Upscale Peruvian restaurant Lima Nation opened in January 2024 in the former Lola’s Bistro space serving upscale dishes prepared by a chef who attended culinary school in Peru.
Since then, the restaurant, which is at 2146 Collective Lane, has gained a following of local fans who love its empanadas, lomo saltado and chicken causa.
But the owners recently decided that they wanted to find a way to reach customers who were less interested in upscale dining. They settled on a novel idea: selling Peruvian street food out of a “ghost kitchen” based in their restaurant.
Earlier this month, the owners introduced The Daily Deli. It operates from Lima Nation’s kitchen and serves the type of sandwiches frequently made by Peruvian street vendors. The main menu item is the restaurant’s take on the popular pan con chicharron sandwich. Lima Nation’s version is called the Peruvian Pork Legend and is served on a French roll that’s filled with crispy pork belly and topped with sweet potato chips, house-made mayonnaise and Peruvian salsa.
The menu also includes also the Butifarra sandwich, made with slow-cooked pork shoulder; the Abuela Roast sandwich, made with slow-braised beef roast and topped with melted gouda, avocado and criolla salsa.; and the Brasa chicken sandwich featuring marinated rotisserie chicken lettuce, tomato, shoestring fries and tartar sauce…