"Your neighborhood.
Your table."
Chifa · 482 Maple Ave
Lomo saltado sizzling in blackened woks.
Ají amarillo from clay pots that have never been cold.
Peruvian-Chinese fast casual built on recipes that crossed the Andes in someone's grandmother's handwriting. The regulars know the difference between a good ceviche and a great one.
"One of the most famous dishes in Peru — Lomo Saltado — was first created in a chifa kitchen. That's not a footnote. That's the whole story."
Grandmother's recipes,
wok-fired today.
Every dish comes with a little bowl of ají amarillo and chunks of lime. That's not a garnish — that's your personal seasoning kit.
Lomo Saltado
Invented in Lima's Chinatown, circa 1920s
Wok-fired beef strips, red onion, ají amarillo, tomato, soy-vinegar glaze. Served over white rice. The dish that started it all — born in a chifa kitchen, never left.
Ceviche Clásico
$13Tiger's milk, sea bass, red onion, ají limo, cancha corn. Fifteen minutes from ocean to plate.
Arroz Chaufa
Chifa tradition
Peru's iconic fried rice. Scallions, egg, soy, your choice of chicken, beef, or shrimp. Wok hei mandatory.
Anticuchos
Andes street food
Beef heart skewers marinated overnight in ají panca and cumin. Grilled over open flame. The Tuesday dinner you'll plan your week around.
Causa Rellena
Colonial Lima
Chilled yellow potato terrine, ají amarillo, avocado, tuna or chicken filling. The dish someone discovered on a dare and never stopped ordering.
Chicha Morada
Pre-Inca tradition
Purple corn, pineapple rind, cinnamon, cloves, lime. Brewed every morning. Non-alcoholic. The purple mustache is a rite of passage.
Find us by the
smell of the wok.
Corner of Maple & 5th, across from Riverside Park. The 22 bus stops right out front. We're the doorway with the golden light at 6pm.
482 Maple Ave at 5th St
Riverside District
Mon–Fri 11am–9pm
Sat–Sun 10am–10pm
(555) 248-3211
Call or text your order ahead
The regulars who
make it home.
Marcus Webb
Graphic designer, 3 blocks north
I come in every Thursday. The lomo saltado is what I think about when I'm sitting in a meeting that should've been an email.
Their usual
Lomo Saltado + Chicha Morada
Regular since 2022
94 visits
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The wok doesn't
wait for anyone.
Three ways to eat. One kitchen. Zero compromises.