La Limeña
765-B Rockville Pike
Rockville, MD 20850
301-424-8066
Neighborhood: Rockville
Cuisines: South American, Peruvian
Opening Hours:
Open Monday through Thursday 11 to 9, Friday and Saturday 11 to 10, Sunday 10 to 9.
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Nearby Metro Stops: Rockville
Price Range: Inexpensive
Dress: Informal
Noise Level: Chatty
Reservations: Not Needed
Best Dishes:
Anticuchos; chupe, a shrimp, rice, and corn soup; Peruvian-style ceviche; rotisserie chicken; fried trout with yuca and rice; causa, chicken salad between soft-cooked potato; alfajores cookies.
Price Details:
Dinner entrees $10 and under
Special Features: Wheelchair Accessible, Kid Friendly
Why go: In an area awash in Peruvian cooking, Emma Perez’s storefront operation turns out some of the most assured dishes you’ll find, from meal-in-a-bowl soups and vibrant preparations of raw fish to generously stuffed sandwiches and heaping platters of meat and seafood.
What to get: Ceviche as bright as it is bounteous; creamy chupe de camarones; crispy fried trout with yuca and rice; marinated, skewered beef hearts, tender and crisp from the grill; alfajores, dark caramel sandwiched between anise-shortbread wafers.
Best for: Party-minded groups; grazers; pescetarians.
Insider tip: Don’t be swayed by the rotisserie birds on display up front. They’re one of the few weak spots.
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