This was not my first time to El Rey del Pollo Asado in Palatine, IL... it's actually my third time!
My wife and I went back to El Rey del Pollo Asado for Chinese New Year dinner. Yes, Mexican food for Chinese New Year! The name of the restaurant translates to "The King of Roasted Chicken".
We ordered the 8-piece Family Order with Rice and Two French Fries. Cost was $16.15 plus tax ($17.93 with tax). We also had included 6 corn tortillas per person as part of the meal.
This restaurant has a definite charm. You see, we lived in San Diego for eight years and if you live there, you HAVE to go to Mexican restaurants! But coming back home to the Chicago area, I really only want to go to Mexican restaurants that remind me of San Diego and Mexico! This place is it!
The restaurant is painted in the typical way I’d see them in San Diego. I’m not talking the commercialized restaurants there. I’m talking the authentic Mexican restaurants in San Diego! This is it and it’s here in Chicago!
Check out the décor in the photos. Come on… you can’t deny it is different than commercialized places. Of course, I do believe it may have been an old Pizza Hut at one time because the building sure looks like it’s shaped like one! I don’t know for sure, but it looks like it to me!
But, how’s the chicken? Well, in general the taste was very good for everything. Jalapeño chili's and grilled green onions were also part of the chicken order. Neither of us really eat the peppers or onions, but I'm sure others would appreciate it. The rice was good and so were the corn tortillas. The fries were very good... nice and crunchy!
Like I said, we had this chicken before, once as a take-out order and the other time we dined in the restaurant. The chicken came out fast, probably less than 5 minutes of wait time. You pick up your order at the counter and bring it back to your table, so there's no tip needed.
Free salsa is available, but you can buy larger bowls of it if you want to take some home. We had the medium hot (red), but it was still very hot for us!
Overall, we liked El Rey del Pollo Asado's food and service. Yelp and Google Reviews are generally 4 out of 5 stars, so I guess others like it as well. My wife really likes it, so I'm sure we will continue to go there whenever we don't feel like cooking! Recommended!
Like I said, we had this chicken before, once as a take-out order and the other time we dined in the restaurant. The chicken came out fast, probably less than 5 minutes of wait time. You pick up your order at the counter and bring it back to your table, so there's no tip needed.
Free salsa is available, but you can buy larger bowls of it if you want to take some home. We had the medium hot (red), but it was still very hot for us!
Overall, we liked El Rey del Pollo Asado's food and service. Yelp and Google Reviews are generally 4 out of 5 stars, so I guess others like it as well. My wife really likes it, so I'm sure we will continue to go there whenever we don't feel like cooking! Recommended!
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