Peruvian cuisine & a full bar featuring pisco sours served in a relaxed environment. Based on 777 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.3 stars. Price $$
✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Curbside pickup ✔️ No-contact delivery
Address:
11433 South St, Cerritos, CA 90703
Phone: (562) 924-1919
Hours
| Friday | 11 AM–11 PM |
| Saturday | 11 AM–11 PM |
| Sunday | 9:30 AM–9:30 PM |
| Monday
(Labor Day)
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11 AM–9:30 PM
Hours might differ
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| Tuesday | 11 AM–9:30 PM |
| Wednesday | 11 AM–9:30 PM |
| Thursday | 11 AM–9:30 PM |
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Reviews
Andrew Milton
This is a redo of experiencing dining at El Rocoto. About two years ago I had the worst encounter there, a waitress chased me and my wife out and demanded a tip that she didn’t see underneath the plates. I called the managers at all locations and no one did anything.
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Gus Zdanovich
Simply stated, El Rocoto is a chef-owned and operated Peruvian restaurant, serving one of the most delicious expressions of this amazing country’s cuisine in SoCal. Everything we ordered tasted super fresh and made with a lot of love and passion. The quality ingredients are treated with respect, and the cooking techniques involve both the age-old traditional Inca style as well as the high BTU range–providing a slight smokiness, aka “wok hei”–a product of the Southern Chinese influence in Peruvian cuisine (known as “Chifa” style). Oh those aromas are to die for! Their tiraditos, lomo saltado, tacu tacu especial, chaufa, and papa rellena tickled our taste buds with a huge array of flavors and textures, way beyond what’s common in any single meal. Although I really got the impression that everything on their menu is scrumptiously delicious! Also, be sure to try one of their amazing craft cocktails as well as their housemate chicha morada! If you’re already familiar with Peruvian food, then you definitely have to try this place, and if you’re not, I’m telling my friend, you’re missing out big time! Highly recommend!
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Cici (Butterfly)
1/31/23 : Had dicided to update my review, I was ver y pleased with my conversation with Jorge as soon as he saw this message he contact me immediatly and apoligize for the bad experience and understood my concern. I was invited to go go back to the restaurant again . Thak you Jorge for taking care of your customers and for undertanding how upset I was about the food. THANK YOU SO MUCH AND LOOKING FOWARD COMING BACK FOR SOME DELICIOUS PERUVIAN FOOD.
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Rachel Matteson
Food was good, portions were big! Most of the plates you can share. My only gripe is that I made a reservation with Google assist and it couldn’t get a hold of anyone… so I called and easily got a reservation at 8pm on a Thursday only to find out they close at 8:30pm. I felt bad showing up 30mins before they closed, so we ate quick and tried to leave quick. If I knew I would have made the reservation at 7pm instead.
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P Hok
LOVE…LOVE this restaurant!!! The food is so delicious, very generous with the protein and full of flavors.
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Kunthea Karr
El Rocoto Restaurant is my favorite Peruvian food. I couldn’t wait to get back to get some. Love everything we ordered. Thank you for the wonderful memories!!! Till next time.
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judi Holmes
Wonderful peruvian family owned. Halibut ceviche Devine, as well as the fried rice dish
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Kimberly Saldana
My family and I have been going to El Rocoto since their opening more than 20 years ago and we have nothing to say but that this place is amazing. Truly authentic at its best!
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Stephen Frankini
Rocoto is my favorite Peruvian restaurant – and I go to a lot.
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Luis P.
First of all Peruvian food cost more and more these days. That would be dandy if the food was on par with what they charge. Sadly, in this place, it’s not so. We used to go by driving one hour each way. The pandemic put a stop to eating at a table for 2 years plus. Finally today we arrived around 7:30 PM. Service was prompt and pleasant in every way. Food became the issue.
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