Gran Chimu

This is the best Peruvian restaurant that I have been to in south florida. It’s a small cute little place with great atmosphere! Great service, great food, great place overall. To start off we walked in and the server sat us down right away. We ordered appetizers which were AMAZING and they came out fairly quickly and were perfect portions. The entrées came out right after the appetizers and were sooooo good! And I won’t forget to mention the dessert, it was spectacular! Great way to finish the awesome meal we just had. On top of all the greatness that this restaurant already has on its own, there was a musician playing Peruvian indie music! This place is marvelous! I definitely recommend it to anyone and everyone that either loves Peruvian food or wants to try something new.

Was ordered shut on July 14^th for food safety violations (live roach seen running in kitchen). It was featured on WPLG dirty dining. GROSS!!!

The food was authentic and very tasty, BUT are crazy overpriced!!! Honestly, they charge way too much for even simple Peruvian dishes and it’s not even a generous serving size.

Great food and service. Love the Churrasco a lo pobre. Delicious. Amazing Jalea Mixta, great for share. And the Sudado de Res… wow. From the owner and the server is a great palce to eat and will visit again.
Love it.

Very very good. I have been to many peruvian restaurants, being that I am peruvian, this place has fresh food, the ceviche is very very good, highly recommend it.

Great food!!! Seafood rice was amazing. Have never had this version of ceviche before but it tasted really good. Definitely coming back.

A jewel of Peruvian cuisine in Davie, FL. The food and the service were excellent… couldn’t be better when the owner is the chef… they go hand-​to-​hand.
We ordered several dishes with the intention of trying the seasoning of the food; our taste buds were happily dancing with the variety of flavors. The ceviche was superb, the «lomo saltado» was outstanding, and a great surprise was the seabass, which was wonderful.
I drove all the way from south Miami, and I am planning to do it as often as I can; the drive was worth it.

Authentic Peruvian food at its best. The service is amazing and VERY hospitable !!! My taste buds pulled a Britney Spears and were like «gimme gimme gimme more» coming back FOR SURE!!!

Yasssss! That’s all I have to say! Excellent authentic Peruvian food. I hardly ever order pasta at restaurants but the pesto pasta with steak (that’s my American description of the dish) was delicious. I had to force myself to stop eating to save for the next day. Sangria is banging, order a carafe! Yucca is on point. My dining companion had the lomo saltaldo which was equally as good. I have a feeling that I will have a craving for this place soon!

Really good food. Fresh and tasty.
The papa a la huancaina, ceviche and lomo saltado were nice and fresh.
Service was good, location is in a strip mall so it doesn’t really look like nothing. But it is good!!.
The prices, however are high. Extremely overpriced for the type of food.

Food was very well seasoned. Loved the calamari and fried yucca and the arroz con… yellow rice with seafood. It was really good and fulfilling.

My first time having Peruvian food and what a great place to go to. Nice appearance and great service. The guy helped us order and we both happy with what we got.
They have affordable lunch specials and a good amount of food.

The food is excellent. My family visited twice during our short stay. The lunch special is a great deal. We ordered the ceviche and seafood lunch specials.
The ceviche was very fresh and great for sharing! Plenty of various seafood from calamari to fresh fish. Corn and sliced sweet potatoes added a great touch.
I ordered the seafood in yellow curry. The curry was quite rich so after a few bites, I was done. But the seafood was great! DEFINITELY order the fried fish. The fish was lightly fried and very tender. The tomatoes, onion, and other mixed vegetables that was cooked with the fish made it very flavorful! Also, their grouper was very good. We ordered the two fish entrees again for take out.
Bottom line: If you like Peruvian food and seafood, this is the best restaurant!

Quality and especially service has gone down over the years sadly enough. The chef I knew is no longer there and there was only one person working the kitchen while the restaurant had a few customers. Staff were more interested in chatting and hanging out with their friends and family rather than running a business and attending to patrons.
I’ll have to look for a new Peruvian place.

Little Peruvian restaurant in a strip mall.
I had the fish ceviche. It was good, but the fish wasn’t fresh and the portion size was small.
They don’t have coffee so no coffee with dessert after the meal.

One night I had an urge for something Peruvian and was searching on Unilocal for a place close by and Gran Chimu popped up.
Once I arrived not a soul was in there, I asked to see a take out menu which they didn’t have, so they handed me the dine-​in menu. After perusing the menu my eyes nearly popped out of my head when I saw the prices, everything here was super expensive at least 25% to 33% more than it should be.
I was like the only way you can justify these are prices is if the restaurant was overlooking the ocean or causeway and all the waitresses looked like models with cleavage to die for.
I didn’t expect these prices, especially not in a «ambiance boring» restaurant adjacent to Home Depot deep in the mainland.
I was about to walk out, but the woman at the counter was looking at me like please buy something… anything, then at the most inopportune time my compassion slapped me accross the face.
So ended up ordering the Arroz con marisco Peruvian seafood paella (aji amarillo and wine base served with salsa criolla) to go $ 19.00
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The minute I took the bag from the lady’s hand I knew something was wrong. It was so light I felt like I was holding a bag of feathers in my hand. So when I sat in my car I opened the carry out container. Low and behold what I saw shocked me, I was like «you got to be kidding me», this is definitely not $ 20 worth of seasoned rice.
When I arrived home and I had a clearer look at seafood rice, I could obviously see the portion was about half of what I would get at Panchamama but it cost $ 5.00 more.
By the way, Panchamama is right off the beach boardwalk in Hollywood.
The dish didn’t taste bad, nor was I doing cartwheels, it was definitely edible but not at that price. The typical spicy flavor you would get in a Latin American dish was MIA.
Am I going to come back, not even if someone paid for me.

Damn that green sauce is amazing! A little spicy, a little creamy and goes well with everything!
We stopped by for a ceviche fix and for some reason this sauce stole the show! LOL!
Food was yummy, service was great and it makes me wish I lived in the area to try the rest of their dishes.

Chose this place from the other Peruvian restaurants since it had the most reviews. Located next to a church in a business Plaza… No idea what a church is doing here.
Nice, dim light ambience. Candles and saxophone music — the kind the you usually hear at weddings — make it a nice date spot.
Provides complimentary roasted corn to build up your appetite. Their hot sauce reminds me of La vics orange sauce but green. Makes sense since it tastes like guacamole. If you can handle spicy, I highly recommend this hot sauce.
Water comes with a slice of lime. The Cristal Peruvian beer reminds me of San Miguel Light, it has a crisp light taste.
Came here for the ceviche and the fish version is pretty good. Nothing that made my eyes open wide, but it has a nice presentation. Maybe I just don’t know how to appreciate great ceviche…
Fried plantains is what you’d expect. It’s crispy on the outside from the burnt sugar and super soft inside. Really good to get your sweet tooth fix!

We ordered 3 ceviches to go and they were delicious! We got the spicy and medium and they were really good. It was a decent portion and tasted amazing and fresh!
I’d go back to try out a full blown dinner next time based on this one dish!

Cute little restaurant. Pretty slow service, but that’s my only complaint here. Portions sizes are awesome. Definitely can feed two people at least per dish! Definitely makes it worth the price. They have a good selection of seafood dishes here. Anything from fried to steamed and in between. I love the green sauce they give. Super spicy and refreshing at the same time. So far I’ve had:
Tacu Tacu con Lomo Saltado–
Tender steak, super savory. A little on the saltier side but just drink tons of water and you’re good. I shared this with a friend the first time I visited and was hooked.
Arroz con Marisco–
So good! I’m in love with paella and this hit the spot. Lots of shrimp, fish, scallops, calamari, and mussels. A must try if you visit.
Pescado a lo Macho–
Fried fish with a delicious sauce drizzled over it. The fish was nice and flaky, not overlooked and I really appreciated that. This dish was huge. I had enough for my dinner (and I was stuffed) plus lunch the next day (that I barely finished because there was so much food left over).
Sangria–
A tad on the sweeter side for my taste. It could’ve used more wine but it goes well with their food.
Next time, because I will be back, I will definitely sample their ceviche. I can’t believe I haven’t tried it yet but will update as soon as I do!