Kousine Peruvian Kitchen
Birch Ocean Front, Florida
(283)
Birch Ocean Front, Florida
(283)
283 customer reviews
Kim C.
Peruvian food with a view? yes please.Took my husband out on a lunch date here, a quaint little spot but such a pretty view of the beach. There's street parking around the corner; just pay the meter if you do find a spot.We decided to sit out in the patio. Service was great and food came out quickly.We ordered the two color tiradito which is ceviche, fresh cut fish with lemon juice and other seasonings. Fresh and so tender. There are multiple kinds of ceviche to choose from too. I absolutely love their causa which is a mixture of chicken salad and mashed potatoes.I ordered the arroz con mariscos which is fried rice with seafood. That was tender and so flavorful. If you're looking for good Peruvian food by the coast, I highly recommend checking this place out! Food was fresh and affordable. They also have some good dessert and drink options. More...
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Christine T.
Amazing ceviche and great service.  Got the tuna and grouper ceviche. Little bit on the expensive side. Something. Healthy lunch  for the new
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Stephanie M.
This place is an absolute gem. Some of the best ceviche we've ever had. Amazing octopus and squid (pulpo saltado). Great service. Would highly recommend and honestly this was some of the best food we've eaten in a very long time. More...
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Marcus J.
Fantastic, one of the best Peruvian restaurants that I have ever been to, fresh fish, creativity, and attention to detail make this place shine. Â Could work a bit on the service(attentiveness)but the food was excellent and servers very friendly. More...
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Christina R.
The food was absolutely delicious and the customer service was 100% on point! The tamal had great flavor (it has roasted peanuts which made it even tastier), the toasted croissant with eggs and salmon was tasty and cooked very well and the toasted croissant with avocado was delicious! Again, the customer service was great especially our waitress, Anais was very sweet! Highly recommend this place! More...
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Sandrine C.
This restaurant is simple but tastes amaaaazing! The service was great and #Jose Vargas was great! I felt like there was a lot of passion and love in the food and service!
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Ricardo A.
This place was amazing! Friendly attentive waiter, delicious food, and good portions. I definitely recommend "La Copa". I had high expectations coming here, and I was not disappointed.
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Alex R.
Best ceviche trio I have ever have, the best was ceviche trio amazing the tuna ceviche with passion vinaigrette wow!!! What a punch of flavors, I give 4 star because we order also copa25 with the catch of the day and it was not that great, other than that love this place is a little small it is not a lot room is a place where you go for a good quick bite or for lunch but not for date nite or group eating!
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James S.
Stopped here on a whim. Fantastic service and food. Never had Peruvian before but I think this place has ruined others for me. Hope to make it back someday.
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S B.
It has the view and the amazing tasting good food and nice waiter!! That's a great combo.. hard to find. Â We enjoyed our very good tasting bigggg portions of food by the sea. . definitely deserves all the stars. The restaurant restroom is clean More...
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Adam M.
In the interest of full disclosure, this restaurant had a major advantage coming into it - It has possibly my favorite dish in the world, which I no longer have regular access to - Lomo Saltado. In further full disclosure, it had a major disadvantage as well - It is being measured by that favorite dish, and for that I have really high hopes/expectations.I like the setting, with indoor or outdoor seating with an ocean view. Â I sat indoors. Ordered the lomo saltado and was brought some fried corn to munch on. Â Fried corn wasn't my thing, but I didn't have to wait long for the main dish. Big pieces of steak are a big plus, although mine was fairly tough. Â The portion size was good, but it seemed a little off on the flavor - I was ready for a little more punch. Â I asked for some aji verde to add but was given some red hot sauce and what I think was possibly huancaina. Â Whatever it was, when added in they really made the dish. Â Most reviews say go here for the seafood, and if I visit again I may give that a try. The $20 price tag seemed a bit high, but I realize I'm comparing it to the prices at smaller/simpler places that specialize in pollo la brasa. Still, I'd prefer the lomo saltado I discovered at those joints. Â Still, it's my favorite cuisine and dish - and there were other dishes going out that looked and smelt amazing. More...
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Savannah B.
I'll come back to Florida from cali just for this yummy food!!!!! Lomo saltado is to die for and the Service is on the spot. Everything was a 10 out of 10. If I was a local I'd be here every day!!!!! SO BOMB! More...
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Jedi G.
Last night at Kousine Peruvian Kitchen was fantastic! It was a pleasant evening so we sat outdoors and started with a white blend Peruvian wine and a mixed ceviche platter. Did everything I could to restrain from drinking the remaining liquid. The sliced octopus with tiny potatoes was perfectly cooked and had great flavor and consistency. The sauteed beef and vegetable dish with fried rice had Asian influences, and arrived with yucca slices mixed in to soak up the tasty sauce. I didn't care for the tomato slices cooked in, but that was such a minor component as to be mostly irrelevant. Last dish was prawns with veggies, also very good. The finale was a delicious creme brulee bread pudding a la mode (not pictured because we ate it before allowing the ice cream to melt). Service was attentive and More...
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Nani L.
Amazing attention! Delicious food extremely good service! Our server Jose exceeded our expectations! Lomo saltado the best!
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Carolina Tobón-Andreoni
My husband and I love Peruvian Cuisine and a friend recommended for us to go here. We were so glad we did during a recent trip to FL. The chef was was so gracious and a kind person as well. If you’re interested in authentic Peruvian food with a signature twist and enjoy lovely beach views...I highly recommend you go here! It was absolutely delicious! We’ll be back for sure. More...
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Kay S.
The food was fresh and delicious. The service was very nice. Road noise was present but not a factor for us. I highly recommend this restaurant!!
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Chris Shaw
Great service and good beer
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Debra Young
Gorgeous food. Fresh authentic ingredients, knowledgeable and friendly staff. Will be back!
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Laura F.
This restaurant was my favorite gem on this trip to Florida! Amazing flavors, great location on the water & excellent service!  Thank you Jose Vargas!If you like to add some spice ask for  the homemade picante. Delicious ! More...
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Evan E.
Comida es delicious ... Jose vargas es muy amable, y si atencion es la major ,,, super recommending el restaurant y Su comida es La major ... gracias es pet friendly
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Ken P.
Outstanding dining experience! Â We loved the Cebiche Vegitariano and the Chicken Anticuchos.
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geoffrey l.
We had amazing food at kousine. The space is quite intimate -- 19 people inside. We got there at 5pm on a Saturday and it was pretty packed but there was a table for us. We ordered the coupa -- which was a ceviche with thick spices so the sauce is dark -- topped with fridge calamari and la causa which is tuna tartar with avocado and mashed potato and a seafood paella. It was all fantastic. We are coming from New England where we think we get pretty good seafood, but this place blew us out of the water (no pun intended). Unique flavors, great presentation. The only thing was that in general the food was a little saltier than we are used to. More...
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Mary I.
I came for lunch today and it was wonderful. We sat outside and had such pleasant service. Our waiter was very clearly proud of the menu and ingredients. I got a seafood soup and my friend got fish ceviche. We shared and really loved both items. It was a little loud on the street with the traffic at times but it was great otherwise. Our waiter was always there but not annoying. I wish we had time for dessert but I had an appt so we couldn't stay. . More...
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Erica M.
I tried this last night while in town on a conference and it was the best Peruvian food I have ever eaten. Â I had the Peruvian paella and I haven't stopped thinking about it since. Staff was really nice and super helpful and the hot sauce was amazing!! More...
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Jake L.
What a great find thanks to Yelp! I'm not sure I would have sought out Peruvian food however I'm glad I did. I've only had ceviche one other time but I was intrigued at this opportunity. Jose was our server and was very helpful and informative. We started with the Cebiche Kousine and the flavors were fantastic. Jose suggested adding fried calamari which I wouldn't have normally done but I'm glad we did. It was by far the best calamari I've ever had. Not overly fried and extremely tender. The fish was great as well. Next was the paella which Jose wisely suggested we use the juice from the cebiche to mix in. Another great idea! If I had a minor complaint, I'd want more seafood in the paella. All together it was a great meal. Check it out and tell Jose Vargas hello! More...
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Bella Tanaka
The ceviche mixto was incredible!! Such a large portion and really fresh seafood. Totally hit the spot.
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Zuleyka Rodriguez Carrera
Esta todo delicioso. Muy buena atención.
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Joe Z.
Randomly stubbled upon this gem yesterday. My fiance and I are both vegetarians, so we typically steer away from Peruvian food. They did however have several vegetarian and vegan options. They were ALL amazing and full of flavor. We were initially greeted by a very sweet server, and then sat outside to enjoy the beautiful sunset. You should DEFINITELY give this place a try. More...
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Miso J.
I heard about this head chef via reviews, and let me tell you something.... flavors were out of this world. I ordered the ahi tuna passion fruit appetizer and it was fuego! I ordered the chicken empanadas and had to order 2 to go  the classic ceviche I had I ordered with the catch of the day was with grouper--super fresh. My partner ordered the pollo Saltado which had soy sauce as a base and gave it a nice sweet savory flavor. I can't wait to come back and try more ceviche! Fabulous. The quinoa beer was very crisp as well. More...
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Em C.
Delicious food, lovely service, and plenty of options for both meat eaters and vegetarians. My friends and I showed up 15 minutes before closing time, and they were so kind and accommodating - then made the most incredible ceviche as well!
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Nency S.
This was my favorite place while visiting Fort Lauderdale! Friendly staff and great recommendations on new food for us. Great choice
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Jose Vargas
Delicious food, nice ambiance, very good location
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Ingrid Rosen Burnside
The food was delicious. The red sangria was wonderful. I had a soup with a gigantic prawn and the prawn tasted like lobster.
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Luis H Cabrejo
To all my buddies in the US. This is my peruvian friend in Florida. He is one of the best chefs here and in the world. He just opened his restaurant. I highly recommend you visit and taste the best asian - peruvian fusion food. You will be very surprised. You let me know after you visit him. His name is Chef Danny Kou and his restaurant is Kousine Peruvian Kitchen Thanks More...
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Raj S.
Wow.. loved it.. went to the beach, and was really hungry, and chose Kousine... and we were so happy we decided Kousine. . Loved it.. Super service .. Â we had to have veg, and loved the veg chaufa.. we ordered 1 rice, and 2 of us could eat it.. Cusquena beer was so refreshing :) Â overall we just loved it... had to park next door (paid parking).. not sure if there are any free parking places around.. this is why i gave a 4/5 , and not 5/5.. :) More...
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Jesus L.
Comida Peruana súper  Rica, la atención de calidad, todo está súper buenÃsimo cada cosa que pedimos salió en el tiempo. Ame este lugar y lo recomiendo 100%
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Karina Garces
Great food and service only thing bad the parking.
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Emily C.
I didn't order the right thing, I got a ceviche which had great quality and quantity, but hadn't had it before and didn't realize that it was super sour. However my friend and I switched meals. He got the seafood paella and it was AMAZING. Good price, and the meals had a lot of fish too More...
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Stevie Waters
What a gem.. most amazing food I’ve tasted in a long time with great friendly atmosphere
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ChangChing
The best Peruvian restaurant I've ever been to! Highly recommend, won't regret.
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Cristiam E Arauz
Delicious food and friendly people, great experience.!!!
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Troy Elenbaas
Great Peruvian food. At a great price.
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Hernan Nuñez Castillo
it was an amazing and delicious food
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Minina Portugal-Roth
La Copa y pulpo saltado!!'
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Alfredo F.
Excelente atención, la comida insuperable, les recomiendo la Sangria a base de Parchita (Maracuyá) es super refrescante. La mejor Causa que he probado, los ceviches sumamente frescos y con un sabor delicioso.Pregunten por Dany el dueño y chef, Peruano/ Chino, gran persona, sabe tratar muy bien a sus clientes. More...
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Brandi H.
We were waiting to check into the Sonesta Hotel right next door. Kousine is just steps away and the menu looked great. Turned out, the food was just as good as it sounded! The menu is not typical of a Peruvian restaurant in the DC area as it was full of interesting seafood choices. The service was 5 stars worthy as well. Were ordered the La Copa ceviche and the paella. They were both beautiful and yummy. I will let the photos speak for themselves this time. I also tried the white sangria, I usually order red, but it was a win also.The restaurant is located right across from the beach off of the main road. Its not a huge place but has outdoor tables so the views and sounds of the beach were everything! More...
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Anna T.
My 3rd day in a row here and I cannot get enough lolGreat food! Fresh ceviches, tried them all, pulpo and paella! Its super yummy! Nice refreshing drinks too!Location is perfect right on the beach and has a patio! More...
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Gabrielle Salerno Reineck
The food was absolutely amazing and the service was outstanding! We will definitely visit Ft. Lauderdale just to go to Kousine.
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Giuliana Negro Robledo
I really enjoyed and the ceviche was excellent also Anais was extremely nice but the food really taste like Peruvian food !
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Edwin H.
You cannot beat the great food and awesome beach view! Â The chicken tamales and Peruvian fried rice was delicious and fresh! Â The service was spot on and friendly. Â If you are ever in Ft Lauderdale and looking for a hole in the wall Peruvian restaurant. Â This is the place! More...
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