Discover El Ajicito, your local Peruvian Restaurant in Hempstead, NY, known for authentic flavors, fresh ingredients, and a friendly atmosphere. Guests have rated us 4.30 out of 5 from 1078 reviews, and we’re proud to offer great service and quality with accessible facilities.
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Our Story
Welcome to a place where great food meets warm hospitality. We believe dining is more than just a meal - it's an experience to be savored and shared.
Our kitchen is dedicated to creating dishes that bring people together, using recipes that honor tradition while embracing innovation.
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Food & Drinks
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Slices of cow hearts marinated in panca sauce.
Fried calamari.
House fresh salad with lettuce, aguacate, cucumbers, tomatoes, carrots, and onions.
Guacamole with fried green plantains.
Crema de, ocopa y huancaina.
Papa rellena en salsa de mariscps stuffed potatoes with chopped meat and onions, whole, olives, and hard-boiled eggs.
Sliced hot dog and french fries.
Mashed mote corn wrapped in banana leaves, stuffed with pork, peanuts, and olives.
Shredded chicken cooked in yellow spicy sauce over boiled sliced potatoes.
Breaded chicken breast served with french fries and white rice and salad.
Grilled chicken breast served with salad, rice, and beans.
Steam chicken breast in white wine and lemon juice served with rice and vegetables.
Sauteed sliced chicken with onions and tomatoes served with french fries and white rice.
1/2 of the rotisserie chicken served with french fries and salad.
Whole rotisserie chicken served with french fries and salad.
Whole rotisserie chicken served with french fries, rice, beans and salad.
Grilled steak served with rice, french fries, sweet plantains, and fried eggs.
Grilled steak served with rice, french fries, sweet plantains, and fried eggs.
Sliced beef sauteed with onion and tomatoes served with huancaina linguini.
Sliced beef sauteed with onions and tomatoes served on a bed of fries and white rice.
Breaded steak fillet served with french fries and white rice.
Stew lamb made in cilantro and pan sauce served with rice and canario beans.
Rice and beans with stew lamb made in cilantro and panca sauce.
Steamed mussels topped with tomatoes, onions, and cilantro in fresh lime juice.
Seafood cocktail in lemon special sauce.
Seafood cocktail in lemon special sauce.
A combination of ceviches and seafood special chef.
A combination of ceviches and seafood special chef.
Whitefish fresh lime juice.
Peruvian-style fried rice.
Peruvian-style fried rice.
Peruvian-style fried rice.
Peruvian-style fried rice.
Beef Chinese pasta.
Steak, sweet plantains, rice, beans, and egg.
Shrimps, grill chicken, and sausage.
Porkchop, grill chicken, and shrimp.
2 pork chops.
Grilled chuck steak served with rice, beans and salad.
Beef ribs.
Grilled skirt steak served with rice, beans, and salad.
Grilled steak served with sausage, salad, and rice.
Grilled steak, pork chop, shrimps, rotisserie chicken, and sausage.
Huancaina linguini served with favorite meat.
Huancaina linguini served with favorite meat.
Sauteed linguini with your favorite meat.
Pesto linguine served with your favorite meat.
Pesto linguine served with your favorite meat.
Pesto linguine served with your favorite meat.
Pesto linguine served with your favorite meat.
Sauteed shrimps in garlic and oil served with white rice.
Seafood stew.
A mix of fried seafood served with criolla sauce and yuca.
A mix of fried seafood served with criolla sauce and yuca.
A wholefish cooked in tomatoes and onions sauce.
Whole fried red snapper.
Fried fish fillet in seafood sauce with calamari, mussels and shrimps.
Fried fish fillet in seafood sauce with calamari, mussels and shrimps.
Seafood stewed in spicy pan sauce.
Baked broiled salmon.
Traditional duck and cilantro rice served with papa a la huancaina, in addition to salsa criolla (red onions radish).
Bofe stew with sliced boiled potatoes.
Pork crackling with sweet potatoes.
Lomo al jugo, chicharrones, camate, relleno, salchicha huachana y tamal.
Sliced steak stew with onion and tomatoes.
Grilled octopus marinate in mixture of aji panca, served with chef special rice cooked in light cilantro and avocado sauce and pair with diced red onions, tomatoes and avocado.
Peruvian sausage.
Huachana sausage.
Chicken giblets soup made of cilantro and rice.
Traditional Peruvian chicken soup.
Shrimps special soup made with milk.
Special mixed seafood made with onions and tomatoes.
Special wantan soup with chicken and Chinese vegetables.
Pork and tripe soup with mote corn.
Hear from our valued guests
the food is sooooo good. I admire the settings. Server is amazing. Quality and Quantity is top-notch. Worth the price. Thank you for a beautiful experience.
Amazing food, amazing staff. The design for the ruleta marina was incredible. My mother and father enjoyed the food, great food will definitely come back.
Best Peruvian cuisine on Long Island... great prices, large portions and excellent bar cocktails.. Food is on point and delicious, nice atmosphere INSIDE. Lol. My wife is Peruvian and she approves of this message.
El Ajicito is one of the BEST Peruvian restaurants in New York. I food Peruvian food and travel all over New York to try them out. So far, El Ajicito ranks in the Top three.
Had a wonderful dinner here last night! I’d never had Peruvian food and my waiter Javier suggested an appetizer with three different foods- arroz con pescado, jalea, and ceviche. The ambience was amazing! Great music too. For dessert I tried the picarones- delicious 😋
I love this Peruvian food place, you can't miss these wonderful dishes prepared with care and love. The atmosphere is fun and pleasant, Friday there is Karaoke 🎤
The new space looks great! Place is more modern. Waiter was amazing on recommendations. Little bit of everything. Plus a salmon didn’t get a picture of.
We really enjoy the rotisserie chicken and rice and beans. The chicken was cooked to perfection. It’s a family oriented place. The waiter were amazing.
Great place to celebrate birthdays and spend time with friends! Karaoke on Fridays... owner and staff are really friendly and accommodating. Food was fresh and delicious.
Food is absolutely amazing!!!!!!!! I love coming here, almost 1 time a week. Authentic Peruvian food no doubt. The inside is absolutely beautiful and so photo worthy. Always fresh and flavorful and when I leave I still think about it 🤣. Jalea is the best and my go-to and their ceviche is insanely good. All the food is awesome awesome awesome. The only bad things to say is the automate gratuity(even for 2 ppl) they don’t let you know. My first couple times going we ended up tipping more than 40 with the gratuity and had no idea. Also their dessert menu has like seven options and they only ever have 3/7 deserts. But ABSOLUTELY INSANELY GOOD FOOD!!!
Common questions about El Ajicito
El Ajicito is located at 246 Front St, Hempstead, NY 11550, United States, Hempstead, NY, United States.
You can reach El Ajicito by calling +1 516-292-5724.
El Ajicito has a rating of 4.3 out of 5 based on 1078 customer reviews.
El Ajicito features the following accessibility: Wheelchair-accessible entrance, Wheelchair-accessible seating, Wheelchair-accessible toilet.
El Ajicito features the following service options: Delivery, Takeaway, Dine-in.
El Ajicito features the following highlights: Fast service, Great cocktails, Great dessert, Great wine list, Serves local specialty, Sport.
El Ajicito features the following popular for: Lunch, Dinner, Solo dining.
El Ajicito features the following offerings: Alcohol, Beer, Cocktails, Coffee, Comfort food, Happy-hour drinks, Happy-hour food, Healthy options, Late-night food, Quick bite, Small plates, Spirits, Wine.
El Ajicito features the following dining options: Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner, Catering, Dessert, Seating, Table service.
El Ajicito features the following amenities: Bar on site, Restroom.
El Ajicito features the following atmosphere: Casual, Cozy, Trendy.
El Ajicito features the following crowd: Groups, Tourists.
El Ajicito features the following planning: Accepts reservations.
El Ajicito features the following payments: Credit cards, Debit cards, NFC mobile payments.
El Ajicito features the following children: Good for kids, High chairs, Kids' menu.
El Ajicito features the following parking: Free parking lot, Free street parking, Paid parking lot, Somewhat difficult to find a space.
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