Flama Llama

About Flama Llama

Looking for a Latin American restaurant in San Diego? Flama Llama is at 4433 Convoy St, San Diego, California. Our San Diego guide covers 1,904 food and drink spots, and this is one of them. Prices are mid-range ($20–30 per person).

Flama Llama is open 7 days a week, usually 11:00 AM – 9:30 PM.

Flama Llama's menu features 16 dishes and drinks across 5 sections, including Entrées, Sweets, Non-Alcoholic, Sides, and Flama Llama Fridge Magnet. Listed prices range from $4.02 to $22.42, with a typical item around $15.52. You will find options like Tallarin Saltado, Berry Cloud Churros, and Chicha Morada.

Service options include outdoor seating, delivery, takeaway, and dine-in. Visitors describe the atmosphere as casual, cosy, and trendy, and it is a good fit for groups. The place is family friendly, LGBTQ+ friendly, and a transgender safe space. It is especially popular for lunch, dinner, and solo dining. Offerings include alcohol, beer, cocktails, coffee, and comfort food.

Accessibility features: wheelchair-accessible car park, wheelchair-accessible entrance, wheelchair-accessible seating, and wheelchair-accessible toilet. Payment methods accepted: credit cards, debit cards, and NFC mobile payments. Parking: free of charge street parking, free parking lot, and parking. Reservations are accepted; call (858) 492-0402 to book a table.

Quick facts

Category

Latin American Restaurant · Chinese, Peruvian

Address

4433 Convoy St, San Diego, CA 92111

Phone

(858) 492-0402

Price range

$20–30 per person

Hours

Open 7 days a week, usually 11:00 AM – 9:30 PM

Menu

16 items · $4.02–$22.42

Listing updated

April 2026 · Suggest an edit

How the hours compare

We compared Flama Llama’s weekday schedule with 14 other Latin American restaurants in California. On a typical weekday it opens at 11:00 AM, close to the local norm of 11:00 AM and closes at 9:30 PM, later than 71% of them (typical closing time: 9:00 PM).

In total it is open about 75.5 hours a week, about the same as the local median (73.5 hours). 79% of Latin American restaurants in California open on Sundays, and Flama Llama is one of them.

Compared with 14 other Latin American restaurants in California that list their hours in our guide.

• Tallarin Saltado$21.28

  beef flank, spaghetti, onion, tomato, bell pepper, scallion

• Berry Cloud Churros$14.38

  berries compote, dulce de leche whipped cream, lime zest, churros

• Chicha Morada$8.62

  purple corn, pineapple, green apples, lime juice, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, earl grey (free refills)

• Platańos$9.20
• Flama Llama Fridge Magnet$5.75
• Pollo A La Brasa$21.28

  chicken thigh, yucca, rice, salad, served with aji verde / 18.5

• Soda (Canned)$4.02
• Fried Yucca$9.78
• Ropa Vieja$22.42

  beef flank, bell pepper, tomato, plaintain

• Inca Cola$4.60

Typical prices for Latin American restaurants across the US

Based on 93 menus with 5,950 priced items from Latin American restaurants across the US, the median menu item costs $11.95, and half of all items are priced between $6.00 and $17.00.

At Flama Llama the median listed price is $15.52, higher than the typical $11.95 for Latin American restaurants across the US.

Calculated from 93 menus in our guide. Prices vary by location and change over time.

Features & amenities

The neighborhood

Within a 10-minute walk (half a mile) of Flama Llama there are 110 other places to eat and drink in our guide, and 160 within one mile. By type, the places within a mile include Japanese & Sushi (30), Cafes & Coffee (28), Chinese (20), and Korean (19).

64 places within a mile stay open until 10 PM or later on at least one night a week, so this is a good area for a late meal.

Nearest places of other kinds

• KoreanManna Heaven BBQ< 0.1 mi
• Chicken & WingsPelicana Chicken< 0.1 mi
• Japanese & SushiCoCo Ichibanya< 0.1 mi
• Bars & PubsThe Hive< 0.1 mi
• ChineseTaste of Hong Kong< 0.1 mi

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