El Pollo Peruano Menu
109 items in 11 sections · $0.75 – $44.00 · Peruvian Restaurant in Carson, CA
El Pollo Peruano’s menu lists 109 dishes and drinks, grouped into appetizer, Pasta Pairs, Postres, Pollo a la Brasa, Carnes, and Vegetarian and more. Prices range from $0.75 to $44.00, and a typical item costs about $16.76. Popular choices include Leche De Tigre, Pasta & Soup, Picarones, Pollo Solo, and Lomo Saltado.
appetizer 15
- Leche De Tigre$19.75
fresh fish marinated in lime juice with spicy sauce
- Papa A La Huancaina$13.25
boiled potatoes served on lettuce with peruvian cheese sauce
- Ceviche Con Chicharron De Calamar$27.99
- Ceviche De Camaron$19.75
Fresh shrimp marinated in lime juice. served with lettuce yams fried corn and boiled corn.
- Ceviche De Pescado$19.75
Fresh fish marinated in lime juice, served with lettuce, yams, fried corn and boiled corn.
- Yuka A La Huancaina$13.50
Fried cassava with peruvian chees sauce.
- Choros A La Chalaca$9.25
Fresh steamed mussels served open face on the half shell topped with a special marinated mix of onions and tomatoes.
- Papa Rellena$14.00
Baked potato stuffed with seasoned beef onions tomatoes and a touch of raisins. served with marinated onions.
- Ceviche Mixto$23.75
fresh fish, calamari, shrimp marinated in lime juice spicy sauce served with lettuce, yams, fried corn and boil corn.
- Empanada Peruana Chicken/Beef$3.25
- Tamal Peruano$10.00
chicken
- Anticuchos$9.00
- Salchipapa$11.75
sausage with frech fries top up with ketchup, mayo and mustard
- Aguadito De Pollo/ Large$12.75
large chicken soup
- Chicharon De Calamar$22.25
deep fried with potatoes and lime marinated onions
Pasta Pairs 2
- Pasta & Soup$20.25
- Pasta & Salad$15.75
Postres 2
- Picarones$5.00
- Arroz Con Leche$3.75
Pollo a la Brasa 5
- Pollo Solo$14.25
- Combo Peruano$14.25
Served with rice, salad, and beans, then topped with quarter chicken.
- Pollo (1/2)$16.50
Half chicken. Served with salad, and choice of rice or french fries.
- Pollo Entero Combo$26.90
Whole chicken. Served with salad, and choice of rice or french fries +free small chicken soup.
- Pollo (1/4)$14.50
Quarter chicken. Served with salad, and choice of rice or french fries.
Carnes 13
- Lomo Saltado$19.25
Beef sautéed with onions, tomatoes, and french fries, served with white rice.
- Bisteck Apanado$23.25
Breaded steak, served with white rice.
- Chaufa De Carne$18.75
Fried rice with beef mixed with green onions, and scrambled eggs.
- Lomo Combinado$17.50
Beef sautéed with onions, and tomatoes served with white rice, and beans.
- Bisteck A Lo Pobre$26.25
Fried steak, served with white rice topped with fried egg, and plantains.
- Col Saltada$18.50
Lean beef sautéed with onions, tomatoes, and cabbage, served with rice.
- Cau Cau$18.75
Stripe, and diced potatoes, served with white rice.
- Bisteck Encebollado$23.25
Fried steak topped with sautéed onions, and tomatoes, served with white rice.
- Vainita Saltada$18.75
Beef sautéed with green beans, onions, and tomatoes, served with white rice.
- Lentejitas Con Carne$18.25
Beef sautéed with onions, and tomatoes served with white rice, and lentils.
- Broccoli Saltado$18.25
Beef sautéed with onions, tomatoes, and broccoli served with white rice.
- Picante De Carne$18.25
Sautéed beef simmered in our yellow hot curry sauce with boiled potatoes served with white rice.
- Seco De Cordero Con Frijoles$22.25
Lamb stew served with beans, rice, and marinated onions.
Vegetarian 6
- Saltado De Vegetales$17.25
Sautéed mix of vegetables with rice.
- Arroz Con Frijoles$12.50
Rice, and peruvian beans.
- Tofu Saltado$15.50
Sautéed onions, tomatoes, served with rice.
- Tallarin Verde$16.25
Spaghetti mixed with spinach, and basil sauce.
- Vainita De Vegetales$15.50
Green beans sautéed with onions, and tomatoes served with white rice.
- Tallarin Con Vegetales$14.75
Spaghetti mixed with vegetables.
Sides 18
- Platanos Frito$6.25
Fried plantains.
- Salsa Picante$0.75
Hot sauce.
- Bread$1.25
- Frijoles$5.00
Peruvian canario beans.
- Crema Huancaina$5.75
- Salsa Criolla$5.75
Lime marinated onions.
- Yuka Frita$5.75
Fried cassava.
- Papas Fritas$4.75
French fries.
- Chicken Breast$5.75
- Salad Large$5.00
- Egg Side$1.75
- Arroz$4.25
Steamed white rice.
- Macaroni Salad$5.50
- Cancha$5.75
Fried corn.
- Choclo$4.75
Boiled corn.
- Chicken Leg$5.75
- Vegies Side$4.50
- Cilantro Rice$6.50
Beverages 13
- Inca Kola$3.50
- Corona$5.75
- Coke$2.75
The cold, refreshing, sparkling classic that America loves.
- Water Bottle$1.50
- Cusquena$5.75
- Sprite$2.75
The cold, refreshing flavors of lemon and lime, perfectly blended.
- Diet Coke$2.75
A crisp, refreshing taste you know and love with zero calories.
- Mango$3.75
- Chicha Morada Vaso$3.50
- Modelo$5.75
- Kola Inglesa$2.75
- Inca Kola (2L)$6.50
- Maracuya$3.50
Pasta 8
- Tallarin Saltado De Carne$20.25
Spaghetti sautéed with lean beef, onions, fresh tomatoes, and red peppers.
- Tallarin Verde Con 1/4 Pollo$19.25
Tallarin Verde con 1/4 de pollo pasta. Rotisserie chicken served on top of spaghetti mixed with spinach basil and parmesan cheese.
- Tallarin Huanca Con Bisteck$24.25
Spaghetti covered in huanca sauce, topped with fried steak.
- Tallarin Verde Con Bisteck Apanado$23.75
Breaded steak served on top of spaghetti mixed with spinach-basil sauce, and Parmesan cheese.
- Tallarin Saltado De Pollo$18.25
Spaghetti sautéed with chicken, onions, fresh tomatoes, and red peppers.
- Tallarin Verde Con De Pollo (1/4)$19.25
Quarter rotisserie chicken served on top of spaghetti, mixed with spinach-basil sauce with Parmesan cheese.
- Tallarin Saltado De Mariscos$21.25
Spaghetti sautéed with seafood, onions, fresh tomatoes, and red peppers.
- Tallarin Saltado De Camarones$21.25
Spaghetti sautéed with shrimp, onions, fresh tomatoes, and red peppers.
Pollo 11
- Aji De Gallina$18.25
Shredded chicken breast in bread, milk, and walnut gravy. Served with potatoes, and rice.
- Arroz Con Pollo$16.76
Rice cooked in cilantro sauce, served with chicken, and salad.
- Pollo Con Vegetales$16.75
Sautéed chicken mixed with vegetables. Served with rice.
- Col De Pollo$17.50
Lean chicken sautéed with onions, tomatoes, and cabbage, served with rice.
- Picante De Pollo$18.25
Sautéed chicken simmered in our yellow hot sauce with boiled potatoes served with rice.
- Lentejitas Con Pollo$17.75
Sautéed chicken mixed with onions, and tomatoes, served with lentils, and rice.
- Chaufa De Pollo$21.25
Fried rice with chicken mixed with green onions, and scrambled eggs.
- Vainita De Pollo$18.00
Chicken sautéed with onions, tomatoes, and green beans, served with rice.
- Caldo De Gallina$20.25
- Saltado De Pollo$18.00
Chicken sautéed with onions, tomatoes, and french fries, served with rice.
- Pollo Combinado$17.50
Sautéed chicken mixed with onions, and tomatoes, served with rice, and beans.
Mariscos 16
- Filete De Pescado Frito$22.25
Deep-fried fresh fish, served with rice, and salad.
- Camaron Al Ajo$19.25
Shrimp in garlic sauce served with rice, and salad.
- Sudado Mixto$36.75
Fresh fish stew with shrimp, squid, scallops, and clams, served with rice.
- Extra Shrimp$8.00
- Chaufa De Mariscos$21.25
Fried rice with seafood, mixed with green onions, and scrambled eggs.
- Picante De Mariscos$18.75
Seafood in a yellow hot curry sauce with boiled potatoes served with rice.
- Jalea De Mariscos Personal$24.99
Deep-fried fresh fish with breaded shrimp, and squid, served with marinated onions.
- Saltado De Camaron$20.25
Shrimp sautéed with onions, tomatoes, red pepper, and french fries served with white rice.
- Filete De Pescado Con Lentejas$22.25
Deep-fried fish served with lentils, and rice.
- Chaufa De Camaron$18.50
Shrimp fried rice mixed with green onions, and scrambled eggs.
- Jalea Especial De Mariscos$44.00
deep-fried fish, calamari, and fish in a seafood sauce.
- Parihuela$22.25
Seafood soup with fresh fish, clams, shrimp, and squid in a tomato broth.
- Saltado De Mariscos$20.25
Fresh shrimp, squid, and scallops sautéed with onions, tomatoes, and french fries, served with white rice.
- Sudado De Pescado$22.25
Fish soup with unions tomate cilantro green unions .
- Arroz Con Mariscos$23.75
Seafood mixed with rice, and special yellow sauce, served with marinated onions.
- Filete De Pescado Encebollado$22.25
Deep-fried fresh fish, served with sautéed onions, and tomatoes, served with rice.
How these prices compare
Based on 31 menus with 2,213 priced items from Peruvian restaurants in California, the median menu item costs $17.99, and half of all items are priced between $8.84 and $23.00.
At El Pollo Peruano the median listed price is $16.76, close to the typical $17.99 for Peruvian restaurants in California.
| Item | Here | Typical |
|---|---|---|
| Papa a la Huancaina | $13.25 | $12.59 |
| Ceviche de Pescado | $19.75 | $19.98 |
| Ceviche Mixto | $23.75 | $23.87 |
| Lomo Saltado | $19.25 | $23.50 |
| Aji de Gallina | $18.25 | $23.02 |
| Arroz con Mariscos | $23.75 | $24.98 |
Typical prices are calculated from 31 menus in our guide.
Menu items and prices are provided for information and may have changed (last updated April 2026). Allergen information is not included – please ask the restaurant.