Limón - South Van Ness

Marc Rillera

2 months ago

Limón is a solid Peruvian food option in San Francisco if you are looking for traditional roasted chicken and ceviche. Here's what I recommend you order (for 2 people): * Ceviche de pescado clásico (rate 3.5 or 4 out of 5 stars, $22): they use very large chunks of Pacific red snapper. I wish the pieces were cut up a little smaller to make them bite sized as most cevicherias do. Flavor was good though - nice sourness to the ceviche. * Half pollo a la brasa, roasted chicken (rate 4 out of 5 stars, $24): the roasted chicken was cut into 4 pieces, and we also ordered Yucca fries and veggies ($2 each extra) with it. The chicken was roasted well and was a nice size portion to share amongst 2 people. * Empanadas (rate 3 out of 5 stars, 2 pieces for $14): good texture on the outside but a lot left to be desired on the inside of the empanada. Would try another appetizer next time. * Chicha morada ($8) and mango lemonade ($7): these non-alcoholic drinks were delicious Overall, it's a decent Peruvian option, but it's definitely a little pricey. I would still go back, but might try some of the other dishes next time (lomo saltado and pulpo). Be sure to make a reservation in advance!

Freddy Gonzalez

a month ago

Great food, wonderful atmosphere, you can smell the flavors just sitting there, authentic Peruvian food, one of the best spots in town for sure. Definitely recommend

Jessenia Serrano

2 months ago

Lomo saltado and seco de costilla was amazing and the margaritas were top notch will come again

Krishin Asnani

5 months ago

Limon’s Van Ness branch is its most classy but also convivial branch. Manager spoke French and Arab to my friend who is French and has Algerian roots; their Veg Empanadas with mushroom and cheese as starters with a tangy dipping sauce start the fireworks: quite a textured dish, also liked the Tacu Tacu which is rice an refried beans within a crispy, doughy envelope makes for a light main course. Loved the service. And the locality and the spontaneous dancing !

Sameet Sapra

10 months ago

A wide selection of somewhat non traditional Peruvian food here. We got the ceviche and the rotisserie chicken since that’s what seemed to be the most famous here. The ceviche limon, the namesake dish, was served in a large bowl with such a wide range of seafood - it was interesting to have both calamari and fried calamari on the same plate. I liked the flavors, the seafood all tasted great, it just didn’t resemble authentic ceviche or other ceviche I’ve had before. The rotisserie chicken with two sides was a really healthy order, which was great. The chicken was somewhat unexpectedly a bit dry, you could tell that you had to use all of the mustard sauce that was served with it for the chicken. The yuca fries had an awesome texture though, perfectly crispy. I don’t think I’d recommend the rotisserie chicken though, I think going with other menu items (seafood) is probably a tastier bet.