Claudine McBee

Review of ARS Los Andes

My husband Jason and I chose Los Andes to celebrat...

My husband Jason and I chose Los Andes to celebrate my/our 5-Year Cancer Free milestone. We had heard raves reviews about the restaurant, food, and staff from friends and family, read all of the positive Yelp reviews and had to try it. We absolutely fell in love with the place. The atmosphere, the food, the owners and the entire team. We dine out regularly and are foodies. We use Yelp all the time but just opened an account this morning. Our experience at Los Andes was the one of the best overall dining experiences we have had in a LONG time, maybe ever, and we had to share it!

Our evening started with a cocktail at the bar. We then we were escorted to our table for our 7pm reservation. We were tucked away in the corner by the koi pond (yes...there is a koi pond out on the patio). My husband ordered a bottle of champagne for our celebration. The owner asked us if we were celebrating and we told him that we were. He was so warm and wonderful. We felt like we were with family. Throughout the course of the evening (we were there for 3+ hours!), we must have spent 30-45 minutes chatting with the owners. You can see how passionate they are about what they do.

Our waiter Tony was fantastic. He explained everything to us and made recommendations. For appetizers, Jason ordered the Ceviche and I ordered the Saltena (chicken pie). Jason also asked about the Anticuchos (beef heart), which there was no way that I was going to eat that. The owner heard through the grapevine that Jason asked about it and brought over a sample of the beef heart for us to try. I wasn't about to be rude and not taste something that was presented to me, I am so glad that I tried it. It was so delicious...I ate the whole piece.

For dinner, Jason had the Paco rib special, which he couldn't stop talking about. He asked about the fish and our waiter and the owner explained everything to us. It was like we were dining with friends. I don't eat fish, but tried it...it was unbelievably good. I ordered the ribeye. It was cooked to perfection and the glaze on top was so tasty.

We contemplated ordering dessert...we didn't have to. The owner brought over a piece of cake with "Congratulations" written in chocolate sauce. It brought tears to my eyes.

To say that the team at Los Andes went out of their way to make our celebration special is an understatement. We have been to a lot of restaurants and had amazing food and service, but this place tops them all.

If we could give it 10 stars we would! This is our new favorite place to eat!!! Now we see why everyone raves about Los Andes...add two more people to that list.
Los Andes exceeded our expectations! This place is a gem!