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San Fernando Roasted Chicken Expands to White Center

Coming in April: A third location where you can score some much-acclaimed Peruvian-style rotisserie chicken.

Allecia Vermillion
Author: Allecia Vermillion
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San Fernando’s signature pollo a la brasa. Photo: Jason C/Yelp

San Fernando Roasted Chicken, a rare destination for Peru’s signature rotisserie poultry in our part of the world, is opening a third restaurant in White Center. According to White Center Now, the soon-to-be-chainlet is moving in at 9809 16th Ave SW.

When I reached owner Walter Diaz at his Rainier Avenue location (the original is in Lynnwood), he told me the new San Fernando should open April-ish, and the menu will be the same as his other locations. San Francisco boasts a heaping handful of notable Peruvian spots, but this cuisine remains a rarity in Seattle, an oddity since it’s inexpensive and highly accessible even for nonadventurous eaters.

As the name might suggest, the pollo a la brasa is San Fernando’s claim to both fame and rapturous online reviews (even Hanna Raskin likes it). This rotisserie chicken is generally seasoned with cumin, garlic, and sometimes soy sauce; it’s not fancy but when done right it’s criminally good. The menu also includes other popular-in-America Peruvian staples like ceviche and lomo saltado.




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Allecia Vermillion
Allecia Vermillion
Allecia Vermillion has spent a decade at Seattle Met, arriving as food and drink editor, and expanding her role over the years. She served as the magazine’s editor in chief until moving into a newly created executive editor role in 2021. She spearheads Seattle Met’s food and drink coverage and oversees home design content. Allecia’s writing has earned her multiple journalism awards and two James Beard Award nominations over the years. A native of Portland, Oregon, Allecia began her writing life as a newspaper reporter in the Chicago suburbs before making a grateful return to the Pacific Northwest. She has an English degree from Washington University (no, the one in St. Louis) and a masters in journalism from Northwestern University. She lives in Seattle with her husband and two children.