Chef Marita Lynn drives her enthusiasm for Peruvian food right to the edge of the shoreline.
You don't have to go to Marita Lynn's restaurant to get great Peruvian food, just stop by her food truck -- RUNA Peruvian Cuisine at North Eats, the latest stop on our continuing tour of ethnic eateries at the Jersey Shore.
RUNA Peruvian Cuisine at North Eats | 7th Avenue and the boardwalk, Asbury Park | (732) 758-8904 | runaperuviancuisine.com
Pollo a la brasa (chicken marinated in Peruvian spices), from RUNA Peruvian Cuisine, which has a food truck at North Eats, a food truck park in Asbury Park. Chef Marita Lynn drives her enthusiasm for Peruvian food right to the edge of the shoreline at North Eats, the East Coast's first food truck park situated in a lot at the quieter north end of Asbury Park. You'll find the hits from Lynn's Red Bank restaurant at this mobile outpost.
MORE: Global food at the Jersey Shore The moist and flavorful quinoa burgers show her deft hand with the ancient grain from the Andes. Sink your teeth into sandwiches of succulent roasted pork in a sauce made with huacatay -- Peruvian black mint. Snackable sides include fried yucca, plantains and empanadas served with a dip made with spicy aji amarillo peppers. Chicha morada, a purple corn drink, will turn heads as you sip while walking the boards. Don't forget a few alfajores cookies, filled with dulce de leche, for the road.
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