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Dinner was perfect. Dessert was ok.
The one thing that stood out was the chicken and the service. I usually don't care about the service because too many places in SF are staffed with people that think they are more important than the customer. The staff here was friendly and professional. Overall, they all seemed happy to be there and they were proud of their job. I mean everyone from the hostess to the busboy. My friend from Tokyo said that he was surprised that the service was near what you get in Tokyo.
The layout is spacious.
The food is awesome. The chicken is perfect: tender, moist and flavorful. The sauces on the side are bonus. The beef short ribs could have been better, but the chicken was the highlight. The beet salad tasted more like a potato salad, but was a great way to start the dinner.
The lemon tart was very sugary, with minimal lemon flavor.
This place should not call itself a restaurant, its more of a fast food joint with table service.
Went on a Monday night, the place was 1/2 empty, they tried to give us the table next to the door which was way too cold to sit at when folks would come in and out, then they wanted to sit us near the bathroom, so I just sat myself where I wanted and said "this table will be fine."
Like I said, the place was slow, I was in no rush and I was having a great time talking with my dinner partner and the waiter would come by every 2 mins to see if we were ready to order, I said "no, give us a few minutes." Well he was back in 1 minute.
I felt like he wanted to turn the table fast but the place was empty its not like there was a huge line out the door.
I ordered a few items just to get the waiter off my back and he looked at us and said "that's all?" I replied, no its just to start with, the waiter followed up and asked "so what else do you want?"
Geeze, it went on like that all night. Pushy waiters made the dinner so uncomfortable that I cant even rate the food. Heck they were trying to take the plates before we finished too.
Not going back.
I was with a big group. Our organizer called in advance, the manager chose where to seat us.
We got chased out of the restaurant. Literally. I will never come back here. Ever.
I have no idea if it was because we didn't order enough or bc sitting for two hours (approx 30-45 min consumed by ordering and getting food) was excessive.
All I know is that they took away our plates with food still on them when our backs were turned talking. Seriously.
When we complained the server reached across the table and grabbed a fork from someone else that maybe was unused and put it in front of my friend. Seriously, I personally saw this.
Go get chicken somewhere else. The sides were not that unique or tasty.
And next time, if you want a table reservation for 20 in this economy, pick a restaurant that appreciates the exposure and business because this place clearly does not.
I was pleased to see this place was open for lunch since I work during the evenings at a restaurant myself. My friend had the traditional Lomito Saltado. I had the grilled tiger shrimp w/the potatoes. The shrimp was kinda salty but the green sauce was yummy and helped balance it out. We also got a side ensalada. It was a good light lunch. I think if I was here for dinner I'd do another small plate or two.
I'll be back for more :)
Group dinner review...had a nice dinner for about 11 people here on a Friday night. I dont know if it was not as crowded because it was Black Friday but it was not packed. There is have a DJ and Bar area downstairs and the tables down here are like eating on the couch and coffee table. Didn't mind much cause the food is tapa's sized portions. Perfect for conversation.
The food was a plus too. The ceviche was standard, i wouldn't say it was mindblowing. The Empanada's, and chicken chicharrones were the hits for the night. The Rotissierie was like any other. The Yucca Fries are a plus over standard potato fries. Given the taste and the size of our party this place is a great value! about $25 per person and we were content.
My party of two arrived a tad on the early side of 7pm Sunday, and we were rewarded with one of two remaining tables. Lucky us: five minutes after we were seated there was a line of 20+ people -- a testament to the good food we were about to experience.
We ordered a whole rotisserie chicken, which comes with two sides and two sauces. We choose the yuca and the vegetables for our sides, and we also split an order of the empanadas.
All the food arrived at once, and surprisingly quickly. The food has an amazing amount of umami, which left us both thinking, "This must be Peruvian comfort food."
Though a bit salty for our taste, the rotisserie chicken was outstanding with its soy sauce, garlic, and herb rub. True, they could cut the salt by cutting the soy, but then one would lose the umami -- overall we agreed that the salty taste was worth the added flavor. The chicken was better than the other three places we typically purchase rotisserie: Whole Foods, Delessio, and Andronico's.
The yuca (casava) was perfectly fried, crispy on the outside, but soft and warm on the inside without being gooey, which is too often the case at other restaurants. We used the two dipping sauces liberally, a garlic-aoli-style sauce and a cilantro-based sauce. Delicious.
The vegetable side dish, comprising yellow wax beans and long green beans with red onions, also had umami thanks to both tomatoes and soy sauce. Truly outstanding as well.
While I didn't care much for the empanada crust -- it was a bit greasy -- the beef filling was so satisfying that we wished we had ordered more. Fantastic!
Lastly, the sangria was not overly sweet to my palette as others have commented. I thought it full-bodied, with a crisp fruit overlay from the diced apple and a hint of orange zest. It was a refreshing accompaniment to the meal.
While the service was a bit rushed and abrupt, overall we had a good experience. With a 20% tip we spend $23 each, an awesome value considering the quality of the ingredients and the flavorful, satisfying food. And, the leftover chicken will make a wonderful lunch tomorrow. Over the years I've been disappointed with the main restaurant, Limon, but I'm glad to report that the rotisserie offshoot is bound to get my business. Next time we'll try some of the seafood dishes, and a mojito.
Dear Limon Rotisserie,
You have failed miserably in making this surprise birthday dinner the hit it should have been. This is why:
1. I informed the hostess we were all here for a surprise birthday dinner, so *hint hint* don't let the cat outta the bag! Duh, right? So what does she go do? She goes ahead and informs the birthday girl, "Everyone's waiting downstairs."
WTF, you ruined the surprise.
2. The table was so low I had to lean in - like hunchback of Notre Dame - to eat and I'm only 5 feet.
3. Our table of 13 were split into 2 tables, 1 for the boys, 1 for the girls. The boys got ALL their dishes before us, and so did the party of 11 to our right who came in 20 minutes after we ordered.
4. The sangria was sickeningly sweet, as if a box of Splenda accidentally found its way into the carafe.
5. The food was overly salty to the point I was crying out for the water I never received, until at the very end of my meal, after we paid for it.
6. I asked for the cake we brought and the waiter goes, "What cake?"
Mofo, the cake we brought when we walked into the restaurant.
*Sigh*
Limon Rotisserie, you are the epitome of good restaurants gone bad. As a result, you single-handedly transformed a mediocre restaurant into a place worthy of only 1 star due to your inadequate service and your skewed perception of cooking measurements. You, my friend, need some help.
Love,
Lisa
Interesting find here in the Mission - initially discouraged by the prices - but it was a date, so had to put a smile on my wallet and my face. We dove into a nice ceviche (their ceviche mixto) which was really refreshing and balanced, then graduated to two hot plates, a yummy seco de costillas (braised beef short ribs) and a lomito saltado (stir-fried strips of beef.) We were actually very happy with the food and was clearly full despite the small (given the elevated price) sizes of the hot plates.
We were truly impressed by the very attentive and friendly service - we will likely come back to try their signature 'chicken' - oh wait, my wallet is still empty - nevermind then
The price is fair and I came here for a birthday party but the service wasn't too friendly because they won't let us sit down until everyone shows up, but we were only missing two other people for a party of 10. Plus we were trying to surprise the birthday girl so it would be nice if we get to all sit down before she comes. Also they sold out the chicken, and it was suppose to be their best part of the restaurant, they only had three halfs left in the end. So we end up getting all of them just to try it, but it was actually kind of disappointing. Yes, they do give you good sauce on the side but the chicken was dry. I think the best part about this place is their fries, the sweet potato fries were good.
Hard to find parking in the neighborhood. be aware!
It was truly a treat to eat at Limon Rotisserie. We ordered a pitcher of sangria and it was love at first sip.
We ordered the ceviche mixto, tuna tartare, camarones ala parilla and yucca frita. Everything was delicious. Because my homegirl's a vegetarian, we skipped the chicken. I'll try the chicken on my next visit. I'm sure it's as good as it sounds and I will not hold back!
So I emailed Limon a copy of the review I left, about being asked to leave less than a minute after our party had signed the credit card slip. They are really full of themselves, not even a reply. I mean come on people, it is just chicken. You can get it at Safeway ready to go and there is not that much difference.
Maybe they should open up a takeout fast food place, that is how they behave. Another diner had the same experience apparently, on a Tuesday of all nights. Pathetic.
They really are NOT authentic Peruvian if they want people to RUSH through their meals.
Can I give zero stars?
There we were, a nice, polite table of four. We ordered a ton, were finished…
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Came the other night on a Thursday with a group of four and had no problem getting a table. We had a pitcher of sangria and it was very tasty! Our waiter was really nice and even offered to cut our rotisserie half- chicken into 4 pieces to make it easier to share and allowed us to get another half pitcher of sangria when we didn't think we were ready for a full one.
I based most my ordering off my yelp research and was not disappointed. The lomo saltado is DELISH. The ceviche was very fresh and not overly acidic. Also- they have a side of veggies steamed in some sort of soy based sauce that we ended up ordering more and more of.
My only complaint is that this place is supposed to be all about their rotisserie chicken... and I found it to be kind of slimy. I even feel bad saying this b/c I enjoyed everything else so much.
Next time I guess I would just go tapas style and skip the rotisserie chicken.
All I can say is the rotisserie chicken here at Limon definitely deserves to be #37 on the 7x7 Big Eat SF List!
So delicious! Mmmm...slow cooked.
Love the flavors, the tenderness, the juiciness! Yum!
Love how it comes with 2 sides no matter what size chicken you get. (Whole, half or quarter)
Had the ceviche mixto. Did not care much for it.
We really enjoyed our experience here last night. The service is great, the wine was delicious, the food was great, and it's affordably priced. We tried two ceviches - I really liked the mixto, so flavorful, the chicken nuggets, which were fabulous, the grilled shrimp, which tasted really fresh, the beef heart, the stirfried sirloin, which was very tasty, the fried yuca, the sauteed veggies, which were yummy, and of course the roast chicken, which I loved. Highly recommended! No reservations and was packed on a Sunday night so plan to enjoy some drinks at the bar or get there early!
Well, hell yeah. I mean, si!
It feels like South America (as a Peruvian resto, I s'pose it should). And Spain. And San Francisco. The atmosphere is intimate, but still good for small-ish groups. The price range was just what we were looking for to celebrate "birthday" dinner. Its no taqueria Tuesday, but I was surprised by the reasonable prices for these shared, tiny plates of happy.
Tempranillo was a good starter, and they have a pretty good list of vino. Ahi tuna tartar was delish. Lomito saltado was my favorite of the entrees (they know what they're doing with their beef), and the empanadas rocked my world.
Desserts were so-so, including macaroons that no one, especially the guy with braces, could eat without struggling. The bandido (flourless chocolate cake) was tasty, though, and dessert is really a piddly little complaint in an otherwise great spot I'm definitely adding to the rotation.
We absolutely LOVE the Limón family restaurants. They have made us extremely fond of Peruvian food. Our first taste of their gastronomical expertise was at their Fresno location. Ever since then we've been craving more. Timing finally allowed us to drive up north to the city as this was the spot where my wife wanted to have her birthday dinner. Reservations were set and we were excited because we knew we were in for a treat. The neighborhood is questionable and parking is nonexistent but then again this is San Francisco. Luckily after driving in circles I found a parking spot right next to the restaurant. The line was out the door and people were standing in every spot possible. It was insanely windy outside so nobody wanted to be out there. I felt bad for the servers and patrons near the door as this is a small restaurant and to top it off you have people just standing and waiting to be seated. We did not let any of that deter us as the wonderful aroma in the air enhanced the anticipation. There was a small crowded bar at one corner and we squeezed in as soon as a couple that left was seated. Of course we had to order their Sangria which till this day is the best tasting Sangria EVER. The wait to be seated was longer than we would've hoped for but we understood because this place was so freaking packed. Even then the waiters moved along happy and made everyone feel comfortable. At one point a chick came in with her baby in a car seat and we just remember thinking..."oh oh". But the waiters gladly helped her out. It seemed like nothing stressed these guys out.
Our names were finally called and our server Eduardo moved us and our Sangrias over to our table. The entire time he was upbeat, informative and fairly quick considering the dinner rush. The menu was much simpler than the one in Fresno and it seemed mostly everything minus the Rotisserie chicken was served tapas style. But we easily found many things we wanted to try. The restaurant itself is simple and small with tables in every spot possible. Not my first choice for her birthday dinner but since wifey wanted her ceviche it was a go.
Ceviche Mixto - This stuff just melted in your mouth. Tops in the ceviche world. My wife was in heaven. $9.25
Chicharron de Pollo - Wow...easily the best tasting piece of chicken I've ever had...I'm salivating right now just thinking of it. $8.00
Camaron a la Parilla - The shrimp was good. Nothing spectacular if anything on the cold side but still good. $8.50
Carne a la Parilla - Amazing slices of meat. Juicy and tender coated with a finger licking $8.95
Sangria pitcher - Light & refreshingly DELICIOUS - Get one or two.
G-Catalpa Malbec - I didn't care much for this Spanish wine. I've yet to find a Spanish wine I care for. I find them to be too strong. $8.50
Our meal was perfect. The service was tops. Oh and those dipping sauces were so good I could drink them straight up. We did miss some of their items in the Fresno location but that was not a big deal. We made sure to tell Eduardo how great the food and service was and that's when he told us how much he appreciated the comments. It turned out to be that he was one of the owners. He was so happy we enjoyed ourselves and he told us we had to try their other SF location. We haven't tried it yet but we will. On my way to the restroom I discovered a stairway downstairs. It was a smaller room with more tables and what appeared to be a small dance floor and dj booth. Eduardo told me at night it turns into a club and we could return for free if we liked. Too bad we already had plans for the night otherwise we would've checked it out. As we wrapped up they brought my wife complimentary birthday treat with candles. I believe it was their bandido dessert which is a Flourless chocolate cake, with brandy chocolate sauce bananas and lucuma crème anglaise. We were stuffed and we are not chocolate fans but it was good...especially those bananas. These guys know what they are doing and it shows all across the board. We are huge fans. Needless to say we tipped him generously.
We heart Limón and we can't wait to return. Give it a try...I think you too will be addicted.
Limon Rotisserrie ROCKS!! This is one of my favorite value restaurants in the city because it offers high quality food at bargain prices!
The last time I was here, I shared the halibut ceviche (fresh & tasty), 1/2 rotisserie chicken (juicy & tender), 2 sides (yummy Peruvian corn!!), lomito saltado (delicious!) and sangria. The bill for all of this food was less than $50 for two people!! The service was excellent and we never had to wait long in between dishes. Overall, a great place if you're craving some Latin flavor!
My friend recommended this place and I absolutely loved it. It is a few blocks off from the Mission "strip" but totally worth making a trip to.
My friend and I started our lunch with the Ahi Tuna Tartare with rocoto-ponzu dressing, capers and wonton crisps. Extremely flavorful and fresh. YUM! We shared the half rotisserie chicken with Yuca Fritas and Tacu Tacu sides. The chicken was so juicy and tender. I was a bit hesitant about this dish as I don't like to rip meat off the bone with my fingers (not classy when you get chicken under your nails) but I was easily able to work the chicken with my knife and fork. The yuca fries were simple but tasty - crisp on the outside, soft and warm in the inside. I still don't know what was inside the Tacu Tacu...some kind of rice and POWERFUL YUMMY seasonings...but it was DELICIOUS. I would definitely get that again. You get two dipping sauces...I still don't know which I like more.
We washed everything down with a refreshing mango lemonade...YUMMY! It was a bit quiet for lunch...so I would love to go back during dinner when it's more loud and lively.
Reasonable in price, good food, good drinks. The place itself is not super cute, but all in all it was fun to eat here.
I'm a big fan of Limon, so we thought we'd venture out of our neighborhood to try the Rotisserie. It took us quite a while to find parking, so best bet is to cab it.
We waited 15 minutes for a table for two but had a great sangria while we were waiting. We were seated at a small table near the window.
We had a half rotisserie chicken with Tacu-Tacu and some kind of corn. The chicken was the best part of the meal - very juicy, perfectly-seasoned skin, and a great sauce on the side. We also had the ceviche, which the fiance liked a lot, but I felt the pieces were a little too large and the fish was kind of tough. The lomo saltado (my favorite Peruvian dish) was excellent.
Definitely worth the time we spent looking for parking. Oh, and the best part - 30 bucks for our food! Love it!
Two legs, two wings, two thighs, and two breasts!
Can you eat all that chicken?
I could, I did, and in one sitting.
Limon Rotisserie is now one of my favorite restaurants in all of San Francisco.
Why you ask?
Well it's because their portions are gigantic (My meal could easily have fed 3 people), all of their food is phenomenal, and their prices are really cheap.
My friend and I wandered into this place at about 8pm on a chilly SF night.
We were both surprised to find that the wait time for two people was 40 minutes. We both thought that the food must be amazing if the wait time on a Monday night was so long. Once seated the first thing I noticed that you can order a whole rotisserie chicken and two sides for only $15.95.
That's two legs, two wings, two thighs, and two breasts plus two sides for only $15.95. That deal was way too good to pass up so I decided to order it.
I was a little worried that the some parts of the rotisserie chicken may be dry but to my surprise every piece (even the white meat) was super juicy, in fact it may have been the juiciest rotisserie chicken I have ever eaten. The Peruvian spices that have been rubbed on the chicken are spectacular. They chicken also comes with two dipping sauces. The first sauce tasted like a cilantro sour cream sauce and the second was kind of like a honey Dijon. Both of these sauces were super tasty.
For my sides I went with their Yuca Frita, and their tacu-tacu.
The Yuca's were like big French fries, except way better. They were super crunchy on the outside and fluffy on the inside. These things actually melted in my mouth, they were awesome. The tacu-tacu are little oval shaped rolls that are fried, and filled with rice and beans. These things are also really good.
Like I said before the prices at Limon are great. My entire bill for all that food and a diet coke came to less than $20 dollars. The service here was also really good. It only took about ten minutes for our meals to be brought to us after we had ordered them.
Limon is a fantastic restaurant, I highly recommend this place to anyone visiting the bay area. Just make sure you go with a huge appetite because if you don't you may leave with half a chicken in a dogie bag.
P'S- I was so full that I did not even get to order a dessert. That is something that has never happened to me before.
I was here on Friday night, I loved it!
The staff were very friendly, there were a lot of people waiting for a table, which is kind of annoying, but also good, cause people don't wait around for tables at crappy restaurants (usually).
I had the ceviche mixto which was fabulous! If you love seafood, you'll love this. The prices were so super reasonable. i had a drink that I wanna say was called a chichi, but my Peruvian friend laughed his ass off when I called it that, cause um, a chichi is something else in Spanish! The actual name of my drink escapes me now! :p
BTW, my Peruvian friend comes to eat here all the time, he loves the place, so that is another point in favor of Limon! A++++++
edited to add: the drink is actually called chicha... :)
you would think that a party of 8 on a tuesday evening would not have been a difficult event. We had a 6 p.m. reservation and were the first party to arrive in the restaurant. We thought it would be easier on the staff if one person ordered for the table and everyone could sample this and that. this proved to be a mistake as drinks, appetizers entree and nearly desert all came at the same time. the food was excellent, dont get me wrong, but the entire meal was incredibly rushed. the topper was at the end after the server had cleared the table and asked us to leave because there was another large party waiting.
our whole meal including desert and paying the check was 1 hour 20 minutes. at 1 hour 25 minutes the waiter asked us to leave.
THIS PARTY WILL NEVER MAKE OUR WAY BACK.
Im only giving 2 stars because the food was not bad.
Oh my God! This place is phenomenal, with a capital F. The food here is so good I thought I had died and gone to chicken heaven. I liked the old Limon (on Valencia), but this place is beyond belief.
The staff is friendly, the bartenders are really sweet, the sangria is pretty good, the ceviche is fantabulous, the prices are surprisingly cheap, and their chicken is....oh la la. This place is so good it should be illegal, if you ask me. If you like delicious food, Peruvian or otherwise, eat here!
I didn't even know that this place existed in the 'hood until I attended a fundraising event in the night club downstairs last week.
So I took my partner for dinner a couple of nights later. We could not have been more pleased. The service was extremely attentive, timely and professional. The wood oven roasted chicken was about as good as any we have had here in SF -- and even with just the half order you get two side dishes and two dipping sauces. Not shabby! We had the Empanadas, a steak dish with an incredible rice/sweet potato side, and another chicken dish. Everything was distinctive, succulent, and memorable. Even dessert hit the right note to finish off a great dining experience.
Only one small caveat: I had spoken with the hostess before the fundraiser and before the dinner a couple of nights later. She was perfectly pleasant on the phone, but we felt she was not at all friendly in person. Otherwise a whole hearted recommendation.
As a kid, I never really had a core circle of friends that I grew up with, a group that I stayed with and developed a close kinship that lasted for years and years. Until, that is, freshman year at the dorms. There's just something about being thrown into a forced living situation with several dozen of your peers that makes for an instant bonding experience. It's like prison, minus the part where your roommate makes you his bitch. Well, for most people.
Anyway, one of the reasons I relish my occasional San Francisco work trips is for the chance to catch up with these old college friends, some of whom I've now known for over a decade. It was on such a trip recently that we decided to check out Limon Rotisserie for a small group dinner. We love using my visits to the city as an impetus to try out new food; we seem to gravitate towards shareable food, so tapas-style places are a recurring option. It was no surprise then, that we chose to go to Limon Rotisserie as we could share the rotisserie chicken and order 1-3 small plates each and a) have plenty of food to go around, and b) be able to try a great variety of tasty dishes.
The chicken, as it should be, was a great centerpiece to the meal, with the crispy skin particularly standing out. The ceviche mixto was lightly tart, with the seafood cooked in the acidic juices just enough. The fried yucca was so good we had to order it twice. In fact, when we finished the first round of dishes, we all looked at each other, took a beat... and one of us said "I think I could eat more." We were all relieved, because we'd all been thinking the same thing. In fact one of the guys had already started silently wondering what he had to snack on at home since we clearly hadn't filled up.
All in all we ended up ordering probably 3/4 of the small plates menu, plus 2 pitchers of sangria. Speaking of the devil, that sangria is the devil's juice... if the devil was a handsome swarthy Peruvian gentleman with a deft touch with rioja, brandy and fruits.
Our small group is like a favorite sweater at this point - you don't always break it out, but it's always comfortable when you do, and it always brings back good memories. As we ate and drank and generally made merry, we didn't realize that eventually we were the last party in the place. And yet our servers never forcibly ushered us out, or even intruded in the smallest way; not a clearing of the throat or a noticeable banging of silverware, none of that. When we did finally notice that we were holding up the restaurant's closing, we kept right on ignoring them and went back to our conversation. Actually, no, we decided that it was finally time to call it a night and bade each other our fare-thee-wells. Until next time...
we had a group of 11 so we pretty much ordered everything on the menu. lots of selection. a couple of the dishes were a bit salty but overall everything was delicious. the chicken reminded me of nando's in london. the sauces were really good but the chicken was too salty. the ceviche came with roasted corn niblets that tasted like corn nuts (good!) and a small cob of gigantic corn (not good! kind of looked like mutated corn). the ceviche was overall tasty but not memorable. we also had a beet salad that tasted like egg salad. notable were the shrimp skewers, short rib, and yucca. i love that we got to try everything.
The highlight: Sangria! This place has by far the best sangria I have ever had. It was so smooth and flavorful. It's a definite must try here.
tapas for big groups can go both ways. great way to try everything but it does get expensive and the portions are small.
we came here on a monday night and didnt wait long for our table. she told us we couldnt be seated until our complete party was present but we sat down minus one anyways. we sat at the table facing the door and it was pretty cold. i couldnt decide whether to take off or put on my jacket ...
food - so good! chicken comes with two dipping sauces. it was so flavorful we got 1.5 chickens for the 6 of us. we also got yucca fries, sweet potato fries, ceviche pescado. all very good. i didnt understand why the giant corn wasnt off the cob that accompanied some dishes ... the beet salad was unexpected but also good. we also had empanadas, short ribs, tacu tacu, vegetables side. everything tasted really good. the jaela is like fried calamari but also with shrimp and yucca. the tacu tacu is like a giant fried rice and bean ball.
and their sangria tastes like juice.
pretty much exactly like peruvian rotisserie i've had in miami -- same flavors. the aromas when you walk in is the same, the cooking preparation the same, all fresh. thus I was happy.
however, i think they used excess salt, especially on the lomo saltado and the yuca frita. too bad there was no cilantro rice.
shared half chicken with the 2 aji sauces (very nice) and yuca frita + sweet potato fries (ok not peruvian)
ceviche mixto (classic with the peruvian corn, yam, and cancha garnishes)
"lomito" saltado since it's a smaller portion
chicharron de pollo -- fried chunks
portion sizes much smaller from say Pardo's Chicken, the rotisserie chain from Peru now in the US, but prices reasonable
also, when I was talking to the bartender, I found out that it would be hard to find the other peruvian stuff I like such as pescado sudado, pescado a la macho, chifa, etc. in SF
Limon Rotisserie has great service and decent food.
Sangria is great so make sure your order a pitcher or two. The plates are all pretty small so make sure you order lots. The chicken is pretty good and the dipping sauces even better. The Chifa de Camarones Tiger shrimp was really good and I'd recommend ordering it. Yucca Fritas were good, but it doesnt come with that many pieces.
Ceviche: ehhh. probably pass. I've had much better. The Chicharron chicken was also mediocre. Lomo saltado or "Lomito" as they call it was not bad, but nothing special.
Overall a good place and not too pricey either. Came out to be about $175 for a group of 7. Would I come back? Maybe.
The food was good and the staff was friendly, but the portions were very small and the price was steep. Everything, except the chicken came out on a small appetizer plate, which made it a little difficult to share amongst four people.
I went there on a double date with my boyfriend and our friends and the bill came to $88. Granted, we did sample all three of the desserts, which were pretty amazing. My friends fell in love with the chocolate cake, but I personally savored the bread pudding.
Overall, a fun place to go out with our friends, but I didn't think that it lived up to the hype.
Before going to Limon Rotisserie my friend and I were joking about eating a whole chicken, good thing we didn't, it would have been way too big!
Don't expect fancy decor, the restaurant is very simple, nothing fancy.
The halibut ceviche was delicious, great flavors of lime & cilantro. That was definitely my favorite dish, I could have slurped up every last bite.
The lomito saltado was pretty salty (you could taste the soy sauce & that's pretty much it) although I think that is how the traditional Peruvian dish is supposed to be made. Maybe I am wrong?
The chicken was good, but not great. I would not go there just for rotisserie chicken and probably would not order the chicken again. Hasn't someone discovered a way to make boneless rotisserie chicken? Come on people!
The yucca fries were delicious & so were the sweet potato fries. I loved the two sauces that were served to dip them in, I could have probably eaten the sauces plain. Yes, maybe I'm a little weird.
Overall good food, good service & good prices!
Even the bathroom rocks!
Went there Saturday while people were getting ready for Halloween.
Sangria is good. The chicken and the beef dishes are to die for.
Great food, good atmosphere.
Oh An I forgot the warm chocolate cake is insane. I am a chocolate freak and I have tried everything chocolate. This one is GOOOOOD!
And the bathroom is clean, nice, shared but clean.
I like when restaurants have clean bathrooms.
Mama and her hubby were in town, so I had to pick somewhere extra delicious for dinner. Since they were visiting from the suburbs, I also wanted to pick something city-ish. And since I'm selfish, I also wanted to cross another item off the Big Eat SF List. Limon Rotisserie covered all three criteria.
#37: Rotisserie Chicken from Limon Rotissesrie.
The chicken is the star of the show here. So, first you pick your chicken (quarter, half, or whole), then you pick your small plates (variety of hot and cold), then you pick your side(s).
We went with:
*Half Rotisserie Chicken: wow, I haven't had chicken this good in awhile. I was getting bored with chicken until Limon Rotisserie reminded how delicious it can be when done right. Juicy, flavorful, perfectly seasoned. Don't even try to not eat the skin, it's the best part.
*Ceviche Mixto: halibut, calamari and tiger shrimp marinated with lime juice, rocoto, garlic and served with choclo-on-the-cob, camote and cancha. Bursting with lime deliciousness, I especially loved the halibut. What is choclo-on-the-cob you ask? It's pretty much gigantic corn. I hate corn in all variations, but I especially hate giant corn. More corn flavor per bite....sick. Luckily this was on the side so I could steer clear.
*Chifa de Camarones: tiger shrimp sautéed with ginger, garlic, rocoto and oyster sauce. This one is a hot plate, two skewers of 3 shrimp, served over fried potatoes and a delicious green sauce. I was glad to have a pool of sauce here since we quickly ran out of the sauce served with the side dish.
*Jalea: mixture of crispy seafood, yuca and salsa criolla served with huacatay tartar sauce. Why are fried things so good? I loved the tartar sauce, but there was definitely not enough of it for maximum dipping enjoyment. Don't be shy, request extra sauce!
*Sweet Potato Fries: Yum! Hard to go wrong with any form of friend potato in my book. I loved the green and orange dipping sauces, but they ran out before the fries did. I am a big sauce person.
I was pretty impressed with my restaurant selection; we ate literally every single bit of food on the table. They do need some help with their dessert menu, though. Only three options, none of which were Peruvian sounding or incorporated any of the flavors from the menu. But, service was friendly and helpful, prices are reasonable, the food was prepared quickly, and it was delicious. All in all, it's hard to go wrong at Limon Rotisserie!!
Great chicken !!!!!!!!!
Come here for that and add some appetizers. The place is packed, but with my large group we went down, to the lounge, and had a great time.
Don't expect light speed service, because they are busy. But they are friendly.
I'm really picky when it comes to Peruvian food, and even though this place was really good I thought the portions were so small. Something I'm not used to when it comes to Peruvian food.
We ordered the Lomo Saltado and Pollo ala brasa. When the Lomo came out I couldn't believe how fancy it looked. I'm more used to down home Peruvian cooking, and this plate looked so... fancy. Even though the meat was delicious and juicy, we finished it in 5 bites. kind of a let down.
Then came out the chicken with the fried yucca. Chicken was tasty and had great flavoring, but just wasn't authentic enough.
Even tho it was a great place to eat, just didn't hit my high standards of what Peruvian food is to me.
Went there for a buttday party dinner for two. We ordered a pitcher of sangria, which was just lovely. PLENTY for two but good enough to drink all by ourselves. Not to over punchy/sweet, not to tart. Just right.
Had a 1/2 order of rotisserie chicken. Although moist and flavorful, I found the skin and some parts of the meat very salty. I skipped the skin and dipped the chicken in the two special sauces they brought out. OH SO GOOD!
If you order the chicken, you get 2 sides that come wit the chicken so definitly the route to go. Our sides were the sweet potato fries and the roasted corn. We couldn't stop eating them both! Delicious!
Also ordered the tuna tartare and the halibut ceviche (which also had calamari). SO SO GOOD. Definitly two plates not to miss out on!
I would want to give this restaurant 5 stars for food and service, but I have to stick to 4 because even though we had an 8 o'clock reservation, we didn't get sat til 9:15. People who were there after us were sat before us. I guess maybe we weren't rude enough each time we checked on our table.
Thank goodness this place has a small bar area whcih we squeezed into. After 2 pitchers of sangria we were finally sat. They bought us another pitcher for patiently waiting and our food was out quickly. Everything was excellent: the ceviche, the vegetables salteados, beef salteados, prawns, yuca/sweet potato/pomme frites-all yummy. And of course the roaster chicken.
Then we were comped desert as well, a molten chocolate cake and strawberrry tart.
Limon was actually worth the wait
My friend had a birthday dinner last week and he loves this place. So he took me here because he thinks I might like this place also. Guess right! I love this restaurant! Everything was just perfect here! Efficient and friendly service! The quality of food here is GREAT! All dishes that we ordered were delicious and price is reasonable!
The menu here was so simple but you won't be disappointed. First, you choose the size of the chicken (whole, half or quarter) with two sides dishes. You can choose from fries, rice, vegetables etc. Then you choose hot or cold small plates.
We have ordered:
1. Ceviche Mixto Halibut, calamari and tiger shrimp marinated with lime juice - everything was so fresh here! Very refreshing........
2. Half Chicken with sauteed vegetables and Sweet Photo Fries - the chicken was well flavored, not too salty! The meat was so juicy and tender! The vegetables were OK but the sweet photo fries were soooo good!
3. We have also ordered a special drink of the day - Mango Mojito. Actually I don't like Mango but this drink was so good.
I can't wait to go back again!
Hmm.. yeeeeah, the chicken is good and all - anything that didn't have wings though? It was just okay. The fact that we were seated right next to an open flame in the kitchen on a 90 degree day without air conditioning didn't help either.
Let's go through each dish: Fried yuca - OK. Glorified french fries without the distinct crispness. Mixed ceviche - definitely skipable. Considering this was our only cold dish on a blazing hot afternoon, I would have expected it to be the best. It wasn't. The giant corn thing had such a grainy, revolting texture that it was just the thing to make me push the plate away for good. The lomito saltado I would skip as well. It somewhat resembled an Asian stir fry with soy sauce and everything. Way over-salted. The raisins in the empanadas were also a little strange to me. The stuffing in general was a little too sweet for my taste. The one saving grace was the chicharron de pollo, that was actually quite delicious.
I guess I had bought into the hype and had expected something phenomenal. Don't get me wrong - I stilled enjoyed my light lunch at Limon. I'll probably be back for the roast chicken and the yummy mojitos. As far as all of the talk about it being the best roast chicken for the price though? Versailles in LA is way better.
Neighborhood: Mission
Category: Latin American
Neighborhood: Mission
Category: Latin American
Neighborhood: Bernal Heights
Category: Latin American
Neighborhood: Bernal Heights
Category: Latin American
Neighborhood: Mission
Category: Latin American
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