I'm Bob Lape with Dining Diary. Be on the lookout for Viru, an exciting new restaurant off Central Park Avenue in Yonkers. It proclaims Fine Peruvian Cuisine, and means it! It?s near the Outback Steakhouse in a small strip mall. Viru is a roomy restaurant handsomely decorated in vibrant colors with ethnic wall hangings and Peruvian music. The lively ceviches and other seafood, chicken and meat items are presented with real artfulness, and good taste. Causa limena de pollo translates as cold mashed yellow potato. Peru has thousands of different spuds is infused with key lime juice, pressed into a cake with avocado and stuffed with chicken. A great start! Lamb shank is simmered in black beer, garlic, cilantro and onion. The Viru menu was fully and cordially explained by our wait staffer, Viru is a real find and a gem among South American eateries anywhere.
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