Winner Winner Chicken Dinner

I was really slow on the uptake here. People have been talking about Limon for years, celebrating their consistently excellent rotisserie chicken. You may have picked up from previous posts that, while I enjoy an occasional chicken dish, I am not passionate about poultry. I can count on one hand (well, 2 fingers of that hand, really) the places that create chicken dishes that I will not only sample but frequently order, actually praise and sometimes even fantasize about. (OK, if you must know ... Zuni Cafe's brined roast chicken over cranberry bread salad, and Front Porch's fried chicken, no superfluous adjectives necessary.)

Rachel generously offered to take me out to a birthday dinner and when the day came, we considered a bunch of options and landed on Limon as the perfect match to an otherwise lackluster, damp, dreary day. On such a day, what could be better than a crispy piece of rotisserie chicken and a cocktail or two to match?

We ordered a half chicken, which came with a garlicky aioli and a creamy cilantro dipping sauce. The chicken wore a salty skin but was incredibly moist and perfectly cooked throughout. We also sampled the ceviche mixto, a well balanced mix of halibut, shrimp, and calamari cured by a healthy amount of lime juice. Yuca, sweet potato fries, and a side of tacu tacu (fried pillows of beans and rice) rounded out our side selection. When eating Peruvian food, I always insist on yuca frita as a special treat characteristic of the cuisine... even better when dipped in a little of the salsas we had for our chicken.

The ambience was boisterous and the server was helpful with our wine selections, guiding us toward an earthy South American selection. I enjoyed the evening out but next time will swing by for take out and enjoy my chicken in the Twin Peaks fog. Thank you, Rachel, for a great birthday treat! Winner winner, chicken dinner!