Panko
Day 1: 5-Course Polished Peruvian Tasting Series
Feel like a quick getaway to Peru? Then let’s discover this buzzy NoDa eatery that opened in late 2025 and immediately hopped onto Axios’ List of “Best New Restaurants in Charlotte,” Eater’s List of “15 Most Anticipated Restaurants,” and—tada!—Yelp’s “Top 100 Restaurants in the U.S.” Chef Kelvis Lugo offers up a brilliant menu that blends the best of Peruvian, Nikkei, and Asian-Mediterranean fusion cuisine. Starters include such dishes as Inca mixed ceviche, grilled ceviche, and Inca roll with sautéed shrimp, avocado, cream cheese and scallions. Moving on to mains, there is the signature lomo saltado (seared beef tenderloin), Peruvian seafood stew, mushroom risotto and chicken breast, and more. Great desserts too, like a pisco-infused flan and suspiro limeño, a dulce de leche-type custard. And it’s all served up in a setting that features such Peruvian touches as plates made with stones found in the Lunahuana river to Nazca artwork inside and out. We are eager to visit here, to chat with Chef Lugo, and to learn more about Peruvian cuisine, which is now widely recognized as one of the world’s greatest. Join us!
About the Host:
Kelvis Lugo
Head Chef
Chef Kelvis Gregorio Lugo Rojas has throughout his career worked in renowned restaurants across Venezuela, Colombia, Panama, Mexico, and the United States, including Hotel La Puerta, Tierra y Roca, Irreverente, Arrogante, Kanibal, Calle Dragones, and Náufragio. His progression through roles such as Line Cook, Sous Chef, Production Chef, and Executive Chef has provided him with extensive leadership and operational expertise in high-volume and fine dining environments.
The Lineup
All courses will be individually plated. This menu will be Fish, Peanut, Tree Nut & Mushrom Free. For a list of restrictions/allergies Chef is accommodating, click here.
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Lomo Saltado Toast
crispy wonton toast, avocado, peruvian-style lomo saltado
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Panko Causa
squid ink, avocado, shrimp & cream cheese, yellow leche de tigre
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Shrimp Crackers
garlic, ginger, egg white, soy, sesame seed, spring roll wrapper
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Beef Tenderloin with Roasted Garlic Puree
rich gravy, glazed baby carrot
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Suspiro Limeño
smooth cream, whipped cream meringue, market strawberry
Panko
730 E 36th St C
Charlotte, NC 28205
More Event Info
Dietary Restrictions Accommodation Policy:
Due to the large-format nature of this event, all accommodation requests must be Added To Your Profile, or Emailed To Us no later than 72 hours before the event. Requests submitted after this date will not be accommodated. Additionally, Panko will only be accommodating certain dietary restrictions/food allergies, and they are unable to make menu adjustments based on distaste for specific ingredients/flavor profiles.
See below for guidance on whether or not they will be accommodating your restriction. Or, if your restriction is not represented below, Contact Us prior to booking tickets for guidance.
- Vegetarians: There is Beef in Course 1, Shrimp and Squid Ink in Course 2, Shrimp in Course 3, and Beef in Course 4. Substitutions will be provided.
- Pescatarians: There is Beef in Course 1, Course 4. Substitutions will be provided.
- Gluten: There is Gluten in Course 1, Course 3. Substitutions will be provided.
- Dairy:
• Butter: Butter is in Course 2. Substitutions will not be provided
• Milk/Cream: Milk/Cream is in Course 4, Course 5. Substitutions will be provided for Course 5 ONLY - Cow's Milk Cheese: Cream Cheese is in Course 2. Substitutions will not be provided.
- Shellfish: There is Shrimp and Squid Ink in Course 2 and Shrimp in Course 3. Substitutions will be provided.
- Fish: This menu is fish-free.
- Eggs: There are Eggs in Course 3, Course 5. Substitutions will be provided for Course 5 ONLY
- Peanuts: This menu is peanut-free.
- Tree Nuts: This menu is tree nut-free.
- Alliums: This menu contains garlic and alliums. Substitutions will not be provided.
- Mushrooms: This menu is mushroom-free.
- Soy: There is Soy Sauce (with Gluten) in Course 1 and Soy Sauce (with Gluten) in Course 3. Substitutions will not be provided.
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