El Pollo Riko

Not that this place needs extra 5 star reviews!! Lol I'm actually pissed off at myself for not reviewing them till now!! What!! Ok Ok spank me i deserve it! ;) OMG! Literally one of the last few local places i absolutely LOVE!! Staff is awesome! Kind of a crappy location but you know the best places are in crap locations Lol so go!!Clean and smells insane as soon as you walk in. So easy to eat low carb here too! And if you want to indulge i'd pick the chicken burrito or a steak quesadilla Lusciousness!! Oh god the flavour they put into everything they make is just so divine! I'd describe that chicken burrito (i'd get this before i went back to low carb) They only way to describe this is unctuous!! Fat ass burrito filled with that insanely delicious pollo asado grilled chicken, sautéed onions, rice, cheese, juices oh man i'm making myself drool! Haha! Just get it and order a large green and red salsa trust me!! You will want to drizzle that on each bite! I could do shots of their salsas that's how much i love them! Gasm!! I've had most everything here! The mixed grill will feed a family comes with most of their f*cking incredible meats!! Lamb chops, ribs, beef ribs, sausage, chicken (which is insane!!) etc oh god all you need is that salsa and that's my dream high protein low carb meal baby!! Oh and if you're a burger person those rock too! Pastries the guava is my fav!! If you want to indulge their jalapeño poppers and the papas rellena de carne (meat filled potato balls) omg so bomb!! Anyway you get my drift come now enjoy and You're welcome!! ;)

Stopped here on the way to Norcal. Loved their chicken burrito. It was filled with their juicy chicken. Beans and rice were well seasoned. Was looking forward to the yucca fries but they were overly salted. Burrito bowl was just okay. Not shown but the cheese empanadas were great and came out oozing hot. Lots of seating. Noticed most people take out. Quick service.

Great chicken! Reminds me of street pollo asado and stays true to the flavors. The sides are really solid and hit the spot if you're looking for some good Mexican chicken.

Amazing Cuban sandwich! Definitely recommend this place Owner Joe and staff are on point.

This place has some of the best chicken I think I have ever tasted! The chicken is especially juicy and flavorful. I did not find it spicy. I was told by the cashier that the owners are Cuban, so I assume this is a Cuban style recipe. I ordered the half chicken combo which goes for $13.99. You cannot order a quarter chicken here, as they only offer half chicken meals. So if you're not a big eater you may want to consider sharing a meal, or else just bringing home leftovers. The meal comes with rice and beans, tortillas and salsa.

Difícil de encontrar pollos asados al carbón. Este es el lugar. Muy rico el pollo. Pasando de las Vegas a Sacramento y llegamos a este lugar....de aquí en adelante pasaremos por aquí y te lo recomiendo para comer en familia. La aguas frescas de frutas están al punto.

Spontaneously stopped in Bakersfield to use the restroom at the mall and stretch our legs and decided we wanted to eat some dinner and we were craving chicken....came across this place and we are so glad we did! The charbroiled chicken is thee best and extremely tasty! We ordered the pollo bowl, side of macaroni salad, and the chicken plate with rice, beans and tortillas!! If this place wasn't so far from us this would definitely be one of our go to spots! In my opinion it's way better than El pollo loco

Ordered catering for 25 the day before our team lunch. Joe was AMAZiNG! He made sure our order would feed the vegetarians on our team. He was exactly on time for delivery so our food was hot, fresh and delicious! Everyone on the team LOVED the food! The chicken, rice beans, plantains and spicy Mac 'n Cheese are so good. But...OMG the jalepeno cheese empanadas soooo delicious! And don't skimp on dessert... get the Guava studel... one of my favorite desserts anywhere. El Pollo RikoIs my go to for catering cause they can do it all and it's always great. I've also ate at the restaurant and it's always delicious! Highly recommend!

Food great, service is awesome, ambiance lively. We enjoyed the Cuban, Argentinian and Brazilian flavors. We'll be back! Btw, service was the best. Everyone had smiling faces.

El Pollo Riko recently catered our event and provided the best quality service and food possible!! We ordered rice, pinto beans, Mac N' Cheese, Garden Salad, their famous grilled chicken and beef ribs, tortillas and red and green salsas for 130 guests. The food was absolutely delicious and you won't find a better deal on high quality food at an affordable price anywhere else in Bakersfield. Joe, the owner, personally took care of us and made sure we had everything we needed for our special day. We'll definitely continue using them for our future events!! :)