Cebicheria El Pez On / Santa Catalina

El Pez On
Av. Canada #1399
and
Honorio Delgado #106
Santa Catalina
226-4123 and 226-0614
(I am guessing that they are 0nly open in the afternoon)
http://www.elpez-on.com/

OK, let's straighten out the confusing part first: there are two of them (about 150 feet apart) because they were doing so well, they wanted to expand. When they couldn't enlarge the first restaurant, they just opened another, basically right next door.

I understand why they felt the need to expand. The food and service are excellent. I visited on a Saturday afternoon, and both restaurants were full (a table opened up just as I was walking in).

This is your basic, go out with the family type, cebicheria: all your basic fish & seafood dishes are available. They're all made to order, and based on my two dishes and the folks around me, everything is excellent. There was a birthday party (balloons and everything!) at the table right next to me. I even think that they have a kids' menu.

While I was reading the menu, the waitress brought out a free appetizer of fried wantons. I'm not sure how or why they showed up in a cebiche place, but they were fresh and delicious.


I ordered way too much food (as usual). First, I had the tiradito (a close cousin of cebiche, but without the onions). I ordered it tres al hilo (in three different sauces). I'm not sure what the sauces were, but the red was my favorite, followed by the white, and then the yellow. I would order both the red and the white again. None were overly spicy.


My second dish was a parihuela. I order this seafood soup almost everywhere, and I am always happy. Here was no different. It was excellent.


The total bill came to 46.5 soles ($15). I could have easily just gotten by with one main dish, but everything looked too good to pass up.


I strongly recommend this (these?) restaurant(s?). It's worth hopping in a cab from Miraflores, but since you're already in Santa Catalina, it would be an excellent follow-up to a visit to either of the Relax & Vida locatons.

 

RT here. I was on Av. Del Ejercito today and I saw what appears to be a new branch of Pez On being put together. It was right on the corner of Ejercito (cuadra 1 or 2). The address might very well be #200.

There was no one to ask, but if this is true, it will be a welcome addition to Miraflores!

 

RT here. Well, I was wrong -- the place has been open for a couple of months now (I walked by this afternoon). It was the sign still covered that tricked me.

Same owners, same menu -- a location better suited to visiting mongers. Av. Del Ejercito (cdra 2).

 

RT here. I stopped by El Pez On in Santa Catalina two weeks ago.

First off, one of their two side-by-side locations is now an empty lot. (Click on all thumbnails for a larger image)



Luckily, they had room for me in the remaining one.

They added something to their menu: Fritobiche. It's just what it sounds like: fried cebiche. Both the fish chunks and the onions were lightly breaded and quick fried, and it was served with the standard cebiche lime juice. I also had the chupe de camarones; both items were delicious.



The check came to 53.50 soles. Did I need to spend $18 on lunch? Of course not. I'd like to say that I didn't eat much for dinner that night, but I would be lying to you.

Aside from the original location, El Pez On has branches in La Marina, Miraflores, and I believe that the closed shop has moved somewhere else in La Victoria, so getting a seat at one of their restaurants shouldn't be a problem. And -- trust me -- that's a good thing!

 

Pescado Saltado and Cebiche:

 

RT here.

The location on Av. Del Ejerecito in Miraflores has closed... they were working on it last week, and it appears that it will be a different restaurant.

All hope is not lost, El Pez On opened a new Miraflores branch, and this one is more centrally located. It is on Av. San Martin #537, between Larco and Alacanfores. For reference, Punto Azul is on the corner of San Martin & Alcanfores. Facing Punto Azul, Pez On is a half block to the right. They open at noon, according to the guy in the left-hand corner of the photo.

El Pez On is a destination all on its own, and now that it shares a block with one of my other favorite cevicherias right in Miraflores, there aren't a lot of reasons to take a taxi far and wide for your pescado/mariscos fix.