Inti NYC Restaurant – Peruvian Cuisine // Hell’s Kitchen

Inti is a comfortable, low key restaurant serving authentic Peruvian cuisine. Inti NYC Restaurant has many options for gluten free diners. Choose from a selection of options that include chicken, beef and seafood dishes. Many of the dishes are rice or quinoa based and naturally gluten free. There are only a few menu items that are not gluten free. These include: empanadas, Arroz Chaufa (Peruvian style Chinese fried rice), fried calamari, and the fried seafood platter.

Instead of complimentary bread that is offered at most restaurants, here each table is given cancha; giant toasted corn kernels. These kernels have a slightly nutty and salty taste, very crunchy and absolutely delicious. The cancha is served with aji verde, a spicy light green cream sauce. Peruvian choclo, or corn, has giant sized kernels and is featured in many of the dishes.

INTI, above all, is known for their ceviche. The Ceviche Mixto ($16) is a traditional dish consisting of fresh fish chunks, shrimp, octopus and calamari marinated in lime juice, and mixed with red onions, cilantro and rocoto hot pepper, served with sweet potatoes and baby corn.

This ceviche had a little kick to it, and it was incredibly fresh. You must try it.

For $14 you can get a whole rotisserie chicken. This is a steal! Not only a great price, but it was perfectly moist and tender. This is a great dish to share.

For $32 you can get a whole chicken plus rice, beans, French fries, sweet fried plantains and salad.

Jeremy and I also shared the Camarones Inti ($18) –Shrimp sautéed with shallots, cilantro, white wine and yellow pepper sauce, served with white rice. The sauce had great flavor, was light and mild.

For dessert we shared Flan ($6). A baked custard served with caramel sauce, Flan is the only gluten free dessert option and is quite delicious.

Inti is also BYOB. They do have a $12 corkage fee but in my mind it is worth it. There is a full bar, with wine available by the glass and bottle, starting at $25.

The servers are friendly and the food is delicious. We love ceviche and this one was up there with our favorites.