Have you ever been to El Gran Pollo (or, the big chicken translated for us gringos) Restaurant in Towson, MD? If not, you may want to check it out.
We cook a lot at home but when we don’t want to cook and want a good typical Latin American meal, we go to El Gran Pollo. Last time we visited we ordered a Family Special to go, this includes one rotisserie chicken, three large sides of your choice, and a two-liter drink for $27.95. This is enough to fee a hungry family of four or have several meals off of it as we do because it is just me and my wife. Ther only had Inka cola for the two-liter choice when I visited but the gentleman ringing me up told me I could grab 4 canned drinks instead.
The ride home is always torturous with the smell of the chicken wafting through the car, and unfortunately, there was not enough time at a red light to sneak a couple of yucca fritas on the way home.
The chicken was as always tender and juicy (even the breast meat) and the zesty seasoning on the skin is my favorite part. Wait, I also have another favorite part of this meal. They offer two sauces with the chicken, one is a green spicy aji verdi sauce and the other is a garlic aioli sauce. Both are extremely good on the chicken and fried yuca. The sides we enjoyed with our meal were the fried plantains (maduros), fried yuca (yuca fritas), red beans (frijoles rojas), and I ordered an extra side of white rice. All the side dishes were very good as always. My favorite side is the fried yucas, they are fried crispy on the outside and tender on the inside.
All the employees we have encountered at El Gran Pollo in Towson have been very pleasant and the service is quick. El Gran Pollo offers a great number of menu items to choose from including seafood, steak, salads, chicken, tacos, fajitas, sandwiches, wraps, gyros, and even lamb chops. As you can see, the entire family or group can find something they want to eat and probably a new favorite too. El Gran Pollo offers a wide selection of sides too, they include veggies, french fries, green beans, coleslaw, salads, and other tasty treats like the ones mentioned above. The restaurant is always clean and they even have bottles of El Yucateco hot sauce on the tables, this is a major plus for me. If the Towson location of El Gran Pollo is not convenient for you, you can visit any of their other three locations around the Baltimore area, Baltimore on Reisterstown Highway, Cockeysville, on Cranbrook Dr., or Glyndon on Main Street.
In Summary:
If you have thought about going to El Gran Pollo restaurant, we suggest you do it. Ther are many choices of food from south of the border from Mexican to Peruvian fare, to American favorites like hot wings. And check out the chicken rotisserie when you go into the Towson location, it is something to see. El Gran Pollo in Towson is a good spot to catch a quick bite, the service is fast and the food is always hot and recently prepared.
The Rating Scale:
Snack and Sauce rate El Gran Pollo restaurant in Towson, MD a 7.3 out of 10.
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Snack and Sauce restaurant rating scale (1 to 10)
1. How is this place still in business?
2. Too far gone for Robert Irvine or Gordon Ramsay to save this place.
3. Seriously? This is what you are calling food?
4. Needs some serious improvement.
5. It was ok, middle of the road, mediocre.
6. Yeah, this place has some good things going for it.
7. Good stuff! No substantial issues with the food, service, or facility. We enjoyed our meal.
8. Impressive, better than expected, and a good find on your gastronomic journey.
9. Seriously, get there as fast as you can, you must give this place a try!
10. We thought it was impossible to find a place this good.
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