Panka Peruvian Restaurant

2708 Ingersoll Ave Suite 200, Des Moines
(515) 244-1430

Recent Reviews

Kalyan Venkatraman

Great food and service! I would highly recommend it!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

William Cord

Everything I've tried on their menu is incredible.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Tallarines Verdes, Tacu Tacu Con Lomo Saltado, Sesame Tuna, Atun Sellado Al Ajonjoli

Jacob Newton

This restaurant has super delicious food! I loved the food, the service, and the atmosphere. I am moving to Lima soon and it was very nice to experience Peruvian food.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Chris Acton

Amazing food and wonderful people! Top everything off with a wonderful dessert! We will definitely be back!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Aji De Gallina

Doug Head

First time here, loved the food and the service!!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Scott Frederick

Fantastic food. Party of 4, four different dishes, we all loved our food. Staff was very friendly and helpful.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Tallarines Verdes, Aji De Gallina, Arroz Chaufa De Mariscos

David

Been there several times and found the Peruvian take on food excellent, tasty.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Don Greene

Great service ! Excellent food!

Bri Jessee

Love Panka, the staff (especially Freddie) and their delightful food! Tonight I tired something new and it’s always delicious at Panka!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Stephanie

The atmosphere is so nice and the food is amazing! We happened to get there during happy hour which goes until 7 pm even on Friday so that was cool.We got a small happy hour appetizer (Peruvian ceviche) that was so flavorful! My husband got the arroz con mariscos and I got the tacu tacu. Both were so good and made me want to come back to try more! They even surprised me with a birthday treat. It was such a lovely experience! And the owner Mariella is so kind and lovely!!Vegetarian options: A lot of vegetarian options and some can be made vegan too

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Arroz Con Mariscos, Vegan

Mike Driscoll

Everything I tried at this restaurant was so flavorful and the presentation was very nice.You will get a good sized mail course but the appetizers are a little small. This place is a little pricey but different and fun

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Rodrigo H

We went with great enthusiasm and left disappointed. There were some “salvageable” dishes but most were not worth the price, for example the rice with seafood was anything but one with a Peruvian flavor.We went with great enthusiasm and left disappointed. There were some “salvable” dishes but most were not worth it, for example the rice with seafood was anything but one with a Peruvian flavor.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 2

Service: 3

Renzo Martel

I was excited to try this place with my gf as it would be her first time trying Peruvian food.We started with some of the half price appetizers that the waiter advised of. We got the aji de gallina empanadas, yucca frita, papa rellena, and ceviche. The first three were delicious and no complaints. The problem was the ceviche. We noticed that there was a hair in there. Clearly not one of ours. We got the waiter to come and showed him. He goes and pulls it out and says it wasn’t on the food even tho when he pulled it, some food came out. He didn’t try to say sorry or get us a replacement or find any other type of solution. He just left.We decided to say something and we said we wanted a new one but the waiter did not seem happy and just took it away without saying anything. A few minutes later he brought it out but given the attitude , we had a hard time eating it. I tried a few pieces but left most of it. I can’t comment on the taste of the ceviche since at this point I already had a sour taste.The service was terrible and it’s a shame since it left a sour taste on my gfs first experience with Peruvian food. She said she enjoyed the first three things so I’m guessing the rest of the food is probably delicious but I won’t be finding out.Also, the chicha morada taste like cranberry juice. It wasn’t bad but just didn’t taste like chicha.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 1

Alberto Castaneda

The empanadas and sauce with it are amazing, but small !

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Ezequiel V

Excellent food and service really nice

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

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