Allie Lazar

"Grimanesa Vargas, known as the Queen of Hearts (la reina de corazones), has been slinging these hearty skewers for almost 40 years, and should be the first stop on any Peru food tour."

Lonely Planet

"With tender meat and homemade hot sauces, it’s a simple pleasure."

Eater

"Beef heart kebabs called anticuchos are a favorite street snack in Lima and Tia Grimanesa is considered a master. Her sidewalk charcoal grill became so popular that crowds spilling into the street forced her into a storefront."

Audrey Bergner

"There was a bit of a mental barrier to surpass knowing what I was eating, but that being said, if you had taken me there and told me we were eating steak on a skewer I totally would have believed you."

NZ Herald

"They are delicious and the best person to make them is a grandmother who has been in the business for more than 40 years."

Karen Attman

"The meat award went to the tasty Anticuchos de Corazon at Tia Grimanesa in Lima. For those of you who haven’t been to Lima, these are tender beef hearts quickly grilled – think filet mignon."

Vogue Living

"For years the elderly Doña Grimanesa Vargas grilled her perfect anticuchos (marinated beef hearts on skewers) on the side of the road in the same spot. As her fame grew so the lines grew and snaked around the block."

Caitlin Clough

"Excellent anticuchos (grilled skewered meat, usually beaf heart) – which are very Limeña and definitely worth trying!"

Elyse Pasqual

"The beef hearts are served medium-rare with a delicious char-grilled exterior. Tia Grima is a champion at her craft; these anticuchos are not to be missed!"

Sorrel Moseley-Williams

"Where to try it: La Tía Grimanesa -- which started out as a huarique (food cart) but now has a fixed abode in Miraflores -- is a benchmark for Lima's traditional anticuchos."