Señor Carbón Peruvian Cuisine — Restaurant in Seattle

Something needs to change at this place to justify the prices. The food is inventive and unique but not worth the cost. We paid $13 for 5 yucca fries, and $60 for 4 sushi rolls. I think this is poor value. Especially since there are other restaurants in the neighborhood are higher quality food for the same prices.

I didn't enjoy the atmosphere at all. The main culprit is the seating: all the chairs are awkwardly large and hard to move (also seemed old and dirty). They do not fit under the rectangular dining tables on the short sides, only the long sides. What this means is you have to lean far forward your entire meal to both eat and talk with your dining partner. The rectangular tables are for parties 2-4. For 2 its too big, but a table for 4 was too small. For a party of 2, you are either too far away (if you sit on the short sides) or close together but have lots of table space on each side (if you sit on the long side). Never before have I encountered this type of problem in a restaurant. It's almost as if the owners or managers didn't sit down at one of their own tables to realize how uncomfortable it was.

To make matters worse, we were seated next to the kitchen, and under a speaker. The noise of the kitchen and the speaker, coupled with the fact that the table was so huge, contributed to a terrible conversation experience. We had to yell the entire time over the noise to talk. At a certain point, my friend and I decided to eat quickly to get out of there so we could resume talking without yelling. But, service was hard to flag down. While staff was friendly, we always had dirty dishes on our table, and were unable to get water refills after our pitcher ran out.

Maybe the high prices are so that they can save up to buy better tables and chairs? I wouldn't come back, eventhough there is a lack of Peruvian food in Seattle. I recommend La...

Best Peruvian food in the US! I travel all over the world for work and eat out at a lot so its fair to say I have an extensive amount of experience in many cuisines.

When we arrived, the server Ayni, brought us to our table and we were immediately greeted by Joe and Imelda, the owners of this lovely place.

The mahogany table was set as you'd expect for a 5 star restaurant, but the atmosphere allowed you to loosen your tie and calmly enjoy the ambiance speckled with art, a Peruvian flag and even a 4 foot stuffed alpaca!

My wife, Peruvian friend, and I have shared dinners at Peruvian restaurants in other states, Lima, Peru and even Japan. Yet, we still allowed Ayni to give us recommendations and he did not disappoint! For starters, We ordered Causa de Pollo, Longostinos al Coco, Nigiri Concha Limeño, and a very classic Peruvian item, (but must be secretly ordered off menu) Leche de Tigre.

The main course was the Acevichado Roll, Seco de Cordero, and washed it down with a glass of Chicha Morado and their trademark drink Pisco Sour.

My favorite was the Acevichado Roll because the blend of Peruvian flavors with a high quality sushi roll made even my Japanese wife impressed! The scallop nigiri (Nigiri Concha Limeño) was a close second but beyond that, nothing really else was very far off. Everything else had such a carefully crafted presentation and fresh, savory taste.

If you are questioning where to dine out and spend your hard earned dollar, looking for a great place to try something new, or have a casual lunch with purpose, you need not search past this restaurant! Joe and Imelda were incredibly hospitable and Ayni gave us confidence in his recommendations through detail of each...

I never liked Peruvian “fusion” cuisine because Peruvian food is simple and tasty and to make it fuse with other tastes spoils the basic dishes. Señor Carbón was the exception because the menu offers the basic dishes and their “fusion” ones were gastronomic works of art. Chef Joe Testa has done a phenomenal job with his restaurant in terms of the ambience, menu, food quality and freshness, service and cleanliness. We were a party of six, three of us native Peruvians, that tried many of the basic dishes like ceviche clásico, lomo saltado, causa de pollo and arroz con mariscos. Each an amazing creation. We also tried some of the ”fusion” dishes like crunchy causa, anticuchos de salmón and grilled pulpo - each as amazing as the basic dishes. The arroz chaufa was plain outstanding topped with a shrimp egg foo yong like omelette. For dessert we tried the cheesecake, crema volteada and tiramisu - each top notch! Service was expeditious. The liquor menu looks great although we didn’t order any. The typical Peruvian drink chicha morada tasted to me like made from scratch. The menu offers a variety of sushi and nagiri we will need to try next time. The dishes were on the pricey side but definitely worth it given the quality and presentation of the food. To me the condition of a restaurant’s restroom reflects on the kitchen’s cleanliness and the degree to which a chef wants to maintain the level of his/her art. I found the restroom impeccably clean and tastefully decorated. We all agreed we are coming back again to try some more of the menu items. This is a restaurant...