from what Chimu used to look like. It’s clean, bright. Service was friendly and quick. Big pluses – they take credit cards, and MercadoPago (they even have the QR codes on little table tents, you can just scan it and punch in the amount to pay… including tip if you like).

At lunchtime, as at many Peruvian spots, if you want your meal fast, you go with the menú ejecutivo, but neither option on the day we visited sounded interesting, so we ordered a la carte, which takes longer. But we still had our food within half an hour. An excellent combinado de cordero – braised lamb with rice and beans, and a very good, albeit slightly skimpy on quantity of prawns, ají de langostinos – prawns in yellow chili and cheese sauce.

As good as, or better than Chimu was, which keeps a favorite in nearby walking distance!