Best Peruvian Restaurant Grand Rapids Near Me

Daili Gonzalez: Deberían decir y poner en internet que no es comida cubana esto es mexicano y le dejaron el nombre para no perder clientes pero nada que ver el Munu es bien pobre no tienen mucho que ofrecer la verdad no me gusto

Rose Black: Disappointed with nearly everything we ordered (small plates, tacos, and signature entrees). That essential Cuban taste just wasn't there. Even worse, the quality of the ingredients was lacking. Maybe it was due to "a new chef" or the fact that it was the last night the restaurant was serving these items or more likely it was because it was the last night the restaurant was under its then ownership, Danzon. We were told it was the last night Danzon would be open as Danzon. It is a shame because I had looked forward to eating here for a very long time. I have seen beautiful photos of the drinks and food. We also ordered drinks. I ordered the margarita flight and discussed that I wanted a sample of each of the specialty margaritas and was told that could be done, instead I was brought back the common "fruity" ones. I was more shocked than disappointed at being misled. But I decided to try them. Each one was worse than the next. I went back and forth between them to try and see if there was any redemption to be found, but nope. They all sucked. They were all very tart and had one dimension of flavor. I like my margaritas one of two ways, either so strong with great tequila(s) that you don't mind about the quality of the accompanying ingredients or sweet with multi-layers and tasty AF. These were neither! And we did make our disatification seen and known about everything. But we were not emotional or unkind about it. In the end, we were comped for one taco, $6, and charged $120±tip for the remainder of a truly regretful meal. Maybe we should have protested more but I felt it was not the server's fault. Positives: The patio seating, friendly/jolly server, free parking, and the "90 Miles" cocktail.Parking: Free and easy access parking lot directly behind the building.

Triple C Aviation: Our meal was spectacular! Michael took exceptional care of our table. Very personal, energetic, and made us feel that he loved his job and believes in the product. I will be visiting Grand Rapids in the future and plan to visit Dazon. Michael and the wonderful staff , plus great food, will be the reason. Very satisfied and cannot recommend this enough!

Helena Calais: What a great experience! I had the Ropa Vieja and a mojito and both were stellar. The server helping me was kind and attentive. The Ropa Vieja was flavorful and tender, and the portion was plentiful. For me, the mojito was the star of the show, it was the most authentic mojito I've had outside of Cuba! I can't wait to come back and explore more of the menu.

Yuri Kazarov: Live jazz evening!

Kelie Kahn: We have been going to this to this place for a bit and it was one of our favorite places to go, however this last time the food was edible at best! It's very obvious that the chef was the best part of the restaurant. They have tried to copy his menu and failed. They americanized the food and now give you melted orange cheese and stale chips. The service was good and the staff was nice but unfortunately that is not enough to make up for how bad the food was.

Adam Piotrowski: Great food, great service, great atmosphere! Amazing drinks to top it off! Love that there is so many gluten free options too.Also, kid friendly 🙂We will be back again!

Jess “Ciesl2ja” Cieslak: Compared to the rest of Grand Rapids, this is very sad food and drink. The house margaritas tasted and looked like Gatorade. We only ordered a couple appetizers and they were also lackluster. A sad Americanized interpretation on Latin cuisine.

Tara Garcia: With its authentic flavors and cozy yet modern atmosphere Danzón definitely exceeded my expectations! A must try!

heloise issartel: What a fabulous experience! Our friends from Michigan has brought us here as we are visiting from France. The cocktails are amazing, I need some of the recipes to try them out with our friends back home.Food is great and service is very friendly.We had a lovely time. Clearly a place to go! A big plus on Friday s they have the jazz band. Michael bubble’s twin was in the room….thx Danzon and crew! 😍😍😍

Myles Billheimer: Delicious food and great service! The mole enchiladas are fantastic! Cocktails are outstanding. I can't wait to come back! I'm from California and have been looking for good Latin food and this is THE place to eat

Garcia02ish: Went for the first time last Friday night really excited after looking over at their menu. We showed up around the time restaurant are completely booked and there was one other table occupied. The waiter gave us our menu and there was one entree that you were able to order. We were extremely disappointed. we ended up just ordering the empanadas which were good and black bean appetizer which were lacking flavor. The drinks were also lacking alcohol and were not great. I have never been to a restaurant that uses pickled jalapeños in a margarita instead of fresh slices.

Emelen Christopher: My boyfriend and I came in around 4 on a Saturday. We were pleasantly surprised to be one of three tables for their dinner service. The host sat the couple in front of us, but for some reason couldn't seat us? We waited probably two minutes before someone else came over to give us a table.The first drink I ordered was a strawberry rhubarb gin cocktail that was on their menu. Ten minutes later, they told us they didn't have the gin, so I ordered a vodka cranberry instead. Another five minutes go by and the waitress tells us they're out of cranberry juice. Cranberry juice! Third times the charm, they actually had sprite and grenadine.The margherita my boyfriend ordered tasted like they forgot to put tequila in it. I ordered another one and asked it be a double. Still barely any alcohol, but at least we could taste it.We ordered their, very expensive, small plates. The empanadas were very dry and definitely came from a freezer. The black bean croquettes tasted like they didn't add salt. The waitress also felt the need to reassure us that the empanada plate came with 8-10 of them, even though we didn't ask. Then we were served 6.The best part of the experience was how quickly we got our check. Definitely wasn't worth the $70 we left paying. Understaffed or not, the owners are in way over their heads. I'll be surprised if this restaurant lasts another six months unless they decide to match price with quality.

Emily Pachla: I wouldn't call this place Cubano. If you're looking for a nice bar, they could probably help you out - although my frozen margarita wasn't blended entirely. But the food isn't authentic and it's very expensive. I got the Arroz con Pollo, 20 dollars for rice, shredded chicken bits, and some plantains - I only went for this dish cus it seemed like the most cuban thing on the menu. It lacked flavor and the plantains weren't cooked very well.

michelle G: Worlds worst dinner- that’s how my friend labeled the Venmo transaction. How does she know,she didn’t even get her dinner. Let’s go back to the beginning, we were aware that restaurants right now are struggling in fact I have been tipping 25 to 30% to show my support. Last night the tip should have been 0, no one did their job correctly. Drinks- Beer was flat and the waitress actually ask our husbands if they were going to share the beer, who does that?Escobar drink was made we think with no Tequila or coffee bitters, margarita flight was good but not for 22$. Food took close to an hour and we were asked twice if we were ready for the bill and both times reminded her we were waiting for food. Quesadilla and Pizza came out the waitress brought some broth out and said it was for the quesadilla we found out later it was for the dried out lacking flavor pizza and was lacking a few of the ingredients. We were then asked if we wanted a couple plates to share and we reminded her again we had two more dinners coming. She then brought out my enchiladas, these had a good flavor But was again lacking a few ingredients. A waitress came back and asked for everything was OK and my husband said not good we’re still waiting on tacos she looks surprised as if she didn’t even remember the fourth order. By this time we were done Eating the waitress came by about the tacos and we just told her to never mind she politely offered to take the tacos off the bill, really? I should hope so lol. $218 later, never again. I should add by the way that the tables had filled out on the patio by us and everyone had been sitting there for at least a half hour more and we’re still holding their menus and had nothing but water when we were leaving. One couple had some drinks but were sitting there for an hour and she hadn’t even taken their order yet. I’m so angry we spent that kind of money on that place and I was so excited to try it.

raquel espina: Worst possible experience. I understand they were short staffed but this way beyond ridiculous. We got seated right away outside. The greeter guy said he would bring us the full menu and never came back. The waitress came out and checked on all the other tables except us didn't even acknowledge that we were there. After 15 minutes I had to get someone's attention just to even get water. They were very unorganized and I think we had three different waiters coming over to the table all at different times asking us the same questions. The one lady said she wasn't even a server she worked in the kitchen and they put her out in the front. They were not very knowledgeable about the menu. They didn't have some of the things that we had about 20 minutes after we had already placed the order. In the midslemof ordering the one waiter just walked away. The Mojito do not have much flavor. All you could taste was Rose sweet lime juice. The tostones were cold and bland and came with like a teaspoon of salsa for about six or seven large tostones. The platano relleno was also cold and was over cooked. We were sharing appetizers. We jad to ask for silverware and they didnt bring extra plates. We also had to ask for straws for the drinks. Then when we got the bill the guy just set it on the table and it started blowing away. Just an all around terrible experience. We should have seen why the other people were upset and leaving and left also. I dont recommend at all nor will i be returning.

Whitney Smith: This was hands down the worst experience I’ve ever had in a restaurant. I never even got my food after 2 hours. The service was terrible. The drinks were mediocre. The food (that did come to the table) was not great. The waitress “comped” my meal that never arrived. Definitely would NOT recommend and will never go back.

C B: Every time I try to order from here lately, my order gets cancelled! After taking my time to pick out what I want on the menu. Then asking my kids & husband what they want, just for the restaurant to go unavailable. Won’t order out or go in again.

Kailey Savona: Food was okay. Leaving one star because of the service which I reached out to them about months ago and never got a reply. The email is *very* long but it details the issues we had:I wanted to reach out about my experience at Danzon sooner but have been very busy the past 2 weeks. I came to Danzon for dinner on Tuesday, November 30th which was my birthday. I was very excited to come in again as I had been once before the pandemic and enjoyed it.I called ahead about a week in advance to see if there would be room for my party of 11 people. I was informed that Danzon does not take reservations but that the heads up is appreciated, and while there was no guarantee, the staff would try to prepare for our arrival. I completely understand this and it's not a problem!When we arrived on Nov 30th, there was only one server/bartender and perhaps 1-2 kitchen staff. Had we known our party could not be accommodated, we happily would have gone elsewhere. It would not have been a problem if we were called that day or even told by the server upon arrival that there was no room for us.The biggest problem, however, was that it seemed there was room to accomodate us but the experience that followed was not great. There was only one other small table of people and 1-2 people sitting at the bar. I would like to mention that our server/bartender seemed like a pleasant person and she was in no way unfriendly to any of us. She did let us know it would take her about 10 minutes to get over to us so we were prepared for a little bit of a wait.We waited 10 minutes and when she didn't come around, we went ahead and placed our drink and food orders with the QR even though we weren't sure that was what we were supposed to do and were given no instructions. We waited a bit longer until about 30 minutes or so had gone by and our server still had not come to our table. We had no water and still weren't sure if we ordered correctly so someone from our group went up to the bar to ask. She did bring water after.We did not receive our drinks for over 1 hour after arrival. We would have understood if the restaurant was extremely busy but it was not. We did not see her making any drinks for a long time.I'd like to emphasize we were completely fine with the wait for our food as we knew we were a bigger group and there weren't many people in the kitchen. But our experience waiting would have been MUCH better if our drinks arrived while we were waiting for food. Instead the drinks arrived at about the same time our food was arriving (about 1.5 hours after we first came in). And some of us were nearly halfway done with our meals before receiving our drinks. It didn't seem like the server/bartender was making any drinks for that 60-90 minutes. We aren't sure if she was new and inexperienced or was trying to avoid having to make us a second round of drinks.My friends and I are all quite patient people so we remained calm and respectful. We believe most other groups would have left without paying for the food ordered since no water and no drinks were brought over for very long periods of time. I wanted to bring our experience to the attention of a manager so that hopefully experiences can be improved for future visitors.I hope this is helpful feedback and please feel free to call me at my number below if you have any further questions about our experience.

Adam Verdoorn: Hugely disappointing. Went for dinner on a Saturday night, only serving small plates no entrees. Ordered 2 jalapeño margaritas and a mojito. No salt or sugar rimmed glasses for the margaritas. Mojito didn’t come out until after the food was served. Mojito had and orange color to it. I’m pretty sure they put triple sec in it. I saw the owner or manager run across the street to buy ingredients for our order. The waitress told us they were running out of everything. We could not order Tostones. The queso and coquettes were good but I didn’t feel much of a Cuban atmosphere. Our table of four ended up going to Yesterdog afterwards because we were still hungry.

Mike Servis: Great place food is always fresh always how you ask for it and the owner is an amazing woman kind and just an all around good woman thank you I really enjoy your foodFood: 5/5|Service: 5/5|Atmosphere: 5/5Recommended dishes Curry Chicken, Jerk Chicken …More

Sophia Schaffer: I love this place so much! It is one of my top 3 favorite places in GR. There is no where else like it in GR. The food is great and Olga and Dodlie are so welcoming. If you haven't been here and you are considering going....do it!!Recommended dishes Beef Pate, Spicy Coleslaw, Rice Pudding, Curry Chicken, Jerk Chicken, Potato Lasagna, Vegetable Soup …More

siera hull: This was my first time here and the food was absolutely delicious! So full of flavor and very generous portion sizes. Service was great and friendly as well !!

Greg Hull: Absolutely delicious with great service, the jerk chicken with red beans and rice at a level 3 was perfect for my taste! The coleslaw was very good as well!Recommended dishes Spicy Coleslaw, Jerk Chicken …More

Katie Hull: Delicious! And GREAT service! We will be back!!!

Michael Holmes: Food: 5/5|Service: 5/5|Atmosphere: 5/5Recommended dishes Jerk ChickenMore

KILLy Munster: Food: 5/5|Service: 4/5|Atmosphere: 5/5More

Reco Scott: Literally the best Caribbean food I have ever tasted! I went back to back and if I didn’t live 45 mins away I would go again tomorrow. The Jerk Chicken was amazing and the Curry is even more delicious. The best part for me is the customer service Miss Olga displays. One woman show running effortlessly! Run there as soon as you can. You will not be disappointed!

Thomas Taylor: Great family friendly environment. The food was delicious.Food: 5/5|Service: 5/5|Atmosphere: 5/5Recommended dishes Jerk Chicken, Gumbo, Curry Goat …More

Krystal VanBennekom: Best food in Grand Rapids!

katie v: Unique location with delicious food. We enjoyed the aroma of delicious spices as soon as we walked in the door. Appreciated the smile and personal touch Olga brought our experience.Recommended dishes Jerk Chicken, Curry Goat, Creole Cheesecake …More

Michelle Fountain: Once again, fabulous meals made by Olga. It has been a while so I had a difficult time deciding what to order. Curry chicken, outstanding. Gumbo was amazing.And the Caribbean fried rice was delicious.I was immediately reminded why I keep coming back!Thank you Olga for all your hard work and dedication!!

Shawn Bawulski: Fantastic Haitian food! Warm, interesting atmosphere. Olga herself is always there to greet you as a friend. The food is flavorful and complex, and I've not had anything on the menu that wasn't delicious. Highlights include the curry, gumbo, jerk chicken, fried plantains, and mixed fruit drinks.Food: 5/5|Service: 5/5|Atmosphere: 5/5Recommended dishes Jerk Chicken, Gumbo, Curry Chicken, Papaya and Mango, Spicy Coleslaw Parking space Plenty of parking …More

Brittany: One of my favorite spots! Food is always delicious made to order and I just adore Olga!!!! Always a warm welcome and I just know she puts love in every recipe! ❤️

Ashe DeDeaux: Food: 5/5|Service: 5/5|Atmosphere: 5/5Recommended dishes Jerk Chicken, Gumbo, Caribbean Fried Rice, Curry Chicken, Spicy Coleslaw, Curry Goat, Creole Cheesecake, Seafood GumboMore

Jessica Payne: Wonderful staff and absolutely amazing food!

Joginder Sahni: INCREDIBLE food with an tremendous owner. Don't miss it, and dont go too high up on the spice! I enjoy really hot food and 3 was good for me, and I could manage a 4 if needed.

Vince Catalanotti: You have to try their coleslaw. I had a dish with GOAT as the protein. Mild tasting meat in a spicy melieu of veggies and served with white rice. Simple setting, helpful staff. You can pick the spicey-hot level of your meal. Take a walk on the wild side! Ask for 4 out of 5!We split an order of fried Plaintains. Not spicey. Taste like potato! Golden brown, hot off the grill holden briwn & crispy. Needs salt.

Nia S: Unprofessional and gossips about customers to other customers! . Food is really good. Attitude is the opposite

Matt B: Food: 5/5|Service: 5/5|Atmosphere: 5/5More