Alright guys it is lunchtime here in Lima.
Yep.
And today we are going to take you to La Lucha Sanguchería Criolla.
Yeah.
We've been here before.
We have but different location.
Yeah.
We've been noticing there is more branches around Lima.
Yes.
And so we're going to be visiting a location we've never been to before.
Ordering a whole bunch of sandwiches and maybe some fries.
Some good drinks and maybe even a dessert.
Who knows.
Maybe.
Let's see.
Alright guys so we are over at the restaurant.
We're at the location on Avenida Larco.
And as soon as we walked in they gave us like a little mini menu so that we could start
having a look at what we wanted to order.
So Sam and I have gotten three different sandwiches, two drinks and some special fries so it is
quite a bit of food.
We've just placed the order.
They gave us a number.
They are going to call us up.
And yeah I'm really excited.
Everything looks so good.
I'm super excited.
I skipped breakfast for this.
And I'm not sure if we'll be able to eat all of the sandwiches but we should be able to
put a bit of a dent in them hopefully.
Yes.
Alright so first up drinks are here.
Drinks have arrived.
I ended up getting uh Lucuma cremosa.
Yes.
Which is basically a bit like a lucuma milkshake.
Yeah.
And if you're unfamiliar with lucuma it is a local Peruvian fruit.
Yes.
It is delicious and it is actually my favorite Peruvian fruit.
It is really hard to describe.
It tastes like a lucuma.
But it is sweet in the sense that it is like it is not sweet like a mango but it is more
it reminds me more of like a durian in its texture in some ways.
It is really popular for ice creams.
Yeah.
It is really it is my favorite ice cream flavor by far in Peru.
Anyways I'm going to try this.
Mmmm.
Oh my gosh that is so creamy.
It is sweet and rich tasting.
Like that is like it is almost like a milkshake.
He's happy.
It is so good.
I'm very happy.
So this is my drink right here.
I got La Lucha Chicha de la Lucha.
And apparently this is a special recipe.
It is the restaurant's own creation.
Oh wow.
So it has a few secret ingredients obviously not listed on the menu but let's try it.
I know the main ingredient is purple corn.
Yep.
Love that purple corn.
Ooh.
Is it sweet?
That is good.
That is really refreshing.
Wow.
I've been drinking this almost everyday.
Like anytime we're out at a restaurant I'm like chicha.
Chicha morada.
Your Grandma has it at her house.
So does your Aunt.
Yes.
And so like especially if we've been walking around sweating a bit you can have some chicha
morada.
That is the most refreshing thing you can have in the whole world.
(Speaking Spanish)
Muchas gracias.
Oh everything is here.
This looks amazing.
It all came at once.
This let me just show you guys.
Three sandwiches.
You know what?
I think we can eat all of this.
Like I was worried I was thinking maybe we'll need a little takeout bag for
the leftovers but I think we can tackle this.
Like a sandwich and a half between the two of us.
If you can your share I will eat my share.
That will be a deal.
I think I can.
Also I should mention I'm having my 4 wisdom teeth pulled out tomorrow so this is like
my last real meal.
(Speaking Spanish)
Aji.
Do you want aji for a sauce?
And ketchup too?
Y ketchup?
Gracias.
So we are getting some sauces.
They are going to bring it so we can dip our fries.
Yeah, aji which is our favorite dipping sauce in Peru.
Yeah, it is spicy.
It is like a yellow pepper.
Yep.
It is like a spicy yellow pepper.
Yep.
And then we're also getting ketchup I think too.
So it is all coming.
Feeling happy.
The food is here.
So we're going to start with the classic.
The chicharrón.
Yep.
So I'm just going to grab my half.
Oh look at that.
I like that they've cut them in half for us.
So this is perfect for chaving.
Beautiful!
For sharing!
Sharing.
For sharing.
They must have known we like to share.
So chicharrón this is the crispy pork.
This is really good.
And it comes with camote which is sweet potatoes and you also have your red onions.
That is right.
We'll see if there is anything else in there.
Oh and maybe cilantro.
Mmmm.
I'm just going to bite right in.
The sauces aren't here yet but this looks so juicy as is.
Mmmm.
Wow.
That is wonderful.
Oh my gosh.
The onions I think it has a bit of lemon as well.
Oh wow.
Are they like caramelized onions maybe?
Fresh?
They are not caramelized.
These are raw red onions.
But there is another sandwich here where we got caramelized onions.
This is so tasty.
This is a classic.
We've been eating this for breakfast all week so yeah.
Oh yeah.
I'm a big fan of this one.
We love it.
Love it.
Absolutely love it.
Your turn Sam.
My turn.
Pan con Chicharron.
In he goes.
Oh my gosh.
That chicharron is just so juicy and flavorful.
Mmmhmm.
And I love the sweetness of the camote.
The sweet potato.
And I have to say too the quality of the buns are fantastic.
Yeah.
Wow.
They are crispy on the outside and a little bit moist on the inside.
Yeah, like fluffy in the inside.
Just a beautiful sandwich.
Like I'm very much in my happy place at the moment.
We're off to an excellent start.
An excellent start.
Okay so it is time for the second sandwich.
Yeah, it sure is.
This one is pollo a la leña.
So it is basically you've got your chicken, you've got your onions and you've got your
bread.
So yeah and I'm going to dip it into the aji sauce.
The spicy sauce.
And a la leña it basically means that it has been cooked on a wood burning fire.
Mmmm.
Leña is just wood.
Wow.
As good as that first one was I might even like this one more.
Really?
Yeah, yeah.
It has just got it has got some really nice sauce on the chicken at the bottom.
Chicken is so tender and juicy.
Oh man.
Like if this next sandwich can top this one we're in for a lot of luck with this meal.
This is amazing.
Cool.
Wow.
Alright time for you to try the second one.
Here we go.
This is Pollo a la leña.
You know what?
This looks really juicy.
Like the bun is wet.
It really is.
It is moist.
There is a bit of kind the chicken has a sauce at the bottom.
It is really good.
Mmmmm.
Oh wow.
What do you think?
That is good.
Yeah.
Man.
That is really rival-ing the first one.
Haha.
Yeah I mean they have both been outstanding.
I don't I just wasn't expecting such moist chicken with such a nice sauce.
I know.
Super tender.
Yeah.
Super tender.
This is so good.
And I love the simplicity of it.
Just chicken, onions.
It works.
It really works.
It works.
It really works.
Mmmm.
Yummy huh?
Moving on to the third and final sandwich.
The third sandwich.
Let me read this one off of the menu.
This one is lomo fino.
Yep.
With eram edam cheese and caramelized onions.
So what is that basically in English?
Oh my gosh edam cheese.
I don't know.
But check that out.
That is super cheesy.
Lomo is beef.
Beef yeah.
It is cow.
Um yeah but I don't know if you can see the detail in that.
It looks super juicy.
All of that cheese.
Let's bite into it.
Oh yeah.
Oh that is a monster bite.
Wow.
Mmmm.
These are thin layers of beef.
Okay.
Mmmm.
From over here it almost looks like a Philly cheesesteak style.
I was just thinking that.
Like a Peruvian style Philadelphia cheese steak.
Wow.
Philadelphia cheese.
Philly cheese steak.
How does that rank in terms of the three sandwiches?
Is that up there?
They are all so good aren't they?
They are all so different as well.
Yeah.
They are.
They are all so different but they are like tasty on their own.
As they are.
Yep.
Exactly.
I mean I really love the chicken.
Yeah.
And then the first one is just a classic.
Such familiar flavors.
Yeah.
And this is more like gourmet.
Yeah.
Going in for a second bite.
That is how you know it is good.
Third sandwich.
How are you feeling?
I'm feeling great.
We've been filming so much we haven't actually been taking too many bites yet.
And I'm really hungry.
I went for a huge jog around the park this morning.
Along the coast and no breakfast so yeah I brought my appetite.
Look at that big chunk of cheese.
Oh man.
Wow.
How is that?
Again that is outstanding.
So different from the other ones.
Mmmhmm.
I mean yeah there is so much variety here.
Like I don't want to give us too much credit for the way we ordered but I have to say we
chose 3 really different sandwiches from each other.
Yeah.
None of them are similar in any way.
Mmmhmm.
So this great you can just alternate between the three of them and you're like in tastebud
heaven over here.
I know.
I want to come back and eat the rest of the sandwiches.
Yeah.
I want to try the whole menu.
Seriously it is that good.
It is that good.
And aside from sandwiches let's not forget we ordered fries.
Alright so I'm going to dig into the fries.
I'm going to try two.
Different sauces.
One in ketchup one dunked in aji.
Those are nice fries.
Those are kind of like the New York fries that keep the skins on.
Yeah.
That is my favorite way to prepare fries.
And they are very salty too.
Mmmm.
Also I should mention these aren't just any fries.
No.
They are Papas Fritas Huayro Las Mejores de Peru.
Apparently these are the best potatoes.
Wow.
In Peru.
They are more starchy if you ask me.
Yeah they are more starchy.
You have to chew them well before you swallow.
I'm not kidding if you just inhaled these it would get like stuck in your throat a bit.
Oh man.
But I'm glad we just ordered the one set of fries because we've got our work cut out for
us with the drinks and the 3 sandwiches.
So I think that was quite sensible.
And yeah both sauces are delicious too.
I prefer the aji the local one.
With the spice.
Yep.
Alright time for you to try them fries.
I've been neglecting these fries with so many sandwiches to choose.
I know.
I'm going for the aji.
Poor neglected fries.
You could just make a whole meal out of the fries.
Mmmm.
Oh wow that is spicy.
And to be honest they are less than half of the price of the sandwiches too so if you
were on a budget and you were like I want something filling.
I want my carbs.
Potatoes.
Come get your fries here.
Yeah but honestly this has been a wonderful meal.
We still have a bit of sandwiches bits and bites left so we're just going to enjoy and
at the end of it all we're going to let you know the price for all of this food.
Yeah let's take care of it.
And price point.
Oh ho ho.
How are you feeling?
I'm feel estoy lleno which means I'm very full.
Stuffed to the brim.
You actually gave me some of your sandwiches to finish off.
Yeah, I couldn't finish mine.
You couldn't tackle them so I ended up probably having almost 2 out of the 3 sandwiches.
Yes.
Anyways in terms of price point that came to 73 Soles which was $22 US dollars.
That was total so basically $11 US dollars per person.
If we had of wanted to make a little bit cheaper we could have just got the 2 sandwiches.
And maybe smaller fries.
Yeah because that was so much food.
We could have done smaller fries and we also probably could have shared a drink.
That is how you could make the meal cheaper here but man if you do get all of the food
we ate.
That we have you're going to be in for a feast of feasts.
Everything was delicious.
This is one of our favorite places to get kind of like gourmet fast food in Lima, Peru.
And somewhere we'd highly recommend.
It is a chain restaurant so take a look around and see if there is a branch nearby you.