El Chalan is a little Peruvian place near Foggy Bottom. It is an aged looking place - the kind of place where middle-aged male waiters wear white shirts and dark pants.The restaurant was nearly empty the day we were there, nothing to distract from the wood chairs and slightly worse for wear walls.
The food was good, not greats, but good. The pisco sours were good. The lomo saltado - good. You get the picture.
I get the impression that this place is more happening at lunch. I can picture some dudes in business suits from the World Bank or IMF coming into this basement restaurant to discuss policy over some meat and potatoes. For the rest of us, I would recommend Las Canteras instead.
El Chalan, 1924 I Street NW, Washington, DC
you are an idiot. this place is amazing! i have been going there for years! you must certainly not be Peruvian. The decor is traditional decor from Peru. ask one of the waiters...instead of being shallow you should have a conversaton with one of them.
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