The interior of Tayta Peruvian restaurant is seen, Monday, Aug. 17, 2026, in Richardson.
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Tayta Peruvian Restaurant has opened its doors in Richardson with a menu that aims to re-create the flavors of traditional Peruvian cuisine, from ceviche and lomo saltado to Chifa, Peru’s take on Chinese food.
The restaurant, located at 930 E. Campbell Road in Richardson, opened July 18 and is Tayta’s second location. Its story began two years ago inside Revolving Kitchen, a shared kitchen space in Fairview.
Diego Florez, co-owner of the business, said his family decided to keep the original location and open a new one in Richardson to be closer to customers who were already familiar with Tayta, particularly the Peruvian and Latino communities in D-FW.
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A plate of Lomo Saltado Amazónico is seen at Tayta Peruvian restaurant, Monday, Aug. 17, 2026, in Richardson.
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“We want people to have a complete culinary experience,” Florez said. “From the dish that comes to the table and what’s in it, to courteous service and an atmosphere that, when this place fills up, feels like being in Peru.”
Tayta has 14 tables and capacity for 90 people, and the family plans to add more seating and expand the bar area. The restaurant has a permit to sell beer and wine and is in the process of obtaining a license that would allow it to sell other types of alcohol, including Pisco sours, Peru’s signature cocktail.
The kitchen is partially open to the dining room, allowing customers to hear how chefs are cooking food. The space also incorporates references to Peru, from ceramic figures such as the Toritos de Pucará, which symbolize prosperity, to a painting of Rainbow Mountain, located in the Cusco region.
Tayta Peruvian restaurant co-owners Diego Florez, from left, Angela Dearen and Andreé Florez pose for a photo in front of a mural of the Seven-Color Mountain, also known as Vinicunca or Rainbow Mountain, in the Andes of Peru, at their restaurant, Monday, Aug. 17, 2026, in Richardson.
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The family-run business is led by matriarch Nidia María Elena Torres, her two sons, Diego and Andreé Florez, and Andreé’s girlfriend, Angela Dearen. Since opening, the restaurant has received a strong response from customers.
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“There hasn’t been a single weekend when we haven’t been busy from opening until closing, nonstop,” Diego Florez said.
From ceviche to Chifa
The menu includes some of Peru’s best-known dishes, as well as preparations that Florez says are difficult to find at other Peruvian restaurants not only in the Dallas area, but across the United States.
One of them is the Combinado Chifa, which combines Arroz Chaufa and Chinese-style noodles with chicken and vegetables. The dish is part of the Chifa tradition, the Peruvian Chinese cuisine that emerged from the influence of Chinese immigrants in Peru and eventually blended with local flavors, creating a style of cooking that is now widely popular in the country.
A plate of Combinado Chifa is seen at Tayta Peruvian restaurant, Monday, Aug. 17, 2026, in Richardson.
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Other highlights include Lomo Saltado Amazónico, which combines beef and cecina marinated with several spices; ají de gallina; and arroz con pollo served with Papa a la Huancaína, topped with a traditional Peruvian sauce. The menu also features several types of ceviche and other seafood dishes.
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“If you ask me what dish makes me remember home, sometimes it’s the ají de gallina or the arroz con pollo, dishes my mom used to make,” Florez said. “When you eat them, you feel like you’re at home eating with your mom.”
Ceviche also has a direct connection to the family’s history. Florez and his brother grew up in Lima, while their mother is from Chimbote, a fishing city north of the Peruvian capital. The family grew up eating fish and seafood and learning the different ways ceviche is prepared along Peru’s coast.
Plates of 3 Tipos de Ceviche, left, and Chicharron de Pescado are seen at Tayta Peruvian restaurant, Monday, Aug. 17, 2026, in Richardson.
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Florez said finding fish with the freshness and characteristics they need is one of the biggest challenges of preparing Peruvian food in North Texas, far from the Pacific coast. Serving several varieties of fish also requires more complicated logistics, but they try their best to cook the seafood dishes Peruvian style.
Another important menu item is Pollo a la Brasa, spit-roasted chicken, a very popular food in Peru, for which the family imported a specialized charcoal- and wood-fired oven from their home country. The oven is at the Fairview location, but the chicken is transported to and served in Richardson on weekends.
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A story that started at home
Long before Tayta, the restaurant’s story began with Torres cooking from home. About eight years ago, she started a small business called María Elena Catering, selling tamales, Peruvian-style breads, Chifa dishes, desserts and other products.
The business was successful, and customers gradually began asking her to make other dishes, prompting her to expand the menu. Those customers later became some of Tayta’s first diners when the restaurant opened in Fairview a couple of years ago.
The exterior of Tayta Peruvian restaurant is seen, Monday, Aug. 17, 2026, in Richardson.
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Torres’ cooking, however, has much deeper roots. Florez remembers family gatherings in Peru centered around his great-grandfather José, whom they called “Tata.” That memory even influenced the restaurant’s name. Tayta means “father” in Quechua, and for the family it represents the figure who brings everyone together around the table.
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For Florez, that connection between food and family remains at the heart of Tayta. The goal, he said, is not simply for customers to try Peruvian food, but to re-create something much more familiar for those who grew up with those flavors.
“All we hope is that people enjoy the food and feel happy with what they’re eating,” Florez said, “as if it were us, our own family, sitting here and sharing it together.”
Tayta Peruvian Cuisine is at 930 E. Campbell Road, Richardson. Tayta Instagram.