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Ay Ay  Picante, Chicago, IL

Ay Ay Picante

4.3 (21)
$30 and under
Peruvian
4569 N Elston Ave, Chicago, IL 60630

About this restaurant

  • Good for groups
  • Neighborhood gem
  • Romantic
Come and experience a brilliant taste in a pleasant atmosphere with exceptional service. But, most of all, come and discover an overture to the Peruvian history and its cuisine!
The food is prepared by Peruvian chefs using Peruvian spices. This makes the dishes delicious and authentic. The food can be both exotic and familiar.
Peruvians were some of the first people to domesticate corn, avocados, potatoes, and chiles. Come and try a unique style of cooking in a relaxing atmosphere.
The restaurant is filled with pre-Columbian murals from the Peruvian Nazca culture. The Nazca created mysterious giant images in the desert that can only be seen from an airplane.
Due to Peru's abundance of natural resources and its proximity to the ocean, an variety of markets can readily satisfy the need for fresh ingredients that would amaze even the most sophisticated connoisseur.

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Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Peruvian, Latin American, South American
  • Hours of operation
    Daily: 12:00pm - 10:30pm
  • Phone number
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Business Casual

What 21 people are saying

Ay Ay Picante reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

Overall ratings and reviews

4.3
4.3 based on all time ratings
  • 4.5Food
  • 4.3Service
  • 4.1Ambience
  • 4.3Value

NoiseEnergetic

21 Reviews
  1. OpenTable Diner

    Chicago / Illinois4 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on February 18, 2017

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    I absolutely love Ay Ay Picante. Must haves always include the cebiche (ceviche) mixto, the Corazon is AMAZE and papa rellenos for apps.

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  2. OpenTable Diner

    Chicago / Illinois8 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on February 15, 2017

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    The service and food have been amazing every time I've been there.

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  3. OpenTable Diner

    Chicago / Illinois9 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on February 1, 2017

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Everything was great and we will go again our server was very informative about everything on the menu and recommendations we're amazing and yummy!!

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  4. Ashley

    Chicago / Illinois2 reviews

    3.0

    Dined on January 22, 2017

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 4
    The staff told me I never made a reservation for 8. Turns out they never looked on their system. Thankfully they had an empty table to accommodate our party. Our waiter seemed very impatient with us and would disappear for long periods of time. We were not served water or bread until 15 minutes after we sat down and he did not come to clean our table until 20 minutes after we all finished eating. I love this restaurant because of its good food but the service can be A LOT better.

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  5. drunkenhausfrau

    London6 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on December 31, 2016

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Excelente! Truly authentic Peruvian cuisine. Delicious cebiches! Tasty tamales. If you love Peruvian dishes like Ají de gallina or anticuchos, this is your new favorite place. It's byob, so we brought Pisco and they made us some delightful pisco sours! My family loved it and we will be back for more. It was a special family dinner, and the restaurant called me the next day to make sure we enjoyed it -- fantastic service and attention to their guests!

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  6. LauraK

    Chicago / Illinois4 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on December 21, 2016

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Each dish was remarkable. We asked the waiter for suggestions and no one was disappointed! Appetizers, entrees and desserts!

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  7. OpenTable Diner

    Chicago / Illinois1 review

    1.0

    Dined on December 10, 2016

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 3
    Group of people got there about 20 minutes after us. They ordered the same appetizer as us. They got it within minutes we never received ours. We were the youngest couple there so I'm guessing server thought we weren't going to tip him as well as others there, ( there was only about 3 others couples there that night) so he didn't attend us at all until he noticed I was getting upset. Good food just a shame to have such bad service definitely won't go back.

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  8. ChrisH VIP

    Chicago / Illinois150 reviews

    3.0

    Dined on November 26, 2016

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 3
    Ceviche was excellent, and one of our party of four loved his lamb dish. But the rest of us thought our entries were good, not great. Very nice service, and the fact that it's byob made it a good value. Might go back if we lived around the corner. But we don't, so we won't.

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  9. OpenTable Diner

    Chicago / Illinois1 review

    5.0

    Dined on September 24, 2016

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 3
    Food was delicious reasonable price Staff was courteous and attentive

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  10. CPoz VIP

    Chicago / Illinois23 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on September 3, 2016

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Everything was great for a laid back, lovely evening with friends. The food was delicious - highly recommend the cebiche (shrimp with sweet potato) and the fried yucca for appetizers. We had steaks and the salmon/shrimp brochette and everything was truly outstanding, especially the green pepper/garlic sauce served with the bread. We had lovely desserts, too. The outside patio is covered and cozy and perfect for relaxing after a long week. Highly recommend.

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FAQs

Ay Ay Picante offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (773) 427-4239.

Ay Ay Picante is rated 4.3 stars by 21 OpenTable diners.

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  2. United States
  3. Chicago / Illinois
  4. Chicago
  5. Irving Park

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Google Map for Ay Ay  Picante

4569 N Elston Ave, Chicago, IL 60630

Additional information

  • Cross street
    Kennicott Ave.
  • Neighborhood
    Irving Park
  • Hours of operation
    Daily: 12:00pm - 10:30pm
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Peruvian, Latin American, South American
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Business Casual
  • Parking details
    Street Parking
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Additional
    BYO Wine, Gluten-free Options, Takeout
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