Pollo Chapin

Reviews

• Jay O.

  star star star star star 13 June 2026

  Such good food!! Love a cute, family owned spot !! Good ol Central American food // fried chicken never hurt anyone !

• Annette J.

  star star star star star_border 9 June 2026

  Came here for a lunch meeting and everything I had was great! We split a couple of plates and I enjoyed all of it. The fried fish was flaky, well seasoned, and not too heavy. The corn and mac and cheese on the side were also tasty options, although the macaroni was cooked a little softer than I personally like. The real star was the fried chicken, though! So crunchy, so tasty, so juicy! I loved every bite. For fried food it wasn't heavy feeling either, which I appreciated. The coleslaw was a traditional coleslaw but fresh and crunchy. The potato salad was simple and dressed heavily in mayo and mustard, which is how I like it. The worse for you the better, I say!
  
  It's a VERY casual place, so plan for no frills dining here. The woman working that afternoon was incredibly nice and patient as I hemmed and hawed over what to order. Food was affordable as well, especially for the portion you're given.

• Kate G.

  star star star star star 5 June 2026

  You must come here! Give you free soup while you wait! Best food and nicest hospitality anywhere on this planet!

• Karl D.

  star star star star star 31 May 2026

  Man.... dat chicken.... expertly seasoned and spiced. Perfectly curnch and juicy...awesome and amazing. Had some plantains for dessert they were delicious. The service was personable, attentive and efficient. I will definitely be coming back in as this is delicious and delivers a lot of bang for the buck. I cannot recommend it enough!!

• Allison F.

  star star_border star_border star_border star_border 22 May 2026

  Before heading to the DSO, my husband and I wanted to try something new to us in the city. I trusted in Jacob to find a place and gave him the satisfaction of surprising me with dinner. Pollo Chapin has been in my Yelp bookmarks for years, I just never found myself in the area.
  
  When we pulled up, I was so excited! Until I noticed the back door was propped open... this told me one of two things: Either they allow smoking, or they don't have air conditioning and it's hot as balls inside the restaurant. It ended up being the latter. Hell, I would have preferred to eat my dinner among cancer-causing secondhand smoke than sweating my ass off in the 86-degree dining room.
  
  Okay, so it's a no-frills dining experience. They have table service, but barely. It was a high school girl (maybe even middle school) who took our order and brought the food out. I ordered a chicken dinner with chicken noodle soup. We took a seat in their modest dining area, but I was distracted by the angry Spanish reverend on the television at eardrum-bursting volume. It just seemed like a really aggressive choice for a restaurant dining room. All the while, the makeup I painstaking applied for our fancy night out at the DSO is dripping down my face because it's so freaking hot in there.
  
  Our food came out quickly. The soup was pure mush. There's no telling how long it'd been in a kettle before being served to me. Everything in the soup had the same soft, mushy consistency. I couldn't get past it so I didn't eat much. I was not impressed with the chicken at all. It was also mushy, a bit dry and obviously was cooked hours prior and had been under a heat lamp. Even putting aside the lack of freshness of the chicken, I didn't find it to be very flavorful. Hell, I'd prefer KFC or Popeye's over the chicken I was served here.
  
  It's possible I visited on an off-day but I was so turned off by the food, atmosphere and Hell-like temperatures that I won't return in the future.