Mamita Peruvian - Glendale

This restaurant is stunning with exceptional service. The food is top-notch and the best in Glendale. I highly recommend trying the shrimp ceviche and the lomo saltado, both are absolutely delicious!

Mamita Peruvian is located on Brand Ave sandwiched between a BMW and Mercedes Benz dealership; easily missed as your driving by. Ambiance is nice. It's modern casual with dimly lit with soft yellows and natural lighting shining through- relaxing. The lively music playing in the background not too loud. Casual restaurant with Nice vibes. Service was polite and attentive. Food: The Aji Verde here is perfect! Not laden with mayo or too spicy, just right! Everything we ordered was delicious! The Lomo Saltado which seems to be ordered at every table was just ok to me. The meat was tough, otherwise a flavorful dish. Parking: On Brand Blvd (busy street, among a bunch of car dealerships). I didn't see valet option or private parking. Payment: Credit/Cash.

I have visited this restaurant several times and it never fails to impress. We started with some bread and butter. My go-to dish here is the lomo saltado. I always save plenty of the green sauce for added flavor and spice. I wish I could have an endless supply of it! There is ample parking available along the row of car dealerships, making it convenient to park.

Went on a Sunday night so street parking wasn't a problem. Walked into the restaurant and was seated immediately. Ordered and food came out within 10-15 minutes. Food was flavorful and the sauces were good. I would recommend this place for sure. They had some issues with the lights flickering but that didn't bother me too much. Would highly recommend and the waiter was nice. -Carla B Ig: @cbanksfitness

I've been to a few Peruvian restaurants and full disclosure, Mario's is still my favorite. Having said that I try and not compare every Peruvian restaurant to Mario's but it's hard being that their food is so good. SO, I always order the Pescado Macho at all Peruvian restaurants and I did the same here. Mamita's Pescado Macho is very different from all others that I've had in that the sauce is soupy. It's not a soup, but the sauce is very watery and more soupy. My favorite part of the dish was the fried fish. Dare I say, the fried fish was even better than Mario's? But the rest of the dish was just ok. Overall, I would not order this dish again. I would order just the fried fish though. We also ordered the shrimp and chicken fried rice and the noodles with beef and both were good. Not great, but good. Now the green sauce, Aji verde sauce. I liked this one, but it was a bit more watery than Mario's and not as spicy. Still good though. Peruvian food without the sauce just wouldn't be the same. For me, the sauce made my meal more enjoyable. Overall, I would come back here if I was craving Peruvian food and couldn't make it to Mario's. However, if there was another Peruvian place in the area, I would try that first.