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    Limon restaurant

    By | February 17, 2008

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    The Limon restaurant is one of those upscale restaurants where only a certain kind of people go. The restaurant is located on Valencia Street in San Francisco’s Mission District.  The district is popular for restaurants and this particular one is unique for the fact that it offers a Peruvian menu. Peru’s food isn’t exactly served all over so this is a novelty in itself.

    The place is abundant in seafood and there is a remarkable confluence of Latino, Native American and even Chinese and Japanese influences in the food.  There are a few dishes that you absolutely have to try if you’re here and this list includes the Empanada Don Walter which is made with chunks of beef, eggs and raisins in a crunchy crust with perfectly steamed shrimps in a romesco sauce.

    They also have an amazing pork chop on a bed of mushrooms, cabbage, bacon and chopped potatoes which is simply divine. Then there is the Pargo Rojo which is a whole red snapper deep fried and served with rocoto curry sauce and a portion of coconut rice. The whole thing is very well presented and tastes awesome. The Arroz con Mariscos which has clams, mussels, scallops, shrimp, and calamari cooked with saffron rice in a pepper shrimp sauce is simply out of this world. All the flavors of the shellfish came out so well in this one dish.

    For desert try some truly exquisite fruit ice cream which is flown in all the way from Peru and something you can’t leave Limon without having tried.

    The service here is superb, the prices not too high and the ambience is dark and quiet and perfect if you want to spend some quiet time together. Limon comes highly recommended.

     

    Topics: Bay Area Dining |

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