Limon - San Francisco - 4 stars

Visited on: Often

Cuisine type: Peruvian

Comments: Highly recommended
Note: the 1 star taken is because their menu doesn't change often enough.


Ordered items:
Vieres con Foie Gras
Pan seared scallops and foie gras served over a creamy yucca puree with fig sauce and purple corn reduction
Empanada: Don Walter Pastry filled with sautéed beef, onions, olives, raisins and eggs served with rocoto cream sauce
Calamares Limon: Braised whole calamari stuffed with aji Amarillo, shrimp and breadcrumbs, served with saffron cream sauce and tomato-crispy leek salad
Ceviche Limon: Fresh halibut with mixed seafood marinated in lime juice, served with yam, Peruvian corn and mussels in a salsa criolla
Parihuela ( Peruvian Bouillabaise): Fish, scallops, clams, mussels, prawns, calamari, and crab in a red pepper, wine tomato broth
Chuleton Carlitos: 12 oz. pork chop served over sautéed bacon-cabbage potato hash and a mushroom ragout
Pechuga de Pato: Pan roasted Muscovy duck breast, over foie gras tacu-tacu, sautéed tatsoi and duck jus
Arroz con Mariscos: Clams, scallops, mussels, shrimp and calamari cooked with saffron rice in a pepper shrimp sauce

General description:
A very modern and chic restaurant in the Missions. Hard to park, but so worth it.Everything I've ordered here has been good.Soft and succulent blend of foie gras and sweet tender scallops.The savoriest empanada I've ever had.Fresh calamari with naturally sweet shrimp stuffing that smells heavenly because of the light saffron sauce.Awesome blend of ceviche, where you get a bit of everything to taste.Amazing parihuela, everything is as it should be, a light broth instead of a creamy one.Very tender pork, with the right amount of pink and juice oozing out of the beautifully grilled meat.Lightly browned duck, so tender and moist, rich sauce full of powerful but not overpowering earthy tastes.Arroz con Mariscos is kind of like a Peruvian paella, but more moist than the Spanish version. Very tasty, a little bit of pepper adds that kick which brings seafood sweetness to life.

Basic information:
524 Valencia StreetSan Francisco, California415.252.0918 telMon-Thurs: 11:30-3:00 5:00 -10:30Friday: 11:30-3:00 5:00 -11:00Saturday: 12:00-11:00Sunday: 12:00-10:00
http://limon-sf.com
For price and menu items, please refer to the website.