Our marinated free-range Peruvian style chicken is slowly roasted over a mesquite charcoal open flame and cooked to perfection! In addition to our signature rotisserie chicken, we serve salchipapas, baby back ribs and authentic style anticuchos just to name a few! All entrees come with two large side dishes of your choice, two liters of soda and aji sauces. We offer a casual dining experience conveniently located in downtown San Mateo off of highway 101. In addition to dining in, Al Carbon offers take out, delivery and catering! We have many side dishes to complete your meal and desserts you won’t want to miss!
Based on 200 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.0 stars. Price $$
✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout ✔️ No-contact delivery
Address:
602 E 4th Ave C, San Mateo, CA 94401
Phone: (650) 544-4687
Website: http://www.alcarbon.net/
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Hours
| Friday |
9 AM–9 PM |
| Saturday |
9 AM–9 PM |
| Sunday |
9 AM–7 PM |
| Monday
(Labor Day)
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10 AM–7 PM
Hours might differ
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| Tuesday |
10 AM–8 PM |
| Wednesday |
10 AM–8 PM |
| Thursday |
10 AM–8 PM |
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Reviews
Susana Parisi
The lady who helped me was not friendly at all and I will said that she was rude. The container for to go was dirty and seemed to be reused. Food was ok but for my taste the chicken was burned. I will never come back or recommend this place.
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Brenda Garcia Lemus
Delicious peruvian style chicken, the best in the bay area.
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Jorge
So nice to have found this place, sure to return!
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Nancy Donato
Delicious! My family is visiting from WA state, and this food was on point! Flavorful with quality ingredients and even our picky three year-old enjoyed it. My favorite is the rice.
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Tibor
Indeed wonderfully delicious! My sides were super tasty and everything came out fresh. Perfect food to take over to the park on a nice day! The menu seems pretty diverse so you can definitely try different styles of food.
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Maria Paraque
I used to like the food at this place, but I am very dissapointed how decreased the quality of the food and increase the prices. It is unbelievable that one bottle of Inkacola 2L is a $12 value, and besides that, even when I spent more than $60 they charged $0.50 per every box to go. If it is just insane to think how the restaurant take advantage of these little things. Talking about the quality on the food, the chicken still had blood on it, it was not well cooked and it gave a big stomachache to my little boy. It is not a recommended place, it is too expensive and poor quality food.
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the victoriosos v
It was a surprise. My “Pollo a la brasa“ magically turned into “Platanos Fritos”! Although the bananas were delicious, I am sad that I didn’t have the chance to try the famous chicken…and that the lady, who served me, was not-so friendly. Also, the fact that I drove from Redwood City (where I live) to San Mateo, only to be disappointed, is sad. —CV
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Monica Alshami
Loved the typical Latin meal with the egg and platanitos on top. Nostalgia took me back to my travels in Latin America as a kid.
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Jose Camacho
Really good food, nice sefvice, good ratio quantity:quality, kind of small place but overall it is a really good option
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Kar-Wing Ho
First time at this place. Got chicken and 2 sides for take out. Pretty good stuff. Closer to 3 1/2 stars.
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