La Pollada Continues Anaheim's Great Peruvian Restaurant Tradition

Edwin Goei • OC Weekly • March 12, 2015
Twelve years ago, if you searched online for Peruvian restaurants in Anaheim, you wouldn't have haunted Yelp but rather the old Chowhound message boards, where posters debated the merits of Nory's and El Pollo Inka. The discussions revolved around...
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