First Look: Arlington’s Yaku
7 08 2008After years of sitting empty, the restaurant space on the first floor of the Odyssey Condos in the Arlington Courthouse neighborhood finally has an occupant. Javier Angeles-Beron, who also owns Gua Rapo a few blocks away, is opening Yaku which will be a Peruvian-Chinese restaurant, that’s right Peruvian and Chinese!
Now we have never heard of Peruvian-Chinese cuisine so we are really excited to see what type of dishes are served. The two story glass enclosed interior has a modern bright stylish look that we really like. Follow the jump for an exclusive shot of the interior…
This new restaurant will be a welcome addition to neighborhood and should be open by the time summer is over.
[Photo: DCMetrocentric]
It looks like it is going to be very trendy inside, so I think it will be more of a lounge and drinks place, than foodie place for sure. Peruvian-Chinese sounds interesting, I can’t think of anywhere else doing this.
They must be confident in the product to call it YAKu.
Actually, Chinese/Peruvian mix is pretty common ( in Peru ) - the food/restaurants is called Chifa ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chifa ).
I’m sure it’ll be delicious, this is mainly just to assuage those who despise ‘fusion’ restaurants out of principle…
Good to know. Thanks
Hello All-
Yaku is indeed open and is serving Peruvian Chinese cuisine. The owner is Mauricio Fraga-Rosenfeld and he owns Guarapo, Mate, Ceviche (Silver Spring and Glover Park), Chi Cha and Gazuza. The Chef is Gisela Laos Mejia.
We look forward to seeing you at the new restaurant!