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SCENE: From the same team that brought Mochica to SoMa, Piqueo’s is doing its part to turn Bernal Heights into a dining destination. The contemporary Peruvian restaurant—with its rusty red walls, open kitchen and big windows overlooking Cortland Avenue—is ambitiously pushing the neighborhood’s culinary limits.
EATS: Peruvian food is fusion at its finest, drawing influences from Chinese, Spanish, Italian and Creole cuisine. Fritters of yucca or potato are the ideal accompaniment to a glass of the house-made sangria, and the small complimentary dish of fried chickpeas, combined with giant Peruvian corn kernels, red onion, tomatoes and queso fresco, makes a salty, addictive snack. Each dish at Piqueo’s masterfully blends disparate elements: The lomito saltado, a classic dish, pairs thinly sliced beef in a stir-fry with onions, tomatoes, soy sauce and cilantro, all served with rice and fried potatoes.
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