Inka Fest

Excellent service, Excellent food, Perfectly priced. Stumbled across this restaurant on accident. Will definitely be going back often.

While in AZ for softball tourney the fam and I were craving Marios Peruvian (On Melrose in L. A) decided to search for Peruvian food in the Tempe area and came across Inka fest. Glad we did, because the food was great we ordered the lomo saltado which was good and the jalella mixta which is a variety of fried seafood very good! Also enjoyed this awesome ice cream made of a fruit native to Peru, kind of a cantaloupe colored ice cream but was not overly sweet just sweet enough and nutty. It was Delish! Very good experience staff was excellent! Highly recommended!

Found this place on Unilocal and was my first time trying peruvian food.
We started with appetizers and they were so good and plenty we did not make it to the dinner menu.
We had papa rellena, empanadas, choclo con queso, ocopa, yuca frita and tostones. Also tried chicha morada and maracuya sorbet.
I will definitely go back to try more food from their menu.

I have been here twice now, the first time back in January of this year and the second time on Mother’s Day. In both instances it was for Lunch on a weekend. The first time I ordered the Seco de Res and was very happy with the meal and felt the seasoning was correct for the dish, although the meat was tender it was a little dry, but overall it was good.
On my second visit I ordered the Adobo de Puerco which was served with rice and beans. The Adobo tasted good initially, although I was not too fond of a odd smokey like finish. The beans which came with the dish were unfortunate as they tasted like they were out of a can and I was hoping they would be the peruvian yellow beans. My wife ordered the Ceviche de Pescado and Picante de Mariscos as she always does anytime we go to a peruvian restaurant, which she thoroughly enjoyed this time. We also always order a pitcher of Chicha Morada which was very flavorful and refreshing. You can always tell when Chicha is made using the dried purple corn versus a instant dry mix. Here they make the real deal and you can taste the pineapple flavor coming through, although I always prefer a stronger clove and cinnamon flavor which is used in some variations of the drink.
The service was great and I am sure we will be back.

Terrible service!!! It took 20 min just to get a glass of water and there were less than 10 people in the whole restaurant?!? I guess its safe to say that I wont be going back

It was my first time here and came with a good size group. The food was good but the serve seemed to struggle with the group. It took very long to get our food and it came in parts so some got to eat before others. Also when it came time to pay splitting the bill became an ordeal since she didn’t know who got what. They have a waltz class going as well, which the music made the wait a little more painful. Overall not the best experience.

I waited over and hour for the ceviche de camarones. When it arrived it was literally 8 pieces of shrimp and a pile of onions. Ridiculous. They said it takes a long time to make. I’m not buying it and I’m never coming back. No tip.

Found this place thanks to Unilocal!Glad I finally went! My friend and I decided to go for a later lunch and they had $ 6.95 lunch specials. This was perfect since neither one of us had been there before. We decided to each get a different dish and then share. We opted for the Pollo Saltado and the Tallarin Saltado de pollo. The portions are huge and it was really really good! Next time I would really like to try the Lomo Saltado. Actually, I wanna try everything on the menu.
The service was ok. The girl that waited on us was unsure of the soup but did go ask about it. I had to ask for more water. I still will go back to try other stuff though!

Skip this restaurant and go next door to Pasty Company.

This was a total random pick for dinner. it was a Monday night and Contigo Peru was closed so I Unilocaled for another Peruvian choice.
From the outside, it doesn’t look like much, but the inside is pretty spacious and clean. Interesting that this place actually had a good amount of people for a Monday night as well. We called and ordered Chaufa de Pollo (Chicken Fried Rice), Pollo Saltado, and Bistek (sweet plantains were delicious!) a lo pobre. with red and green sauce ($ 34.75), and really full with just 3 dishes.
I realized that I only had the exact cash for the bill, and asked the owner if that included tip, in which he replied, «You don’t have to tip, you picked it up». Talk about awesome, right? Food was absolutely authentic and delicious, I’m only sorry we didn’t try it earlier!

Bland food, rude service (from an Italian grandfather – which is weird); however, I’ve since learned not to blame it on Peru!

Delicious!
Went here for dinner on a Friday night, and they had live music along with great service. We ordered the yucca for an appetizer and loved it! My boyfriend also tried the Chicha Morada (purple corn drink) and liked it. We ending up splitting a large seafood dish as are main meal and it was awesome. I will definitely be coming back to this restaurant. If you have never tried Peruvian food like me, I highly recommend checking this place out.

Not knowing much (or anything, really) about Peruvian food, going here was a completely new experience for me. I absolutely love yucca (potato-​like plant eaten in Peru) and Inka Fest does it right. Since it has been awhile since I ate here, I do not recall the specific dishes. However, I do recall the Pisco Sour being absolutely delicious. It’s made with pisco (liquor), lemon or lime juice, egg whites, and bitters. So delicious! I would recommend this place to anyone looking to try Peruvian food. I really enjoyed it.

Who knew that Peruvian food was so delicious? Or that it even existed? I am so glad that I finally went to try this kind of food. My friend and I have a deal that whenever we go to dinner we have to try a new type of food. In order to facilitate this, I clicked through every food category on Unilocal until I found this place.
So the place is cute and has nice décor. Our waitress was a nice girl, who was helpful in picking out my meal. First she brought out a green salsa, a red salsa, and some kind of corn kernels that were popped… but not popcorn? It was really interesting. They’re like the original corn nuts! The green sauce was good, spicy and flavorful, the red sauce was a bit too vinegar –y for my taste. For the main course, I ordered the pollo saltado and my friend ordered the saltado inka. The Pollo saltado is chicken with onions, tomatoes, cilantro, and french fries (!!!) with some kind of light sauce, and a side of rice. It all worked so well! The flavors were bold and delicious. It was made even better by the fact that it was only 9 $. I will definitely be coming back for more of this surprisingly delicious food!

I was pleasantly surprised by the food! Its the spices that make the dishes. We ended up here late one night and they happily served us. Wait staff were very attentive and friendly– gave good recommendations when asked.
I had a simple potato and beef dish which was served with some sort of dipping sauce that was TO DIE FOR, really spicy and so flavorful! I poured it all over my meal!
My husband was less impressed, he says 3 stars, I say 4!

Everything is good, the service, the music, the décor, and the authentic taste! I was very impressed with the huge chunks of tenderized meat and SAUCE! It’s all about the sauce. Spicy green mint sauce, orange tomato based sauce, and the Causa Rellena de Pollo o Camaron were still very good. The Cau cau was very tasty, with a good sauce to top on the white rice. The pollo a la brasa was so delicious just falling apart in your mouth and the spices took over your taste buds for at least a few minutes (if you can even span your bites that far apart!). Overall, great authentic Peruvian Dining.

I had dinner here last week and it was so yummy that I wish they were open today (not open on Tuesdays). If I could, I would give this place 4.5 stars.
My guest and I shared papa a la huancaina, lomo saltado, flan and ice cream. Of course we washed it down with Inca Cola. The papa a la huancaina was very good and the lomo saltado was absolutely delicious. My guest had saltado de mariscos which she didn’t share (ok, so I may be a little bitter); she said it was really good. The flan and ice cream were different, they had a bit of a kick to them, but still good. That was by far the best Peruvian food I’ve had in Phoenix and I’ll definitely be back.

Yum yum… after having a fun afternoon at the Desert Botanical Gardens and walking thru the Yucca and Aloe exhibits, my mind had locked onto the idea of getting some yucca for dinner. haha
So what did I do? Well, I came home and Unilocaled ‘yucca’… quicker than a snap, up popped a variety of restaurants and bars in my area. Well, after skimming reviews on each of them, I picked the restaurant that was the newest and more reasonably priced, Inka Fest. An hour later, my roommate, my guy and I were sitting at one of their tables, trying to decided between the many delicious-​looking options. We appetized with empanadas and fried yucca and ended with Bistec a la pobre, saltado camarones and saltado pollo. It was all delicious! Seriously, I’d reorder any of the 3 dishes.
The only note was that the restaurant was a lil quiet… could’ve used some musica in the background. It was interesting to see the Peruvian channel but it would have been better to have captions on the TV and music playing in the restaurant… for the non-​Spanish speaking patrons.
I’ll definitely be back. I’m still thinking about my shrimp saltado!
See ya there. :)

My BF and I had a lovely dinner here the other night. I have been craving for some Peruvian food, particularly Lomo Saltado, so I was pretty excited to come across this restaurant on Unilocal.
We had:
Papas Rellena ($ 4.95): Just one potato ball was in an order and it’s served with a side of salsa criolla (thin sliced red onions, tomatoes and herbs in a vinaigrette). It tasted pretty good but for some the heavy olive flavor might be a little much. Lucky for me, I’m a fan of olive. Grant it it was one large potato ball but IMO it’s not worth it for the price. Maybe I’m just spoiled by Porto’s potato balls back in CA where it’s like 90 cents each.
Chicharon de Calamar ($ 7.25): Fried Calamaris in other words. This was delicious. The batter was light, crispy and well seasoned. The calamaris were soft and tender and cooked perfectly. This was served with tartar sauce and salsa criolla but I found the Aji sauce they bring out with the bread and butter at the beginning of the meal was a better dipping sauce for these.
Lomo Saltado ($ 9.95): Yum! Just what I was hoping for. This definitely satisfied my craving. The whole dish was cooked perfectly with the right amount of sauce and was not too greasy. The beef was tender and the veggies were slightly crunchy and not overcooked to a mush.
Pescado a lo Macho ($ 12.95): This was a plate of seafood heaven. On the bottom, it was a lightly fried fish fillet. Over the fish was a mixture of different seafood including: shrimps, squid, scallops and mussels in a creamy tomato sauce. I only got a small sample of this dish and thought it was delicious. My BF loved this dish and polished off the entire plate. It is quite a bargain for the amount of seafood that was loaded on to this dish.
I was a little saddened that throughout our whole meal, we were the only ones in the restaurant. Although when we were just seated, a gentlemen came in and picked up an order to go. Our server (who is the niece of the owners) had said they are slowly getting new patrons each day. They have been open a little over a month and she hopes that when they get their new sign up that it would attract new customers and help them get more business. I sure hope so. The chef/​owner also stopped by near the end of our meal to thank us for coming in. He asked about our meals and chit chat with us a bit before heading back to the kitchen.
Our dinner was very enjoyable. Food was excellent and the service was awesome. The total for our 2 apps and 2 entrees including 2 sodas and a passion fruit drink (which was also delicious) was about $ 44 before tip. What a steal. We will most definitely be back! There are lots of other dishes on the menu that were very intriguing.

Inka Fest just opened in Dec 2010. The food is very authentic with quality quite similar to Contigo Peru just a mile away; however, Inka Fest prices are a bit more competitive. Atmosphere is also better, as they had a live satellite feed of Peruvian television, which was pretty cool.
They need to get some signage up quick, as there’s nothing to distinguish the suite as a restaurant, let alone a Peruvian restaurant. I’m sure they’re working on it.
It’s nice to have another option for Peruvian in town. I’ll certainly be back.