Comments on: Peruvian cafe to open in Ballard

By: gurple

gurple — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 01:36:12 +0000

I'm with you on the coca tea, but somehow I don't think they'll be taking that risk! They do, however, have Inca Cola, according to my wife. Stuff tastes like bubblegum to me, but who am I to judge?

By: squintstopher

squintstopher — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 22:29:02 +0000

oooh and chicha morada!

By: squintstopher

squintstopher — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 22:28:21 +0000

Maybe some coca tea, cusquena beer, lomo saltado, quinoa salad, and yuca fries? Oh, and I think we have enough adventurers in Seattle that they'd sell a couple cuy a day.

By: wacko joaco

wacko joaco — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 03:51:21 +0000

hmmm…cuy..muy delicioso!

By: Thneeds

Thneeds — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 10:28:02 +0000

I hope they have Peruvian style coffee or vino caliente.

By: TroyJMorris

TroyJMorris — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 22:46:36 +0000

I kept seeing workers there for the last few months, wondering what was coming. When I saw them taking the painter's tape off the lights outside, I knew it was almost time.

Exciting!

By: cobaltblue

cobaltblue — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 22:21:59 +0000

Hubby and I wandered over there on Saturday. They weren't open but the owner, Dario, invited us in. He said he was planning to serve ceviche in the spring. Cold raw marinated seafood doesn't sound too appealing right now, but if next summer is anything like the last, I will be there consuming buckets of the stuff.

By: Bernie

Bernie — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 12:34:43 +0000

I've eaten guinea pig in Peru. Tastes like chicken, with very little meat, but the skin was crunchy and flavorful.
I hope they will have empanadas…..mmmmm……I love empanadas.

By: NoraBell

NoraBell — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 04:57:46 +0000

Thanks for clearing that one up, Gurple.
Yeah, I don't imagine that would be very popular here. :-p

By: gurple

gurple — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 04:41:02 +0000

A Google Image search is perhaps most evocative:
http://images.google.com/images?q=cuy
May be inappropriate for those with strong feelings about cute little guinea pigs.

By: NoraBell

NoraBell — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 04:36:29 +0000

Okay. Ya had me Googling 'cuy.' Nothing came up, still curious.
What is it?

By: elaineinballard

elaineinballard — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 04:17:43 +0000

hehe, I doubt cuy would go down very well around here :-)

By: gurple

gurple — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 04:02:30 +0000

(in case the owners are checking here for ideas on what to offer: just kidding about the cuy)

By: gurple

gurple — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 03:54:42 +0000

Mrs. gurple stopped by this place the other day, hoping for a bite of cuy or maybe a piquillo relleno. They didn't have anything remotely Peruvian-inflected on offer (just coffee and tea, when she stopped in), but I guess they haven't fleshed out their full menu yet, so hopefully they'll set themselves apart when they start selling food.