on the street corner of Enrique Palacios & 27 de Noviembre
Miraflores
Evenings from 7:00 pm
http://www.anticuchosdelatiagrima.com/
RT here. I had dinner one night with a long-time friend. He picked me up and announced that, "RT you eat in too many fancy restaurants. We're going the other way tonight." And we then drove to a street corner in Miraflores.
It looked like a mini street festival. There was a crowd milling around, and in the middle was a pushcart with guys in chefs' hats and smoke billowing. I asked what they sold, and he replied, "Anticuchos."
"De corozon (of <beef> hearts)?," I asked. Yes, he explained, they're a Peruvian delicacy, and the ones on this corner are the most famous in town. The woman who runs this stall (Grimanesa) has been here for years and years, and she is who the gourmets of Lima look to when they have food fairs and other types of events.
OK, what the hell. We fight our way through the crowd, and get to the cart. There's four people prepping the skewers, and the last place they go is to "Tia Grima", who applies the seasonings and sauce before handing over the food to the customers. We give our order to the guy with the notebook (it's pretty easy -- they only sell one item), and he gives you a ticket, and you wait. (Grimenessa is the woman in the last photo.)
Thirty-five minutes later, they call our number and ask only one question: hot sauce on the side? We pay the 14 sols for the two dishes, and are on our way. She doesn't even sell beverages -- the bodega on the street has hit the jackpot; that's where we got our drinks.
The two skewers on my dish were huge. They must have weight a pound, easily, and that's without the potato on the side. I had eaten beef hearts one time previously, but they were nothing like this. These were big, meaty, and had a clear steak taste. The seasoning on the meat was delicious, and I neither needed or used much of the hot sauce.
I will definitely return to this corner for dinner another night. They get there at 7:00; supposedly a line is already forming. I can't imagine them being there every night, so it would be best to have a backup plan, just in case you show up to an empty street corner.