{"id":1825,"date":"2013-09-26T07:31:22","date_gmt":"2013-09-26T14:31:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/suitcasejournal.com\/?p=1825"},"modified":"2013-10-31T20:47:35","modified_gmt":"2013-11-01T03:47:35","slug":"pio-pio-a-preview-of-peru","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/suitcasejournal.com\/?p=1825","title":{"rendered":"Pio Pio: A Preview of Peru"},"content":{"rendered":"

After\u00a0searching for a late-night option for our post-theater dinner, we decided that we couldn’t resist a sneak preview of Peruvian food. \u00a0 Enter Pio Pio<\/a>, a trendy Peruvian eatery in the Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood. \u00a0(What a difference a few blocks makes! \u00a0We walked through Times Square, which was packed with people. \u00a0About a 5-10 minute walk to the west brought us to Hell’s Kitchen with empty streets.)<\/p>\n

\"Pio<\/a><\/p>\n

I was in love when we first sat down and I tried the green dipping sauce (yes, before any of the food came out). \u00a0The sauce was addicting and perfect on every dish. \u00a0I single-handedly emptied our bowl of the sauce before the main course came out. \u00a0Luckily the waiter brought more over, which was demolished before the end of the meal. \u00a0I asked him what this special green sauce was, and all I got was that it’s a mayo-based sauce with jalape\u00f1os. \u00a0It wasn’t particularly spicy, but it was creamy and delicious!<\/p>\n

I was thrilled to try a few dishes that I had already heard about (some are written about here):<\/p>\n