Pio Pio 3 1746 1st Avenue, Manhattan, New York 10128

"We had the Matador Combo. Succulently scrumptious. The Tostones just needed to be cooked much less like just golden touch for a much less crunch texture & more of a taste."

"If you haven’t tried Pio Pio yet your missing out on life changing Peruvian food. All I can say is that nothing bad comes out of that kitchen. Go and make sure to order extra green sauce ;)"

"When my Spanish friend who knows about Pio Pio he was so excited because he went to Pio Pio in Queens and he had great experience with the food and service. This location is a small place with (not ready vibes) looks like just open for few day. The ambiance isn't look good and only some painting on the wall. Service was so so, there was a mistake on order, rushing, I have no idea if this is a Spanish style of service. Steak, Chicken were good buy Caviches Mixto was not that great. I went to Peruvian restaurant before and this place taste like American Peruvian more than an authentic place. Price is way too much compare to quality and taste of food. Should be better."

"If I could rate less than 1 star I would. I've been a Pio Pio customer FOR YEARS. My fave dish of choice is the calamari and the infamous green sauce. I've dined in and had it delivered through Uber Eats. Today I placed an order for the calamari, it looked so good and tasty at first sight---all golden and crispy on the outside, but the inside---it was comparable to beef jerky. I really tried to eat it, but I just couldn't do it. I phoned the restaurants to complain to no avail. I asked for the manager but was told that Pio Pio has none. They said they had a manager cook, but that he didn't speak English. I told the woman, la comida es horrible. ) thanks to my 9th-grade Spanish teacher. She put me on hold, and I thought okay, maybe they're going to give me a refund or tell me to stop in for a comp meal one day. Nope. The same woman had a conversation with the manager chef. He told her that the delivery food was different, not going to be crunchy like in the restaurant. Well I know that (as I said, I've ordered calamari before using delivery). My complaint was the Run-DMC tougher than leather calamari that had sadly not been tenderized. No more chances Pio Pio. Get somebody else to do it. The overly-saturated oily, tough calamari has yet again proved to prevail. To be honest, I mastered how to make tender calamari because of this (I didn't have any in the house today). And I stopped ordering anything from Pio Pio other than the green sauce. I usually make my own calamari, or get a Costco whole-baked chicken. And the sauce is so thin and soupy now. My solution? Mix that green sauce with some mayo, it makes the best aioli dipping sauce ever. With times being as tough as they are, no one has money to throw away, so back to me just getting the green sauce. -$6 for the big container and I'm out $30. Consider yourself warned."

"I think the taste is very good, but the meat quality itself is not bringing out the taste. That’s not to say the food is bad— if you’re used to chicken that doesn’t taste chalky, you know what I mean when I say the meat quality is holding the taste back. That said, their chicken is not chalky until you get to some of the inner parts, and I LOVE the way the skin tastes. The beef smells very good, but I find the meat a little hard to bite into. The mixto ceviche is the best I’ve had in a long time, because they actually give you a variety of fish and it’s not just two pieces of fish. The sangria is house made but a bit too sweet for our liking. I was surprised to see no pisco on the menu. Overall, the food tastes better than the photos show."