CHIFA EL GRAN DRAGON - Wanchaq

Like most of the food here in Cusco, it was pretty bland and didn't have any of the flavor we're used to in the US. Still, the quality was good, the portion more than adequate, and finally I was able to have a meal with plenty of vegetables rather than the usual meat and starch (rice potatoes yuca or plantain) sans vegetables, which is the common fare here. The atmosphere was a little better than basic.

Peru doesn 't have Chinese food. It has Chifas a Peruvian take on Chinese food. Often times, there aren 't even any Chinese people working in the restaurant. Not a huge fan of Peruvian chifas. The food reminds me of Chinese fast food, the kind of places you find at the mall. Most of the chifas I 've tried in Cusco and Lima have been pretty abysmal, good when you 're a little tipsy and there 's nothing else open. Recently, an expat friend of my husband 's recommended El Gran Dragon here in Cusco. I of course was skeptical but we decided to check it out. When we arrived, we were the only customers there which was a little disheartening. But it was early (7pm) and Peruvians like to eat late. We ordered the veg chaufa (fried rice), pakchoy hongos (bakchoy and mushrooms) and chicken with tamarind sauce. I have to say, I was pleasantly surprised. Ok it 's not authentic chinese food but it was actually pretty good. Chifa food tends to be lacking in any other flavour other than salty. But our dishes actually had a pretty good diversity and depth of flavour as in, each dish tasted different from each other and you could actually taste the ingredients and not just salt. Yes a little too much cornstarch. But they were restrained on the soy sauce. Service was so so but you can 't expect much. Would have loved it if they turned off the TV while we were eating but Peruvians love to eat and watch TV so that 's something you have to accept. And the prices are a bit higher than other chifas we 've visited. But honestly the best chifa we 've tried in Peru. So bear in mind that my 4/5 star rating is relative to other chifas. El Gran Dragon is not a very good restaurant compared to other very good restaurants in the world or even in Cusco. But it is very good in comparison to other chifas.

La chifa es un tipo de restaurante muy común en Perú que lo que vende tradicionalmente es una especia de comida china, bastante aromatizada y con variedad de carnes, vegetales y arroz. Este restó de Cusco está bueno porque se puede llevar la comida empaquetada. La comida está bien.

Siendo un lugar pequeño, es muy agradable la comida, tienen bocaditos dim sum que no hay en otros lugares de Cusco. No es lujoso, precios módicos pero de buena calidad y con o para darse el gusto.

La atención fue muy buena, aunque el lugar es chiquito pudo decir que es uno de los chicas más ricos de Cusco, los precios son un pco elevados pero si vale la pena