White Center restaurants: San Fernando Roasted Chicken coming here
Story and photo by Deanie Schwarz
Reporting for White Center Now
Peruvian food seems to be gaining popularity nationally the last few years, and new fans are growing in numbers here in the Seattle area lately. It made a brief stand in White Center – but several years ago, the El Chalan restaurant (16th and 110) closed, and Peruvian food hadn’t been seen here since.
But back east and around the country, Peruvian roasted chicken and other traditional dishes became very popular, and sit-down fine-dining Peruvian establishments became reliable and established. Now, Peruvian street food seems to have finally made its way back to the Seattle metro area with some help, in no small part, from Walter Diaz of San Fernando Roasted Chicken (photo).
San Fernando Roasted Chicken is affordable Peruvian street food, cooked homestyle, says Diaz, and along with a number of other South American delights, it will soon be served up in downtown White Center, at 9809 16th Ave SW.
White Center Now talked with Walter Diaz a few days ago about his plans to open the third San Fernando Roasted Chicken store in the area. As he worked a busy lunch crowd in his second restaurant on Rainier Avenue just south of the Dearborn/I-90 interchange (the first is in Lynnwood), he said he is waiting for the installation and permitting of a hood for his stove and hopes to be opening in White Center sometime next month, give or take a few weeks.
The menu for the existing two San Fernando shops – entrees, appetizers, side dishes, and of course, chicken – can be seen here.
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March 6th, 2012 at 8:44 am
Looking forward to the new addition! Between the fast food and 6-8 Pho places, its nice to see something of variety added to the area.
May 9th, 2012 at 1:47 am
Oh no! His domain has expired (as of 04/28). Someone should ping him to let him know before some squatter grabs it :(