Botika: Peruvian-Asian Fusion [Eat]

After trying Chef Jose Andres', restaurant China Chilcano during my trip to D.C. I was craving those amazing Peruvian-Asian fusion flavors so much. I started thinking if there is anything similar here in San Antonio, and then I remembered Botika!

I order a Pisco Sour to begin with. It was pretty good. I got there around 5:30pm and they still had happy hour, so I ordered a Maki Roll because I love sushi so much. It was fresh and tasty, although a bit small. They have Happy Hour daily from 3pm-6pm! Click the link in Happy Hour to see their menu.

Since happy hour was over after my first drink, we ordered from the Dinner Menu. For my main dish, I ordered the Poke (daily seafood selection, cucumber, seaweed salad, avocado, Peruvian corn, fermented chili, sesame oil & furikake) from the Cebiche section. It was so good I ate it all. It is a generous portion so you can eat it as an entreé. My friend ordered the Spicy Eggplant Noddles (Grilled tofu, bok choy, ginger-garlic stir-fry, fresh herbs, hazelnuts). It was delicious, tons of flavors combined. I liked the noodles so much I almost ate half (we were sharing). By the way, this is a vegetarian dish!

I really enjoyed my visit to Botika! Also, they recently launched their Brunch menu, which I will have to check it out soon. I'll definitely be coming back for that Lomo Saltado and some Chifa!

Overall, Botika has a great atmosphere, great flavors, and great service! Kudos to Chef Geronimo Lopez!