El Buzo, Casselberry - Closed

I had lunch at this Peruvian restaurant in the strip mall across from Patsio's (436) where there are all manner of bargain basements stores. I've been meaning to go for like 2 or 3 years. It just fell through the cracks. It didn't help that I thought they just renamed a Colombian place in that same mall that I had already tried and I thought the experience would be similar. I had the Milanesa de Pollo lunch special for $8. It came with a small salad and rice. As you know, I think Peru has the best food in South America. This little, two person (husband and wife?) establishment serves most of the things you would hope they would (except for that spaghetti dish with crushed walnuts). They serve (I feel like Keenan what's his name on SNL doing Big Papi) ceviche, tiradito (sauced sashimi), cooked seafood, tamals, aguadito (soup or sometimes the juice from the ceviche), stews, fried rice, beef and chicken dishes, etc. They even have a beef heart dish that I just learned about (take out menu). The most expensive thing is $11 (actually one thing at $15). Most things are under $10. Sodas are only $1.50. My chicken was fried nicely. The salad was tasty. The rice was slightly overcooked, but, good. I think ceviche is usually over priced. They try to keep it under $10 here. The fish is most likely fresh. The name of the restaurant means "diver" as in spear fisher. There are photos of the owner and his catch all over the restaurant. The fish of the day was grouper. If I had asked I would have tried it. I, ignorantly, assumed it would be some fresh water, tank raised, frozen garbage fish like in most places. I think this place would be embarrassed to serve that. And that's all you need to know. You aren't treated like a mark here. You will get the best they can do at the best price for you. That's almost a rhyme. I should have been an ad man. The place seats about 40. There were 6 others there at 1 pm. They seemed to be Peruvian. The place had a really inviting energy. I can't believe I just wrote that. I can't believe I'm not erasing that. It's not like we are drowning in Peruvian places, so, I guess it's in the "find it" column for diversity, value and authenticity. Add in a little something for honest effort. Must go. Survivor's on.