Inca Social - Arlington

Osmar was excellent! So knowledgeable & on top of things. Amazing food - fresh & reflects Peru's unique fusion of flavors. Lovely sushi, comforting ají de gallina, umami-packed lomo saltado, perfect textures, etc. I'd never had causa before but liked their veg version. A friend recs their sushi w/huancaína, which we'll do next time. Fun atmosphere. Fair prices for the area. Def recommend! *Sorry my camera is a potato! All was gorgeous in person (& tasty).

Came for brunch for a bday celebration. Food was delicious! Inca breakfast 10/10, Causa and Anticucho always hit the spot! Nicole was our server and, she was very attentive and great! Will be coming back! 🫶

I may say that Inca Social is the best Peruvian restaurant in the area! I got brunch yesterday and was absolutely insane! I ordered Chicharrón Benedict. Was fresh, crunchy, tasty and delicious. The atmosphere is amazing, great music and you can find TV and watch Football games too. Nicole was my server and she was very nice, polite, friendly and she also recommended me this brunch! I definitely recommend this place and look for Nicole, she gives the best service ever!

Can here for Valentines Day and the drinks and food was amazing!!! We had our amazing server Karina she was soo sweet and helpful on what to order! I recommend come here 10/10 💕

Amazing, Super fast service & great ambiance. Food was delicious, we had a variety of items from the menu but I will say the Fried Tumi Sushi Roll hit the spot ! & our server Nicole was super great and attentive ! Will be coming back . P.s Parking garage is only $5 for the first 2 hrs & in the same building !

Very cute chic spot! Food was delicious, service by our server was superb, thanks Vanessa for the attention to detail. Tallarín verde was creamy and delicious!!! Make sure to get desserts!!

Great food, great atmosphere, and friendly and professional customer service given by Isabella Rodriquez!! Definitely will be returning.

Great service! Isabella R. was our server and she was very attentive and helpful. The food was great. I got the Chaufa Aeropuerto and sweet plantains; both had great flavor!

Delicious authentic peruvian food. The Lomo Saltado was really good. Awesome service, friendly and professional. I'll highly recommend.

So this was my first trip to Washington DC and although I thought I would like the area, I found I like it way more than expected. And with that, we discovered Inca Social as recommended by my daughter. I should probably know what kind of food is served here, but I don’t. I do know it’s good and the restaurant is huge so it’s lively and fun for dinner. Service was great and we all found excellent choices on the menu. I might have had one too many drinks because I don’t recall much about dinner. But never mind all that, just give it try yourself. Michael Delehanty Compass Real Estate

Update: Food and ambiance here are even better than I remember. Great recommendations from the bartender as well. The sushi is wonderful! The purple cheesecake was my favorite, and the cheese sticks were pretty good but would have benefitted from a larger ramekins of sauce. Their food here is so flavorful, unique, and impressive. I had a very nice time at this restaurant, staff were pleasant and the decor is lovely. Lovely ambiance. Spacious bar but the seats are tiny so if you’re on the thicker side choose to sit at a table instead. The only time I have EVER enjoyed quinoa was here, I could eat a pound of it. Food was pretty good except the potatoes and empanadas were old and stale. I bet they are delicious on a fresh day! I had an enjoyable time and thought the cocktails were pretty good. I would recommend coming here for a date night.

The food was really good! Cocktails were delicious as well. We had a private event and the service was excellent despite how many people our party had. Clean restaurant, plenty of seating, good vibes, and cute decor. Parking can kind of be a nightmare and they have tow trucks everywhere, so definitely make sure you are parked in a legal spot and pay (if it’s not a Sunday), otherwise you will be towed.

I am writing to express my sincere appreciation for the wonderful dining experience I recently had at your establishment. The food was delicious and exceeded my expectations. I particularly enjoyed the grilled octopus. The flavors were well-balanced and the presentation was delightful. The service provided by the staff was also exceptional; they were attentive, friendly, and efficient. I was thoroughly impressed with the overall ambiance and atmosphere. I will definitely recommend your restaurant to my friends and family. I look forward to dining with you again soon.

I went to Inca Social in Arlington VA on three Separate Occasions and all three times were great experiences. I went with one of my best friends and the other two times with friends/family as a group. The Peruvian cuisine is Excellent and very authentic with Sushi options available as well. The ambiance is nice and always busy…and with that being said the service can be fast or on the slower side at times. Once the amazing food hits the table you don’t focus too much on the minor hiccups cause if you worked in the restaurant industry or go out to eat often, you’d have a better understanding on how service standards can fluctuate based on business volume. The drinks are good as well, but the food is where it’s at. Don’t forget to take a lovely photo on the way out…they have a swing surrounded by floral arrangements to enhance the dining experience. Cheers!!!!!

Very nice insta worthy atmosphere and attentive staff! Osmar was very helpful and explained the menu in great detail. Would recommend: Aji de gallina

The food was delicious. Osmar attention was on top, he was very courteous and attentive. He went above and beyond by not only covering the bar but helping us deciding what food to order.

I went multiple times, The food is really tasty, I had sushi Peruvian fusion and I love it! The ceviche mixto with canchita and sweet potatoes is fresh and delicious, My favorite is the causa vegetarian with beets ! Tallarin verde with lomo Saltado! The server was very attentive unfortunately I don’t remember her name but is from Colombia I remember that! Very polite and professional. Overall I really enjoyed the food and ambiance.

I went with my family for the first time to try Peruvian food, and it was delicious! We tried two kinds of ceviche, and we loved them, the sushi and the anticuchos were amazing too. 100% recommended! 🇵🇪✨

Great food and excellent service Isabella was a fantastic waitress friendly and attentive will definitely return.

Very much enjoyed the ceviche carretillero. Osmar provided great service and advice. I'll be back.

I very rarely give five stars but this is my second time coming here and it is my favorite place! I love Peruvian food and I love the fusion spin that Inca social’s menu embodies. And their mocktails are so original and super tasty!

Very yummy! It’s always a pleasure to eat here :)

I love dining here. Great venue and great service. The last time I had dinner here, my server Osmar was so nice and informative about the menu. He was also super nice to my kid who I came with. Will definitely come back.

I went here with my friends and as soon as we came in everyone was so nice and sweet. Mariana our server was wonderful! She was so patient, a sweetheart and amazing with details. Thanks to her we had an incredible time. The food was also a delight! Definitely will be coming back here again soon!!

Came to eat and loved the food and service from Nicole! She was able to recommend traditional food, mention the dessert of the day which were so bomb and was very nice. Overall 10/10 experience

My husband and I came here just to get some drinks after we had lunch elsewhere. We took a seat at the bar, Osmar was very helpful, knowledgeable, and attentive. We are vegans and we ended up ordering some really well prepared pisco sour without clara de huevo, and chicha morada with rum. We also tried yuquitas to accompany our drinks. They were prepared the way they prepare them in Perú. We met manager Darwin Banegas, a friendly person who knew where our country of origin is located! Further, Osmar seems to know what vegans eat and what we don't eat. All in all, a pleasant first time at Inca Social, but not our last. We will definitely be back for a "veganized" lunch!

First time coming with my family to celebrate our son’s birthday. Food was delicious, service was great. Vanessa was very good describing the food to us. We had a wonderful experience. We will definitely come back. Ceviche was fresh and delicious. Chicken fried causa was the best one I ever had! Overall delicious!!!!

Excellent spot for some good eats and unique dishes. We had a reservation for a party of 4 on a Saturday evening and I would recommend you do the same as the place was full. The seafood was all excellent. From the ceviche to the sushi to the baked scallops, all of it was excellent. The non-seafood dishes our table ordered also got high praise. Drinks were well priced and well mixed. Overall, just a great spot to catch up with friends or grab dinner!

Inca Social is a fantastic Peruvian restaurant with truly authentic flavors. The food was fresh, well-prepared, and full of taste in every bite. I also had a pisco sour, and it was excellent — perfectly balanced and one of the best I’ve had. The service made the experience even better. Our waitress, Maria Jose, was attentive, knowledgeable about the menu, and always on top of everything we needed. She made us feel welcome and at home throughout the meal. I highly recommend this place if you value authentic food and outstanding service. A great overall dining experience.

Peruvian chain that does something things well, and some things not quite as well. The ceviche options are top tier and comparable to anything I've had in Lima. The various fried options, not so much. Still, if you're ordering French fries and hot dogs at a Peruvian joint, you can't expect too much. The variety of piscos is also nice. Overall, food is good, just be selective. This is a great place for social gatherings, as they can easily accommodate large groups. All of that said, the best thing about Inca Social is the service. I've been well taken care of every time I visit -- most recently, Diana went above and beyond, even throwing in a delicious Dulce de Leche at the end of the evening. Great service easily makes up for some minor culinary issues.

I come here often, and there’s always something new to try. food is amazing! This time Bryan did an amazing job with the service Always recommend getting ceviche carretillero if you’re a fan of onion like me and the Acevichado sushi roll!

Went there for my cousin's surprise graduation dinner. Atmosphere is great as soon as you walk in. Music is great but at the right volume so you can have a comfortable conversation without having to yell. Once majority of our party arrived, we were promptly seated and attended to. I can't find the name of the food we ordered on the menu but boy was it delicious. I tried what my cousin had and I asked to have the same thing. It was white rice with various seafood and some yellow sauce. I live 30 miles away but I might go back with my family just for it. Nothing really overpowering, just perfect. The appetizers we had, the wings and some kind of pork chops was also good. Service was also good. It was worth the drive.

We love Inca social, is my daughter’s favorite restaurant and we go almost every week (for real). We also have our favorite server, ISABELLA IS AMAZING, we love her and love when she welcome us with her energetic personality, she is the best. Make sure you get her as your server because is going to make the experience at the restaurant even better.

Had a fantastic evening at Inca Social in Arlington! The vibrant, cultural atmosphere instantly transports you to Peru, with fun decor and a lively vibe. Our server, Mariana Perez, was attentive and made the experience even better. The tequenos appetizer was crispy and delicious, and my ceviche classico mixto was packed with flavor. My wife’s Lomo a la Huancaina was a creamy, savory hit. The pisco sour was perfectly balanced, and they even crafted an off-menu Machu Picchu cocktail—strong at first but a great effort! We didn’t try the table-side ceviche, but it looked like a blast for groups. Only suggestion: fine-tune that Machu Picchu mix. Highly recommend for a unique night out, especially if you love Peruvian cuisine!

Have been wanting to check out Inca Social for a minute. When I saw their post about hosting an alpaca happy hour, I had to make plans to go. Every month during the summer, Inca Social brings in alpacas for a few hours to interact with patrons. Of course it’s a popular draw, so expect it to be crowded! I purchased what I thought were tickets online because I read it “sells out” quickly. I was able to get two tickets for what were glasses of beer @ the bar. You can also make reservations to dine in. It was a little confusing when we arrived, about the tickets. The staff didn’t all seem to know or understand about them, but we just went with the flow. Went on a Thursday night for happy hour, which is from 5:30p-7:30p and it was PACKED! Luckily, we managed to find seats at the bar after scanning the space! It took a little while to order drinks and apps because it was so busy. Once we flagged down someone, we were able to place an order. Not being beer drinkers, we paid our drinks forward to folks sitting next to us at the bar and ordered the Passion Pisco Sour in stead. It was delicious! Inca Social has a pretty extensive drinks menu that includes various versions of the Peruvian cocktail, Pisco Sour. The menu is filled with classic Peruvian dishes like different types of ceviche or causas, among other things. The atmosphere at Inca Social is vibrant. In addition to the bar and dining room, there’s a sushi bar in the back of the restaurant and an outdoor patio and bar area on the front of the restaurant. Now, the fun part —The alpacas were on the patio with their owner, where patrons are able to interact with the alpacas by feeding and petting them. They are very calm and social and don’t seem to mind crowds or multiple people interacting with them at once. Their owner has tote bags filled with hay for the alpacas to eat while people are interacting with them. The hay is on the ground for the alpacas to eat, so they will frequently lean down to eat the hay. People are also picking up hay to feed the alpacas. You can take photos with them. There was a constant flow of people petting and taking photos and videos with the alpacas. They were very popular!! I feel for the people dining on the patio because it was so packed that they seem to barely have room to enjoy their meal. All and all, everyone seemed to be enjoying their experience interacting with the alpacas. Now the food, we ordered chicken causas and chicken empanadas and both were good. We didn’t realize that the causas were served cold and the chicken was more like a chicken salad, so we ordered the empanadas for something warm to eat. We would definitely go back even if the alpacas weren’t there. We recommend checking out the Inca Social social media for the latest. They seem to always be hosting someone special at both or either location. For the social media folks, Inca Social has a few IG moments pre-set for your photos including the floral backdrop with swings by the bar and a green wall on the outdoor patio.

I loved the Red Snapper dish I had the 1st night. I loved the place so much that I came back a 2nd night. They have Peruvian style sushi there that I thought was pretty cool. Minus 1 star because all the tables feel sticky no matter how clean they are. I'm convinced that the staff cleaned the tables. I kind of don't like having 3 different waiters. I prefer 1 waiter the whole time.

Food was pretty delicious. Had the steak Lomo, was quite delicious. Service is horrible. Waited a long time to be sat. While seated waited a long time for anyone to come by. Water tasted like rubber… saw the waiter only 3 times. First time when I waved someone down to order. Told them I wanted the yellow sauce and roccoto, they told me that’s something they get once food arrives. Of course they forgot about until I was half way done with my food and had to wave them down lol. Last time I saw them was to pay. Pretty horrible but still tipped. Inca social used to be pretty great, unsure why it’s gone down hill. Service is pretty horrible the past 2 times. Last time I had a good experience was about a year ago.

Let me star this review saying that I'm peruvian, and was very excited that they have sushi rolls(makis) including acevichado roll, which had a similar sauce like ceviche, but had raw onions and tomatoes on top, which doesn't happen in peru, so it looked something fusion that was unexpected and not really improved the flavor. The aji de gallina was weird, was not great. The Lomo saltado was good, and the jalea, that was excellent, the sauce that came with it too, had like a tartar sauce with aji, which was great. My main problem was with the pisco sour , this didn't taste right. And a lot of the menu had mexican stuff, I understand that you need to have a wide variety of items, but then people get confused. May come back but I think few things have to change

We came with a party of 7 on a Friday evening and had to ask for water 3x before our waitress arranged for someone to come to the table. Not once did she check in, but instead our party had to raise our hands to flag her down. The fries in my lomo were cold and tasted frozen- baked if you know what I mean. I won’t be going back. The ambience of the place was v cute but the service was not there unfortunately.

We had an extremely disappointing experience here. It has gone way down hill. The entrance was so dark it looked closed. After being seated, we waited 10 minutes before anyone even approached us. Our server took our order and never returned—no check-ins, no drinks, no sauces. The runner ended up doing everything. The server only came back to ask for payment and submitted his own review on the device, which is completely unacceptable. The pulpo anticuchero was tough, old-tasting, and inedible, and we had no way to notify the kitchen because the server ignored us the entire time. Overall, terrible service and disappointing food. I hope management addresses this, because the experience left a very bad impression.