Chicharrones Kio
Av. Universitaria a half block from Av. La Marina
San Miguel
Mon-Fri 8:30-2:00, 5:30-9:00
Saturday 8:30-3:00
Sunday 8:30-2:00

So about two years ago, I'm riding around with a friend and he says, "Hey RT -- go there if you want a really good sandwich."

Well, it took me a while, but I finally checked Kio out on my last visit, and my amigo was a master of understatement.

They have a couple of things on the menu, but the star is the chicharron sandwich -- pork piled high on a delicious bun, with a base of a couple of slices of camote.


This place is not fancy, and a non-Peruvian stopping in here seemed to be an event. But the food was fresh, the place was crowded, and everyone was comfortably enjoying themselves -- a neighborhood joint that just happens to have the best sandwich I've ever tasted.

You can get a chicharron sandwich just about anywhere, but do yourself a favor and stop by Kio. If you're exiting Plaza San Miguel on Universitaria, cross Av. La Marina and walk a half block away from the mall. It is on your right.

The price? 7 Soles for the sandwich and 2 and a half Soles for a bottle of soda. I was out of there, fatter and ecstatic, for under four bucks!