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1001 S. Van Ness (at 21st St.) San Francisco, CA 94110

415-821-2134

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Critics'
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Best Roast Chicken
Award Winner 2011

Cuisine(s): South American

Hours: Sun-Thu 12pm-10pm, Fri-Sat 12pm-10:30pm

Price: $, $$

Payment Types: MasterCard, Visa, American Express
Attire: Casual

Features: Takeout, Delivery, Private Party, Catering, Wheelchair Accessible, Vegetarian Friendly, Family Style, Multi-Level, Prix Fixe

Serving: Dinner, Lunch

Entertainment: DJs
Alcohol: Beer/Wine

Reservations: Accepted, Not Accepted

Parking: Meters, Street

Description

The big draw at this painted in bright citrus hues is the pollo a la brasa, Peruvian spit-roasted chicken. Whatever chef Martin Castillo's cooks do to the birds ? it's a secret ? they come off the spit with crackly, ruddy skins marked with waves of flame-blackened spice. Whether you order a quarter, half, or whole, the meat comes with a couple of sauces and two sides. Equally good: the anticuchos, or grilled beef hearts with chimichurri sauce, and the rustic ceviche mixto served with corn and sweet potatoes. It's the rare San Francisco restaurant where you can take a date, have a good meal and a glass of sangria, and only spend $20 a person.

2011 | Best Roast Chicken

Whatever secret marinade Martin Castillo's cooks smear onto the chickens at Limón before threading them onto the rotating spit, the chickens come to the table with crackly, ruddy skins marked with waves of flame-blackened spice. Lick your fingers and you'll note salt and garlic, perhaps a little lemon; we suspect, but can't prove, the presence of rocoto chiles. The cooks have memorized the right moment to take each spit off the flames, and since the restaurant does such a brisk... More »

Heart Is the New Entry-Level Offal

By Jonathan Kauffman | Wed, February 09, 2011

Since the era of Anubis and Osiris, we've considered the heart the organ in charge of the emotions. It's belief so ancient that it has become embedded in a hundred idiomatic phrases — "You broke my heart," "My heart is fluttering," the faux-ironic... More »
Limon Rotisserie's Chicken Still Shines

By Andrew Simmons | Thu, August 26, 2010

Limon Rotisserie satisfies two minor yet rarely realized requirements for happiness: juicy, salty roast chicken halves with tasty, well-prepared sides for $10 (okay, it's actually $9.50) and truly co... More »
Recession Proof

By Meredith Brody | Wed, January 28, 2009

The day I had lunch at Limón Rotisserie, I'd read a piece in The New York Times about the effects of economic downturn, titled "Anxiety Grips Restaurants, New Ones in Particular." I'd been mildly anxious myself when we walked up to the place just ... More »

Main Menu

Small Cold Plates

Cevicheria
leche de tigre “milk of the tiger” is the citrus based marinade for all of our ceviches.

Leche Tigre Cocktail
served with small diced seafood and choclo.

Ceviche Mixto
fish, calamari and tiger shrimp.

Ceviche De Pescado Y Camarón
fish and shrimp.

Ceviche De Pescado
fresh red snapper.

Tartara De Tuna
ahi tuna tartare with roasted peppers, pinenuts, rocoto and sesame seed oil.

Ensalada Rusa
classic peruvian salad of fresh local root veggies, choclo, peas and green beans tossed with zesty creamy mustard dressing.

$6.75

Ensalada Mixta
organic mixed greens, cucumbers and radishes tossed in our rocoto balsamic dressing.

Small Hot Plates

“lomito” Saltado
traditional peruvian dish of stir-fried sirloin strips, onions, tomato and soy sauce, served with fries.

Jalea
mixture of crispy seafood, yucca and salsa criolla served with huacatay tartar sauce.

Anticuchos De Res
beef heart anticuchos grilled and served with choclo and yucca.

Agujadito De Pollo
spicy chowder-like soup made of chicken, rice, huacatay and cilantro.

Chicharrón De Pollo
one of limon’s favorites, crispy pieces of chicken marinated in soy souce, garlic and ají amarillo, served with salsa criolla

Seco De Costillas
braised boneless beef short ribs with huacatay and cilantro, served with potatoes, carrots and english peas.

Carne A La Parilla
grilled hanger steak over crispy tacu-tacu, salsa criolla and red wine-beef sauce.

Truffle Mac & Cheese
limon’s signature creamy truffle infused macaroni and cheese.

Empanadas
Crispy Pastry Dough Filled With

Carne
hand-cut top sirloin, sweated in onions, & finished with hard boiled eggs and raisins.

Pollo
shredded roasted chicken, hard boiled eggs, olives and caipers.

Veggie
mushroom, spinach, choclo and mascarpone cheese.

Pollo A La Brasa

Pollo A Las Brasas
savory free-range chicken slowly roasted over open flame. all portions come with two sides of your choice and “aji” sauces. whole chicken (cut in 4 or 8 pieces), half chicken (cut in 2 to 4 pieces), quarter chicken

Sides

Yuca Fries

Arroz

Tacu-tacu

Vegetales Salteados

Ensalada

Sweet Potato Fries

Papas Fritas

Desserts

$7.95

Chocolate Bandido
limon’s favorite! warm chocolate cake, with chocolate sauce and lucuma cream.

$7.25

Profiteroles
puff pastry filled with pastry cream, served over vanilla cream anglaise cream, drizzled with chocolate sauce and candied walnuts.

$7.25

Panna Cotta De Mango
sweetened cooked cream topped with mango jelly, fresh fruit & strawberry sauce.

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Limón Peruvian Rotisserie

1001 S. Van Ness (at 21st St.) San Francisco, CA 94110

415-821-2134

Description

2011 | Best Roast Chicken

By Jonathan Kauffman | Wed, February 09, 2011

By Andrew Simmons | Thu, August 26, 2010

By Meredith Brody | Wed, January 28, 2009